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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No184/96
of31January1996
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1573/95laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector;
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremain
inforceincaseswherenoquotationisavailableforthe
referencereferredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No
1573/95duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperiod­
icalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingthe
duties;
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)No2928/95(4),andinparti­
cularArticle4(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthattheratesofdutyintheCommonCustoms
Tariffaretobechargedonimportoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;whereas,
however,inthecaseoftheproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph2ofthatArticle,theimportdutyistobeequalto
theinterventionbuyingpricevalidforsuchproductson
importationandincreasedbyacertainpercentageaccor­
dingtowhetheritisIndicaorJaponicariceandalso
huskedormilledrice,minusthecifimportpriceappli­
cabletotheconsignmentinquestionprovidedthatduty
doesnotexceedtherateoftheCommonCustomsTariff
duties;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(4)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1418/76,thecifimportpricesarecalculatedonthe
basisofthepricesfortheproductinquestiononthe
worldmarket;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
12(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(3)OJNoL150,1.7.1995,p.53.b)OJNoL307,20.12.1995,p.5.

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totheCommissionRegulationof31January1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(')
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)(')ACP
Bangladesh
0)(2)(3)(4)Basmati
IndiaÇ)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Basmati
Pakistan(8)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Arrangementin
Regulation (EEC)
No3877/860
10061021 o 150,76l
10061023 0 150,76
10061025 C) 150,76
10061027 0 150,76 —
10061092 0 150,76
10061094 0 150,76
10061096 n 150,76
10061098 0 150,76 —
10062011 243,23 117,28
10062013 243,23 117,28
10062015 243,23 117,28
10062017 358,56 174,94 108,56 308,56—
10062092 243,23 117,28
10062094 243,23 117,28
10062096 243,23 117,28
10062098 358,56 174,94 108,56 308,56 —
10063021 483,09 226,64
10063023 483,09 226,64
10063025 483,09 226,64
10063027 607,96 289,07 —
10063042 483,09 226,64
10063044 483,09 226,64
10063046 483,09 226,64
10063048 607,96 289,07 —
10063061 483,09 226,64
10063063 483,09 226,64
10063065 483,09 226,64
10063067 607,96 289,07—
10063092 483,09 226,64
10063094 483,09 226,64
10063096 483,09 226,64
10063098 607,96 289,07—
10064000 n 90,38
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirecdyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle12(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76.
(4)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7).

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Is)Onlyforimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyunderthearrangementslaiddowninamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
(OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1).
(6)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
P)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)(') (2)358,56 607,96 243,23 483,09 (2)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 358,16 416,60 505,00 542,50 —
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 475,00 512,50—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30 30 —
(d)Source— USDA USDAOperators Operators—
(')Wherericeisimportedduringthemonthfollowingfixing,theseimportdutiesmustbeadjustedinaccordancewiththefourthsubparagraphofArticle4
(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1573/95.
(2)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.