02006R0972 — EN — 01.09.2014 — 004.001
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 972/2006 of 29 June 2006 (OJ L 176 30.6.2006, p. 53) |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1333/2013 of 13 December 2013 |
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 706/2014 of 25 June 2014 |
L 186 |
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 972/2006
of 29 June 2006
laying down special rules for imports of Basmati rice and a transitional control system for determining their origin
Article 1
This Regulation shall apply to husked Basmati rice falling within CN code 1006 20 17 and CN code 1006 20 98 , of the following varieties:
Notwithstanding the rates of import duty fixed in the Common Customs Tariff, the husked Basmati rice of the varieties referred to in the first paragraph shall qualify for a zero rate of import duty under the conditions fixed by this Regulation.
Article 2
Import licence applications for Basmati rice as referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 shall contain the following details:
in box 8, indication of the country of origin and the word ‘yes’ marked with a cross;
in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex I.
Import licence applications for Basmati rice shall be accompanied by:
proof that the applicant is a natural or legal person who has, for at least 12 months, carried on a commercial activity in the rice sector and is registered in the Member State where the application is made;
a product authenticity certificate issued by a competent body in the exporting country, as listed in Annex II hereto.
Article 3
The form shall measure approximately 210 × 297 millimetres. The original shall be drawn up on such paper as shall show up any tampering by mechanical or chemical means.
The forms shall be printed and completed in English.
The original and the copies thereof shall be either typewritten or handwritten. In the latter case, they shall be completed in ink and in block capitals.
Each authenticity certificate shall contain a serial number in the top right-hand box. The copies shall bear the same number as the original.
The text of the form in the other Community languages shall be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
The authenticity certificate shall be valid for 90 days from the date of issue.
It shall be valid only if the boxes are duly completed and it is signed.
Article 4
Import licences for Basmati rice shall contain the following details:
in box 8, indication of the country of origin and the word ‘yes’ marked with a cross;
in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex IV hereto.
The copy of the authenticity certificate referred to in Article 3(2) shall be annexed to the import licence.
Article 5
Member States shall notify the Commission:
no later than two working days following a refusal, of the quantities in respect of which applications for import licences for Basmati rice have been refused, with an indication of the date of refusal and the grounds, the CN code, the country of origin, the issuing body and the number of the authenticity certificate, as well as the holder’s name and address;
no later than two working days following their issue, of the quantities in respect of which applications for import licences for Basmati rice have been issued, with an indication of the date, the CN code, the country of origin, the issuing body and the number of the authenticity certificate, as well as the holder’s name and address;
in the event of the cancellation of a licence, no later than two working days after cancellation, of the quantities in respect of which licences have been cancelled and the names and addresses of the holders of the cancelled licences;
on the last working day of each month following the month of release for free circulation, of the quantities actually released for free circulation, with an indication of the CN code, the country of origin, the issuing body and the number of the authenticity certificate.
The notifications shall be made in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009 ( 10 ).
Article 6
The Member States may also carry out variety tests on the same sample in a Community laboratory.
However, the presence up to 5 % of husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 17 or CN code 1006 20 98 not corresponding to any of the varieties listed in Annex XVIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 ( 11 ) shall be accepted.
Article 7
Article 8
The Commission shall keep Annexes II and V up to date.
Article 9
Authenticity certificates and import licences for Basmati rice issued prior to 1 July 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 1549/2004 shall remain valid and products imported under such licences shall be eligible for the import duty provided for in Article 11a of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.
Article 10
Regulation (EC) No 1549/2004 is hereby repealed.
All references to Articles 2 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1549/2004 and Annexes II to VI thereto shall be read as references to Articles 2 to 8 of this Regulation and Annexes I to V hereto.
All references to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1549/2004 shall be read as references to Annex IIIa to Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.
Article 11
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
Entries referred to in Article 2, paragraph 1, point b)
ANNEX II
Bodies authorised to issue the authenticity certificates referred to in Article 2(2)(b) |
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INDIA (1) |
Export Inspection Council (Ministry of Commerce, Government of India) |
PAKISTAN (2) |
Trading Corporation of Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd |
(1)
In respect of the varieties Basmati 370, Basmati 386, Type-3 (Dhradun), Taraori Basmati (HBC-19), Basmati 217, Ranbir Basmati, Pusa Basmati and Super Basmati.
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In respect of the varieties Kernel (Basmati), Basmati 370, Pusa Basmati and Super Basmati. |
ANNEX III
Specimen authenticity certificate referred to in Article 3(1)
ANNEX IV
Entries referred to in Article 4, paragraph 1, point b)
ANNEX V
Bodies authorised to conduct the variety tests referred to in Article 6
INDIA
Export Inspection Council
Department of Commerce
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
3rd Floor
NDYMCA Cultural Central Bulk
1 Jaisingh Road
New Delhi 110 001
India
Tel: (91-11) 374 81 88/89, 336 55 40
Fax: (91-11) 374 80 24
e-mail: eic@eicindia.org
PAKISTAN:
Trading Corporation of Pakistan Limited
4th and 5th Floor
Finance & Trade Centre
Shahrah-e-Faisal
Karachi 75530
Pakistan
Tel: (92-21) 290 28 47
Fax (92-21) 920 27 22 and 920 27 31
( 1 ) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1).
( 2 ) OJ L 279, 28.8.2004, p. 19.
( 3 ) OJ L 279, 28.8.2004, p. 17. Decision as amended by Decision 2005/476/EC (OJ L 170, 1.7.2005, p. 67).
( 4 ) OJ L 279, 28.8.2004, p. 25.
( 5 ) OJ L 279, 28.8.2004, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision 2005/476/EC.
( 6 ) OJ L 280, 31.8.2004, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2152/2005 (OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 30).
( 7 ) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 402/2006 (OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 35).
( 8 ) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 410/2006 (OJ L 71, 10.3.2006, p. 7).
( 9 ) OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 830/2006 (OJ L 150, 3.6.2006, p. 3).
( 10 ) OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3.
( 11 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.