23.7.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL190/23
REGULATION (EEC)No1869/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of22July1975
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2107/74layingdownprotectivemeasuresappli­
cabletoimportsofpreservedmushrooms
personswhohavenotimportedtheproductsinques­
tionduring1973;
WhereasitseemsfairtoallowMemberStatesto
extendtheperiodofvalidityofsuchlicencesincases
offorcemajeure,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
865/68(')of28June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruit
andvegetables,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1420/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1427/71(3)of2July1971introducingprotective
measuresforproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegeta­
bles,andinparticularArticle1(2)thereof;
WhereasArticle 1(4)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2107/74(4)of8August1974layingdown
protectivemeasuresapplicabletoimportsofpreserved
mushrooms ,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2587/74(5),providesthatimportlicencesshallnotbe
requiredforimportsoriginatinginthirdcountries
whicharewillingtoundertaketomaintainacertain
minimumpricelevel;whereasitappearspossiblethat
somethirdcountriesarewillingtoundertaketolimit
theirexportstotheCommunity ;whereas,therefore,it
isadvisabletoexemptexportsoriginatingfromthese
countriesfromthesystemofimportlicences;
WhereasunderArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No
2107/74thereferencequantityistobeequaleitherto
thequantityofpreservedmushroomsimportedbythe
applicantduringthecorresponding monthin1973or
totheaveragequantityimportedduringthecorres­
pondingmonthsin1971,1972and1973;whereasin
ordertosimplifytheadministrative taskofMember
Statesinapplyingtheprotectivemeasuresitisadvis­
abletolaydownonlyonereferenceperiod;whereas
forthispurposeitisappropriatetoselecttheperiod
inwhichthegreatestquantitieswereimported;
Whereasforthesamepurposeitisadvisabletoamend
thedetailedrulesconcerningtheissueandperiodof
validityofthelicences;
Whereas,withaviewtoimprovingtheadministration
ofthelicensingsystem,itisadvisabletorelaxthe
rulesapplicabletoapplicationsforlicencesmadebyArticleI
1.Thetextofthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle1
(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2107/74isreplacedbythe
following :
'Thelicenceshallbeissuedforimportstobe
effectedduringthequarterinrespectofwhichit
wasdrawnup.Itshallbevalidforimportsintothe
MemberStatewhichissuedit\
2.Thetextofthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle1(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)No2107/74isreplacedbythe
following :
'Whenapplicationforalicenceismade,thequan­
titiesofproductstobeimportedinthecourseof
eachquartershallbeindicated .
ForthepurposesofthisRegulationaquartershall
meanoneofthefollowingperiods:
—1Januaryto31March,
—1Aprilto30June,
—1Julyto30September ,
—1Octoberto31December ,
oftheyearinquestion'.
Article2
ThetextofArticle 1(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2107/74isreplacedbythefollowing :
'Importlicencesshallnotberequiredforimportsorig­
inatinginthirdcountriestobespecifiedwhichare
willingandinapositiontoundertakethatthequanti­
tiesofproductsoriginatingintheirterritoryimported
intotheCommunity shallnotexceedcertain
maximumquantitiesandthatalldeflectionoftrade
willbeavoided'.(')OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(-)OJNoL141,3.6.1975,p.1.
(')OJNoL151,7.7.1971,p.5.Y)OJNoL218,9.8.1974,p.54.
(3)OJNoL276,11.10.1974,p.30.

NoL190/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.7.75
Article3
ThetextofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No2107/74
isreplacedbythefollowing :
'1.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission
bytelex:
(a)atthelatestonthefifthdayofthemonth
precedingeachquarterandforthefirsttime
by5September1975,ofthequantitiesindi­
catedforeachquarterinthelicenceapplica­
tionslodgedwiththem;
(b)atthelatestonthefifthdayofthefirstmonth
ofeachquarter,ofthequantitiesforthe
quarterinquestioninrespectofwhichimport
licenceswereissuedbetweenthetwentiethday
andtheendofthepreviousmonth.
2.Onthebasisofthenotificationsprovidedfor
inparagraph 1theCommissionshallassessthe
situationanddecideasprovidedinArticle3on
thequantitiesofproductsforwhichlicencesshall
beissued.
3.TheCommission shallreachadecision
duringtheweekfollowingthatinwhichthequan­
titiesappliedforarenotifiedtoit.If,however,the
Commission failstoactwithinthatweek,the
conditionspreviouslyinforcefortheissueof
importlicencesshallcontinuetoapply.
4.Importlicencesshallbeissued,withinthe
limitsoftheamountsappliedfor,forthequanti­
tiesdeterminedbytheCommission .Theyshallbe
issuedfromthetwentiethdayuntiltheendofthe
monthprecedingthequarterinquestion.
Insofarasapplicationsrelatetoquantities
exceedingthesespecifiedbytheCommissionthey
shallberefused'.2.Licencesissuedbefore1August1975onthe
basisofareferencequantityequaltotheaverage
quantityimportedintotheCommunityinthe
courseof1971,1972and1973duringeachofthe
monthscorresponding tothoseindicatedinthe
applicationshallberegardedashavingbeen
issuedonthebasisofthereferencequantityas
definedinparagraph 1'.
Article5
ThetextofArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No2107/74
isreplacedbythefollowing:
'Whereapplicationsforlicencesaremadeby
personswhohavenotimportedtheproductsin
questionintotheCommunityduring1973,such
applicationsshallbywayofderogationfromthe
abovementioned provisions,begrantedsubjectto
anoveralllimitforallapplicationstakentogether
of5%oftheaveragequantitiesofproducts
importedduringeachoftheperiodsof1973
corresponding tothosespecifiedintheapplica­
tionsintotheMemberStatewithwhoseauthori­
tiessuchapplicationsarelodged.Importsorigi­
natingincountrieshavinggiventheundertaking
referredtoinArticle1(4)shallbeexcludedwhen
theaveragequantitiesarebeingcalculated .
MemberStatesshallissuelicencesinrespectof
suchapplications byapportioning equitably
amongstalltheapplicantsthequantitycorres­
pondingtothelimitreferredtointhepreceding
paragraph .
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission in
accordancewithArticle2(1)ofthequantitiesfor
whichsuchimportlicenceshavebeenappliedfor
andgranted'.
Article6
InArticle5(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2107/74,theword'month'isineachcasereplacedby
theword'period'.
Article7
ThetextofArticle7(e)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2107/74isreplacedbythefollowing :
'theperiodforwhichitwasissued'.
Article8
Thetextof.Article10ofRegulation (EEC)No
2107/74isreplacedbythefollowing :
'1.Onapplicationbythepartyconcernedthe
MemberStatewhichissuedtheimportlicenceArticle4
ThetextofArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2107/74
isreplacedbythefollowing :
'1.TheCommissionshalldeterminethequanti­
tiesofproductsforwhichlicencesshallbeissued
byfixingapercentagetobeappliedtotherefer­
encequantitylaiddownforeachapplicantin
respectofeachperiodforwhichalicenceis
issued.
Thereferencequantityshallforeachperiodindi­
catedintheapplicationbeequaltothequantityof
preservedmushroomsimportedbytheapplicant
intotheCommunityin1973duringthatperiod.
Importsoriginatinginthirdcountrieshaving
giventheundertakingreferredtoinArticle1(4)
shallnotbetakenintoaccountwhenthereference
quantityisbeingdetermined .

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shalldecidethattheobligationtoimportis
cancelledandthatthedepositshallnotbefor­
feitedinrespectofquantitiesofproductswhich
thepartyconcernedhasimportedorhashad
importedintotheterritoryoftheCommunity
underarrangements forthesuspensionofcustoms
dutiesorchargeshavingequivalenteffectand
whichhavelefttheterritoryoftheCommunity
andbeenenteredforhomeuseinathirdcountry.
2.Whereasaresultofforcemajeureimporta­
tioncannotbeeffectedduringtheperiodof
validityofthelicencethecompetentagencyofthe
issuingMemberStateshalldecide,attherequest
ofthetitularholder,eitherthattheobligationto
importbecancelled,thedepositbeingreleased,or
thattheperiodofvalidityofthelicencebe
extendedforsuchperiodasmaybeconsidered
necessaryinviewofthecircumstances invoked.
Suchextensionmaybegrantedaftertheperiodof
validityofthelicencehasexpired.
Thedecisiontocancelortoextendshallbe
restrictedtothatquantityoftheproductwhich
couldnotbeimportedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
Anyextensionofalicenceshallberecordedby
meansofanendorsementstampedbytheissuing
agencyonthelicenceandbytheappropriateof
thelicence.
3.Theimportershallbymeansofappropriate
documentsfurnishproof:
(a)ofthecircumstances regardedasconstituting
forcemajeure;
(b)oftheperiodduringwhichtheproducts
remainedonCommunityterritoryfollowingtheirimportationunderarrangements forthe
suspensionofcustomsdutiesorothercharges
havingequivalenteffect,oftheirdeparture
fromCommunityterritoryandoftheirfree
entryforhomeuseinathirdcountry.
4.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
ofthecircumstances recognisedbythemasconsti­
tutingforcemajeure '.
Article9
InArticlelibasfollowsisaddedtoRegulation (EEC)
No2107/74:
Articlelib
Shouldtheseprotectivemeasurescontinueto
applyafter30September1975anylicencesissued
before1September1975forimportstobecarried
outonorafter1October1975shallbereplaced
bythecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
bynewlicencesissuedinrespectofaquarter.
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommssion of
thequantitiesinrespectofwhichlicetcesare
replacedasprovidedintheprecedingparagraph'.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Articles2,4,5,6,7and8shallapplywitheffectfrom
1August1975.
Articles 1,3and9shallapplywitheffectfrom1
September1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22July1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission