Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/1999 of 28 April 1999 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of April 1999 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
Date: 1999-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import, import licence, rice, third country

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29. 4. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 877/1999

of 28 April 1999

on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the
first 10 working days of April 1999 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/
98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the
administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice
and broken rice (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
648/98 (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No
327/98, within 10 days of the closing date for notification
by the Member States of
the
Commission must decide to what extent the applications
may be accepted and fix the quantities available under the
following tranche;

licence applications,

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

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 10 working days of April 1999
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 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

This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 1999.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 28 April 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 37, 11.2.1998, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 88, 24.3.1998, p. 3.

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ANNEX

Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for April 1999 and quantities
available for the following tranche:

(a) quantity referred to in Article 2: semi-milled and wholly-milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30

Origin

United States of America

Thailand

Australia

Other origins

(1) Issue for the quantity applied for.

Reduction
(%)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

98,2459

Quantity available for the additional
tranche for July
1999
(in tonnes)

19 978,84

6 050,53

890

(cid:190)

(b) quantity referred to in Article 2: husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20

Origin

Australia

United States of America

Thailand

Other origins

(1) Issue for the quantity applied for.

Reduction
(%)

Quantity available for the additional
tranche for July 1999
(in tonnes)

(cid:190)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

10 386

3 877

102

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