Commission Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001 of 14 December 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 327/98 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001
of 14 December 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 327/98 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotations(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of the consultations with Thailand under GATT Article XXIII(2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) 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(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 648/98(4), contains, in Annex I, the export certificate for exports from Thailand and, in Annex III, a model for Member States' notifications to the Commission.
(2) Thailand has amended its export certificates and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 should therefore be replaced.
(3) Experience of the management of the quotas has shown the advantage of including the export certificate number in Member States' notifications to the Commission. Regulation (EC) No 327/98 should therefore be amended and Annex III thereto should be replaced.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,