COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1466

of 6 July 2021

amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 as regards the amount of security and the period of validity of export licences for rice

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 178 and Article 223(3), points (a), (b) and (c), thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 (2) lays down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 with regard to the system of import and export licences.

(2) The licence obligation for exports of ‘husked (brown) rice’ falling within CN code 1006 20 and ‘semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed’ falling within CN code 1006 30 has been abolished by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 (3) as amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1467 (4).

(3) It is therefore necessary to delete the implementing provisions on the amount of security and the period of validity for those export licences as well as their notification requirement.

(4) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 19a, point (b) is deleted; (2) in Annex II, Part II, point A is deleted.

Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 July 2021. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the system of import and export licences (OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 44).

(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 of 18 May 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the rules for applying the system of import and export licences and supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the rules on the release and forfeit of securities lodged for such licences, amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 2535/2001, (EC) No 1342/2003, (EC) No 2336/2003, (EC) No 951/2006, (EC) No 341/2007 and (EC) No 382/2008 and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 2390/98, (EC) No 1345/2005, (EC) No 376/2008 and (EC) No 507/2008 (OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 1).

(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1467 of 6 July 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 as regards the export licence obligation for rice (see page 18 of this Official Journal).