Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/2004 of 13 April 2004 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 March to 31 May 2004
Date: 2004-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bulb vegetable, import licence

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 675/2004

of 13 April 2004

on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 March to 31 May 2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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),

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 (2), and in particular
Article 8(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The quantities for which licence applications have been
lodged by traditional importers and by new importers
on 5 and 6 April 2004, under Article 5(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for
products originating in Argentina.

It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the
licence applications sent to the Commission on 8 April
2004 can be met and to fix,
for each category of
importer and product origin, the dates until which the
issue of certificates must be suspended,

Article 1

Applications for import licences lodged under Article 3(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 on 5 and 6 April 2004 and sent
to the Commission on 8 April 2004, shall be met at a percen-
tage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in Annex I
hereto.

Article 2

For each category of importer and the origin involved, applica-
tions for import licences under Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 565/2002 relating to the quarter from 1 March to 31 May
2004 and lodged after 6 April 2004 but before the date in
Annex II hereto, shall be rejected.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 April 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p.
64).

(2) OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11.

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Origin of the products

— traditional importers

(Article 2(c) of Regulation (EC) No 565/
2002)

— new importers

(Article 2(e) of Regulation (EC) No 565/
2002)

ANNEX I

China

—

—

Percentage allocations

Third countries other
than China or Argentina

Argentina

100,000 %

2,34 %

100,000 %

2,34 %

X: No quota for this origin for the quarter in question.
—: No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission.

Origin of the products

— traditional importers

(Article 2(c) of Regulation (EC) No 565/
2002)

ANNEX II

China

31.5.2004

— new importers

31.5.2004

(Article 2(e) of Regulation (EC) No 565/
2002)

Dates

Third countries other
than China or Argentina

—

—

Argentina

31.5.2004

31.5.2004