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9.4.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 91/10 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 547/2005
of 8 April 2005
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 March to 31 May 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
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),
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 (2), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
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(1) |
The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditonal importers and by new importers on 4 and 5 April 2005, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 exceed the quantities available for products originating in Argentina. |
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It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission on 7 April 2005 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates must be suspended, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences lodged pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002, on 4 and 5 April 2005 and sent to the Commission on 7 April 2005, shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in Annex I hereto.
Article 2
For each category of importer and the origin involved, applications for import licences pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 relating to the quarter from 1 March 2005 to 31 May 2005 and lodged after 5 April 2005 but before the date in Annex II hereto, shall be rejected.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 April 2005.
For the Commission
J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).
(2) OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 537/2004 (OJ L 86, 24.3.2004, p. 9).
ANNEX I
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Origin of the products |
Percentage allocations |
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China |
Third countries other than China or Argentina |
Argentina |
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— |
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36,47 % |
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ANNEX II
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Origin of the products |
Dates |
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China |
Third countries other than China or Argentina |
Argentina |
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31.5.2005 |
31.5.2005 |
31.5.2005 |
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31.5.2005 |
31.5.2005 |
31.5.2005 |
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