Commission Regulation (EC) No 356/2000 of 16 February 2000 concerning applications for import licences for oat falling within CN code 1004 00 00 qualifying for the conditions referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95
L 45/26 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 2. 2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 356/2000 of 16 February 2000 concerning applications for import licences for oat falling within CN code 1004 00 00 qualifying for the conditions referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT Article XXIV(6) consequent upon the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (1), and in partic- ular Article 5 thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/96 of 6 March 1996 on detailed rules of application as regards import licences for oat falling within CN code 1004 00 00 (2) establishes special rules governing the organisation of imports under a quota for 21 000 tonnes of oats. Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 411/96 lays down that the Commission must set a percentage for the reduction of quantities if the applications for import licences exceed the quantities that may be allocated. Applications for licences submitted on 14 February 2000 relate to 12 610 tons of oats and the maximum quantity to be allocated is 11 600 tonnes. The appro- licence priate percentage of applications submitted on 14 February 2000 qualifying for the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 must therefore be set, reduction for import HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Applications for import licences for oats qualifying for the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 submitted on 14 February 2000 and notified to the Commis- sion shall be accepted for the tonnage indicated therein multi- plied by a coefficient of 0,92. Applications not notified to the Commission shall be refused. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 February 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 334, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1. (2) OJ L 57, 7. 3. 1996, p. 12