Commission Regulation (EC) No 971/2006 of  29 June 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries

30.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 176/51
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 971/2006
of 29 June 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries
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 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 (2), approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC (3), provides for an increase in the tariff quota for common wheat.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 (4) opens a Community tariff quota for common wheat of a quality other than high quality. Subquota III for third countries other than the United States and Canada should be increased by 6 787 tonnes in application of the Agreement approved by Decision 2006/333/EC.
(3) In order to clarify the rules, it should be stipulated that import licence applications must be lodged on Monday at the latest but may be lodged earlier.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 should therefore be amended.
(5) Since the Agreement approved by Decision 2006/333/EC provides for implementation on 1 July 2006, this Regulation must apply from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,