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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2459/97
of10December 1997
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('),
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (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
oftherepresentative pricesfortheproductinquestionon
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11December
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10December1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER '
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
(3OJL194,23.7.1997,p.2.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof10December1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(5)
CNcodeThirdcountries ACP Basmati
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India Egypt(8)
lBangladesh)(')(7) C)0C)C) andPakistan(6)
10061021 0 130,911 202,88
10061023 0 130,91 202,88
10061025 0 130,91 202,88
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 319,10 155,21 \ 239,33
10062013 319,10 155,21 239,33
10062015 319,10 155,21 239,33
10062017 238,27 114,80 0,00 178,70
10062092 319,10 155,21 239,33
10062094 319,10 155,21 239,33
10062096 319,10 155,21 239,33
10062098 238,27 114,80 0,00 178,70
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 0 251,59 399,75
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 0 251,59 399,75
10063094 0 251,59 399,75
10063096 0 251,59 399,75
10063098 0 251,59 399,75
10064000 0 78,38 123,00
')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
')TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95.
4)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJL337,4.12.1990,p.1)andamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(OJL88,9.4.1991,p.7).
s)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJL263,19.9.1991,
p.1).
')ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(EC)
No1503/96).
^DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
')ThedutyonimportsofriceoriginatinginandcomingfromEgyptisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EC)No
2184/96(OJL292,15.11.1996,p.1)andCommissionRegulation(EC)No196/97(OJL31,1.2.1997,p.53).

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Calculationofimportduties(orrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C)238,27 533,00 319,10 533,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)— 361,94 284,11307,79 350,79 —
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 280,63 323,63—
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — — 27,16 27,16 —
(d)Source— USDAUSDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.