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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2328/96
of4December 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('),
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EC)No
1503/96of29July1996layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95as
regardsimportdutiesinthericesector(2),asamendedby
Regulation(EC)No2131/96(3),andinparticularArticle4
(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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5December
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4December1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.0OJNoL285,7.11.1996,p.6.

NoL316/18EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.12.96
ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof4December1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(5)
CNcode Thirdcountries ACP Basmati
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India
IBangladesh )(3)Ç) CM2)ON andPakistan(6)
10061021 0 140,81
10061023 0 140,81
10061025 0 140,81
10061027 0 140,81
10061092 0 140,81
10061094 0 140,81
10061096 0 140,81
10061098 0 140,81
10062011 0 177,31
10062013 0 177,31
10062015 0 177,31
10062017 304,49 147,91 54,49
10062092 0 177,31
10062094 0 177,31
10062096 0 177,31
10062098 304,49 147,91 54,49
10063021 0 271,09
10063023 0 271,09
10063025 0 271,09
10063027 0 271,09
10063042 0 271,09
10063044 0 271,09
10063046 0 271,09
10063048 0 271,09
10063061 0 271,09
10063063 0 271,09
10063065 0 271,09
10063067 0 271,09
10063092 0 271,09
10063094 0 271,09
10063096 0 271,09
10063098 0 271,09
10064000 0 84,38
')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation (EEC)No715/90(OJ
NoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
2)InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,
CaribbeanandPacificStatesandimporteddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EC)No
3072/95.
4)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicable
underthearrangementslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)and
amendedCommissionRegulation (EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7).
5)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision
91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1).
6)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies
(Article4bofamendedRegulation (EC)No1503/96).
7)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.

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ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C) 304,49 572,00 363,30 572,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 406,47 362,70 355,00 405,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 325,00 375,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.