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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 117/2000
of 19 January 2000
determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence
applications lodged in January 2000 under tariff quotas for beef provided for in Regulation (EC) No1279/98 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 1279/98 of
19 June 1998, laying down rules for the application of thetariff quotas for beef provided for by Council Regulation (EC)No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic ofHungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, theRepublic of Bulgaria and Romania (
1), and in particular Article
4(4) thereof,
(1) Whereas Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 fix the quantities of fresh, chilled or frozen beeforiginating in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic,Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and, in the case ofPoland, the equivalent of the quantity of meat expressedas weight of processed products which may be importedon special terms in respect of the period 1 January to 31March 2000; whereas the quantities of fresh, chilled orfrozen beef originating in Hungary, the Czech Republicand Romania covered by import licence applicationssubmitted are such that applications may be accepted infull; whereas, however, quantities covered by applica-tions in respect of beef originating in Poland andprocessed products must be reduced proportionately inaccordance with Article 4(4) of that Regulation;
(2) Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 statesthat if for the quota period the quantities for whichapplications for import licences have been submitted forthe first, second or third period specified in thepreceding subparagraph are less than the quantitiesavailable, the remaining quantities are to be added to thequantities in respect of the following period; whereastaking account of the quantities available for the thirdperiod for the six countries concerned for the fourthperiod running from 1 April to 30 June 2000 should
accordingly be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The following percentages of quantities covered by
import licence applications submitted in respect of the period 1January to 31 March 2000 under the quotas referred to inRegulation (EC) No 1279/98 may be allowed:
(a) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect of
products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 origin-ating in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Romania;
(b) 0,6132 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
of products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202,1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39 originating in Poland.
2. The quantities available for the period referred to in
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 running from 1 Aprilto 30 June 2000 shall amount to:
(a) beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202:
— 2 860 t for meat originating in Hungary,— 2 326 t for meat originating in the Czech Republic,— 1 680 t for meat originating in Slovakia,— 240 t for meat originating in Bulgaria,— 1 734 t for meat originating in Romania;
(b) 2 880 t for beef falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202
originating in Poland, or 1 345,79 t for processed prod-ucts falling within CN codes 1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39originating in Poland.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 January 2000.
(1) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission