Commission Regulation (EC) No 1321/2008
of 19 December 2008
on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultry meat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation),
OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 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, and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 of 4 June 2007 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for poultry meat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries, and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
OJ L 142, 5.6.2007, p. 3.
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the poultry meat sector.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2008 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2009 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.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2009 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 December 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2008.
For the Commission
Jean-Luc Demarty
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
ANNEX
Group No	Order No	Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod 1.1.2009-31.3.2009(%)	Quantities not applied for to be added to the subperiod 1.4.2009-30.6.2009(kg)
1	09.4211	0,566899	—
4	09.4214	5,969534	—
7	09.4217	7,785879	—