Commission Regulation (EC) No 2334/2003 of 30 December 2003 derogating for the year 2004 from Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2334/2003
of 30 December 2003
derogating for the year 2004 from Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Importers from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (hereinafter referred to as "the new Member States") should benefit from the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/95(2).
(2) Imports forming part of the quotas referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 are subject to submission of import licences, which have a limited validity period from the effective date of issue. The validity period of import licenses for the year 2004 should be reviewed to take account of the date of accession of the new Member States.
(3) To ensure the correct use of quotas and allow traditional importers from the new Member States to be in a position to apply for sufficient quantities during the year 2004, provisions should be made for the year 2004 to adjust the quantity to which licence applications presented by traditional importers from the Member States of the Community as constituted on 30 April 2004 may relate.
(4) In order to improve and simplify the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms for the year 2004, provisions should be made as regards the dates for lodging the applications.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,