10.10.96EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL257/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1951/96
of9October1996
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),andinparti­
cularArticle4(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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon10October
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindingmitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9October1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.

NoL257/24(EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.10.96
ANNEXI
totheCommission Regulationof9October1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeDuties(5)
Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh )(')(s)ACP
Bangladesh
C)(2)(3)(4)Basmati
India(6)
Article4of
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95Basmati
PakistanÇ)
Article4of
Regulation (EC)
No1573/95
10061021 O 140,81
10061023 o 140,81
10061025 0 140,81
10061027 o 140,81
10061092 n 140,81 l
10061094 0 140,81
10061096 0 140,81
10061098 0 140,81
10062011 338,05 164,69
10062013 338,05 164,69
10062015 338,05 164,69 l
10062017 301,75 146,54 51,75 251,75
10062092 338,05 164,69
10062094 338,05 164,69
10062096 338,05 164,69
10062098 301,75 146,54 51,75 251,75
10063021 0 271,09
10063023 0 271,09
10063025 0 271,09
10063027 0 271,09
10063042 (8) 271,09
10063044 C) 271,09
10063046 0 271,09
10063048 0 271,09
10063061 0 271,09
10063063 (8) 271,09
10063065 H 271,09
10063067 H 271,09
10063092 H 271,09
10063094 (8) 271,09
10063096 0 271,09
10063098 (8) 271,09
10064000 (8) 84,38
(')SubjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticles12and13ofamendedCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85).
(2)InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,thedutiesarenotappliedtoproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesand
importeddirectlyintotheoverseasdepartmentofReunion.
(3)TheimportlevyonriceenteringtheoverseasdepartmentofReunionisspecifiedinArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95.
(4)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)andamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,
p.7).
f5)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
(6)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndia,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4ofRegulation(EC)No1503/96).
I7)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginPakistan,areductionofECU50pertonneapplies(Article4ofRegulation(EC)No1503/96).
(8)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.

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ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C) 301,75 572,00 338,05 572,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 415,35 380,33 405,00 440,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 375,00 410,00
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00-
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.