31994R0558

15. 3. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 71 / 11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 558/94 of 14 March 1994 determining the extent to which applications lodged in February 1994 for import licences for fresh, chilled or preserved beef and veal under the import arrangements provided for in the Bilateral Agreement between the Community and Sweden can be accepted

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, in respect of the following period ; whereas, given the quantities remaining in respect of the first period, the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European quantities available for Sweden for the second period, Community, from 1 April to 30 June 1994, should therefore be deter­ mined, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 266/94 of 4 February 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in 1994 of the import arrangements for beef HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : and veal provided for in the Bilateral Agreement between the Community and Sweden ('), as amended by Regula­ Article 1 tion (EC) No 394/94 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof, 1 . Each application for an import licence submitted for the period 15 February to 31 March 1994 under the Whereas Articles 1 (1 ) and 2 (1 ) of Regulation (EC) No 266/94 fix the quantity of fresh or chilled beef and veal import arrangements referred to in Regulation (EC) No 266/94 shall be granted at the rate of 83,44 % of the falling within CN code 0201 and products falling within quantities of products requested falling within CN code CN code 1602 50 31 , 1602 50 39 or 1602 50 80 origina­ 1602 50 31 , 1602 50 39 or 1602 50 80. ting in Sweden which may be imported under special conditions during the period 15 February to 31 March 2. The quantities available for the period referred to in 1994 ; whereas import licences for meat falling within CN Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EC) No 266/94 from 1 April code 0201 have not been requested ; whereas, however, to 30 June 1994 amount to : applications for preserved meat should be reduced — 2 000 tonnes, expressed as carcase weight, of beef proportionately in accordance with Article 4 (4) of that Regulation ; falling within CN code 0201 , — 625 tonnes, expressed as carcase weight, of products Whereas Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 266/94 states falling within CN code 1602 50 31 , 1602 50 39 or that if during 1994 the quantities for which applications 1602 50 80 . for import licences have been submitted for the first, second or third period specified in paragraph 1 of that Article 2 Article are less than the quantities available, the remai­ ning quantities are to be added to the quantities available This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 5 March 1 994.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 March 1994.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 32, 5. 2. 1994, p. 9. (2) OJ No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 13 .