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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No454/97
of10March1997
ontheissueofimportlicencesforricefallingwithinCNcode1006originating
intheoverseascountriesandterritories,underthesafeguardmeasures
introducedbyCouncilRegulation (EC)No304/97
licencesforricefallingwithinCNcode1006originating
intheoverseascountriesandterritories,underthesafe­
guardmeasuresintroducedbyRegulation (EC)No
21/97(3),thesubmissionofimportlicenceapplications
forriceandbrokenriceoriginatingin'Montserrat'and
'otherOCTs'issuspendeduntil30Aprilsincethequanti­
tieslaiddownunderthetariffquotaopenedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No304/97areexhausted,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Importlicencesforriceandbrokenricefallingwithin
CNcode1006submittedinaccordancewiththearrange­
mentsprovidedforinRegulation(EC)No304/97shallbe
issuedforthequantitiesindicatedintheapplications
reducedbythefollowingpercentage :
—50,52861%forapplicationsindicatingtheorigin
'MontserratortheTurksandCaicosIslands'provided
forinthesecondindentofArticle1(1)(a)ofthat
Regulationsubmittedon28February1997.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision91/482/EECof25
July1991ontheassociationoftheoverseascountriesand
territorieswiththeEuropeanEconomicCommunity('),
andinparticularArticle109thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No304/97of
17February1997introducingsafeguardmeasuresin
respectofimportsofriceoriginatingintheoverseas
countriesandterritories(2),andinparticularArticle4(3)
thereof,
WhereasRegulation (EC)No304/97introducessafeguard
measuresinrespectofimportsofriceoriginatinginthe
overseascountriesandterritories,hereinafterreferredtoas
OCTs;whereasthosemeasuresprovideforexemption
fromcustomsdutiesonimportationpursuanttoatariff
quotaandallocationthereoftovariousspecifiedorigins;
whereastheyprovideinparticularfortherestrictionof
thenumberoflicenceapplicationsmadedailybyeach
importerforeachorigin;whereas,toensurethatthetariff
quotaquantityisnotexceeded,Article4(3)oftheafore­
mentionedRegulationprovidesthat,ifthequantities
exceedthequantitiesavailableforoneormoreofthe
quotasspecified,theCommission istosetasingle
percentagereductiontobeappliedtothequantitiesfor
whichapplicationswerelodgedonthedayonwhichthe
quotaswereexceeded;
Whereasthequantitiesappliedforon28February1997
exceedthequantitiesavailablefortheorigins'Montserrat
ortheTurksandCaicosIslands';whereas,asaresult,
Article4(3)ofRegulation (EC)No304/97shouldbe
appliedtotheapplicationssubmittedontheafore­
mentioneddatefortheoriginsindicated,andapplications
submittedsubsequently—andpendingforthoseorigins
—shouldberejected;
Whereasthequantitiesavailablefortheorigins'Mont­
serratortheTurksandCaicosIslands'forimportation
pursuanttothetariffquotaopenedbyRegulation(EC)
No304/97areexhaustedfortheperiod1Januaryto30
April1997;whereas,asaresult,thesubmissionofimport
licenceapplicationsforthoseoriginspursuanttothat
Regulationshouldbesuspended;
WhereaspursuanttoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
115/97of22January1997ontheissueofimportArticle2
Forimportlicenceapplicationsforriceandbrokenrice
fallingwithinCNcode1006lodgedfrom1March1997
fortheorigin'MontserratortheTurksandCaicosIslands'
providedforinthesecondindentofArticle1(1)(a)of
Regulation(EC)No304/97noimportlicenceshallbe
issuedunderthetariffquota.
Article3
Submissionofimportlicenceapplicationsforriceand
brokenricefallingwithinCNcode1006oftheorigin
'MontserratortheTurksandCaicosIslands'providedfor
inthesecondindentofArticle1(1)(a)ofRegulation (EC)
No304/97shallbesuspendeduntil30April1997.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10March1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission