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21.1.2010 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
16/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 51/2010
of 20 January 2010
fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences lodged from 8 to
15 January 2010 under the Community tariff quota for maize opened by Regulation (EC) No
969/2006
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
in excess of those available. The extent to which import
licences may be issued should therefore be determined
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
and the allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to
Union,
the quantities applied for.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
(4) Import
licences
should
no
longer
be
issued
under
Regu
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
lation (EC) No 969/2006 for the current quota
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
subperiod.
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ),
(5) In
order
to
ensure
sound
management
of
the
procedure
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006
of issuing import licences, the present Regulation should
of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the adminis
enter into force immediately after its publication,
tration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed
by a system of import licences ( 2 ), and in particular Article 7(2)
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
thereof,
Article 1
Whereas:
1. Each
import
licence
application
for
maize
under
the
quota
referred to in Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 and lodged from
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
969/2006
( 3 ) opened an
8 January 2010 (13:00 Brussels time) to 15 January 2010
annual import tariff quota of 242 074 tonnes of maize
(13:00 Brussels time) shall give rise to the issue of a licence
(order number 09.4131).
for the quantities applied for, multiplied by an allocation coef
ficient of 78,205593 %.
(2) Article
2(1)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
969/2006
fixes
a
quantity of 121 037 tonnes for subperiod 1 from
2. The
issue
of
licences
for
the
quantities
applied
for
from
1 January to 30 June 2010.
15 January 2010 (13:00 Brussels time) is hereby suspended for
the current quota subperiod.
(3) Based
on
the
notification
made
under
Article
4(3)
of
Regulation (EC) No 969/2006, the applications lodged
Article 2
from 8 January 2010 (13:00 Brussels time) to
15 January 2010 (13:00 Brussels time) in accordance
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi
with Article 4(1) of that Regulation relate to quantities
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 January 2010.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.
( 3 ) OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 44.

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