Commission Regulation (EC) No 1749/2004

of 7 October 2004

opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for preserved mushrooms from 1 September 2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 [1] opens tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms and lays down rules for the administration thereof.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 359/2004 of 27 February 2004 laying down transitional measures applicable to Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia [2] adopts measures allowing importers from these countries to benefit from Regulation (EC) No 2125/95. The aim of these measures is to make a distinction between traditional importers and new importers in the new Member States, and to adjust the quantities to which licence applications presented by traditional importers from the new Member States can relate so that these importers can benefit from this system.

(3) To ensure uninterrupted supplies to the enlarged Community market while taking account of the economic supply conditions in the new Member States prior to accession, an autonomous and temporary import tariff quota should be opened for preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus falling within CN codes 07115100, 20031020 and 20031030. This new tariff quota is in addition to the one opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1076/2004 of 7 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for preserved mushrooms [3].

(4) This new quota must be transitional and may not prejudge the outcome of the negotiations under way in the context of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as a result of the accession of new members.

(5) The Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. An autonomous tariff quota of 1200 tonnes (drained net weight), bearing serial number 09.4110, hereinafter the "autonomous quota", shall be opened from 1 September 2004 for Community imports of preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus spp. falling within CN codes 07115100, 20031020 and 20031030.

2. The ad valorem duty applicable to products imported under the autonomous quota shall be 12 % for products falling within CN code 07115100 and 23 % for products falling within CN codes 20031020 and 20031030.

Article 2

Regulations (EC) No 2125/95 and (EC) No 359/2004 shall apply to the management of the autonomous quota, subject to the provisions of this Regulation.

However, Articles 1, 2(2) and 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 shall not apply to the management of the autonomous quota.

Article 3

Import licences issued under the autonomous quota, hereinafter "licences", shall be valid until 31 March 2005.

Box 24 of the licences shall show one of the entries listed in Annex I.

Article 4

1. Importers may submit licence applications to the competent authorities of the Member States in the five working days following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Box 20 of the licences shall show one of the entries listed in Annex II.

2. Licence applications submitted by a single traditional importer may not relate to a quantity exceeding 9 % of the autonomous quota.

3. Licence applications submitted by a single new importer may not relate to a quantity exceeding 1 % of the autonomous quota.

Article 5

The autonomous quota shall be allocated as follows:

- 95 % to traditional importers,

- 5 % to new importers.

If the quantity allocated to one of the categories of importers is not used in full, the balance may be allocated to the other category.

Article 6

1. The Member States shall notify the Commission, on the seventh working day following the entry into force of this Regulation, of the quantities for which licence applications have been made.

2. Licences shall be issued on the 12th working day following the entry into force of this Regulation, unless the Commission has taken special measures under paragraph 3 of this Article.

3. Where the Commission finds, on the basis of the information notified under paragraph 1 of this Article, that licence applications exceed the quantities available for a category of importers under Article 5 of this Regulation, it shall adopt, by means of a regulation, a single reduction percentage for the applications in question.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 October 2004.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 212, 7.9.1995, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 498/2004 (OJ L 80, 18.3.2004, p. 20).

[2] OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 11.

[3] OJ L 203, 8.6.2004, p. 3.

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ANNEX I

ENTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3

‘�in Spanish : Certificado expedido en virtud del Reglamento (CE) no 1749/2004 y v谩lido 煤nicamente hasta el 31 de marzo de 2005.

‘�in Czech : licence vydan谩 na z谩klad臎 na艡铆zen铆 (ES) 膷. 1749/2004 a platn谩 pouze do 31. b艡ezna 2005.

‘�in Danish : licens udstedt i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1749/2004 og kun gyldig til den 31. marts 2005.

‘�in German : Lizenz gem盲脽 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1749/2004 erteilt und nur bis zum 31. M盲rz 2005 g眉ltig.

‘�in Estonian : m盲盲ruse (E脺) nr 1749/2004 kohaselt v盲ljastatud litsents, mis kehtib 31. m盲rtsini 2005.

‘�in Greek : 韦慰 蟺喂蟽蟿慰蟺慰喂畏蟿喂魏蠈 蔚魏未蠈胃畏魏蔚 尾维蟽蔚喂 蟿慰蠀 魏伪谓慰谓喂蟽渭慰蠉 (螘螝) 伪蟻喂胃. 1749/2004 魏伪喂 喂蟽蠂蠉蔚喂 渭蠈谓慰 苇蠅蟼 蟿喂蟼 31 螠伪蟻蟿委慰蠀 2005.

‘�in English : licence issued under Regulation (EC) No 1749/2004 and valid only until 31 March 2005.

‘�in French : certificat émis au titre du règlement (CE) no 1749/2004 et valable seulement jusqu'au 31 mars 2005.

‘�in Italian : domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1749/2004 e valida soltanto fino al 31 marzo 2005.

‘�in Latvian : at募auja, kas izdota saska艈膩 ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1749/2004 un ir der墨ga tikai l墨dz 2005. gada 31. martam.

‘�in Lithuanian : licencija, i拧duota pagal Reglamento (EB) Nr. 1749/2004 nuostatas, galiojanti tik iki 2005 m. kovo 31 d.

‘�in Hungarian : az 1749/2004/EK rendelet szerint kibocs谩tott engedély, csak 2005. m谩rcius 31-ig érvényes.

‘�in Dutch : overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1749/2004 afgegeven certificaat dat slechts tot en met 31 maart 2005 geldig is.

‘�in Polish : pozwolenie wydane zgodnie z rozporz膮dzeniem (WE) nr 1749/2004 i wa偶ne wy艂膮cznie do 31 marca 2005 r.

‘�in Portuguese : certificado emitido a t铆tulo do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1749/2004 e eficaz somente até 31 de Março de 2005.

‘�in Slovak : licencia vydan谩 na z谩klade nariadenia (ES) 膷. 1749/2004 a platn谩 len do 31. marca 2005.

‘�in Slovene : dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) 拧t. 1749/2004 in veljavno samo do 31. marca 2005.

‘�in Finnish : asetuksen (EY) N:o 1749/2004 mukaisesti annettu todistus, joka on voimassa ainoastaan 31 p盲iv盲盲n maaliskuuta 2005.

‘�in Swedish : Licens utf盲rdad i enlighet med f枚rordning (EG) nr 1749/2004, giltig endast till och med den 31 mars 2005.

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ANNEX II

ENTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(1)

‘�in Spanish : Solicitud de certificado presentada al amparo del Reglamento (CE) no 1749/2004.

‘�in Czech : 啪谩dost o licenci podan谩 na z谩klad臎 na艡铆zen铆 (ES) 膷. 1749/2004.

‘�in Danish : licensans酶gning i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1749/2004.

‘�in German : Lizenzantrag gem盲脽 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1749/2004.

‘�in Estonian : m盲盲ruse (E脺) nr 1749/2004 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus.

‘�in Greek : 螒委蟿畏蟽畏 蠂慰蟻萎纬畏蟽畏蟼 蟺喂蟽蟿慰蟺慰喂畏蟿喂魏慰蠉 蠀蟺慰尾位畏胃蔚委蟽伪 尾维蟽蔚喂 蟿慰蠀 魏伪谓慰谓喂蟽渭慰蠉 (螘螝) 伪蟻喂胃. 1749/2004.

‘�in English : licence application under Regulation (EC) No 1749/2004.

‘�in French : demande de certificat faite au titre du règlement (CE) no 1749/2004.

‘�in Italian : domanda di titolo fatta ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1749/2004.

‘�in Latvian : at募aujas pieteikums saska艈膩 ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1749/2004.

‘�in Lithuanian : pra拧ymas i拧duoti licencij膮 pagal Reglament膮 (EB) Nr. 1749/2004.

‘�in Hungarian : a 1749/2004/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem.

‘�in Dutch : overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1749/2004 ingediende certficaataanvraag.

‘�in Polish : wniosek o pozwolenie przed艂o偶ony zgodnie z rozporz膮dzeniem (WE) nr 1749/2004.

‘�in Portuguese : pedido de certificado apresentado a t铆tulo do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1749/2004.

‘�in Slovak : 啪iados钮 o licenciu na z谩klade nariadenia (ES) 膷. 1749/2004.

‘�in Slovene : zahtevek za dovoljenje, vlo啪en v skladu z Uredbo (ES) 拧t. 1749/2004.

‘�in Finnish : asetuksen (EY) N:o 1749/2004 mukainen todistushakemus.

‘�in Swedish : Licensans枚kan enligt f枚rordning (EG) nr 1749/2004.

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