# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1232/2007

of 22 October 2007

derogating from Regulations (EC) No 2058/96, (EC) No 1964/2006 and (EC) No 1002/2007 as regards the dates for the lodging of applications for import licences and the issuing of such licences in December 2007 under tariff quotas in the rice sector

## Preamble

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 the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations [^1] , and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice [^2] , and in particular Article 13(1) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 2058/96 of 28 October 1996 opening and providing for the management of a tariff quota for broken rice of CN code 1006 40 00 for production of food preparations of CN code 1901 10 [^3] lays down specific provisions for the lodging of applications for import licences and the issuing of such licences for broken rice under tariff quota 09.4079.

**(2)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006 of 22 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of an import quota for rice originating in Bangladesh, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 [^4] lays down specific provisions for the lodging of applications for import licences and the issuing of such licences for rice originating in Bangladesh under tariff quota 09.4517.

**(3)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007 of 29 August 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt [^5] lays down specific provisions for the lodging of applications for import licences and the issuing of such licences for rice under tariff quota 09.4094.

**(4)** In view of the public holidays in 2007, derogations should be made from Regulations (EC) No 2058/96, (EC) No 1964/2006 and (EC) No 1002/2007 as regards the dates for the lodging of import licence applications and the issuing of those licences in order to ensure compliance with the quota volumes in question.

**(5)** 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**

**1.** Notwithstanding the second subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2058/96, applications for import licences for broken rice under quota 09.4079 may no longer be lodged for 2007 after 13:00 Brussels time on 17 December 2007.

**2.** Notwithstanding Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006, applications for import licences for rice originating in Bangladesh under quota 09.4517 may no longer be lodged for 2007 after 13:00 Brussels time on 17 December 2007.

**3.** Notwithstanding Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007, applications for import licences for rice originating in and coming from Egypt under quota 09.4094 may no longer be lodged for 2007 after 13:00 Brussels time on 14 December 2007.

## **Article 2**

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

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 October 2007. *For the Commission* Jean-Luc DEMARTY *Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development*

[^1] [OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1996_146_R_TOC) .

[^2] [OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2003_270_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 ( [OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_144_R_TOC) ).

[^3] [OJ L 276, 29.10.1996, p. 7](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1996_276_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2019/2006 ( [OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 48](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_384_R_TOC) ).

[^4] [OJ L 408, 30.12.2006, p. 19](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_408_R_TOC) , as corrected by [OJ L 47, 16.2.2007, p. 15](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_047_R_TOC) .

[^5] [OJ L 226, 30.8.2007, p. 15](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_226_R_TOC) .

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