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of10February1998
openingandprovidingfortheadministrationofcertaintariffquotasforimportsofriceandbroken
rice
(OJ L 37, 11.2.1998, p. 5)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001 of 14 December 2001 L 331 10 15.12.2001
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No327/98
of10February1998
openingandprovidingfortheadministrationofcertaintariffquotas
forimportsofrice andbrokenrice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996
on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXLdrawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV(6)negotiations(
1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996
concerning the conclusion of the results of the consultations with
Thailand pursuant to GATT Article XXIII(2), and in particular Article 3
thereof,
Whereas, under the negotiations conducted pursuant to GATT Article
XXIV(6) in the wake of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden tothe European Community, it was agreed to open from 1 January 1996annual import quotas for 63 000 tonnes of semi-milled and wholly
milled rice covered by CN code 1006 30 at zero duty and for 20 000
tonnes of husked rice covered by CN code 1006 20 at a fixed duty ofECU 88 per tonne; whereas these quotas were included in the EuropeanCommunity list provided for in Article II(1)(a) of GATT 1994; whereasduring the negotiations it was agreed with the United States of Americathat further consultations should take place on how to implement the
agreed quotas; whereas these consultations have not yet been brought to
an end; whereas imports of rice from the United States under the tariffquotas should occur only when the consultations have been concluded;
Whereas, under the consultations with Thailand pursuant to GATT
Article XXIII, it was agreed to open an annual quota for 80 000 tonnesof broken rice covered by CN code 1006 40 00 at an import dutyreduced by ECU 28 per tonne;
Whereas the aforementioned commitments provide that the administra-
tion of those quotas is to take account of traditional suppliers;
Whereas, with a view to preventing imports under those quotas from
causing disturbance in the normal marketing of Community-grown rice,
such imports should be staggered over the year so they can be absorbedmore easily by the Community market;
Whereas, with a view to the sound administration of the aforementioned
quotas and in particular in order to ensure that the quantities fixed arenot exceeded, special detailed rules must be laid down to cover thesubmission of applications and the issue of licences; whereas such
detailed rules must either supplement or derogate from Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1998 laying downcommon detailed rules for the application of the system of import andexport licences and advance fixing certificates for agriculturalproducts(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1404/97(4);
Whereas it should be stipulated that Commission Regulation (EC) No
1162/95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special detailed rules for the
application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and
rice(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 932/97(6), applies under
this Regulation;
Whereas the Commission adopted measures concerning the opening and
administration of these tariff quotas on 5 July 1996; whereas these1998R0327 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 122, 22. 5. 1996, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 5.
(5) OJ L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
(6) OJ L 135, 27. 5. 1997, p. 2.
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measures were not in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Cereals; whereas the Commission deferred theirapplication and communicated them to the Council; whereas, in
accordance with Article 23(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92(
1), as
last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96(2), the
Council took a different decision within one month; whereas thatdecision relates to the monitoring by the Commission of traditional tradeflows to the Community, particularly in terms of imports in small
packages, and to the possible risk of subsidisation; whereas, therefore,
the provisions introduced by the Council in this respect in Regulation(EC) No 1522/96 of 24 July 1996 opening and providing for theadministration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and brokenrice(
3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 112/97(4),
should be included;
Whereas, under the consultations with Thailand pursuant to GATT
Article XXIII, it was agreed to adapt certain provisions of Regulation(EC) No 1522/96, in particular those relating to the period of validity ofimport licences and the distribution of quota quantities for wholly milled
rice and broken rice; whereas, in order to abide by the outcome of these
consultations, the January 1998 tranche for semi-milled and whollymilled rice originating in Thailand and for broken rice of all countries oforigin should be completed by an additional tranche to be opened asfrom the entry into force of this Regulation;
Whereas, for the sake of clarity and simplification, Regulation (EC) No
1522/96 should be repealed and replaced by this Regulation;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an
opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Annual tariff quotas are hereby opened for imports into the
Community of:
(a) 63 000 tonnes of semi-milled and wholly milled rice covered by CN
code 1006 30 at zero duty (quota serial number 09.4076), brokendown by country of origin as follows:
— 38 721 tonnes from the United States of America,
— 21 455 tonnes from Thailand,
— 1 019 tonnes from Australia,
— 1 805 tonnes from other countries;
(b) 20 000 tonnes of husked rice covered by CN code 1006 20 at a duty
of ECU 88 per tonne (quotaseria l number 09.4077), broken downby country of origin as follows:
— 10 429 tonnes from Australia,
— 7 642 tonnes from the United States of America,— 1 812 tonnes from Thailand,— 117 tonnes from other countries;
(c) 80 000 tonnes of broken rice covered by CN code 1006 40 00 with a
reduction of ECU 28 per tonne in the duty fixed in the CombinedNomenclature (quota serial number 09.4078), broken down by
country of origin as follows:
— 41 600 tonnes from Thailand,
— 12 913 tonnes from Australia,
— 8 503 tonnes from Guyana,— 7 281 tonnes from the United States of America,1998R0327 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 002.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 190, 31. 7. 1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 20, 23. 1. 1997, p. 23.
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— 9 703 tonnes from other countries.
Article 2
1. Import licences shall be issued for the quota quantities referred to
in Article 1 under the following tranches, expressed in tonnes:
(a) in the case of the quota referred to in Article 1(1)(a):
January April July September
United States 9 681 19 360 9 680 —
Thailand 10 727 5 364 5 364 —
Australia — 1 019 — —
Other countries — 1 805 — —
20 408 27 548 15 044 —
(b) in the case of the quota referred to in Article 1(1)(b):
January April July September
Australia 2 608 5 214 2 607 —
United States 1 911 3 821 1 910 —
Thailand — 1 812 — —
Other countries — 117 — —
4 519 10 964 4 517 —
(c) in the case of the quota referred to in Article 1(1)(c):
January July
Thailand 29 120 12 480
Australia 6 456 6 457
Guyana 4 251 4 252
United States 3 640 3 641
Other countries 4 851 4 852
48 318 31 682
2. However, in order to allow the issue for January 1998 of licences
for the quantities set out in paragraph 1(a) in respect of the productsoriginating in Thailand, and in paragraph 1(c) in respect of all countriesof origin, a tranche shall be opened up to a maximum of:
(i) semi-milled and wholly milled rice covered by CN code 1006 30
Origin Quantity
Thailand 5 363
(ii) broken rice covered by CN code 1006 40 00
Origin Quantity
Thailand 18 720
Australia 3 227
Guyana 2 1251998R0327 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 002.001 — 4
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Origin Quantity
United States of America 1 820
Other countries 2 426
Licence applications shall be lodged in the first 10 working days
following the entry into force of this Regulation.
2a. For the years 1998, 1999 and 2000, the quantities of milled rice
and husked rice originating in the United States and fixed in paragraph1(a) and (b) shall be broken down as follows:
(i) for 1998:
— semi-milled and wholly-milled rice covered by CN code
1006 30:
April July September
19 361 19 360 —
— husked rice covered by CN code 1006 20:
April July September
4 776 4 776 —
(ii) for 1999:
— semi-milled and wholly-milled rice covered by CN code
1006 30:
January April July September
19 361 19 360 19 360 —
— husked rice covered by CN code 1006 20:
January April July September
3 821 3 821 3 821 —
(iii) for 2000:
— semi-milled and wholly-milled rice covered by CN code
1006 30:
January April July September
19 362 19 360 19 360 —
— husked rice covered by CN code 1006 20:
January April July September
3 822 3 821 1 910 —
3. Quantities not covered by import licences issued in respect of a
tranche shall be carried over to the following tranche of the relevant
quota.
For quantities not covered by import licences issued under the
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respect of all countries of origin covered by the relevant quota under an
additional tranche in October pursuant to Article 4(1), except as regardsthe quantities set out in paragraph 1(c) above.
Article 3
Whereas import licence applications are submitted in respect of rice and
broken rice originating in Thailand and rice originating in Australia or
the United States under the quantities referred to in Article 2, they shall
be accompanied by the original of the export licence drawn up inaccordance with Annexes I, II and IV and issued by the competent bodyin the countries indicated therein.
The entries shall be optional for Sections 7, 8 and 9 of Annex I.
Export licences issued in respect of the quantities laid down in Article 2
shall be valid for the year concerned only.
Article 4
1. Licence applications shall be lodged with the competent authority
in the Member State concerned in the first 10 working days of the monthcorresponding to each tranche.
2. Notwithstanding Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, the
security for the import licences shall be:
— ECU 46 per tonne for the quotas provided for in Article 1(1)(a),
— ECU 22 per tonne for the quotas provided for in Article 1(1)(b),— ECU 5 per tonne for the quotas provided for in Article 1(1)(c).
3. The country of origin shall be entered in section 8 of licence
applications and of the import licences and the word ‘yes’ shall bemarked with a cross.
4. Section 24 of the licences shall bear one of the following entries:
(a) in the case of the quota referred to in Article 1(1)(a):
— Exención del derecho de aduana hasta la cantidad indicada en las
casillas 17 y 18 del presente certificado [Reglamento (CE) n
o
327/98]
— Toldfri op til den mængde, der er angivet i rubrik 17 og 18 i
denne licens (Forordning (EF) nr. 327/98)
— Zollfrei bis zu der in den Feldern 17 und 18 dieser Lizenz
angegebenen Menge (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 327/98)
—Ατελώςµέχριτηνποσότηταπουορίζεταιστατετραγωνίδια
17 και 18 του παρόντος πιστοποιητικού [κανονισµός (ΕΚ)αριθ. 327 /98]
— Exemption from customs duty up to the quantity indicated in
sections 17 and 18 of this licence (Regulation (EC) No 327/98)
— Exemption du droit de douane jusqu'à la quantité indiquée dans
les cases 17 et 18 du présent certificat [Règlement (CE) n
o327/
98]
— Esenzione dal dazio doganale limitatamente alla quantità
indicata nelle caselle 17 e 18 del presente titolo [regolamento(CE) n. 327/98]
— Vrijgesteld van douanerecht voor ten hoogste de in de vakken 17
en 18 van dit certificaat vermelde hoeveelheid (Verordening
(EG) nr. 327/98)
— Isenção de direito aduaneiro até à quantidade indicada nas casas
17 e 18 do presente certificado [Regulamento (CE) n.
o327/98]
— Tullivapaa tämän todistuksen kohdissa 17 ja 18 esitettyyn
määrään asti (asetus (EY) N:o 327/98)
— Tullfri upp till den mängd som anges i fält 17 och 18 i denna
licens (Förordning (EG) nr 327/98);1998R0327 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 002.001 — 6
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(b) in the case of the quota referred to in Article 1(1)(b):
— Derecho de aduana reducido a 88 ecus/t hasta la cantidad
indicada en las casillas 17 y 18 del presente certificado[Reglamento (CE) n
o327/98]
— Nedsat told 88 ECU/t op til den mængde, der er angivet i rubrik
17 og 18 i denne licens (Forordning (EF) nr. 327/98)
— Ermäßigter Zollsatz von 88 ECU/t bis zu der in den Feldern 17
und 18 dieser Lizenz angegebenen Menge (Verordnung (EG) Nr.327/98)
—Μειωµένοςδασµόςσε88 Ecuανάτόνοµέχριτηνποσότητα
που ορίζεται στα τετραγωνίδια 17 και 18 του παρόντοςπιστοποιητικού [κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 327 /98]
— Reduced duty to ECU 88 per tonne up to the quantity indicated
in sections 17 and 18 of this licence (Regulation (EC) No 327/
98)
— Droit réduit à 88 écus par tonne jusqu'à la quantité indiquée dans
les cases 17 et 18 du présent certificat (Règlement (CE) n
o327/
98)
— Dazio ridotto a 88 ECU/t limitatamente alla quantità indicata
nelle caselle 17 e 18 del presente titolo (regolamento (CE) n.327/98)
— Verminderd douanerecht van 88 ECU/ton voor ten hoogste de in
de vakken 17 en 18 van dit certificaat vermelde hoeveelheid(Verordening (EG) nr. 327/98)
— Direito reduzido a 88 ecus/t até à quantidade indicada nas casas
17 e 18 do presente certificado [Regulamento (CE) n.
o327/98]
— Tulli, jokaon a lennettu 88 ecuun/t tämän todistuksen kohdissa
17 ja 18 esitettyyn määrään asti (asetus (EY) N:o 327/98)
— Tullsatsen nedsatt till 88 ecu/t upp till den mängd som anges i
fält 17 och 18 i dennalicens (Förordning (EG) nr 327/98);
(c) in the case of the quota referred to in Article 1(1)(c):
— Derecho de aduana reducido de 28 ecus/t hasta la cantidad
indicada en las casillas 17 y 18 del presente certificado
[Reglamento (CE) no327/98]
— Reduceret afgift med 28 ECU/t op til den mængde, der er angivet
i rubrik 17 og 18 i denne licens (Forordning (EF) nr. 327/98)
— Um 28 ECU/t ermäßigter Zollsatz bis zu der in den Feldern 17
und 18 dieser Lizenz angegebenen Menge (Verordnung (EG) Nr.327/98)
—Μειωµένος δασµός κατά 28 Ecuανά τόνο µέχρι την
ποσότητα που ορίζεται στα τετραγωνίδια 17 και 18 τουπαρόντος πιστοποιητικού [κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 327 /98]
— Reduced duty by ECU 28 per tonne up to the quantity indicated
in sections 17 and 18 of this licence (Regulation (EC) No 327/98)
— Droit réduit de 28 écus par tonne jusqu'à la quantité indiquée
dans les cases 17 et 18 du présent certificat (Règlement (CE) n
o
327/98)
— Dazio ridotto di 28 ECU/t limitatamente alla quantità indicata
nelle caselle 17 e 18 del presente titolo (regolamento (CE) n.327/98)
— Douanerecht verminderd met 28 ECU/ton voor ten hoogste de in
de vakken 17 en 18 van dit certificaat vermelde hoeveelheid(Verordening (EG) nr. 327/98)
— Direito reduzido em 28 ecus/t até à quantidade indicada nas
casas 17 e 18 do presente certificado [Regulamento (CE) n.
o327/
98]
— Tulli, jota on alennettu 28 ecua/t tämän todistuksen kohdissa 17
ja 18 esitettyyn määrään asti (asetus (EY) N:o 327/98)
— Tullsatsen nedsatt med 28 ecu/t upp till den mängd som anges i
fält 17 och 18 i dennalicens (Förordning (EG) nr 327/98).1998R0327 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 002.001 — 7
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5. Import licence applications shall be admissible only where the
following conditions are fulfilled:
— applications must be submitted by natural or legal persons who, in at
least one of the three years preceding the data of submission of theapplication, were engaged in trade in rice or submitted importlicence applications covering rice and were entered in a publicregister of aMember Sta te,
— applicants must submit their applications in the Member State where
they are entered in a public register. Where applications aresubmitted by the same person in two or more Member States,none of those applications shall be admissible,
— where no export certificate is required, applicants must submit only
one application within the maximum quantity provided for in respectof each tranche and country of origin.
Article 5
1. Within two working days of the closing date for the submission of
licence applications, the Member State shall notify the Commission byfax or telex and in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation of thequantities, broken down by eight-figure CN code and country of origin,
covered by import licence applications, with details of the number of the
licence applied for and the name and address of the applicant.
Such notification shall also be made where no application has been
submitted in aMember Sta te.
The above information must be notified separately from that relating to
other import licence applications covering rice and in accordance withthe same procedure.
2. Within 10 days of the closing date for notification by the Member
States, the Commission shall:
— decide to what extent the applications may be accepted. Where the
quantities applied for exceed those available in respect of the trancheand country of origin in question, it shall set a percentage reduction
to be applied to each application,
— fix the quantities available under the following tranche and, where
appropriate, under the additional tranche in October.
3. If the reduction referred to in the first indent of paragraph 2 results
in one or more quantities of less than 20 tonnes per application, the
Member State shall allocate the total of these quantities by drawing lots
in 20 tonne lots and, where applicable, the remaining lot.
Article 6
1. Within three working days of the date of publication of the
Commission's decision, import licences shall be issued for the quantities
resulting from the application of Article 5(2).
Where the quantities covered by import licences issued are lower than
those applied for, the security fixed in Article 4(2) shall be reduced
proportionately.
2. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, rights
accuring under import licences shall not be transferable.
Article 7
1. The fourth indent of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88
shall not apply.
2. The benefits in terms of customs duties provided for in Article 1(1)
shall not apply to quantities imported under the tolerance specified in
Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.
3. Article 33(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall apply.1998R0327 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 002.001 — 8
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4. Notwithstanding Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 and
under Article 21(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88:
— import licences for husked, semi-milled and wholly milled rice shall
be valid from their actual day of issue until the end of the thirdmonth thereafter,
— import licences for broken rice shall be valid from their actual day of
issue until 31 December of the year of issue of the licence.
However, the period of validity of import licences may not extend
beyond 31 December of the year of issue.
Article 8
The competent bodies shall notify the Commission by fax or telex and in
accordance wtih Annex III to this Regulation:
— within two working days of their issue, of the quantities, broken
down by eight-figure CN code and country of origin, covered by theimport licences issued, with details of the date of issue, the exportcertificate number, the licence number and the name and address of
the holder,
— within two months of the expiry of the period of validity of each
licence, of the quantities, broken down by eight-figure CN code,package and country of origin, actually released for free circulation,with details of the date of release for free circulation, the number ofthe licence used and the name and address of the holder.
Such notifications must also be made where no licence has been issued
and no imports have taken place.
Article 9
1. The Commission shall monitor the quantities of goods imported
under this Regulation, with a view in particular to establishing:
— the extent to which traditional trade flows, in terms of volume and
presentation, to the enlarged Community are significantly changed,and
— whether there is subsidisation between exports benefiting directly
from this Regulation and exports subject to the normal importcharge.
2. If either of the criteria set out in the indents in paragraph 1 is met,
and in particular if the imports of rice in packages of five kilograms or
less exceed the figure of 33 428 tonnes, and in any event on an annualbasis, the Commission shall submit a report to the Council accompanied,if necessary, by appropriate proposals to avoid disruption of theCommunity rice sector.
3. Quantities imported in packages of the kind referred to in
paragraph 2 and released for free circulation shall be indicated in the
relevant import licence in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation(EC) No 3719/88.
Article 10
1. Regulation (EC) No 1522/96 is replaced.2. This Regulation shall not apply to licences issued pursuant to
Regulation (EC) No 1522/96.
Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1998R0327 — EN — 01.01.2002 — 002.001 — 9
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ANEXO I — BILAG I — ANHANG I — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι — ANNEXI — ANNEX E I —
ALLEGATO I — BIJLAGE I — ANEXO I — LIITE I — BILAGA I
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ANNEXII
‘ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II — ANNEXII — ANNEX E II —
ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II — ANEXO II — LIITE II — BILAGA II
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ANEXOIV—BILAGIV—ANHANGIV— ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IV—ANNEXIV—ANNEXEIV—
ALLEGATO IV — BIJLAGE IV — ANEXO IV — LIITE IV — BILAGA IV
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