CELEX: 32000R1661
Language: en
Date: 2000-07-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1661/2000 of 27 July 2000 determining to what extent applications for the right to import for cows and heifers of certain mountain breeds lodged under Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 can be met

28.7.2000              EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                        L 192/29
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1661/2000
                                                            of 27 July 2000
               determining to what extent applications for the right to import for cows and heifers of certain
                            mountain breeds lodged under Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 can be met
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                      applied for. Since the quantities applied for exceed those
                                                                                 available, a fixed percentage reduction should be set,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 of
2 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for a tariff quota for
cows and heifers of specified mountain breeds originating in                                          Article 1
various third countries, other than for slaughter and amending           Every application for the right to import lodged in accordance
Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 (1), as amended by Regulation (EC)            with Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 shall be granted to the
No 1081/1999 (2); and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,                following extent:
Whereas:                                                                  (a) for importers covered by (a) in Article 2(1) of Regulation
                                                                              (EC) No 1143/98, 28,9421 % of the quantities imported
(1)     Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 provides for
                                                                              during the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000;
        the quantities reserved to traditional importers to be
        assigned in proportion to their imports during the               (b) for importers covered by (b) in Article 2(1) of Regulation
        period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000.                                   (EC) No 1143/98, 1,1618 % of the quantities applied for.
(2)     Allocation of the quantities available to operators                                           Article 2
        covered by Article 2(3) of the abovementioned Regula-
        tion is to be made in proportion to the quantities               This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 July 2000.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 27 July 2000.
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                   Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 14.
(2) OJ L 131, 27.5.1999, p. 15.