{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-991/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eur/2020/991",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/991 of 13 May 2020 opening and providing for the administration of import tariff quotas for rice originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-991",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Opening and management of tariff quotas",
  "text": "1. The following import tariff quotas for rice originating in Vietnam shall be open annually from 1 January to 31 December:\n(a) 20 000 metric tonnes expressed in husked rice equivalent of rice covered by HS subheadings ex1006 10 or 1006 20. This quota carries order number 09.4729;\n(b) 30 000 metric tonnes expressed in milled rice equivalent of rice covered by HS subheading 1006 30. This quota carries order number 09.4730;\n(c) 30 000 metric tonnes expressed in milled rice equivalent of rice covered by HS subheadings ex1006 10 or 1006 20 or 1006 30 and belonging to one of the varieties of fragrant rice listed in Annex I. This quota carries order number 09.4731.\nAll quota volumes referred to in the first subparagraph shall be divided in sub-periods as laid down in Annex I.\n2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for the year of entry into force of this Regulation, the quota period is opened from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to 31 December of the same year.\n3. For year 1 of each import tariff quota referred to in paragraph 1, the volume of that tariff quota shall be calculated by discounting the volume corresponding to the period running between 1 January and the date of entry into force of the Agreement.\n4. The rate of import duty within the tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 is set at EUR 0 per tonne.\n5. The conversion rates between paddy rice, husked rice, semi-milled rice and milled rice referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1312/2008 shall apply.\n6. The tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the method referred to in point (b) of Article 184(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.\n7. Regulations (EC) No 1301/2006, (EC) No 1342/2003 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 shall apply, save as provided for in Article 2(4) of this Regulation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1312/2008 of 19 December 2008 fixing the conversion rates, the processing costs and the value of the by-products for the various stages of rice processing (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 56)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}