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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2352/97
of27November 1997
introducingspecificmeasuresinrespectofimportsofriceoriginatinginthe
overseascountriesandterritories
disturbthefunctioningoftheassociationoftheseOCTs
andtheCommunity ;whereasthesemeasuresshouldnot
exceedthelimitsofwhatisstrictlynecessarytoremedy
thedifficultiesthathavearisen:
Whereas,tocomplywiththesegoals,arrangementsfor
thesurveillanceofimportsoriginatingintheOCTsunder
theconditionslaiddownbyDecision91/482/EECshould
beintroducedfrom1December1997untiltheCommis­
sionhasadoptedarrangementsfortheapplicationofthe
CouncilDecisionontherevisionofthearrangements ;
whereasamonthlyquantityshouldthereforebefixedon
thebasisofonetwelfthofthetotalannualquantityof
160000tonneslaiddowninthelastdraftwhichsecured
thebroadestagreementintheCouncil;whereasabove
thatfigureapplicationsshouldbescrutinisedparticularly
carefullyonthebasisofanassessmentofthesituationon
theCommunitymarketandthetrendthereof;
WhereastheDutchauthoritieshavesenttheCommission
adecisionbytheMinistersofEconomicAffairsand
FinanceoftheNetherlandsAntillesestablishing ,forthe
purposesofAnnexIItoDecision91/482/EEC,a
minimumpricefortheexporttotheCommunityofrice
originatingintheNetherlandsAntilles;whereasthat
measurecouldhelpavoidseriousdisturbancetothe
Communitymarket;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision91/482/EECof25
July1991ontheassociationoftheoverseascountriesand
territorieswiththeEuropeanEconomicCommunity('),
andinparticularArticle109thereof,inconjunctionwith
AnnexIV,Article1,
FollowingconsultationoftheCommitteeestablishedby
Article1(2)ofAnnexIVtoDecision91/482/EEC,
Whereasthesafeguardmeasuresinrespectofimportsof
riceoriginatingintheoverseascountriesandterritories
(OCTs)introducedbyCouncilRegulation (EC)No
1036/97(2)expireon30November1997;whereasthe
CounciladoptedamendmentstoDecision91/482/EEC;
whereas,however,untiltheimplementing measures
requiredbytheamendmentstothearrangementsmade
bythisDecisionhavebeenadopted,specificsurveillance
measuresarerequired;
Whereastheimportofunlimitedquantitiesofriceorigin­
atingintheOCTsthreatensseriouslytodisturbthe
Communitymarketinrice;whereas,inparticular,the
importoflargequantitiesofriceoriginatingintheOCTs
since1December1997threatensseriouslytoundermine
theCommunityricemarketduringthe1997/98market­
ingyear;whereastheriskoflargequantitiesofimports
fromtheOCTsisallthegreaterbecausetheCouncilhas
agreedtolimitthequantitieswhichmaybeimported
fromthemaspartofthemid-termrevisionofthear­
rangementsunderDecision91/482/EECbutthatagree­
menthasnotyetcomeintoforce;
Whereason13November1997theCommission decided
thatspecificmeasuresshouldthereforebetaken;
WhereastheItalianGovernment on10November1997
andtheGreekGovernment on12November 1997
requestedtotheCommissionunderArticle109ofDe­
cision91/482/EECtoextendthesafeguardmeasuresin
respectofriceimportedfromtheOCTs;
WhereasArticle109(2)ofDecision91/482/EECrequires
prioritytobegiventosuchmeasuresaswouldleastWhereas,however,thatmeasure,whichis,inanycase,
limitedtoasingleOCT,isnotsuchastorenderunneces­
sarythearrangements forthesurveillanceoftheCom­
munitymarketinricerequiredforthereasonssetout
above;
Whereas,inordernottochangeinasuddenandunex­
pectedfashionthecurrentpracticesregardingimportsof
productsoriginatingintheOCTsinthissector,theprovi­
sionsapplyingtothesubmissionofapplicationsfor
licenceslaiddownbyRegulation(EC)No1036/97should
remaininforce;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
eithercomplementorderogatefromCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3719/88(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No1404/97(4),andRegulation(EEC)No1162/95(s),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No932/97(6),
0OJL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(4)OJL194,23.7.1997,p.5.
(5)OJL117,24.5.1995,p.2.
(6)OJL135,27.5.1997,p.2.(')OJL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(2)OJL151,10.6.1997,p.8.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :—Tullivapaa(päätöksen91/482/ETY,101artikla)
—Tullfri(beslut91/482/EEG,artikel101).
Article1
From1December1997importsintotheCommunityof
riceoriginatingintheOCTsfallingwithinCNcode1006
andbenefitingfromexemptionfromcustomsdutiesshall
besubjecttothisRegulation .
Article2
1.Applications forimportlicencesshallbelodged
withthecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates.
2.Applications forimportlicencesshallbefora
quantityofnotlessthan100tonnesandnotmorethan
2000tonnesofrice.
3.Applicationsforimportlicencesshallbeaccompan­
iedby:
—proofthattheapplicantisanaturalorlegalperson
whohascarriedoutacommercialactivityintherice
sectorforatleast12monthsandisregisteredinthe
MemberStateinwhichtheapplicationissubmitted,
—awrittendeclarationbytheapplicantstatingthathe
hasnotsubmittedmorethanoneapplicationonthe
dayinquestion.Whereanapplicantsubmitsmore
thanoneapplicationforanimportlicence,allhis
applicationsshallberejected.
Article3
1.Thelicenceapplicationandtheimportlicenceshall
containthefollowingindications :
(a)section8shallshowthecountryoforiginand'yes'
shallbemarkedwithacross;
(b)section20ofthelicenceshallbearoneofthefollow­
ingentries:2.Notwithstanding Article8(4)ofRegulation(EEC)
No3719/88,thequantityenteredforfreecirculationmay
notexceedthatsetoutinsections17and18ofthe
importlicence.Tothatend,thefigure'0'shallbeentered
insection19ofthelicence.
3.Notwithstanding Article9ofRegulation(EEC)No
3719/88,therightsarisingfromimportlicencesshallnot
betransferable .
4.Notwithstanding Article10ofRegulation(EEC)No
1162/95,theamountofthesecurityinrespectofthe
importlicencesshallbeequalto50%ofthecustoms
dutycalculatedinaccordancewithArticle11ofRegula­
tion(EC)No3072/95(')applicableonthedateonwhich
theapplicationwaslodged.
5.Theconcept'originatingproducts'forthepurposes
ofapplyingthisRegulationandtheadministrative
methodsrelatingtoitshallbeasdefinedinAnnexIIto
Decision91/482/EEC.
Article4
1.Onthedayonwhichlicenceapplicationsare
lodged,theMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission
bytelexorfaxofthequantitiescoveredbylicenceap­
plications,brokendownbyeight-digitCNcodeandby
countryoforigin,thenumberofthelicenceappliedfor
andthenameandaddressoftheapplicant.
Theaboveinformationmustbenotifiedseparatelyfrom
thatrelatingtootherimportlicenceapplicationscovering
riceandinaccordancewiththesameprocedure.
2.Withoutprejudicetoparagraph3,importlicences
shallbeissuedonthe11thworkingdayfollowingthaton
whichtheapplicationwaslodged.
3.Ifthequantitiesappliedforexceedthemonthly
totalof13300tonnesofriceexpressedastheequivalent
inhuskedriceand,onthebasisofanassessmentofthe
Communitymarket,thissituationthreatenstosubstan­
tiallydisturbthatmarket,theCommissionshall,within
10workingdaysfollowingthedaythequantitywas
exceeded :
—fixapercentagereductiontobeappliedtoallthe
applicationslodgedonthedaythequantitywas
exceeded,
—rejectapplicationsmadeafterthedayonwhichthe
quantitywasexceeded,
—suspendthelodgingofnewapplicationsforthat
month.
4.Ifthequantityforwhichtheimportlicenceisissued
islessthanthequantityappliedfor,theamountofthe
securityreferredtoinArticle3(4)shallbereduced
proportionately .—Exencióndelderechodeaduana(Decision
91/482/CEE,artículo101)
—Toldfri(artikel101iafgørelse91/482/EØF)
—Zollfrei(Beschluß91/482/EWG,Artikel101)
—Απαλλαγήαπότοντελωνειακόδασμό(από­
φαση91/482/EOK,άρθρο101)
—Exemptionfromcustomsduty(Decision
91/482/EEC,Article101)
—Exemptiondudroitdedouane(Decision
91/482/CEE,article101)
—Esenzionedaldaziodoganale(Decisione
91/482/CEE,articolo101)
—Vrijgesteldvandouanerecht (Besluit91/482/EEG,
artikel101)
—Isençãodedireitoaduaneiro(Decisão91/482/CEE,
artigo101?) 1OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18.

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5.Ifparagraph3isapplied,theapplicationfora
licencemaybewithdrawnwithinoneworkingdayfollow­
ingpublicationoftheRegulationlayingdownthe
percentagereduction.Thesecurityshallbereleased
immediately .
Article5
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionbytelexor
faxandinaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegulation :
—withintwoworkingdaysoftheirissue,ofthequant­
ities,brokendownbyeight-digitCNcodeand
countryoforigin,coveredbytheimportlicences
issued,withthedateofissue,thenumberofthe
licenceandthenameandaddressoftheholder,
—onthelastworkingdayofthemonthfollowingthe
monthofreleaseforfreecirculation,ofthequantities,
brokendownbyeight-digitCNcodeandcountryof
origin,actuallyreleasedforfreecirculation,withthe
dateofrelease,thenumberofthelicenceandthe
nameandaddressoftheholder.Theaboveinformationmustbenotifiedseparatelyfrom
thatrelatingtootherimportlicenceapplicationscovering
riceandinaccordancewiththesameprocedure.
Article6
1.Regulation(EEC)No3719/88shallapply,including
Article33(5)thereof.
2.Regulation(EEC)No1162/95shallapplywithout
prejudicetothisRegulation .However,byderogationfrom
Article6ofRegulation(EC)No1162/95,importlicences
forhusked,wholly-milled ,semi-milledriceandbroken
riceshallbevalidfromthedateonwhichtheywereactu­
allyissueduntiltheendofthethirdmonthfollowingthat
date,pursuanttoArticle21(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3719/88.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1997andshallapplyuntil31January1998.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27November1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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RICE—REGULATION (EC)No2352/97
Applicationforanimportlicence(')
Issueofanimportlicence(')
Releaseforfreecirculation(')
To:DGVI-C-2Fax:(0032)22966021
From:
DateNoof
licenceCNcodeQuantity
(tonnes)Country
oforiginNameandaddress
ofapplicant/holder
(')Deleteasappropriate .