Notice Type
General Section
Notice Title

European Union High Quality Beef Reserved Quota Allowance Applications for 2005/06

Quota Year
In accordance with the Quota Allowance Allocation System in respect of European Union High Quality Beef Tariff Rate Quota, up to 3% of the total quota available to New Zealand is set aside as Reserved Quota Allowance for possible allocation to New Entrants.
The closing date for applications from New Entrants is
1 March 2005 (including Year 2 and Year 3 New Entrants) for Reserved Quota Allowance for the 2005/2006 Quota Year beginning 1 July 2005.
Applications must be made in writing on Form 7 or 8, section 18 of the Quota Manual (September 2002 edition). These forms were amended in August 2004 and are available on request from the New Zealand Meat Board.
Applications received after the closing date will be regarded as late and will be considered only at the discretion of the Board.
Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant for completion and therefore risk being received after the closing date.
Applications must be completed using the amended forms.
The applicant must provide:
? A non-refundable New Entrant Application Fee of $1,000.00 plus G.S.T.;
? A quota Participation fee (refundable if the application is not successful) of $500.00 plus G.S.T.;
? New Zealand Meat Board Export Registration Number;
? Evidence of procurement details with accompanying letter(s) of confirmation if applicable;
? Evidence of ability to process at an EU Listed Premises or ability to toll process with accompanying letter(s) of confirmation; and
? Evidence of marketing arrangements with accompanying letter(s) of confirmation if applicable.
New Entrant applicants for EU High Quality Beef Reserved Quota Allowance are advised that any New Entrant that has not produced qualifying product by 30 September in the applicable production season shall have any conditional RQA held by the applicant revert to the Board for allocation in accordance with the provisions of the respective Quota Allowance Allocation Systems.
Please direct any inquiries to Cros Spooner on telephone (04) 474 0690 or Mary Malone on (04) 474 0838.
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of February 2005.
A. DOMETAKIS, Board Secretary, New Zealand
Meat Board.