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 riceOJ 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)., 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 UnionOJ L 120, 5.5.2006, p. 19., approved by Council Decision 2006/324/ECOJ L 120, 5.5.2006, p. 17., 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 CodeOJ 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).. (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 327/98OJ 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). 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 1785/2003OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.; (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 2454/93OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.".

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OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1." 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 1342/2003OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12. and pursuant to Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.", 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.

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OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12.OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1." (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 an export licence 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. ANNEX I "ANNEX VI Indications referred to in Article 4(4)(b) — SpanishDerechos 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] — CzechCla omezená na valorickou sazbu ve výši 15 % až do množství uvedeného v kolonkách 17 a 18 této licence (nařízení (ES) č. 327/98) — DanishToldsatsen begrænses til 15 % af værdien op til den mængde, der er angivet i rubrik 17 og 18 i denne licens (forordning (EF) nr. 327/98) — GermanZollsatz beschränkt auf 15 % des Zollwerts bis zu der in den Feldern 17 und 18 dieser Lizenz angegebenen Menge (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 327/98) — EstonianVäärtuseline tollimaks piiratud 15 protsendini käesoleva sertifikaadi lahtrites 17 ja 18 märgitud kogusteni (määrus (EÜ) nr 327/98) — GreekΤελωνειακός δασμός κατ’ ανώτατο όριο 15 % κατ’ αξία έως την ποσότητα που ορίζεται στα τετραγωνίδια 17 και 18 του παρόντος πιστοποιητικού [κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 327/98] — EnglishCustoms duties limited to 15 % ad valorem up to the quantity indicated in boxes 17 and 18 of this licence (Regulation (EC) No 327/98) — FrenchDroits de douane limités à 15 % ad valorem jusqu'à la quantité indiquée dans les cases 17 et 18 du présent certificat [règlement (CE) no 327/98] — ItalianDazio limitato al 15 % ad valorem fino a concorrenza del quantitativo indicato nelle caselle 17 e 18 del presente titolo [regolamento (CE) n. 327/98] — LatvianMuitas nodoklis 15 % ad valorem par daudzumu, kas norādīts šīs atļaujas (Regula (EK) Nr. 327/98) 17. un 18. ailē — LithuanianNe didesnis nei 15 % muitas ad valorem neviršijant šios licencijos 17 ir 18 langeliuose nurodyto kiekio (Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 327/98) — Hungarian15 %-os értékvám az ezen engedély 17. és 18. rovatában feltüntetett mennyiségig (327/98/EK rendelet) — MalteseId-dazji doganali huma stipulati għal 15 % ad valorem sal-kwantità indicata fil-kaxxi 17 u 18 ta' din il-liċenzja (Regolament (KE) Nru 327/98) — DutchDouanerecht 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) — PolishCło ograniczone do 15 % ad valorem do ilości wskazanej w polach 17 i 18 niniejszego pozwolenia (rozporządzenie (WE) nr 327/98) — PortugueseDireito aduaneiro limitado a 15 % ad valorem até à quantidade indicada nas casas 17 e 18 do presente certificado [Regulamento (CE) n.o 327/98] — SlovakClá znížené na 15 % ad valorem až po množstvo uvedené v kolónkach 17 a 18 tejto licencie [nariadenie (ES) č. 327/98] — SloveneCarinska dajatev, omejena na 15 % ad valorem do količine, navedene v rubrikah 17 in 18 tega dovoljenja (Uredba (ES) št. 327/98) — FinnishArvotulli rajoitettu 15 prosenttiin tämän todistuksen 17 ja 18 artiklassa ilmoitettuun määrään asti (asetus (EY) N:o 327/98) — SwedishTull begränsad till 15 % av värdet upp till den kvantitet som anges i fält 17 och 18 i den här licensen (förordning (EG) nr 327/98)" 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):

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

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

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

Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	Tranches (quantities in tonnes)
Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	January	July	October
All countries	1634	09.4148	1634	—
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)
Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	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)
Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	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):

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

Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	Tranches (quantities in tonnes)
Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	September	October
All countries	31788	09.4168	31788
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):

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

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

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

Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	Tranches (quantities in tonnes)
Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	July	October
All countries	1634	09.4148	1634
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)
Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	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)
Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	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):

Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation."

Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	Tranches (quantities in tonnes)
Origin	Quantity (tonnes)	Serial number	September	October
All countries	31788	09.4168	31788
Total	31788	—	31788

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Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation.Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation.Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation.Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation.Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation.Remaining quantity not used in previous tranches published by Commission Regulation." ANNEX III "ANNEX XI Indications referred to in Article 4(4)(e): — SpanishExención del derecho de aduana hasta la cantidad indicada en las casillas 17 y 18 del presente certificado [Reglamento (CE) no 327/98, artículo 1, apartado 1, letra e)] — CzechOsvobození od cla až do množství uvedeného v kolonkách 17 a 18 této licence (nařízení (ES) č. 327/98, čl. 1 odst. 1 písm. e)) — DanishToldfri op til den mængde, der er angivet i rubrik 17 og 18 i denne licens (forordning (EF) nr. 327/98, artikel 1, stk. 1, litra e)) — GermanZollfrei bis zu der in den Feldern 17 und 18 dieser Lizenz angegebenen Menge (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 327/98, Artikel 1 Absatz 1 Buchstabe e) — EstonianTollimaksuvabastus kuni käesoleva litsentsi lahtrites 17 ja 18 näidatud koguseni (määruse (EÜ) nr 327/98 artikli 1 lõike 1 punkt e)) — GreekΑπαλλαγή από τον τελωνειακό δασμό έως την ποσότητα που αναγράφεται στα τετραγωνίδια 17 και 18 του παρόντος πιστοποιητικού [κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 327/98, άρθρο 1 παράγραφος 1 στοιχείο ε)] — EnglishExemption 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)) — FrenchExemption du droit de douane jusqu'à la quantité indiquée dans les cases 17 et 18 du présent certificat [règlement (CE) no 327/98, article 1er, paragraphe 1, point e)] — ItalianEsenzione 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)] — LatvianAtbrīvojumi no muitas nodokļa līdz šīs atļaujas 17. un 18. ailē norādītajam daudzumam (Regulas (EK) Nr. 327/98 1. panta 1. punkta e) apakšpunkts) — LithuanianAtleidimas nuo muito mokesčio neviršijant šios licencijos 17 ir 18 langeliuose nurodyto kiekio (Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 327/98, 1 straipsnio 1 dalies e) punktas) — HungarianVámmentes az ezen engedély 17. és 18. rovatában feltüntetett mennyiségig (327/98/EK rendelet 1. cikk (1) bekezdés e) pont) — MalteseEżenzjoni tad-dazju tad-dwana sal-kwantità indikata fil-każi 17 u 18 taċ-ċertifikat preżenti (Regolament (KE) Nru 327/98, Artikolu 1, paragrafu 1, punt e)) — DutchVrijstelling 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) — PolishZwolnienie z cła ilości do wysokości wskazanej w sekcjach 17 i 18 niniejszego pozwolenia (rozporządzenie (WE) nr 327/98, art. 1 ust. 1 lit. e)) — PortugueseIsenção do direito aduaneiro até à quantidade indicada nas casas 17 e 18 do presente certificado [Regulamento (CE) n.o 327/98, alínea e) do n.o 1 do artigo 1.o] — SlovakOslobodenie od cla až po množstvo uvedené v kolónkach 17 a 18 tejto licencie [článok 1 ods. 1 písm. e) nariadenia (ES) č. 327/98] — SloveneOprostitev carinske dajatve do količine, navedene v poljih 17 in 18 tega dovoljenja (Uredba (ES) št. 327/98, člen 1(1)(e)) — FinnishTullivapaa tämän todistuksen 17 ja 18 artiklassa ilmoitettuun määrään asti (asetuksen (EY) N:o 327/98 1 artiklan 1 kohdan e) alakohta) — SwedishTullfri upp till den mängd som anges i fälten 17 och 18 i denna licens (Förordning (EG) nr 327/98, artikel 1.1 e))"

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