17.4.97 IEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL100/57
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No668/97
of16April1997
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
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)No2131/96(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
oftherepresentative pricesfortheproductinquestionon
theworldmarketorontheCommunityimportmarket
fortheproduct;WhereasRegulation(EC)No1503/96laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofRegulation (EC)No3072/95
asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector;
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremainin
forceincaseswherenoquotationisavailablefromthe
sourcereferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No
1503/96duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperiod­
icalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingtheduties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation (EC)No1503/96
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnexestothisRegulation ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1)and(2)ofRegulation (EC)No3072/95shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17April1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16April1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.$OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
0OJNoL285,7.11.1996,p.6.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof16April1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbrokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(5)
CNcodeThirdcountries ACP Basmati
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India Egypt(8)
Bangladesh)(3)(7)oonn andPakistan(6)
10061021 0 140,81 217,73
10061023 0 140,81 217,73
10061025 0 140,81 217,73
10061027 0 140,81 217,73
10061092 0 140,81 217,73
10061094 o 140,81 217,73
10061096 o 140,81 217,73
10061098 0 140,81 217,73
10062011 o 177,31 272,48
10062013 0 177,31 272,48
10062015 0 177,31 l 272,48
10062017 246,42 118,87 0,00 184,82
10062092 C) 177,31 272,48
10062094 0 177,31 272,48
10062096 o 177,31 272,48
10062098 246,42 118,87 0,00 184,82
10063021 0 271,09 429,00
10063023 0 271,09 429,00
10063025 O 271,09 429,00
10063027 0 271,09 429,00
10063042 0 271,09 429,00
10063044 o 271,09 429,00
10063046 o 271,09 429,00
10063048 o 271,09 429,00
10063061 o 271,09 429,00
10063063 o 271,09 429,00
10063065 n 271,09 429,00
10063067 o 271,09 429,00
10063092 o 271,09 429,00
10063094 o 271,09 429,00
10063096 o 271,09 429,00
10063098 o 271,09 429,00
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).
(5)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
(')ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4bofamendedRegulation
(EC)No1503/96).
0DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(s)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)246,42 572,00 363,30 572,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)— 389,48 331,11 295,56 339,67—
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 265,56 309,67—
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.