Tariff quotas and allocation of quantities
Article 27
In accordance with the concessions made in the framework of the World Trade Organisation approved by Decision 94/800/EC and Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 ( 23 ) , and with the results of consultations with Thailand approved by Council Decision 96/317/EC ( 24 ) , tariff quotas are open for imports into the Union of rice, husked rice and broken rice, subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation. The volume of each tariff quota, the import tariff quota period and sub-periods for which it applies and the order number are specified in Annex III to this Regulation. Available quantities shall be fixed per sub-period, as specified in Annex III to this Regulation. By way of derogation from Article 13, licences issued in the last sub-period for import tariff quotas with order number 09.4127, 09.4128, 09.4129 and 09.4130 shall be valid until the end of the tariff quota period. Any unused quantities under tariff quotas with order number 09.4112, 09.4116, 09.4117, 09.4118, 09.4119, 09.4127, 09.4128, 09.4129, 09.4130 09.4148, 09.4166 and 09.4168 in a sub-period shall be carried over to the subsequent sub-periods specified in Annex III. No quantities shall be carried over to the next quota period. Quantities under tariff quotas order numbers 09.4127 09.4128, 09.4129, and 09.4130 which have not been used or allocated during the previous sub-periods shall be transferred to tariff quota order number 09.4138 as of 1 October of each year.