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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 123/98
of 16 January 1998
onmanagingtheceilingsforimportsoffreshandprocessedsourcherriesoriginatingintheformer
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
(OJ L 11, 17.1.1998, p. 17)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1057/98 of 20 May 1998 L151 25 21.5.1998
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/1999 of 25 June 1999 L162 42 26.6.1999
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 123/98
of 16 January 1998
on managing the ceilings for imports of fresh and processed sour
cherriesoriginatingintheformerYugoslavRepublicofMacedonia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No77/98of9January1998
on certain detailed rules for the application of the Cooperation Agree-ment between the European Community and the former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia(
1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 of 30 July 1996
introducing a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetablesimported from third countries(
2), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No1064/97(3),requiresanimportlicencetobepresentedforfreshsour
cherries falling within CN code 08092005, among other products,before they can be released into free circulation;
Whereas for practical reasons, some provisions of this Regulation
governing sour cherries should be limited to their harvesting andmarketing season;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1921/95 of 3 August 1995
laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of importlicences for products processed from fruit and vegetables and repealingRegulations (EEC) No 2405/89 and (EEC) No 3518/86(
4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2427/95(5), subjects processed sour
cherries falling within CN codes ex 08119019, ex 08119039,08119075, ex 08121000, 20086051, 20086061, 20086071 and20086091, among other products, to the import licence system;
Whereas,tosimplifyadministration,theceilingsof500tonnesforfresh
sourcherriesand7000tonnesforprocessedsourcherrieslaiddowninAnnex D to the Cooperation Agreement between the EuropeanCommunity and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(
6), and
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No77/98shouldbemanagedexactly the same as the ceilings in Commission Regulation (EC) No122/98 of 16 January 1998 on managing the ceilings for imports offresh and processed sour cherries originating in the Republics ofBosnia-HerzegovinaandCroatia(
7),andtomakethegrantofpreference
subject to the presentation of licences issued in accordance with thisRegulation;
Whereas measures must be taken very quickly and automatically once
the demand for licences reaches one of the ceilings fixed; whereas theCommission should be allowed to take the necessary measures;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationareinaccordance
with the opinion of the Management Committees for Fresh Fruit andVegetables and for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
This Regulation governs the management of the tariff ceilings referred
to in Regulation (EC) No 77/98 for fresh sour cherries falling withinCN code 08092005, and processed sour cherries falling within CN
(1) OJ L 8, 14. 1. 1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 156, 13. 6. 1997, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 185, 4. 8. 1995, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 249, 17. 10. 1995, p. 12.
(6) OJ L 348, 18. 12. 1997, p. 1.
(7) See page 15 of this Official Journal.
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codes 08119075, ex 08121000, ex 08134095, 20086051,20086061,20086071and20086091originatingintheformerYugo-slav Republic of Macedonia.
Article 2
1. All imports under the ceilings referred to in Article 1 shall be
subject to the presentation of an import licence issued in accordancewith this Regulation.
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2. Subject to the specific provisions of this Regulation, Regulation(EC)No1921/95,withtheexceptionofArticle5(2)thereof,shallapplyto the products referred to in Article 1.
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3. The import licence shall contain in Section 24 one of thefollowing:
— Derecho preferencial ad valorem — Reglamento (CE) n
o77/98
— Præferenceværditold — Forordning (EF) nr. 77/98— Präferentieller Wertzoll — Verordnung (EG) Nr. 77/98—Προτιµησιακός δασµός ad valorem — Κανονισµός (ΕΚ)αριθ.
77/98
— Preferential ad valorem duty — Regulation (EC) No77/98— Droit ad valorem préférentiel — Règlement (CE) n
o77/98
— Dazio ad valorem preferenziale — Regolamento (CE) n.77/98— Preferentieel ad valorem-recht — Verordening (EG) nr.77/98— Direito preferencial ad valorem Regulamento (CE) n.
o77/98
— Arvotullietuus — asetus (EY) N:o 77/98— Särskild värdetull — Förordning (EG) nr 77/98.
4. The country of origin shall be entered in Section 8 of both the
licence application and the import licence and the word ‘yes'shall bemarked with a cross.
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5. Import licences shall be valid for one month from the effectivedate of issue in the case of fresh sour cherries and three months in thecase of processed sour cherries.
6. Inthecaseoffreshsourcherries,theissueofimportlicencesshall
be subject to lodging a security of EUR 1,5 per 100 kilograms netweight.
Article 3
1. TheMemberStatesshallprovidedataonapplicationsforlicences
in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulatin (EC) No 1921/95 and,whereapplicable,onthequantitiesforwhichtheimportlicencesissuedhave not been used.
2. Inthecaseoffreshsourcherries,thesereportsshallbeconfinedto
the period between 1 May and 30 September.
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Article 4
1. The licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following
lodgingoftheapplication,providedthatspecialmeasureshavenotbeentaken by the Commission in the meantime.
2. When the quantity in the licences applied for reaches one of the
ceilingsreferredtoinRegulation(EC)No77/98,theCommissionshallfix, if necessary, a flat-rate percentage reduction for the applications inquestion and suspend the issue of licences for any subsequent applica-tion under the ceiling in question.
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Article 5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthatof
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1998.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.