CELEX: 31997R0457
Language: en
Date: 1997-03-10 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 457/97 of 10 March 1997 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

No L 69/ 14           EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                               11 . 3 . 97
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 457/97
                                                      of 10 March 1997
                          on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       that Regulation for the month of March 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 5 March 1997 and before 4 April 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 (3) thereof,                                                                     Article 1
Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                Import licences applied for on 5 March 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 0,15064 % of the quantity applied for,
to presentation of an import licence;                             having regard to the information available to the
                                                                  Commission on 7 March 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 March 1997 and before 4 April
applications lodged from 1 June 1996 to 31 May 1997;              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 5 March 1997 is in excess of
the maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to                This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 1997.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 10 March 1997.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 297, 21 . 11 . 1996, p. 1 .
M OJ No L 119, 16. 5. 1996, p. 12.
b) OJ No L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
0 OJ No L 176, 9. 7. 1994, p. 1 .