Commission Regulation (EC) No 1865/2001 of 21 September 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin and establishing the method for managing tariff quotas for garlic imported from third countries

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1865/2001
of 21 September 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin and establishing the method for managing tariff quotas for garlic imported from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2001(2), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1510/2001(4), lays down that applications for import licences for garlic may be lodged only from the first Monday until the last Friday of the quarter in question.
(2) Given the length of time it takes to transport these goods from certain points of origin, the period during which import licence applications for garlic can be submitted should be brought forward.
(3) Other provisions of the Regulation should also be amended to take account of the change in the period for submitting licence applications and the change in their term of validity.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,