# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 204/2008

of 4 March 2008

fixing the import duties applicable to semi-milled and wholly milled rice from 5 March 2008

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice [^1] , and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Based on the information transmitted by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 have been issued in respect of 192 418 tonnes for the period from 1 September 2007 to 29 February 2008. The import duty for semi-milled and wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 must therefore be adjusted.

**(2)** As the applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the end of the period mentioned above. This Regulation should come into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

The import duty for semi-milled and wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 shall be EUR 175 per tonne.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 4 March 2008. *For the Commission* Jean-Luc DEMARTY *Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development*

[^1] [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) ). Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 ( [OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_299_R_TOC) ) as of 1 September 2008.

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (). Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 () as of 1 September 2008.