130Varying existing EU high quality beef entitlements

130 Varying existing EU high quality beef entitlements

(1) The Secretary may, to take account of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, vary the amount of a person’s tariff rate quota entitlement for EU high quality beef for export to the European Union in the quota year beginning on 1 July 2020. (2) In deciding the new amount of a person’s tariff rate quota entitlement, the Secretary must take the following into account: (a) the amount the European Union determines is the weight of EU high quality beef that may be exported from Australia to the European Union in the period from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021 at the ad valorem customs duty set out in order number 09.4451 in Annex VIII to the EU Tariff Quota Regulation; (b) the consignments of EU high quality beef for export to a member country of the European Union (not including the United Kingdom) in the quota year beginning on 1 July 2020 for which tariff rate quota certificates have been issued (including consignments that have not yet been accepted for entry into the member country); (c) the amount of each person’s tariff rate quota entitlement for EU high quality beef for export to the European Union in the quota year beginning on 1 July 2020.

Note: Before 1 January 2021, the United Kingdom was included in the European Union for the purposes of this instrument.

(3) In deciding the new amount of a person’s tariff rate quota entitlement, the Secretary may also have regard to any other matter the Secretary reasonably believes is relevant. (4) If the Secretary varies the amount of a person’s tariff rate quota entitlement under subsection (1), the Secretary must give the person a written notice stating the new amount of the entitlement.