# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2068/2005

of 16 December 2005

on the issue of import licences for garlic imported under the autonomous tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1982/2005

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1982/2005 of 5 December 2005 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for garlic [^1] , and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Licence applications submitted by traditional and new importers to the competent authorities of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1982/2005, exceed the available quantities. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

**1.** Applications for import licences made by traditional importers pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1982/2005 and submitted to the Commission by the Member States on 15 December 2005 shall be issued for 2,362 % of the quantity applied for.

**2.** Applications for import licences made by new importers pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1982/2005 and submitted to the Commission by the Member States on 15 December 2005 shall be issued for 0,639 % of the quantity applied for.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December 2005.

It shall apply until 31 March 2006.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 December 2005. *For the Commission* J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ *Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development*

[^1] [OJ L 318, 6.12.2005, p. 8](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_318_R_TOC) .

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