29.12.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 384/61 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2021/2006 of 22 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of import quotas for rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and the overseas countries and territories (OCT) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (‘Overseas Asso- ciation Decision’) (1), and in particular the seventh subparagraph of Article 6(5) of Annex III thereto, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (%), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (3), and in particular Articles 10(2), 11(4) and 13(1) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 of 9 April 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 and Council Decision 2001/822[EC as regards the arrangements applicable to imports of rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (*) has been substantively amended since its adoption. The provisions relating to the quota origi- nating in the ACP States and OCT should, moreover, be harmonised with the horizontal or sectoral implementing regulations, that is, Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of () O] L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1. () O] L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5. (}) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 797/2006 (O] L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1). (*) OJ L 93, 10.4.2003, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2120/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 22). import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (°), 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 (%), and 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (). Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 applies to import licences for tariff quota periods starting from 1 January 2007. (2)  Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 lays down in particular detailed rules for applications for import licences, the status of applicants and the issue of licences. It limits the period of validity of import licences to the final day of the tariff quota period and applies without prejudice to additional conditions or derogations laid down by the sectoral regulations. The administration of Community tariff quotas for imports of rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and the overseas countries and territories (OCT) should therefore be adapted. For the sake of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 should be replaced and repealed with effect from 2007. (3)  Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 implements the arrangements for imports from the ACP States made as a result of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000. Article 1(3) of that Regu- lation introduces general arrangements for reducing customs duties on the products listed in Annex I thereto and specific arrangements for reducing customs duties on certain products covered by tariff quotas listed in Annex II thereto. Provision is made for annual quotas of 125 000 tonnes of rice, in husked-rice equivalent, and 20 000 tonnes of broken rice. (4)  Decision 2001/822EC provides that ACP/OCT cumu- lation of origin, as provided for in Article 6 of Annex III thereto, is to be allowed for a total annual quantity of 160 000 tonnes in husked-rice equivalent, for products falling within CN code 1006. To begin with, import licences covering 35000 tonnes from that total quantity are issued to the OCT each year, and import licences for a further 10 000 tonnes are issued for the least-developed OCT. () OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1713/2006 (O] L 321, 21.11.2006, p. 11). (6 OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 945/2006 (O] L 173, 27.6.2006, p. 12). () O] L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.