Commission Regulation (EU) No 49/2011 of 20 January 2011 on the issue of licences for the import of preserved mushrooms in 2011
Commission Regulation (EU) No 49/2011of 20 January 2011on the issue of licences for the import of preserved mushrooms in 2011THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.,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)The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and/or by new importers between 1 and 7 January 2011 pursuant to Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006 of 22 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms imported from third countriesOJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 91. exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and other third countries.(2)It is therefore necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission no later than 14 January 2011 can be met,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: