1.7.95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 150/31 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1567/95 of 29 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for the second half of 1995 for products falling within CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99 originating in Thailand THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by the Act of Acces- sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (3, and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas, in accordance with the Agreement on Agricul- ture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (%), the Community has undertaken to replace variable import levies by fixed duties with effect from 1 July 1995 ; whereas the customs duty applicable to imports into the Community is henceforth fixed in the Common Customs Tariff ; whereas the Agreement on Agriculture also calls for the voluntary restraint arrange- ments provided for in the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom the Thailand on imports of products falling within CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99 to be replaced by a tariff quota restricted to 21 million tonnes per four-year period with customs duty reduced to 6 % ; whereas this quota must be opened and adminis- tered by the Commission ; Whereas, since the Agreement on Agriculture requires the current arrangements to be converted into a tariff quota specific to Thailand, it is necessary to keep an administra- tion system which ensures that only products originating in that country may be imported under the quota; whereas, therefore, in order to ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements, the issue of an import licence should continue to be subject to the presentation of an export certificate issued by the Thai authorities, a specimen of which has been notified to the Commission ; Whereas since imports to the Community market of the product concerned have traditionally been administered () O No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 2I. () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. () OJ No L 336, 23. 12. 1994, p. 22. on the basis of a calendar year this system should be kept in future ; whereas it is therefore necessary, as a transi- tional measure, to open a quota only for the second half of 1995; whereas, however, in order to abide by the overall quantity which may be imported from Thailand under the arrangements in 1995, the quantity provided for in this Regulation may be increased by the quantity not imported in the first half of 1995; Whereas the import of products covered by CN codes 071410 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99 is subject to the presentation of an import licence for which the common detailed rules of application are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1199/95(®); whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 8591/89 (%), as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1043/95 (), lays down the special detailed rules for the application of the system of licences for cereals and rice ; Whereas experience has shown that, taking into account that the Community concession provides for an overall quantity for four years with an annual maximum of 5500 000 tonnes, it is advisable to maintain measures which, under certain conditions, either facilitate the release for free circulation of quantities of products ex- ceeding those given in the import licences, or allow the difference between the figure given in the import licences and the smaller figure actually imported to be carried forward ; Whereas, in order to ensure the correct application of the agreement, it is necessary to establish a system of strict and systematic controls that take account of the informa- tion given on the Thai export certificates and the Thai authorities’ procedures for issuing export certificates ; Whereas 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.  An import tariff quota for 2875000 tonnes of products falling within CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 () OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. OJ No L 119, 30. 5. 1995, p. 4. 8 OJ No L 94, 7. 4. 1989, p. 13. () OJ No L 106, 11. 5. 1995, p. 8.