Commission Regulation (EC) No 1307/2003 of 23 July 2003 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in July 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: 2003-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, beef, import licence, originating product, tariff quota

L 185/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.7.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1307/2003

of 23 July 2003

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

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 in Council Decisions
2003/18/EC,
2003/286/EC,
2003/298/EC,
2003/263/EC and 2003/285/EC for Bulgaria,
the Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Romania, the Republic of Poland and the
Republic of Hungary (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1144/2003 (2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

2003/299/EC,

Whereas:

Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 fix the quanti-
ties 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 July to 31 December 2003. The quantities of certain
beef and veal products originating in the Czech Republic,
Slovakia 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 and
Hungary must be reduced proportionately in accordance with
Article 4(4) of that Regulation,

Article 1

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

(b) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect of
products falling within CN code 1602 50 originating in
Romania;

(c) 0,32866 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
of products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202 and
1602 50 10 originating in Poland;

(d) 87,02202 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
of products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 origi-
nating in Hungary.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 160, 28.6.2003, p. 44.