Commission Regulation (EC) No 43/2000 of 7 January 2000 on the issue of import licences for tomatoes imported from Morocco
8. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 5/45 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 43/2000 of 7 January 2000 on the issue of import licences for tomatoes imported from Morocco THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, determined and the issue of licences for all subsequent applica- tions should be suspended until the end of January, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2767/1999 of 23 December 1999 introducing a system of licences for imports of tomatoes from Morocco (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas: According to information held by the Commission, and in particular that received from the Member States on 5 January 2000, and taking into account the applications submitted for import licences on 3 and 4 January 2000, the quantities of tomatoes agreed between the Community and Morocco for the month of January are likely to be exceeded. As a result, the extent to which the licences applied for may be issued must be HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Import licences applied for on 3 and 4 January 2000 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2767/1999 for fresh tomatoes falling within CN code 0702 00 00 originating in and coming from Morocco shall be issued for 24,5 % of the quantity applied for. For the products referred to above, applications for import licences lodged after 4 January 2000 and before 31 January 2000 shall be rejected. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 January 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 333, 24. 12. 1999, p. 3