Commission Regulation (EC) No 440/2007 of 20 April 2007 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 June to 31 August 2007
Date: 2007-04-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bulb vegetable, import licence, originating product, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 440/2007

of 20 April 2007

on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 June to 31 August 2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

2007, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No
341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products
originating in China and all third countries other than
China and Argentina.

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),

(3)

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006
of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the admin-
istration of
for agricultural products
managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular
Article 7(2) thereof,

tariff quotas

import

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

the administration of

Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and
provides for
tariff quotas and
introduces a system of import licences and certificates
of origin for garlic and other agricultural products
imported from third countries.

The quantities for which ‘A’
licence applications have
been lodged by traditional
importers and by new
importers during the first five working days of April

Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 341/2007, it is now necessary to establish the
extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the
Commission by 15 April 2007 in accordance with
Article 12 of that Regulation can be met,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged pursuant to Article
10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first five
working days of April 2007 and sent to the Commission by
15 April 2007, shall be met at a percentage rate of the quan-
tities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 April 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(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 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).

(3) OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 12.

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ANNEX

Origin

Order number

Allocation coefficient

Argentina
— traditional importers
— new importers

China
— traditional importers
— new importers

Other third countries
— traditional importers
— new importers

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

09.4104

09.4099

09.4105

09.4100

09.4106

09.4102

X

X

24,88668 %

0,600467 %

100 %

75,524737 %