Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/386 of 7 March 2022 fixing the import duties applicable to certain types of husked rice from 8 March 2022
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/386of 7 March 2022fixing the import duties applicable to certain types of husked rice from 8 March 2022THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671., and in particular Article 183, first paragraph, point (a) thereof,Whereas:(1)The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice, approved by Council Decision 2005/476/ECCouncil Decision 2005/476/EC of 21 June 2005 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice and amending Decisions 2004/617/EC, 2004/618/EC and 2004/619/EC (OJ L 170, 1.7.2005, p. 67)., establishes a method for calculating duties applied to imports of husked rice.(2)On the basis of the information provided by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences for husked rice falling within CN code 100620, other than import licences for basmati rice, were issued in respect of 144260 tonnes for the period from 1 September 2021 to 28 February 2022. The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 100620, other than basmati rice, fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1458Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1458 of 7 September 2021 fixing the import duties applicable to certain types of husked rice from 8 September 2021 (OJ L 317, 8.9.2021, p. 8). should therefore be adjusted.(3)Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1458 should therefore be repealed.(4)The applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the end of the period referred to above. This Regulation should therefore enter into force immediately,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 100620, other than husked basmati rice of the varieties referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2006Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down special rules for imports of Basmati rice and a transitional control system for determining their origin (OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 53)., shall be EUR 30 per tonne.Article 2Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1458 is hereby repealed.Article 3This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication 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, 7 March 2022.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Wolfgang BurtscherDirector-GeneralDirectorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development