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( 1 ) OJ NO L 73 , 21 . 3 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 341 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) SEE PAGE 3 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 214 , 12 . 8 . 1975 , P . 20 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1218/80

OF 14 MAY 1980

LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/80 AS REGARDS IMPORTS OF PRESERVED MUSHROOMS ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 OF 14 MARCH 1977 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2999/79 ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/80 OF 13 MAY 1980 DEROGATING FROM REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/80 PROVIDES THAT IN THE CASE OF IMPORTS OF PRESERVED MUSHROOMS ORIGINATING IN A COUNTRY WHICH HAS UNDERTAKEN TO SUPERVISE ITS EXPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS TO THE COMMUNITY THE IMPORT LICENCE MAY BE ISSUED ON PRESENTATION OF A DOCUMENT ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AGENCY OF THE EXPORTING COUNTRY IN QUESTION ;

WHEREAS THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO SUPERVISE THEIR EXPORTS OF PRESERVED MUSHROOMS TO THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS IMPORT LICENCES FOR THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD BE ISSUED ON PRESENTATION OF SUCH A DOCUMENT , IN ORDER TO PREVENT DEFLECTIONS OF TRADE ;

WHEREAS , FOR REASONS OF GOOD MANAGEMENT , THE INFORMATION THAT MUST APPEAR ON THE DOCUMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES NECESSARY MUST BE SPECIFIED ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . IMPORT LICENCES FOR PRESERVED MUSHROOMS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 20.02 A OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA , SHALL BE ISSUED ON PRESENTATION OF THE DOCUMENT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/80 .

2 . SUCH DOCUMENT , WHICH SHALL BE DRAWN UP IN ONE OF THE LANGUAGES OF THE COMMUNITY , SHALL GIVE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS :

- EXPORTER ( NAME , FULL ADDRESS , COUNTRY ),

- SERIAL NO ,

- REFERENCE YEAR ,

- FIRST CONSIGNEE ( NAME , FULL ADDRESS , MEMBER STATE ),

- COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ,

- COUNTRY OF DESTINATION ,

- PLACE AND DATE OF EMBARKATION AND MEANS OF TRANSPORT ,

- PRODUCT ,

- QUANTITY EXPRESSED AS NET WEIGHT ,

- AGENCY ISSUING DOCUMENT ( NAME , FULL ADDRESS , COUNTRY ),

- STAMP OF AGENCY AND SIGNATURE OF RELEVANT OFFICIAL .

3 . THE DOCUMENT SHALL BE PRESENTED ALONG WITH THE APPLICATION FOR THE IMPORT LICENCE . IT SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE AGENCY ISSUING THE LICENCE . HOWEVER , WHERE THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE RELATES TO ONLY PART OF THE QUANTITY STATED ON THE DOCUMENT , THE ISSUING AGENCY SHALL STATE ON THE DOCUMENT THE QUANTITY IN RESPECT OF WHICH IT HAS BEEN USED , STAMP THE DOCUMENT AND RETURN IT TO THE PARTY CONCERNED .

ARTICLE 2

ARTICLE 3A ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2104/75 ( 4 ) SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL BE APPLICABLE WITH EFFECT FROM 16 MAY 1980 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 14 MAY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT