CELEX: 32000R0157
Language: en
Date: 2000-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 157/2000 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 Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted

25. 1. 2000            EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                      L 19/11
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 157/2000
                                                           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 Agreements concluded by the Community
               with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and
                                                        Romania can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                    products 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 1898/97 of
29 September 1997 laying down detailed rules for the applica-                                        Article 1
tion in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for by
Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 and repealing Regulations             1.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 January
(EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC) No 1590/94 (1), as amended by                  to 31 March 2000 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
Regulation (EC) No 618/98 (2), and in particular Article 4(5)            1898/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
thereof,                                                                 2.   During the first 10 days of the period 1 April to 30 June
                                                                         2000 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC)
(1)     Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for          No 1898/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred
        the first quarter of 2000 are for quantities less than the       to in Annex II.
        quantities available and can therefore be met in full;
                                                                         3.   Licences may only be used for products which comply
(2)     Whereas the surplus to be added to the quantity avail-           with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.
        able for the following period should be determined;
                                                                                                     Article 2
(3)     Whereas, it is appropriate to draw the attention of oper-
        ators to the fact that licences may only be used for             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 267, 30.9.1997, p. 58.
(2) OJ L 82, 19.3.1998, p. 35.
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                                  ANNEX I
                                         Percentage of acceptance
                                      of import licences submitted
           Group No
                                              for the period
                                      1 January to 31 March 2000
                1                                 100,0
                2                                 100,0
                3                                 100,0
                4                                 100,0
             H1                                   100,0
             H2                                   100,0
                5                                 100,0
                6                                 100,0
                7                                 100,0
                8                                 100,0
                9                                 100,0
            10/11                                 100,0
            12/13                                 100,0
              14                                  100,0
              15                                  100,0
              16                                  100,0
              17                                  100,0
                                 ANNEX II
                                                                          (t)
                                  Total quantity available for the period
           Group No
                                         1 April to 30 June 2000
               1                                  4 607,5
               2                                    571
               3                                  1 886
               4                                12 100,4
              H1                                  2 400
              H2                                    500
               5                                  3 600
               6                                  2 238,5
               7                                  9 881,3
               8                                  1 680
               9                                12 240
            10/11                                 6 295
            12/13                                 2 760
              14                                    360
              15                                  1 080
              16                                  1 993,9
              17                                15 000