
Article 1 

1. For the fourth quarter of 2004, the quantities available for import under the tariff quota arrangements for the import of bananas shall be as set out in the Annex.
2. For the fourth quarter of 2004, applications for import licences under the A/B and C tariff quotas:
(a) submitted by a traditional operator may not relate to a quantity exceeding the difference between the reference quantity established pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 and the sum of the quantities covered by import licences issued for the first three quarters of 2004;
(b) submitted by a non-traditional operator may not relate to a quantity exceeding the difference between the annual quantity determined and notified to the operator pursuant to Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 and the sum of the quantities covered by import licences issued for the first three quarters of 2004.To be accepted, applications for import licences shall be accompanied by a copy of the import licence(s) issued to the operator for the preceding quarters of 2004.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication 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 August 2004.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
(tonnes, net weight)
Tariff quotas Operator category Quantity
A/B Traditional 590 229,525
Non-traditional 95 204,274
C Traditional 116 157,069
Non-traditional 14 171,526