COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 186/98 of 23 January 1998 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 1998 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
24. 1. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 19/63 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 186/98 of 23 January 1998 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 1998 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Article 1 regard to Commission Regulation Having (EC) No 1432/94 of 22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products (1), as last amended by and in particular Regulation (EC) No 2068/96 (2), Article 4(4) thereof, Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 1998 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full; Whereas the quantity available for the following period should be determined; Whereas it is appropriate to draw the attention of opera- licences may only be used for tors to the fact products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community, that for import Applications 1. the period 1 January to 31 March 1998 submitted pursuant to Regu- lation (EC) No 1432/94 shall be met as referred to in Annex I. licences for 2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 April to 30 June 1998 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 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 24 January 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 January 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 156, 23. 6. 1994, p. 14. (2) OJ L 277, 30. 10. 1996, p. 12. L 19/64 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 1. 98 ANNEX I Group No Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the period 1 January to 31 March 1998 1 100,00 ANNEX II (tonnes) Group No Total quantity available for the period 1 April to 30 June 1998 1 2 040