CELEX: 31999R0075
Language: en
Date: 1999-01-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 75/1999 of 12 January 1999 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

13. 1. 1999           EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 7/13
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 75/1999
                                                       of 12 January 1999
                            on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          that Regulation for the month of January 1999; whereas it
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                is therefore necessary to determine to what extent import
Community,                                                           licences may be issued in response to these applications;
                                                                     whereas the issue of licences in response to applications
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of               lodged after 8 January 1999 and before 4 February 1999
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the                    should be refused,
market in fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1137/98 of               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
29 May 1998 concerning a protective measure applicable
to imports of garlic from China (3), and in particular                                        Article 1
Article 1(3) thereof,
                                                                     Import licences applied for on 8 January 1999 pursuant
Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                   to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic
1859/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/                  falling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China
94 (5), the release for free circulation in the Community of         shall be issued for 1,08108 % of the quantity applied for,
garlic imported from third countries is subject to presen-           having regard to the information available to the
tation of an import licence;                                         Commission on 12 January 1999.
Whereas Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1137/98,
                                                                     For the abovementioned products applications for import
restricts the issue of import licences for garlic originating
                                                                     licences lodged after 8 January 1999 and before 4
in China to a maximum monthly quantity in the case of
                                                                     February 1999 shall be refused.
applications lodged from 1 June 1998 to 31 May 1999;
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 8 January 1999 is in excess of           This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 January
the maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to                   1999.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 12 January 1999.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                  Franz FISCHLER
                                                                            Member of the Commission
(1) OJ  L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ  L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 41.
(3) OJ  L 157, 30. 5. 1998, p. 107.
(4) OJ  L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
(5) OJ  L 176, 9. 7. 1994, p. 1.