CELEX: 31999R2576
Language: en
Date: 1999-12-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2576/1999 of 6 December 1999 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

7. 12. 1999             EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                       L 313/7
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2576/1999
                                                            of 6 December 1999
                                   on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                       that Regulation for the months of December 1999 and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                             January 2000; whereas it is therefore necessary to deter-
Community,                                                                        mine to what extent import licences may be issued in
                                                                                  response to these applications; whereas the issue of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28                         licences in response to applications lodged after 2
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in                          December 1999 and before 1 February 2000 should be
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regu-                     refused,
lation (EC) No 857/1999 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1040/1999 of 20
May 1999 concerning a protective measure applicable to                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
imports of garlic from China (3), as amendend by Regulation
(EC) No 2255/1999 (4), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,                                         Article 1
(1)     Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                 Import licences applied for from 2 December 1999 pursuant to
        1859/93 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/                Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic falling
        94 (6), the release for free circulation in the Community          within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China shall be
        of garlic imported from third countries is subject to              issued for 0,82037 % of the quantity applied for, having regard
        presentation of an import licence;                                 to the information available to the Commission on 3
(2)     Whereas Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1040/1999,              December 1999.
        restricts the issue of import licences for garlic originating
                                                                           For the abovementioned products applications for import
        in China to a maximum monthly quantity in the case of
                                                                           licences lodged after 2 December 1999 and before 1 February
        applications lodged from 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2000;
                                                                           2000 shall be refused.
(3)     Whereas given the criteria laid down in Article 1(2) of
        that Regulation and the import licences already issued,                                        Article 2
        the quantity applied for on 2 December 1999 is in
        excess of the maximum quantity given in the Annex to               This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 December 1999.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                       Done at Brussels, 6 December 1999.
                                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                                          Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                    Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  297,  21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L  108,  27.4.1999, p. 7.
(3) OJ L  127,  21.5.1999, p. 10.
(4) OJ L  275,  26.10.1999, p. 11.
(5) OJ L  170,  13.7.1993, p. 10.
(6) OJ L  176,  9.7.1994, p. 1.