Commission Regulation (EC) No 171/2009 of 4 March 2009 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 June to 31 August 2009
Date: 2009-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Argentina, China, bulb vegetable, import, import licence, tariff quota, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 171/2009

of 4 March 2009

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

of

day

15th

the
to
February
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.

pursuant

2009,

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 February 2009 can be met in
accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No
341/2007,

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

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 February 2009 and
sent to the Commission by the end of February 2009 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, 4 March 2009.

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

‘X: No quota for this origin for the subperiod in question.’

09.4104

09.4099

09.4105

09.4100

09.4106

09.4102

X

X

23,155471 %

0,442303 %

100 %

100 %