18.10.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

C 265/2

Communication from the Commission on the final percentage take-up for 2008 of rice import quotas provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1529/2007

(2008/C 265/02)

The final percentage take-up of each quota provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1529/2007 of 21 December 2007 opening and providing for the administration in 2008 and 2009 of import quotas for rice originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) forming part of the Cariforum region and the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (1) for 2008 is established as follows:

Origin/product

Order number

Final percentage take-up of the quota for 2008

States forming part of the Cariforum region (Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1529/2007)

—	codes under CN 1006, except CN code 1006 10 10

09.4219

94,403 %

OCTs (Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1529/2007)

—	CN code 1006

(a)	Netherlands Antilles and Aruba

09.4189

18,957 %

(b)	Least-developed OCTs

09.4190

0 %

(1) OJ L 348, 31.12.2007, p. 155.