Commission Regulation (EC) No 1844/2003 of 17 October 2003 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 December 2003 to 29 February 2004

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1844/2003
of 17 October 2003
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 December 2003 to 29 February 2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries(3), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers on 13 and 14 October 2003, under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China, Argentina and in all third countries other than China and Argentina.
(2) It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission on 16 October 2003 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates must be suspended,