Commission Regulation (EC) No 1018/2008 of 17 October 2008 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod 1 December 2008 to 28 February 2009
Date: 2008-10-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Argentina, China, bulb vegetable, import, import licence, tariff quota, third country

18.10.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 277/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1018/2008

of 17 October 2008

on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod 1 December 2008 to 28 February
2009

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri­
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

(3)

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

Whereas:

(1)

the administration of

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

importers during the first five working days of October
2008, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No
341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products
originating in China, Argentina, and all third countries
other than China and Argentina.

Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the
extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the
Commission by 15 October 2008 can be met
in
accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No
341/2007,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

‘A’

for

import

licences

Applications
to
Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first
five working days of October 2008 and sent to the Commission
by 15 October 2008 shall be met at a percentage rate of the
quantities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

lodged pursuant

Article 2

(2)

The quantities for which ‘A’
been lodged by traditional

licence applications have
importers and by new

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, 17 October 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 12.

L 277/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.10.2008

ANNEX

Origin

Order number

Allocation coefficient

Argentina
— Traditional importers
— New importers

China
— Traditional importers
— New importers

Other third countries
— Traditional importers
— New importers

09.4104

09.4099

09.4105

09.4100

09.4106

09.4102

55,244277 %

1,102834 %

19,875085 %

0,476907 %

100 %

11,295785 %