CELEX: 31998R2047
Language: en
Date: 1998-09-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2047/98 of 25 September 1998 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of September 1998 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98

L 263/28             EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                               26. 9. 98
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2047/98
                                                  of 25 September 1998
                 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the
                 first 10 working days of September 1998 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex
                                                                  hereto,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/
98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the                                      Article 1
administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice
and broken rice (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No             1. Import licences for rice against applications
648/98 (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,               submitted during the first 10 working days of September
                                                                  1998 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and notified
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No           to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities
327/98, within 10 days of the closing date for notification       applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percent-
by the Member States of licence applications, the                 ages set out in the Annex hereto.
Commission must decide to what extent the applications            2. The quantities available under the additional tranche
may be accepted and fix the quantities available under the        for October 1998 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
following tranche;
                                                                                          Article 2
Whereas examination of the quantities for which applica-
tions have been submitted shows that licences should be           This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 September
issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where              1998.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 25 September 1998.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 37, 11. 2. 1998, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 88, 24. 3. 1998, p. 3.
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                                                               ANNEX
          Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for September 1998 and
          quantities available for the additional tranche for October 1998:
          (a) quantity referred to in Article 2: semi-milled and wholly-milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30
                                                                                    Quantity available for the additional
                                                                   Reduction
                                  Origin                                                 tranche for October 1998
                                                                      (%)
                                                                                                (in tonnes)
              United States of America                                    0 (1 )                  10,000
              Thailand                                            17,7315                            
              Australia                                                   0()1                      8,500
              (1) Issue for the quantity applied for.
          (b) quantity referred to in Article 2: husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20
                                                                                    Quantity available for the additional
                                                                   Reduction
                                  Origin                                                 tranche for October 1998
                                                                      (%)
                                                                                                (in tonnes)
              Australia                                              0 (1 )                          
              United States of America                               0 (1 )                          
              Thailand                                               0()1                        153,500
              Other origins                                          0()1
                                                                                                 116,000
              (1) Issue for the quantity applied for.