Commission Regulation (EC) No 1855/2002
of 17 October 2002
laying down to what extent applications for issue of export licences submitted during October 2002 for beef products which may benefit from special import treatment in a third country may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2492/2001(2), and in particular Article 12(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 lays down, in Article 12, detailed rules for export licence applications for the products referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3434/87(4).
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 fixed the quantities of meat which might be exported on special terms for the fourth quarter of 2002. No applications were submitted for export licences for beef,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
No applications for export licences were lodged for the beef referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 for the fourth quarter of 2002.
Article 2
Applications for licences in respect of the meat referred to in Article 1 may be lodged in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 during the first 10 days of the first quarter of 2003 the total quantity available being 1250 t.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 October 2002.