Commission Regulation (EC) No 1063/98 of 25 May 1998 on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries and territories against applications submitted in the first five working days of May 1998 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97
Date: 1998-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, import licence, import policy, originating product, overseas countries and territories, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1063/98

of 25 May 1998

on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the
overseas countries and territories against applications submitted in the first five
working days of May 1998 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/
97 of 16 December 1997 laying down the detailed rules of
application for the import of rice from the ACP States
and for the import of rice from the overseas countries and
territories (OCT) (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No
2603/97, the Commission must decide within 10 days of
the final date for notification by the Member States the
extent to which applications can be granted and must fix
the available quantities for the following tranche and,
where necessary, for the additional tranche for October;

appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex
hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

for

rice

against

Import

licences

1.
applications
submitted during the first five working days of May 1998
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 and notified to
the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied
for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out
in the Annex hereto.

The quantities available under the following tranche

2.
shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

Whereas examination of the quantities for which applica-
tions have been submitted shows that licences should be
reduced, where
issued for

the quantities applied for

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 25 May 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Regulation (EC) No 2603/97

Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for May 1998 and
quantities available for the following tranche:

Origin

Reduction
(%)

Quantity available for
the tranche for
September 1998
(tonnes)

ACP (Article 2(1))

0 (1)

41 666

(cid:190) CN codes 1006 10 21 to 1006 10 98, 1006 20

and 1006 30

ACP (Article 3)

(cid:190) CN code 1006 40 00

ACP + OCT (Article 7)

(cid:190) ACP: CN codes 1006 10 21 to 1006 10 98,

1006 20 and 1006 30

(cid:190) OCT: CN code 1006

(1) Issue for the quantity applied for.

84,4363

90,0737

(cid:190)

8 683