NoL239/28EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.8.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1701/97
of29August1997
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremainin
forceincaseswherenoquotationisavailablefromthe
sourcereferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No
1503/96duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperiod­
icalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingtheduties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation(EC)No1503/96
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnexestothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1503/96of29July1996layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95as
regardsimportdutiesinthericesector(2),aslastamended
byRegulation (EC)No1403/97(3),andinparticular
Article4(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
oftherepresentativepricesfortheproductinquestionon
theworldmarketorontheCommunityimportmarket
fortheproduct;
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1503/96laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofRegulation(EC)No3072/95
asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29August1997.
FortheCommission
RittBJERREGAARD
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
3)OJNoL194,23.7.1997,p.2.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof29August1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbrokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Dutiesi5)
CNcode Thirdcountries ACP Basmati
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India Egypt(8)
Bangladesh)(3)f) C)00C) andPakistan(6)
10061021 0 130,91 202,88
10061023 0 130,91 202,88
10061025 0 130,91 202,88
10061027 0 130,91 202,88
10061092 o 130,91 202,88
10061094 0 130,91 202,88
10061096 0 130,91 202,88
10061098 0 130,91 202,88
10062011 302,05 146,69 226,54
10062013 302,05 146,69 226,54
10062015 302,05 146,69 226,54
10062017 226,75 109,04 0 170,06
10062092 302,05 146,69 226,54
10062094 302,05 146,69 226,54
10062096 302,05 146,69 226,54
10062098 226,75 109,04 0 170,06
10063021 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063023 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063025 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063027 0 251,59 399,75
10063042 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063044 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063046 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063048 0 251,59 399,75
10063061 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063063 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063065 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063067 0 251,59 399,75
10063092 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063094 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063096 528,87 249,53 396,65
10063098 o 251,59 399,75
10064000 0 78,38 123,00
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95.
(*)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).
(6)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(EC)
No1503/96).
0DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(8)ThedutyonimportsofriceoriginatinginandcomingfromEgyptisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(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
Calculationofimportduties(ornee
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C)226,75 533,00 302,05 528,87 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)— 373,46 318,06 324,84 361,44 —
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 297,39 333,99—
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — — 27,45 27,45—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.