NoL196/66(ENI OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.7.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1440/97
of23July1997
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
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)No703/97(3),andinparticularArticle
4(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;
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremainin
forceincaseswherenoquotationisavailablefromthe
sourcereferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation (EC)No
1503/96duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperiod­
icalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingtheduties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation (EC)No1503/96
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnexestothisRegulation ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon24July1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23July1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18
(*)OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.b)OJNoL104,22.4.1997,p.12.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof23July1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbrokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(5)
CNcodeThirdcountries ACP Basmati \
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India Egypt(8)Bangladesh)(')(7)noon andPakistan(6)
10061021 0 130,91 202,88
10061023 0 130,91 202,88
10061025 0 130,91I 202,88
10061027 0 130,91 202,88
10061092 0 130,91 202,88
10061094 0 130,91 202,88
10061096 0 130,91 202,88
10061098 0 130,91 202,88
10062011 0 164,91 253,88
10062013 0 164,91 253,88
10062015 0 164,91 253,88
10062017 265,11 128,22 15,11 198,83
10062092 0 164,91 253,88
10062094 0 164,91 253,88
10062096 0 164,91 253,88
10062098 265,11 128,22 15,11 198,83
10063021 0 251,59 399,75
10063023 0 251,59 399,75
10063025 0 251,59 399,75
10063027 0 251,59 399,75
10063042 0 251,59 399,75
10063044 0 251,59 399,75
10063046 i7) 251,59 399,75
10063048 0 251,59 399,75
10063061 0 251,59 399,75
10063063 0 251,59 399,75
10063065 0 251,59 399,75
10063067 0 251,59 399,75
10063092 i7) 251,59 399,75
10063094 0 251,59 399,75
10063096 0 251,59 399,75
10063098 i7) 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.
f)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95.
(4)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)andamendedCommissionRegulation (EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,
p.7).
(s)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
(6)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(EC)
No1503/96).
f)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(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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Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C) 265,11533,00 338,50 533,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)- 383,11 347,55 301,56 347,25—
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 274,15 319,84—
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — — 27,41 27,41—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.