CELEX: 32001R0721
Language: en
Date: 2001-04-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 721/2001 of 10 April 2001 determining to what extent applications lodged in April 2001 for the right to import bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds can be met

11.4.2001             EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                      L 100/15
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 721/2001
                                                           of 10 April 2001
               determining to what extent applications lodged in April 2001 for the right to import bulls, cows
                  and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds can be met
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                    may be imported under special conditions until 30 June
                                                                               2001.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                              (3)    The quantities for which import rights have been
                                                                               requested exceed the quantities available. A uniform
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999                       percentage reduction in the quantities applied for should
of 26 May 1999 opening and providing for the administration                    therefore be set in accordance with Article 9(8) and
of tariff quotas for imports of bulls, cows and heifers other                  Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999,
than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds,
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 and amending Regula-
                                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
tion (EC) No 1143/98 (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:                                                                                            Article 1
(1)     Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 provides           Each application for the right to import, lodged in accordance
        for a further allocation of quantities not covered by           with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999, shall be
        import licence applications at 15 March 2001.                   granted as follows:
                                                                        — 2,9057 % of the quantity requested for serial number
(2)     Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2001                 09.0001,
        of 23 March 2001 providing for a further allocation of          — 8,6578 % of the quantity requested for serial number
        import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 for                09.0003.
        bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of
        certain Alpine and mountain breeds (2) lays down the                                        Article 2
        quantities of bulls, cows and heifers other than for
        slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds that            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, 27.5.1999, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 85, 24.3.2001, p. 12.