CELEX: 32000R0275
Language: en
Date: 2000-02-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 275/2000 of 3 February 2000 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

L 29/20                EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                      4. 2. 2000
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 275/2000
                                                           of 3 February 2000
                                  on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                     the maximum quantity given in the Annex to that Regu-
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                           lation for the month of February 2000; it is therefore
Community,                                                                      necessary to determine to what extent import licences
                                                                                may be issued in response to these applications; the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28                       issue of licences in response to applications lodged after
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in                        1 February 2000 and before 1 March 2000 should be
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No                 refused,
1257/1999 (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 last amendend by Regula-
tion (EC) No 51/2000 (4), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,                                     Article 1
Whereas:
                                                                         Import licences applied for from 1 February 2000 pursuant to
(1)     Pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/                 Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic falling
        93 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/94 (6),            within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China shall be
        the release for free circulation in the Community of             issued for 0,66007 % of the quantity applied for, having regard
        garlic imported from third countries is subject to presen-       to the information available to the Commission on 3 February
        tation of an import licence.                                     2000.
(2)     Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1040/1999, restricts          For the abovementioned products applications for import
        the issue of import licences for garlic originating in           licences lodged after 1 February 2000 and before 1 March
        China to a maximum monthly quantity in the case of               2000 shall be refused.
        applications lodged from 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2000.
(3)     Given the criteria laid down in Article 1(2) of that                                          Article 2
        Regulation and the import licences already issued, the
        quantity applied for on 1 February 2000 is in excess of          This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 2000.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 3 February 2000.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L  160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L  127, 21.5.1999, p. 10.
(4) OJ L  6, 11.1.2000, p. 18.
(5) OJ L  170, 13.7.1993, p. 10.
(6) OJ L  176, 9.7.1994, p. 1.