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Official Journal of the European Union
21.12.2011
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1357/2011
of 20 December 2011
on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first seven days of December 2011
under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
cations exceed the quantities available for the quota
period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
quantities covered by each licence application. The appli
Union,
cations for import licences submitted pursuant to
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
1 and 7 December 2011 exceed the quantities available.
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
issued and the allocation coefficient should be
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ),
determined,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006
of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the adminis
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
tration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed
by a system of import licences ( 2 ), and in particular Article 7(2)
Article 1
thereof,
Import licence applications covered by the quota with order
Whereas:
number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 7 December
2011 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
620/2009
of
13
July 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of
2009 providing for the administration of an import
0,401722 %.
tariff quota for high-quality beef ( 3 ) sets out detailed
rules for the submission and issue of import licences.
Article 2
(2) Article
7(2)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1301/2006
provides This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
that in cases where quantities covered by licence appli
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2011.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
José Manuel SILVA RODRGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.
( 3 ) OJ L 182, 15.7.2009, p. 25.

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