32001R1344

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1344/2001

of 3 July 2001

determining the extent to which applications in the beef and veal sector for import rights lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 may be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 of 1 June 2001 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for meat of bovine animals, frozen, falling within CN code 0202 and products falling within CN code 0206 29 91 (from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002)(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 provides in particular for the quantities reserved for traditional importers to be allocated in proportion to their imports during the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 under Regulation (EC) No 1042/97(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98(3), Regulation (EC) No 1142/98(4) and Regulation (EC) No 995/1999(5). In the other cases the quantities applied for exceed the quantities available under Article 2(2) of that Regulation. Therefore, the quantities applied for should be reduced on a proportional basis in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Every application for the right to import lodged in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001 shall be granted to the following extent:

(a) 240,1355 kg/t imported during the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000 under Regulations (EC) No 1042/97, (EC) No 1142/98 and (EC) No 995/1999 for importers as defined in Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001;

(b) 472,9320 kg/t applied for in the case of operators as defined in Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 July 2001.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 July 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 149, 2.6.2001, p. 11.

(2) OJ L 152, 11.6.1997, p. 2.

(3) OJ L 25, 31.1.1998, p. 42.

(4) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 11.

(5) OJ L 122, 12.5.1999, p. 3.