Commission Regulation (EC) No 508/2003 of 20 March 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be acceptedOfficial Journal L 075 , 21/03/2003 P. 0009 - 0010

**Avis juridique important** _|_ # 32003R0508 **Commission Regulation (EC) No 508/2003 of 20 March 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted** _ Official Journal L 075 , 21/03/2003 P. 0009 - 0010 _ Commission Regulation (EC) No 508/2003 of 20 March 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/97 of 26 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the Interim Agreement between the Community and Slovenia(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) The applications for import licences lodged for the second quarter of 2003 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full. (2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined. (3) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1\. Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30 June 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I. 2\. For the period 1 July to 30 September 2003, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II. 3\. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 March 2003. For the Commission J. M. Silva Rodríguez Agriculture Director-General (1) OJ L 85, 27.3.1997, p. 56. (2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13. ANNEX I >TABLE> ANNEX II >TABLE>