Date: 2016-01-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/117 of 28 January 2016 on the issue of licences for importing rice under the tariff quotas opened for the January 2016 subperiod by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/117 addresses the issuance of import licenses for rice under tariff quotas opened for January 2016, as outlined in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011. The regulation determines allocation coefficients for quotas where applications exceeded availability and fixes the total quantity available for the following subperiod for certain quotas. It entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal of the European Union on January 29, 2016.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Import License Allocation:**
* For quotas with order numbers 09.4112, 09.4116, 09.4117, 09.4118, 09.4119, and 09.4166, licenses are issued for the requested quantity, multiplied by the allocation coefficient specified in the Annex.
* **Available Quantities for Subsequent Subperiod:**
* The total quantity available for the following subperiod (as specified in the Annex) is fixed for quotas with order numbers 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 and 09.4166.
* **Annex Details:**
* The Annex specifies the allocation coefficients for the January 2016 subperiod and the total quantity available for the following subperiod for various rice quotas, broken down by origin and order number.
* For some origins and order numbers, the allocation coefficient is 1, indicating all applications are acceptable.
* For other origins and order numbers, there is no quantity available for the subperiod.
Impact Analysis:
* **Rice Importers:**
* Impact: Importers applying for licenses under quotas 09.4112, 09.4116, 09.4117, 09.4118, 09.4119, and 09.4166 will receive licenses for a reduced quantity based on the allocation coefficient.
* Action Required: Calculate the quantity of rice they are entitled to import by applying the specified allocation coefficient to their initial request.
* **European Commission (Specifically, the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development):**
* Impact: Responsible for the implementation and enforcement of this regulation.
* Action Required: Ensure the allocation coefficients are correctly applied and monitor import quantities to remain within the tariff quota limits.
* **Member States:**
* Impact: Directly applicable in all member states.
* Action Required: Implement and enforce the regulation within their respective jurisdictions.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the scope of EU powers.
Regulation EU No 1308/2013: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Implementing Regulation EU No 1273/2011: A Commission Implementing Regulation opening and providing for the administration of certain import tariff quotas for rice and broken rice.
Commission Regulation EC No 1301/2006: A Commission Regulation laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences.
Brussels: The location where the regulation was done, implying Brussels, Belgium.
United States: Country of origin for rice imports under specific tariff quotas.
29.1.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/59
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/117
of 28 January 2016
on the issue of licences for importing rice under the tariff quotas opened for the January 2016
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 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 (2) 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) to (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 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 — 09.4118 — 09.4119 and
09.4166, the applications lodged in the first 10 working days of January 2016 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 quantities
requested under the quotas concerned, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1301/2006 (3).
(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 and 09.4154, the applications lodged in the first 10 working days
of January 2016 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 and 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 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 —
09.4118 — 09.4119 and 09.4166 referred to in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 lodged in the first 10
working days of January 2016, licences shall be issued for the quantity requested, multiplied by the allocation coefficient
set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) 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 (OJ L 325, 8.12.2011, p. 6).
(3) 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 (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13).L 23/60 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.1.2016
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 and 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, 28 January 2016.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Jerzy PLEWA
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development29.1.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/61
ANNEX
Quantities to be allocated for the January 2016 subperiod and quantities available for the following subperiod
under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011
(a) 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
Allocation coefficient for Total quantity available for
Origin Order number
the January 2016 subperiod April 2016 subperiod (kg)
United States 09.4127 —(1) 24 049 050
Thailand 09.4128 —(1) 10 104 831
Australia 09.4129 —(2) 1 019 000
Other origins 09.4130 —(2) 1 805 000
(1) Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore acceptable.
(2) No quantity available for this subperiod.
(b) 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
Allocation coefficient for Total quantity available for
Origin Order number
the January 2016 subperiod July 2016 subperiod (kg)
All countries 09.4148 —(1) 578 000
(1) Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore acceptable.
(c) 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
Allocation coefficient for Total quantity available for
Origin Order number
the January 2016 subperiod July 2016 subperiod (kg)
Thailand 09.4149 —(1) 49 768 810
Australia 09.4150 —(2) 16 000 000
Guyana 09.4152 —(2) 11 000 000
United States 09.4153 —(2) 9 000 000
Other origins 09.4154 —(1) 10 460 000
(1) Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore acceptable.
(2) No quantity available for this subperiod.L 23/62 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.1.2016
(d) 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
Allocation coefficient for
Total quantity available for
Origin Order number the January 2016 subperiod
July 2016 subperiod (kg)
(%)
Thailand 09.4112 0,791841 0
United States 09.4116 1,749886 0
India 09.4117 0,994524 0
Pakistan 09.4118 0,777752 0
Other origins 09.4119 0,725775 0
All countries 09.4166 0,577781 17 011 014