Commission Regulation (EC) No 2047/98 of 25 September 1998 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of September 1998 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
L 263/28 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 9. 98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2047/98 of 25 September 1998 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of September 1998 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/ 98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 648/98 (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98, within 10 days of the closing date for notification by the Member States of the Commission must decide to what extent the applications may be accepted and fix the quantities available under the following tranche; licence applications, Whereas examination of the quantities for which applica- tions have been submitted shows that licences should be reduced, where issued for the quantities applied for appropriate, by the percentages set out in the Annex hereto, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 for rice against Import licences 1. applications submitted during the first 10 working days of September 1998 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for reduced, where appropriate, by the percent- ages set out in the Annex hereto. 2. The quantities available under the additional tranche for October 1998 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 September 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 September 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 37, 11. 2. 1998, p. 5. (2) OJ L 88, 24. 3. 1998, p. 3. 26. 9. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 263/29 ANNEX Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for September 1998 and quantities available for the additional tranche for October 1998: (a) quantity referred to in Article 2: semi-milled and wholly-milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 Origin United States of America Thailand Australia (1) Issue for the quantity applied for. Reduction (%) 0 (1) 17,7315 0 (1) Quantity available for the additional tranche for October 1998 (in tonnes) 10,000 ü 8,500 (b) quantity referred to in Article 2: husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 Origin Australia United States of America Thailand Other origins (1) Issue for the quantity applied for. Reduction (%) Quantity available for the additional tranche for October 1998 (in tonnes) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) ü ü 153,500 116,000