31988R0139

No L 16/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 21 . 1 . 88

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 139/88 of 20 January 1988 laying down to what extent applications for issue of export licences submitted during January 1988 for beef and veal products which may benefit from special import treatment in a third country may be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the quantities for which licence applications have been lodged for the first quarter of 1988 are lower Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European than those available ; whereas these applications can, Economic Community, therefore, be met in full, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2931 /79 of 20 December 1979 on the granting of assistance for export of agricultural products which may benefit from a HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : special import treatment in a third country ('), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of Article 1 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) The applications for export licences lodged for the beef No 3905/87 (3), and veal referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 for the first quarter of 1988 shall be met in full. Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the applica­ tion of the system of import and export licences in the Article 2 beef and veal sector (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3434/87 Q, lays down, in Articles 14 and 15, Applications for licences in respect of the meat referred detailed rules for export licence applications for the to in Article 1 may be entered in accordance with Articles products referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regula­ 14 and 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 during the tion (EEC) No 2973/79 (*) ; whereas Article 15 (6) (c) of first 10 days of the second quarter of 1988 the total quan­ Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 requires the Commission, tity available being 1 978 tonnes. where the quantities in respect of which licences are applied for exceed the quantities available, to reduce the quantities requested by a fixed percentage ; Article 3 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 fixed the quantities of meat which might be exported on This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January special terms for the first quarter of 1988 ; 1988 .

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

Done at Brussels, 20 January 1988 . For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 334, 28 . 12. 1979, p. 8 . (2) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. 0 OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987. 0 OJ No L 241 , 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. (*) OJ No L 327, 18 . 11 . 1987, p. 7. Is) OJ No L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44.