Commission Regulation (EC) No 560/2004
of 25 March 2004
providing for a further allocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 for bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 of 26 May 1999 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for imports of bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 and amending Regulation (EC) No 1143/98(2), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 provides for the opening, for the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004, of two tariff quotas each of 5000 head for bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds. Article 9 of that Regulation provides for a further allocation, for both quotas, of quantities not covered by import licence applications at 15 March 2004,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantities referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 shall be:
- 252 head for serial number 09.0001,
- 97 head for serial number 09.0003.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 March 2004.