3. 8.96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 193/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1561/96 of 30 July 1996 fixing the reduction coefficients for the determination of the quantity of bananas to be allocated to each operator in categories A and B from the tariff quota for 1996 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3250/94 (%), and in particular Article 20 thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 of 10 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community(), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/96 (%), the Commission, depending on the annual tariff quota and the total reference quantities of operators determined pursuant to Articles 3 and following of that Regulation, is to fix, where appropriate, a single reduction coefficient for each category of operators to be applied to operators’ reference quantities to determine the quantity to be allo- cated to each for the year in question; Whereas, pending the adaptation of the volume of the tariff quota as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2679/55 (%), for the purposes of implementation of Article 6 of Regu- lation (EEC) No 1442/93, provisionally fixes the reduction coefficients to be applied to the reference quantity of each operator in categories A and B, on the basis of a tariff quota volume of 2200 000 tonnes for 1996; Whereas the volume of the tariff quota was fixed sub- sequently at 2 553 000 tonnes for 1996 by Commission Regulation No 1559/96 (), not including the additional quantity of 72440 tonnes laid down in Commission Regulations (EC) No 127/96 () and 822/96 (*) as a result of tropical storms Iris, Luis and Marilyn; Whereas, for the sake of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 2679/95 should be repealed; () OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. () OJ No L 142, 12. 6. 1993, p. 6. (% OJ No L 181, 20. 7. 1996, p. 13. () OJ No L 277, 21. 11. 1995, p. 1. ( ( ( % 0J No L 20, 26. 1. 1996, p. 17. % O] No L 111, 4. 5. 1996, p. 7. Whereas for calculating the abovementioned reduction coefficients, the total quantity allocated to operators who suffered the effects of tropical storms Iris, Luis and Marilyn should not be taken into account; whereas the coefficients should be determined on the basis of 2553 000 tonnes; Whereas the provisions of this Regulation must enter into force immediately, given the time limits laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93; Whereas the Management Committee for Bananas has failed to deliver an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The quantity to be allocated to each operator in categories A and B in respect of the period from 1 January to 31 December 1996 within the tariff quota provided for in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 shall be calculated by applying to the operator’s reference quantity, determined in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, the following single reduc- tion coefficients: — for each category A operator: 0,623432, — for each category B operator: 0,55200S5. Article 2 Regulation (EC) No 2679/95 is hereby repealed. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.