Commission Regulation (EC) No 135/2006 of  26 January 2006  on the issue of rice import licences for applications lodged in the first 10 working days of January 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 327/98

27.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/34
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 135/2006
of 26 January 2006
on the issue of rice import licences for applications lodged in the first 10 working days of January 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 markets 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:
An examination of the quantities for which rice import licence applications have been lodged for the January 2006 tranche shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for, multiplied, where appropriate, by a percentage reduction and the quantities available for carry-over to the following tranche should be fixed,