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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1800/97
of17September1997
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),aslastamended
byRegulation(EC)No1403/97(3),andinparticular
Article4(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,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18September
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17September1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(■)OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18
(2)OJL189,30.7.1996,p.71.0OJL194,23.7.1997,p.2.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof17September1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
IDuties(5)
CNcodeThirdcountries ACP Basmati
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India EgyptO
lBangladesh )(')(7) (1)(2)(3)O andPakistanf)
10061021 0 130,91 202,88
10061023 o 130,91 202,88
10061025 0 130,91 202,88
10061027 n 130,91 202,88
10061092 o 130,91 202,88
10061094 0 130,91 202,88
10061096 C) 130,91 202,88
10061098 0 130,91 202,88
10062011 297,33 144,33 223,00
10062013 297,33 144,33 223,00
10062015 297,33 144,33 223,00
10062017 245,49 118,41 0 184,12
10062092 297,33 144,33 223,00
10062094 297,33 144,33 223,00
10062096 297,33 144,33 l 223,00
10062098 245,49 118,41 0 184,12
10063021 524,63 247,41 393,47
10063023 524,63 247,41 393,47
10063025 524,63 247,41 393,47
10063027 0 251,59 399,75
10063042 524,63 247,41 393,47
10063044 524,63 247,41 393,47
10063046 524,63 247,41 393,47
10063048 0 251,59 399,75
10063061 524,63 247,41 393,47
10063063 524,63 247,41 393,47
10063065 524,63 247,41 393,47
10063067 C) 251,59 l 399,75
10063092 524,63 247,41 393,47
10063094 524,63 247,41 l 393,47
10063096 524,63 247,41 393,47
10063098 0 251,59 399,75
10064000 0 78,38
|123,00
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(1)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95.
(4)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJL337,4.12.1990,p.1)andamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(OJL88,9.4.1991,p.7).
(5)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJL263,19.9.1991,
p.1).
(*)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(EC)
No1503/96).
i7)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(*)ThedutyonimportsofriceoriginatinginandcomingfromEgyptisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EC)No
2184/96(OJL292,15.11.1996,p.1)andCommissionRegulation(EC)No196/97(OJL31,1.2.1997,p.53).

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ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C)245,49 533,00 297,33 524,63 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)— 354,72 284,28 329,56 365,68 —
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 302,47 338,59 —
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — — 27,09 27,09 —
(d)Source— USDAUSDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.