21.10.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 320/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1821/2004 of 20 October 2004 on the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms imported under the autonomous tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1749/2004 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1749/2004 of 7 October 2004 opening and providing for the adminis- tration 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 1749/2004 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 1749/2004 and submitted to the Commission on 19 October 2004 shall be issued for 9,33 % of the quantity applied for. 2. Import licences applied for by new importers pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1749/2004 and submitted to the Commission on 19 October 2004 shall be issued for 7,69 % of the quantity applied for. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 October 2004. It shall apply until 31 December 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 October 2004. () O] L 312, 9.10.2004, p. 3. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRIGUEZ Director-General for Agriculture