Commission Regulation (EC) No 645/98 of 20 March 1998 on the issuing of import licences for bananas under the tariff quota for the second quarter of 1998 and on the submission of new applications (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, import licence, quantitative restriction, tariff quota, tropical fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 645/98

of 20 March 1998

on the issuing of import licences for bananas under the tariff quota for the
second quarter of 1998 and on the submission of new applications

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of
13 February 1993 on the common organization of the
market in bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

for

importing bananas

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/96 (4), lays
down detailed rules for the application of the arrange-
ments
into the Community;
whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/95 (5), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 702/95 (6), lays down
additional rules for the application of the tariff quota
arrangements laid down in Articles 18 and 19 of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 404/93;

Whereas Article 9(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 lays
down that, where, in the case of a given quarter and a
given origin, for a country or group of countries referred
to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 478/95, the quant-
ities covered by import licence applications from one or
more of the categories of operators appreciably exceed the
indicative quantity fixed, a reduction percentage to be
applied to applications shall be set; whereas, however, that
provision does not apply to category C licence applica-
tions nor to category A and B applications relating to a
quantity of 150 tonnes or less, provided that the total
quantity covered by the category A and B applications
does not exceed, for a given origin, 15 % of the total of
the quantities applied for;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
1442/93, the indicative quantities for import under the
tariff quota are laid down for the second quarter of 1998
in Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/98 (7);

(1) OJ L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ L 142, 12. 6. 1993, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 181, 20. 7. 1996, p. 13.
(5) OJ L 49, 4. 3. 1995, p. 13.
(6) OJ L 71, 31. 3. 1995, p. 84.
(7) OJ L 56, 26. 2. 1998, p. 8.

Whereas in the case of the quantities covered by licence
applications that are either less than or not significantly
more than the indicative quantities fixed for the quarter
in question, licences are issued for the quantities applied
for; whereas, however, for certain origins, the quantities
applied for considerably exceed the indicative quantities
or the percentages set out in the Annex to Regulation
(EC) No 478/95; whereas, therefore, a reduction percent-
age should be set to be applied under the aforementioned
conditions to licence applications for the origin or origins
involved and category of licence in question;

the maximum quantity for which licence
Whereas,
applications may still be submitted should be set taking
account of the indicative quantities fixed by Regulation
(EC) No 442/98 and the applications accepted at the end
of the application period;

Whereas this Regulation should apply immediately to
permit licences to be issued as quickly as possible;

Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has
not issued an opinion within the time limit laid down by
its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import licences shall be issued under the tariff quota for
the import of bananas, provided for in Articles 18 and 19
of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, for the second quarter of
1998:

1. for the quantity indicated in the licence application:

(a) multiplied, in the case of the origin ‘Costa Rica', by
the reduction coefficient of 0,6418 for category B
licence
applications
relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less;

applications,

excluding

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(b) multiplied, in the case of the origin ‘Others', by the
reduction coefficient of 0,5652 for category A and
B licence
excluding applications
relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less;

applications,

(c) multiplied, in the case of the origin ‘Colombia', by
the reduction coefficient of 0,7077 for category B
licence
applications
relating to a quantity of 150 tonnes or less;

applications,

excluding

3. for the quantity indicated in the application, in the

case of category C licences.

Article 2

The quantities for which licence applications may still be
lodged in respect of the second quarter of 1998 are laid
down in the Annex hereto.

Article 3

2. for the quantity indicated in the licence application, in
the case of an origin other than those referred to in
point 1 above;

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 20 March 1998.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

(in tonnes)

Quantities available
for new requests

COLOMBIA
(cid:190) Category A

COSTA RICA
(cid:190) Category A

NICARAGUA
(cid:190) Category A
(cid:190) Category B

VENEZUELA

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

BELIZE

CAMEROON

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Other ACP

87 391,432

76 308,315

15 708,000
6 732,000

13 429,838

15 312,706

5 100,000

2 550,000

2 096,329

1 473,351