Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2002 of 12 April 2002 concerning the issue of licences for the import of garlic

Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2002
of 12 April 2002
concerning the issue of licences for the import of garlic
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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(1),
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 provides that if quantities covered by applications for licences exceed the quantities available, the Commission is to fix a simple reduction percentage and suspend the issue of such licences covered by subsequent applications.
(2) Quantities applied for on 8 and 9 April 2002 under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for products originating in China exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences can be issued, and whether the issue of those licences should be suspended for any subsequent applications, should therefore be determined,