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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2271/98
of 21 October 1998
determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of
import licence applications lodged in October 1998 under tariff quotas for beefand veal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 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 applicationof the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for byCouncil Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 for the Republic ofPoland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic,the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria andRomania (
1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98
fix the quantities of fresh, chilled or frozen beef and vealoriginating 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 October to 31December 1998; whereas the quantities of fresh, chilledor frozen beef and veal originating in Hungary, the CzechRepublic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, covered byimport licence applications submitted are such thatapplications may be accepted in full; whereas, however,quantities covered by applications in respect of beef andveal originating in Poland and processed products mustbe reduced proportionately in accordance with Article4(4) of that Regulation;
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1279/98 states
that if for the quota period the quantities for whichapplications for import licences have been submitted forthe first, second or third period specified in the precedingsubparagraph 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 January to 31 March 1999 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 October to 31 December 1998 under the quotasreferred to in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 may beallowed:
(a) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
of products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202originating in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,Romania and Bulgaria;
(b) 12,970 % 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 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 running from 1January to 31 March 1999 shall amount to:
(a) beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202:
— 5 461,75 tonnes for meat originating in Hungary,
— 2 231,0 tonnes for meat originating in the Czech
Republic,
— 1 168,5 tonnes for meat originating in Slovakia,— 172,5 tonnes for meat originating in Bulgaria,— 1 293,75 tonnes for meat originating in Romania;
(b) 2 760 tonnes for beef and veal falling within CN
codes 0201 and 0202 originating in Poland, or 1 289,7tonnes for processed products falling within CN codes1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39 originating in Poland.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 October
1998.
(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, 21 October 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission