Commission Regulation (EC) No 2258/2002 of 18 December 2002 amending Regulations (EC) No 1868/2002 and (EC) No 1870/2002 as regards import licence applications for garlic originating in all third countries except China for the period 6 January to 28 February 2003
Date: 2002-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bulb vegetable, import licence, originating product, third country

19.12.2002

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2258/2002

of 18 December 2002

amending Regulations (EC) No 1868/2002 and (EC) No 1870/2002 as regards import licence
applications for garlic originating in all third countries except China for the period 6 January to 28
February 2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
545/2002 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of
2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff
quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for
garlic imported from third countries (3), and in particular
Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 provides
that for each of the origins and for each of the quarters
indicated in Annex I to that Regulation, the maximum
quantity available is to be divided between traditional
importers and new importers. However, for each quarter
and for each origin, the quantities available are to be
allocated to each of the two categories of importer, tradi-
tional or new,
from the first Monday of the second
month of each quarter.

and

import

(EC) No

1868/2002 (4)

Pursuant to Article 2 of Commission Regulations (EC)
1870/2002 (5)
No
concerning the issue of licences for the import of garlic,
licences relating to the quarter
the issue of
running from 1 December 2002 to 28 February 2003
for new importers for products originating in Argentina
and in all third countries other than China and Argen-
tina is
lodged after 15
October 2002.

suspended for applications

According to the latest
information available to the
Commission, the import licences issued up to that date
pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002
to traditional
for products originating in
Argentina and in all third countries other than China
and Argentina for the quarter running from 1 December
2002 to 28 February 2003 were for less than the
maximum quantities to be supplied.

importers

(4)

In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No
565/2002, it must therefore also be possible to allocate
the quantities available to new importers from 6 January

2003. New importers should therefore be given the
opportunity to submit import licence applications from
6 January 2003.

(5)

Regulations (EC) No 1868/2002 and (EC) No 1870/
2002 should therefore be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1868/2002 is hereby replaced
by the following:

‘Article 2

The issue of import licences relating to the quarter running
from 1 December 2002 to 28 February 2003 covered by
applications under Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for new
importers for products originating in all third countries
other than China and Argentina is hereby suspended for
applications lodged after 15 October 2002 and before 6
January 2003. Applications for the quarter running from 1
March 2003 to 31 May 2003 may be lodged from 13
January 2003.’

Article 2

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1870/2002 is hereby replaced
by the following:

‘Article 2

The issue of import licences relating to the quarter running
from 1 December 2002 to 28 February 2003 covered by
applications under Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for new
importers for products originating in Argentina is hereby
suspended for applications lodged after 15 October 2002
and before 6 January 2003. Applications for the quarter
running from 1 March 2003 to 31 May 2003 may be
lodged from 13 January 2003.’

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 281, 19.10.2002, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 281, 19.10.2002, p. 6.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 December 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General