Commission Regulation (EC) No 1142/2003 of 27 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 as regards the tariff quota for preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus allocated to Bulgaria
Date: 2003-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, cannery, import, mushroom-growing, tariff quota

28.6.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 160/39

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1142/2003

of 27 June 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 as regards the tariff quota for preserved mushrooms of the
genus Agaricus allocated to Bulgaria

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in
processed fruit and vegetable products (1), as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 453/2002 (2), and in particular
Article 15 (1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) 2125/95 (3),
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 225/2003 (4), has
opened and provided for the administration of tariff
quotas for preserved mushrooms.

as

Council Decision 2003/286/EC of 8 April 2003 on the
conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of
the Europe Agreement
establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of
the other part, to take account of the outcome of nego-
tiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural
concessions (5), has approved the arrangements
for
import into the Community applicable to certain agricul-
tural products originating in Bulgaria.

These arrangements entered into force on 1 June 2003.

The allocation of quotas for preserved mushrooms of
the genus Agaricus covered by CN codes 0711 51 00,
2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30 originating in Bulgaria set
out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 should
be amended accordingly.

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vege-
tables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 is replaced by the
following text:

‘Article 1

1.
Tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms of the genus
Agaricus falling within CN codes 0711 51 00, 2003 10 20
and 2003 10 30, shown in Annex I, shall be opened
subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation.

2.
The rate of duty applicable shall be 12 % ad valorem
in the case of products falling within CN code 0711 51 00
(Serial No 09.4062) and 23 % in the case of products
falling within CN codes 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30
(Serial No 09.4063). However, a single rate of 8,4 % shall
apply in the case of the above products originating in
Romania (Serial No 09.4726), and no duty shall apply in
the case of
the above products originating in Bulgaria
(Serial No 09.4725).’

Article 2

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 is replaced by the text
in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

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

It shall apply from 1 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 72, 14.3.2002, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 212, 7.9.1995, p. 16.
(4) OJ L 31, 6.2.2003, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 102, 24.4.2003, p. 60.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Allocation as referred to in Article 2 in tonnes (net drained weight)

Supplier country

1 January to 31 December of each
year

Bulgaria

Romania

China

Others

Reserve

2 625 (*)

500

22 750

3 290

1 000

(*) From 1 January to 31 December 2003, the allocation for Bulgaria shall be

2 313 tonnes.
As from 1 January 2005, the allocation for Bulgaria shall be increased by 250
tonnes each year.’