31971R1785

674 Official Journal of the European Communities

14.8.71 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 184/55

REGULATION (EEC) No 1785/71 OF THE COMMISSION

of 13 August 1971 fixing the percentage applicable to the reference quantity for the purpose of applying the system of import licences for tomato concentrates

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM- quantities in respect of which licences have been MUNITIES, applied for;

Whereas the Commission disposes of the quantities Having regard to the Treaty establishing the for which applications have been made in Member European Economic Community ; States importing tomato concentrates ; whereas, moreover, several third countries have declared that they are willing to guarantee that they will maintain Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No a certain price level on importation of the product in 865/68 1 of 28 June 1968 on the common organisation question into the Community; whereas it is therefore of the market in products processed from fruit and necessary to fix the percentage applicable to imports vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No from third countries which are not willing to give the 1425/712 ; same undertaking at a level which will not adversely affect the measures laid down in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1558/71 and the derogation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No from these measures provided for in Article 1 (4) of 1427/713 of 2 July 1971 introducing protective that Regulation ; measures for products processed from fruit and vegetables, and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1558/714 of 20 July 1971 laying down protective measures applicable to imports of tomato concentrates laid Article 1 down protective measures applicable to imports of tomato concentrates from third countries excluding From 16 August 1971 the applications for import Greece; whereas for this purpose the Regulation set up machinery for restricting imports by means of a licences made in accordance with the provisions of Article- 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1558/71. shall be system of import licences ; granted up to the quantity specified in the application and up to 50% of the reference quantity referred to Whereas pursuant to Article 2 (2) of the in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1558/71 . above-mentioned Regulation the Commission is responsible for assessing the situation, and for deciding on the quantities of products for which Article 2 import licences are to be issued, fixing a percentage to be applied to each applicant's reference quantity; whereas this assessment and this decision must be This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 August based on notifications by Member States giving the 1971 .

1 OJ No L 153 , 1.7.1968, p. 8. 2 OJ No L 151, 7.7.1971, p. 1 . 3 OJ No L 151 , 7.7.1971, p. 5 . 4 OJ No L 164, 22.7.1971, p. 14.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 13 August 1971 .

For the Commission

The President Franco M. MALFATTI