Commission Regulation (EC) No 1034/2005 of 1 July 2005 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for garlic from 1 July 2005
Date: 2005-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, bulb vegetable, import licence, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1034/2005

of 1 July 2005

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

1 July 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:

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
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
those countries (hereinafter the new Member States) to
benefit from Regulation (EC) No 565/2002. The aim of
those measures is to make a distinction between tradi-
tional importers and new importers in the new Member
States, and to adapt the concept of the reference quantity
so that those importers can benefit from the system.

(1)

(2)

(3)

1077/2004 (3),

the ones opened by Commission Regulation (EC)
(EC)
No
No 1743/2004 (4) and Commission Regulation (EC)
No 218/2005 (5).

Commission

Regulation

(4)

(5)

The new quota should 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 the new Member States.

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
order number 09.4018 (hereinafter the autonomous quota),
shall be opened from 1 July 2005 for Community imports of
fresh or chilled garlic falling within CN code 0703 20 00.

The ad valorem duty applicable to products imported under

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

Article 2

(EC) No

(EC)
Regulation
No 228/2004 shall
the
autonomous quota, subject to the provisions of this Regulation.

to the management of

Regulation

565/2002

apply

and

However, Articles 1, 5(5)
No 565/2002 shall not apply to the management of
autonomous quota.

and 6(1) of Regulation (EC)
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 their accession to the European Union, an
autonomous and temporary import tariff quota should
be opened for fresh or chilled garlic falling within CN
code 0703 20 00. That new quota is in addition to

Article 3

Import licences issued under the autonomous quota (hereinafter
licences), shall be valid until 30 September 2005.

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

(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.
(5) OJ L 39, 11.2.2005, p. 5.

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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

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

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.

shall be issued on the 12th working day
this Regulation,
taken special measures under

the entry into force of

the Commission has

Licences
2.
following that of
unless
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, 1 July 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 1034/2005 y válido únicamente hasta el
30 de septiembre de 2005

— in Czech:

licence vydaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 1034/2005 a platná pouze do 30. září 2005

— in Danish:

— in German:

— in Estonian:

— in Greek:

— in English:

— in French:

— in Italian:

— in Latvian:

licens udstedt i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1034/2005 og kun gyldig til den 30. september 2005

Lizenz gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1034/2005 erteilt und nur bis zum 30. September 2005
gültig

määruse (EÜ) nr 1034/2005 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus kehtib ainult kuni 30. septembrini 2005

πιστοποιητικά που εκδίδονται κατ’ εφαρμογή του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1034/2005 και ισχύουν έως τις
30 Σεπτεμβρίου 2005

licence issued under Regulation (EC) No 1034/2005 and valid only until 30 September 2005

certificat émis au titre du règlement (CE) no 1034/2005 et valable seulement jusqu'au 30 septembre
2005

Domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1034/2005 e valida soltanto fino al
30 settembre 2005

licence ir izsniegta saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1034/2005 un ir derīga tikai
30. septembrim

līdz 2005. gada

— in Lithuanian:

licencija, išduota pagal Reglamento (EB) Nr. 1034/2005 nuostatas, galiojanti tik iki 2005 m. rugsėjo
30 d.

— in Hungarian:

— in Dutch:

a 1034/2005/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem, 2005. szeptember 30-ig érvényes

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1034/2005 afgegeven certificaat dat slechts geldig is tot en met
30 september 2005

— in Polish:

pozwolenie wydane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1034/2005 i ważne wyłącznie do dnia
30 września 2005 r.

— in Portuguese:

certificado emitido a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1034/2005 e eficaz somente até 30 de Setembro
de 2005

— in Slovak:

povolenie vydané na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1034/2005 a platné len do 30. septembra 2005

— in Slovene:

dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1034/2005 in veljavno samo do 30. septembra 2005

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

asetuksen (EY) N:o 1034/2005 mukainen todistus, joka on voimassa ainoastaan 30 päivään syyskuuta
2005

Licens utfärdad enligt förordning (EG) nr 1034/2005, giltig endast till och med den 30 september
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 1034/2005

— in Czech:

žádost o licenci podaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 1034/2005

— in Danish:

— in German:

— in Estonian:

licensansøgning i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1034/2005

Lizenzantrag gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1034/2005

määruse (EÜ) nr 1034/2005 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus

— in Greek:

αίτηση χορήγησης πιστοποιητικού κατ’ εφαρμογή του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1034/2005

— in English:

— in French:

— in Italian:

licence application under Regulation (EC) No 1034/2005

demande de certificat faite au titre du règlement (CE) no 1034/2005

domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1034/2005

— in Latvian:

licence pieprasīta saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1034/2005

— in Lithuanian: prašymas išduoti licenciją pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 1034/2005

— in Hungarian: a 1034/2005/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem

— in Dutch:

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1034/2005 ingediende certificaataanvraag

— in Polish:

wniosek o pozwolenie przedłożony zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1034/2005

— in Portuguese: pedido de certificado apresentado a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1034/2005

— in Slovak:

žiadosť o povolenie na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1034/2005

— in Slovene:

dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1034/2005

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

asetuksen (EY) N:o 1034/2005 mukainen todistushakemus

Licensansökan enligt förordning (EG) nr 1034/2005