Draft communication to operators in the banana sector - Subject: Applications for the registration of operators for 2000
C 181/12 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 6. 1999 11. ÖSTERREICH Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten Landstraßer Hauptstraße 55-57 A-1031 Wien Tel. (43) 171 10 23 61 Fax (43) 17 15 83 47 12. PORTUGAL MinistØrio da Economia Direcçªo-Geral das Relaçıes Económicas Internacionais Avenida da Repœblica, 79 P-1000 Lisboa Tel. (351-1) 791 18 00, 791 19 43; 793 30 02 Telefax (351-1) 793 22 10/796 37 23 Telex 13418 13. SUOMI Tulllihallitus PL 512 FIN-00101 Helsinki Puh. (358) 9 6141 Telekopio (358) 9 614 2852 14. SVERIGE Kommerskollegium Box 6803 S-113 86 Stockholm Tfn (46-8) 690 48 00 Fax (46-8) 30 67 59 15. UNITED KINGDOM Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Import Licensing Branch, Queensway House, West Precinct, Billingham, Stockton on Tees TS23 2NF United Kingdom Tel. (44-1642) 63 12 121 Fax (44-1642) 53 35 57 Draft communication to operators in the banana sector Subject: Applications for the registration of operators for 2000 (1999/C 181/05) 1. Articles 5 and 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 regarding imports of bananas into the Community (1) stipulate that applications for the registration of traditional operators and newcomers must be submitted to Member States before 1 July, and that operators must at the same time forward to the competent national authorities the supporting documents necessary for determination of their reference quantities or annual allocations as appropriate. 2. At the present time, the conditions under which bananas will be imported in 2000 are not yet known but it is possible that there will be adjustments to the current import arrangements. Consultations are currently in progress with the parties involved. 3. As a result, operators are advised to retain for possible use by the competent national authorities any document attesting to their activities in the banana sector and not to submit any applications for registration until further notice. (1) OJ L 293, 31. 10. 1998, p. 32