31992R0017

8 . 1 . 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 3/ 5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 17/92 of 7 January 1992 on the issuing of import licences for preserved cultivated mushrooms from third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, the issuing of licences qualifying for the exemption from the additional amount provided for in Article 2 of Regula­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion (EEC) No 1796/81 should accordingly be suspended Economic Community, for new importers, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 of 30 June 1981 on measures applicable to imports of preserved cultivated mushrooms ('), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 of 22 June 1990 laying down detailed rules for Article 1 the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 on imports of preserved cultivated mushrooms from third Import licences for preserved cultivated mushrooms countries (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No falling within CN code 2003 10 10, from third countries, 3771 /91 (3), and in particular Article 5 (4) thereof, applied for under Article 5 (4) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 on 2 January 1992 and forwarded to the Whereas Article 5 (4) of the abovementioned Regulation Commission on 3 January 1992 shall be issued, the has allocated 5 200 tonnes of the available quantity of endorsement laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) 34 750 tonnes to new importers ; whereas Article 5 (8) of No 1707/90 being indicated, for up to 8,7 % of the quan­ that Regulation provides that if the quantites for which tity applied for. licences have been applied for exceed the balance available the Commission is to fix a single percentage The issuing of licences for the products referred to in the figure by which the quantities applied for are to be first paragraph which may qualify for exemption from the reduced ; additional amount provided for in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1796/81 is hereby suspended for applications Whereas quantities applied by new importers on 2 under Article 5 (4) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1707/90 January 1992 exceed the quantities available ; whereas the lodged from 3 January 1992. extent to which licences may be issued may accordingly be determined ; Article 2 Whereas the quantities for which licences have been issued have reached the amount of 5 200 tonnes ; whereas This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January 1992.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 January 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 183, 4. 7. 1981 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 158, 23. 6. 1990, p. 34. (3) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991 , p. 30.