Commission Regulation (EC) No 1574/2006 of 19 October 2006 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 December 2006 to 28 February 2007

20.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1574/2006
of 19 October 2006
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 December 2006 to 28 February 2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 of 16 November 2005 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas and introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries (2), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditonal importers and by new importers during the first five working days of October 2006, pursuant to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China, Argentina and all third countries other than China and Argentina.
(2) It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission by 16 October 2006 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates should be suspended,