31992R1861

No L 188/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 8 . 7. 92

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1861/92 of 7 July 1992 on the issuing of import licences for certain processed mushroom products originating in certain third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the quantities for which licences have been issued have reached the annual amount granted to these Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European countries ; whereas the issuing of licences qualifying for Economic Community, the exemption from the additional amount provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 should Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 accordingly be suspended for traditional importers, of 30 June 1981 on measures applicable to imports of mushrooms of Agaricus spp. falling within CN codes 0711 90 40, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30 ('), as amended by HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation (EEC) No 1 122/92 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) Article 1 No 1707/90 of 22 June 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 on Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 5 (4) (a) of imports of mushrooms from third countries (3), as last Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 on 1 and 2 July 1992 and amended by Regulation (EEC) No 11 23/92 (4), and in forwarded to the Commission on 3 July 1992 for mush­ particular Article 5 (8) thereof, rooms of Agaricus spp. falling within CN codes 0711 90 40, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30 originating in Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1843/92 (^ third countries other than Poland, South Korea, Taiwan adjusted, until 31 December 1992, the allocation of the and China shall be issued, the endorsement laid down in global quantity fixed by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 being indi­ No 1796/81 ; whereas Article 5 (8) of Regulation (EEC) cated, for up to 60 % of the quantity applied for. No 1707/90 provides that if the quantities for which licences have been applied for exceed the balance avai­ The issuing of licences which may qualify for exemption lable, the Commission is to fix a single percentage figure from the additional amount provided for in Article 2 of by which the quantities applied for are to be reduced and Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 is hereby suspended for suspend the issuing of licences in response to subsequent applications under Article 5 (4) (b) of Regulation (EEC) applications ; No 1707/90 lodged from 3 July 1992.

Whereas quantities of mushrooms originating in third Article 2 countries other than Poland, South Korea, Taiwan and China and applied for on 1 and 2 July 1992 exceed the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its quantities available ; whereas the extent to which publication in the Official Journal of the European licences may be issued may accordingly be determined ; Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 July 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 183, 4. 7. 1981 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 117, 1 . 5. 1992, p. 98 . 0 OJ No L 158 , 23. 6. 1990, p. 34. (4) OJ No L 117, 1 . 5. 1992, p. 100 . 0 OJ No L 187, 7. 7. 1992, p. 34.