Commission Regulation (EC) No 1448/98 of 7 July 1998 concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms
8. 7. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 192/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1448/98 of 7 July 1998 concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/ 95 of 6 September 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for preserved last the genus Agaricus mushrooms of amended by Regulation (EC) No 2405/97 (2), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof, spp. (1), as 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 1 and 2 July 1998 for products originating in countries other than China, Bulgaria, Poland and Romania exceeded the quantity available; whereas, as a result, the extent to which licences may be issued must be determined and the issue of should be licences suspended until 31 December 1998, applications subsequent for all Article 1 Import licences applied for pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 for products originating in countries other than China, Bulgaria, Poland and Romania on 1 and 2 July 1998, and submitted to the Commission on 3 July 1998, shall be issued, bearing the wording laid down in Article 11(1) of the quantity applied for. that Regulation, for 3,460 % of Article 2 import licences applied for pursuant The issue of to Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 for products originating in than China, Bulgaria, Poland and countries other Romania shall be suspended for applications submitted from 3 July until 31 December 1998. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 July 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 July 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