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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1707/90

of 22 June 1990

laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 on imports of preserved cultivated mushrooms from third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 of 30 June 1981 on measures applicable to imports of preserved cultivated mushrooms (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 lays down that the quantity which may be imported free from the additional amount must be allocated amongst the supplier countries, account being taken of traditional trade flows and of new suppliers;

Whereas, as the Commission will, in due course, have information on quantities actually imported over a particular period of the year, it should be provided that the quantities allocated may be revised at the end of the first half of the year on the basis of such information; whereas, in order to avoid a break in the continuity of trade with a supplier country before the overall quantity has been used up, it is appropriate to establish a reserve;

Whereas, in order to ensure the consistent application of this Regulation, the term 'cultivated mushrooms' must be defined;

Whereas, in agreement with certain supplier countries, entry into free circulation is subject to the provision of specific documents issued by those countries;

Whereas it is appropriate to establish certain rules to guarantee that the quantities exceeding those laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 are subject to the levying of an additional amount; whereas these rules must in particular cover the issuing of licences after a time sufficient to enable the checking of the quantities and the necessary communications by Member States; whereas these rules either supplement or derogate from the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2405/89 of 1 August 1989 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences and advance fixing certificates for products processed from fruit and vegetables (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 619/90 (3), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1599/90 (5);

Whereas, to ensure better monitoring of imports, regular communication by Member States of the quantities for which certificates have not been used is necessary;

Whereas this Regulation replaces Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3433/81 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3933/88 (7); whereas that Regulation must be repealed;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The entry into free circulation within the Community of cultivated mushrooms falling within CN code 2003 10 10, free from an additional amount in the context of the overall quantity laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81, shall be subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation.

Article 2

The species of mushrooms which are to be considered as 'cultivated mushrooms' for the purposes of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 are listed in Annex II.

Article 3

1. The allocation between supplier countries of the overall quantity referred to in Article 1 may be amended on the basis of information regarding the quantities for which certificates have been issued at 30 June of the year in question.

2. A part of the overall quantity shall not be allocated amongst supplier countries, but shall constitute a reserve.

3. The overall quantity shall be allocated in accordance with Annex I.

Article 4

1. The entry into free circulation of mushrooms originating in the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and the Republic of China (Taiwan) shall be subject to the provision of a certificate corresponding to the specimen in Annex III, issued by the competent authorities referred to in Annex IV and showing the Community as the destination.

2. The provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3850/89 (1) shall be applicable to the imports referred to in paragraph 1 from 1 January 1991.

Article 5

1. Regulation (EEC) No 2405/89 shall be applicable with the exception of Article 5 (2) thereof.

2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the quantities for which licences have been applied for as provided in Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2405/89.

3. If the quantities for which licences have been applied for by a supplier country exceed the quantities available for that country, the Commission shall inform the Member States and set the excess quantities against the reserve referred to in Article 3 (2).

4. If the quantities applied for exceed the balance available, the Commission shall fix a single percentage figure by which the applications shall be reduced.

5. Import licences shall be issued on the fifth working day following that on which applications are lodged in compliance with Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2405/89 provided that special measures are not adopted in the mean time.

Article 6

The Commisison shall regularly inform Member States of the utilization of the quantity laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81, and at the appropriate time, of the exhaustion of that quantity.

Article 7

Import licences issued in accordance with this Regulation shall show one of the following in section 24:

- Ingen opkraevning af tillaegsbeloeb - forordning (EOEF) nr. 1796/81,

- Entlastung vom Zusatzbetrag - Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 1796/81,

- Exaíresi apó to sympliromatikó posó - Kanonismós (EOK) arith. 1796/81,

- Relief from additional amount - Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81,

- Exoneración del montante suplementario - Reglamento (CEE) no 1796/81,

- Exonération du montant supplémentaire - règlement (CEE) no 1796/81,

- Esonero dell'importo supplementare - regolamento (CEE) n. 1796/81,

- Ontheffing van het extra bedrag - Verordening (EEG) nr. 1796/81,

- Exoneração do montante suplementar - Regulamento (CEE) nº 1796/81.

Article 8

Import licences issued for products from Maghreb countries and from ACP States in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 shall show one of the following in section 24: