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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1637/96
of14August1996
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),
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15August1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14August1996.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18
(3)OJNoL150,1.7.1995,p.53.HOJNoL45,23.2.1996,p.3.

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ANNEXI
totheCommission Regulationof14August1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(')
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)f)ACP
Bangladeshoøc)nBasmati
Indiaf)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Basmati
Pakistan(8)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Arrangement in
Regulation(EEC)
No3877/86Π
10061021 0 140,81
10061023 0 140,81
10061025 0 140,81
10061027 0 140,81
10061092 0 140,81
10061094 n 140,81
10061096 0 140,81
10061098 o 140,81\
10062011 308,62 149,97
10062013 308,62 149,97
10062015 308,62 149,97
10062017 329,32 160,32 79,32 279,32
10062092 308,62 149,97
10062094 308,62 149,97
10062096 308,62 149,97
10062098 329,32 160,32 79,32 279,32
10063021 567,59 268,89
10063023 567,59 268,89
10063025 567,59 268,89
10063027 0 271,09
10063042 567,59 268,89
10063044 567,59 268,89
10063046 567,59 268,89
10063048 0 271,09
10063061 567,59 268,89
10063063 567,59 268,89
10063065 567,59 268,89
10063067 0 271,09
10063092 567,59 268,89
10063094 567,59 268,89
10063096 567,59 268,89
10063098 n 271,09
10064000 0 84,38
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirecdyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle12(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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Onlyforimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyunderthearrangementslaiddowninamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
(OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1).
(6)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
nForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandnotimportedunderthearrangmentsinRegulation(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)(')0 329,32 572,00 308,62 567,59 (2)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 426,74 415,59 455,00 480,00—
(b)fobprice($/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.