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| 18.8.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 226/5 |
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18.8.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 226/5

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1241/2006

of 17 August 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 929/2006 as regards the available quantity for which import licence applications for certain poultrymeat products may be lodged for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of 28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 (3), approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC (4), the quantities provided for by the quotas in Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 have been amended. |
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(1)

In accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 (3), approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC (4), the quantities provided for by the quotas in Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 have been amended.

| (2) | It is therefore necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EC) No 929/2006 of 22 June 2006 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2006 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be accepted (5), and to adapt the available quantities for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2006 in proportion to those fixed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1251/96, |
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(2)

It is therefore necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EC) No 929/2006 of 22 June 2006 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2006 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be accepted (5), and to adapt the available quantities for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2006 in proportion to those fixed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1251/96,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 929/2006 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 August 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1).

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(2)  
  OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1179/2006 (OJ L 212, 2.8.2006, p. 7).

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(3)  
  OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 15.

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(4)  
  OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 13.

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(5)  
  OJ L 170, 23.6.2006, p. 17.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

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| Group | Acceptance percentage of applications for import licences lodged for the period from 1 July to 30 September 2006 | Total quantity available for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2006 |
| E1 | — | 67 500,000 |
| E2 | 42,686820 | 1 750,000 |
| E3 | 100,0 | 5 593,513 |
| P1 | 63,681183 | 1 574,500 |
| P2 | 100,0 | 4 005,750 |
| P3 | 1,488031 | 977,500 |
| P4 | 11,125945 | 350,500 |
| “—”: No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission.’ |

(tonnes)

Group

Acceptance percentage of applications for import licences lodged for the period from 1 July to 30 September 2006

Total quantity available for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2006

E1

—

67 500,000

E2

42,686820

1 750,000

E3

100,0

5 593,513

P1

63,681183

1 574,500

P2

100,0

4 005,750

P3

1,488031

977,500

P4

11,125945

350,500

“—”: No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission.’

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