CELEX: 31998R0093
Language: en
Date: 1998-01-14 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 93/98 of 14 January 1998 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

L 9/24                EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 15. 1. 98
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 93/98
                                                     of 14 January 1998
                           on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        that Regulation for the month of January 1998; whereas
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              it is therefore necessary to determine to what extent
Community,                                                         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 8 January 1998 and before 5
28 October 1996 on the common organization of the                  February 1998 should be refused,
market in fruit and vegetables (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 903/97 of              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
21 May 1997 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 8 January 1998 pursuant
1859/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/                to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic
94 (4), the release for free circulation in the Community          falling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China
of garlic imported from third countries is subject to              shall be issued for 0,05248 % of the quantity applied for,
presentation of an import licence;                                 having regard to the information available to the
                                                                   Commission on 12 January 1998.
Whereas Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 903/97,
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 8 January 1998 and before 5
applications lodged from 1 June 1997 to 31 May 1998;               February 1998 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 8 January 1998 is in excess of         This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January
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, 14 January 1998.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(1) OJ  L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ  L 130, 22. 5. 1997, p. 6.
(3) OJ  L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
(4) OJ  L 176, 9. 7. 1994, p. 1.