Commission Regulation (EC) No 1385/2006 of 20 September 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 September 2006 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003
Date: 2006-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, import licence, originating product, overseas countries and territories, rice

21.9.2006

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1385/2006

of 20 September 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 September 2006 pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003

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 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1),

(3)

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)

(2)

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 September 2006 tranche shows
that licences should be issued for the quantities applied
for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages not
to the
covered,
subsequent tranche and the total quantities available for
the various quotas,

fixing the quantities

carried over

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

licences for rice against applications submitted
1.
Import
during the
five working days of September 2006
first
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 September 2006
2.
tranche, to be carried over to the following tranche, and the
total quantities available for the October 2006 tranche shall be
as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc 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 September 2006 tranche and quantities
carried over to the subsequent tranche

Origin/product

Serial No

Reduction
percentage

Quantity carried
over to the October
2006 tranche
(t)

Total quantities
available for the
October 2006
tranche
(t)

09.4187

0 (1)

0

0

09.4188

0 (1)

15 448

15 448

09.4189

09.4190

09.4191

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

16 833,298

16 833,298

10 000

10 000

18 649,804

18 649,804

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.