Commission Regulation (EC) No 965/2006

of 29 June 2006

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,

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 market in rice [1], and in particular Articles 10(2) and 11(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Union [2], approved by Council Decision 2006/324/EC [3], provides for an increase in the current annual global tariff quota at zero duty for wholly milled and semi-milled rice covered by CN code 100630 of 25516 tonnes for all origins and of 1200 tonnes for Thailand. It also provides for the opening of a new zero-duty tariff quota of 31788 tonnes of broken rice covered by CN code 100640 for all origins.

(2) The above Decision also provides for new quotas at 15 % duty valid for all origins of 7 tonnes of paddy rice covered by CN code 100610 and 1634 tonnes of husked rice covered by CN code 100620.

(3) For the sake of simplification and given the small volume of the paddy rice quota provided for in Decision 2006/324/EC, that quota should be managed in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code [4].

(4) The quota of 20000 tonnes of husked rice covered by CN code 100620 at a duty of EUR 88 per tonne provided for in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 [5] has become obsolete as a result of the amendment of the duty applicable to husked rice laid down in Article 11a of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003. That quota should therefore be abolished.

(5) In order not to disturb the normal marketing of rice produced in the Community the quotas should be opened in such a way that the imports can be better absorbed by the Community market. In particular, where the application of a reduction percentage would give rise to the allocation of licences for quantities of less than 20 tonnes and Member States organise that allocation by drawing lots, provision should be made for the redistribution by the competent national authorities of the remaining quantities with a view to utilising the quota to the maximum possible extent and avoiding the allocation of very small quantities. For the same reasons, provision should also be made for redistribution in cases where the application of a reduction percentage fails to result in the constitution of a lot of 20 tonnes.

(6) To ensure the proper management of the quotas, provision should be made for the compulsory presentation of a certificate of origin when the quota is opened for a specific country and an export licence issued by that country is not required.

(7) Regulation (EC) No 327/98 should be amended accordingly.

(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 327/98 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

"Article 1

1. The following annual global tariff quotas are hereby opened on 1 January each year:

(a) 63000 tonnes of wholly milled or semi-milled rice covered by CN code 100630, at zero duty;

(b) 1634 tonnes of husked rice covered by CN code 100620 at an ad valorem duty fixed at 15 %;

(c) 100000 tonnes of broken rice covered by CN code 10064000, with a reduction of 30,77 % in the duty fixed in Article 11d of Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 [6];

(d) 40216 tonnes of wholly milled or semi-milled rice covered by CN code 100630, at zero duty;

(e) 31788 tonnes of broken rice covered by CN code 10064000, at zero duty.

These quotas shall be managed in accordance with this Regulation and broken down by country of origin and by periodical tranches in accordance with Annex IX. However, for 2006 they shall be broken down in accordance with Annex X.

2. An annual quota of 7 tonnes of paddy rice covered by CN code 100610, at an ad valorem duty fixed at 15 %, shall be opened on 1 January each year under serial number 09.0083.

It shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 [7].

2. In Article 3, "Article 1(1)(a), (b) and (c)" is replaced by "Article 1(1)(a) and (c)".

3. Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a) In the third indent of paragraph 2, "Article 1(1)(c)" is replaced by "Article 1(1)(c) and (e)";

(b) In paragraph 4, the following point (e) is added:

"(e) in the case of the quota referred to in Article 1(1)(e), one of the indications in Annex XI";

(c) In paragraph 5, the third indent is replaced by the following:

- "‘�if no export licence is required applicants may submit a single application up to the maximum quantity laid down for each tranche and serial number."

4. Article 5(3) is replaced by the following:

"3. If the reduction referred to in the first indent of paragraph 2 results in one or more quantities of less than 20 tonnes per application, Member States shall allocate the total of such quantities by drawing lots for each lot of 20 tonnes, plus the remaining quantity equally distributed between the 20-tonne lots.

However, where adding together the quantities of less than 20 tonnes does not result in the constitution of a 20-tonne lot the remaining quantity shall be distributed by the Member State equally between the operators whose licence is for 20 tonnes or more."

5. In the first subparagraph of Article 6(1), "Article 5(2)" is replaced by "Article 5(2) and (3)".

6. Article 7 is amended as follows:

(a) Paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

"4. Notwithstanding Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 [8] and pursuant to Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 [9], import licences for husked, semi-milled and wholly milled rice shall be valid from the date of their actual issue until the end of the third month following that date.

However, the duration of validity of the import licences may not exceed 31 December of the year of issue.

(b) The following paragraph 5 is added:

"5. Under the quotas referred to in Article 1(1), the release of the products into free circulation in the Community shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate of origin issued by the competent national authorities of those countries in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

However, in respect of those parts of the quotas relating to countries for which a certificate of origin is required in accordance with Article 3 of this Regulation or in respect of quotas the origin of which is described as "all countries", a certificate of origin is not required."

7. Annex VI is replaced by the text of Annex I to this Regulation.

8. Annexes IX and X are replaced by the text of Annex II to this Regulation.

9. The text of Annex III to this Regulation is added as Annex XI.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 July 2006, with the exception of Article 1(6), which shall apply from 1 January 2007.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann Fischer Boel

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1).

[2] OJ L 120, 5.5.2006, p. 19.

[3] OJ L 120, 5.5.2006, p. 17.

[4] OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 402/2006 (OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 35).

[5] OJ L 37, 11.2.1998, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2152/2005 (OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 30).

[6] OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.

[7] OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1."

[8] OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12.

[9] OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1."

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ANNEX I

"ANNEX VI

Indications referred to in Article 4(4)(b)

Spanish : Derechos de aduana limitados al 15 % ad valorem hasta la cantidad indicada en las casillas 17 y 18 del presente certificado [Reglamento (CE) no 327/98]

Czech : Cla omezen谩 na valorickou sazbu ve v媒拧i 15 % a啪 do mno啪stv铆 uvedeného v kolonk谩ch 17 a 18 této licence (na艡铆zen铆 (ES) 膷. 327/98)

Danish : Toldsatsen begr忙nses til 15 % af v忙rdien op til den m忙ngde, der er angivet i rubrik 17 og 18 i denne licens (forordning (EF) nr. 327/98)

German : Zollsatz beschr盲nkt auf 15 % des Zollwerts bis zu der in den Feldern 17 und 18 dieser Lizenz angegebenen Menge (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 327/98)

Estonian : V盲盲rtuseline tollimaks piiratud 15 protsendini k盲esoleva sertifikaadi lahtrites 17 ja 18 m盲rgitud kogusteni (m盲盲rus (E脺) nr 327/98)

Greek : 韦蔚位蠅谓蔚喂伪魏蠈蟼 未伪蟽渭蠈蟼 魏伪蟿‘�伪谓蠋蟿伪蟿慰 蠈蟻喂慰 15 % 魏伪蟿‘�伪尉委伪 苇蠅蟼 蟿畏谓 蟺慰蟽蠈蟿畏蟿伪 蟺慰蠀 慰蟻委味蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蟿伪 蟿蔚蟿蟻伪纬蠅谓委未喂伪 17 魏伪喂 18 蟿慰蠀 蟺伪蟻蠈谓蟿慰蟼 蟺喂蟽蟿慰蟺慰喂畏蟿喂魏慰蠉 [魏伪谓慰谓喂蟽渭蠈蟼 (螘螝) 伪蟻喂胃. 327/98]

English : Customs duties limited to 15 % ad valorem up to the quantity indicated in boxes 17 and 18 of this licence (Regulation (EC) No 327/98)

French : Droits de douane limités 脿 15 % ad valorem jusqu'脿 la quantité indiquée dans les cases 17 et 18 du présent certificat [règlement (CE) no 327/98]

Italian : Dazio limitato al 15 % ad valorem fino a concorrenza del quantitativo indicato nelle caselle 17 e 18 del presente titolo [regolamento (CE) n. 327/98]

Latvian : Muitas nodoklis 15 % ad valorem par daudzumu, kas nor膩d墨ts 拧墨s at募aujas (Regula (EK) Nr. 327/98) 17. un 18. ail膿

Lithuanian : Ne didesnis nei 15 % muitas ad valorem nevir拧ijant 拧ios licencijos 17 ir 18 langeliuose nurodyto kiekio (Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 327/98)

Hungarian : 15 %-os értékv谩m az ezen engedély 17. és 18. rovat谩ban felt眉ntetett mennyiségig (327/98/EK rendelet)

Maltese : Id-dazji doganali huma stipulati g魔al 15 % ad valorem sal-kwantit脿 indicata fil-kaxxi 17 u 18 ta' din il-li膵enzja (Regolament (KE) Nru 327/98)

Dutch : Douanerecht beperkt tot 15 % ad valorem voor hoeveelheden die niet groter zijn dan de in de vakken 17 en 18 van dit certificaat vermelde hoeveelheid (Verordening (EG) nr. 327/98)

Polish : C艂o ograniczone do 15 % ad valorem do ilo艣ci wskazanej w polach 17 i 18 niniejszego pozwolenia (rozporz膮dzenie (WE) nr 327/98)

Portuguese : Direito aduaneiro limitado a 15 % ad valorem até 脿 quantidade indicada nas casas 17 e 18 do presente certificado [Regulamento (CE) n.o 327/98]

Slovak : Cl谩 zn铆啪ené na 15 % ad valorem a啪 po mno啪stvo uvedené v kol贸nkach 17 a 18 tejto licencie [nariadenie (ES) 膷. 327/98]

Slovene : Carinska dajatev, omejena na 15 % ad valorem do koli膷ine, navedene v rubrikah 17 in 18 tega dovoljenja (Uredba (ES) 拧t. 327/98)

Finnish : Arvotulli rajoitettu 15 prosenttiin t盲m盲n todistuksen 17 ja 18 artiklassa ilmoitettuun m盲盲r盲盲n asti (asetus (EY) N:o 327/98)

Swedish : Tull begr盲nsad till 15 % av v盲rdet upp till den kvantitet som anges i f盲lt 17 och 18 i den h盲r licensen (f枚rordning (EG) nr 327/98)"

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ANNEX II

ANNEX IX

Quotas and tranches with effect from 2007

(a) Quota of 63000 tonnes of wholly milled or semi-milled rice covered by CN code 100630 as provided for in Article 1(1)(a):

Origin | Quantity (tonnes) | Serial number | Tranches (quantities in tonnes) |

January | April | July | September | October |

United States of America | 38721 | 09.4127 | 9681 | 19360 | 9680 | ‘�| |

Thailand | 21455 | 09.4128 | 10727 | 5364 | 5364 | ‘�| |

Australia | 1019 | 09.4129 | 0 | 1019 | ‘�| ‘�| |

Other origins | 1805 | 09.4130 | 0 | 1805 | ‘�| ‘�| |

All countries | | 09.4138 | | | | | [1] |

Total | 63000 | ‘�| 20408 | 27548 | 15044 | ‘�| |

(b) Quota of 1634 tonnes of husked rice covered by CN code 100620 as provided for in Article 1(1)(b):

Origin | Quantity (tonnes) | Serial number | Tranches (quantities in tonnes) |

January | July | October |

All countries | 1634 | 09.4148 | 1634 | ‘�| [2] |

Total | 1634 | ‘�| 1634 | ‘�| |

(c) Quota of 100000 tonnes of broken rice covered by CN code 10064000 as provided for in Article 1(1)(c):

Origin | Quantity (tonnes) | Serial number | Tranches (quantities in tonnes) |

January | July |

Thailand | 52000 | 09.4149 | 36400 | 15600 |

Australia | 16000 | 09.4150 | 8000 | 8000 |

Guyana | 11000 | 09.4152 | 5500 | 5500 |

United States of America | 9000 | 09.4153 | 4500 | 4500 |

Other origins | 12000 | 09.4154 | 6000 | 6000 |

Total | 100000 | ‘�| 60400 | 39600 |

(d) Quota of 40216 tonnes of wholly milled or semi-milled rice covered by CN code 100630 as provided for in Article 1(1)(d):

Origin | Quantity (tonnes) | Serial number | Tranches (quantities in tonnes) |

January | July | September |

Thailand | 5513 | 09.4112 | 5513 | ‘�| ‘�|

United States of America | 2388 | 09.4116 | 2388 | ‘�| ‘�|

India | 1769 | 09.4117 | 1769 | ‘�| ‘�|

Pakistan | 1595 | 09.4118 | 1595 | ‘�| ‘�|

Other origins | 3435 | 09.4119 | 3435 | ‘�| ‘�|

All countries | 25516 | 09.4166 | 8505 | 17011 | ‘�|

Total | 40216 | ‘�| 23205 | 17011 | ‘�|

(e) Quota of 31788 tonnes of broken rice covered by CN code 10064000 as provided for in Article 1(1)(e):

Origin | Quantity (tonnes) | Serial number | Tranches (quantities in tonnes) |

September | October |

All countries | 31788 | 09.4168 | 31788 | [3] |

Total | 31788 | ‘�| 31788 | |

ANNEX X

Quotas and tranches for 2006

(a) Quota of 63000 tonnes of wholly milled or semi-milled rice covered by CN code 100630 as provided for in Article 1(1)(a):

Origin | Quantity (tonnes) | Serial number | Tranches (quantities in tonnes) |

January | April | July | September | October |

United States of America | 38721 | 09.4127 | 9681 | 19360 | 9680 | ‘�| |

Thailand | 21455 | 09.4128 | 10727 | 5364 | 5364 | ‘�| |

Australia | 1019 | 09.4129 | 0 | 1019 | ‘�| ‘�| |

Other origins | 1805 | 09.4130 | 0 | 1805 | ‘�| ‘�| |

All countries | | 09.4138 | | | | | [1] |

Total | 63000 | ‘�| 20408 | 27548 | 15044 | ‘�| |

(b) Quota of 1634 tonnes of husked rice covered by CN code 100620 as provided for in Article 1(1)(b):

Origin | Quantity (tonnes) | Serial number | Tranches (quantities in tonnes) |

July | October |

All countries | 1634 | 09.4148 | 1634 | [1] |

Total | 1634 | ‘�| 1634 | |

(c) Quota of 106667 tonnes of broken rice as covered by CN code 10064000 provided for in Article 1(1)(c):

Origin | Quantity (tonnes) | Serial number | Tranches (quantities in tonnes) |

January | July |

Thailand | 55467 | 09.4149 | 38827 | 16640 |

Australia | 17067 | 09.4150 | 8533 | 8534 |

Guyana | 11733 | 09.4152 | 5866 | 5867 |

United States of America | 9600 | 09.4153 | 4800 | 4800 |

Other origins | 12800 | 09.4154 | 6400 | 6400 |

Total | 106667 | ‘�| 64426 | 42241 |

(d) Quota of 44716 tonnes of wholly milled or semi-milled rice covered by CN code 100630 as provided for in Article 1(1)(d):

Origin | Quantity (tonnes) | Serial number | Tranches (quantities in tonnes) |

January | July | September |

Thailand | 6950 | 09.4112 | 5750 | 1200 | ‘�|

United States of America | 3184 | 09.4116 | 3184 | ‘�| ‘�|

India | 2358 | 09.4117 | 2358 | ‘�| ‘�|

Pakistan | 2128 | 09.4118 | 2128 | ‘�| ‘�|

Other origins | 4580 | 09.4119 | 4580 | ‘�| ‘�|

All countries | 25516 | 09.4166 | | 25516 | ‘�|

Total | 44716 | ‘�| 18000 | 26716 | ‘�|

(e) Quota of 31788 tonnes of broken rice covered by CN code 10064000 as provided for in Article 1(1)(e):

Origin | Quantity (tonnes) | Serial number | Tranches (quantities in tonnes) |

September | October |

All countries | 31788 | 09.4168 | 31788 | [3] |

Total | 31788 | ‘�| 31788 | |

[1] Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation.

[2] Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation.

[3] Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation.

[1] Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation.

[2] Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation.

[3] Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation.

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ANNEX III

"ANNEX XI

Indications referred to in Article 4(4)(e):

Spanish : Exenci贸n del derecho de aduana hasta la cantidad indicada en las casillas 17 y 18 del presente certificado [Reglamento (CE) no 327/98, art铆culo 1, apartado 1, letra e)]

Czech : Osvobozen铆 od cla a啪 do mno啪stv铆 uvedeného v kolonk谩ch 17 a 18 této licence (na艡铆zen铆 (ES) 膷. 327/98, 膷l. 1 odst. 1 p铆sm. e))

Danish : Toldfri op til den m忙ngde, der er angivet i rubrik 17 og 18 i denne licens (forordning (EF) nr. 327/98, artikel 1, stk. 1, litra e))

German : Zollfrei bis zu der in den Feldern 17 und 18 dieser Lizenz angegebenen Menge (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 327/98, Artikel 1 Absatz 1 Buchstabe e)

Estonian : Tollimaksuvabastus kuni k盲esoleva litsentsi lahtrites 17 ja 18 n盲idatud koguseni (m盲盲ruse (E脺) nr 327/98 artikli 1 l玫ike 1 punkt e))

Greek : 螒蟺伪位位伪纬萎 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰谓 蟿蔚位蠅谓蔚喂伪魏蠈 未伪蟽渭蠈 苇蠅蟼 蟿畏谓 蟺慰蟽蠈蟿畏蟿伪 蟺慰蠀 伪谓伪纬蟻维蠁蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蟿伪 蟿蔚蟿蟻伪纬蠅谓委未喂伪 17 魏伪喂 18 蟿慰蠀 蟺伪蟻蠈谓蟿慰蟼 蟺喂蟽蟿慰蟺慰喂畏蟿喂魏慰蠉 [魏伪谓慰谓喂蟽渭蠈蟼 (螘螝) 伪蟻喂胃. 327/98, 维蟻胃蟻慰 1 蟺伪蟻维纬蟻伪蠁慰蟼 1 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委慰 蔚)]

English : Exemption from customs duty up to the quantity indicated in boxes 17 and 18 of this licence (Regulation (EC) No 327/98, Article 1(1)(e))

French : Exemption du droit de douane jusqu'脿 la quantité indiquée dans les cases 17 et 18 du présent certificat [règlement (CE) no 327/98, article 1er, paragraphe 1, point e)]

Italian : Esenzione dal dazio doganale fino a concorrenza del quantitativo indicato nelle caselle 17 e 18 del presente titolo [regolamento (CE) n. 327/98, articolo 1, paragrafo 1, lettera e)]

Latvian : Atbr墨vojumi no muitas nodok募a l墨dz 拧墨s at募aujas 17. un 18. ail膿 nor膩d墨tajam daudzumam (Regulas (EK) Nr. 327/98 1. panta 1. punkta e) apak拧punkts)

Lithuanian : Atleidimas nuo muito mokes膷io nevir拧ijant 拧ios licencijos 17 ir 18 langeliuose nurodyto kiekio (Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 327/98, 1 straipsnio 1 dalies e) punktas)

Hungarian : V谩mmentes az ezen engedély 17. és 18. rovat谩ban felt眉ntetett mennyiségig (327/98/EK rendelet 1. cikk (1) bekezdés e) pont)

Maltese : E偶enzjoni tad-dazju tad-dwana sal-kwantit脿 indikata fil-ka偶i 17 u 18 ta膵-膵ertifikat pre偶enti (Regolament (KE) Nru 327/98, Artikolu 1, paragrafu 1, punt e))

Dutch : Vrijstelling van douanerecht voor hoeveelheden die niet groter zijn dan de in de vakken 17 en 18 van dit certificaat vermelde hoeveelheid (artikel 1, lid 1, onder e), van Verordening (EG) nr. 327/98)

Polish : Zwolnienie z c艂a ilo艣ci do wysoko艣ci wskazanej w sekcjach 17 i 18 niniejszego pozwolenia (rozporz膮dzenie (WE) nr 327/98, art. 1 ust. 1 lit. e))

Portuguese : Isenç茫o do direito aduaneiro até 脿 quantidade indicada nas casas 17 e 18 do presente certificado [Regulamento (CE) n.o 327/98, al铆nea e) do n.o 1 do artigo 1.o]

Slovak : Oslobodenie od cla a啪 po mno啪stvo uvedené v kol贸nkach 17 a 18 tejto licencie [膷l谩nok 1 ods. 1 p铆sm. e) nariadenia (ES) 膷. 327/98]

Slovene : Oprostitev carinske dajatve do koli膷ine, navedene v poljih 17 in 18 tega dovoljenja (Uredba (ES) 拧t. 327/98, 膷len 1(1)(e))

Finnish : Tullivapaa t盲m盲n todistuksen 17 ja 18 artiklassa ilmoitettuun m盲盲r盲盲n asti (asetuksen (EY) N:o 327/98 1 artiklan 1 kohdan e) alakohta)

Swedish : Tullfri upp till den m盲ngd som anges i f盲lten 17 och 18 i denna licens (F枚rordning (EG) nr 327/98, artikel 1.1 e))"

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