2005/476/EC: Council Decision of 21 June 2005 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice and amending Decisions 2004/617/EC, 2004/618/EC and 2004/619/EC

• Articles: 7

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

1.   To the extent necessary to permit the full application of this Agreement as from 1 March 2005, the Commission may derogate from Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(2) of this Decision, until that Regulation is amended but at the latest until 30 June 2006.

2.   The Commission shall adopt the detailed rules for implementing the Agreement in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6(2) of this Decision.

Article 3

Article 2 of Decision 2004/617/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

1.   To the extent necessary to permit the full application of this Agreement by 1 September 2004, the Commission may derogate from Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2) of this Decision, until that Regulation is amended but at the latest until 30 June 2006.

2.   The Commission shall adopt the detailed rules for implementing the Agreement in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2) of this Decision.’

Article 4

Article 2 of Decision 2004/618/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

1.   To the extent necessary to permit the full application of this Agreement by 1 September 2004, the Commission may derogate from Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2) of this Decision, until that Regulation is amended but at the latest until 30 June 2006.

2.   The Commission shall adopt the detailed rules for implementing the Agreement in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2) of this Decision.’

Article 5

In Article 2 of Decision 2004/619/EC, the date ‘30 June 2005’ shall be replaced by the date ‘30 June 2006’.

Article 6

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Cereals instituted by Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003  ( 6 ) .

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

3.   The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article 7

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community  ( 7 ) .