Commission Regulation (EC) No 550/2008 of 16 June 2008 on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 for pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat⁽¹⁾,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences⁽²⁾, and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 of 10 July 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for pigmeat⁽³⁾, in particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas:

1. Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of pigmeat products.

2. The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2008 for the sub-period 1 July to 30 September 2008 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.

3. The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2008 for the sub-period 1 July to 30 September 2008 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined, and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota sub-period,

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