Commission Regulation (EC) No 918/96 of 22 May 1996 determining the extent to which import licence applications submitted in April 1996 under the tariff quotas for beef provided for in the Agreements on free trade between the Community, of the one part, and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, of the other part, may be accepted

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 918/96 of 22 May 1996 determining the extent to which import licence applications submitted in April 1996 under the tariff quotas for beef provided for in the Agreements on free trade between the Community, of the one part, and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, of the other part, 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 542/96 of 28 March 1996 laying down for 1996 detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef provided for in the Agreements on free trade between the Community, of the one part, and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 542/96 fixes the quantities of fresh, chilled and frozen beef and veal originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and of processed products originating in Latvia which may be imported on special terms during the period 1 January to 30 June 1996; whereas no applications were submitted for import licences for beef and veal or processed products;
Whereas Article (1) 3 of Regulation (EC) No 542/96 states that if in 1996 the quantities for which applications for import licences are submitted for the first specified period are less than the quantities available, the balances are to be added to the quantities available for the following period; whereas, in view of the quantities remaining in respect of the first period, the quantities available for the three countries concerned for the second period running from 1 July to 31 December 1996 should be determined,