CELEX: 31997R0030
Language: en
Date: 1997-01-09 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 30/97 of 9 January 1997 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

No L 6/ 18          I EN I            Official Journal of the European Communities                                10 . 1 . 97
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 30/97
                                                        of 9 January 1997
                             on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       that Regulation for the month of January 1997; 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 6 January 1997 and before 5 February 1997
  28 October 1996 on the common organization of the                 should be refused,
  market in fruit and vegetables ('),
  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 (2), and in particular                                     Article 1
  Article 1 (3) thereof,
  Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No               Import licences applied for on 6 January 1997 under
  1859/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No                    Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic
  1 662/94 (4), the release for free circulation in the Com­       falling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China
  munity of garlic imported from third countries is subject        shall be issued for 0,14286 % of the quantity applied for,
  to presentation of an import licence;                            having regard to the information available to the
                                                                   Commission on 8 January 1997.
 Whereas Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EC) No 885/96,
  restricts the issue of import licences for garlic originating    For the abovementioned products applications for import
 in China to a maximum monthly quantity in the case of             licences lodged after 6 January 1997 and before 5
 applications lodged from 1 June 1996 to 31 May 1997;              February 1997 shall be refused.
 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 6 January 1997 is in excess of        This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January
 the maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to                1997.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 9 January 1997.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(>) OJ No L 297, 21 . 11 . 1996, p. 1 .
 2) OJ No L 119, 16. 5. 1996, p. 12.
(3) OJ No L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
b) OJ No L 176, 9. 7. 1994, p. 1 .