Commission Regulation (EC) No 756/2006 of  18 May 2006  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 2006 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003
Date: 2006-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, import licence, originating product, overseas countries and territories, rice

L 132/20

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Official Journal of the European Union

19.5.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 756/2006

of 18 May 2006

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 2006 pursuant to
Regulation (EC) No 638/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10
December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural
products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
(ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (2),

Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27
November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries
and territories with the European Community (Overseas Asso-
ciation Decision) (3),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 of
9 April 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council
Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 and Council Decision
2001/822/EC as
to
imports of
rice originating in the African, Caribbean and
Pacific States (ACP States) and the overseas countries and terri-
tories (OCT) (4), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,

arrangements

applicable

regards

the

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 17(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No
638/2003, the Commission decides to what extent appli-
cations for import licences may be accepted.

Under Articles 3(2), 5(2) and 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No
638/2003, quantities of a tranche not covered by licence
applications are carried forward to the next tranche. The
quantities available may be used, where appropriate, to
import products originating in other third countries, in
accordance with Articles 11(3) and 13 of Regulation (EC)
No 638/2003.

Examination of the quantities for which applications have
been submitted for the May 2006 tranche shows that
licences should be issued for the quantities applied for
reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages not
covered,
to the
subsequent tranche and the total quantities available for
the various quotas,

fixing the quantities

carried over

(3)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import

1.
licences for rice against applications submitted
during the first five working days of May 2006 pursuant to
Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 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 May 2006 tranche, to
2.
be carried over to the following tranche, and the total quantities
available for the September 2006 tranche shall be as set out in
the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2006.

For the Commission

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

(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 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 93, 10.4.2003, p. 3. Regulation as

Commission Regulation
23.12.2005, p. 22).

(EC) No 2120/2005 (OJ

last amended by
L 340,

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ANNEX

Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the May 2006 tranche and quantities carried
over to the subsequent tranche

Origin/product

Serial No

Reduction
percentage

Quantity carried
over to the
September 2006
tranche
(t)

Total quantities
available for the
September 2006
tranche
(t)

09.4187

0 (1)

19 795,739

41 666

09.4188

0 (1)

18 078

18 078

09.4189

09.4190

09.4191

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

12 448,298

20 781,298

6 667

10 000

4 767,115

24 562,854

ACP (Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 638/2003)
— CN codes 1006 10 21 to 1006 10 98,

1006 20 and 1006 30

ACP (Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 638/2003)
— CN code 1006 40 00

OCT (Article 10(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation
(EC) No 638/2003)
— CN code 1006

(a) Netherlands Antilles and Aruba

(b) Least-developed OCT

ACP + OCT (Article 13 of Regulation (EC)
No 638/2003)
— CN code 1006 (OCT)
— CN codes 1006 10 21, 1006 10 23,
1006 10 25, 1006 10 27, 1006 10 92,
1006 10 94, 1006 10 96, 1006 10 98,
1006 20 and 1006 30

(1) To be issued for the quantity in the application.