NoL168/72EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.6.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1158/97
of25June1997
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
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)No703/97(3),andinparticularArticle
4(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,
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon26June1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25June1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(■)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
2OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
OOJNoL104,22.4.1997,p.12.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof25June1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbrokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
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10061021 o 140,81 217,73
10061023 o 140,81 217,73
10061025 C) 140,81 217,73
10061027 o 140,81I 217,73
10061092 0 140,81I 217,73
10061094 o 140,81 217,73
10061096 o 140,81 217,73
10061098 n 140,81 I 217,73
10062011 o 177,31 \ 272,48
10062013 n 177,31 l 272,48
10062015 0 177,31 272,48
10062017 268,43 129,88 18,43 201,32
10062092 o 177,31 272,48
10062094 0 177,31 272,48
10062096 0 177,31 272,48
10062098 268,43 129,88 18,43 201,32
10063021 o 271,09 429,00
10063023 0 271,09 429,00
10063025 0 271,09 429,00
10063027 0 271,09 429,00
10063042 o 271,09 429,00
10063044 o 271,09 429,00
10063046 0 271,09 429,00
10063048 o 271,09 429,00
10063061 o 271,09 429,00
10063063 o 271,09 429,00
10063065 o 271,09 429,00
10063067 n 271,09 429,00
10063092 o 271,09 429,00
10063094 0 271,09 429,00
10063096 0 271,09 429,00
10063098 0 271,09 429,00
10064000 o 84,38 132,000
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(')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.
(")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).
(<•)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(EC)
No1503/96).
f)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(8)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)268,43 572,00 363,30 572,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)— 375,68 339,94 289,20 324,26—
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 259,20 294,26—
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.