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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3758/90
of21December 1990
onaprotectivemeasureapplicabletoimportsofprovisionally preserved
cultivatedmushrooms
oftheproductsinquestionwhichmybereleasedforfree
circulationforthefirstquarterof1991shouldbedeter­
minedonthebasisofthequantitiesimportedduringthe
previousyearandofarateofincreasethatreflectsthe
smoothdevelopmentoftrade;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthesaidquantityis
properlyusedandavoidthesubmissionofapplications
forspeculativesreasons,thebulkofthequantityshould
bereservedforimporterswhointhepastobtained
suppliesofprovisionallypreservedcultivatedmushrooms
onthebasisofthequantitiestheyobtainedin1989and
1990,whileaccesstothatquantityshouldbemaintained
fornewimporters;
Whereas,lastly,theadditionalrulesnecessaryfortheissue
ofthelicencesshouldbelaiddown;whereassuchrules
arecomplementary toorinderogationfromtheprovi­
sionslaiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2405/89of1August1989layingdownspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificatesforproductsprocessed
fromfruitandvegetables^,asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No619/90(%THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No426/86of
24February1986onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2201/90(2),and
inparticularArticle18(2)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No521/77of14
March1977laysdowndetailesrulesforapplyingprotec­
tivemeasuresinthemarketinproductsprocessedfrom
fruitandvegetables(3);
Whereasthequantitiesofcultivatedmushrooms ,provisio­
nallypreservedbutunsuitableforconsumptioninthat
state,releasedforfreecirculationintheCommunitysince
thebeginningof1990areconstantlyincreasing;
Whereasthelevelsofpricesmaintainedbythemainthird
countrysuppliersforthe1990/91marketingyearare
lowerthanthoseforsimilarproductsobtainedinthe
Community ;whereasitisdifficult,therefore,tomarket
thelatter;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2891/90of5
October1990ontheissueofimportlicencesforprovisio­
nallypreservedcultivatedmushrooms(4)fixesthe
maximumquantityofthatproductwhichmaybereleased
forfreecirculationfor1990;
Whereasthereisadangerthatfrom1January1991
applicationsforimportlicencesmaybeexpessiveinrela­
tiontorequirementsandbesubmittedforspeculative
reasons,inviewoftheuncertaintyoftheoutcomeofthe
discussionsnowinhandwithcertainexportingcountries;
whereasthiscouldcreateseriousdisturbances onthe
Communitymarketwhichcouldunderminetheobjec­
tivesofArticle59oftheTreaty;whereasitisnecessary,
therefore,toapplyprotectivemeasuresfrom1January
1991;
Whereastheprotectivemeasuresmustbesuchasto
preventlarge-scaleimportsduringaverylimitedperiod;
whereas,tothatend,takingintoconsiderationthecriteria
laiddowninRegulation(EEC)No521/77,pendingthe
customsoftheabovementioned discussions,thequantityHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Forthefirstquarterof1991,importlicencesshallbe
issuedfor10000tonnesofcultivatedmushroomsprovisi­
onallypreservedbutunsuitableforconsumpption inthat
statefallingwithinCNcodeex07119050.
2.Importlicencesshallbeappliedforandissuedin
accordancewithRegulation(EEC)No2405/89,without
prejudicetothespecificprovisionsofthisRegulation.
Article2
1.ThequantityfixedinArticle1(1)shallbeallocated
asfollows:
(a)9000tonnestoimporterswhosubmittedapplica­
tionsforimportlicencesfortheproductsinques­
tioninthecourseof1989and1990;
(b)1000tonnestoimporterswhodonotfulfilthe
conditionsetoutin(a).
(')OJNoL49,27.2.1986,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.1.
(3)OJNoL73,21.3.1977,p.28.
(<)OJNoL276,6.10.1990,p.29.OOJNoL227,4.8.1989,p.34.
faOJNoL67,15.3.1990,p.31.

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However,wherethequantityspecifiedin(a)or(b)isnot
appliedfor,orisonlypartiallyappliedfor,orisonly
partiallyappliedfor,thequantityavailableshallbeallo­
catedtotheothergroupofimporterswhohavesubmitted
applications .
2.(a)Noapplicationforalicence,submittedbyan
importerreferredtoinparagraph 1(a),mayrelate
toaquantityinexcessof15%ofthequantity
suppliedtothatimporterin1989and1990;
(b)Noapplicationforalicence,submittedbyan
importerreferredtoin1(b),mayrelatetoaquan­
tityinexcessof25%ofthequantityshownunder
thatpoint.
Article3
Applicationsforimportlicencesshallbesubmittedtothe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateson3and4
January1991.Theabovementioned authoritiesshallforwardtheseapplicationstotheCommissionatthelatest
by7January1991at4p.m.,distinguishingbetweenthe
quantitiesappliedforunderpoints(a)and(b)respectively
ofArticle2(1).
Article4
TheCommissionshall,by8January1991atthelatest,fix
andcommunicate bytelextotheMemberStatesthe
quantitiesforwhichlicencesaretobeissuedforeachof
thetwocategoriesofapplicationsmentionedinArticle2
(!)•
Article5
Thelicencesforwhichapplicationsareforwarded
pursuanttoArticle3shallbeissuedon9January1991.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission