Commission Regulation (EC) No 218/2005 of 10 February 2005 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for garlic from 1 January 2005
Date: 2005-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, bulb vegetable, import licence, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 218/2005

of 10 February 2005

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

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:

(4)

(5)

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.

The Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vege-
tables 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 4 400 tonnes, (bearing the
serial number 09.4115), hereinafter the ‘autonomous quota’,
shall be opened from 1 January 2005 for Community
fresh or chilled garlic falling within CN code
imports of
0703 20 00.

(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.

The ad valorem duty applicable to products imported under

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

Commission Regulation (EC) No 228/2004 of 3 February
2004 laying down transitional measures applicable to
Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 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
the 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
definition of
these
importers may benefit from the system.

reference quantity so that

importers

the

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
fresh or
tariff quota should be opened for
import
chilled garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00. This
new tariff quota is in addition to those opened by
Commission Regulations (EC) No 1077/2004 (3) and
(EC) No 1743/2004 (4).

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
565/2002 shall not
the
autonomous quota.

apply to the management of

Article 3

Import licences issued under the autonomous quota, hereinafter
‘licences’, shall be valid until 30 June 2005.

Box 24 of
Annex I.

licences shall show one of

the entries listed in

Article 4

(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.
(3) OJ L 203, 8.6.2004, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 311, 8.10.2004, p. 19.

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

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Box 20 of licence applications 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.

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.
If the Commission finds, on the basis of the information
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.

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, 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 218/2005 y válido únicamente hasta el 30 de
junio de 2005

— in Czech:

licence vydaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 218/2005 a platná pouze do 30. června 2005

— in Danish:

— in German:

licens udstedt i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 218/2005 og kun gyldig til den 30. juni 2005

Lizenz gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 218/2005 erteilt und nur bis zum 30.

Juni 2005 gültig

— in Estonian: määruse (EÜ) nr 218/2005 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus kehtib ainult kuni 30. juunini 2005

— in Greek:

πιστοποιητικά που εκδίδονται κατ’ εφαρμογήν του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 218/2005 και ισχύουν έως τις 30
Ιουνίου 2005.

— in English:

— in French:

— in Italian:

licence issued under Regulation (EC) No 218/2005 and valid only until 30 June 2005

certificat émis au titre du règlement (CE) no 218/2005 et valable seulement jusqu'au 30 juin 2005

Domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 218/2005 e valida soltanto fino al
30 giugno 2005

— in Latvian:

licence ir izsniegta saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 218/2005 un ir derīga tikai līdz 2005. gada 30. jūnijam

— in Lithuanian:

licencija, išduota pagal Reglamento (EB) Nr. 218/2005 nuostatas, galiojanti tik iki 2005 m. birželio
30 d.

— in Hungarian: a 218/2005/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem, 2005. június 30-ig érvényes

— in Dutch:

— in Polish:

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 218/2005 afgegeven certificaat dat slechts geldig is tot en met
30 juni 2005

pozwolenie wydane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 218/2005 i ważne wyłącznie do dnia
30 czerwca 2005 r.

— in Portuguese: certificado emitido a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 218/2005 e eficaz somente até 30 de Junho de

2005

— in Slovak:

licencia vydaná na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 218/2005 a platná len do 30. júna 2005

— in Slovene:

dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 218/2005 in veljavno samo do 30. junija 2005

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

asetuksen (EY) N:o 218/2005 mukainen todistus, joka on voimassa ainoastaan 30 päivään kesäkuuta
2005

Licens utfärdad enligt förordning (EG) nr 218/2005, 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 218/2005

— in Czech:

žádost o licenci podaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 218/2005

— in Danish:

— in German:

licensansøgning i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 218/2005

Lizenzantrag gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 218/2005

— in Estonian: määruse (EÜ) nr 218/2005 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus

— in Greek:

αίτηση χορήγησης πιστοποιητικού κατ’ εφαρμογήν του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 218/2005

— in English:

licence application under Regulation (EC) No 218/2005

— en français:

demande de certificat faite au titre du règlement (CE) no 218/2005

— in Italian:

domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 218/2005

— in Latvian:

licence pieprasīta saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 218/2005

— in Lithuanian: prašymas išduoti licenciją pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 218/2005

— in Hungarian: a 218/2005/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem

— in Dutch:

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 218/2005 ingediende certificaataanvraag

— in Polish:

wniosek o pozwolenie przedłożony zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 218/2005

— in Portuguese: pedido de certificado apresentado a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 218/2005

— in Slovak:

žiadosť o licenciu na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 218/2005

— in Slovene:

dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 218/2005

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

asetuksen (EY) N:o 218/2005 mukainen todistushakemus

Licensansökan enligt förordning (EG) nr 218/2005