Commission Regulation (EC) No 830/2006 of  2 June 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 as regards imports of cereals and rice
Date: 2006-06-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, originating product, rice

3.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 150/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 830/2006

of 2 June 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 as regards imports of cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 24
thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (2), and in particular Article 25(2) thereof,

Whereas:

licences. In these communications, the indication of the
origin is not required for cereals other than common
wheat.

In order to provide for a close follow-up of cereals and
rice imports the Member States should communicate the
origins indicated on the import licences for all cereals
and rice.

Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 should be amended
accordingly.

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

(3)

(4)

(5)

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 (3), which has
introduced exceptional trade measures for countries and
territories participating in or linked to the European
Union's Stabilisation and Association process, admits
cereals and rice originating in Albania, Bosnia and Herze-
govina and in the customs territories of Montenegro,
Serbia or Kosovo for
into the Community
import
without quantitative restrictions and with exemption
from customs duties.

16

Article
(EC) No
of Commission Regulation
1342/2003 of 28 July 2003 laying down special
detailed rules
the system of
for cereals and rice (4)
import and export
provides for the communication by the Member States
to the Commission of requests for import or export

the application of

licences

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, the paragraph
2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. With regard to import licences issued, each day the
forward the quantities covered by
Member States
in the case of
licences by origin and product code and,
common wheat, by quality grade. The origin shall also be
indicated in the notifications of import licences for rice.’

shall

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 June 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) 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).

(3) OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1946/2005 (OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 1).

(4) 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).