CELEX: 31996R0434
Language: en
Date: 1996-03-08 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 434/96 of 8 March 1996 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

No L 60/ 18             EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  9 . 3 . 96
                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 434/96
                                                             of 8 March 1 996
                                 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           the quantity applied for at 5 March 1996 is in excess of
                                                                         the maximum monthly quantity for March 1996; whereas
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 it is therefore necessary to determine to what extent
   Community,                                                            import licences may be issued in response to these appli­
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72                  cations; whereas the issue of licences in response to these
  of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the                      applications; whereas the issue of licences in response to
   market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by               applications lodged after 5 March 1 996 and before 4 April
  Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2),                                        1996 should be refused,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1153/95 of
  22 May 1995 concerning a protective measure applicable                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
  to imports of garlic from China (3), as amended by Regu­
  lation (EC) No 2944/95 (4), and in particular Article 1 (3)                                     Article 1
  thereof,
                                                                        Import licences applied for under Article 1 of Regulation
  Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                    (EEC) No 1859/93 at 5 March 1996 for garlic falling
   1 859/93 f5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No                       within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China shall be
  1 662/94 (*), the release for free circulation in the Commu­          issued for 0,23186 % of the quantity applied for, having
  nity of garlic imported from third countries is subject to            regard to the information available to the Commission on
  presentation of an import licence;                                    6 March 19 96 .
  Whereas Article 1 (1 ) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
  1153/95, restricts the issue of import licences for garlic            For the abovementioned products applications for import
  originating in China to a maximum monthly quantity in                 licences lodged after 5 March 1996 and before 4 April
                                                                        1996 shall be refused .
  the case of applications lodged from 1 June 1995 to 31
 May 1996;
                                                                                                  Article 2
 Whereas, given the criteria laid down in Article 1 (2) of
 that Regulation and the import licences already issued,               This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 March 1996.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                      States .
                      Done at Brussels, 8 March 1996 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                    Franz FISCHLER
                                                                              Member of the Commission
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