Commission Regulation (EC) No 1691/2005 of 14 October 2005 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 December 2005 to 28 February 2006

15.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 271/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1691/2005
of 14 October 2005
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 December 2005 to 28 February 2006
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 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries (2), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers on 10 and 11 October 2005, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and in all third countries other than China or Argentina.
(2) The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by new importers on 10 and 11 October 2005, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in Argentina.
(3) It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission on 13 October 2005 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates must be suspended,