Commission Regulation (EC) No 2444/94 of 10 October 1994 amending and derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2444/94 of 10 October 1994 amending and derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community
THE COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 organization of the market in bananas (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3518/93 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 of 10 June 1993 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1299/94 (4), lays down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community, in particular as regards the  determination of the category of operators and the conditions under which import licences are granted;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 does not lay down conditions to be met by Category C operators; whereas experience shows that if the tariff quota is to be administered properly, certain criteria need to be laid down to determine the operators in  this category, who should be required in particular to have been engaged beyond a minimum extent in the international trade in fruit and vegetables before applying for registration and, in the case of new allocation applications, to have used up a  minimum percentage of the previous annual allocation;
Whereas, since specific criteria are to be laid down for determining operators in Category C, the dates laid down in Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 should be postponed as far as 1994 is concerned;
Whereas, as regards the detailed rules concerning import licences for traditional ACP bananas, for reasons connected with management the period for lodging licence applications should be adjusted and the detailed rules on issue by the Member States  should be made clearer;
Whereas this Regulation should enter into force immediately in view of the time limits laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93;
Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,