Commission Regulation (EC) No 871/98 of 23 April 1998 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in April 1998 under tariff quotas for beef and 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
Date: 1998-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, beef, import licence, tariff quota

L 122/58

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24. 4. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 871/98

of 23 April 1998

determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of
import licence applications lodged in April 1998 under tariff quotas for beef and
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 European
Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1939/
97 of 3 October 1997, laying down for the period 1 July
1977 to 30 June 1998, rules for the application of the
tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by Council
Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland,
the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak
Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and
amending Regulations (EC) No 2512/96 and (EC) No
1441/97 (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 frozen beef and
veal originating in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and,
in the case of
Poland, the equivalent of the quantity of meat expressed
as weight of processed products which may be imported
on special terms in respect of the period 1 April to 30
June 1998; whereas the quantities of fresh, chilled or
frozen beef and veal originating in Hungary, the Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, covered by
submitted are such that
import
applications may be accepted in full; whereas, however,
quantities covered by applications in respect of beef and

licence applications

veal originating in Poland and processed products must
be reduced proportionately in accordance with Article
3(4) of that Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following percentages of quantities covered by
import licence applications submitted in respect of the
period 1 April to 30 June 1998 under the quotas referred
to in Regulation (EC) No 1939/97 may be allowed:

(a) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
of products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202
originating in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Romania and Bulgaria;

(b) 66,322 % 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.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 April 1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 April 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 272, 4. 10. 1997, p. 23.