G/LIC/N/2/EU/3  
 
14 August 2013  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1-5.4 OF THE AGREEMENTi 
EUROPEAN UNION 
The following notification, dated 29 July 2013, is be ing circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the European Union*. 
 
 
1.  (a) Title / number / date of the law or regulation establishing / changing 
the import licensing procedure: 
 Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 of 7 December 2011  
opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of  
rice and broken rice repealed and replaced the Commission Regulation (EC) No  
327/98.   
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indica te the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion 
or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information 
and/or administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)): 
 G/LIC/N/2/EU/1 
2. Information concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure: 
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS 
Nomenclature (i.e. 1996; 2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software.  Plea se do not use PDF, or photocopies .) 
Rice and broken rice 
 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility  
European Commission, Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural  
Development, Unit C1 
Address: 130, Rue de la Loi 
B – 1049 Brussels  
Belgium 
   
 Email Address  : Agri-C1@ec.europa.eu  
 Website  : http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/agriculture/index_en.htm  
 
                                               
* Further information on notified changes can be found in document G/LIC/N/1/EU/2. G/LIC/N/2/EU/3 
 
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  (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
NA/ 
(d) Date and name of publication wher e licensing procedures are published  
Date of publication:  8.12.2011 Source of publication: Official Journa l of the European Union, L 325; 8.12.2011,
 
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(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is  
 [X] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f) the administrative purpose:   
   Statistical reason or TRQ management 
 [ ] non-automatic.  If so please  indicate:  (g) the measure being  
implemented through the import licensing procedure:  In the case of  
non-automatic licensing procedures , their administrative purpose :   
 N/A  
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated 
with some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be 
provided 
 Not limited. 
 
3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime 
and list thereof; changes related to the ad ministrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.) 
 Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 of 7 December 2011 opening 
and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken 
rice repealed and replaced the Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98.  
 
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 i "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1).