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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1592/97
of6August1997
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EC)No
1503/96of29July1996layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95as
regardsimportdutiesinthericesector(2),aslastamended
byRegulation(EC)No703/97(3),andinparticularArticle
4(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation (EC)No3072/95
providesthattheratesofdutyintheCommonCustoms
Tariffaretobechargedonimportoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;whereas,
however,inthecaseoftheproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph2ofthatArticle,theimportdutyistobeequalto
theinterventionpricevalidforsuchproductsonimporta­
tionandincreasedbyacertainpercentageaccordingto
whetheritishuskedormilledrice,minusthecifimport
priceprovidedthatdutydoesnotexceedtherateofthe
CommonCustomsTariffduties;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(3)ofRegulation(EC)No
3072/95,thecifimportpricesarecalculatedonthebasis
oftherepresentative pricesfortheproductinquestionon
theworldmarketorontheCommunityimportmarket
fortheproduct;WhereasRegulation(EC)No1503/96laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofRegulation(EC)No3072/95
asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector,
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremainin
forceincaseswherenoquotationisavailablefromthe
sourcereferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No
1503/96duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperiod­
icalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingtheduties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation (EC)No1503/96
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnexestothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7August1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6August1997.
FortheCommission
MonikaWULF-MATHIES
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.0OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
3OJNoL104,22.4.1997,p.12.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof6August1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbrokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(')
CNcode Thirdcountries ACP Basmati
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India Egypt(8)
IBangladesh)(')(7)om3)n andPakistan(6)
10061021 o 130,91 202,88
10061023 o 130,91 202,88
10061025 0 130,91 202,88
10061027 0 130,91 202,88
10061092 0 130,91 202,88
10061094 0 130,91 202,88
10061096 o 130,91 202,88
10061098 0 130,91 202,88
10062011 0 164,91 253,88
10062013 0 164,91 253,88
10062015 0 164,91 253,88
10062017 254,84 123,08 4,84 191,13
10062092 0 164,91 253,88
10062094 0 164,91 253,88
10062096 0 164,91 253,88
10062098 254,84 123,08 4,84 191,13
10063021 0 251,59 399,75
10063023 0 251,59 399,75
10063025 o 251,59 399,75
10063027 0 251,59 399,75
10063042 o 251,59 399,75
10063044 0 251,59 399,75
10063046 0 251,59 399,75
10063048 0 251,59 399,75
10063061 0 251,59 399,75
10063063 o 251,59 399,75
10063065 0 251,59 399,75
10063067 0 251,59 399,75
10063092 0 251,59 399,75
10063094 0 251,59 399,75
10063096 0 251,59 399,75
10063098 0 251,59 399,75
10064000 o 78,38
\123,00
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95.
(4)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)andamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,
p.7).
oNoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
(<)forhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(EC)
No1503/96).
f7)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(8)ThedutyonimportsofriceoriginatinginandcomingfromEgyptisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EC)No
2184/96(OJNoL292,15.11.1996,p.1)andCommissionRegulation(EC)No196/97(OJNoL31,1.2.1997,p.53).

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ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C) 254,84 533,00 338,50 533,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)— 393,38 357,82 312,54 359,90-
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 284,13 331,49—
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — 28,41 28,41—
(d)Source— USDA DSDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.