Commission Regulation (EC) No 2060/2001 of 19 October 2001 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in October 2001 under tariff quotas for beef and 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
Date: 2001-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, beef, import licence, tariff quota

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Official Journal of the European Communities

20.10.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2060/2001

of 19 October 2001

determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence
applications lodged in October 2001 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regula-
tion (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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

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 and veal provided for by Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic
of Hungary,
the
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (1), amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2857/2000 (2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

the Slovak Republic,

the Czech Republic,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 fix the
quantities of certain beef and veal products originating
in Poland, Hungary,
the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Romania and Bulgaria, which may be imported on
special terms in respect of the period 1 October to 31
December 2001. The quantities of certain beef and veal
products originating in Hungary, the Czech Republic
and Romania covered by import licence applications
submitted are such that applications may be accepted in
full. However, quantities covered by applications in
respect of certain beef and veal products originating in
Poland must be reduced proportionately in accordance
with Article 4(4) of that Regulation.

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 states that if
for the quota period the quantities for which applica-
tions for import licences have been submitted for the
first, second or 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. Taking into account the
quantities remaining from the second period, the quant-
ities available for the six countries concerned for the
third period running from 1 January to 31 March 2002
should accordingly be determined,

1.
The following percentages of quantities covered by
import licence applications submitted in respect of the period 1
October to 31 December 2001 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 and the Czech Republic;

(b) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect of
products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 1602 50 31,
1602 50 39 and 1602 50 80 originating in Romania;

(c) 71,3696 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
of products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, and
1602 50 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 2002 shall amount to:

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

— 7 896,25 t for meat originating in Hungary,

— 2 315 t for meat originating in the Czech Republic,

— 2 625 t for meat originating in Slovakia,

— 187,5 t for meat originating in Bulgaria;

(b) 4 400 t for beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201
for
and 0202 originating in Poland, or 2 056,074 t
processed products falling within CN code 1602 50 origin-
ating in Poland;

(c) 1 957,5 t for beef and veal products falling within CN
and

1602 50 39

codes
1602 50 31,
0202,
1602 50 80 originating in Romania.

0201,

Article 2

(1) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 55.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 October 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 October 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission