NoL285/18EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.11.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2136/96
of6November 1996
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),andinparti­
cularArticle4(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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7November
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6November1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.V)OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof6November1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
\Duties(s)
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh )(')(8)ACP
Bangladesh
om'H4)Basmati
India(6)
Article4of
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95Basmati
PakistanQ
Article4of
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95
10061021 0 140,81
10061023 0 140,81
10061025 0 140,81
10061027 0 140,81
10061092 0 140,81
10061094 (8) 140,81
10061096 H 140,81
10061098 n 140,81
10062011 360,65 175,99
10062013 360,65 175,99
10062015 360,65 175,99
10062017 309,76 150,54 59,76 259,76
10062092 360,65 175,99
10062094 360,65 175,99
10062096 360,65 175,99
10062098 309,76 150,54 59,76 259,76
10063021 0 271,09
10063023 (8) 271,09
10063025 0 271,09
10063027 0 271,09
10063042 n 271,09
10063044 o 271,09
10063046 0 271,09
10063048 o 271,09
10063061 n 271,09
10063063 o 271,09
10063065 (8) 271,09
10063067 (8) 271,09
10063092 (8) 271,09
10063094 0 271,09
10063096 o 271,09
10063098 H 271,09
10064000 (8) 84,38
(')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.
(4)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).
(')ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndia,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4ofRegulation(EC)No1503/96).
f)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginPakistan,areductionofECU50pertonneapplies(Article4ofRegulation(EC)No1503/96).
(8)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.

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ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) 0 309,76 572,00 360,65 572,00 0
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 408,97 370,76 380,00 430,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 350,00 400,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.