
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 1864/2004 is amended as follows:

1.. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
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Article 1 

1. A system of tariff quotas is opened in relation to imports into the Community of preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus classifiable within CN codes 0711 51 00, 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30 (hereinafter referred to as preserved mushrooms), subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation. The volume of each of the tariff quotas, their order number and the period for which they apply, are specified in Annex I.
2. The rate of duty applicable shall be 12 % ad valorem in the case of products falling within CN code 0711 51 00 and 23 % in the case of products falling within CN codes 2003 10 20 and 2003 10 30.However, no duty shall apply in respect of products originating in Romania and Bulgaria.';
2.. in Article 5, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. Licences shall be valid from their effective date of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 until 31 December of the year concerned.';
3.. in Article 6, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. For imports originating in China and other countries, if the quantity allocated is not fully exhausted by one category of importers, the remainder shall be allocated to the other category.';
4.. Article 7 is replaced by the following:
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Article 7 

1. The total amount (drained net weight) of the licence applications to import into the Community preserved mushrooms originating in China and/or other countries submitted by a traditional importer may not relate to a quantity exceeding 150 % of the reference quantity.
2. The total amount (drained net weight) of the licence applications to import into the Community preserved mushrooms originating in China and/or other countries submitted by a new importer may not relate to a quantity exceeding 1 % of the sum of tariff quotas allocated to China and other countries pursuant to Annex I.';
5.. In Article 8, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. Importers shall submit their applications for licences during the first five working days of January.';
6.. in Article 9, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:
'Member States shall notify the Commission, no later than on the tenth working day of January, of the quantities for which licence applications have been lodged.';
7.. In Article 10(2), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'If it is found that the quantities applied for exceed the quantity available, the Commission shall decide, by means of a Regulation, to set an allocation coefficient to be applied to the licence applications in question.';
8.. In Article 16, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
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1. If it is found that applications and/or declarations presented by an importer to the competent authorities of a Member State are false, misleading or inaccurate, unless they are clearly due to a genuine error, the competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall exclude the importer in question from the licence applications system for the next application period as referred to in Article 8(2).';
9.. Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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, 7 December 2005.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


‘ANNEX I 
Volume, order number and period of application of tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) in tonnes (drained net weight)
Country of origin Order No 1 January to 31 December of each year
Bulgaria 09.4725 2 887,5
Romania 09.4726 500
China 09.4157 23 750
Other countries 09.4158 3 290

