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| 19.12.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 333/66 |
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19.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 333/66

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1506/2007

of 18 December 2007

on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2007 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for certain products in the egg sector and for egg albumin

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (3), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (4), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the egg sector and for egg albumin. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the egg sector and for egg albumin.

| (2) | The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for. |
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(2)

The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.

| (3) | The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod, |
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(3)

The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

2.   The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/2007, to be added to the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2008, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 December 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2007.

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. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.

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(2)  
  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49).

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(3)  
  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).

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(4)  
  OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19.

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ANNEX

| Group No | Order No | Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod 1.1.2008-31.3.2008
  (%) | Quantities not applied for to be added to the subperiod 1.4.2008-30.6.2008
  (kg) |
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| E1 | 09.4015 | (1) | 107 825 000 |
| E2 | 09.4401 | 25,000042 | — |
| E3 | 09.4402 | (2) | 6 811 495 |

Group No

Order No

Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod 1.1.2008-31.3.2008

(%)

Quantities not applied for to be added to the subperiod 1.4.2008-30.6.2008

(kg)

E1

09.4015

(1)

107 825 000

E2

09.4401

25,000042

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E3

09.4402

(2)

6 811 495

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(1)  Not applied: no licence application has been sent to the Commission.

(2)  Not applied: the applications do not cover the total quantity available.

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