CELEX: 31997R2249
Language: en
Date: 1997-11-12 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2249/97 of 12 November 1997 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

13 . 11 . 97          EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                               L 310 / 11
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2249/97
                                                    of 12 November 1997
                            on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       that Regulation for the month of November 1997;
                                                                  whereas it is therefore necessary to determine to what
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            extent import licences may be issued in response to these
Community,
                                                                  applications; whereas the issue of licences in response to
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of           applications lodged after 7 November 1997 and before 5
28 October 1996 on the common organization of the                 December 1997 should 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
Article 1 (3) thereof,
                                                                  Import licences applied for on 7 November 1997
Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for
 1859/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
 1 662/94 (4), the release for free circulation in the Com­       garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in
                                                                  China shall be issued for 0,06385 % of the quantity
munity of garlic imported from third countries is subject
                                                                  applied for, having regard to the information available to
to presentation of an import licence;                             the Commission on 10 November 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 7 November 1997 and before 5
                                                                  December 1997 shall be refused.
applications lodged from 1 June 1997 to 31 May 1998;
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 7 November 1997 is in excess          This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 November
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, 12 November 1997 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ L 297, 21 . 11 . 1996, p. 1 .
(2) OJ L 130, 22. 5. 1997, p. 6.
(■') OJ L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
h) OJ L 176, 9. 7. 1994, p. 1 .