Commission Regulation (EC) No 1017/2008 of 17 October 2008 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of October 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultry meat
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1017/2008of 17 October 2008on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of October 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultry meatTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.,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., and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 of 4 June 2007 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for poultry meat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countriesOJ L 142, 5.6.2007, p. 3., and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the poultry meat sector.(2)The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of October 2008 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2009 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 October 2008 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2009 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 subperiod,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: