Imports into the Community of rice originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) shall be exempt from customs duties under a quota of 35 000 tonnes of rice, in husked-rice equivalent, of which 25 000 tonnes shall be reserved for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba and 10 000 for the least-developed OCT, on presentation of an import licence.
The quota serial number for the 25 000 tonnes reserved for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba shall be 09.4189.
The quota serial number for the 10 000 tonnes reserved for the least-developed OCT shall be 09.4190.
1.Import licences as referred to in Article 8 shall be issued for the following subperiods each year, in husked-rice equivalent:
(a)for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba:
:
8 334 tonnes,
:
8 333 tonnes,
:
8 333 tonnes,
:
any quantities remaining.
(b)for the least-developed OCT referred to in Annex IB to Decision 2001/822/EC:
:
3 334 tonnes,
:
3 333 tonnes,
:
3 333 tonnes,
:
any quantities remaining.
2.Quantities of rice at stages of processing other than husked rice shall be converted at the rates laid down in Article 1 of Regulation No 467/67/EEC of the Commission(1).
Import licence applications must be accompanied by the original of an export licence, drawn up in accordance with the model in Annex I, issued by the bodies responsible for issuing EUR. 1 certificates.
With regard to the October subperiod, in the event that the licence applications submitted for imports with an ACP/least-developed OCT cumulation of origin do not cover the full quantity available, the remaining quantity may be used to import products originating in the Netherlands Antilles or Aruba.
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 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.