Commission Regulation (EC) No 51/2007 of 23 January 2007 on the issue of import licences for preserved mushrooms in 2007

24.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 17/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 51/2007
of 23 January 2007
on the issue of import licences for preserved mushrooms in 2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and/or by new importers between 2 and 8 January 2007 pursuant to Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006 of 22 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms imported from third countries (3) exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and other third countries.
(2) It is therefore necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission no later than 16 January 2007 can be met,