Commission regulation (EC) No 1964/2006 of 22 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of an import quota for rice originating in Bangladesh, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90
Date: 2006-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bangladesh, certificate of origin, import (EU), import licence, rice, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1964/2006 

of 22 December 2006 

laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of an import quota for rice 
originating in Bangladesh, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 of 26 November 1990 on imports of rice 
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originating in Bangladesh
, and in particular Article 3 thereof, 

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

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, and in particular Articles 10(2), 11(4) and 13(1) thereof, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

Under Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90, the levy on imports of rice originating in Bangladesh 
is reduced by 50% plus a standard component varying according to the extent to which the 
rice is milled, provided that a corresponding tax is paid when the rice is exported from the 
third country concerned. To this end, for the purposes of application of that Regulation, the 
changes which have taken place since its adoption should be taken into account, as should 
the overhaul of the agrimonetary arrangements in 1995. 

Commission  Regulation  (EEC)  No 862/91  of  8  April  1991  laying  down  detailed  rules 
applying  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3491/90  to  imports  of  rice  originating  in 
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Bangladesh
  has  been  substantively  amended  since  its  adoption.  The  provisions  relating  to 
the quota originating in Bangladesh should, moreover, be harmonised with the horizontal or 
sectoral  implementing  regulations,  that  is,  apart  from  Regulation  (EC)  No  1301/2006, 
Commission  Regulations  (EC)  Nos 1291/2000  of  9  June  2000  laying  down  common 
detailed  rules  for  the  application  of  the  system  of  import  and  export licences  and  advance 
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fixing certificates for agricultural products
, 1342/2003 of 28 July 2003 laying down special 

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OJ L 337, 4.12.1990, p. 1. 
OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, 
p. 1). 
OJ L 88, 9.4.1991, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1950/2005 (OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, 
p. 18). 
OJ  L  152,  24.6.2000,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1713/2006  (OJ  L  321, 
21.11.2006, p. 11). 

 
                                                 
 
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detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and 
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rice
, and 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of 
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import  tariff  quotas  for  agricultural  products  managed  by  a  system  of  import  licences
. 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1301/2006  applies  to  import  licences  for  tariff  quota  periods  starting 
from 1 January 2007.  

Regulation  (EC)  No  1301/2006  lays  down  in  particular  detailed  rules  for  applications  for 
import  licences,  the  status  of  applicants  and  the  issue  of  licences.  It  limits  the  period  of 
validity  of  import  licences  to  the  final  day  of  the  tariff  quota  period  and  applies  without 
prejudice to additional conditions or derogations laid down by the sectoral regulations. The 
administration of the Community tariff quota for imports of rice originating in Bangladesh 
should  therefore  be  adapted  by  adopting  a  new  regulation  applicable  from  2007  and 
repealing Regulation (EEC) No 862/91. 

In  the  interests  of  sound  administration  of  the  quota,  it  is  necessary  to  allow  operators  to 
submit more than one licence application per quota period,  and therefore to derogate  from 
Article  6(1)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 1301/2006.  The  specific  rules  which  apply  to  the 
drawing up of licence applications, their issue, their period of validity and the notification of 
information  to  the  Commission  should  therefore  be  laid  down,  as  should  suitable 
administrative  measures  in  order  to  ensure  that  the  volume  of  the  quota  fixed  is  not 
exceeded.  Moreover,  in  order  to  improve  controls  on  the  quota  and  to  simplify  its 
administration, provision should be made for import licence applications to be submitted on 
a weekly basis, and the security should be fixed at a level appropriate to the risks involved. 

These measures should be applied from 1 January 2007, which is the date from which the 
measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 apply. 

However, the period for lodging the first applications referred to in this Regulation falls on a 
public  holiday  in  2007;  it  should  therefore  be  laid  down  that  the  first  applications  may  be 
lodged  by  operators  only  from  the  first  working  day  of  2007,  and  that  this  first  period  for 
lodging applications closes no later than Monday 8 January 2007. It should also be specified 
that  import  licence  applications  for  this  first  period  should  be  sent  to  the  Commission  no 
later than Monday 8 January 2007. 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

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

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OJ  L  189,  29.7.2003,  p.  12.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  945/2006  (OJ  L  1736, 
27.6.2006, p. 12). 
OJ L 238, 31.8.2006, p. 13. 

                                                 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

The annual import tariff quota provided for in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 shall be 
opened each year on January 1, for a quantity equivalent to 4 000 tonnes of husked rice. The serial 
number of the quota shall be 09.4517. 

Regulations  (EC)  Nos  1291/2000,  1342/2003  and  1301/2006  shall  apply,  save  as  otherwise 
provided for in this Regulation. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

1. 

Article 2 

The  certificate  of  origin  referred  to  in  the  second  indent  of  Article  1(2)  of  Regulation 
(EEC)  No  3491/90  (hereinafter  “certificate  of  origin”)  shall  be  drawn  up  on  a  form  of 
which a model is set out in Annex I to this Regulation.  

The certificate of origin shall be valid for 90 days from the date of issue but not later than 
31 December of the year of issue. 

The  competent  authority  for  issuing  certificates  of  origin  shall  be  the  ‘Export  Promotion 
Bureau of Bangladesh’. 

Article 3 

The  proof  referred  to  in  the  first  indent  of  Article  1(2)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No 3491/90 
shall be constituted by the insertion by the competent authorities in Bangladesh of one of 
the  one  of  the  entries  shown  in  Annex  II  to  this  Regulation  under  ‘Remarks’  in  the 
certificate of origin. 

Where  the  tax  collected by  the  exporting  country  is  less than  the  reduction  referred  to  in 
Article  1(1)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3491/90,  the  reduction  shall  not  exceed  the  amount 
collected. 

Article 4 

In  addition  to  fulfilling  the  other  conditions  laid  down  by  Community  rules,  in  order  to 
qualify for the arrangements referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90, the 
application for an import licence and the import licence itself must contain: 

(a) 

in sections 20 and 24, one of the entries shown in Annex III; 

(b) 

in section 8, “Bangladesh” and “Yes” marked with a cross. 

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2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Notwithstanding  Article  6(1)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1301/2006,  applicants  may  submit 
more  than  one  licence  application  per  quota  period.  The  eight-digit  CN  code  shall  be 
indicated on the application. 

Import licence applications shall be lodged with the competent authorities of the Member 
States  each  week  no  later  than  Monday  at  13.00  (Brussels  time).  However,  for  2007,  the 
period for lodging the first applications shall begin only on the first working day of 2007 
and shall end no later than 8 January 2007, and the first Monday on which import licence 
applications  are  to  be  sent  to  the  Commission  in  accordance  with  Article  7(a)  shall  be 
Monday 8 January 2007. 

Article 5 

Where the quantities applied for in  a  given  week exceed the quantity  available under the 
quota, the Commission shall fix, no later than the fourth working day following the final 
day for the submission of applications for that week, an award coefficient to apply to each 
application for the quantities applied for during that week, reject applications submitted in 
respect of the following weeks and suspend the issue of import licences until the end of the 
current year. 

If  the  award  coefficient  referred  to  in  the  first  subparagraph  results  in  one  or  more 
quantities of less than 20 tonnes per application, Member States shall allocate the total of 
such  quantities  by  drawing  lots  among  the  operators  concerned  for  each  quantity  of  20 
tonnes, with the remainder distributed equally between the 20-tonne quantities. However, 
where  adding  together  the  quantities  of  less  than  20  tonnes  does  not  result  in  the 
constitution of a 20-tonne quantity, the remainder shall be distributed by the Member State 
equally between the operators whose licences are for 20 tonnes or more. 

Where,  following  the  application  of  the  second  subparagraph,  the  quantity  for  which  a 
licence is to be issued is less than 20 tonnes, the licence application may be withdrawn by 
the  operator  within  two  working  days  following  the  date  of  entry  into  force  of  the 
Regulation fixing the award coefficient. 

The  import  licence,  issued  for  a  quantity  not  exceeding  that  entered  on  the  certificate  of 
origin referred to in Article 2, shall oblige the importer to import from Bangladesh. 

Import licences shall be issued on the eighth working day following the final day for the 
notification of licence applications to the Commission referred to in Article 7(a). 

Article 6 

Notwithstanding Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, the security for the import licences 
shall  be  fixed  at  EUR  30  per  tonne  for  paddy  rice  falling  within  CN  code  1006  10,  with  the 
exception of CN code 1006 10 10. 

 
 
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The Member States shall send the Commission, by electronic means: 

Article 7 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

on  the  final  day  for  the  submission  of  licence  applications,  no  later  than  18.00  (Brussels 
time), the information on the import licence applications referred to in Article 11(1)(a) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, with a breakdown by eight-digit CN code of the quantities 
(in product weight) covered by those applications;  

no  later  than  the  second  working  day  following  the  issue  of  the  import  licences, 
information  on  the  licences  issued,  as  referred  to  in  Article  11(1)(b)  of  Regulation  (EC) 
No 1301/2006,  with  a  breakdown  by  eight-digit  CN  code  of  the  quantities  (in  product 
weight) for which import licences have been issued;  

no  later  than  the  last  day  of  each  month,  the  total  quantities  (in  product weight)  actually 
released  for  free  circulation  under  this  quota  during  the  previous  month  but  one,  broken 
down  by  eight-digit  CN  code.  If  no  quantities  have  been  released  for  free  circulation 
during the period, a ‘nil’ notification shall be sent. 

Regulation (EEC) No 862/91 is hereby repealed. 

Article 8 

Article 9 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  following  that  of  its  publication  in  the  Official 
Journal of the European Union. 

It shall apply from 1 January 2007. 

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2006. 

For the Commission 
Mariann FISCHER BOEL 
Member of the Commission 

 
 
 
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1. Consignor 

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN 

ANNEX I 

2. Consignee (optional) 

3. ISSUING AUTHORITY 

imports  of  agricultural  products 

for 
Economic Community 

into  the  European 

No                                                                                  ORIGINAL 

4. Country of origin BANGLADESH 

NOTES 

5. Remarks 

A. 
The  certificate  must  be  completed  in  typescript  or  by 
means  of  a  mechanical  data-processing  system,  or  similar 
procedure. 

B. 
The  original  of  the  certificate  must  be  lodged  together 
with the declaration of release for free circulation with the relevant 
customs office in the Community. 

6. Item number- Markings and numbers – Number and kind of packages – Description of goods 

7.  Gross  and  net 
mass (kg) 

8. 
AND THAT THE ENTRIES IN SECTION 5 ARE CORRECT. 

THIS  IS  TO  CERTIFY  THAT  THE  ABOVE  PRODUCTS  ORIGINATE  IN  THE  COUNTRY  INDICATED  IN  SECTION  4 

Place and date of issue:                                             Signature:                           Issuing authority’s stamp: 

9. RESERVED FOR THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES IN THE COMMUNITY 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ANNEX II 

In Bulgarian: Събрана специална такса върху износа на ориз 

Entries referred to in Article 3(1) 

In Spanish: Derecho especial percibido a la exportación del arroz 

In Czech: Zvláštní poplatek vybraný při vývozu rýže 

In Danish: Særafgift, der opkræves ved eksport af ris 

In German: Bei der Ausfuhr von Reis erhobene Sonderabgabe 

In Estonian: Riisi ekspordi suhtes kohaldatav erimaks 

In Greek: Ειδικός δασµός που εισπράττεται κατά την εξαγωγή ρυζιού 

In English: Special charge collected on export of rice 

In French: Taxe spéciale perçue à l'exportation du riz 

In Italian: Tassa speciale riscossa all'esportazione del riso 

In Latvian: Īpašs maksājums, kuru iekasē par rīsu eksportu 

In Lithuanian: Specialus mokestis, taikomas ryžių eksportui 

In Hungarian: A rizs exportálásakor beszedett különleges díj 

In Maltese: Taxxa speċjali miġbura ma’ l-esportazzjoni tar-ross 

In Dutch: Bij uitvoer van de rijst is de bijzondere belasting geïnd. 

In Polish: Specjalna opłata pobrana od eksportu ryżu 

In Portuguese: Taxa especial cobrada à exportaçao de arroz 

In Romanian: Taxă specială percepută la exportul de orez 

In Slovak: Zvláštny poplatok inkasovaný pri vývoze ryže 

In Slovenian: Posebna dajatev, pobrana na izvoz riža

In Finnish: Riisin viennin yhteydessä perittävä erityismaksu 

In Swedish: Särskild avgift som tas ut vid export av ris 

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ANNEX III 

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In Bulgarian: Бангладеш 

In Spanish: Bangladesh 

In Czech: Bangladéš 

In Danish: Bangladesh 

In German: Bangladesch 

In Estonian: Bangladesh 

In Greek: Μπαγκλαντές 

In English: Bangladesh 

In French: Bangladesh 

In Italian: Bangladesh 

In Latvian: Bangladešā 

In Lithuanian: Bangladešas 

In Hungarian: 

In Maltese: Bangladesh 

In Dutch: Bangladesh 

In Polish: Bangladesz 

In Portuguese: Bangladesh 

In Romanian: Bangladesh 

In Slovak: Bangladéš 

In Slovenian: Bangladesh 

In Finnish: - Bangladesh 

In Swedish: Bangladesh.