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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2015/97
of15October1997
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremainin
forceincaseswherenoquotationisavailablefromthe
sourcereferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No
1503/96duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperiod­
icalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingtheduties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation(EC)No1503/96
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnexestothisRegulation,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3072/95of
22December1995onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16October
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15October1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJL189,30.7.1996,p.71.0OJL194,23.7.1997,p.2.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof15October1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeDuties(5)
Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(-1)(7)ACP
Bangladesho(2)πnBasmati
India
andPakistan(6)Egypt(«)
10061021 0 130,91 202,88
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 301,06 146,19 225,80
10062013 301,06 146,19 225,80
10062015 301,06 146,19 225,80
10062017 249,26 120,29 0 186,95
10062092 301,06 146,19 225,80
10062094 301,06 146,19 225,80
10062096 301,06 146,19 225,80
10062098 249,26 120,29 0 186,95
10063021 528,77 249,48 396,58
10063023 528,77 249,48 396,58
10063025 528,77 249,48 396,58
10063027 0 251,59 399,75
10063042 528,77 249,48 396,58
10063044 528,77 249,48 396,58
10063046 528,77 249,48 396,58
10063048 0 251,59 399,75
10063061 528,77 249,48 396,58
10063063 528,77 249,48 l 396,58
10063065 528,77 249,48 396,58
10063067 0 251,59 399,75
10063092 528,77 249,48 396,58
10063094 528,77 249,48 396,58
10063096 528,77 249,48 396,58
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).
(*)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJL263,19.9.1991,
p.1).
(6)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(EC)
No1503/96).
0DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(8)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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Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C)249,26 533,00 301,06 528,77 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)— 350,95 293,19 325,83 361,54—
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 299,05 334,76—
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — — 26,78 26,78—
(d)Source— USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.