30.6.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 176/51 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 971/2006 of 29 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries 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), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) The 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 (%), approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC (3), provides for an increase in the tariff quota for common wheat. (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 (*) opens a Community tariff quota for common wheat of a quality other than high quality. Subquota III for third countries other than the United States and Canada should be increased by 6787 tonnes in application of the Agreement approved by Decision 2006/333/EC. (3)  In order to clarify the rules, it should be stipulated that import licence applications must be lodged on Monday at the latest but may be lodged earlier. (4)  Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 should therefore be amended. (5)  Since the Agreement approved by Decision 2006/333/EC provides for implementation on 1 July 2006, this Regu- lation must apply from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, () O] L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (O] L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11). () O] L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 15. () O] L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 13. (*) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 88. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 491/2006 (O] L 89, 28.3.2006, p. 3). HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 2(1) is replaced by the following: ‘1. A tariff quota of 2 988 387 tonnes of common wheat falling within code 1001 90 99 of a quality other than high quality is hereby opened’ 2. Article 3 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. The overall tariff quota shall be divided into three subquotas: — subquota I (serial number 09.4123): 572 000 tonnes for the United States of America, — subquota II (serial number 09.4124): 38 000 tonnes for Canada, — subquota II (serial number 09.4125): 2 378 387 tonnes for other third countries.’; (b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. Subquota III shall be divided into four quarterly tranches, each for the following periods and quantities: (a) tranche No 1: 1 January to 31 March — 594 597 tonnes; (b) tranche No 2: 1 April to 30 June — 594597 tonnes; (c) tranche No 3: 1 July to 30 September — 594 597 tonnes; (d) tranche No 4: 1 October to 31 December — 594 597 tonnes. For 2006, tranche No 3 shall be 597 991 tonnes.