Commission Regulation (EC) No 1561/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the reduction coefficients for the determination of the quantity of bananas to be allocated to each operator in categories A and B from the tariff quota for 1996

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1561/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the reduction coefficients for the determination of the quantity of bananas to be allocated to each operator in categories A and B from the tariff quota for 1996
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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 of 10 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/96 (4), the Commission, depending on the annual tariff quota and the total reference quantities of operators determined pursuant to Articles 3 and following of that Regulation, is to fix, where appropriate, a single reduction coefficient for each category of operators to be applied to operators' reference quantities to determine the quantity to be allocated to each for the year in question;
Whereas, pending the adaptation of the volume of the tariff quota as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2679/95 (5), for the purposes of implementation of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, provisionally fixes the reduction coefficients to be applied to the reference quantity of each operator in categories A and B, on the basis of a tariff quota volume of 2 200 000 tonnes for 1996;
Whereas the volume of the tariff quota was fixed subsequently at 2 553 000 tonnes for 1996 by Commission Regulation No 1559/96 (6), not including the additional quantity of 72 440 tonnes laid down in Commission Regulations (EC) No 127/96 (7) and 822/96 (8) as a result of tropical storms Iris, Luis and Marilyn;
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 2679/95 should be repealed;
Whereas for calculating the abovementioned reduction coefficients, the total quantity allocated to operators who suffered the effects of tropical storms Iris, Luis and Marilyn should not be taken into account; whereas the coefficients should be determined on the basis of 2 553 000 tonnes;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation must enter into force immediately, given the time limits laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93;
Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has failed to deliver an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,