Commission Regulation (EC) No 220/2005 of 10 February 2005 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for preserved mushrooms from 1 January 2005
Date: 2005-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, import licence, mushroom-growing, preserved product, tariff quota, transitional period (EU)

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 220/2005

of 10 February 2005

opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for preserved
mushrooms from 1 January 2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

This new quota must be transitional and must 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.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(4)

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

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1864/2004 (1) opens
tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms and lays down
rules for the administration thereof. To that end it lays
down transitional measures for importers in the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary,
Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia. 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 appli-
cations presented by traditional importers from the new
Member States may relate so that these importers may
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, a new autonomous and temporary
tariff quota should be opened for preserved
import
mushrooms of
falling within CN
codes 0711 51 00, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30. This
new tariff quota is in addition to those opened by
(EC) Nos 1076/2004 of
Commission Regulations
7 June 2004 (2) and 1749/2004 of 7 October 2004 (3).

the genus Agaricus

Article 1

1.
An autonomous tariff quota of 1 200 tonnes (drained net
weight), bearing the serial number 09.4111, hereinafter the
‘autonomous quota’, shall be opened from 1 January 2005
the
for Community imports of preserved mushrooms of
genus Agaricus
0711 51 00,
2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30.

falling within CN codes

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 1864/2004 shall apply to the management
of the autonomous quota, subject to the provisions of this
Regulation.

However, Articles 1, 5(2) and (5), 6(2), (3) and (4), 7, 8(2), 9
and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1864/20042 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 30 June 2005.

(1) OJ L 325, 28.10.2004, p. 30.
(2) OJ L 203, 8.6.2004, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 312, 9.10.2004, p. 3

Box 24 of
Annex I.

licences shall show one of

the entries listed in

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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 licence applications 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.

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.

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

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

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.

3. Where the Commission finds, on the basis of the infor-
mation notified under paragraph 1, that licence applications
exceed the quantities available for a category of
importers
under Article 5,
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 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, 10 February 2005

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
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 220/2005 y válido únicamente hasta el 30 de
junio de 2005

— in Czech:

licence vydaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 220/2005 a platná pouze do 30. června 2005

— in Danish:

— in German:

licens udstedt i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 220/2005 og kun gyldig til den 30. juni 2005

Lizenz gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 220/2005 erteilt und nur bis zum 30.

Juni 2005 gültig

— in Estonian: määruse (EÜ) nr 220/2005 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus kehtib ainult 30. juunini 2005

— in Greek:

Το πιστοποιητικό εκδόθηκε βάσει του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 220/2005 και ισχύει μόνο έως τις 30 Ιουνίου
2005

— in English:

— in French:

— in Italian:

licence issued under Regulation (EC) No 220/2005 and valid only until 30 June 2005

certificat émis au titre du règlement (CE) no 220/2005 et valable seulement jusqu'au 30 juin 2005

domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 220/2005 e valida soltanto fino al
30 giugno 2005

— in Latvian:

atļauja, kas izdota saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 220/2005 un ir derīga tikai līdz 2005. gada 30. jūnijam

— in Lithuanian:

licencija, išduota pagal Reglamento (EB) Nr. 220/2005 nuostatas, galiojanti tik iki 2005 m. birželio
30 d.

— in Hungarian: a 220/2005/EK rendelet szerint kibocsátott engedély, csak 2005. június 30-ig érvényes.

— in Dutch:

— in Polish:

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 220/2005 afgegeven certificaat dat slechts tot en met 30 juni
2005 geldig is

pozwolenie wydane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 220/2005 i ważne wyłącznie do dnia
30 czerwca 2005 r.

— in Portuguese: certificado emitido a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 220/2005 e eficaz somente até 30 de Junho de

2005

— in Slovak:

licencia vydaná na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 220/2005

— in Slovene:

dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 220/2005 in veljavno samo do 30. junija 2005

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

asetuksen (EY) N:o 220/2005 mukainen todistus, joka on voimassa ainoastaan 30 päivään kesäkuuta
2005

Licens utfärdad enligt förordning (EG) nr 220/2005, giltig endast till och med den 30 juni 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 220/2005

— in Czech:

žádost o licenci podaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 220/2005

— in Danish:

— in German:

licensansøgning i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 220/2005

Lizenzantrag gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 220/2005

— in Estonian: määruse (EÜ) nr 220/2005 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus

— in Greek:

Αίτηση χορήγησης πιστοποιητικού υποβληθείσα βάσει του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 220/2005

— in English:

— in French:

— in Italian:

licence application under Regulation (EC) No 220/2005

demande de certificat faite au titre du règlement (CE) no 220/2005

domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 220/2005

— in Latvian:

atļaujas pieteikums saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 220/2005

— in Lithuanian:

išduoti licenciją pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 220/2005

— in Hungarian: a 220/2005/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem

— in Dutch:

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 220/2005 ingediende certificaataanvraag

— in Polish:

wniosek o pozwolenie przedłożony zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 220/2005

— in Portuguese: pedido de certificado apresentado a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 220/2005

— in Slovak:

žiadosť o licenciu na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 220/2005

— in Slovene:

dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 220/2005

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

asetuksen (EY) N:o 220/2005 mukainen todistushakemus

Licensansökan enligt förordning (EG) nr 220/2005