Commission Regulation (EC) No 648/98 of 23 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 327/98 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice
Date: 1998-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, originating product, rice, tariff quota, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 648/98

of 23 March 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 327/98 opening and providing for

the

administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice

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 CXL drawn up in the wake of the
conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 (2) lays down detailed rules for the
application of tariff quotas for imports of rice originating in particular in the United
States; whereas consultations with the United States Government on the way those two
quotas are to be administered have been completed; whereas imports of rice originating in
the United States must involve the quantity for April 1998 using import licences issued on
the basis of export licences issued by the competent bodies in the United States;

Whereas, in order to prevent imports under quotas for rice originating in the United
States in respect of 1997 from creating disturbance ont the Community market for rice,
such imports should be staggered over a period of three years; whereas the breakdown of
the quota quantities of rice originating in the United States in 1998, 1999 and 2000
should therefore be adjusted;

Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not issued an opinion within the
time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 327/98 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1(2) is deleted;

2. The following paragraph 2a is added to Article 2:

‘2a.
For the years 1998, 1999 and 2000, the quantities of milled rice and husked rice
originating in the United States and fixed in paragraph 1(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

19 361

July

19 360

— husked rice covered by CN code 1006 20:

April

4 776

July

4 776

September

—

September

—

(1) OJ L 146, 20. 6. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 37, 11. 2. 1998, p. 5.

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(ii) for 1999:

— semi-milled and wholly-milled rice covered by CN code 1006 30:

January

19 361

April

July

September

19 360

19 360

—

— husked rice covered by CN code 1006 20:

January

3 821

April

3 821

July

3 821

September

—

(iii) for 2000:

— semi-milled and wholly-milled rice covered by CN code 1006 30:

January

19 362

April

July

September

19 360

19 360

—

— husked rice covered by CN code 1006 20:

January

3 822

April

3 821

July

1 910

September

—’

3. Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘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 in accordance with Annexes I, II and IV and issued by the
competent body in 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.’;

4. The Annex hereto is added as Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 327/98.

Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.

Done at Brussels, 23 March 1998.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANEXO IV — LIITE IV — BILAGA IV

ANNEX

WARNING! ORIGINAL DOCUMENT HAS MULTIPLE SECURITY FEATURES

EXPORT CERTIFICATE NO. 1000

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF RICE QUOTAS, INC.

CERTIFICATE OF EU QUOTA ALLOCATION
FOR SEMI-MILLED OR MILLED RICE (CODE NO. 100630) OR HUSKED/BROWN RICE (CODE NO. 100620)

This certificate allocates to the person named below or its transferee the right to export U.S.-produced
rice from the United States under European Union tariff-rate quotas, as specified below.

ISSUED TO

NAME:

ADDRESS:

TYPE OF RICE:

MILLED/SEMI-MILLED (CODE 100630)

HUSKED/BROWN (CODE 100620)

CONSIGNMENT NET WEIGHT:
METRIC TONS

IMPORTER:
(To be completed by importer at time of EU
customs clearance)

PACKAGING:
(To be completed by exporter or importer, if applicable)

NAME:

ADDRESS:

DATE ISSUED:

EXPIRATION DATE

packages of 5 kg or less

VOID

AARQ Administrator

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MP

FOR USE BY EU AUTHORITIES

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