Commission Regulation (EC) No 156/2000 of 24 January 2000 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 2000 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted
25. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 19/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 156/2000 of 24 January 2000 determining the extent to which applications lodged in January 2000 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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, (1) Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 2000 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full; Article 1 1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2000 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I. 2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 April to 30 June 2000 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II. (2) Whereas the surplus to be added to the quantity avail- able for the following period should be determined; 3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community. (3) Whereas it is appropriate to draw the attention of oper- ators to the fact that 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 25 January 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 85, 27. 3. 1997, p. 56. L 19/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 1. 2000 Group No 23 24 ANNEX I Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the period 1 January to 31 March 2000 100,00 100,00 ANNEX II (t) Group No 23 24 Total quantity available for the period 1 April to 30 June 2000 29,3 58,5