CELEX: 31996R2156
Language: en
Date: 1996-11-11 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2156/96 of 11 November 1996 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

12. 11 . 96              EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 289/7
                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2156/96
                                                          of 11 November 1996
                                on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            that Regulation for the month of November 1996;
 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 these
                                                                        applications; whereas the issue of licences in response to
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72                   these applications; whereas the issue of licences in
 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the                       response to applications lodged after 6 November 1996
 market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by                 and before 4 December 1996 should be refused,
 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2),
 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 (3) and in particular
 Article 1 (3) thereof,                                                                          Article 1
 Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                     Import licences applied for on 6 November 1996 under
 1859/93 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No                          Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic
 1662/94 (■'), the release for free circulation in the Commu­           falling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China
 nity of garlic imported from third countries is subject to             shall be issued for 0,19272 % of the quantity applied for,
 presentation of an import licence;                                     having regard to the information available to the
                                                                        Commission on 8 November 1996 .
 Whereas Article 1 ( 1 ) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
 885/96, 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 6 November 1996 and before 4
 the case of applications lodged from 1 Tune 1996 to 31                 December 1996 shall be refused .
 May 1997;
 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 6 November 1996 is in excess               This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November
 of the maximum monthly quantity given in the Annex to                  1996 .
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                      States .
                      Done at Brussels, 11 November 1996 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                    Franz FISCHLER
                                                                              Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L   118 ,  20 . 5. 1972, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L   132,   16. 6. 1995, p. 8 .
0   OJ  No  L   119,   16. 5. 1996, p. 12.
(4) OJ  No  L   170 ,  13 . 7. 1993 , p. 10 .
 5  OJ  No  L   176,   9. 7. 1994, p. 1 .