Commission Regulation (EC) No 31/1999 of 8 January 1999 concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms
L 5/42 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 1. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 31/1999 of 8 January 1999 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 (EEC) No 2125/95 of 6 September 1995 opening and providing for the administration 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 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 4 and 5 January 1999 pursuant to Article 4 (1) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 have exceeded the quantity available; whereas, as a result, the extent to which licences may be issued and the issue of licences for all subsequent applications should be suspended must both be determined, Article 1 Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 4 (1) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 on 4 and 5 January 1999 and submitted to the Commission on 6 January 1999 shall be issued, bearing the wording laid down in Article 11 (1) of the quantity applied for. that Regulation, for 7,7 % of Article 2 import licences applied for pursuant The issue of to Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 shall be suspended for applications submitted from 6 January until 14 October 1999. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 January 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 January 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