COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 491/98 of 27 February 1998 determining the extent to which import licence applications submitted in February 1998 under the tariff quotas for beef provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania may be accepted
28. 2. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 60/71 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 491/98 of 27 February 1998 determining the extent to which import licence applications submitted in February 1998 under the tariff quotas for beef provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania may be accepted THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 995/ 97 of 3 June 1997 laying down, for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef provided for in Council Regula- tion (EC) No 1926/96 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithu- ania (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98 (2), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof, Whereas Article 1 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 995/97 fixes the quantities of fresh, chilled and frozen beef and veal originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and of processed products originating in Latvia which may be imported on special terms during the period 1 January to 30 June 1998; whereas no applications were submitted for processed products, import licences for beef and veal or HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 No applications for import licences were submitted for the period from 1 January to 30 June 1998 under the import quotas referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 995/97. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 February 1998. For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 144, 4. 6. 1997, p. 2. (2) OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 42