Introductory text

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat^f1,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of 28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector^f2, and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

In accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994^f3, approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC^f4, the quantities provided for by the quotas in Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 have been amended.

It is therefore necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EC) No 929/2006 of 22 June 2006 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2006 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be accepted^f5, and to adapt the available quantities for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2006 in proportion to those fixed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1251/96,

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