CELEX: 31996R1940
Language: en
Date: 1996-10-08 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1940/96 of 8 October 1996 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

9 . 10 . 96              EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 255/ 11
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1940/96
                                                           of 8 October 1996
                                on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           the maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                that Regulation for the month of October 1996; whereas
 Community,                                                            it is therefore necessary to determine to what extent
                                                                       import licences may be issued in response to these appli­
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72                 cations; whereas the issue of licences in response to these
 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the                      applications; whereas the issue of licences in response to
 market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by                applications lodged after 4 October 1996 and before 6
 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2),                            November 1996 should be refused,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 885/96 of
  15 May 1996 concerning a protective measure applicable               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 to imports of garlic from China (3) and in particular
 Article 1 (3) thereof,                                                                         Article 1
 Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 1859/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No                         Import licences applied for on 4 October 1996 under
 1 662/94 (*), the release for free circulation in the Commu­          Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic
 nity of garlic imported from third countries is subject to            falling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China
 presentation of an import licence;                                    shall be issued for 0,12148 % of the quantity applied for,
                                                                       having regard to the information available to the
 Whereas Article 1 ( 1 ) of Commission Regulation (EC) No              Commission on 7 October 1996.
 885/96, restricts the issue of import licences for garlic
 originating in China to a maximum monthly quantity in                 For the abovementioned products applications for import
 the case of applications lodged from 1 June 1996 to 31                licences lodged after 4 October 1996 and before 6
                                                                       November 1996 shall be refused .
 May 1997;
 Whereas, given the criteria laid down in Article 1 (2) of                                      Article 2
 that Regulation and the import licences already issued,
 the quantity applied for on 4 October 1996 is in excess of            This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 October 1996.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                      States .
                      Done at Brussels, 8 October 1996 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                                             Member of the Commission
(')  OJ   No  L 118 ,  20. 5. 1972, p. 1 .
(2)  OJ   No  L 132,   16. 6. 1995, p. 8.
0    OJ   No  L 119,   16. 5. 1996, p. 12.
(4)  OJ   No  L 170 ,  13 . 7. 1993, p. 10 .
Is)  OJ   No  L 176,   9. 7. 1994, p. 1 .