Commission Regulation (EC) No 1314/2003 of 24 July 2003 determining to what extent import right applications submitted for live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kg as part of a tariff quota provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 may be accepted

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1314/2003
of 24 July 2003
determining to what extent import right applications submitted for live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kg as part of a tariff quota provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 of 16 June 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for live bovine animals weighing from 80 to 300 kg and originating in certain third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1114/2003(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 lays down the number of head of live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kg originating in certain third countries which may be imported under special conditions in the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004.
(2) The quantities for which import right applications have been submitted exceed the quantities available. Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999, a single percentage reduction in the quantities applied for should be fixed,