CELEX: 32006R1601
Language: en
Date: 2006-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1601/2006 of 26 October 2006 on the issue of rice import licences for applications lodged in the first 10 working days of October 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 327/98

27.10.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 298/16
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1601/2006
   of 26 October 2006
   on the issue of rice import licences for applications lodged in the first 10 working days of October 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 327/98
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
   Whereas:
   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
   1.   Import licence applications for the tariff quotas for rice opened by Regulation (EC) No 327/98, submitted in the first 10 working days of October 2006 and notified to the Commission, shall be subject to percentage reduction coefficients as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   2.   The final use of the quotas concerned for 2006, in percentage terms, is set out in the annex hereto.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 October 2006.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 26 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 amended by Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1).
   
      (2)  OJ L 37, 11.2.1998, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 965/2006 (OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 12).
   
      ANNEX
      Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for October 2006 and quota use for 2006:
      
                  (a)
               
               
                  Quota of wholly milled or semi-milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 provided for in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98
                  
                              Origin
                           
                           
                              Serial No
                           
                           
                              Reduction percentage for the October 2006 tranche
                           
                           
                              Final use of the quota for 2006 in percentage terms
                           
                        
                              United States of America
                           
                           
                              09.4127
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              87,70
                           
                        
                              Thailand
                           
                           
                              09.4128
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              98,79
                           
                        
                              Australia
                           
                           
                              09.4129
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              98,53
                           
                        
                              Other origins
                           
                           
                              09.4130
                           
                           
                               
                           
                           
                              100
                           
                        
                              All countries
                           
                           
                              09.4138
                           
                           
                              92,33339
                           
                           
                              100
                           
                        
            
                  (b)
               
               
                  Quota of husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 provided for in Article 1(1)(b):
                  
                              Origin
                           
                           
                              Serial No
                           
                           
                              Reduction percentage for the October 2006 tranche
                           
                           
                              Final use of the quota for 2006 in percentage terms
                           
                        
                              All countries
                           
                           
                              09.4148
                           
                           
                              —
                           
                           
                              100
                           
                        
            
                  (c)
               
               
                  Quota of broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00 provided for in Article 1(1)(c):
                  
                              Origin
                           
                           
                              Serial No
                           
                           
                              Final use of the quota for 2006 in percentage terms
                           
                        
                              Thailand
                           
                           
                              09.4149
                           
                           
                              71,01
                           
                        
                              Australia
                           
                           
                              09.4150
                           
                           
                              0,80
                           
                        
                              Guyana
                           
                           
                              09.4152
                           
                           
                              0
                           
                        
                              United States of America
                           
                           
                              09.4153
                           
                           
                              5,44
                           
                        
                              Other origins
                           
                           
                              09.4154
                           
                           
                              100
                           
                        
            
                  (d)
               
               
                  Quota of wholly milled or semi-milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 provided for in Article 1(1)(d):
                  
                              Origin
                           
                           
                              Serial No
                           
                           
                              Final use of the quota for 2006 in percentage terms
                           
                        
                              Thailand
                           
                           
                              09.4112
                           
                           
                              100
                           
                        
                              United States of America
                           
                           
                              09.4116
                           
                           
                              100
                           
                        
                              India
                           
                           
                              09.4117
                           
                           
                              100
                           
                        
                              Pakistan
                           
                           
                              09.4118
                           
                           
                              100
                           
                        
                              Other origins
                           
                           
                              09.4119
                           
                           
                              100
                           
                        
                              All countries
                           
                           
                              09.4166
                           
                           
                              100
                           
                        
            
                  (e)
               
               
                  Quota of broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00 provided for in Article 1(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98:
                  
                              Origin
                           
                           
                              Serial No
                           
                           
                              Reduction percentage for the October 2006 tranche
                           
                           
                              Final use of the quota for 2006 in percentage terms
                           
                        
                              All countries
                           
                           
                              09.4168
                           
                           
                              —
                           
                           
                              100