COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 184/98 of 23 January 1998 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 1998 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted
24. 1. 98 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities L 19/59 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 184/98 of 23 January 1998 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 1998 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/97 of 26 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreement between the Community and Slovenia (1), and in particular 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 surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined; Article 1 1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 1998 submitted pursuant to Regula- tion (EC) No 571/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex 1. 2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 April to 30 June 1998 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regu- lation (EC) No 571/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II of this Regulation. 3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community. Article 2 Whereas it is appropriate to draw the attention of oper- licences may only be used for ators to the fact that 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 85, 27. 3. 1997, p. 56. L 19/60 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 1. 98 ANNEX I Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the period 1 January to 31 March 1998 100,00 100,00 ANNEX II (tonnes) Total quantity available for the period 1 April to 30 June 1998 27,5 55,0 Group No 23 24 Group No 23 24