Commission Regulation (EC) No 1408/2001 of 11 July 2001 concerning Regulation (EC) No 1970/96 opening and laying down detailed rules for the management of a Community tariff quota for millet falling within CN code 10082000

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1408/2001
of 11 July 2001
concerning Regulation (EC) No 1970/96 opening and laying down detailed rules for the management of a Community tariff quota for millet falling within CN code 1008 20 00
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1970/96 of 14 October 1996 opening and laying down detailed rules for the management of a Community tariff quota for millet falling within CN code 1008 20 00 (3), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas:
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1970/96, the Commission must fix a single coefficient for reducing the quantities in the import licences applied for where these quantities exceed the quantities in the annual quota; whereas applications for import licences submitted on 9 July 2001 for millet falling within CN code 1008 20 00 relate to 70569 t and the maximum quantity which may be imported is 1300 t at a duty rate of EUR/t 7. The corresponding percentage reductions for import licence applications submitted on 9 July 2001 should be fixed,