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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 197/98
of 26 January 1998
determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of
import licence applications lodged in January 1998 under tariff quotas for beefand veal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1939/97 for the Republic of Poland,the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1939/
97 of 3 October 1997, laying down for the period 1 July1997 to 30 June 1998, rules for the application of thetariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by CouncilRegulation (EC) No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland,the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the SlovakRepublic, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania andamending Regulations (EC) No 2512/96 and (EC) No1441/97 (
1), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No
1939/97 fixes the quantities of fresh, chilled or frozenbeef and veal originating in Poland, Hungary, the CzechRepublic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and, in thecase of Poland, the equivalent of the quantity of meatexpressed as weight of processed products which may beimported on special terms in respect of the period 1January to 31 March 1998; whereas the quantities offresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal originating inHungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania andBulgaria, covered by import licence applicationssubmitted are such that applications may be accepted infull; whereas, however, quantities covered by applicationsin respect of beef and veal originating in Poland andprocessed products must be reduced proportionately inaccordance with Article 3 (4) of that Regulation;
Whereas Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1939/97
states that if for the quota period the quantities for whichapplications for import licences have been submitted forthe first or the second period specified in paragraph 3 ofthe Article are less than the quantities available, theremaining quantities are to be added to the quantities inrespect of the second period, the quantities available forthe six countries concerned for the third period runningfrom 1 April to 30 June 1998 should accordingly bedetermined,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The following percentages of quantities covered by
import licence applications submitted in respect of theperiod 1 January to 31 March 1998 under the quotasreferred to in Regulation (EC) No 1939/97 may beallowed:
(a) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in
respect of products falling within CN codes 0201 and0202 originating in Hungary, the Czech Republic,Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria;
(b) 87,327 % of quantities covered by applications in
respect of products falling within CN codes 0201,0202, 1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39 originating inPoland.
2. The quantities available for the period referred to in
Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1939/97 runningfrom 1 April to 30 June 1998 shall amount to:
(a) beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202:
¾5 785,0 tonnes for meat originating in Hungary,
¾2 710,0 tonnes for meat originating in the Czech
Republic,
¾2 020,0 tonnes for meat originating in Slovakia,
¾310,0 tonnes for meat originating in Bulgaria,
¾1 973,6 tonnes for meat originating in Romania;
(b) 4 233,1 tonnes for beef and veal falling within CN
codes 0201 and 0202 originating in Poland, or 1 978,1tonnes for processed products falling within CNcodes 1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39 originating inPoland.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 January
1998.
(1) OJ L 272, 4. 10. 1997, p. 23.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 26 January 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission