CELEX: 31997R1010
Language: en
Date: 1997-06-04 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1010/97 of 4 June 1997 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

No L 145/22           rENl                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                 5 . 6 . 97
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1010/97
                                                              of 4 June 1997
                                on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             that Regulation for the month of June 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 2 June 1997 and before 4 July 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 2 June 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 0,20964 % of the quantity applied for, having
to presentation of an import licence;                                    regard to the information available to the Commission on
                                                                         4 June 1997.
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 2 June 1997 and before 4 July 1997
applications lodged from 1 June 1997 to 31 May 1998;                     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 2 June 1997 is in excess of
the maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to                       This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 June 1997.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 4 June 1997.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                     Franz FISCHLER
                                                                               Member of the Commission
 (') OJ  No  L 297,    21 . 11 . 1996, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ  No  L  130 ,  22. 5. 1997, p. 6.
  3  OJ  No  L  170,   13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
 (*) OJ  No  L  176,   9. 7. 1994, p. 1 .