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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No506/97
of19March1997
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
1503/96of29July1996layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95as
regardsimportdutiesinthericesector(2),asamendedby
Regulation(EC)No2131/96(3),andinparticularArticle4
(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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20March1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19March1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(1)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.b)OJNoL285,7.11.1996,p.6.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof19March1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbrokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
\ Duties(5)
CNcodeThirdcountries ACP Basmati
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India EgyptC)
IBangladesh)(3)f) C)0C)o andPakistan(6)
10061021 0 140,81 217,73
10061023 o 140,81 217,73
10061025 0 140,81 217,73
10061027 0 140,81 217,73
10061092 0 140,81 217,73
10061094 0 140,81 217,73
10061096 0 140,81 217,73
10061098 0 140,81 217,73
10062011 345,90 168,61 259,43
10062013 345,90 168,61 259,43
10062015 345,90 168,61 259,43
10062017 249,44 120,38 0 187,08
10062092 345,90 168,61 259,43
10062094 345,90 168,61 259,43
10062096 345,90 168,61 259,43
10062098 249,44 120,38 0 187,08
10063021 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063023 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063025 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063027 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063042 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063044 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063046 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063048 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063061 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063063 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063065 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063067 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063092 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063094 572,00 271,09 429,00
10063096 572,00 271,09\ 429,00
10063098 572,00 271,09 429,00
10064000 0 84,38 132,00
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(')TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95.
(*)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)andamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,
p.7).
(5)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
(')ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4bofamendedRegulation
(EC)No1503/96).
f)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)249,44 572,00 345,90 572,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 441,45 400,48 362,50 412,50—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 332,50 382,50—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — 30,00 30,00—
(d)SourceUSDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.