L 339/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 21.12.2001 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2508/2001 of 20 December 2001 determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2001 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 of 29 September 1997 laying down detailed rules for the applica- tion in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for by Council Regulations (EC) No 17272000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC) No 1590/94 ('), as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1006/2001 (3), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof, Whereas: (1) The applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 2002 are for quantities less than the quant- ities available and can therefore be met in full. (2)  The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined. the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex L 2. For the period 1 April to 30 June 2002, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex IL 3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001. () O] L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 58. () O] L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission