32001R1871

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1871/2001

of 24 September 2001

determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2001 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 October to 31 December 2001 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 of 28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the fourth quarter of 2001 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2001 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2. For the period 1 January to 31 March 2002, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

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