# Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down special rules for imports of Basmati rice and a transitional control system for determining their origin, Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Import licence applications for Basmati rice as referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 shall contain the following details:
(a) in box 8, indication of the country of origin and the word ‘yes’ marked with a cross;
(b) in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex I.
2. Import licence applications for Basmati rice shall be accompanied by:
(a) proof that the applicant is a natural or legal person who has, for at least 12 months, carried on a commercial activity in the rice sector and is registered in the Member State where the application is made;
(b) a product authenticity certificate issued by a competent body in the exporting country, as listed in Annex II hereto.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/972/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-972/article-2
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