CELEX: 31997R1961
Language: en
Date: 1997-10-09 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1961/97 of 9 October 1997 on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China

L 277/6               EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                               10 . 10 . 97
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1961 /97
                                                      of 9 October 1997
                            on the issue of import licences for garlic originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       that Regulation for the month of October 1997; whereas
                                                                  it is therefore necessary to determine to what extent
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             import licences may be issued in response to these appli­
Community,
                                                                  cations; whereas the issue of licences in response to appli­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of            cations lodged after 6 October 1997 and before 7
28 October 1996 on the common organization of the                  November 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,
Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                 Import licences applied for on 6 October 1997 pursuant
1859/93 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No                      to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1859/93 for garlic
1 662/94 (4), the release for free circulation in the Com­         falling within CN code 0703 20 00 originating in China
munity of garlic imported from third countries is subject          shall be issued for 0,07923 % of the quantity applied for,
                                                                   having regard to the information available to the
to presentation of an import licence;                              Commission on 8 October 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 6 October 1997 and before 7
                                                                   November 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 6 October 1997 is in excess of         This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 October
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, 9 October 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.
 0 OJ L 170, 13. 7. 1993, p. 10.
  4) OJ L 176, 9 . 7. 1994, p. 1 .