Commission Regulation (EC) No 351/2007 of 29 March 2007 on the issue of import licences for olive oil under the Tunisian tariff quota
Commission Regulation (EC) No 351/2007of 29 March 2007on the issue of import licences for olive oil under the Tunisian tariff quotaTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 2000/822/EC of 22 December 2000 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and amendment of the Agricultural Protocols to the EC/Tunisia Association AgreementOJ L 336, 30.12.2000, p. 92.,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licencesOJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13., and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 3(1) and (2) of Protocol No 1 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tunisia, of the other partOJ L 97, 30.3.1998, p. 1. opens a tariff quota, at a zero rate of duty, for imports of untreated olive oil falling within CN codes 15091010 and 15091090 wholly obtained in Tunisia and transported directly from Tunisia to the Community, up to the limit laid down for each year.(2)Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in TunisiaOJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 84.(3)Applications were submitted to the competent authorities in accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 for import licences covering a total quantity exceeding the limit of 5000 tonnes laid down for March.(4)Under these circumstances, the Commission must set a percentage allocation to allow the issue of licences in proportion to the quantity available,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: