CELEX: 31999R2119
Language: en
Date: 1999-10-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2119/1999 of 5 October 1999 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

L 259/18                EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                   6. 10. 1999
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2119/1999
                                                             of 5 October 1999
                                   on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                       of the maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex
                                                                                  to that Regulation for the month of October 1999;
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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28                         these applications; whereas the issue of licences in
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in                          response to applications lodged after 1 October 1999
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regu-                     and before 3 November 1999 should be refused,
lation (EC) No 857/1999 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1040/1999 of 20                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
May 1999 concerning a protective measure applicable to
imports of garlic from China (3), and in particular Article 1(3)
                                                                                                       Article 1
thereof,
(1)     Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                 Import licences applied for from 1 October 1999 pursuant to
        1859/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/                Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic falling
        94 (5), the release for free circulation in the Community          within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China shall be
        of garlic imported from third countries is subject to              issued for 0,81294 % of the quantity applied for, having regard
        presentation of an import licence;                                 to the information available to the Commission on 4 October
                                                                           1999.
(2)     Whereas Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1040/1999,
        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 1 October 1999 and before 3 November
        applications lodged from 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2000;               1999 shall be refused.
(3)     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 1 October 1999 is in excess            This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 October 1999.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                       Done at Brussels, 5 October 1999.
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                    Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  297,  21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L  108,  27.4.1999, p. 7.
(3) OJ L  127,  21.5.1999, p. 10.
(4) OJ L  170,  13.7.1993, p. 10.
(5) OJ L  176,  9.7.1994, p. 1.