31.10.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 290/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1067/2008 of 30 October 2008 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (Codified version) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, wheat of a quality other than high quality, as defined in Annex [ to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 on rules of application (cereal sector Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No Community, 1766/92 (°), by creating an import quota. Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri- 3) cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri- cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ('), and in particular Article 144(1), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof, This import quota relates to a maximum annual quantity of 2989240 tonnes, including 572 000 tonnes for imports originating in the United States and 38 853 tonnes for imports originating in Canada. Having regard to Council Decision 2006/333/EC of 20 March (4  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences () applies to import licences for tariff quota periods starting from 1 January 2007. Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak (5)  Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 applies without prejudice Republic in the course of their accession to the European to additional conditions or derogations which might be Union (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof, laid down by this Regulation. Having regard to Council Decision 2007444 /EC of 22 February ) 2007 on the conclusion of an Agreement between the (6)  To ensure that imports of the common wheat coyered by European Community and the Government of Canada on the these tariff quotas are orderly and not speculative, they conclusion of GATT Article XXIV:6 Negotiations (}), and in should be made subject to the issue of import licences. particular Article 2 thereof, (7)  To ensure the proper management of these quotas, deadlines for the lodging of licence applications should be laid down and the information to be included in applications and licences should be specified. Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening and providing for the ad- ministration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third (8)  To take account of supply conditions, a derogation countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EEC) should be made concerning the period of validity of No 1766/92 (%) has been substantially amended several the licences. times (°). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified. (99 To ensure sound management of the quotas, the security on the import licences should be set at a relatively high level, notwithstanding Article 12 of Commission Regu- lation (EC) No 1342/2003 of 28 July 2003 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (%). (2)  Following trade negotiations, the Community has changed the conditions for the import of common wheat of low and medium quality, that is common () OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. () OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 13. () OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 53. () OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125. ( OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 88. () OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. (°) See Annex I. () OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12.