Commission Regulation (EC) No 2865/98 of 30 December 1998 on managing the ceilings for imports of fresh and processed sour cherries originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2865/98 of 30 December 1998 on managing the ceilings for imports of fresh and processed sour cherries originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia and to imports of wine originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Slovenia (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2863/98 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 70/97 states that import licences are to be issued to ensure the management of the ceilings of 2 500 tonnes of fresh sour cherries and of 12 800 tonnes of processed sour cherries fixed in Annex D to that Regulation; whereas the grant of preference should be made subject to the submission of licences issued in accordance with this Regulation;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1921/95 of 3 August 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences for products processed from fruit and vegetables (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2427/95 (4), should apply to all the products covered by this Regulation, subject to the specific provisions of this Regulation;
Whereas, to ensure efficient management of the tariff ceilings, provision should be made for licences to be issued after a period allowing checks on quantities and for Member States to send regular reports;
Whereas measures must be taken automatically and very quickly once the demand for licences reaches one of the ceilings fixed; whereas the Commission should be enabled to take the necessary measures;
Whereas, for practical reasons, the applicability of some provisions of this Regulation governing fresh sour cherries should be limited to their harvesting and marketing season;
Whereas this Regulation replaces Commission Regulation (EC) No 122/98 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1057/98 (6), applicable from 1 January to 31 December 1998; whereas, therefore, in the interests of clarity, that Regulation should be repealed;
Whereas, to ensure proper management of the tariff ceilings, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 1999;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro (7) provides that as from 1 January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instruments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1; whereas, for the sake of clarity, the denomination 'euro` should be used in this Regulation since it is to apply from 1 January 1999;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Fresh and Processed Fruit and Vegetables,