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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No7/96
of3January1996
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
1530/95(2),
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EC)No
1573/95of30June1995layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2928/95(4),andinparti­
cularArticle4(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle12ofRegulation (EEC)No1418/76
providesthattheratesofdutyintheCommonCustoms
Tariffaretobechargedonimportoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;whereas,
however,inthecaseoftheproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph2ofthatArticle,theimportdutyistobeequalto
theinterventionbuyingpricevalidforsuchproductson
importationandincreasedbyacertainpercentage
accordingtowhetheritisIndicaorJaponicariceandalso
huskedormilledrice,minusthecifimportpriceappli­
cabletotheconsignmentinquestionprovidedthatduty
doesnotexceedtherateoftheCommonCustomsTariff
duties;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12(4)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1418/76,thecifimportpricesarecalculatedonthebasisofthepricesfortheproductinquestiononthe
worldmarket;
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1573/95laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector;
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremain
inforceincaseswherenoquotationisavailableforthe
referencereferredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No
1573/95duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenext
periodicalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingthe
duties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation(EC)No1573/95
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnexestothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
12(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4January1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3January1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
2OJNoL148,30.6.1995,p.5.
(3)OJNoL150,1.7.1995,p.53.
(«)OJNoL307,20.12.1995,p.5.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof3January1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
'brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(6)
CNcode Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)(9)ACP
Bangladesh
(W)0Basmati
IndiaÇ)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Basmati
Pakistan(8)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Arrangementin
Regulation(EEC)
No3877/86H
10061021 (9) 150,76
10061023 (9) 150,76
10061025 0 150,76
10061027 0 150,76 232,65
10061092 0 150,76
10061094 (9) 150,76
10061096 0 150,76
10061098 (9) 150,76 232,65
10062011 249,77 120,55
10062013 249,77 120,55
10062015 249,77 120,55
10062017 358,50 174,91 108,50 308,50 268,88
10062092 249,77 120,55
10062094 249,77 120,55
10062096 249,77 120,55
10062098 358,50 174,91 108,50 308,50 268,88
10063021 526,51 248,35
10063023 526,51 248,35
10063025 526,51 248,35
10063027 0 290,59 458,25
10063042 526,51 248,35
10063044 526,51 248,35
10063046 526,51 248,35
10063048 (9) 290,59 458,25
10063061 526,51 248,35
10063063 526,51 248,35
10063065 526,51 248,35
10063067 0 290,59 458,25
10063092 526,51 248,35
10063094 526,51 248,35
10063096 526,51 248,35
10063098 0 290,59 458,25
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.
(i)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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(*)Onlyforimportsofriceofthelong-grainaromaticBasmativarietyunderthearrangementslaiddowninamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3877/86
(OJNoL361,20.12.1986,p.1).
(*)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263199
1991,p.1).
f)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
0IPaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
lHusked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne)(') (2)358,50 611 249,77 526,51 0
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 366,48 394,94 509,99 497,96 —
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 479,99 467,96 —
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30 30 —
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')Wherericeisimportedduringthemonthfollowingfixing,theseimportdutiesmustbeadjustedinaccordancewiththefourthsubparagraphofArticle4
(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1573/95.
(2)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.