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30/09/08 - Rice - Concessionary Imports - NTT 63/08

Rice Imports
Concessionary Imports Of Rice Under Commission Regulation (EC) No. 327/98 – October 2008 Quota Sub-Period.
Introduction
1. Notice to Traders 72/06 outlined procedures to import rice with reduction or exemption of import duty.

2. This notice is to advise you of the quantities available in October for semi or wholly milled rice.
Quantities Available
3. The quantities available under this quota can be found in the attached Annex.
Licence Applications
4. If you are applying under Order Number 09.4138, your application must

- be accompanied by a security of €46/tonne; and

- state in box 20:

'Exemption from customs duty up to the quantity indicated in boxes 17 and 18 of this licence (Regulation (EC) No 327/98, Article 1(1)(a))'; and 'Order Number 09.4138'.

5. Applications for imports from Thailand, Australia and the United States of America must be accompanied by an original copy of an Export Certificate. You can find examples at Annex I and II of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 327/98.
Authority
6. You will find details of these arrangements in Commission Regulations (EC) Nos. 327/1998 and 726/2008 published in Official Journals L37 and L258 respectively. Copies may be obtained from Stationery Office bookshops and accredited agents, or ordered from the Stationery Office website (www.tso.co.uk). You can also access recent Official Journals electronically by visiting the Commission's Europa website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm). Please note that the Rural Payments Agency cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the Europa website. Whilst every care has been taken in producing this guidance, the regulations as published are definitive.
Enquiries
7. If you have any queries concerning this notice, please contact the Rice Imports section of the Rural Payments Agency Newcastle on the following:

Linda Dyson(0191) 226 5207
Dean Edwards(0191) 226 5289
Pratik Patel(0191) 226 5278
Andriana Pouri(0191) 226 5207
Sarah Kane(0191) 226 5278
Simon Greetham(0191) 226 5289

Fax(0191) 226 5206/5212
E-mailcerealimports@rpa.gsi.gov.uk


ANNEX I.pdf

Page published: 13 December 2011