Commission Regulation (EC) No 932/2007 of 3 August 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 as regards subquota II for common wheat imported from Canada
Date: 2007-08-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, common wheat, import, import licence, tariff quota

4.8.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 204/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 932/2007

of 3 August 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 as regards subquota II for common wheat imported from
Canada

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 and Regulation (EC) No
421/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(4)

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

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 Article 12(1) thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Agreement between the European Community and
the Government of Canada on the conclusion of GATT
Article XXIV:6 negotiations (2), approved by Council
Decision 2007/444/EC (3), provides for an increase by
853 tonnes of the tariff quota for common wheat for
Canada. Subquota II for common wheat imported from
Canada, as provided for in Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2375/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening and
providing for the administration of Community tariff
quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high
quality from third countries and derogating from Council
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (4), should therefore be
increased by 853 tonnes.

The issue of licences for quantities requested later than
16 April 2007 at 13:00 (Brussels time) and falling within
subquota II as
referred to in Regulation (EC) No
2375/2002 has been suspended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 421/2007 of 18 April 2007 fixing the
allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for
import licences lodged from 9 April 2007 to 16 April
2007 under
the
II
Community tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No
2375/2002 for common wheat of a quality other than
high quality (5) . With the increase by 853 tonnes of the
that
common wheat
tariff quota
suspension should be lifted when this Regulation enters
into force.

for Canada,

context of

subquota

in the

for

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

(EC) No 735/2007 (OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 6).

(2) OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 55.
(3) OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 53.
(4) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 88. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2022/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 70).

(5) OJ L 102, 19.4.2007, p. 11.

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 is amended as follows:

1. In Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.
A tariff quota of 2 989 240 tonnes of common wheat
falling within NC code 1001 90 99 of a quality other than
high quality is hereby opened.’

2. In Article 3(1),

the second indent

is

replaced by the

following:

‘— subquota II (serial number 09.4124): 38 853 tonnes for

Canada,’.

Article 2

Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 421/2007 is deleted.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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Official Journal of the European Union

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

Done at Brussels, 3 August 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission