# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 959/2004

of 11 May 2004

concerning the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 of 6 September 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms [^1] , and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 lays down that where the quantities applied for exceed the quantity available, the Commission must set a flat-rate percentage reduction and suspend the issue of licences in respect of subsequent applications.

**(2)** The quantities applied for on 3 and 4 May 2004 pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 for products originating in China exceed the quantity available. As a result, the extent to which licences may be issued and the issue of licences for all subsequent applications should be suspended.

**(3)** The quantities applied for on 3 and 4 May 2004 pursuant to Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 for products originating in China exceed the quantity available. As a result, the extent to which licences may be issued and the issue of licences for all subsequent applications should be suspended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 for products originating in China on 3 and 4 May 2004 and submitted to the Commission on 6 May 2004 shall be issued, bearing the wording laid down in Article 11(1) of that Regulation, for 88,29 % of the quantity applied for.

## **Article 2**

Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2125/95 for products originating in China on 3 and 4 May 2004 and submitted to the Commission on 6 May 2004 shall be issued, bearing the wording laid down in Article 11(1) of that Regulation, for 10,68 % of the quantity applied for.

## **Article 3**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 May 2004.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 May 2004. *For the Commission* J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ *Agriculture Director-General*

[^1] Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 498/2004 ( [OJ L 80, 18.3.2004, p. 20](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_080_R_TOC) ).

[^1]: Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 498/2004 ().