Commission Regulation (EC) No 2277/98 of 22 October 1998 determining the extent to which applications lodged in October 1998 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
23. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 286/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2277/98 of 22 October 1998 determining the extent to which applications lodged in October 1998 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 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 application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC) No 1590/94 (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 618/98 (2), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof, Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for the fourth quarter of 1998 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full; Whereas the surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined; Whereas, it is appropriate to draw the attention of oper- ators to the fact that licences may only be used for prod- ucts which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community, Article 1 1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 1998 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I. 2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 January to 31 March 1999 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II. 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 23 October 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 October 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 267, 30. 9. 1997, p. 58. (2) OJ L 82, 19. 3. 1998, p. 35. L 286/12 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 10. 98 ANNEX I Group No Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the period 1 October to 31 December 1998 1 2 3 4 H1 H2 5 6 7 8 9 10/11 12/13 14 15 16 17 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 ANNEX II (tonnes) Group No Total quantity available for the period 1 January to 31 March 1999 1 2 3 4 H1 H2 5 6 7 8 9 10/11 12/13 14 15 16 17 3 592,5 501,8 1 380 15 373,2 1 800 375 2 587,5 1 627,9 7 330,8 1 207,5 8 797,5 4 551,3 1 983,8 258,8 776,3 1 386,2 10 781,3