Commission Regulation (EC) No 171/2002

of 30 January 2002

determining the extent to which the applications for import licences submitted in January 2002 for certain dairy products under certain tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas(3), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,

Whereas:

Applications lodged in January 2002 for the products referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 concern quantities greater than those available; therefore, the allocation factors should be fixed for the quantities applied for,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be applied to the quantities for which import licences have been sought for the period 1 January to 30 June 2002 in respect of products falling within the quotas referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2002.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.

(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.

(3) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29.

ANNEX

Applications submitted for the period 1 January to 30 June 2002

ANNEX I. A

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ANNEX I. B

1. Poland

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2. Czech Republic

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3. Slovak Republic

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4. Hungary

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5. Romania

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6. Bulgaria

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7. Estonia

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8. Latvia

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9. Lithuania

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10. Slovenia

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ANNEX I. C

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ANNEX I. D

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ANNEX I. E

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