Commission Regulation (EC) No 13/2008 of 9 January 2008 laying down the allocation coefficient to be applied to import licence applications lodged from 2 to 4 January 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 for rice originating in Egypt
Date: 2008-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Egypt, import licence, originating product, rice, tariff quota

10.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 6/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 13/2008

of 9 January 2008

laying down the allocation coefficient to be applied to import licence applications lodged from
2 to 4 January 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 for rice
originating in Egypt

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),

exceed the quantities available. The extent
to which
licences may be issued should therefore be determined
and the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quan-
tities applied for should be laid down.

(3)

No further import licences should be issued under Regu-
lation (EC) No 955/2005 for the current quota period,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006
of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the admin-
istration of
for agricultural products
managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular
Article 7(2) thereof,

tariff quotas

import

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 (3) opened an
tariff quota for 5 605 tonnes of rice
annual
falling within CN code 1006 originating in Egypt
(serial No 09.4097).

import

The notification made in accordance with Article 5(a) of
Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 shows that
the appli-
cations lodged until 4 January 2008, at 13.00 (Brussels
time) in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Regulation

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for import licences for rice originating in
1.
Egypt under
the quota referred to in Regulation (EC) No
955/2005 lodged until 4 January 2008, at 13.00 (Brussels
time) shall be accepted for the quantities applied for multiplied
by an allocation coefficient of 8,123188 %.

The issue of licences for quantities requested from 13.00
2.
(Brussels time) on Friday 4 January 2008 is hereby suspended
for the current quota period.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 January 2008.

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
Commission Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006,
p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 will be replaced by Regulation
(EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) from 1 September
2008.

(2) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).

(3) OJ L 164, 24.6.2005, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1456/2007 (OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 76).