COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 58/2005
of 14 January 2005
on the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms for applications for the period 1 January to 30 June 2005
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 organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1864/2004 of 26 October 2004 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms imported from third countries (2), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and/or by new importers between 3 and 10 January 2005 pursuant to Article 8(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1864/2004, exceed the quantities available for products originating in China.
(2)
It is therefore necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission on 11 and 12 January 2005 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates must be suspended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Applications for import licences lodged under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1864/2004 between 3 and 10 January 2005 and sent to the Commission on 11 and 12 January shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in Annex I hereto.
Article 2
For each category of importer and origin involved, applications for import licences under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1864/2004 for the period 1 January to 30 June 2005, lodged after 10 January but before the date in Annex II hereto, shall be rejected.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 January 2005.