Commission Regulation (EC) No 1319/2005 of 11 August 2005 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for preserved mushrooms from 1 October 2005
Date: 2005-08-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, mushroom-growing, preserved product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1319/2005

of 11 August 2005

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

in addition to the ones opened by Commission Regu-
lations (EC) No 1076/2004 (2), (EC) No 1749/2004 (3),
(EC) No 220/2005 (4) and (EC) No 1035/2005 (5).

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 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 Products Processed
from Fruit and Vegetables 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 1864/2004 (1) opens
tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms imported from
third countries and lays down rules for the adminis-
tration thereof.

Regulation (EC) No 1864/2004 provides for transitional
measures allowing importers from the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (hereinafter
the new
Members States) to benefit from the quotas. The aim
of those measures is to make a distinction between tradi-
tional 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 can relate so that these importers can
benefit from the 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 their accession to the European Union, an
autonomous and temporary import tariff quota should
the genus
be opened for preserved mushrooms of
0711 51 00,
Agaricus
2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30. That new tariff quota is

falling within

CN codes

(1) OJ L 325, 28.10.2004, p. 30.

Article 1

An autonomous tariff quota of 1 200 tonnes (drained net
1.
weight), bearing serial number 09.4075 (hereinafter
the
autonomous quota), shall be opened from 1 October 2005
the
for Community imports of preserved mushrooms of
genus Agaricus
falling within CN codes 0711 51 00,
2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30.

spp.

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

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 1864/2004 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 December 2005.

(2) OJ L 203, 8.6.2004, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 312, 9.10.2004, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 39,11.2.2005, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 171, 2.7.2005, p. 15.

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

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

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

3.
Licence applications submitted by a single new importer
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

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.

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

the entry into force of

the Commission has

2.
Licences
following that of
unless
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, 11 August 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 1319/2005 y válido únicamente hasta el 31 de
diciembre de 2005

— in Czech:

licence vydaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 1319/2005 a platná pouze do 31. prosince 2005

— in Danish:

— in German:

licens udstedt i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1319/2005 og kun gyldig til den 31. december 2005

Lizenz gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1319/2005 erteilt und nur bis zum 31. Dezember 2005 gültig

— in Estonian: määruse (EÜ) nr 1319/2005 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus kehtib ainult kuni 31. detsembrini 2005

— in Greek:

Πιστοποιητικά που εκδίδονται κατ’ εφαρμογήν του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1319/2005 και ισχύουν έως τις
31 Δεκεμβρίου 2005

— in English:

— in French:

— in Italian:

licence issued under Regulation (EC) No 1319/2005 and valid only until 31 December 2005

certificat émis au titre du règlement (CE) no 1319/2005 et valable seulement jusqu’au 31 décembre
2005

Domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1319/2005 e valida soltanto fino al
31 dicembre 2005

— in Latvian:

licence ir izsniegta saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1319/2005 un ir derīga tikai
31. decembrim

līdz 2005. gada

— in Lithuanian:

licencija, išduota pagal Reglamento (EB) Nr. 1319/2005 nuostatas, galiojanti tik iki 2005 m. gruodžio
31 d.

— in Hungarian: a 1319/2005/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem, 2005. december 31-ig érvényes

— in Dutch:

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1319/2005 afgegeven certificaat dat slechts geldig is tot en met
31 december 2005

— in Polish:

pozwolenie wydane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1319/2005 i ważne wyłącznie do dnia
31 grudnia 2005 r.

— in Portuguese: certificado emitido a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1319/2005 e eficaz somente até 31 de Dezembro

de 2005

— in Slovak:

licencia vydaná na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1319/2005 a platná len do 31. decembra 2005

— in Slovene:

dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1319/2005 in veljavno samo do 31. decembra 2005

— in Finnish:

asetuksen (EY) N:o 1319/2005 mukainen todistus, joka on voimassa ainoastaan 31 päivään joulukuuta
2005

— in Swedish:

Licens utfärdad enligt förordning (EG) nr 1319/2005, giltig endast till och med den 31 december 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 1319/2005

— in Czech:

žádost o licenci podaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 1319/2005

— in Danish:

— in German:

licensansøgning i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1319/2005

Lizenzantrag gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1319/2005

— in Estonian:

määruse (EÜ) nr 1319/2005 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus

— in Greek:

αίτηση χορήγησης πιστοποιητικού κατ’ εφαρμογήν του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1319/2005

— in English:

licence application under Regulation (EC) No 1319/2005

— in French:

demande de certificat faite au titre du règlement (CE) no 1319/2005

— in Italian:

domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1319/2005

— in Latvian:

licence pieprasīta saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1319/2005

— in Lithuanian: prašymas išduoti licenciją pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 1319/2005

— in Hungarian:

a 1319/2005/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem

— in Dutch:

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1319/2005 ingediende certificaataanvraag

— in Polish:

wniosek o pozwolenie przedłożony zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1319/2005

— in Portuguese: pedido de certificado apresentado a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1319/2005

— in Slovak:

žiadosť o licenciu na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1319/2005

— in Slovene:

dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1319/2005

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

asetuksen (EY) N:o 1319/2005 mukainen todistushakemus

Licensansökan enligt förordning (EG) nr 1319/2005