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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2417/96
of18December 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('),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (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
oftherepresentativepricesfortheproductinquestionon
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19December
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(■)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
(3)OJNoL285,7.11.1996,p.6.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof18December1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(')
CNcodeThirdcountries ACP Basmati
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India
Bangladesh )(3)f) CM2)CM4) andPakistan(6)
10061021 0 140,81
10061023 0 140,81
10061025 0 140,81
10061027 0 140,81
10061092 0 140,81
10061094 0 140,81
10061096 C) 140,81
10061098 0 140,81
10062011 356,46 173,89
10062013 356,46 173,89
10062015 356,46 173,89
10062017 307,24 149,28 57,24
10062092 356,46 173,89
10062094 356,46 173,89
10062096 356,46 173,89
10062098 307,24 149,28 57,24
10063021 0 271,09
10063023 0 271,09
10063025 O 271,09
10063027 C) 271,09
10063042 0 271,09
10063044 0 271,09
10063046 0 271,09
10063048 0 271,09
10063061 0 271,09
10063063 0 271,09
10063065 0 271,09
10063067 i7) 271,09
10063092 0 271,09
10063094 0 271,09
10063096 i7) 271,09
10063098 0 271,09
10064000 0 84,38
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation (EEC)No715/90(OJ
NoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,
CaribbeanandPacificStatesandimporteddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(')TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EC)No
3072/95.
(*)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicable
underthearrangements laiddowninCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)and
amendedCommissionRegulation (EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7).
(s)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision
91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1).
(6)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies
(Article4bofamendedRegulation (EC)No1503/96).
(7)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.

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ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C)307,24 572,00 356,46 572,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 406,47 360,18 380,00 430,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 350,00 400,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.