CHAPTER II

IMPORTS OF RICE ORIGINATING IN THE ACP STATES
Article 2
Imports into the Community of rice falling within CN codes 1006 10 21, 1006 10 23, 1006 10 25, 1006 10 27, 1006 10 92, 1006 10 94, 1006 10 96, 1006 10 98, 1006 20 and 1006 30, originating in the ACP States shall benefit from a reduction in import duties, as provided for in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002, under a quota of 125 000 tonnes of rice in husked-rice equivalent, on presentation of an import licence.
The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4187.
Article 3
1
Import licences as referred to in Article 2 shall be issued each year for the following subperiods:
— January
- 41 668 tonnes,
— May
- 41 666 tonnes,
— September
- 41 666 tonnes,
— October
- any quantities remaining.
2
The carry-over of quantities provided for in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions provided for in Article 12 of this Regulation.
Article 4
Imports into the Community of broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00 originating in the ACP States shall benefit from a reduction in import duties, as provided for in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002, under a quota for 20 000 tonnes on presentation of an import licence.
The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4188.
Article 5
Import licences as referred to in Article 4 shall be issued each year for the following subperiods:
— January
- 10 000 tonnes,
— May
- 10 000 tonnes,
— September
- 0 tonnes,
— October
- any quantities remaining.
Article 6
1
The duty reduction provided for in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 shall apply only to imports of rice for which the exporting country has levied an export charge equal to the difference between the customs duty applicable on imports of rice from third countries and the amount fixed by applying the duty reductions provided for in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002.
The customs duty shall be that applying on the day the licence application is lodged.
2
Proof that the export charge has been collected shall be provided by the indication of the amount in national currency and the insertion by the customs authorities of the exporting country of one of the entries shown in Annex II to this Regulation, together with the signature and stamp of the customs office, in section 12 of the export licence in accordance with the model in Annex I to this Regulation.
3
If the export charge collected by the exporting country is less than the amount resulting from applying the duty reduction provided for in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002, the reduction shall be restricted to the amount collected.
4
If the export charge collected is in a currency other than that of the importing Member State, the exchange rate to be used to calculate the amount of charge actually collected shall be the rate registered on the most representative currency exchange or exchanges in that Member State on the date when the customs duty is fixed in advance.
Article 7
Notwithstanding Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, import licences for husked, milled and semi-milled rice and broken rice shall be valid from their actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 until the end of the third month following their issue, and not in any case after 31 December of the year of issue, in accordance with the second sentence of the first paragraph of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
However, import licences for husked, milled and semi-milled rice and broken rice issued for the subperiods referred to in the first indent of Article 3(1) and in the first indent of Article 5 of this Regulation, shall be valid from their actual day of issue until the end of the fourth month following.