Commission Regulation (EC) No 1444/2003 of 13 August 2003 on the issue of import licences for sheepmeat and goatmeat products under GATT-WTO non-country-specific tariff quotas for the third quarter of 2003
Date: 2003-08-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Netherlands, South Africa, goatmeat, import, import licence, originating product, sheepmeat, tariff quota

14.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 205/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1444/2003
of 13 August 2003
on the issue of import licences for sheepmeat and goatmeat products under GATT-WTO non-
country-specific tariff quotas for the third quarter of 2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 of 19
December 2001 on the common organisation of the market in
sheepmeat and goatmeat (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 of
26 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 as regards the import and
export of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector (2), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 272/2001 (3), and in parti-
cular Article 16(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Title II B of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 contains
detailed rules for the import and export of products in
the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector with respect to the
use of non-country-specific tariff quotas. Under Article
16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, it is necessary to
decide the extent to which import licences may be issued
for applications lodged for the third quarter of 2003.

Under Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, the
maximum quantity available for the third quarter of
2003 is one quarter of the total quota for the current
year. Accordingly, the quantity available for the third
quarter of 2003 is limited to 50 tonnes for quota No
09.4037 (countries
in the Annex to
in group 5)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002 of 27
December 2002 opening Community tariff quotas for
2003 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat (4), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 915/2003 (5). If the
quantities covered by licence applications exceed the
tariff quota of 50 tonnes they will be reduced proportio-
nately. Applications for a quantity of 50 tonnes were
accepted in France and also in the Netherlands between

1 and 10 July 2003 for the importation of products
originating in South Africa (group 5 of the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002). No applications have
been made for imports of products originating in coun-
tries listed in the other country groups in the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002.

In view of the quantities available for the third quarter,
the acceptance percentage should be 50 % for group 5.

The licences may be used only for products which
comply with the veterinary rules in force in the Com-
munity,

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

From a total of 50 tonnes available for the whole of the
Community, France and the Netherlands may each hereby issue
import licences as provided for in Title II B of Regulation (EC)
No 1439/95 for a quantity of 25 tonnes in carcass weight
equivalent of products originating in South Africa applied for
under quota No 09.4037 (group 5), referred to in the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002, where the applications have
been lodged between 1 and 10 July 2003 for the third quarter
of 2003.

The net weight authorised must be calculated in accordance
with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 26 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 August 2003.

For the Commission
J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 73.
(5) OJ L 130, 27.5.2003, p. 5.