CELEX: 32000R0117
Language: en
Date: 2000-01-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 117/2000 of 19 January 2000 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in January 2000 under tariff quotas for beef provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania

20. 1. 2000            EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                       L 14/17
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 117/2000
                                                            of 19 January 2000
               determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence
               applications lodged in January 2000 under tariff quotas for beef 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,                                       period running from 1 April to 30 June 2000 should
                                                                                  accordingly be determined,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                                      Article 1
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 provided for by Council Regulation (EC)            1.     The following percentages of quantities covered by
No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of                    import licence applications submitted in respect of the period 1
Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the                     January to 31 March 2000 under the quotas referred to in
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (1), and in particular Article           Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 may be allowed:
4(4) thereof,
                                                                           (a) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect of
                                                                               products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 origin-
                                                                               ating in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Romania;
(1)     Whereas Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/              (b) 0,6132 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
        98 fix the quantities of fresh, chilled or frozen beef                 of products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202,
        originating in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic,                    1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39 originating in Poland.
        Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and, in the case of
        Poland, the equivalent of the quantity of meat expressed
        as weight of processed products which may be imported             2.     The quantities available for the period referred to in
        on special terms in respect of the period 1 January to 31         Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 running from 1 April
        March 2000; whereas the quantities of fresh, chilled or           to 30 June 2000 shall amount to:
        frozen beef originating in Hungary, the Czech Republic
        and Romania covered by import licence applications                 (a) beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202:
        submitted are such that applications may be accepted in
        full; whereas, however, quantities covered by applica-                 — 2 860 t for meat originating in Hungary,
        tions in respect of beef originating in Poland and                     — 2 326 t for meat originating in the Czech Republic,
        processed products must be reduced proportionately in
        accordance with Article 4(4) of that Regulation;                       — 1 680 t for meat originating in Slovakia,
                                                                               — 240 t for meat originating in Bulgaria,
                                                                               — 1 734 t for meat originating in Romania;
                                                                          (b) 2 880 t for beef falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202
(2)     Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 states                 originating in Poland, or 1 345,79 t for processed prod-
        that if for the quota period the quantities for which                  ucts falling within CN codes 1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39
        applications for import licences have been submitted for               originating in Poland.
        the first, second or third period specified in the
        preceding subparagraph are less than the quantities
        available, the remaining quantities are to be added to the
        quantities in respect of the following period; whereas
        taking account of the quantities available for the third                                      Article 2
        period for the six countries concerned for the fourth
(1) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.                                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 January 2000.
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        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
        Done at Brussels, 19 January 2000.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                   Member of the Commission