Commission Regulation (EC) No 916/2008 of 18 September 2008 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of September 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 812/2007 for pigmeat

19.9.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 251/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 916/2008
of 18 September 2008
on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of September 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 812/2007 for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 812/2007 of 11 July 2007 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for pigmeat allocated to the United States of America (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 812/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of pigmeat products.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of September 2008 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2008 do not cover the quantities available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,