Commission Regulation (EC) No 1244/97 of 30 June 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota in the pigmeat sector

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1244/97 of 30 June 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota in the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (3), and in particular Article 22 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2068/96 (5), opened quotas for a specific period; whereas, in the framework of the World Trade Organization, the Commission committed itself to increase tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector; whereas, it is necessary to specify the new quantities covered by the import arrangements and to ensure that imports of the quantities referred to in the Annex are spread over the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,