CELEX: 32001R0720
Language: en
Date: 2001-04-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 720/2001 of 10 April 2001 determining the extent to which applications lodged in April 2001 for import rights in respect of frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted

L 100/14               EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                    11.4.2001
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 720/2001
                                                             of 10 April 2001
               determining the extent to which applications lodged in April 2001 for import rights in respect of
                                       frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               (3)    Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1174/2000 lays
                                                                                 down that the quantities applied for may be reduced.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                            The applications lodged relate to total quantities which
Community,                                                                       exceed the quantities available. Under these circum-
                                                                                 stances and taking care to ensure an equitable distribu-
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1174/2000
                                                                                 tion of the available quantities, it is appropriate to
of 31 May 2000 opening and administering an import tariff
                                                                                 reduce proportionally the quantities applied for,
quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2000 to
30 June 2001) and amending certain other regulations in the
beef sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:                                                                                              Article 1
(1)     Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1174/2000 provides,            Every application for import rights lodged in accordance with
        where applicable, for a further allocation of quantities          Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1174/2000 shall be granted to
        not covered by licence applications submitted by 23               the following extent, expressed as bone-in beef:
        February 2001.                                                    — 0,6438 % of the quantity requested for beef imports
                                                                              intended for the manufacture of ‘preserves’ as defined by
(2)     Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 488/2001                   Article 7(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1174/2000,
        of 9 March 2001 providing for reallocation of import              — 5,2631 % of the quantity requested for beef imports
        rights under Regulation (EC) No 1174/2000 opening                     intended for the manufacture of products as defined by
        and providing for the administration of an import tariff              Article 7(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1174/2000.
        quota for frozen beef intended for processing (2) estab-
        lishes the quantities of frozen beef for processing which                                     Article 2
        may be imported under special conditions until 30 June
        2001.                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 April 2001.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 10 April 2001.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                   Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 30.
(2) OJ L 69, 10.3.2001, p. 15.