CELEX: 31996R0034
Language: en
Date: 1996-01-10 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 34/96 of 10 January 1996 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

11 . 1 . 96             EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 8/21
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 34/96
                                                          of 10 January 1996
                              on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           the maximum monthly quantity for January 1996 ;
                                                                      whereas it is therefore necessary to determine to what
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                      extent import licences may be issued in response to these
                                                                      applications ; whereas the issue of licences in response to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72                  these applications ; whereas the issue of licences in
of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the                      response to applications lodged after 5 January 1996 and
market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by                before 5 February 1996 should be refused,
Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1153/95 of                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
22 May 1995 concerning a protective measure applicable
to imports of garlic from China (3), as amended by Regu­
lation (EC) No 2944/95 (4), and in particular Article 1 (3)                                    Article 1
thereof,
                                                                       Import licences applied for under Article 1 of Regulation
Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                    (EEC) No 1859/93 at 5 January 1996 for garlic falling
1859/93 (^ as amended by Regulation (EC) No                           within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China shall be
1 662/94 (*), the release for free circulation in the Commu­           issued for 0,25302 % of the quantity applied for, having
nity of garlic imported from third countries is subject to             regard to the information available to the Commission on
presentation of an import licence ;                                    8 January 1996.
Whereas Article 1 (1 ) of Commission Regulation (EC) No                For the abovementioned products applications for import
1153/95, restricts the issue of import licences for garlic             licences lodged after 5 January 1996 and before 5
originating in China to a maximum monthly quantity in                  February 1996 shall be refused.
the case of applications lodged from 1 June 1995 to 31
May 1996 ;
                                                                                               Article 2
Whereas, given the criteria laid down in Article 1 (2) of
that Regulation and the import licences already issued,                This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 January
the quantity applied for at 5 January 1996 is in excess of             1996 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 10 January 1996.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                   Franz FISCHLER
                                                                            Member of the Commission
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