# L_2010052EN.01004801.xml

| 3.3.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 52/48 |
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3.3.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 52/48

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 181/2010

of 2 March 2010

on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 June 2010 to 31 August 2010

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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) (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 (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.

| (2) | The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first five working days following the 15th day of February 2010, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and all third countries other than China. |
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(2)

The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first five working days following the 15th day of February 2010, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and all third countries other than China.

| (3) | Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by the end of February 2010 can be met in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007, |
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(3)

Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by the end of February 2010 can be met in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first five working days following the 15th day of February 2010 and sent to the Commission by the end of February 2010 shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 March 2010.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

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(3)  
  OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 12.

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ANNEX

| Origin | Order number | Allocation coefficient |
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| Argentina |
| — | Traditional importers |

Origin

Order number

Allocation coefficient

Argentina

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Traditional importers

09.4104

X

| — | New importers |
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—

New importers

09.4099

X

China

| — | Traditional importers |
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—

Traditional importers

09.4105

17,875957  %

| — | New importers |
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—

New importers

09.4100

0,387100  %

Other third countries

| — | Traditional importers |
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—

Traditional importers

09.4106

100  %

| — | New importers |
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—

New importers

09.4102

31,057336  %

| ‘X | : | No quota for this origin for the subperiod in question.’ |
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‘X

:

No quota for this origin for the subperiod in question.’

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