Commission Regulation (EC) No 1076/2004 of 7 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for preserved mushrooms
Date: 2004-06-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, accession to the European Union, import licence, mushroom-growing, preserved product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1076/2004

of 7 June 2004

opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for preserved
mushrooms

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 1

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:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 (1) opened
tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms and laid down
rules for the administration thereof.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 359/2004 of 27
February 2004 (2)
laying down transitional measures
applicable to Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 by reason of
the accession of
the new Member States adopted
measures to allow importers from those countries to
benefit from Regulation (EC) No 2125/95. The aim of
these measures was to make a distinction between tradi-
tional importers and new importers in the new Member
States, and to adjust the quantities to which licence appli-
cations presented by traditional importers from the new
Member States could relate so that these importers could
benefit from this system.

to the
account of

enlarged
To ensure uninterrupted supplies
Community market while
the
taking
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
falling within CN codes
spp.
0711 51 00, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30.

the genus Agaricus

Such fixing 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.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

1.
An autonomous tariff quota of 1 200 tonnes (drained net
weight) (serial number 09.4109), hereinafter the ‘autonomous
quota’, shall be opened from 1 May 2004 for Community
imports of preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus spp.
falling within CN codes 0711 51 00, 2003 10 20 and
2003 10 30.

2.
The ad valorem tariff rate applicable to products imported
under the autonomous quota shall be 12 % for products falling
within CN code 0711 51 00 and 23 % for products falling
within CN codes 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30.

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 and Regulation (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 December 2004.

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

Article 4

submit

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

the Member States

applications

licence

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

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,

Licence applications submitted by a traditional

2.
importer
may not relate to a quantity exceeding 9 % of the autonomous
quota.

(1) OJ L 212, 7.9.1995, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 498/2004 (OJ L 80, 18.3.2004, p. 20).

(2) OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 11.

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

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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

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

Licences shall be issued on the twelfth working day
2.
following the entry into force of this Regulation, unless the
Commission
to
taken
paragraph 3 of this Article.

special measures

pursuant

has

3. Where the Commission finds, on the basis of the infor-
mation notified under paragraph 1 of this Article, that licence
applications exceed the quantities available for a category of
it shall adopt,
importers under Article 5 of this Regulation,
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 publi-
cation 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 June 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Entries referred to in Article 3

— In Spanish: certificado expedido en virtud del Reglamento (CE) no 1076/2004 y válido únicamente hasta el 31 de

diciembre de 2004.

— In Czech: licence vydaná podle nařízení (ES) č. 1076/2004 a platná pouze do 31. prosince 2004.

— In Danish: licens udstedt i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1076/2004 og kun gyldig til den 31. december 2004.

— In German: Lizenz gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1076/2004 erteilt und nur bis zum 31. Dezember 2004 gültig.

— In Estonian: litsents on välja antud määruse (EÜ) nr 1076/2004 alusel ja kehtib ainult 31. detsembrini 2004.

— In Greek: Το πιστοποιητικό εκδόθηκε βάσει του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1076/2004 και ισχύει μόνο μέχρι τις 31 Δεκεμβρίου

2004.

— In English: licence issued under Regulation (EC) No 1076/2004 and valid only until 31 December 2004.

— In French: certificat émis au titre du règlement (CE) no 1076/2004 et valable seulement jusqu'au 31 décembre 2004.

— In Italian: titolo rilasciato ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1076/2004 e valido solo fino al 31 dicembre 2004.

— In Latvian:

licence, kas izdota saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1076/2004 un ir derīga vienīgi

līdz 2004. gada

31. decembrim.

— In Lithuanian: pagal Reglamento (EB) Nr. 1076/2004 nuostatas išduota licencija, kuri galioja tik iki 2004 m. gruodžio

31 d.

— In Hungarian: a 1076/2004/EK rendelet szerint kibocsátott engedély, csak 2004. december 31-ig érvényes.

— In Dutch: overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1076/2004 afgegeven certificaat dat

slechts

tot en met

31 december 2004 geldig is.

— In Polish: pozwolenie wydane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1076/2004 i ważne wyłącznie do 31 grudnia

2004 r.

— In Portuguese: certificado emitido a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1076/2004 e eficaz somente até 31 de Dezembro

de 2004.

— In Slovak: licencia vydaná na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1076/2004 a platná len do 31. decembra 2004.

— In Slovene: dovoljenje, izdano v okviru Uredbe (ES) št. 1076/2004 in veljavno samo do 31. decembra 2004.

— In Finnish: asetuksen (EY) N:o 1076/2004 mukaisesti annettu todistus, voimassa ainoastaan 31 päivään joulukuuta

2004 asti.

— In Swedish: licens utfärdad enligt förordning (EG) nr 1076/2004, giltig endast till och med den 31 december 2004.

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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 1076/2004.

— In Czech: žádost o licenci podle nařízení (ES) č. 1076/2004.

— In Danish: licensansøgning i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1076/2004.

— In German: Lizenzantrag gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1076/2004.

— In Estonian: määruse (EÜ) nr 1076/2004 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus.

— en Grec: Αίτηση χορήγησης πιστοποιητικού υποβληθείσα βάσει του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1076/2004.

— In English: licence application pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1076/2004.

— In French: demande de certificat faite au titre du règlement (CE) no 1076/2004.

— In Italian: domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1076/2004.

— In Latvian: licences pieteikums saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1076/2004.

— In Lithuanian: prašymas išduoti licenciją pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 1076/2004.

— In Hungarian: a 1076/2004/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem.

— In Dutch: overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1076/2004 ingediende certficaataanvraag.

— In Polish: wniosek o pozwolenie przedłożony zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1076/2004.

— In Portuguese: pedido de certificado apresentado a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1076/2004.

— In Slovak: žiadosť o licenciu na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1076/2004.

— In Slovene: dovoljenje, izdano v okviru Uredbe (ES) št. 1076/2004.

— In Finnish: asetuksen (EY) N:o 1076/2004 mukainen todistushakemus.

— In Swedish: licensansökan enligt förordning (EG) nr 1076/2004.