CELEX: 31996R2345
Language: en
Date: 1996-12-09 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2345/96 of 9 December 1996 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

10 . 12. 96            EN I             Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 319/ 5
                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2345/96
                                                           of 9 December 1 996
                                  on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
     THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         that Regulation for the month of December 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 4 December 1996
     market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by             and before 6 January 1997 should be refused,
     Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2),
     Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 885/96 of              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
     15 May 1996 concerning a protective measure applicable
     to imports of garlic from China (3) and in particular
     Article 1 (3) thereof,                                                                     Article 1
    Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                  Import licences applied for on 4 December 1996 under
     1859/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No                     Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic
     1662/94 (*), the release for free circulation in the Commu­       falling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China
    nity of garlic imported from third countries is subject to         shall be issued for 0,21026 % of the quantity applied for,
    presentation of an import licence;                                 having regard to the information available to the
                                                                       Commission on 6 December 1996 .
    Whereas Article 1 ( 1 ) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
    885/96, restricts the issue of import licences for garlic          For the abovementioned products applications for import
    originating in China to a maximum monthly quantity in              licences lodged after 4 December 1996 and before 6
    the case of applications lodged from 1 June 1996 to 31
                                                                       January 1997 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 December 1996 is in excess            This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 December
  of the maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to                1996 .
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                       States .
                       Done at Brussels, 9 December 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 .
(3)   OJ   No  L 119,  16. 5. 1996, p. 12.
(4)   OJ   No  L 170,  13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
(5)   OJ   No  L 176,  9. 7. 1994, p. 1 .