21.li.96TEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL296/41
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2218/96
of20November 1996
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremainin
forceincaseswherenoquotationisavailablefromthe
sourcereferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No
1503/96duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperiod­
icalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingtheduties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation (EC)No1503/96
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnexestothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (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;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1)and(2)ofRegulation (EC)No3072/95shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21November
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20November1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
3OJNoL285,7.11.1996,p.6.

NoL296/42EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.11.96
ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof20November1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeDuties(5)
Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(')(8)ACP
Bangladesh
CM2)OHBasmati
India(6)
Article4of
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95Basmati
PakistanÇ)
Article4of
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95
10061021 f) 140,81
10061023 0 140,81ll
10061025 C) 140,81ll
10061027 C) 140,81ll
10061092 f) 140,81 I
10061094 0 140,81ll
10061096 (8) 140,81ll
10061098 (s) 140,81II
10062011 (8) 177,31 I
10062013 (8) 177,31 I
10062015 (8) 177,31 l I
10062017 314,91 153,12 64,91 264,91
10062092 C) 177,31
10062094 (8) 177,31
10062096 (8) 177,31
10062098 314,91 153,12 64,91 264,91
10063021 (8) 271,09
10063023 (8) 271,09
10063025 (8) 271,09
10063027 (8) 271,09
10063042 (8) 271,09
10063044 (8) 271,09
10063046 (8) 271,09
10063048 (8) 271,09
10063061 f) 271,09
10063063 (8) 271,09
10063065 (8) 271,09
10063067 (8) 271,09
10063092 0 271,09
10063094 (8) 271,09 I
10063096 (8) 271,09
10063098 (8) 271,09
10064000 (8) 84,38I
(')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).
(')ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndia,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4ofRegulation(EC)No1503/96).
f)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginPakistan,areductionofECU50pertonneapplies(Article4ofRegulation(EC)No1503/96).
(8)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.

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ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C) 314,91 572,00 363,30 572,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 407,02 368,75 380,00 420,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 350,00 390,00 —
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— —I
30,00 30,00—
(d)Source USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.