Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2006 of 20 April 2006 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 June to 31 August 2006
Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2006of 20 April 2006on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 June to 31 August 2006THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetablesOJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 of 16 November 2005 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas and introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countriesOJ L 300, 17.11.2005, p. 19., and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditonal importers and by new importers between 3 and 7 April 2006, pursuant to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and all third countries other than China and Argentina.(2)It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission by 18 April 2006 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates should be suspended,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: