Commission Regulation (EC) No 326/2006 of  23 February 2006  on import licence applications for rice originating in and coming from Egypt under the tariff quota provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97
Date: 2006-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Egypt, import licence, originating product, rice, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 326/2006

of 23 February 2006

on import licence applications for rice originating in and coming from Egypt under the tariff quota
provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

A single reduction percentage, as provided for in Article
4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 196/97, should therefore be
set for the import licence applications lodged on 14
February 2006 and benefiting
reduced
customs duties provided for
in Regulation (EC) No
2184/96.

from the

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of
the
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
market in rice (1),

(4)

No more import licences allowing a reduced customs
duties should be issued for the current marketing year.

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 of
28 October 1996 concerning imports into the Community of
rice originating in and coming from Egypt (2),

(5)

In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect
on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 of
31 January 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application
of Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 concerning imports
into the Community of rice originating in and coming from
Egypt (3), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

that

Article 4(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97
stipulates
a single
the Commission must
reduction percentage for quantities applied for if import
licence applications exceed quantities available. That
Article also provides that the Commission must notify
the Member States of its decision within 10 working
days of the day on which the licence applications are
lodged.

set

Import licence applications for rice falling within CN
code 1006 lodged from 1 September 2005 to 14
February 2006 cover a quantity of 36 579 tonnes while
the maximum quantity
is
available
32 000 tonnes of rice falling within the above code.

to be made

Import licence applications for rice falling within CN code 1006
and benefiting from the reduced customs duties provided for in
Regulation (EC) No 2148/96, lodged on 14 February 2006 and
notified to the Commission, shall give rise to the issue of
licences
applied for multiplied by a
reduction percentage of 85,88 %.

the quantities

for

Article 2

Import licences under Regulation (EC) No 2148/96 shall no
longer be issued in respect of
licence applications for rice
falling within CN code 1006 submitted on or after 15
February 2006.

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 31, 1.2.1997, p. 53. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)

No 1950/2005 (OJ L 132, 29.11.2005, p. 18).

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 February 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development