28.11.96EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL306/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2270/96
of27November 1996
amendingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
averageimportdutycalculateddiffersbyECU10per
tonnefromthedutyfixed,acorresponding adjustmentis
tobemade;whereassuchadifferencehasarisen;whereas
itisthereforenecessarytoadjusttheimportdutiesfixed
inRegulation (EC)No2218/96,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,
Whereasimportdutiesinthericesectorhavebeenfixed
byCommissionRegulation(EC)No2218/96(4);
WhereasArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EC)No1503/96
providesthatifduringtheperiodofapplication ,theHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
AnnexesIandIItoRegulation (EC)No2218/96are
herebyreplacedbyAnnexesIandIItothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28November
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27November1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.HOJNoL285,7.11.1996,p.6.
(4)OJNoL296,21.11.1996,p.41.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof27November1996amendingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
IDuties(5)
CNcode Thirdcountries ACP Basmati
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India
\Bangladesh )(')f) C)(2)0(4) andPakistan(')
10061021 0 140,81
10061023 0 140,81
10061025 0 140,81
10061027 0 140,81
10061092 0 140,81
10061094 0 140,81
10061096 0 140,81
10061098 0 140,81
10062011 0 177,31
10062013 o 177,31
10062015 o. 177,31
10062017 314,91 153,12 64,91
10062092 0 177,31
10062094 0 177,31
10062096 0 177,31
10062098 314,91 153,12 64,91
10063021 0 271,09
10063023 0 271,09
10063025 0 271,09
10063027 0 271,09
10063042 C) 271,09
10063044 0 271,09
10063046 n 271,09
10063048 o 271,09
10063061 o 271,09
10063063 o 271,09
10063065 0 271,09
10063067 0 271,09
10063092 0 271,09
10063094 0 271,09
10063096 o 271,09
10063098 o 271,09
10064000 o 84,38
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation (EEC)No715/90(OJ
NoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,
CaribbeanandPacificStatesandimporteddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(')TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11(3)ofRegulation (EC)No
3072/95.
(4)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicable
underthearrangements laiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)and
amendedCommissionRegulation (EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7).
(s)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision
91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1).
(6)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies
(Article4bofamendedRegulation (EC)No1503/96).
0DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.

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ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C) 314,91 572,00 363,30 572,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 407,02 368,75 380,00 420,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 350,00 390,00 —
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00 —
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.