Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 of 23 June 2005 opening a Community import quota for rice originating in Egypt
Date: 2005-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Egypt, import licence, rice, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 955/2005

of 23 June 2005

opening a Community import quota for rice originating in Egypt

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of
the
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
market in rice (1), and in particular Articles 10(2) and 13(1)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, as
Protocol 1 of
to the Euro-Mediterranean
amended by the Protocol
Agreement between the European Communities and
their Member States, of
the one part, and the Arab
Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of
the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of
Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,
the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the
Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic
of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European
Union (2), attached to Council Decision 2005/89/EC (3),
provides for a new tariff quota for the import into the
Community of 5 605 tonnes of rice originating in Egypt
with a 100 % reduction in the value of the customs duty
calculated in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation
therefore be
(EC) No 1785/2003. That quota must
opened and certain rules laid down for managing it.

The quota is to apply on an annual basis from 1 January
to 31 December, with effect from 1 May 2004. The
quantity for 2005 must therefore be increased proportio-
nately to take account of the fact that the quota was not
open in the period 1 May 2004 to 31 December 2004.

rules on import

The general
licences laid down by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June
2000 laying down common detailed rules for the appli-
cation of the system of import and export licences and
advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (4) and
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 of 28 July
2003 laying down special detailed rules for the appli-
cation of the system of import and export licences for
cereals and rice (5) must apply. With a view to sound
management of this quota, however, special rules supple-
(EC) No
menting or derogating from Regulations

1291/2000 and (EC) No 1342/2003 must be adopted
as regards the submission of applications, the issuing of
licences, the presentation of proof and the use thereof.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

An annual tariff quota is hereby opened under this Regulation
for 5 605 tonnes of rice covered by CN code 1006, originating
in Egypt and qualifying for a 100 % reduction in the value of
the customs duty calculated in accordance with Article 11 of
Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.

However, for 2005 this tariff quota shall be opened for 9 342
tonnes.

The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4097.

Article 2

Applications for import licences shall cover not less than

1.
100 tonnes and not more than 1 000 tonnes of rice.

2.
Applications for import licences shall be accompanied by
proof that the applicant is a natural or legal person who has
been involved in the rice trade for at least 12 months and who
is registered in the Member State where the application is
lodged.

Applicants may lodge a single licence application only per
3.
week per eight-figure CN code in the Member State concerned.

Article 3

Import

1.
contain the following entries:

licence applications and import

licences

shall

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.
(2) OJ L 31, 4.2.2005, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 31, 4.2.2005, p. 30.
(4) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1741/2004 (OJ L 311, 8.10.2004, p. 17).

(5) OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1092/2004 (OJ L 209, 11.6.2004, p. 9).

(a)

the word ‘Egypt’ in box 8, ‘yes’ being marked with a cross;

(b) one of the entries listed in the Annex hereto in box 24.

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Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 notwith-
2.
standing, the rights resulting from import licences shall not
be transferable.

Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 notwith-
3.
standing, the security for import licences shall be equal to the
customs duty calculated in accordance with Article 11 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1785/2003 and applying on the date of the
application.

circulation, of

4.
The reduced customs duty under Article 1 shall apply
subject to the presentation, upon the entry of the rice into
EUR.1
free
transport
the
movement certificate in accordance with Protocol 4 of
Euro-Mediterranean Agreement,
issued in Egypt and relating
to the consignments in question.

document

and

a

Article 4

1.
Applications for import licences shall be lodged with the
competent authorities of the Member States no later than 13.00
(Brussels time) every Monday.

No later than the working day following the last day for the
submission of applications, the Member States shall inform the
Commission by e-mail of the quantities, broken down by eight-
figure CN code, covered by import licence applications.

Import licences shall be issued on the eighth working day
the submission of applications,
the quantity laid down in Article 1 has not

2.
following the last day for
provided that
been reached.

Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 notwithstanding,
import
the month
following that in which they were issued.

licences shall be valid until

the end of

no later than the seventh working day following the last day for
the submission of applications for that week the Commission
shall fix a single reduction percentage for the quantities applied
for during that week, shall reject applications submitted in
respect of the following weeks and shall suspend the issuing
of import licences until the end of the current year.

4. Where the quantity covered by import licences issued is
less than that applied for, the security referred to in Article 3(3)
shall be reduced proportionately.

Article 5

The Member States shall e-mail the following information to the
Commission:

(a) no later than two working days after their issue, the quan-
tities covered by import licences issued, the date of issue
and the name and address of the holder;

(b) on the last working day of each month following that in
which the rice enters into free circulation, the quantities that
actually so enter, broken down by CN code.

The information referred to in the first paragraph shall be
communicated separately from that relating to other import
licence applications for rice.

Article 6

Article 35(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply.

Article 7

3. Where the quantities applied for in a given week exceed
the quantity available under the quota provided for in Article 1,

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 June 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Entries referred to in Article 3(1)(b)

— in Spanish: Derecho cero [Reglamento (CE) no 955/2005]
— in Czech: nulové clo (nařízení (ES) č. 955/2005)
— in Danish: Nultold (forordning (EF) nr. 955/2005)
— in German: Zollsatz Null (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 955/2005)
— in Estonian: Nullmääraga tollimaks (määrus (EÜ) nr 955/2005)
— in Greek: Μηδενικός δασμός [κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 955/2005]
— in English: Zero duty (Regulation (EC) No 955/2005)
— in French: Droit zéro [règlement (CE) no 955/2005]
— in Italian: dazio zero [regolamento (CE) n. 955/2005]
— in Latvian: Nodokļa nulles likme (Regula (EK) Nr. 955/2005)
— in Lithuanian: nulinis muito tarifas (Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 955/2005)
— in Hungarian: nulla vámtétel (955/2005/EK rendelet)
— in Maltese: Bla dazju (Regolament (KE) Nru 955/2005)
— in Dutch: Nulrecht (Verordening (EG) nr. 955/2005)
— in Polish: stawka zerowa (rozporządzenie (WE) nr 955/2005)
— in Portuguese: Direito nulo [Regulamento (CE) no 955/2005]
— in Slovak: Nulové clo (nariadenie (ES) č. 955/2005)
— in Slovene: Dajatev nič (Uredba (ES) št. 955/2005)
— in Finnish: Tullivapaa (asetus (EY) N:o 955/2005)
— in Swedish: Nolltull (förordning (EG) nr 955/2005)