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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No458/96
of13March1996
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1573/95laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector;
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremainin
forceincaseswherenoquotationisavailableforthe
referencereferredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No
1573/95duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperiod­
icalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingtheduties;
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)No321/96(4),andinparti­
cularArticle4(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
providesthattheratesofdutyintheCommonCustoms
Tariffaretobechargedonimportoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1ofthatRegulation;whereas,
however,inthecaseoftheproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph2ofthatArticle,theimportdutyistobeequalto
theinterventionbuyingpricevalidforsuchproductson
importationandincreasedbyacertainpercentage
accordingtowhetheritisIndicaorJaponicariceandalso
huskedormilledrice,minusthecifimportprice
applicabletotheconsignmentinquestionprovidedthat
dutydoesnotexceedtherateoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffduties;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(4)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1418/76,thecifimportpricesarecalculatedonthe
basisofthepricesfortheproductinquestiononthe
worldmarket;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
12(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14March1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13March1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18,HOJNoL150,1.7.1995,p.53.
h)OJNoL45,23.2.1996,p.3.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof13March1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(6)
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)(')ACP
Bangladesh
C)oonBasmati
IndiaÇ)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Basmati
Pakistan(8)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Arrangementin
Regulation(EEC)
No3877/860
10061021 O 150,76 I
10061023 0 150,76I
10061025 0 150,76
10061027 n 150,76I I—
10061092 0 150,76 \
10061094 n 150,76 \
10061096 o 150,76 \
10061098 n 150,76 —
10062011 269,28 130,30 l
10062013 269,28 130,30
10062015 269,28 130,30
10062017 355,06 173,19 105,06 305,06 —
10062092 269,28 130,30
10062094 269,28 130,30
10062096 269,28 130,30
10062098 355,06 173,19 105,06 305,06—
10063021 520,90 245,54
10063023 520,90 245,54
10063025 520,90 245,54
10063027 0 290,59 —
10063042 520,90 245,54
10063044 520,90 245,54
10063046 520,90 245,54
10063048 O 290,59—
10063061 520,90 245,54
10063063 520,90 245,54
10063065 520,90 245,54
10063067 n 290,59—
10063092 520,90 245,54
10063094 520,90 245,54
10063096 520,90 245,54
10063098 O 290,59—
10064000 n 90,38I
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(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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(*)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).
(9)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne)(') O 355,06 611,00 269,28 520,90 (2)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne) 369,82 421,14 480,00 505,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 450,00 475,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDAUSDA Operators Operators—
(1)Wherericeisimportedduringthemonthfollowingfixing,theseimportdutiesmustbeadjustedinaccordancewiththefourthsubparagraphofArticle4
(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1573/95.
(2)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.