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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No641/96
of10April1996
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;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
12(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11April1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10April1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(*)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18
(3)OJNoL150,1.7.1995,p.53.
4OJNoL45,23.2.1996,p.3.

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ANNEXI
totheCommission Regulationof10April1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(')
Basmati Basmati l
CNcode Thirdcountries ACP India(7) Pakistan(8)Arrangement in
(exceptACPandBangladesh Article4, Article4,Regulation(EEC)
Bangladesh)(3)f)C)0(3)(4)Reguladon(EC)
No1573/95Regulation (EC)
No1573/95No3877/86(5)
10061021 O 150,76 l
10061023 n 150,76
10061025 o 150,76\
10061027 O 150,76I-
10061092 o 150,76
10061094 0 150,76
10061096 o 150,76
10061098 o 150,76
10062011 272,96 132,14
10062013 272,96 132,14
10062015 272,96 132,14
10062017 351,51 171,42 101,51 301,51—
10062092 272,96 132,14
10062094 272,96 132,14
10062096 272,96 132,14l
10062098 351,51 171,42 101,51 301,51 —
10063021 526,35 248,27
10063023 526,35 248,27
10063025 526,35 248,27
10063027 C) 290,59 —
10063042 526,35 248,27
10063044 526,35 248,27
10063046 526,35 248,27
10063048 o 290,59 —
10063061 526,35 248,27
10063063 526,35 248,27
10063065 526,35 248,27
10063067 0 290,59 —
10063092 526,35 248,27
10063094 526,35 248,27
10063096 526,35 248,27
10063098 0 290,59 —
10064000 n 90,38
(')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)andamendedCommissionRegulation(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).
QForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandnotimportedunderthearrangmentsinRegulation(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 351,51 611,00 272,96 526,35 (2)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)'- 378,98 408,04 480,00 505,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 450,00 475,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')Wherericeisimportedduringthemonthfollowingfixing,theseimportdutiesmustbeadjustedinaccordancewiththefourthsubparagraphofArticle4
(1)ofRegulation (EC)No1573/95.
(2)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.