Commission Regulation (EC) No 3297/93 of 30 November 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of arrangements for importing bananas into the Community

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3297/93 of 30 November 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of arrangements for importing bananas into the Community
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) and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (2) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3026/93 (3) lays down the detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community, particularly as regards determining the  reference quantities for the operators and the conditions governing the grant of import licences;
Whereas Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 lays down the procedure for the submission of import licence applications; whereas the time period for the submission of such applications should be adjusted and greater latitude should be given to  new operators so that they might make better use over an annual period of the annual quantity allocated to them pursuant to Article 4 (4) of the aforementioned Regulation;
Whereas with a view to knowing the real level of banana imports into the Community and to ensure monitoring of the import arrangements, the exemption to the requirement to apply for an import licence for small quantities laid down in the fourth indent  of Article 5 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products (4), as last  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1963/93 (5), should be waived;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation must enter into force immediately before the period in which applications for licences for the first quarter of 1994 are submitted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Bananas,