1.7.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 170/67 I (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL 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 (2005/476[EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof, (4) Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: () On 26 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations under Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 with a view to modifying certain concessions for rice. Accordingly, the European Community notified the WTO on 2 July 2003 of its (6) intention to modify certain concessions in EC Schedule CXL. (2)  Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Committee established by Article 133 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council. (milled rice) and substantial supplier interest in products of HS code 1006 20 (husked rice) and India and Pakistan, each having a substantial supplier interest in products of HS code 1006 20 (husked rice). The Agreements with India and with Pakistan have been approved on behalf of the Community by Council Decisions 2004/617[EC (') and 2004/618/EC () respec- tively. A new tariff rate for husked rice (CN code 1006 20) and milled rice (CN code 1006 30) was fixed by Council Decision 2004/619/EC (?). The Commission has successfully negotiated an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America which should therefore be approved. In order to ensure that the Agreement may be fully applied as from 1 March 2005 and pending the amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (*), the Commission should be authorised to adopt temporary derogations from that Regulation, and to adopt implementing measures. (7)  For the same reason the corresponding derogations contained in Decisions 2004/617/EC, 2004/618/EC and 2004/619[EC should also be extended until 30 June (3)  The Commission has negotiated with the United States of 2006. America, having a principal supplying interest in products of HS code 1006 20 (husked rice) and () O L 279, 28.8.2004, p. 17 substantial supplier interest in products of HS code () O] L 279, 28.8.2004, g 23 1006 30 (milled rice), Thailand, having a principal () O] L 279, 28.8.2004, p. 29. supplying interest in products of HS code 1006 30 (*) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.