Commission Regulation (EC) No 1865/2004 of 27 October 2004 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of October 2004 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1865/2004of 27 October 2004on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of October 2004 pursuant to 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 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of GATT XXIV.6 negotiationsOJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.,Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of consultations with Thailand under GATT Article XXIIIOJ L 122, 22.5.1996, p. 15.,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 riceOJ L 37, 11.2.1998, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2296/2003 (OJ L 340, 24.12.2003, p. 35)., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001, and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,Whereas:Examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted under the October 2004 tranche shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for, reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages not covered and notifies the final use, in percentage terms, of each quota for the year 2004,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 11.Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of October 2004 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for, reduced by the percentages set out in the Annex to this Regulation.2.The final use of the quotas concerned for 2004, in percentage terms, is set out in the annex hereto.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 October 2004.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodríguezAgriculture Director-GeneralANNEXReduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for October 2004 and quota use for 2004:Issue for the quantity applied for.
(a)semi-milled and wholly milled rice falling within CN code 100630
OriginReduction percentage for the October 2004 trancheFinal use of the quota for 2004 in percentage terms
United States of America—99,63
Thailand093,14
Australia—100
Other origins—100
(b)husked rice falling within CN code 100620
OriginReduction percentage for the October 2004 trancheFinal use of the quota for 2004 in percentage terms
United States of America—94,90
Thailand—99,72
Australia—3,32
Other origins—100
(c)broken rice falling within CN code 10064000
OriginFinal use of the quota for 2004 in percentage terms
Thailand68,37
Australia6,81
Guyana0
United States of America25
Other origins34,36