COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 27/98 of 7 January 1998 concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms
L 4/56 ‹ EN ‹ Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 1. 98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 27/98 of 7 January 1998 concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2125/95 of 6 September 1995 opening and providing for for the administration of Community tariff quotas preserved mushrooms (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2405/97 (2), and in particular Article 6 (4) thereof, Whereas Article 6 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 lays down that where the quantities applied for exceed the quantity available, the Commission must set a flat-rate percentage reduction and suspend the issue of licences in respect of subsequent applications; Whereas the quantities applied for on 2 January 1998 for products originating in China exceeded the quantity available; whereas, as a result, the extent to which licences may be issued must be determined and the issue of licences should be suspended until 31 December 1998; applications subsequent for all ating in China on 2 January 1998 and submitted to the Commission on 5 January 1998 shall be issued, bearing the wording laid down in Article 11 (1) of that Regulation, for 96,65 % of the quantity applied for. Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 4 (1) 2. (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 for products origin- ating in China on 2 January 1998 and submitted to the Commission on 5 January 1998 shall be issued, bearing the wording laid down in Article 11 (1) of that Regulation, for 12,05 % of the quantity applied for. Article 2 import licences applied for pursuant to The issue of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 for China shall be suspended for applications submitted from 3 January until 31 December 1998. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 3 1. Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 4 (1) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 for products origin- This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 January 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 212, 7. 9. 1995, p. 16. (2) OJ L 332, 4. 12. 1997, p. 32