CELEX: 31998R2635
Language: en
Date: 1998-12-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2635/98 of 8 December 1998 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

L 333/26              EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                 9. 12. 98
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2635/98
                                                      of 8 December 1998
                            on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          that Regulation for the month of December 1998;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                whereas it is therefore necessary to determine to what
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 (EC) No 2200/96 of               applications lodged after 4 December 1998 and before 7
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the                    January 1999 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 4 December 1998
Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                   pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for
1859/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/                  garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in
94 (5), the release for free circulation in the Community of         China shall be issued for 1,12867 % of the quantity
garlic imported from third countries is subject to presen-           applied for, having regard to the information available to
tation of an import licence;                                         the Commission on 8 December 1998.
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 4 December 1998 and before 7
in China to a maximum monthly quantity in the case of
                                                                     January 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 4 December 1998 is in excess             This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December
of the maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to                1998.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 8 December 1998.
                                                                                 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.