L 33336 Official Journal of the European Union 20.12.2005 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2087/2005 of 19 December 2005 determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2005 for import licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 can be accepted THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 of 18 December 1996 laying down rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the system provided for by the Asso- ciation Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel (!), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof, Whereas: The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 January to 31 March 2006 are greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 shall be met as referred to in the Annex. 2. Application for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2006 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation. Atrticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2006. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2005. () OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 361/2004 (O] L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 15). For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRIGUEZ Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development