Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/1999 of 26 April 1999 determining the extent to which applications lodged in April 1999 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted
L 108/30 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 4. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 868/1999 of 26 April 1999 determining the extent to which applications lodged in April 1999 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, Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for the second quarter of 1999 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; Whereas it is appropriate to draw the attention of oper- ators to the fact that licences may only be used for prod- ucts which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community, Article 1 Applications for import licences for the period 1 1. April to 30 June 1999 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 July to 30 September 1999 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 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 27 April 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 April 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 85, 27. 3. 1997, p. 56. 27. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 108/31 ANNEX I Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the period 1 April to 30 June 1999 100,00 100,00 ANNEX II (tonnes) Total quantity available for the period 1 July to 30 September 1999 36,7 85,6 Group No 23 24 Group No 23 24