# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1857/2005

of 14 November 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 1864/2004 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms imported from third countries

## Preamble

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] , and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 1864/2004 [^2] opens tariff quotas of imports into the Community of preserved mushrooms of the genus Agaricus.

**(2)** Due to the conclusion of Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements with Bulgaria and Romania, approved by Council and Commission Decisions 2005/430/EC, Euratom [^3] and 2005/431/EC, Euratom [^4] , the duty rates for products originating in Romania and the tariff quotas for products originating in Bulgaria laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1864/2004 should be modified.

**(3)** The Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements with Bulgaria and Romania, approved by Council and Commission Decisions 2005/430/EC, Euratom and 2005/431/EC, Euratom started to apply as of 1 August 2005. The present Regulation should therefore be made applicable as of that date.

**(4)** Regulation (EC) No 1864/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.

**(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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

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

**1.** In Article 1(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘However, no duty shall apply in respect of products originating in Romania (Order No 09.4726) and Bulgaria (Order No 09.4725).’

| 2. | Annex I is replaced by the following:<br>‘ANNEX I<br>Volume and period of application of tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) in tonnes (drained net weight)<br>Country of origin<br>1 January to 31 December of each year<br>Bulgaria<br>2 887,5 [^5]<br>Romania<br>500<br>China<br>23 750<br>Other countries<br>3 290 |
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## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

It shall apply from 1 August 2005.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 November 2005. *For the Commission* Mariann FISCHER BOEL *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1996_297_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2004 ( [OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 25](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_064_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 325, 28.10.2004, p. 30](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_325_R_TOC) .

[^3] [OJ L 155, 17.6.2005, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_155_R_TOC) .

[^4] [OJ L 155, 17.6.2005, p. 26](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_155_R_TOC) .

[^5] As from 1 January 2006, the allocation for Bulgaria shall be increased by 275 tonnes each year.’

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[^5]: As from 1 January 2006, the allocation for Bulgaria shall be increased by 275 tonnes each year.’