L 192/18 Official Journal of the European Union 29.5.2004 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1055/2004 of 28 May 2004 on the issue of licences for the import of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc.) in the period from 11 April 2004 to 10 April 2005 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22 December 1994 on common rules for imports and repealing Regulation (EC) No 518/94 (1), Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/82 and (EEC) 3420/83 (), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/2004 of 7 April 2004 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc) (}) and in particular Article 8(1) thereof, Whereas: (1)  The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 658/2004 exceed the quantities available for products originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). (2) It is now necessary to fix, for each category of importer, the proportion of the quantity for which application is made which may be imported under licence, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Import licences applied for pursuant to Article 5(1) of Regu- lation (EC) No 658/2004 shall be issued at the percentage rates of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex hereto. Atrticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 2004. It shall apply until 10 April 2005. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 May 2004. () OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 53. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 2474/2000 (OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1). (®» OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 427/2003 (O] L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 1). () O] L 104, 8.4.2004, p. 67. For the Commission Pascal LAMY Member of the Commission