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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2251/97
of12November 1997
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),aslastamended
byRegulation(EC)No1403/97(3),andinparticular
Article4(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;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon13November
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12November1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
1OJL194,23.7.1997,p.2.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof12November1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(5)
CNcodeThirdcountries ACP Basmati \
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India Egypt(8)Bangladesh)f)Ç) 0)(2)(3)(4) andPakistan(')
10061021 0 130,91 202,88
10061023 0 130,91 202,88
10061025 0 130,91 202,88
10061027 0 130,91 202,88
10061092 0 130,91 202,88
10061094 0 130,91 l 202,88
10061096 0 130,91 202,88
10061098 0 130,91 202,88
10062011 323,98 157,65 242,99
10062013 323,98 157,65 242,99
10062015 323,98 157,65 242,99
10062017 257,80 124,56 7,80 193,35
10062092 323,98 157,65 242,99
10062094 323,98 157,65 242,99
10062096 323,98 157,65 242,99
10062098 257,80 124,56 7,80 193,35
10063021 0 251,59 399,75
10063023 0 251,59 399,75
10063025 0 251,59 399,75
10063027 0 251,59 399,75
10063042 0 251,59 399,75
10063044 0 251,59 399,75
10063046 0 251,59 399,75
10063048 0 251,59 399,75
10063061 0 251,59 399,75
10063063 0 251,59 399,75
10063065 0 251,59 399,75
10063067 0 251,59 399,75
10063092 0 251,59 399,75
10063094 0 251,59 399,75
10063096 0 251,59 399,75
10063098 0 251,59 399,75
10064000 0 78,38 123,00
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(')TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95.
(4)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJL337,4.12.1990,p.1)andamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(OJL88,9.4.1991,p.7).
(')NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJL263,19.9.1991,
p.1).
(')ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(EC)
No1503/96).
QDutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(")ThedutyonimportsofriceoriginatinginandcomingfromEgyptisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EC)No
2184/96(OJL292,15.11.1996,p.1)andCommissionRegulation(EC)No196/97(OJL31,1.2.1997,p.53).

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ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C)257,80 533,00 323,98 533,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)— 342,41 265,95 302,91 341,86—
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 276,95 315,90—
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — — 25,96 25,96—
(d)SourceUSDAUSDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.