CELEX: 32000R0156
Language: en
Date: 2000-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 156/2000 of 24 January 2000 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 2000 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted

25. 1. 2000            EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                       L 19/9
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 156/2000
                                                           of 24 January 2000
               determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 2000 for import licences for certain
               pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community
                                                    with Slovenia can be accepted
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 571/97 of                 1.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 January
26 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application             to 31 March 2000 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the            571/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
Interim Agreement between the Community and Slovenia (1),
and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,                                  2.   During the first 10 days of the period 1 April to 30 June
(1)     Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for          2000 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC)
        the first quarter of 2000 are for quantities less than the       No 571/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred
        quantities available and can therefore be met in full;           to in Annex II.
(2)     Whereas the surplus to be added to the quantity avail-           3.   Licences may only be used for products which comply
        able for the following period should be determined;              with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.
(3)     Whereas it is appropriate to draw the attention of oper-
        ators to the fact that licences may only be used for                                         Article 2
        products which comply with all veterinary rules
        currently in force in the Community,                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 January 2000.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000.
                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                 Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 85, 27.3.1997, p. 56.
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                                     ANNEX I
                                        Percentage of acceptance
                                      of import licences submitted
           Group No
                                             for the period
                                      1 January to 31 March 2000
              23                                100,00
              24                                100,00
                                    ANNEX II
                                                                     (t)
                                            Total quantity available
              Group No                           for the period
                                            1 April to 30 June 2000
                 23                                   29,3
                 24                                   58,5