Commission Regulation (EC) No 1780/2001
of 7 September 2001
concerning the issue of A 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 1047/2001 of 30 May 2001 introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin and establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas for garlic imported from third countries(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1510/2001(2),
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 provides that if quantities covered by applications for A 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 3 and 4 September 2001 under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina exceed the quantities available. The extent to which A licences can be issued, and whether the issue of those licences should be suspended for any subsequent applications, should therefore be determined,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
A import licences covered by applications under Article 1(1), of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina on 3 and 4 September 2001 and forwarded to the Commission on 5 September 2001 shall be issued, with the entry referred to in Article 1(2) of that Regulation, at the rate of:
- 58,717 % of the quantity applied for, for traditional importers,
- 15,198 % of the quantity applied for, for new importers.
Article 2
Issue of the import licences covered by applications under Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in all third countries other than China and Argentina is hereby suspended for applications lodged from 4 September 2001 to 3 December 2001.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 September 2001.