CELEX: 31999R2224
Language: en
Date: 1999-10-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2224/1999 of 20 October 1999 determining the extent to which applications lodged in October 1999 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

L 271/8               EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                  21. 10. 1999
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2224/1999
                                                          of 20 October 1999
              determining the extent to which applications lodged in October 1999 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 October
(EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC) No 1590/94 (1), as amended by                  to 31 December 1999 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC)
Regulation (EC) No 618/98 (2), and in particular Article 4(5)            No 1898/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
thereof,                                                                 2.    During the first 10 days of the period 1 January to 31
                                                                         March 2000 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regula-
(1)     Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for          tion (EC) No 1898/97 for import licences for a total quantity as
        the fourth quarter of 1999 are for quantities less than          referred to in Annex II.
        the 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 21 October 1999.
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                     Done at Brussels, 20 October 1999.
                                                                                     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 October to 31 December 1999
                     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 1 January to 31
                Group No
                                                      March 1999
                    1                                   3 831
                    2                                      488,9
                    3                                   1 406
                    4                                  11 653,4
                   H1                                   1 800
                   H2                                      375
                    5                                   2 700
                    6                                   1 787,5
                    7                                   7 694,8
                    8                                   1 260
                    9                                   9 180
                 10/11                                  4 715
                 12/13                                  2 070
                   14                                      270
                   15                                      810
                   16                                   1 483,9
                   17                                  11 250