Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 69/2012
of 26 January 2012
on the issue of licences for importing rice under the tariff quotas opened for the January 2012 subperiod by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 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(2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 of 7 December 2011 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice(3), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 opened and provided for the administration of certain import tariff quotas for rice and broken rice, broken down by country of origin and split into several subperiods in accordance with Annex I to that Implementing Regulation.
(2) January is the first subperiod for the quotas provided for under Article 1(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011.
(3) The notifications sent in accordance with point (a) of Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 show that, for the quotas with order number 09.4154 — 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 — 09.4118 — 09.4119 — 09.4166, the applications lodged in the first 10 working days of January 2012 under Article 4(1) of that Implementing Regulation cover a quantity greater than that available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantity requested under the quotas concerned.
(4) Those notifications also show that, for the quotas with order number 09.4127 — 09.4128 — 09.4148 — 09.4149 — 09.4150 — 09.4152 — 09.4153, the applications lodged in the first 10 working days of January 2012 under Article 4(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) no 1273/2011 cover a quantity less than that available.
(5) The total quantity available for the following subperiod should also be fixed for the quotas with order number 09.4127 — 09.4128 — 09.4148 — 09.4149 — 09.4150 — 09.4152 — 09.4153 — 09.4154 — 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 — 09.4118 — 09.4119 — 09.4166, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011.
(6) In order to ensure sound management of the procedure of issuing import licences, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1.For import licence applications for rice under the quotas with order number 09.4154 — 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 — 09.4118 — 09.4119 — 09.4166 referred to in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 lodged in the first 10 working days of January 2012, licences shall be issued for the quantity requested, multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2.The total quantity available for the following subperiod under the quotas with order number 09.4127 — 09.4128 — 09.4148 — 09.4149 — 09.4150 — 09.4152 — 09.4153 — 09.4154 — 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 — 09.4118 — 09.4119 — 09.4166, referred to in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011, is set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 January 2012.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
José Manuel Silva Rodríguez
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
ANNEX Quantities to be allocated for the January 2012 subperiod and quantities available for the following subperiod under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011
Quota of wholly milled or semi-milled rice covered by CN code 1006 30 as provided for in Article 1(1)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011:
| a Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore acceptable. | |||
| b No quantity available for this subperiod. | |||
| Origin | Order number | Allocation coefficient for the January 2012 subperiod(%) | Total quantity available for April 2012 subperiod(kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 09.4127 | —a | 23 803 600 |
| Thailand | 09.4128 | —a | 9 812 999 |
| Australia | 09.4129 | —b | 1 019 000 |
| Other origins | 09.4130 | —b | 1 805 000 |
Quota of husked rice covered by CN code 1006 20 as provided for in Article 1(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011
| a No allocation coefficient applied for this subperiod: no licence applications were notified to the Commission. | |||
| Origin | Order number | Allocation coefficient for the January 2012 subperiod(%) | Total quantity available for July 2012 subperiod(kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All countries | 09.4148 | —a | 1 634 000 |
Quota of broken rice covered by CN code 1006 40 00 as provided for in Article 1(1)(c) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011
| a Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore acceptable. | |||
| b No allocation coefficient applied for this subperiod: no licence applications were notified to the Commission. | |||
| Origin | Order number | Allocation coefficient for the January 2012 subperiod(%) | Total quantity available for July 2012 subperiod(kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 09.4149 | —a | 44 047 269 |
| Australia | 09.4150 | —b | 16 000 000 |
| Guyana | 09.4152 | —b | 11 000 000 |
| United States | 09.4153 | —a | 5 455 000 |
| Other origins | 09.4154 | 1,447729 | 6 000 011 |
Quota of wholly milled or semi-milled rice covered by CN code 1006 30 as provided for in Article 1(1)(d) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011
| Origin | Order number | Allocation coefficient for the January 2012 subperiod(%) | Total quantity available for July 2012 subperiod(kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 09.4112 | 1,073576 | 0 |
| United States | 09.4116 | 2 | 0 |
| India | 09.4117 | 0,91078 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 09.4118 | 0,933048 | 0 |
| Other origins | 09.4119 | 0,997548 | 0 |
| All countries | 09.4166 | 0,842279 | 17 011 014 |