21.3.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L75/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 505/2003 of 20 March 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 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, (2) 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 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 24352000 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 1877/2002 (%), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof, Whereas: (1) The applications for import licences lodged for the second quarter of 2003 are, in the case of some products, for quantities less than or equal to the quanti- ties available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quan- tities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution. 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 April to 30 June 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/ 97 shall be met as referred to in the Annex. 2. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 March 2003. () OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 58. () OJ L 248, 22.10.2002, p. 9. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRIGUEZ Agriculture Director-General