AreaEuropean Union

Commodity GroupMeat

CommodityBovine meat

Date01/08/2012

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport quota increased

DescriptionIncreased the zero-duty quota for high quality beef from 20 000 mt to 45 000 mt. Further, the European Commission changed the quota management system to a first come, first served approach. Previously (from 2009), the quota had been controlled by issuing import licenses on a monthly basis.