32000R1378

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1378/2000

of 28 June 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota in the pigmeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/1999(3), opened quotas for a specific period. In the framework of the World Trade Organisation, the Commission committed itself to increasing tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector. It is necessary to specify the new quantities covered by the import arrangements from 1 July 2000.

(2) The utilisation of import quotas for pigmeat has been generally low in recent years and the relatively high security for import licences may be one discouraging factor in trade. In order to facilitate trade of pigmeat and to harmonise the levels of securities for import licences within the meat sectors it is necessary to review the level of security.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

"Article 1

The import tariff quotas referred to in Annex I shall be opened annually for the groups of products and for the conditions laying them down."

2. Paragraph 3 of Article 5 is replaced by the following:

"3. A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1."

3. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 58.

(3) OJ L 164, 30.6.1999, p. 51.

ANNEX

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