Commission Regulation (EC) No 116/2000 of 19 January 2000 on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries and territories against applications submitted in the first five working days of January 2000 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97
20. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 14/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 116/2000 of 19 January 2000 on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the ACP States and the overseas countries and territories against applications submitted in the first five working days of January 2000 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down the detailed rules of applica- tion for the import of rice from the ACP States and for the import of rice from the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2731/ 1999 (2), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) Pursuant to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2603/97, the Commission must decide within 10 days of the final date for notification by the Member States the extent to which applications can be granted and must fix the available quantities for the following tranche. Examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted shows that licences for the January 2000 tranche should be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first five working days of January 2000 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto. The available quantities for the following tranche are set 2. out in the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January 2000. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 January 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 22. (2) OJ L 328, 22. 12. 1999, p. 39. L 14/16 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 20. 1. 2000 ANNEX Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for January 2000 and quantities available for the following tranche: Origin Reduction (%) Quantity available for the tranche for May 2000 (t) OCT (Article 6) — CN code 1006 ACP (Article 2(1)) — CN codes 1006 10 21 to 1006 10 98, 1006 20 and 1006 30 ACP (Article 3) — CN code 1006 40 00 6,12 — 68,296 41,666 54,706 10,000