CELEX: 31998R2428
Language: en
Date: 1998-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2428/98 of 10 November 1998 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

11. 11. 98            EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                 L 300/19
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2428/98
                                                     of 10 November 1998
                            on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          that Regulation for the month of November 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 6 November 1998 and before 3
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the                    December 1998 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 6 November 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 1,12685 % 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 10 November 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 6 November 1998 and before 3
in China to a maximum monthly quantity in the case of
                                                                     December 1998 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 6 November 1998 is in excess             This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November
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, 10 November 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.