21.8.97 NoL230/10EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1653/97
of20August1997
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (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
oftherepresentativepricesfortheproductinquestionon
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21August1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20August1997.
FortheCommission
KarelVANMIERT
MemberoftheCommission
(■)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18$OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
b)OJNoL104,22.4.1997,p.12.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof20August1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbrokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeDuties(5)
Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)Of)ACP
Bangladesh
cm2)onBasmati
India
andPakistan(6)Egypt(8)
10061021 o 130,91 202,88
10061023 o 130,91 202,88
10061025 O 130,91 202,88
10061027 0 130,91 202,88
10061092 o 130,91 202,88
10061094 0 130,91l 202,88
10061096 0 130,91I 202,88
10061098 0 130,91 202,88
10062011 o 164,91 253,88
10062013 n 164,91 253,88
10062015 o 164,91 253,88
10062017 266,68 129,00 16,68 200,01
10062092 0 164,91 253,88
10062094 0 164,91 253,88
10062096 o 164,91 253,88
10062098 266,68 129,00 16,68 200,01
10063021 0 251,59 399,75
10063023 o 251,59 399,75
10063025 0 251,59 399,75
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 o 251,59 399,75
10063063 0 251,59 399,75
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
importeddirecdyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(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).
(*)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
(')ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(EC)
No1503/96).
Ç)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 Japoncarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C)266,68 533,00 338,50 533,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)— 381,54 332,10 318,02 359,81—
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 290,16 331,95—
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — — 27,86 27,86—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DudesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.