Commission Regulation (EC) No 2236/1999 of 21 October 1999 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in October 1999 under tariff quotas for beef provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania
Date: 1999-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, beef, import licence, quantitative restriction, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2236/1999

of 21 October 1999

determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence
applications lodged in October 1999 under tariff quotas for beef 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,

1 January to 31 March 2000 should accordingly be
determined,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of
19 June 1998, laying down rules for the application of the
tariff quotas for beef provided for by Council Regulation (EC)
the Republic of
No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland,
Hungary,
the
the Czech Republic,
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (1), and in particular Article
4(4) thereof,

the Slovak Republic,

(1) Whereas Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/
98 fix the quantities of fresh, chilled or frozen beef
originating in Poland, Hungary,
the Czech Republic,
in the case of
Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and,
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 October to
fresh,
31 December 1999; whereas the quantities of
chilled or frozen beef originating the Czech Republic
and Romania covered by import licence applications
submitted are such that applications may be accepted in
full; whereas, however, quantities covered by applica-
tions in respect of beef originating in Poland and
Hungary and processed products must be reduced
proportionately in accordance with Article 4(4) of that
Regulation;

(2) Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 states
that if for the quota period the quantities for which
applications for import licences have been submitted for
the first,
third period specified in the
preceding subparagraph are less than the quantities
available, the remaining quantities are to be added to the
quantities in respect of the following period; whereas
taking account of the quantities available for the six
countries concerned for the second period running from

second or

Article 1

1.
The following percentages of quantities covered by
import licence applications submitted in respect of the period 1
October to 31 December 1999 under the quotas referred to in
Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 may be allowed:

(a) 81,5412 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
of products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 origin-
ating in Hungary;

(b) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect of
products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 origin-
ating in the Czech Republic and Romania;

(c) 0,9706 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
falling within CN codes 0201, 0202,

of products
1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39 originating in Poland.

The quantities available for the period referred to in
2.
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 running from 1
January to 31 March 2000 shall amount to:

(a) beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202:

— 2 730 t for meat originating in Hungary,

— 1 621 t for meat originating in the Czech Republic,

— 1 260 t for meat originating in Slovakia,

— 180 t for meat originating in Bulgaria,

— 1 304 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 39
originating in Poland.

Article 2

(1) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 October 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 October 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission