
Article 1 

1. For 2008, the quantity of 38 721 tonnes of wholly milled or semi-milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30, covered by the quota with serial No 09.4127, originating in the United States of America and listed in point (a) of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 327/98, shall be broken down as laid down in the Annex hereto.
2. The export licences referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 327/98 issued by the third countries referred to in that Article in 2007 may be used for applications for import licences submitted for the 2008 quota year.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 24 January 2008.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Breakdown into sub-periods for 2008 of the quota of 63 000 tonnes of wholly milled or semi-milled rice provided for in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98:

Country of origin Quantity in tonnes Serial number Sub-periods (quantities in tonnes)
January February April July September October
United States of America 38 721 09.4127 9 681 13 813 10 151 5 076 — 
Thailand 21 455 09.4128 10 727  5 364 5 364 — 
Australia 1 019 09.4129 0  1 019 — — 
Other origins 1 805 09.4130 0  1 805 — — 
All countries  09.4138      
Total 63 000 — 20 408 13 813 18 339 10 440 — 
