Commission Regulation (EC) No 1199/2008 of 2 December 2008 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod 1 March to 31 May 2009
Date: 2008-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Argentina, China, bulb vegetable, import, import licence, tariff quota, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1199/2008

of 2 December 2008

on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod 1 March to 31 May 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)

(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 following

the 15th day of November 2008, pursuant
to
Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed
for products originating in
the quantities available
third countries other than
China, Argentina, and all
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 the end of November 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 following the 15th day of November 2008
and sent to the Commission by the end of November 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

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, 2 December 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.

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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

09.4104

09.4099

09.4105

09.4100

09.4106

09.4102

78,613107 %

1,125730 %

22,581466 %

0,460126 %

100 %

18,349317 %