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
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, import licence, mushroom-growing, preserved product, tariff quota

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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
Community,

establishing the European

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)

(2)

(3)

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

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
from Regulation (EC) No
these countries to benefit
these measures is to make a
2125/95. The aim of
distinction between traditional
and new
importers
importers in the new Member States, and to adjust the
quantities to which licence applications presented by
importers from the new Member States can
traditional
from this
relate so that
system.

these importers can benefit

to the
account of

To ensure uninterrupted supplies
enlarged
the
taking
Community market while
economic supply conditions in the new Member States
prior to accession, an autonomous and temporary import
tariff quota should be opened for preserved mushrooms
falling within CN codes
of
0711 51 00, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30. 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).

genus Agaricus

the

(4)

(5)

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.

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 1 200 tonnes (drained net
the
weight), bearing serial number 09.4110, hereinafter
‘autonomous quota’, shall be opened from 1 September 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 duty 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

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

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

(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) OJ L 203, 8.6.2004, p. 3.

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

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

Licence applications submitted by a single new importer
3.
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.

Article 6

The Member States shall notify the Commission, on the
this
the quantities for which licence applications

1.
seventh working day following the entry into force of
Regulation, of
have been made.

Licences

2.
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 infor-
mation 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.

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 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 October 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

ENTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3

— in Spanish:

— in Czech:
— in Danish:
— in German:
— in Estonian:
— in Greek:

— in English:
— in French:
— in Italian:

— in Latvian:

— in Lithuanian:

Certificado expedido en virtud del Reglamento (CE) no 1749/2004 y válido únicamente hasta el
31 de marzo de 2005.
licence vydaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 1749/2004 a platná pouze do 31. března 2005.

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

Lizenz gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1749/2004 erteilt und nur bis zum 31. März 2005 gültig.

määruse (EÜ) nr 1749/2004 kohaselt väljastatud litsents, mis kehtib 31. märtsini 2005.
Το πιστοποιητικό εκδόθηκε βάσει του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1749/2004 και ισχύει μόνο έως τις 31 Μαρτίου
2005.

licence issued under Regulation (EC) No 1749/2004 and valid only until 31 March 2005.

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

domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1749/2004 e valida soltanto fino al
31 marzo 2005.
atļauja, kas izdota saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1749/2004 un ir derīga tikai
31. martam.
licencija, išduota pagal Reglamento (EB) Nr. 1749/2004 nuostatas, galiojanti tik iki 2005 m. kovo
31 d.

līdz 2005. gada

— in Hungarian: az 1749/2004/EK rendelet szerint kibocsátott engedély, csak 2005. március 31-ig érvényes.
— in Dutch:

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1749/2004 afgegeven certificaat dat slechts tot en met 31 maart
2005 geldig is.
pozwolenie wydane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1749/2004 i ważne wyłącznie do 31 marca
2005 r.

certificado emitido a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1749/2004 e eficaz somente até 31 de Março de
2005.
licencia vydaná na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1749/2004 a platná len do 31. marca 2005.

dovoljenje,

izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1749/2004 in veljavno samo do 31. marca 2005.

asetuksen (EY) N:o 1749/2004 mukaisesti
31 päivään maaliskuuta 2005.

annettu todistus,

joka on voimassa

ainoastaan

Licens utfärdad i enlighet med förordning (EG) nr 1749/2004, giltig endast till och med den 31 mars 2005.

— in Polish:

— in Portuguese:

— in Slovak:
— in Slovene:
— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

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ANNEX II

ENTRIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(1)

Solicitud de certificado presentada al amparo del Reglamento (CE) no 1749/2004.
žádost o licenci podaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 1749/2004.

licensansøgning i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1749/2004.

Lizenzantrag gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1749/2004.

määruse (EÜ) nr 1749/2004 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus.
Αίτηση χορήγησης πιστοποιητικού υποβληθείσα βάσει του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1749/2004.

licence application under Regulation (EC) No 1749/2004.

demande de certificat faite au titre du règlement (CE) no 1749/2004.

domanda di titolo fatta ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1749/2004.
atļaujas pieteikums saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1749/2004.
prašymas išduoti licenciją pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 1749/2004.

a 1749/2004/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem.

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1749/2004 ingediende certficaataanvraag.
wniosek o pozwolenie przedłożony zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1749/2004.

pedido de certificado apresentado a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1749/2004.
žiadosť o licenciu na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1749/2004.
zahtevek za dovoljenje, vložen v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1749/2004.

asetuksen (EY) N:o 1749/2004 mukainen todistushakemus.

Licensansökan enligt förordning (EG) nr 1749/2004.

— in Spanish:
— in Czech:
— in Danish:
— in German:
— in Estonian:
— in Greek:
— in English:
— in French:
— in Italian:
— in Latvian:
— in Lithuanian:
— in Hungarian:
— in Dutch:
— in Polish:
— in Portuguese:
— in Slovak:
— in Slovene:
— in Finnish:
— in Swedish: