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United Kingdom

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1945/2004

of 11 November 2004

fixing, for 2005, the reduction percentages to be applied to applications for an allocation by non-traditional operators under the tariff quotas A/B and C for imports of bananas

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas^f1,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 of 7 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community^f2, and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Member States' notifications pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 indicate that the sum of allocations applied for is 4 941 057,5 t for all non-traditional operators A/B and 479 315,0 t for all non-traditional operators C.

(2)

The percentages to be applied for determining the allocations for non-traditional operators under the tariff quotas A/B and C for 2005 should therefore be fixed.

(3)

So that the operators have sufficient time to lodge licence applications for the first quarter of 2005, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Footnotes

f1: OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.
f2: OJ L 126, 8.5.2001, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 838/2004 (OJ L 127, 26.4.2004, p. 52).