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REGULATION (EEC)No2107/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of8August1974
layingdownprotectivemeasuresapplicabletoimportsofpreservedmushrooms
theconclusionthatimportsthreatentheCommunity
marketwithseriousdisturbanceswhichcouldjeopar­
dizetheobjectivesofArticle39oftheTreaty;
whereas,inthesecircumstances ,itisnecessarytotake
protectivemeasures;
Whereastheeffectoftheprotectivemeasuresshould
betorestrictimportssothattheycanbeabsorbedby
theCommunitymarketwithoutworseningthesitua­
tionthereon;
Whereasforthispurposeimportsshouldberestricted
byrecoursetoasystemofimportlicenceswhichwill
beissuedasthesituationontheCommunitymarket
allows;whereas,inordertocopewithadifficultsitua­
tionontheCommunitymarkets,theperiodof
validityoftheselicencesshouldbelimited;
Whereasimportsoriginatinginthirdcountrieswilling
tomaintainacertainpricelevelshouldnotbe
includedinthesystemofimportlicences;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
865/68(')of28June1868onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruit
andvegetables,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2429/72(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1427/71(3)of2July1971introducingprotective
measuresforproductsprocessedfromfruitand
vegetables,andinparticularArticle1(2)thereof;
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityofpreserved
mushroomsduringthe1973marketingyear
amountedtosome40000metrictons;whereasthis
figureisconsiderablyhigherthanthefigurefor
previousyears;whereas,furthermore ,thefigurefor
thefirstsixmonthsof1974issome50%higherthan
thefigureforthecorresponding periodof1973;
Whereastheofferpricesfromthirdcountriesare20
to30%lessthanthecostpricewithintheCommu­
nityindustryforpreservedmushrooms ;whereas,
consequently ,thetrendofimportsfromthirdcoun­
triesmayaggravatethedifficultiesfacingCommunity
producersasregardsproductionandmarketing ;
Whereasmassiveimportsfromthirdcountriesatvery
lowpricescreateasituationontheCommunity
marketwhereproductsofCommunityoriginlose
tradeoutlets;whereasduringthefirsthalfof1974
stocksofsome20000metrictonsofpreservedmush­
roomsproducedintheCommunitywereinfactfound
toexistontheCommunitymarket;whereasthese
stocksareconsiderablylargerthanthoserecordedin
previousyears;whereas,furthermore ,byreasonofthe
increasedvolumeofimportsstocksarelikelyto
increaseinthecomingmonths;
Whereasanassessmentofthesituationonthemarket,
themainpointsofwhichareoutlinedabove,leadstoWhereasrecoursetoasystemofimportlicences
makesitnecessaryforMemberStatestomakeprior
provisionforitsestablishment ;whereasconsequently
thissystemmaynotbeappliedimmediatelybutonly
witheffectfrom26August1974;
Whereas,inordertotakeaccountofexistingtrade
relationsandtoensurethattheCommunityimporters
concernedarefairlytreated,therestrictiononissuing
licencestoapplicantsshouldbebasedonfactors
relatingtoareferenceperiod;whereasforthis
purposeuseshouldbemadeeitherofthemonthof
1973forwhichapplicationsarelodgedorofthe
averageofthecorresponding monthsfrom1971to
1973ifthisaverageexceedsthequantityimportedin
1973;
Whereasthesystemofimportlicencesmustnotresult
inexcludingfromthetradepersonswhohavenot
carriedoutcommercialtransactionsinpreserved
mushroomsduring1971,1972and1973;whereas,
consequently ,itshouldbepossible,withinlimits,to
grantthemimportlicences,(')OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(2)0*|NoL264,23.11.1972,p.1b)OjNoL151,7.7.1971,p.5.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : 2.Onthebasisofthenotificationsprovidedforin
paragraph 1theCommissionshallassessthesituation
anddecideasprovidedinArticle3onthequantities
ofproductsforwhichlicencesshallbeissued.
3.TheCommissionshallreachadecisionduring
theweekfollowingthatinwhichthequantities
appliedforarenotifiedtoit.If,however,duringthe
weekinquestiontheCommissionhasnotactedon
this,theconditionsinforcebeforetheimportlicences
wereissuedshallbemaintained .
4.Uptothequantityspecifiedintheapplication ,
importlicencesshallbeissuedforthequantitieslaid
downbytheCommission .Theyshallbeissuedduring
thesecondweekfollowingthatduringwhichthe
quantitiesappliedforarenotifiedtotheCommission .
Applicationsforquantitiesexceedingthosespecified
bytheCommissionshallforthisreasonberejected.Article1
1.From26August1974allimportsintothe
Community ofpreservedmushrooms (subheading
20.02AoftheCommonCustomsTariff)fromthird
countriesshallbesubjecttothesubmissionofan
importlicence.
2.MemberStatesshallissuethelicenceunderthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle2,onapplicationby
thepartyconcerned,irrespectiveoftheplaceofhis
establishment withintheCommunity .
Thelicenceshallbeissuedforimportstobeeffected
duringthemonthforwhichitwasdrawnup.Itmay,
however,coverthemonthprecedingorthemonth
followingthemonthinquestioninrespectofthe
quantityforwhichitwasissued.Itshallbevalidfor
importstobeeffectedintheMemberStatewhich
issuedit.
3.Whenapplicationforalicenceismade,the
quantitiesofproductstowhichitrelatesshallbeindi­
cated.
Eachapplicationshallbeaccompaniedbythelodging
ofadepositof1unitofaccountper100kilogrammes
netweight,whichsecurestheobligationtoimport
duringtheperiodofvalidityofthelicenceandwhich
shall,exceptincaseofforcemajeure,beforfeitedin
wholeorinpartifimportationisnoteffectedwithin
thisperiodorisonlypartlyeffected.
4.Theimportlicencesshallnotberequiredfor
importsoriginatinginthirdcountriestobespecified
whicharewillingandinapositiontoguaranteethat
onimportationintotheCommunityofproductsorigi­
natingintheirterritorythepricewillnotbebelowa
certainminimumlevelandthatalldeflectionoftrade
willbeprevented .Article3
TheCommissionshalllaydownthequantitiesof
productsforwhichthelicencesareissuedbyfixinga
percentagetobeappliedtothereferencequantitylaid
downeachmonthforeachparticularapplicant.
Thisreferencequantityshallbeequalto:
—thequantityofpreservedmushroomsimportedby
theCommunityin1973duringeachmQnthspeci­
fiedintheapplication ,or
—theaveragequantityofthisproductimportedinto
theCommunityduringeachmonthspecifiedin
theapplicationfor1971,1972and1973ifthis
averageexceedsthatspecifiedinthefirstindent.
Importsoriginatinginthirdcountriesfulfillingthe
conditionsofArticle1(4)shallnotbetakeninto
accountwhenthereferencequantityisbeingdeter­
mined.
Article2
1.AttheendofeachweekMemberStatesshall
notifytheCommissionbytelexof:
(a)thequantities,shownforeachmonth,inrespectof
whichimportlicenceshavebeenappliedfor
duringtheweek;
(b)thequantities,shownforeachmonth,inrespect
ofwhichimportlicenceshavebeenissuedduring
theweek.
Theinformationrequiredunder(a)shallbenotified
forthefirsttimeon16August1974.Article4
Whenapplicationsforlicencesaremadebypersons
whohavenotimportedtheproductsinquestioninto
theCommunityduringtheperiod1971—1973,these
applicationsshall,bywayofderogationfromthe
abovementioned provisions,begrantedinrespectof
notmorethan5%oftheaveragequantitiesof
productsimportedintotheMemberStateand
convertedtotheauthoritiesofthelatterineach
monthof1971,"1972,and1973corresponding to
thosespecifiedintheapplication .Importsoriginating
incountriesfulfillingtheconditionsofArticle1(4)
shallbeexcludedwhentheseaveragequantitiesare
beingcalculated .

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Therightsandobligationsarisingfromthelicences
shallbetransferable .Importlicencescorresponding totheseapplications
shallbeissuedwithin10workingdaysfollowingthe
lodgingoftheapplicationsandinthechronological
orderinwhichtheywerelodged.Oneandthesame
applicancymaynotbeallottedquantitiesexceeding
2%oftheaveragequantitiesofproductsimported
intotheMemberStateandmentioned inthe
precedingsubparagraph .
Article5
1.EachMemberStateshalllaydownthereference
quantities :
(a)forthequantitiesofproductswhichwereimported
intothatMemberStateduringthereference
periodcorresponding toeachmonthspecifiedin
theapplication :
(aa)byreferencetothedocumentssuppliedby
theapplicantcertifyingtheseoperationsand,
(bb)byreferencetothedocumentswhichhehas
athisdisposalandwhichrelatetotheseopera­
tions;
(b)forthequantitiesofproductswhichhavebeen
importedintoanotherMemberStateduringthe
referenceperiodcorresponding toeachmonth
specifiedintheapplication :
(aa)byreferencetothedocumentsuppliedbythe
applicantcertifyingtheseoperationsand
givinganundertakingthatanapplicationfor
thesequantitieshasnotbeenandwillnotbe
madeinaMemberStateotherthanthatfor
whichthedocumentsareprovided,and
(bb)byreferencetothedocumentsissuedimmedi­
ately,onapplicationbythepartyconcerned,
bytheauthoritiesoftheimportingMember
Statescertifyingtheseoperations .
2.MemberStateswhichissuethedocuments
mentionedinparagraph 1(b)(bb)shallensurethat
applications forlicenceshavenotbeenmade
previouslytotheirownauthoritiesforthequantities
ofproductsimportedduringthereferenceperiodfor
whichthedocumentswererequested.
Theyshalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensurethat
thequantitiesofproductswhicharethesubjectof
thesedocumentsarenottakenintoconsideration for
layingdownthereferencequantityusedforcalcu­
latingthequantitiesforwhichimportlicenceswillbe
issuedbytheirownauthorities .
Article6
Theissueoftheimportlicenceshallinclude:
—therighttoimportnotmorethan105%,
—theobligationtoimportnotlessthan95%
ofthespecificquantityoftheproductchosenduring
theperiodofvalidityofthelicence.Article7
Theimportlicenceshallmention:
(a)thenameandaddressoftheapplicant;
(b)thedescriptionoftheproduct,theCommon
CustomsTariffsubheadingwithinwhichitfalls
anditsreferencenumberinthegoodsnomencla­
tureforforeigntradestatisticsoftheMemberState
inquestion;
(c)thecountryoforiginoftheproduct;
(d)thequantityoftheproductexpressedinkilo­
grammes,netweight;
(e)themonthforwhichitwasissued.
Article8
ThedepositreferredtoinArticle1(3)maybelodged
incashorintheformofaguaranteegivenbyan
establishmentcomplyingwiththecriterialaiddown
bytheMemberStatefromwhichtheissueofthe
licenceisrequested.
Article9
1.WithoutprejudicetoArticle10:
(a)thedepositshallbeforfeitedinwholewhenthe
obligationtoimporthasnotbeenfulfilledduring
theperiodofvalidityofthelicence;
(b)thedepositshallbeforfeitedinpartifthequantity
importedismorethan5%lessthanthequantity
indicatedinthelicence.Theamountofthe
depositwithheldshallbecalculatedbyreference
tothedifferencebetweenthequantityindicatedin
thelicenceless5%andthequantityactually
imported.
2.Thedepositshallbeimmediatelyreleased:
(a)inrespectofapplicationswithdrawnnolaterthan
theweekfollowingthatduringwhichtheywere
lodged;
(b)ifArticle2(2)applies,inproportiontothequan­
tityforwhichanapplicationhasnotbeengranted.
Article10
1.Onapplicationbythepartyconcerned,the
MemberStatewhichissuedtheimportlicenceshall
decidethattheobligationtoimportiscancelledand
thatthedepositshallnotbeforfeited:

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(a)whenimportationcannotbeeffectedduringthe
periodofvalidityofthelicenceasaresultof
circumstances consideredtoconstituteacaseof
forcemajeure,or
(b)forquantitiesofproductswhichtheparty
concernedhasimportedorhashadimportedinto
theterritoryoftheCommunityfreeofcustoms
dutiesorchargeshavingequivalenteffectand
whichhavelefttheterritoryoftheCommunityfor
consumptioninathirdcountry.
2.Theimportershall,bymeansoftheappropriate
documents,furnishproof:
(a)ofthecircumstances consideredtobeacaseof
forcemajeure:
(b)oftheperiodduringwhichtheproductswere
broughtintoCommunityterritorywhilecustomsdutiesorotherchargeshavingequivalenteffect
weresuspended,oftheirdeparturefromCommu­
nityterritoryandtheirfreecirculationinathird
country.
3.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission of
circumstances recognizedasacaseofforcemajeure.
Article11
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,'netweight'
meanstheweightoftheproductexcludingimmediate
packaging.
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon9August
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8August1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission