CELEX: 32000R0642
Language: en
Date: 2000-03-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 642/2000 of 28 March 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

29.3.2000              EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                         L 78/3
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 642/2000
                                                           of 28 March 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,                              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                                      Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                               1.     Import licence applications may be submitted for quality
                                                                         common wheat falling within CN code 1001 90 99 meeting
                                                                         the criteria laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 778/
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18                1999, from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The
June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in            application period lasts 45 days.
Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the
GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1                2.     A total of 100 000 tonnes of common wheat may be
thereof,                                                                 imported in accordance with this Article.
                                                                         3.     Regulation (EC) No 778/1999 shall apply to such
Whereas:                                                                 imports.
                                                                                                      Article 2
(1)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 778/1999 of 15 April
        1999 opening and providing for the administration of             1.     Import licence applications may be submitted for quality
        tariff quotas for 300 000 tonnes of quality wheat and            durum wheat falling within CN code 1001 10 00 meeting the
        50 000 tonnes of durum wheat and repealing Regula-               criteria laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 778/1999
        tions (EC) No 529/97 and (EC) No 2228/96 (2) lays                from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The
        down provisions governing imports under these quotas.            application period lasts 45 days.
                                                                         2.     A total of 50 000 tonnes of durum wheat may be
                                                                         imported in accordance with this Article.
(2)     In view of the situation on the Community market for
        wheat, import licence applications should be called for          3.     Regulation (EC) No 778/1999 shall apply to such
        under the quota of 300 000 tonnes of quality wheat for           imports.
        a given period.
                                                                                                      Article 3
(3)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in              This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
        accordance with the opinion of the Management                    following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
        Committee for Cereals,                                           Communities.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 28 March 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.