CELEX: 32001R0131
Language: en
Date: 2001-01-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 131/2001 of 23 January 2001 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in January 2001 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

24.1.2001              EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                       L 22/15
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 131/2001
                                                           of 23 January 2001
                determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence
                applications lodged in January 2001 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regula-
                tion (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
                                                                         January to 31 March 2001 under the quotas referred to in
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of                Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 may be allowed:
19 June 1998, laying down rules for the application of the
tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic             (a) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect of
of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the                      products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 origin-
Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (1), amended by Regulation                   ating in Hungary and the Czech Republic;
(EC) No 2857/2000 (2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
                                                                         (b) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect of
                                                                              products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 1602 50 31,
                                                                              1602 50 39 and 1602 50 80 originating in Romania;
Whereas:
                                                                          (c) 8,5222 % of quantities covered by applications in respect
                                                                              of products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, and
                                                                              1602 50 originating in Poland.
(1)     Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 fix the
        quantities of certain beef and veal products originating         2.     The quantities available for the period referred to in
        in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,                Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 running from 1 April
        Romania and Bulgaria, which may be imported on                   to 30 June 2001 shall amount to:
        special terms in respect of the period 1 January to 31
        March 2001. The quantities of certain beef and veal               (a) beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202:
        products originating in Hungary, the Czech Republic
        and Romania covered by import licence applications                    — 5 950 t for meat originating in Hungary,
        submitted are such that applications may be accepted in
        full. However, quantities covered by applications in                  — 3 240 t for meat originating in the Czech Republic,
        respect of certain beef and veal products originating in              — 3 500 t for meat originating in Slovakia,
        Poland must be reduced proportionately in accordance
        with Article 4(4) of that Regulation.                                 — 250 t for meat originating in Bulgaria;
                                                                         (b) 5 000 t for beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201
                                                                              and 0202 originating in Poland, or 2 336,448 t for
                                                                              processed products falling within CN code 1602 50 origin-
(2)     Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 states that if                ating in Poland;
        for the quota period the quantities for which applica-
        tions for import licences have been submitted for the
        first, second or third period specified in the preceding          (c) 2 393,446 t for beef and veal products falling within CN
        subparagraph are less than the quantities available, the              codes 0201, 0202, 1602 50 31, 1602 50 39 and
        remaining quantities are to be added to the quantities in             1602 50 80 originating in Romania.
        respect of the following period. Taking into account the
        quantities remaining from the third period, the quant-
        ities available for the six countries concerned for the
        fourth period running from 1 April to 30 June 2001
        should accordingly be determined,                                                             Article 2
(1) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 55.                                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 January 2001.
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        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
        Done at Brussels, 23 January 2001.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                   Member of the Commission