Commission Regulation (EC) No 1137/2001 of 8 June 2001 concerning the issue of A licences for the import of garlic

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1137/2001
of 8 June 2001
concerning the issue of A licences for the import of garlic
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 of 30 May 2001 introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin and establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas for garlic imorted from third countries(1),
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 provides that if quantities covered by applications for A licences exceed the quantities available, the Commission is to fix a simple reduction percentage and suspend the issue of such licences covered by subsequent applications.
(2) Quantities applied for on 4 and 5 June 2001 under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in China exceed the quantities available. The extent to which A licences can be issued, and whether the issue of those licences should be suspended for any subsequent applications, should therefore be determined,