Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/2002

of 20 December 2002

determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2002 for licences for certain eggs and poultrymeat products under the regime provided for by the Interim Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria 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 1899/97, of 29 September 1997, setting rules of application in the poultrymeat and egg sectors for the arrangements covered by the Europe Agreements with central and east European countries provided for by Council Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2699/93 and (EC) No 1559/94(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1525/2002(2) and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,

Whereas:

The applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 2003 are for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2003 submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1899/97 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

2. Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2003 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1899/97 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. Silva Rodríguez

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 67.

(2) OJ L 229, 27.8.2002, p. 10.

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