CELEX: 32000R0167
Language: en
Date: 2000-01-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 167/2000 of 25 January 2000 opening imports of quantities of quality common wheat, on the one hand, and of quality durum wheat, on the other hand, within the framework of tariff quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 778/1999

26. 1. 2000            EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                         L 21/7
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 167/2000
                                                           of 25 January 2000
               opening imports of quantities of quality common wheat, on the one hand, and of quality durum
               wheat, on the other hand, within the framework of tariff quotas provided for in Regulation (EC)
                                                               No 778/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              (3)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
                                                                                 accordance with the opinion of the Management
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                            Committee for Cereals,
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in
Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the                                           Article 1
GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1
thereof,                                                                 1.     Import licence applications may be submitted for quality
                                                                         durum wheat falling within CN Code 1001 10 00 meeting the
Whereas:                                                                 criteria laid down in Regulation (EC) No 778/1999 from the
                                                                         date of entry into force of this Regulation until the end of the
(1)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 778/1999 of 15 April               45th day thereafter.
        1999 opening and providing for the administration of
        tariff quotas for 300 000 tonnes of quality wheat and            2.     A total of 50 000 tonnes of durum wheat may be
        50 000 tonnes of durum wheat and repealing Regula-               imported in accordance with this article.
        tions (EC) No 529/97 and (EC) No 2228/96 (2) lays                3.     Regulation (EC) 778/1999 shall apply to such imports.
        down provisions governing imports under these quotas;
                                                                                                     Article 2
(2)     In view of the situation on the Community market for
        wheat, import licence applications should be called for          This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
        under the quota of 50 000 tonnes of dulum quality                following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
        wheat for a given period;                                        Communities.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 25 January 2000.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 101, 16.4.1999, p. 36.