CELEX: 31998R0859
Language: en
Date: 1998-04-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 859/98 of 23 April 1998 determining the extent to which applications lodged in April 1998 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted

L 122/36             EN                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                 24. 4. 98
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 859/98
                                                        of 23 April 1998
                 determining the extent to which applications lodged in April 1998 for import
                 licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by
                 Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration
                 of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural
                                                   products can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          ucts which comply with all veterinary rules currently in
                                                                     force in the Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/
94 of 22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the
application in the pigmeat sector of the import arrange-                                      Article 1
ments provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/                1. Applications for import licences for the period 1
94 opening and providing for the administration of                   April to 30 June 1998 submitted pursuant to Regulation
certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain              (EC) No 1432/94 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
other agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 2068/96 (2), and in particular Article 4(4)             2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 July to 30
thereof,                                                             September 1998 applications may be lodged pursuant to
                                                                     Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 for import licences for a
Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for              total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
the second quarter of 1998 are for quantities less than the
quantities available and can therefore be met in full;               3. Licences may only be used for products which
                                                                     comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the
Whereas the quantity available for the following period              Community.
should be determined;
                                                                                              Article 2
Whereas it is appropriate to draw the attention of oper-
ators to the fact that licences may only be used for prod-           This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 April 1998.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 23 April 1998.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                  Franz FISCHLER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 156, 23. 6. 1994, p. 14.
(2) OJ L 277, 30. 10. 1996, p. 12.
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                                ANNEX I
                                      Percentage of acceptance
                                    of import licences submitted
             Group No
                                            for the period
                                       1 April to 30 June 1998
                1                               100,00
                                ANNEX II
                                                                 (tonnes)
                                       Total quantity available
             Group No                       for the period
                                    1 July to 30 September 1998
                1                               2 564