13. 9. 80 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 241/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2379/80 of 12 September 1980 on the issue of export licences for beef and veal benefiting from special import treatment in a non-member country THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2931/79 of 20 December 1979 on the granting of assis- tance for the exportation of agricultural products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country (!), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 of 21 December 1979 laying down detailed rules for the application of granting of assistance for the export of beef and veal products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2077/80 (*), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 provides for the issue of export licences for certain beef and veal that will be exported to the United States of America; whereas the amount of this beef and veal must be limited to 5 000 tonnes in 1980 ; Whereas applications for licences lodged during the month of August exceed the quantity available; whereas it is, therefore, necessary to fix a percentage reduction in the quantities for which licence applica- tions have been lodged; Whereas no further quantities are available for 1980 ; whereas no further applications for licences may be lodged and the applications lodged in September 1980 must be rejected, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The Member States shall issue on 15 September 1980 export licences as provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 for which applications were made during the month of August 1980 to the extent of 9445 % of the quantity applied for. Article 2 The licence applications lodged during September 1980 are hereby rejected. No applications for licences shall be lodged before 15 December 1980. Applications for export licences for the month of January 1981 may be lodged as from 16 December 1980. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 September 1980. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 September 1980. (1) OJ No L 334, 28. 12. 1979, p. 8. (2) O] No L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44. () O] No L 202, 2. 8. 1980, p. 22. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President