L 254/6 Official Journal of the European Union 8.10.2003 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1764/2003 of 7 October 2003 on the issue of import licences for sheepmeat and goatmeat products under GATT-WTO non- country-specific tariff quotas for the fourth quarter of 2003 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3)  Applications for a quantity of 50 tonnes were accepted Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 of 19 December 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (!), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 of 26 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2467/98 as regards the import and export of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 272/2001 (°), and in parti- cular Article 16(4) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Title I B of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 contains detailed rules for the import and export of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector with respect to the use of non-country-specific tariff quotas. Pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, it is neces- sary to decide the extent to which import licences may b? issued for applications lodged for the fourth quarter of 2003. (2)  Pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, the maximum quantity available for the fourth quarter of 2003 is the remaining balance of the total quota for the current year. Accordingly, the remaining quantity available for the fourth quarter of 2003 is limited to 36,868 tonnes for quota No 09.4037 (countries in group 5) in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 23662002 of 27 December 2002 opening Commu- nity tariff quotas for 2003 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 915/2003 (). If the quantities covered by licence appli- cations exceed the tariff quota of 36,868 tonnes they will be reduced proportionately. in the Netherlands between 1 and 10 September 2003 for the importation of products originating in South Africa (group 5 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002). No applications have been made for imports of products originating in countries listed in the other country groups in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002. (4)  In view of the quantities available for the fourth quarter, the acceptance percentage should be 73,736 % for group 5. (5)  The licences may be used only for products which comply with the veterinary rules in force in the Com- munity, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 From a total of 36,868 tonnes available for the whole of the Community, the Netherlands may hereby issue import licences as provided for in Title II B of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 for a quantity of 36,868 tonnes in carcase weight equivalent of products originating in South Africa applied for under quota No 09.4037 (group 5), referred to in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002, where the applications have been lodged between 1 and 10 September 2003 for the fourth quarter of 2003. The net weight authorised must be calculated in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2366/2002. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 26 September 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 October 2003. () OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3. () OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 7. () OJL 41, 10.2.2001, p. 3. () OJL 351, 28.12.2002, p. 73. () OJ L 130, 27.5.2003, p. 5. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRIGUEZ Agriculture Director-General