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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No303/97
of19February1997
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)No2131/96C),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;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20February
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19February1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
OOJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
('OJNoL285,7.11.1996,p.6.

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ANNEXI
totheCommission Regulationof19February1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeDuties(')
Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(-1)(7)ACP
Bangladesh
CM2)CM4)Basmati
India
andPakistan(ή)Egypt(#)
10061021 0 140,81 217,73
10061023 O 140,81 217,73
10061025 0 140,81 217,73
10061027 0 140,81I 217,73
10061092 (7) 140,81 217,73
10061094 0 140,81 217,73
10061096 0 140,81 217,73
10061098 0 140,81 217,73
10062011 328,79 160,06 246,59
10062013 328,79 160,06 246,59
10062015 328,79 160,06 246,59
10062017 244,75 118,04 0 183,56
10062092 328,79 160,06 246,59
10062094 328,79 160,06 246,59
10062096 328,79 160,06 246,59
10062098 244,75 118,04 0 183,56
10063021 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063023 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063025 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063027 563,22 271,09 422,42
10063042 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063044 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063046 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063048 563,22 271,09 422,42
10063061 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063063 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063065 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063067 563,22 271,09 422,42
10063092 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063094 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063096 562,51 271,09 421,88
10063098 563,22 271,09 422,42
10064000 0 84,38 132,00
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(')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).
ONoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
(6)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4bofamendedRegulation
(EC)No1503/96).
0DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(*)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 Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C) 244,75 563,22 328,79 562,51 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 444,23 413,08 380,00 430,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 350,00 400,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.