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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1247/2004 of 7 July 2004 laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under the Community tariff quota for barley provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003

32004R1247RegulationJul 8, 2004

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of 7 July 2004

laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under the Community tariff quota for barley provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003

Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals 1 ,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 of 29 December 2003 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for barley from third countries 2 , and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 opened an annual tariff quota for the import of 300 000 t of barley falling within CN code 1003 00 .

(2) The quantities applied for on 5 July 2004 in accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and a reduction coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Each application for import licences for the tariff quota for barley lodged and forwarded to the Commission on 5 July 2004 in accordance with Article 3(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 shall be accepted at a rate of 0,120440 of the quantity applied for.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 July 2004.

Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 July 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Agriculture Director-General

1 OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78 .

2 OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 7 .

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