COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2069/2005

of 16 December 2005

on the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms imported under the autonomous tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1981/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1981/2005 of 5 December 2005 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for preserved mushrooms (1), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,

Whereas:

Licence applications submitted by traditional and new importers to the competent authorities of the Member States under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1981/2005 exceed the available quantities. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.   Import licences applied for by traditional importers pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1981/2005 and submitted to the Commission on 15 December 2005 shall be issued for 8,407 % of the quantity applied for.

2.   Import licences applied for by new importers pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1981/2005 and submitted to the Commission on 15 December 2005 shall be issued for 15,625 % of the quantity applied for.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December 2005.

It shall apply until 31 March 2006.

(1)  OJ L 318, 6.12.2005, p. 4.