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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2705/95
of22November 1995
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremain
inforceincaseswherenoquotationisavailableforthe
referencereferredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No
1573/95duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenext
periodicalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingthe
duties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation(EC)No1573/95
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnexestothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
1530/95(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1573/95of30June1995layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
asregardsimportdudesinthericesector(3),asamended
byRegulation(EC)No1818/95(4),andinparticular
Article4(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthattheratesofdutyintheCommonCustoms
Tariffaretobechargedonimportoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereas,
however,inthecaseoftheproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph2ofthatArticle,theimportdutyistobeequalto
theinterventionbuyingpricevalidforsuchproductson
importationandincreasedbyacertainpercentage
accordingtowhetheritisIndicaorJaponicariceandalso
huskedormilledrice,minusthecifimportpriceappli­
cabletotheconsignmentinquestionprovidedthatduty
doesnotexceedtherateoftheCommonCustomsTariff
duties;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(4)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1418/76,thecifimportpricesarecalculatedonthe
basisofthepricesfortheproductinquestiononthe
worldmarket;
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1573/95laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
12(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23November
1995.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22November1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL148,30.6.1995,p.5.
MOJNoL150,1.7.1995,p.53.
(<)OJNoL175,27.7.1995,p.25.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof22November1995fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(6)
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)f)ACP
Bangladesh0)(?)(3)(4)Basmati
India0
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Basmati
Pakistan(8)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Arrangementin
Regulation(EEC)
No3877/86(0
10061021 (9) 150,76
10061023 (9) 150,76
10061025 (') 150,76
1006.1027 (») 150,76
10061092 (9) 150,76
10061094 (9) .150,76
10061096 O 150,76
10061098 (s) 150,76
10062011 248,64 119,98
10062013 248,64 119,98
10062015 248,64 119,98
10062017 346,22 168,77 96,22 296,22
10062092 248,64 119,98
10062094 248,64 119,98
10062096 248,64 119,98
10062098 346,22 168,77 96,22 296,22
10063021 515,26 242,72
10063023 515,26 242,72
10063025 515,26 242,72
10063027 607,57 288,87
10063042 515,26 242,72
10063044 515,26 242,72
10063046 515,26 242,72
10063048 607,57 288,87
10063061 515,26 242,72
10063063 515,26 242,72
10063065 515,26 242,72
10063067 607,57 288,87
10063092 515,26 242,72
10063094 515,26 242,72
10063096 515,26 242,72
10063098 607,57 288,87
10064000 (') 90,38
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
0InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle12(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76.
(*)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableundertheanangementslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7).

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(!)Onlyforimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyunderthearrangementslaiddowninamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
(OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1).
0NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
0ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandnotimportedunderthearrangmentsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionofECU
250pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation(EC)No1573/95).
0ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginPakistanandnotimportedunderthearrangementsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionof
ECU50pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation(EC)No1573/95).
0DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
Indicarice Japonicarice
Paddy Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
I.Importduty(ECU/tonne)(') (2)346,22 607,57 248,64 515,26
I.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne) —380,36 420,63 509,99 508,92 —
(b)fobprice($/tonne) — — —479,99 478,92 —
(c)Seafreight($/tonne) — — — .30 30 —
(d)Source —USDA USDAOperators Operators —
(')Wherericeisimportedduringthemonthfollowingfixing,theseimportdutiesmustbeadjustedinaccordancewiththefourthsubparagraphofArticle4
(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1573/95.
ODutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.