31976R1412

19 . 6 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 158 / 37

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1412/ 76

of 18 June 1976 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 said Regulations has led, in the case of cultivated mushrooms, to a Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, certain recovery in the prices of Community and third country products and to a marked decrease within the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Community ; 865/68 of 28 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and Whereas in this situation the percentage applicable to vegetables ( 1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) the reference quantity for imports of preserved culti­ vated mushrooms from third countries should be No 11 64/76 (2), increased while ensuring that the Community market Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No does not undergo serious disturbances due to these 1927/75 of 22 July 1975 concerning the system of imports, trade with third countries in the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (3), and in parti­ cular Article 7 (2) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2107/74 of 8 August 1974 (4), as last amended by Regulation Article 1 ( EEC) No 1 407/76 (5), laid down protective measures With effect from 1 July 1976 applications for import applicable to imports of preserved mushrooms from licences made in accordance with Article 1 of Regula­ third countries ; whereas for this purpose the Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 2107/74 shall be granted up to the tion set up machinery for restricting imports by amount specified in the application without however means of a system of import licences ; exceeding, in the case of preserved wild mushrooms, Whereas by Article 2 (2) of the said Regulation the the reference quantity as defined in Article 3 thereof, Commission is responsible for assessing the situation or in the case of preserved cultivated mushrooms, and for deciding on the quantities of products for 70 % of that reference quantity. which import licences are to be issued, by fixing a percentage to be applied to the reference quantity of Article 2 each applicant ; Regulation (EEC) No 661 /76 is hereby repealed. Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 661 /76 of 25 March 1976 (6), fixed the percentage applicable to Article 3 the reference quantity for imports from third coun­ tries not satisfying the conditions of Article 1 (4) of This Regulation enter into force on the day following Regulation (EEC) No 2107/74 at 55 % of the refer­ its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ ence quantity as defined in Article 3 thereof for pean Communities. preserved cultivated mushrooms and at 100 % thereof for preserved wild mushrooms ; It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1976.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 June 1976 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 153 , 1 . 7. 1968 , p . 8 . (2) OJ No L 135, 24. 5 . 1976, p . 38 . P OJ No L 198 , 29 . 7 . 1975 , p . 7 . (4 ) OJ No L 218 , 9 . 8 . 1974, p. 54 . (5 ) See page 25 of this Official Journal . (6) OJ No L 80, 26 . 3 . 1976, p . 15.