Commission Regulation (EC) No 336/2004 of 26 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2241/2003 as regards the available quantity for which import licence applications for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat products may be lodged for the period from 1 to 30 April 2004
Date: 2004-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, import licence, import restriction, poultrymeat

27.2.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 336/2004

of 26 February 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 2241/2003 as regards the available quantity for which import licence
applications for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat products may be lodged for the
period from 1 to 30 April 2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
eggs (1),

(2)

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
poultrymeat (2),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin
and lactalbumin (3),

the quotas in Commission Regulations (EC) No 1474/95
and (EC) No 1251/96 has been amended by Commission
Regulations (EC) No 328/2004 (7) and (EC) No 331/
2004 (8), respectively, for the period from 1 April to 30
June 2004.

Since the period from 1 April to 30 June 2004 has been
divided into two parts, it is necessary to amend Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2241/2003 of 19 December
to which applications
2003 determining the extent
lodged in December 2003 for import licences for certain
egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regula-
tions (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be
accepted (9), and to distribute the available quantities in
the same proportions as those defined in Regulations
(EC) No 328/2004 and (EC) No 331/2004, respectively,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18
June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in
schedule CXL drawn up in the conclusion of the GATT XXIV:6
negotiations (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/95 of
28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of
the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (5), and
in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of
28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin (6), and in
particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In view of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union on 1 May
2004, the distribution of the quantities provided for by

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2916/95 (OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49).

(4) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 19. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1043/2001 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24).

(6) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1043/2001 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24).

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2241/2003 is amended as follows:

(a) Article 1(2) is replaced by the following:

Applications for import licences for the period from
‘2.
1 to 30 April 2004 may be lodged pursuant to Regulations
(EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 for the total quan-
tity referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.’

(b) The Annex is replaced by the text contained in the Annex

to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2004.

(7) See page 3 of this Official Journal.
(8) See page 9 of this Official Journal.
(9) OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 11.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 February 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Group

Acceptance percentage of applications for import
licences lodged for the period from 1 January to 31
March 2004

Total quantity available for the period from 1 to 30
April 2004
(tonnes)

E1

E2

E3

P1

P2

P3

P4

100,00

35,40

—

100,00

100,00

2,37

14,15

105 463,60

560,00

11 332,58

861,00

1 850,08

56,00

80,00’