NoL271/28EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.10.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2032/96
of23October1996
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),andinparti­
cularArticle4(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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon24October
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23October1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
2OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof23October1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(5)
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)(8)ACP
Bangladesh
C)(2)(3)(4)Basmati
India(6)
Article4of
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95Basmati
Pakistanf)
Article4of
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95
10061021 f) 140,81
10061023 H 140,81
10061025 (8) 140,81
10061027 (8) 140,81
10061092 (8) 140,81 l
10061094 (8) 140,81
10061096 n 140,81
10061098 (8) 140,81
10062011 357,14 174,23
10062013 357,14 174,23
10062015 357,14 174,23
10062017 303,10 147,21 53,1 253,1
10062092 357,14 174,23
10062094 357,14 174,23
10062096 357,14 174,23
10062098 303,10 147,21 53,1 253,1
10063021 (8) 271,09
10063023 (8) 271,09
10063025 0 271,09
10063027 0 271,09
10063042 (8) 271,09
10063044 (8) 271,09
10063046 (8) 271,09
10063048 (8) 271,09
10063061 (8) 271,09
10063063 (8) 271,09
10063065 (8) 271,09
10063067 (8) 271,09
10063092 (8) 271,09
10063094 (8) 271,09
10063096 (8) 271,09'
10063098 (8) 271,09
10064000 (8) 84,38
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)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).
(*)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
(<•)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndia,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4ofRegulation(EC)No1503/96).
0ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginPakistan,areductionofECU50pertonneapplies(Article4ofRegulation(EC)No1503/96).
(8)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.

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ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C) 303,10 572,00 357,14 572,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 412,58 365,22 380,00 430,00
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 350,00 400,00
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00-
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.