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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2/97
of3January1997
fixingtheimportdutiesinthericesector
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 pricesfortheproductinquestionontheworldmarketorontheCommunityimportmarket
fortheproduct;
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1503/96laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofRegulation(EC)No3072/95
asregardsimportdutiesinthericesector;
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremainin
forceincaseswherenoquotationisavailablefromthe
sourcereferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EC)No
1503/96duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperiod­
icalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,themarketratesrecordedduringa
referenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingtheduties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation (EC)No1503/96
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnexestothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4January1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3January1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.0OJNoL285,7.11.1996,p.6.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof3January1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbrokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
Duties(5)
CNcodeThirdcountries ACP Basmati
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India
Bangladesh)(3)Ç)ooon andPakistan(6)
10061021 0 140,81
10061023 0 140,81 l
10061025 0 140,81
10061027 0 140,81
10061092 0 140,81
10061094 o 140,81
10061096 o 140,81
10061098 0 140,81
10062011 357,88 174,60
10062013 357,88 174,60
10062015 357,88 174,60
10062017 308,77 150,05 58,77
10062092 357,88 174,60
10062094 357,88 174,60
10062096 357,88 174,60
10062098 308,77 150,05 58,77
10063021 0 271,09
10063023 o 271,09
10063025 0 271,09
10063027 o 271,09
10063042 o 271,09
10063044 o 271,09
10063046 o 271,09
10063048 0 271,09
10063061 0 271,09
10063063 o 271,09
10063065 o 271,09
10063067 o 271,09
10063092 o 271,09
10063094 0 271,09
10063096 0 271,09
10063098 o 271,09
10064000 o 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
underthearrangements laiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)and
amendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,p.7).
(s)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision
91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1).
(6)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies
(Article4bofamendedRegulation (EC)No1503/96).
P)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.

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Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C)308,77 572,00 357,88 572,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 406,47 360,18 380,00 430,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 350,00 400,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source— USDAUSDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.