CELEX: 31997R0676
Language: en
Date: 1997-04-17 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 676/97 of 17 April 1997 determining the extent to which applications lodged in April 1997 for import rights in respect of frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted

18 . 4. 97        I EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 101 /25
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 676/97
                                                       of 17 April 1997
                  determining the extent to which applications lodged in April 1997 for import
                     rights in respect of frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      whereas, under these circumstances and taking care to
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            ensure an equitable distribution of the available quant­
 Community,                                                       ities, it is appropriate to reduce proportionally the quant­
                                                                  ities applied for; whereas the quantities for 'B' products
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                   covered by import licence applications are such that
  1382/96 of 17 July 1996 opening and administering an            import licences may be granted for the full quantities
 import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing      applied for,
 for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 ('), as
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 573/97 (2), and in par­
 ticular the second subparagraph of Article 3 (3) thereof,        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EC) No 1382/96
 provides, where applicable, for a further allocation of                                     Article 1
 quantities not covered by licence applications submitted
 by 28 February 1997;                                             Every application for import rights lodged in accordance
                                                                  with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1382/96 shall be
 Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No               granted to the following extent, expressed as bone-in beef:
 574/97 of 26 March 1997 providing for reallocation of
 import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1382/96 opening           — 0,800 % of the quantity requested for beef imports
 and providing for the administration of an import tariff              intended for the manufacture of 'preserves' as defined
 quota for frozen beef intended for processing (3) estab­             by Article 7 (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1382/96;
 lishes the quantities of frozen beef for processing which        — 100 % of the quantity requested for beef imports
 may be imported under special conditions until 30 June               intended for the manufacture of products as defined
 1997;                                                                by Article 7 (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1382/96.
Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1382/96 lays
 down that the quantities applied for may be reduced;                                        Article 2
whereas the applications lodged relate to total quantities
 for 'A' products which exceed the quantities available;          This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 April 1997.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 17 April 1997.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 179, 18 . 7. 1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ No L 85, 27. 3. 1997, p. 62.
h) OJ No L 85, 27. 3. 1997, p. 63.