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) No 1279/98 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania
Date: 2000-01-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, beef, import licence, tariff quota

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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) 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,

period running from 1 April to 30 June 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
the Czech Republic,
originating in Poland, Hungary,
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 January to 31
March 2000; whereas the quantities of fresh, chilled or
frozen beef originating in Hungary, 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
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 third
period for the six countries concerned for the fourth

second or

Article 1

1.
The following percentages of quantities covered by
import licence applications submitted in respect of the period 1
January to 31 March 2000 under the quotas referred to in
Regulation (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
falling within CN codes 0201, 0202,

of products
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 April
to 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 39
originating in Poland.

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 January 2000.

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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