EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.6.1999 L157/42
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1331/1999
of 23 June 1999
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of themarketinrice(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
2072/98(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1503/
96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for theapplication of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector(
3),aslastamended
by Regulation (EC) No 2831/98(4), and in particular
Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
providesthattheratesofdutyintheCommonCustomsTariff are to be charged on import of the productsreferred to in Article 1 of that Regulation; whereas,however,inthecaseoftheproductsreferredtoinpara-graph2ofthatArticle,theimportdutyistobeequaltothe intervention price valid for such products onimportation and increased by a certain percentageaccording to whether it is husked or milled rice, minusthe cif import price provided that duty does not exceedthe rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(3)ofRegulation(EC)No
3072/95,thecifimportpricesarecalculatedonthebasisoftherepresentativepricesfortheproductinquestiononthe world market or on the Community import marketfor the product;WhereasRegulation(EC)No1503/96laysdowndetailed
rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95as regards import duties in the rice sector;
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremaininforce in cases where no quotation is available from thesource referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No1503/96duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperiod-ical fixing;
Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
function normally, the market rates recorded during areferenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingtheduties;
Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96
results in import duties being fixed as set out in theAnnexes to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall bethosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisofthe information given in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 23 June 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 189, 30.7.1996, p. 71.
(4) OJ L 351, 29.12.1998, p. 25.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.6.1999 L157/43
ANNEX I
Import duties on rice and broken rice
(EUR/t)
Duties(5)
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)(7)ACP
(1)(2)(3)Bangladesh
(4)Basmati
India
andPakistan(6)Egypt(8)
10061021 (7) 83,41 121,01 188,03
10061023 (7) 83,41 121,01 188,03
10061025 (7) 83,41 121,01 188,03
10061027 (7) 83,41 121,01 188,03
10061092 (7) 83,41 121,01 188,03
10061094 (7) 83,41 121,01 188,03
10061096 (7) 83,41 121,01 188,03
10061098 (7) 83,41 121,01 188,03
10062011 202,78 66,63 97,05 152,09
10062013 202,78 66,63 97,05 152,09
10062015 202,78 66,63 97,05 152,09
10062017 231,72 76,76 111,52 0,00 173,79
10062092 202,78 66,63 97,05 152,09
10062094 202,78 66,63 97,05 152,09
10062096 202,78 66,63 97,05 152,09
10062098 231,72 76,76 111,52 0,00 173,79
10063021 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063023 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063025 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063027 (7) 160,51 232,09 370,50
10063042 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063044 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063046 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063048 (7) 160,51 232,09 370,50
10063061 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063063 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063065 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063067 (7) 160,51 232,09 370,50
10063092 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063094 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063096 424,24 136,09 197,21 318,18
10063098 (7) 160,51 232,09 370,50
10064000 (7) 49,58 (7) 114,00
(1) ThedutyonimportsofriceoriginatingintheACPStatesisapplicable,underthearrangementslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EC)No1706/98(OJL
215, 1.8.1998, p. 12) and amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 (OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 22).
(2) InaccordancewithRegulation(EC)No1706/98,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandim ported
directly into the overseas department of Réunion.
(3) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Réunion is specified in Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(4) Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddownin
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 (OJ L 337, 4.12.1990, p. 1) and amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 862/91 (OJ L 88, 9.4.1991, p. 7).
(5) NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJL263,19.9.1991,p.1 ).
(6) ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofEUR 250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(E C)
No 1503/96).
(7) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.
(8) ThedutyonimportsofriceoriginatinginandcomingfromEgyptisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EC)No2184/96
(OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 1) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 (OJ L 31, 1.2.1997, p. 53).
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ANNEX II
Calculation of import duties for rice
Indicarice Japonicarice
Paddy
Husked Milled Husked MilledBrokenrice
1. Import duty (EUR/tonne) (1)231,72 494,00 202,78 424,24 (1)
2. Elements of calculation:
(a) Arag cif price (EUR/tonne) 347,70 303,81 402,39 435,23 
(b) fob price (EUR/tonne)   373,30 406,14 
(c) Sea freight (EUR/tonne)    29,09 29,09 
(d) Source USDA USDAOperators Operators 
(1) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.