CELEX: 31998R2271
Language: en
Date: 1998-10-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2271/98 of 21 October 1998 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in October 1998 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

22. 10. 98           EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                L 284/33
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2271/98
                                                     of 21 October 1998
                 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of
                 import licence applications lodged in October 1998 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,                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                        Article 1
Community,
                                                                   1. The following percentages of quantities covered by
                                                                   import licence applications submitted in respect of the
                                                                   period 1 October to 31 December 1998 under the quotas
                                                                   referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 may be
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/
                                                                   allowed:
98 of 19 June 1998, laying down rules for the application
of the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by
Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 for the Republic of             (a) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic,                   of products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202
the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and                      originating in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Romania (1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,                   Romania and Bulgaria;
                                                                   (b) 12,970 % of quantities covered by applications in
                                                                       respect of products falling within CN codes 0201,
                                                                       0202, 1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39 originating in
Whereas Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98                 Poland.
fix the quantities of fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
originating in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and, in the case of                2. The quantities available for the period referred to in
Poland, the equivalent of the quantity of meat expressed           Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 running from 1
as weight of processed products which may be imported              January to 31 March 1999 shall amount to:
on special terms in respect of the period 1 October to 31
December 1998; whereas the quantities of fresh, chilled            (a) beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202:
or frozen beef and veal originating in Hungary, the Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, covered by
import licence applications submitted are such that                    — 5 461,75 tonnes for meat originating in Hungary,
applications may be accepted in full; whereas, however,                — 2 231,0 tonnes for meat originating in the Czech
quantities covered by applications in respect of beef and                  Republic,
veal originating in Poland and processed products must
be reduced proportionately in accordance with Article                  — 1 168,5 tonnes for meat originating in Slovakia,
4(4) of that Regulation;
                                                                       — 172,5 tonnes for meat originating in Bulgaria,
                                                                       — 1 293,75 tonnes for meat originating in Romania;
                                                                   (b) 2 760 tonnes for beef and veal falling within CN
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1279/98 states                codes 0201 and 0202 originating in Poland, or 1 289,7
that if for the quota period the quantities for which                  tonnes for processed products falling within CN codes
applications for import licences have been submitted for               1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39 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 second period, the quantities available for
the six countries concerned for the third period running                                     Article 2
from 1 January to 31 March 1999 should accordingly be
determined,
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 October
(1) OJ L 176, 20. 6. 1998, p. 12.                                  1998.
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         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
         States.
         Done at Brussels, 21 October 1998.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                    Franz FISCHLER
                                                               Member of the Commission