21.3.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 82/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 461/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the issue of import licences for certain preserved mushrooms imported under the autonomous tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 392/2006 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 392/2006 of 6 March 2006 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 392/2006 exceed the available quan- tities. 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 392/2006 and submitted to the Commission on 16 March 2006 shall be issued for 8,587 % of the quantity applied for. 2. Import licences applied for by new importers pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 392/2006 and submitted to the Commission on 16 March 2006 shall be issued for 17,391 % of the quantity applied for. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 2006. It shall apply until 30 June 2006. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 March 2006. () O L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 14. For the Commission J. L. DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development