Commission Regulation (EC) No 853/98 of 23 April 1998 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 546/98 laying down detailed rules for the application in 1998 of the arrangements applicable to imports laid down in Council Decision 97/831/EC as regards certain beef and veal products

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 853/98 of 23 April 1998 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 546/98 laying down detailed rules for the application in 1998 of the arrangements applicable to imports laid down in Council Decision 97/831/EC as regards certain beef and veal products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 97/831/EC of 27 November 1997 concerning the conclusion of a Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 77/98 of 9 January 1998 on certain procedures for applying the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 546/98 (3) provides for imports of certain live animals of the bovine species and of certain beef and veal products; whereas Article 2 of that Regulation lays down active trade in beef and veal as the only criterion for access to that quota; whereas that criterion should accordingly be extended to trade in live animals of the bovine species;
Whereas Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 546/98 provides that applications for import rights can be lodged until 13 March 1998 only; whereas Regulation (EC) No 546/98 came into force on 14 March 1998 only, i.e. after the deadline for the submission of applications; whereas new dates should be set for the submission of applications for import rights and their notification to the Commission;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 546/98 provides for the awarding of import rights expressed in carcase weight; whereas those rights can be used to import live animals and beef or veal; whereas, as far as imports of live animals are concerned, for reasons of controls live animals must be expressed in head and in liveweight on licence applications and licences and Article 5(4) of that Regulation should be adapted accordingly;
Whereas the German and Danish language versions of Regulation (EC) No 546/98 diverge significantly on a series of points from those in the other official languages of the Community; whereas the necessary corrections should accordingly be made to the German and Danish language versions of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,