Commission Regulation (EC) No 2751/1999 of 22 December 1999 concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms
L 331/32 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2751/1999 of 22 December 1999 concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3) 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 the administra- tion of Community tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2493/98 (2), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2266/1999 of 27 October 1999 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 (3) lays down that the first applications for import licences under the tariff quota for 2000 must be lodged on 13 and 14 December 1999 and Article 1(2) states that the quantities applied for must be notified by the Member States on 15 December 1999. 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; the quantities applied for on 13 and 14 December 1999 pursuant to Article 4(1) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/ 95 exceed the quantity available. As a result, the extent to which licences may be issued and the issue of licences for all subsequent applications should be suspended until must both be determined, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 4(1) (b) of Regu- lation (EC) No 2125/95 on 13 and 14 December 1999 and submitted to the Commission on 15 December 1999 shall be issued, bearing the wording laid down in Article 11(1) of that Regulation, for 7,8 % of the quantity applied for. Article 2 The issue of import licences applied for pursuant to Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 shall be suspended for applications submitted from 1 January until 14 October 2000. This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 1999. Article 3 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 212, 7. 9. 1995, p. 16. (2) OJ L 309, 19. 11. 1998, p. 38. (3) OJ L 277, 28. 10. 1999, p. 8