31987R0553

26 . 2 . 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 56/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 553/87 of 25 February 1987 determining the extent to which applications lodged in February 1987 for the issue of import licences in respect of frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, appropriate, for the system referred to in Article 14(1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, to reduce proportionally Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the quantities applied for, Economic Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market Article 1 in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 467/87 (2), and in particular Article 14 (4) (a) thereof, 1 . Every application for an import licence lodged in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1136/79 for the Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 31 1 /87 (3) quarter beginning 1 January 1987 shall be granted to the fixed the quantity of frozen beef intended for processing following extent, expressed as bone-in beef ; which may be imported under special terms in the first (a) 3,040 % of the quantity requested for beef imports quarter of 1987 ; intended for the manufacture of 'preserves' as defined by Article 2(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1136/79 ; Whereas Article 1 5 (6) (a) of Commission Regulation (b) 100 % of the quantity requested for beef imports (EEC) No 2377/80 (4), as last amended by Regulation intended for the manufacture of 'preserves' as defined (EEC) No 3815/85 (5), lays down that the quantites by Article 2(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1136/79. applied for may be reduced ; whereas, the applications lodged in conformity with the conditions of Commission 2. In conformity with Article 1 5 (3) of Regulation Regulation (EEC) No 1 136/79 (*), as last amended by (EEC) No 2377/80, all applications from any one appli­ Regulation (EEC) No 2036/84 (7), relate to total quantities cant shall be regarded as a single application. which far exceed the quantities available in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 311 /87 ; whereas, Article 2 under these circumstances and taking care to ensure an equitable distribution of the available quantities, it is This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 1987.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 February 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968, p. 24. (2) OJ No L 48 , 17. 2. 1987, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 30, 31 . 1 . 1987, p. 60. (4) OJ No L 241 , 13. 9 . 1980, p. 5. Is) OJ No L 368, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 11 (*) OJ No L 141 , 9 . 6. 1979, p. 10. 0 OJ No L 189, 17. 7. 1984, p. 14.