31976R0661

26 . 3 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 80/ 15

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 66 1 / 76 of 25 March 1 976 fixing for purposes of application of the system of import licences for preserved mushrooms the percentage applicable to the reference quantity

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the application of the protective measures COMMUNITIES. under the conditions defined in the . Regulations referred to has led, in the case of cultivated mush­ rooms, to a certain recovery in the prices of Commu­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European nity and third country products and to a marked Economic Community, decrease within the Community ;

Whereas in this situation the percentage applicable to Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No the reference quantity for imports of preserved culti­ 865/68 of 28 June 1968 on the common organization vated mushrooms from third countries should be of the market in products processed from fruit and increased while ensuring that the Community market vegetables (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) does not undergo serious disturbances due to these No 1420/75 (2), imports,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1927/75 of 22 July 1975 concerning the system of trade with third countries in the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (3), and in parti­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : cular Article 7 (2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2107/74 Article 1 of 8 August 1974 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2501 /75 (5), laid down protective measures applicable to imports of preserved mushrooms from With effect from 1 January 1976 applications for third countries ; whereas for this purpose the Regula­ import licences made in accordance with the provi­ tion set up machinery for restricting imports by sions of Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2107/74 means of a system of import licences ; shall be granted up to the amount specified in the application without however exceeding, in the case of preserved wild mushrooms, the reference quantity as Whereas by Article 2 (2) of the said Regulation the defined in Article 3 of that Regulation , or in the case Commission is responsible for assessing the situation of preserved cultivated mushrooms, 55 % of that refer­ and for deciding on the quantities of products for ence quantity. which import licences are to be issued, by fixing a percentage to be applied to the reference quantity of each applicant ; Article 2

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 467/76 of 1 March 1976 (6), fixed the percentage applicable to Regulation (EEC) No 467/76 is hereby repealed. the reference quantity for imports from third coun­ tries which do not fulfil the conditions of Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2107/74 at 40 % and 100 % respectively of the reference quantity as defined in Article J Article 3 of the Regulation, according to whether the preserves are of cultivated or wild mushrooms ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day (■) OJ No L 153 , 1 . 7. 1968 , p. 8 . following its publication in the Official Journal of (*) OJ Ne L 141 , 3 . 6. 1975, p. 1 . the European Communities. P) OJ No L 198 , 29 . 7. 1975, p. 7. M OJ No L 218 , 9. 8 . 1974, p. 54. (5) OJ No L 254, 1 . 10 . 1975, p. 42. ( 6) OJ No L 54, 2. 3. 1976, p. 5. It shall apply with effect from 1 April 1976.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 March 1976. For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission