7.5.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 120/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 402/2008 of 6 May 2008 on procedures for the importation of rye from Turkey (Codified version) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2008/97 of 9 October 1997 laying down certain rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of olive oil and certain other agricultural products originating in Turkey (!), and in particular Article 4 thereof; Whereas: (1) Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 of the Commission of 9 December 1971 on procedures for the importation of rye from Turkey (% has been substantially amended several times (°). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified. (2) By Regulation (EC) No 2008/97, the Council adopted rules of application for the special arrangements for imports of rye from Turkey laid down in the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and Turkey. (3)  Those special arrangements provide, under certain conditions, for a reduction of the duty on imports of rye from Turkey. To that end, proof must be furnished that a special export tax payable by the exporter has in fact been paid. (4) It is appropriate to fix, pursuant to Article 5 of Regu- lation (EC) No 2008/97, the procedure for proving payment of the special export tax. (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 Proof that the special export tax referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2008/97 has been paid shall be furnished to the competent authority of the importing Member State by presentation of movement certificate A.TR.1. In that case, one of the entries referred to in Annex I to this Regulation shall be made in the ‘Remarks’ section by the competent authority. Article 2 Regulation (EEC) No 2622/71 is repealed. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex IL Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 6 May 2008. () O] L 284, 16.10.1997, p. 17. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 846/98 (O] L 120, 23.4.1998, p. 13). (®» OJ L 271, 10.12.1971, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1996/2006 (O] L 398, 30.12.2006, p. 1). (%) See Annex II. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO