Commission Regulation (EC) No 392/2006 of  6 March 2006  opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for preserved mushrooms from  1 April 2006
Date: 2006-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import, import licence, mushroom-growing, preserved product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 392/2006

of 6 March 2006

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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,

(5)

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

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:

Article 1

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.

falling within

CN codes

An autonomous tariff quota of 1 200 tonnes (drained net
1.
weight), bearing order number 09.4075 (hereinafter
the
autonomous quota), shall be opened from 1 April 2006 for
the genus
Community imports of preserved mushrooms of
0711 51 00,
falling within
Agaricus
2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30.

CN codes

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 30 June 2006.

(4)

The new quota should be transitional and may not
prejudge the outcome of the negotiations under way in

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

lation (EC) No 1995/2005 (OJ L 320, 8.12.2005, p. 34).

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 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.

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.

Licences

2.
shall be issued on the 12th 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
it shall adopt, by means of a regulation, a
under Article 5,
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, 6 March 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Entries referred to in Article 3

— in Spanish:

— in Czech:

— in Danish:

— in German:

— in Estonian:

— in Greek:

— in English:

— in French:

— in Italian:

— in Latvian:

Certificado expedido en virtud del Reglamento (CE) no 392/2006 y válido únicamente desde el
1 abril de 2006 hasta el 30 de junio de 2006.

Licence vydaná na základě nařízení
30. června 2006.

(ES) č. 392/2006 a platná pouze od 1. dubna 2006 do

licens udstedt i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 392/2006 og kun gyldig fra 1. april 2006 til den
30. juni 2006.

Lizenz gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 392/2006 erteilt und nur vom 1. April 2006 bis zum
30. Juni 2006 gültig.

määruse (EÜ) nr 392/2006 kohaselt väljastatud litsents, alates 1. aprillist 2006 mis kehtib
30. juunini 2006.

Το πιστοποιητικό εκδόθηκε βάσει του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 392/2006 και
1η Απριλίου 2006 έως τις 30 Ιουνίου 2006.

ισχύει μόνο από την

licence issued under Regulation (EC) No 392/2006 and valid only from 1 April 2006 until 30 June
2006.

certificat émis au titre du règlement (CE) no 392/2006 et valable seulement du 1er avril 2006 au
30 juin 2006.

domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 392/2006 e valida soltanto dal
1o aprile 2006 al 30 giugno 2006.

atļauja, kas izdota saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 392/2006 un ir derīga tikai no 2006. gada 1. aprīļa
līdz 2006. gada 30. jūnijam.

— in Lithuanian:

išduota pagal Reglamento (EB) Nr. 392/2006 nuostatas, galiojanti tik nuo 2006 m.

Licencija,
balandžio 1 d. iki 2006 m. birželio 30 d.

— in Hungarian:

a 392/2006/EK rendelet szerint kibocsátott engedély, csak 2006. április 1-től 2006. június 30-ig
érvényes.

— in Maltese:

liċenzja maħruġa taħt ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 392/2006 u valida biss mill-1 ta’ April 2006 sat-30
ta' Ġunju 2006.

— in Dutch:

— in Polish:

Overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 392/2006 afgegeven certificaat dat slechts vanaf 1 april tot
en met 30 juni 2006 geldig is.

pozwolenie wydane zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 392/2006 i ważne wyłącznie od dnia
1 kwietnia 2006 do dnia 30 czerwca 2006 r.

— in Portuguese:

certificado emitido a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 392/2006 e eficaz somente de 1 de Abril de
2006 até 30 de Junho de 2006.

— in Slovak:

— in Slovene:

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

Licencia vydaná na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 392/2006 a platná len od 1. apríla 2006 do 30. júna
2006.

dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 392/2006 in veljavno samo od 1. aprila 2006 do
30. junija 2006.

asetuksen (EY) N:o 392/2006 mukaisesti annettu todistus, joka on voimassa ainoastaan 1 päivästä
huhtikuuta 2006 30 päivään kesäkuuta 2006.

Licens utfärdad i enlighet med förordning (EG) nr 392/2006, giltig endast från och med den 1 april
2006 till och med den 30 juni 2006.

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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 392/2006

— in Czech:

žádost o licenci podaná na základě nařízení (ES) č. 392/2006

— in Danish:

— in German:

— in Estonian:

licensansøgning i henhold til forordning (EF) nr. 392/2006

Lizenzantrag gemäß der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 392/2006

määruse (EÜ) nr 392/2006 kohaselt esitatud litsentsitaotlus

— in Greek:

αίτηση χορήγησης πιστοποιητικού κατ’ εφαρμογήν του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 392/2006

— in English:

— in French:

— in Italian:

licence application under Regulation (EC) No 392/2006

demande de certificat faite au titre du règlement (CE) no 392/2006

domanda di titolo presentata ai sensi del regolamento (CE) n. 392/2006

— in Latvian:

licence pieprasīta saskaņā ar Regulu (EK) Nr. 392/2006

— in Lithuanian:

Prašymas išduoti licenciją pagal Reglamentą (EB) Nr. 392/2006

— in Hungarian:

a 392/2006/EK rendelet szerinti engedélykérelem

— in Maltese:

applikazzjoni għal liċenzja taħt ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 392/2006

— in Dutch:

Overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 392/2006 ingediende certificaataanvraag

— in Polish:

wniosek o pozwolenie przedłożony zgodnie z rozporządzeniem (WE) nr 392/2006

— in Portuguese:

pedido de certificado apresentado a título do Regulamento (CE) n.o 392/2006

— in Slovak:

žiadosť o licenciu na základe nariadenia (ES) č. 392/2006

— in Slovene:

dovoljenje, izdano v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 392/2006

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

asetuksen (EY) N:o 392/2006 mukainen todistushakemus

Licensansökan enligt förordning (EG) nr 392/2006.