L 336/10 Official Journal of the European Union 23.12.2003 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2259/2003 of 22 December 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2003 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 of 29 September 1997 laying down detailed rules for the applica- tion in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary (!), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1467/2003 (%), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof, Whereas: (1) The applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 2004 are for quantities less than or equal to 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. 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: Atrticle 1 1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2004 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex L 2. For the period 1 April to 30 June 2004, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex IL 3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 2003. () OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 58. () OJ L 210, 20.8.2003, p. 11. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRIGUEZ Agriculture Director-General