CELEX: 31997R0244
Language: en
Date: 1997-02-10
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 244/97 of 10 February 1997 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

No L 40/ 16           I EN 1                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  11 . 2. 97
                                               COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 244/97
                                                              of 10 February 1997
                                   on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             that Regulation for the month of February 1997; whereas
                                                                            it is therefore necessary to determine to what extent
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   import licences may be issued in response to these appli­
    Community,
                                                                            cations; whereas the issue of licences in response to appli­
    Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of                 cations lodged after 5 February 1997 and before 5 March
    28 October 1996 on the common organization of the                       1997 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,
                                                                           Import licences applied for on 5 February 1997 under
   Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                      Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859 /93 for garlic
    1 859/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
                                                                           falling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China
    1 662/94 (4), the release for free circulation in the Com­             shall be issued for 0,13231 % of the quantity applied for,
   munity of garlic imported from third countries is subject
                                                                           having regard to the information available to the
   to presentation of an import licence;                                   Commission on 8 February 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 5 February 1997 and before 5 March
                                                                           1997 shall be refused .
   applications lodged from 1 June 1996 to 31 May 1997;
  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 5 February 1997 is in excess                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 1 February
  of 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, 10 February 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.
(-1)  OJ  No  L   170,  13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
(4)   OJ  No  L   176,  9. 7. 1994, p. 1 .