CELEX: 31997R1315
Language: en
Date: 1997-07-08 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1315/97 of 8 July 1997 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

No L 180 / 14         EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                              9 . 7. 97
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1315/97
                                                        of 8 July 1997
                           on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Regulation for the month of July 1997; whereas it is
                                                                  therefore necessary to determine to what extent import
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             licences may be issued in response to these applications;
Community,                                                        whereas the issue of licences in response to applications
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of            lodged after 4 July 1997 and before 5 August 1997 should
28 October 1996 on the common organization of the                 be refused,
market in fruit and vegetables ('),
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 (3) thereof,                                                                     Article 1
Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                 Import licences applied for on 4 July 1997 under Article
1859/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No                      1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic falling
1 662/94 (4), the release for free circulation in the Com­        within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China shall be
munity of garlic imported from third countries is subject         issued for 0,16877 % of the quantity applied for, having
to presentation of an import licence;                             regard to the information available to the Commission on
Whereas Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EC) No 903/97,             7 July 1997.
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 4 July 1997 and before 5 August
applications lodged from 1 June 1997 to 31 May 1998;               1997 shall be refused .
Whereas, given the criteria laid down in Article 1 (2) of
that Regulation and the import licences already issued,                                    Article 2
the quantity applied for on 4 July 1997 is in excess of the
maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to that               This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 July 1997.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 8 July 1997.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
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