Commission Regulation (EC) No 1824/1999 of 20 August 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1623/1999 fixing quantities for imports of bananas into the Community for the fourth quarter of 1999 under the tariff quotas or as part of the quantity of traditional ACP bananas

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1824/1999
of 20 August 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 1623/1999 fixing quantities for imports of bananas into the Community for the fourth quarter of 1999 under the tariff quotas or as part of the quantity of traditional ACP bananas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
(1) Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/1999(3) fixes for the fourth quarter of 1999 the quantities of bananas available for each of the origins listed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 of 28 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 regarding imports of bananas into the Community(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 756/1999(5); whereas as a result of material errors in the information transmitted to the Commission for determination of the remaining quantities, the quantities for several origins should be corrected; whereas, therefore, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1623/1999 should be amended;
(2) Whereas this Regulation should enter into force immediately so that operators are aware of the amended quantities before the period for lodging import licence applications for the fourth quarter begins;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,