NoL51/6PEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No365/96
of29February1996
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;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
12(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29February1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
i1)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.180OJNoL150,1.7.1995,p.53.b)OJNoL45,23.2.1996,p.3.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof29February1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(6)
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)(')ACP
Bangladesh
c)(2)(3)nBasmati
Indiaf)
Article4,
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95Basmati
Pakistan(8)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Arrangement in
Regulation(EEC)
No3877/86(5)
10061021 0 150,76
10061023 0 150,76
10061025 0 150,76
10061027 0 150,76 —
10061092 0 150,76
10061094 o 150,76
10061096 0 150,76
10061098 o 150,76 —
10062011 275,47 133,40
10062013 275,47 133,40
10062015 275,47 133,40
10062017 362,40 176,86 112,4 312,4 —
10062092 275,47 133,40 l
10062094 275,47 133,40
10062096 275,47 133,40
10062098 362,40 176,86 112,4 312,4—
10063021 527,41 248,80
10063023 527,41 248,80
10063025 527,41 248,80
10063027 0 290,59 —
10063042 527,41 248,80
10063044 527,41 248,80
10063046 527,41 248,80
10063048 0 290,59 —
10063061 527,41 248,80
10063063 527,41 248,80
10063065 527,41 248,80
10063067 0 290,59 —
10063092 527,41 248,80
10063094 527,41 248,80
10063096 527,41 248,80
10063098 0 290,59 —
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)andCommissionRegulation(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).
(7)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandnotimportedunderthearrangmentsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionofECU
250pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation(EC)No1573/95).
(8)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginPakistanandnotimportedunderthearrangementsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionof
ECU50pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation(EC)No1573/95).
(9)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne)(')0 362,40 611,00 275,47 527,41 (2)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 366,49 420,13 480,00 505,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 450,00 475,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')Wherericeisimportedduringthemonthfollowingfixing,theseimportdutiesmustbeadjustedinaccordancewiththefourthsubparagraphofArticle4
(1)ofRegulation (EC)No1573/95.
(2)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.