Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2006 of 19 October 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 October 2006 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003
Date: 2006-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, import licence, import policy, originating product, overseas countries and territories, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1565/2006

of 19 October 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 October 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),

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 such agri-
cultural 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
rice originating in the African, Caribbean and
imports of
Pacific States (ACP States) and the overseas countries and terri-
tories (OCT) (4), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,

arrangements

applicable

regards

the

(1)

(2)

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

Examination of the quantities for which import licence
applications for rice have been submitted for the October
2006 tranche shows that licences should be issued for
the quantities applied for multiplied, where appropriate,
by a reduction percentage, and the final percentage take-
up of each quota in 2006 should be communicated,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import

1.
licences for rice against applications submitted
during the first five working days of October 2006 pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 and notified to the
Commission shall be issued for
the quantities applied for
multiplied, where appropriate, by the reduction percentages
stipulated in the Annex to this Regulation.

The final percentage take-up of each quota concerned for

2.
2006 is set out in the Annex.

Article 2

Whereas:

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 October 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 October 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 last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, 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 last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2120/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 22).

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Reduction percentages by tariff quota for rice opened by Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 to be applied to
quantities applied for under the tranche for October 2006 and the final percentage take-up for 2006

ANNEX

Origin/product

Order No

Reduction
percentage

Final percentage
take-up of the
quota for 2006

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

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

a) Netherlands Antilles and Aruba:

b) Least-developed OCTs:

ACP + OCTs (Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 638/2003)
— CN code 1006 (OCTs)
— CN

codes
1006 10 27,
1006 10 98, 1006 20 and 1006 30

1006 10 21,
1006 10 92,

1006 10 23,
1006 10 94,

1006 10 25,
1006 10 96,

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

09.4187

0 (1)

80,35

09.4188

0 (1)

22,76

09.4189

09.4190

09.4191

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

40,32

0

26,72