Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/2003 of 24 April 2003 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of April 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
Date: 2003-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, quantitative restriction, rice

25.4.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 104/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 716/2003

of 24 April 2003

on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working
days of April 2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Examination of the quantities for which applications have been
submitted for under the April 2003 tranche shows that licences
should be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where
appropriate, by the percentages not covered and fixing the
quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18
June 1996 on the implementation of concessions set out in
Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of
GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996
concerning the conclusion of the results of consultations with
Thailand under GATT Article XXIII (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of
10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administra-
tion of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken
rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001 (4),
and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

1.
Import licences for rice against applications submitted
during the first 10 working days of April 2003 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 not covered in the Annex
hereto.

The quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche are

2.
set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

Whereas:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 April 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 122, 22.5.1996, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 37, 11.2.1998, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 331, 15.12.2001, p. 10.

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ANNEX

Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for April 2003 and quantities available
carried over to the following tranche:

(a) 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.

(b) husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20

Origin

United States of America

Thailand

Australia

Other origins

(1)

Issue for the quantity applied for.

Reduction
(%)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

98,8117

Reduction
(%)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

66,6667

Quantity carried over to the tranche
for July 2003
(in t)

3 110,056

6 551,878

505,500

0,000

Quantity carried over to the tranche
for July 2003
(in t)

0,000

23,023

6 958,200

0,000