28. 5. 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 142/103 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1461/81 of 27 May 1981 determining the extent to which applications lodged between 30 April and 8 May 1981 for the issue of import licences in respect of frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 14 (4) (a) thereof, Whereas  Commission  Regulation (EEC) No 981/81 (3), fixed the quantity of frozen beef intended for processing which may be imported under special terms in the second quarter of 1981 ; Whereas Article 15 (6) (a) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3469/80 (*), lays down that the quantities applied for may be reduced ; whereas the applications lodged, in conformity with the conditions of Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 1136/79 (°), relate to total quantities which far exceed the quantities available in accordance with the first indent of Article 1 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 981/81 ; whereas, under these circum- stances and taking care to ensure an equitable distribu- tion of the available quantities, it is appropriate, for the system referred to in Article 14 (1) (a) of Regula- tion {(EEC) No 805/68, to reduce proportionally the quantities applied for; Whereas the applications lodged in accordance with the second indent of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 981/81 relate to quantities inferior to those available for the system referred to in Article 14 (1) (b) of Regu- lation (EEC) No 805/68, they may be satisfied in full ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Beef and Veal, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 I.  Every application for an import licence lodged in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1136/79 for the quarter beginning 1 April 1981 shall be granted to the following extent expressed as bone-in beef : (a) 21-08 % of the quantity requested for beef imports intended for the manufacture of ‘preserves as defined by Article 2 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1136/79; (b) in full for beef imports intended for the manufac- ture of products referred to in Article 2 (6) of Regu- lation (EEC) No 1136/79. 2. In conformity with Article 15 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 all applications from any one appli- cant shall be regarded as a single application. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1981. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 May 1981. (1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 99, 10. 4. 1981, p. 28. () OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. () OF No L 363, 31. 12. 1980, p. 31. () O] No L 141, 9. 6. 1979, p. 10. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission