Commission Regulation (EC) No 550/2008 of 16 June 2008 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 for pigmeat
Commission Regulation (EC) No 550/2008of 16 June 2008on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 for pigmeatTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeatOJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2). Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licencesOJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17)., and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 of 10 July 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for pigmeatOJ L 181, 11.7.2007, p. 3., in particular Article 5(6) thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of pigmeat products.(2)The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2008 for the sub-period 1 July to 30 September 2008 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.(3)The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2008 for the sub-period 1 July to 30 September 2008 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined, and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota sub-period,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 11.The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 for the sub-period 1 July to 30 September 2008 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.2.The quantities for which import licence applications covered by the quota have not been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 806/2007, to be added to sub-period 1 October to 31 December 2008, are fixed in the Annex.Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 16 June 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DemartyDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentANNEX
Not applicable: no licence application has been sent to the Commission.Not applicable: the applications do not cover the total quantity available.
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Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod 1.7.2008-30.9.2008(%)
Quantities not applied for to be added to the subperiod 1.10.2008-31.12.2008(kg)