NoL165/30EN 4.7.96 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1290/96
of3July1996
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,pursuanttoArticle13(4)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1418/76,thecifimportpricesarecalculatedonthe
basisofthepricesfortheproductinquestiononthe
worldmarket;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
12(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4July1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3July1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(3)OJNoL150,1.7.1995,p.53.0OJNoL45,23.2.1996,p.3.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof3July1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(6)
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)f)ACP
Bangladesh
C)(2)(3)(4)Basmati
India0
Article4,
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95Basmati
Pakistan(8)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Arrangementin
Regulation (EEC)
No3877/86(5)
10061021 '0 140,81
10061023 0 140,81
10061025 0 140,81
10061027 0 140,81
10061092 0 140,81
10061094 0 140,81
10061096 o 140,81
10061098 n 140,81
10062011 300,06 145,69
10062013 300,06 145,69
10062015 300,06 145,69
10062017 336,11 163,72 86,11 286,11
10062092 300,06 145,69
10062094 300,06 145,69
10062096 300,06 145,69
10062098 336,11 163,72 86,11 286,11
10063021 558,56 264,37
10063023 558,56 264,37
10063025 558,56 264,37
10063027 n 271,09
10063042 558,56 264,37
10063044 558,56 264,37
10063046 558,56 264,37
10063048 0 271,09
10063061 558,56 264,37
10063063 558,56 264,37
10063065 558,56 264,37
10063067 0 271,09
10063092 558,56 264,37
10063094 558,56 264,37
10063096 558,56 264,37
10063098 0 271,09
10064000 0 84,38
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
0TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle12(3)ofamendedRegulation(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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(s)Onlyforimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyunderthearrangementslaiddowninamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
(OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1).
(«)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).
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne)(')0 336,11 572,00 300,06 558,56 0
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 408,14 408,04 455,00 480,00 —
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 425,00 450,00 —
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00 —
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')Wherericeisimportedduringthemonthfollowingfixing,theseimportdutiesmustbeadjustedinaccordancewiththefourthsubparagraphofArticle4
(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1573/95.
(2)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.