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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No857/96
of8May1996
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1573/95laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector,
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremainin
forceincaseswherenoquotationisavailableforthe
referencereferredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No
1573/95duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperiod­
icalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingtheduties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation(EC)No1573/95
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnexestothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
3072/95(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1573/95of30June1995layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No321/96(4),andinparti­
cularArticle4(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthattheratesofdutyintheCommonCustoms
Tariffaretobechargedonimportoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereas,
however,inthecaseoftheproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph2ofthatArticle,theimportdutyistobeequalto
theinterventionbuyingpricevalidforsuchproductson
importationandincreasedbyacertainpercentage
accordingtowhetheritisIndicaorJaponicariceandalso
huskedormilledrice,minusthecifimportprice
applicabletotheconsignmentinquestionprovidedthat
dutydoesnotexceedtherateoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffduties;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(4)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1418/76,thecifimportpricesarecalculatedonthe
basisofthepricesfortheproductinquestiononthe
worldmarket;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
12(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon9May1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8May1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(3)OJNoL150,1.7.1995,p.53.
(4OJNoL45,23.2.1996,p.3.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof8May1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
\Duties(6)
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)(')ACP
Bangladesh
C)(2)(3)(4)Basmati
IndiaÇ)
Article4,
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95Basmati
Pakistan(s)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Arrangementin
Regulation(EEC)
No3877/86(5)
10061021 n 150,76
10061023 0 150,76
10061025 o 150,76
10061027 0 150,76 —
10061092 o 150,76
10061094 0 150,76
10061096 0 150,76
10061098 o 150,76 —
10062011 270,65 130,99
10062013 270,65 130,99
10062015 270,65 130,99
10062017 335,99 163,66 85,99 285,99 —
10062092 270,65 130,99
10062094 270,65 130,99
10062096 270,65 130,99
10062098 335,99 163,66 85,99 285,99 —
10063021 525,49 247,84
10063023 525,49 247,84
10063025 525,49 247,84 l
10063027 0 290,59 —
10063042 525,49 247,84
10063044 525,49 247,84
10063046 525,49 247,84
10063048 0 290,59 —
10063061 525,49 247,84
10063063 525,49 247,84
10063065 525,49 247,84
10063067 0 290,59 —
10063092 525,49 247,84
10063094 525,49 247,84
10063096 525,49 247,84
10063098 0 290,59 —
10064000 0 90,38
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirecdyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle12(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)andamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,
p.7).

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(5)Onlyforimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyunderthearrangementslaiddowninamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
(OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1).
(6)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
HForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandnotimportedunderthearrangmentsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionofECU
250pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation(EC)No1573/95).
(*)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginPakistanandnotimportedunderthearrangementsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionof
ECU50pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation(EC)No1573/95).
(9)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesfornee
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne)(') (2)335,99 611,00 270,65 525,49 (2)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 397,03 380,84 480,00 505,00 —
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 450,00 475,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDA USDAOperators Operators—
(')Wherericeisimportedduringthemonthfollowingfixing,theseimportdutiesmustbeadjustedinaccordancewiththefourthsubparagraphofArticle4
(1)ofRegulation (EC)No1573/95.
(2)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.