16. 1. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 10/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 81/92 of 15 January 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86 on imports of rice of the long-grain aromatic Basmati variety THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86 of 16 December 1986 on imports of rice of the long-grain aromatic Basmati variety ('), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 3130/91 (3, and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86 provides that, for the period 1 to 30 June 1996, a levy equal to 75 % of that calculated in accordance with Article 11 of Council Regu- lation (EEC) No 1418/76 (), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 1806/89 (), is applicable to imports of an annual quantity up to the equivalent of 10 000 tonnes of husked rice, of rice of the long-grain aromatic Basmati variety hereinafter referred to as Basmati rice ; whereas the reduction in levy is subject to the condition that the reduced levy must not be less than the difference between the free-at-frontier price for Basmati rice and the threshold price for long-grain rice; Whereas detailed rules for the application of the above- mentioned Regulation are laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 833/87 (), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 674/91 (%) ; whereas experience suggests that some amendments should be made to these detailed rules and inserted, for the sake of readability, in a new text containing all the rules applicable ; Whereas morphological characteristics alone do not enable Basmati rice to be distinguished from other long- grain rice; whereas a certificate of authenticity of the . product should therefore be issued by competent authori- ties recognized by the Commission in the exporting countries ; Whereas the import licences provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86 are issued with a view to the applica- tion of a reduced levy; whereas, with this in mind and having regard to the system provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86, it is appropriate to provide for licence applications to be accompanied by advance fixing of the levy; Whereas, to enable the Commission to implement, where appropriate, Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86, () OJ No L 361, 20. 12. 1986, p. 1. () OJ No L 297, 29. 10. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1. % OJ No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1. () OJ No L 80, 24. 3. 1987, p. 20. (9 OJ No L 75, 21. 3. 1991, p. 29. provision should be made to require the Member States to notify to the Commission on a daily basis the quantities of Basmati rice in respect of which import licences have been applied for; Whereas, because issue of the import licence is subject to presentation of the certificate of authenticity issued by the exporting country, it is necessary to provide for import licences to have a special period of validity which is greater than that provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 891/89 of 7 April 1989 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (°), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 675/91 (%); Whereas, since the quota of 10000 tonnes of husked Basmati rice is for one calendar year, the quantity which may be imported from 1 July to 31 December 1991 and from 1 January to 30 June 1996 should be limited to the equivalent of 5 000 tonnes of husked rice ; Whereas Basmati rice is harvested in regions situated in two countries ; whereas import licences giving entitlement to the reduction in the levy may be issued for a maximum annual quantity of 10000 tonnes only; whereas as a result some operators possessing certificates of authentic- ity may not be able to obtain an import licence under Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86; Whereas, in order to facilitate monitoring of the imports in question, the issue of import documents should be restricted to enterprises which give some guarantee, appli- cations by a single enterprise should be submitted in only one Member State and import documents should not be transferable ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. The arrangements provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86 shall apply to Basmati rice falling within CN codes ex 10061027, ex 10061098, ex 10062017, ex 10062098, ex 10063027, ex 1006 3048, () OJ No L 94, 7. 4. 1989, p. 13. () O No L 75, 21. 3. 1991, p. 30.