Commission Regulation (EC) No 1956/2003 of 6 November 2003 establishing the quantities to be allocated to importers from the first tranche of the 2004 Community quantitative quotas on certain products originating in the People's Republic of China

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 1956/2003
• Articles: 4

Article 1

In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex I duly submitted by traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity or value equal to his imports for 1998 or 1999, as indicated by the importer, adjusted by the rate of reduction specified in the said Annex for each quota.

Where the use of this quantitative criterion would entail allocating an amount greater than that applied for, the quantity or value allocated shall be limited to that specified in the application.

Article 2

In response to licence applications in respect of the products listed in Annex II duly submitted by non-traditional importers, the competent national authorities shall allocate each importer a quantity or value equal to the amount requested within the limits set by Regulation (EC) No 1351/2003, adjusted by the rate of reduction specified in the said Annex for each quota.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 November 2003.

For the Commission

Pascal Lamy

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 192, 31.7.2003, p. 8.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

Rate of reduction (-) applicable to imports in 1998 or 1999

(traditional importers)

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ANNEX II

Rate of reduction (-) applicable to the volume requested within the limits of the maximum amounts fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1351/2003

(non-traditional importers)

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