CELEX: 32000R1589
Language: en
Date: 2000-07-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1589/2000 of 19 July 2000 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in July 2000 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania

20.7.2000              EN                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                      L 181/61
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1589/2000
                                                              of 19 July 2000
                determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence
                applications lodged in July 2000 under tariff quotas for beef and veal 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 October to 31 December 2000
                                                                                   should accordingly be determined,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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 and veal provided for by Council Regula-                                        Article 1
tion (EC) No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic
of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (1), and in particular Article            1.     The following percentages of quantities covered by
4(4) thereof,                                                              import licence applications submitted in respect of the period 1
                                                                           July to 30 September 2000 under the quotas referred to in
                                                                           Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 may be allowed:
                                                                            (a) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect of
Whereas:                                                                        products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 origin-
                                                                                ating in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Romania;
                                                                           (b) 0,3998 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
                                                                                of products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202,
(1)     Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 fix the                  1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39 originating in Poland.
        quantities of fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal origin-
        ating in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
        Romania and Bulgaria, and, in the case of Poland, the              2.     The quantities available for the period referred to in
        equivalent of the quantity of meat expressed as weight             Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 running from 1
        of processed products which may be imported on                     October to 31 December 2000 shall amount to:
        special terms in respect of the period 1 July to 30
        September 2000. The quantities of fresh, chilled or
        frozen beef and veal originating in Hungary, the Czech              (a) beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202:
        Republic and Romania covered by import licence
        applications submitted are such that applications may be                — 3 262,50 t for meat originating in Hungary,
        accepted in full. However, quantities covered by applica-               — 1 650 t for meat originating in the Czech Republic,
        tions in respect of beef and veal and processed products
        originating in Poland must be reduced proportionately                   — 875 t for meat originating in Slovakia,
        in accordance with Article 4(4) of that Regulation.                     — 125 t for meat originating in Bulgaria,
                                                                                — 912,50 t for meat originating in Romania;
                                                                           (b) 3 000 t for beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201
(2)     Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 states that if                  and 0202 originating in Poland, or 1 401,869 t for
        for the quota period the quantities for which applica-                  processed products falling within CN codes 1602 50 31
        tions for import licences have been submitted for the                   and 1602 50 39 originating in Poland.
        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. Taking into account the
        quantities remaining from the first period, the quantities                                     Article 2
        available for the six countries concerned for the second
(1) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 July 2000.
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         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 19 July 2000.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                          Franz FISCHLER
                                                                    Member of the Commission