Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2005 of  5 December 2005  opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for preserved mushrooms from  1 January 2006
Date: 2005-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accession to the European Union, import, import licence, mushroom-growing, preserved product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1981/2005

of 5 December 2005

opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for preserved
mushrooms from 1 January 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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.

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:

(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 their

to the
account of

To ensure uninterrupted supplies
enlarged
the
taking
Community market while
economic supply conditions in the new Member States
accession to the European Union,
prior
tariff quota
an autonomous and temporary import
the
should be opened for preserved mushrooms of
genus Agaricus
falling within CN codes 0711 51 00,
2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vege-
tables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
An autonomous tariff quota of 1 200 ttonnes (drained net
weight), bearing order No 09.4075 (hereinafter the autonomous
quota), shall be opened from 1 January 2006 for Community
imports of preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus spp.
falling within CN codes 0711 51 00, 2003 10 20 and
2003 10 30.

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.

(3) and (4), 7, 8(2),
However, Articles 1, 5(2) and (5), 6(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 March 2006.

(1) OJ L 325, 28.10.2004, p. 30. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1857/2005 (OJ L 297, 15.11.2005, p. 9).

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

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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 the licences 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.

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.

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.
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, 5 December 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 1981/2005 y válido únicamente hasta el 31 de
marzo de 2006

— in Czech:

licence vydaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 1981/2005 a platná pouze do 31. března 2006

— in Danish:

— in German:

— in Estonian:

— in Greek:

— in English:

— in French:

— in Italian:

licens udstedt i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1981/2005 og kun gyldig til den 31. marts 2006

Lizenz gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1981/2005 erteilt und nur bis zum 31. März 2006 gültig

määruse (EÜ) nr 1981/2005 kohaselt väljastatud litsents, mis kehtib 31. märtsini 2006

πιστοποιητικό που εκδίδεται κατ’ εφαρμογή του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1981/2005 και ισχύει μόνο έως τις
31 Μαρτίου 2006

licence issued under Regulation (EC) No 1981/2005 and valid only until 31 March 2006

certificat émis au titre du règlement (CE) no 1981/2005 et valable seulement jusqu'au 31 mars 2006

domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1981/2005 e valida soltanto fino al
31 marzo 2006

— in Latvian:

atļauja, kas izdota saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1981/2005 un ir derīga tikai
31. martam

līdz 2006. gada

— in Lithuanian:

licencija, išduota pagal Reglamento (EB) Nr. 1981/2005 nuostatas, galiojanti tik iki 2006 m. kovo
31 d.

— in Hungarian:

az 1981/2005/EK rendelet szerint kibocsátott engedély, csak 2006. március 31-ig érvényes

— in Maltese:

liċenzja maħruġa taħt ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 1981/2005 u valida biss sal 31 ta' Marzu 2006

— in Dutch:

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1981/2005 afgegeven certificaat dat slechts tot en met 31 maart
2006 geldig is

— in Polish:

pozwolenie wydane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1981/2005 i ważne wyłącznie do 31 marca
2006 r.

— in Portuguese:

certificado emitido a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1981/2005 e eficaz somente até 31 de Março de
2006

— in Slovak:

licencia vydaná na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1981/2005 a platná len do 31. marca 2006

— in Slovene:

dovoljenje,

izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1981/2005 in veljavno samo do 31. marca 2006

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

asetuksen (EY) N:o 1981/2005 mukaisesti annettu todistus, joka on voimassa ainoastaan 31 päivään
maaliskuuta 2006

Licens utfärdad i enlighet med förordning (EG) nr 1981/2005, giltig endast till och med den 31 mars
2006.

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ANNEX II

Entries referred to in Article 4(1)

— in Spanish:

Solicitud de certificado presentada en virtud del Reglamento (CE) no 1981/2005

— in Czech:

žádost o licenci podaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 1981/2005

— in Danish:

— in German:

licensansøgning i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 1981/2005

Lizenzantrag gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1981/2005

— in Estonian: määruse (EÜ) nr 1981/2005 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus

— in Greek:

αίτηση χορήγησης πιστοποιητικού κατ’ εφαρμογή του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1981/2005

— in English:

— in French:

— in Italian:

licence application under Regulation (EC) No 1981/2005

demande de certificat faite au titre du règlement (CE) no 1981/2005

domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 1981/2005

— in Latvian:

licence pieprasīta saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 1981/2005

— in Lithuanian: prašymas išduoti licenciją pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 1981/2005

— in Hungarian: az 1981/2005/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem

— in Maltese:

applikazzjoni għal liċenzja taħt ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 1981/2005

— in Dutch:

overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 1981/2005 ingediende certificaataanvraag

— in Polish:

wniosek o pozwolenie przedłożony zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 1981/2005

— in Portuguese: pedido de certificado apresentado a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 1981/2005

— in Slovak:

žiadosť o licenciu na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 1981/2005

— in Slovene:

dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 1981/2005

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

asetuksen (EY) N:o 1981/2005 mukainen todistushakemus

Licensansökan enligt förordning (EG) nr 1981/2005.