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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1699/96
of30August1996
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;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EC)No3072/95shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1996.
FortheCommission
KarelVANMIERT
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
2OJNoL189,30.7.1996,p.71.

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ANNEXI
totheCommission Regulationof30August1996fixingtheimportdutiesonriceand
brokenrice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeDuties(*)
Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(3)(8)ACP
Bangladesh
C)(2)(3)(4)Basmati
India(6)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95Basmati
PakistanÇ)
Article4,
Regulation(EC)
No1573/95
10061021 0 140,81I
10061023 H 140,81
10061025 (8) 140,81
10061027 (8) 140,81
10061092 (8) 140,81
10061094 (8) 140,81
10061096 (8) 140,81
10061098 (8) 140,81
10062011 306,24 148,78
10062013 306,24 148,78
10062015 306,24 148,78
10062017 301,64 146,48 51,64 251,64
10062092 306,24 148,78
10062094 306,24 148,78
10062096 306,24 148,78 \
10062098 301,64 146,48 51,64 251,64
10063021 564,10 267,14 \
10063023 564,10 267,14
10063025 564,10 267,14
10063027 (8) 271,09
10063042 564,10 267,14
10063044 564,10 267,14
10063046 564,10 267,14
10063048 (8) 271,09
10063061 564,10 267,14
10063063 564,10 267,14
10063065 564,10 267,14
10063067 (8) 271,09
10063092 564,10 267,14
10063094 564,10 267,14
10063096 564,10 267,14
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.
(*)Thedutyonimportsofricenotincludingbrokenrice(CNcode10064000),originatinginBangladeshisapplicableunderthearrangementslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3491/90(OJNoL337,4.12.1990,p.1)andamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No862/91(OJNoL88,9.4.1991,
p.7).

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Is)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJNoL263,19.9.
1991,p.1).
(')ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandnotimportedunderthearrangmentsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionofECU
250pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation(EC)No1503/96).
f7)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginPakistanandnotimportedunderthearrangementsinRegulation(EEC)No3877/86,areductionof
ECU50pertonneapplies(Article4,Regulation (EC)No1503/96).
(8)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
ANNEXII
Calculationofimportduties(orrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C)301,64 572,00 306,24 564,10 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice($/tonne)— 424,79 387,89 455,00 480,00—
(b)fobprice($/tonne)— — — 425,00 450,00—
(c)Seafreight($/tonne)— — 30,00 30,00—
(d)Source USDAUSDA Operators Operators—
(l)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.