# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 172/2009

of 4 March 2009

fixing the import duties applicable to certain husked rice from 5 March 2009

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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] , and in particular Article 137 thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Based on the information provided by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 , other than import licences for basmati rice, were issued in respect of 221 765 tonnes for the period from 1 September 2008 to 28 February 2009. The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 other than basmati rice should therefore be adjusted.

**(2)** The applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the end of the period mentioned above. This Regulation should therefore come into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 shall be EUR 42,5 per tonne.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 4 March 2009. *For the Commission* Jean-Luc DEMARTY *Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development*

[^1] [OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_299_R_TOC) .

[^1]: .