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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No431/97
of5March1997
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
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,
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;
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6March1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5March1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
P)OJNoL285,7.11.1996,p.6.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof5March1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbrokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(5)
CNcodeThirdcountries ACP Basmati
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India Egypt(8)
Bangladesh)f)f)ooon andPakistan(6)
10061021 0 140,81 217,73
10061023 0 140,81 217,73
10061025 0 140,81 217,73
10061027 o 140,81 217,73
10061092 o 140,81 217,73
10061094 0 140,81 217,73
10061096 0 140,81 217,73
10061098 0 140,81 217,73
10062011 327,72 159,52I 245,79
10062013 327,72 159,52 245,79
10062015 327,72 159,52 245,79
10062017 245,93 118,63 0 184,45
10062092 327,72 159,52 245,79
10062094 327,72 159,52 245,79
10062096 327,72 159,52 245,79
10062098 245,93 118,63 0 184,45
10063021 561,31 265,75 420,98
10063023 561,31 265,75 420,98
10063025 561,31 265,75 420,98
10063027 570,87 270,53 428,15
10063042 561,31 265,75 420,98
10063044 561,31 265,75 420,98
10063046 561,31 265,75 420,98
10063048 570,87 270,53 428,15
10063061 561,31 265,75 420,98
10063063 561,31 265,75 420,98
10063065 561,31 265,75 420,98
10063067 570,87 270,53 428,15
10063092 561,31 265,75 l 420,98
10063094 561,31 265,75 420,98
10063096 561,31 265,75 420,98
10063098 570,87 270,53 428,15
10064000 0 84,38 132,00
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
f)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).
(')ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4bofamendedRegulation
(EC)No1503/96).
0DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(8)ThedutyonimportsofriceoriginatinginandcomingfromEgyptisapplicableunderthearrangements laiddowninCouncilRegulation(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 Japonicacarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C)245,93 570,87 327,72 561,31 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 441,45 403,00 380,00 430,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— —I
350,00 400,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)—\
30,00 30,00—
(d)SourceIi;SDA USDAOperators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.