8.11.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL308/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3221/90
of7November 1990
ontheissueofimportlicencesforprovisionallypreservedcultivatedmushrooms
THECOMMISSION .OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No426/86of
24February1986onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables(]),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2201/90(2),and
inparticularArticle18(2)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2891/90(3)
fixedthemaximumquantityofprovisionallypreserved
cultivatedmushroomsinrespectofwhichimportlicences
aretobeissuedfor1990;whereasthatRegulation
suspended,asaprotectivemeasure,from3Octoberthe
issueofimportlicencesfortheabovementioned products
untilconditionscouldbedrawnupfortheissueof
importlicencesforuseinrespectoftheoutstanding
quantitiesavailableduringthecurrentyear;whereasthe
outstandingquantitiesavailableshouldbespecifiedand
theconditionsfortheissueofthelicencesshouldbe
drawnup;
Whereastheuseoftheoutstandingquantitiesavailable
shouldbereservedasapriorityforthoseapplyingfor
licenceswhocanprove,tothesatisfactionofthecompe­
tentnationalauthorities,thattheproductswereinthe
courseofbeingdeliveredtotheCommunityontheday
onwhichRegulation(EEC)No2891/90enteredinto
force;
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheoutstandingquanti­
tiesavailableareproperlyusedandavoidlicenceapplica­
tionssubmittedforspeculativereasons,thebulkofthe
quantitiesavailableshouldbereservedforimporterswho
inthepastobtainedsuppliesofcultivatedmushroomsin
brineonthebasisofthequantitiestheyappliedforin
1989and1990,whileaccesstothequantitiesavailableby
newimportersshouldbemaintained;
Whereas,lastly,theadditionalrulesnecessaryfortheissue
ofthelicencesshouldbelaiddown;whereassuchrules
arecomplementary toorinderogationfromtheprovi­
sionslaiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2405/89of1August1989layingdownspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificatesforproductsprocessed
fromfruitandvegetables(4),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No619/900,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Untiltheendof1990,importlicencesshallbe
issuedfor4270tonnesofcultivatedmushroomsprovisio­nallypresentedbutunsuitableforconsumptioninthat
statefallingwithinCNcodeex07119050,underthe
conditionslaiddowninthisRegulation.
2.Importlicencesshallbeappliedforandissuedin
accordancewithRegulations (EEC)No2405/89and
(EEC)No203/85(*),withoutprejudicetothespecific
provisionsofthisRegulation.
Article2
1.MemberStatesshallseparatelynotifythequantity
forwhichimportlicenceshavebeenappliedforin
respectofproductsforwhichitcanbeprovedthatthey
haveleftthesuppliercountrybeforethedateofentryinto
forceofRegulation(EEC)No2891/90.
2.Thepartiesconcernedshallprovideproof,tothe
satisfactionofthecompetentauthorities,thatthecondi­
tionssetoutinparagraph 1havebeencompliedwith.
However,thecompetentauthoritiesmayregardthe
productsashavingleftthesuppliercountrybeforethe
dateofentryintoforceoftheabovementioned Regulation
whenoneofthefollowingdocumentsissubmitted:
—inthecaseoftransportbyseaorwaterway,thebillof
ladingshowingthatloadingtookplacebeforethat
day,
—incaseoftransportbyrail,theconsignmentnote
acceptedbytherailwaysoftheconsignorcountry
beforethatday,
—incaseoftransportbyroad,theTIRcarnetpresented
tothefirstcustomsofficebeforethatday,
—incaseoftransportbyair,theairbilloflading
showingthattheairlinereceivedtheproductsbefore
thatday.
Article3
1.ThequantityfixedinArticle1(1)shallbeallocated
asfollows:
(a)3950tonnes,lessthequantitiesreferredtoinArticle
2,toimporterswhosubmittedapplicationsforimport
licencesfortheproductsinquestioninthecourseof
1989and1990; 1
(b)320tonnestoimporterswhodonotfulfilthecondi­
tionsetoutin(a).
However,wherethequantityspecifiedin(a)or(b)isnot
appliedfor,orissoonlypartially,thequantityavailable
shallbeallocatedtotheapplicationssubmittedbythe
othergroupofimporters.
2.(a)Noapplicationforalicencemayrelatetoaquan­
tityexceedingthatshowninparagraph 1(a)or(b),
asapplicable.(')OJNoL49,27.2.1986,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.1.
(3)OJNoL276,6.10.1990,p.29.
(4)OJNoL227,4.8.1989,p.34.0OJNoL67,15.3.1990,p.31. (6)OJNoL23,26.1.1985,p.24.

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(b)Noapplicationforalicence,submittedbyan
importerasreferredtoinparagraph 1(a),may
relatetoaquantityexceeding10%ofthequantity
appliedforbythesameimporterinthecourseof
1989and1990,lessthequantityappliedforin
September1990.
Article4
Applicationsforimportlicencesshallbesubmittedtothe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateson12and13
November1990.Theabovementioned authoritiesshall
forwardtheseapplicationstotheCommissionatthelatest
by14November1990at16noon,distinguishing between
—theapplicationsrelatingtothequantitiesfulfillingthe
conditionsofArticle2,and
—thequantitiesappliedforunderpoints(a)and(b)
respectivelyofArticle3(1).Article5
TheCommissionshall,by15November1990atthe
latest,fixandcommunicatebytelextotheMemberStates
thequantitiesforwhichlicencesaretobeissuedforeach
ofthethreecategoriesofapplicationsmentionedin
Article4.
Article6
Thelicencesforwhichtheapplicationswereforwarded
underArticle4shallbeissuedby16November1990at
thelatest.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollo­
wingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7November1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission