Commission Regulation (EC) No 2146/2001 of 31 October 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1121/2001 fixing the adjustment coefficients to be applied to each traditional operator's reference quantity under the tariff quotas for imports of bananas and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 as regards the submission of new import licence applications

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2146/2001
of 31 October 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1121/2001 fixing the adjustment coefficients to be applied to each traditional operator's reference quantity under the tariff quotas for imports of bananas and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 as regards the submission of new import licence applications
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 organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 216/2001(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 of 7 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1613/2001(4), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 the Commission fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1121/2001(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1603/2001(6), an adjustment coefficient to be applied to each operator's reference quantity in each of the two categories of traditional operator, taking account of the information supplied by the Member States on the total volume of the reference quantities for traditional operators A/B and traditional operators C.
(2) As a result of further information received from a Member State, the sum of the reference quantities for traditional operators C has been found to amount to 716609 tonnes. This requires a change in the adjustment coefficient to be applied to the reference quantities for each traditional operator C.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1121/2001 must therefore be amended.
(4) Traditional operators C should consequently be given the possibility of submitting new applications for import licences for the fourth quarter of 2001 in view of the increase in their reference quantities.
(5) This Regulation should enter into force immediately in view of the time limits set for the submission of new import licence applications.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,