28.10.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 3253 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1859/2004 of 27 October 2004 specifying the extent to which applications lodged in October 2004 for import certificates in respect of young male bovine animals for fattening may be accepted THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1202/2004 of 29 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005) (3, and in particular Article 1(4) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 1(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1202/2004 lays down the number of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms during the period from 1 October to 31 December 2004. The quan- tities covered by import licence applications submitted are such that applications may by accepted in full. () The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 January 2005 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 169 000 animals, conforming to Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1202/2004, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. All applications for import certificates made in the month of October 2004 pursuant to Article 3(3), second subparagraph, third indent, of Regulation (EC) No 1202/2004 are hereby met in full. 2. The number of animals referred to in article 1(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1202/2004 is 71 820. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 October 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 October 2004. (") OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1782/2003 (O] L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1). (@ OJ L 230, 30.6.2004, p. 19. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRIGUEZ Agriculture Director-General