Commission Regulation (EC) No 2266/1999 of 27 October 1999 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms as regards import licences for the 2000 quota

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2266/1999
of 27 October 1999
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms as regards import licences for the 2000 quota
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 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/95(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2493/98(4), the first applications for import licences under the 2000 quota should be lodged on 3 and 4 January 2000 and the Member States are to notify the Commission on 5 January 2000 of the quantities covered by applications;
(2) in the case of those countries of origin for which import licence applications regularly cover quantities in excess of those available as from early January, the periods for lodging applications should be brought forward in order to avoid any risk of disruption of the electronic transmission of the data concerned as a result of the "Y2K" problem and to ensure that the issuing of licences takes place as smoothly as possible;
(3) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Processed Fruit and Vegetables,