Commission Regulation (EC) No 1743/2004 of 7 October 2004 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for garlic from 1 September 2004
Date: 2004-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, bulb vegetable, import licence, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1743/2004

of 7 October 2004

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

providing for
quota for garlic (3).

the administration of an autonomous

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,

(4)

(5)

The 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 fresh Fruit and Vege-
tables has not delivered an opinion within the time
limit set by its chairman,

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 (1) establishes
the method for managing tariff quotas and introduces a
system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from
third countries.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 228/2004 of 3 February
2004 laying down transitional measures applicable to
the
Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 by reason of
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
565/2002. The aim of
distinction between traditional
and new
importers in the new Member States, and to adapt the
concept of the reference quantity so that these importers
can benefit from this system.

importers

to the
account of

enlarged
To ensure uninterrupted supplies
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 fresh or chilled garlic
falling within CN code 0703 20 00. This new quota is in
addition to the one opened by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1077/2004 of 7 June 2004 opening and

(1) OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 537/2004 (OJ L 86, 24.3.2004, p. 9).

(2) OJ L 39, 11.2.2004, p. 10.

Article 1

An autonomous tariff quota of 4 400 tonnes,

1.
(bearing
serial number 09.4108), hereinafter the ‘autonomous quota’,
shall be opened from 1 September 2004 for Community
fresh or chilled garlic falling within CN code
imports of
0703 20 00.

The ad valorem duty applicable to products imported under

2.
the autonomous quota shall be 9,6 %.

Article 2

Regulations (EC) No 565/2002 and (EC) No 228/2004 shall
apply to the management of the autonomous quota, subject
to the provisions of this Regulation.

However, Articles 1, 5(5) and 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No
the
565/2002 shall not
autonomous quota.

apply to the management of

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.

(3) OJ L 203, 8.6.2004, p. 7.

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Article 4

Article 6

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.

2.
Licence applications submitted by a single importer may
not relate to a quantity exceeding 10 % of the autonomous
quota.

Article 5

The autonomous quota shall be allocated as follows:

— 70 % to traditional importers,

— 30 % to new importers.

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.

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

If the Commission finds, on the basis of the information
3.
notified under paragraph 1 of this Article, that licence appli-
cations 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

Certificado expedido en virtud del Reglamento (CE) no 1743/2004 y válido únicamente hasta el 31 de
marzo de 2005.
licence vydaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 1743/2004 a platná pouze do 31. března 2005.

licens udstedt i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1743/2004 og kun gyldig til den 31. marts 2005.

Lizenz gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1743/2004 erteilt und nur bis zum 31. März 2005 gültig.

litsents on välja antud määruse (EÜ) nr 1743/2004 alusel ja kehtib ainult 31. märtsini 2005.
Το πιστοποιητικό εκδόθηκε βάσει του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1743/2004 και
31 Μαρτίου 2005.

ισχύει μόνο μέχρι τις

licence issued under Regulation (EC) No 1743/2004 and valid only until 31 March 2005.

certificat émis au titre du règlement (CE) no 1743/2004 et valable seulement jusqu'au 31 mars 2005.

domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1743/2004 e valida soltanto fino al
31 marzo 2005.
atļauja,
2005. gada 31. martam.

(EK) Nr. 1743/2004 un

ar Regulu

saskaņā

derīga

izdota

līdz

tikai

kas

ir

licencija,
2005 m. kovo 31 d.

išduota

pagal Reglamento

(EB) Nr.

1743/2004

nuostatas,

galiojanti

tik

iki

— in Spanish:

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

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

— in Latvian:

— in Lithuanian:

— in Hungarian: a 1743/2004/EK rendelet alkalmazásában kiállított, 2005. március 31-ig érvényes engedély.
— in Dutch:

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1743/2004 afgegeven certificaat dat slechts tot en met 31 maart
2005 geldig is.
pozwolenie wydane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1743/2004 i ważne wyłącznie do 31 marca
2005 r.

— in Polish:

— in Portuguese:

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

— in Swedish:

certificado emitido a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1743/2004 e eficaz somente até 31 de Março de
2005.
licencia vydaná na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1743/2004 a platná len do 31. marca 2005.

dovoljenje,

izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1743/2004 in veljavno samo do 31. marca 2005.

asetuksen (EY) N:o 1743/2004 mukaisesti annettu todistus, joka on voimassa ainoastaan 31 päivään
maaliskuuta 2005.

Licens utfärdad i enlighet med förordning (EG) nr 1743/2004, 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 1743/2004.
— in Czech: žádost o licenci podaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 1743/2004.
— in Danish: licensansøgning i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1743/2004.
— in German: Lizenzantrag gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1743/2004.
— in Estonian: määruse (EÜ) nr 1743/2004 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus.
— in Greek: Αίτηση χορήγησης πιστοποιητικού υποβληθείσα βάσει του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1743/2004.
— in English: licence application made under Regulation (EC) No 1743/2004.
— in French: demande de certificat faite au titre du règlement (CE) no 1743/2004.
— in Italian: domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1743/2004.
— in Latvian: prašymas išduoti licenciją pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 1743/2004.
— in Lithuanian: atļaujas pieteikums saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1743/2004.
— in Hungarian: a 1743/2004/EK rendeletnek megfelelően kiállított engedélykérelem.
— in Dutch: overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1743/2004 ingediende certificaataanvraag.
— in Polish: wniosek o pozwolenie przedłożony zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1743/2004
— in Portuguese: pedido de certificado apresentado a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1743/2004.
— in Slovak: žiadosť o licenciu na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1743/2004.
— in Slovene: zahtevek za dovoljenje, vložen v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1743/2004
— in Finnish: asetuksen (EY) N:o 1743/2004 mukainen todistushakemus.
— in Swedish: Licensansökan enligt förordning (EG) nr 1743/2004.