Introductory text

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables^f1, and in particular Articles 31(2) and 34(1) thereof,

Whereas:

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the People’s Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994^f2, approved by Council Decision 2006/398/EC^f3, provides, for China, for an increasing by 20 500 tons of the tariff quota of garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00.

That increase should be reflected in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005^f4.

Experience has shown that certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 concerning the reference quantity, definitions of importers, import licence applications and information supplied by the Commission should be improved for the sake of clarity.

Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: