NoL102/30IEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.4.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No748/96
of24April1996
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
rhisRegulationshallenterintoforceon25April1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24April1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
2)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
3)OJNoL150,1.7.1995,p.53.
4)OJNoL45,23.2.1996,p.3.

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ANNEXI
totheCommission Regulationof24April1996fixingtheimportdutiesonneeand
brokenrice
(hCU/tonne)
Dudes(')
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)(')ACP
Bangladesh
C)(2)(3)(4)Basmati
Indiaf)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Basmati
Pakistan(8)
Article4,
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95Arrangement in
Regulation(EEC)
No3877/86(s)
10061021 0 150,76
10061023 0 150,76
10061025 0 150,76
10061027 (9) 150,76—
10061092 0 150,76
10061094 0 150,76
10061096 0 150,76
10061098 0 150,76
10062011 267,54 129,43 l
10062013 267,54 129,43
10062015 267,54 129,43
10062017 346,12 168,72 96,12 296,12
10062092 267,54 129,43
10062094 267,54 129,43
10062096 267,54 129,43
10062098 346,12 168,72 96,12 296,12—
10063021 520,64 245,41
10063023 520,64 245,41
10063025 520,64 245,41
10063027 (9) 290,59—
10063042 520,64 245,41
10063044 520,64 245,41
10063046 520,64 245,41
10063048 (9) 290,59—
10063061 520,64 245,41
10063063 520,64 245,41
10063065 520,64 245,41
10063067 (9) 290,59—
10063092 520,64 245,41
10063094 520,64 245,41
10063096 520,64 245,41
10063098 (9) 290,59 —
10064000 0 90,38
{')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirecdyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(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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0Onlyforimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyunderthearrangementslaiddowninamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
(OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1).
(6)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
0ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandnotimportedunderthearrangmentsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionofECU
250pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation (EC)No1573/95).
(8)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyonginatinginPakistanandnotimportedunderthearrangementsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionof
ECU50pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation(EC)No1573/95).
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japonicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne)(') (2)346,12 611,00 267,54 520,64 (')
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 380,37 387,89 480,00 505,00 —
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 450,00 475,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDA USDAOperators Operators—
(')Wherericeisimporteddunngthemonthfollowingfixing,theseimportdutiesmustbeadjustedinaccordancewiththefourthsubparagraphofArticle4
(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1573/95.
(2)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.