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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 192 , 31 . 7 . 1979 , P . 3 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 25 , 31 . 1 . 1975 , P . 10 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 226 , 6 . 9 . 1979 , P . 13 .

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

( 6 ) OJ NO L 57 , 8 . 3 . 1979 , P . 13 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2460/79

OF 8 NOVEMBER 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2104/75 AS REGARDS SPECIAL DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES IN RESPECT OF PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

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 1639/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 9 ( 3 ) AND THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 10 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE THIRD INDENT OF ARTICLE 4 ( 3 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 193/75 OF 17 JANUARY 1975 LAYING DOWN COMMON DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES AND ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1955/79 ( 4 ), PROVIDES THAT NO LICENCE SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSES OF OPERATIONS RELATING TO QUANTITIES FOR WHICH THE AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY FOR THE CORRESPONDING LICENCE WOULD BE 5 ECU OR LESS ; WHEREAS THE THIRD AND FOURTH SUBPARAGRAPHS OF ARTICLE 5 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 193/75 PROVIDE THAT NO SECURITY SHALL BE REQUIRED IN RESPECT OF AN IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENCE OR ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATE WHERE RESPECTIVELY THE AMOUNT OF SECURITY INVOLVED IS 5 ECU OR LESS , OR UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES , 25 ECU OR LESS ;

WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF THESE PROVISIONS AS REGARDS PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES RESULTS , BECAUSE OF THE RANGE OF SECURITY RATES , IN A WIDE VARIATION IN THE QUANTITY OF PRODUCT COVERED ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , WITH A VIEW ESPECIALLY TO ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLICITY , TO SPECIFY IN COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2104/75 ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 450/79 ( 6 ), A QUANTITY WITHIN WHICH SUCH PRODUCTS SHALL BE IMPORTED WITHOUT A LICENCE OR ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATE AND A FURTHER QUANTITY BELOW WHICH AN IMPORT LICENCE OR ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A SECURITY BEING LODGED , AND NOT TO APPLY THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOURTH SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 193/75 ;

WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE NATURE OF THE MARKET IN PRESERVED MUSHROOMS AND IN PARTICULAR THE PRESENT DISTURBANCE OF THAT MARKET , IT IS NECESSARY TO FIX A LOWER EXEMPTION LEVEL AS FAR AS FREEDOM FROM IMPORT LICENCES OR ADVANCE FIXING IS CONCERNED ;

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

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE 14A SHALL BE INSERTED IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2104/75 :

' ARTICLE 14A

1 . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE THIRD INDENT OF ARTICLE 4 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 193/75 , NO IMPORT LICENCE SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR OPERATIONS RELATING TO A QUANTITY NOT EXCEEDING 250 KILOGRAMS OF PRESERVED MUSHROOMS AND 500 KILOGRAMS IN RESPECT OF OTHER PRODUCTS .

2 . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 193/75 , NO SECURITY SHALL BE REQUIRED IN RESPECT OF AN IMPORT LICENCE OR ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATE RELATING TO A QUANTITY NOT EXCEEDING 1 000 KILOGRAMS .

THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOURTH SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 193/75 SHALL NOT APPLY . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 3 DECEMBER 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 8 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT