Commission Regulation (EC) No 140/2003 of 27 January 2003 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in January 2003 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: 2003-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, beef, import licence, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 140/2003

of 27 January 2003

determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence appli-
cations lodged in January 2003 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

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), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1634/2002 (2), and in particular Article 2 and
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 January to 31
March 2003. The quantities of certain beef and veal
the Czech Republic
products originating in Hungary,
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 third period and the new
concessions provided for in the Council Decision of 19
December 2002 concerning the conclusion of a Protocol
adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement
establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part,
and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the
outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new
mutual agricultural concession (3), the quantities available
for the six countries concerned for the fourth period,
running from 1 April to 30 June 2003, should accord-
ingly be determined.

1.
The following percentages of quantities covered by
import licence applications submitted in respect of the period 1
January to 31 March 2003 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 origi-
nating 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) 6,55569 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
of products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202 and
1602 50 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 2003 shall amount to:

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

— 9 610 t for meat originating in Hungary,

— 3 370 t for meat originating in the Czech Republic,

— 3 500 t for meat originating in Slovakia,

— 250 t for meat originating in Bulgaria,

— 3 360 t for meat originating in Romania;

(b) 1 000 t for beef and veal products falling within CN codes
0206 10 95,
0210 20 90,
0210 99 51, 0210 99 59 and 0210 99 90 originating in
Hungary;

0206 29 91,

0210 20 10,

(c) 4 800 t for beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201
and 0202 originating in Poland, or 2 242,99 t
for
processed products falling within CN code 1602 50 origi-
nating in Poland;

(d) 250 t for beef and veal products falling within CN code

1602 50 originating in Romania.

(1) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 247, 14.9.2002, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 18.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 January 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General