L 195/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 19.7.2001 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1480/2001 of 18 July 2001 laying down to what extent applications for issue of export licences submitted during July 2001 for beef products which may benefit from special import treatment in a third country may be accepted THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 144595 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (Y), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 24/ 2001 (3, and in particular Article 12(8) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 lays down, in Article 12, detailed rules for export licence applications for the products referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regula- tion (EEC) No 2973/79 (%)), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 3434/87 (¥). (2)  Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 fixed the quantities of meat which might be exported on special terms for the third quarter of 2001. No applications were submitted for export licences for beef, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 No applications for export licences were lodged for the beef referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 297379 for the third quarter of 2001. Article 2 Applications for licences in respect of the meat referred to in Article 1 may be lodged in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 during the first 10 days of the fourth quarter of 2001 the total quantity available being 5000 t. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 July 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 July 2001. 43, 27.6.1995, p. 35. , 6.1.2001, p. 9. 36, 29.12.1979, p. 44. 27, 18.11.1987, p. 7. Z3T= o000 LLLL laials W W W = For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission