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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1018/96
of5June1996
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6June1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5June1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
2)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.0OJNoL150,1.7.1995,p.53.
(4)OJNoL45,23.2.1996,p.3.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof5June1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(')
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)(')ACP
Bangladesh
C)0(3)(4)Basmati
Indiaf)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Basmati
Pakistan(8)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Arrangement in
Regulation(EEC)
No3877/860
10061021 0 150,76
10061023 0 150,76
10061025 0 150,76
10061027 0 150,76 —
10061092 0 150,76
10061094 n 150,76
10061096 o 150,76
10061098 0 150,76 —
10062011 294,85 143,09
10062013 294,85 143,09
10062015 294,85 143,09
10062017 338,28 164,68 88,28 288,28 —
10062092 294,85 143,09
10062094 294,85 143,09
10062096 294,85 143,09
10062098 338,28 164,80 88,28 288,28 —
10063021 551,50 260,84
10063023 551,50 260,84
10063025 551,50 260,84
10063027 C) 290,59 —
10063042 551,50 260,84
10063044 551,50 260,84
10063046 551,50 260,84
10063048 C) 290,59 —
10063061 551,50 260,84
10063063 551,50 260,84
10063065 551,50 260,84
10063067 f) 290,59—
10063092 551,50 260,84
10063094 551,50 260,84
10063096 551,50 260,84
10063098 C) 290,59 —
10064000 0 90,38
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
0InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirecdyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle12(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76.
(*)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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(*)Onlyforimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyunderthearrangementslaiddowninamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
(OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1).
(*)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
f)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandnotimportedunderthearrangmentsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionofECU
250pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation(EC)No1573/95).
(8)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginPakistanandnotimportedunderthearrangementsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionof
ECU50pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation(EC)No1573/95).
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne)f)0 338,28 611,00 294,85 551,50 0
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 399,25 392,93 455,00 480,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 425,00 450,00 —
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDA USDAOperators Operators—
(')Wherericeisimportedduringthemonthfollowingfixing,theseimportdutiesmustbeadjustedinaccordancewiththefourthsubparagraphofArticle4
(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1573/95.
(2)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.