# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 959/2006

of 28 June 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 647/2006 on the issue of rice import licences for applications lodged in the first 10 working days of April 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 327/98

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the markets in the rice sector [^1] ,

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 [^2] , and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 647/2006 [^3] sets the reduction percentages to apply to the quantities for April 2006 and the quantities carried over to July 2006 for the quota of semi-milled or milled rice under the CN code 1006 30 .

**(2)** Following an administrative error made by a Member State, the quantity of quota 09.4128 to be carried over to July 2006 does not correspond to the actual quantity carried over.

**(3)** Regulation (EC) No 647/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

Point (a) in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 647/2006 is replaced by the table contained in the Annex to this Regulation.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 June 2006.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 June 2006. *For the Commission* J. L. DEMARTY *Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development*

[^1] [OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2003_270_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 ( [OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_144_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 37, 11.2.1998, p. 5](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1998_037_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2152/2005 ( [OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 30](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_342_R_TOC) ).

[^3] [OJ L 115, 28.4.2006, p. 18](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_115_R_TOC) .

‘(a) Quota of milled or semi-milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 provided for in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98. Origin Serial No Reduction percentage for April 2006 Quantity carried over to July 2006 (t) United States of America 09.4127 0 [^1] 11 635 Thailand 09.4128 0 [^1] 1 161,419 Australia 09.4129 0 [^1] 531,5 Other origins 09.4130 98,7985 0

[^1] To be issued for the quantity in the application.’

[^1]: To be issued for the quantity in the application.’
[^2]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2152/2005 ().
[^3]: .