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the following Articles shall be inserted: ‘Article 11a 1. Notwithstanding Article 11(1), the import duty on husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 shall be fixed by the Commission within ten days of the end of the reference period concerned at: (a) EUR 30 per tonne in the following cases: — where it is noted that the imports of husked rice made over the course of the marketing year just ended did not reach the annual reference quantity referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 3, less 15 %, — where it is noted that the imports of husked rice made over the course of the first six months of the marketing year do not reach the partial reference quantity referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3, less 15 %; (b) EUR 42,5 per tonne in the following cases: — where it is noted that the imports of husked rice made over the course of the marketing year just ended exceed the annual reference quantity referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 3, less 15 %, but do not exceed that same annual reference quantity plus 15 %, — where it is noted that the imports of husked rice made over the course of the first six months of the marketing year exceed the partial reference quantity referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3, less 15 %, but do not exceed that same partial reference quantity plus 15 %; (c) EUR 65 per tonne in the following cases: — where it is noted that the imports of husked rice made over the course of the marketing year just ended exceed the annual reference quantity referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 3, plus 15 %, — where it is noted that the imports of husked rice made over the course of the first six months of the marketing year exceed the partial reference quantity referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3, plus 15 %. The Commission shall fix the applicable duty only if the calculations performed under this paragraph indicate a need to change it. Until such time as a new applicable duty is fixed, the duty previously fixed shall apply. 2. In order to calculate the imports referred to in paragraph 1, account shall be taken of the quantities for which import licences for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 were issued under the first subparagraph of Article 10(1) in the corresponding reference period, except for the import licences for Basmati rice referred to in Article 11b. 3. The annual reference quantity shall be 437 678 tonnes for the 2005/06 marketing year. This quantity shall be increased by 6 000 tonnes a year for the 2006/07 and 2007/08 marketing years. The partial reference quantity for each marketing year shall correspond to half the annual reference quantity referred to in the first subparagraph. Article 11b Notwithstanding Article 11(1), the husked Basmati rice varieties falling within CN codes 1006 20 17 and 1006 20 98 listed in Annex IIIa shall qualify for a zero rate of import duty under the conditions fixed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 26(2). Article 11c 1. Notwithstanding Article 11(1), the import duty for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 shall be fixed by the Commission within ten days after the end of the reference period concerned at: (a) EUR 175 per tonne in the following cases: — where it is noted that imports of semi-milled and wholly milled rice made over the course of the marketing year just ended exceed 387 743 tonnes, — where it is noted that imports of semi-milled and wholly milled rice made over the course of the first six months of the marketing year exceed 182 239 tonnes; (b) EUR 145 per tonne in the following cases: — where it is noted that imports of semi-milled and wholly milled rice made over the course of the marketing year just ended do not exceed 387 743 tonnes, — where it is noted that imports of semi-milled and wholly milled rice made over the course of the first six months of the marketing year do not exceed 182 239 tonnes. The Commission shall fix the applicable duty only if the calculations performed under this paragraph indicate a need to change it. Until such time as a new applicable duty is fixed, the duty previously fixed shall apply. 2. In order to calculate the imports as referred to in paragraph 1, account shall be taken of the quantities for which import licences for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 were issued under the first subparagraph of Article 10(1) in the corresponding reference period. Article 11d Notwithstanding Article 11(1), the import duty for broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00 shall be EUR 65 per tonne.’;