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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2129/97
of29October1997
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('),
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
oftherepresentativepricesfortheproductinquestionon
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30October
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29October1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
P)OJL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
P)OJL194,23.7.1997,p.2.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof29October1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(ECU/tonne)
CNcodeDuties(5)
Thirdcountries
(exceptACPand
Bangladesh)(')f)ACP
Bangladesh
C)0HC)Basmati
India
andPakistan(*)EgyptC)
10061021 0 130,91 202,88
10061023 0 130,91ll 202,88
10061025 0 130,91ll 202,88
10061027 0 130,91II 202,88
10061092 0 130,91 I 202,88
10061094 0 130,91 I 202,88
10061096 o 130,91 I 202,88
10061098 o 130,91 I 202,88
10062011 309,41 150,37 I 232,06
10062013 309,41 150,37 232,06
10062015 309,41 150,37 232,06
10062017 255,89 123,61 5,89 191,92
10062092 309,41 150,37 232,06
10062094 309,41 150,37 232,06
10062096 309,41 150,37 232,06
10062098 255,89 123,61 5,89 191,92
10063021 o 251,59 399,75
10063023 0 251,59 I 399,75
10063025 o 251,59 399,75
10063027 0 251,59 399,75
10063042 0 251,59 399,75
10063044 0 251,59 I 399,75
10063046 n 251,59 ll 399,75
10063048 o 251,59 ll 399,75
10063061 (1 251,59 ll 399,75
10063063 n 251,59 ll 399,75
10063065 o 251,59 ll 399,75
10063067 0 251,59 ll 399,75
10063092 0 251,59 ll 399,75
10063094 0 251,59 ll 399,75
10063096 o 251,59 ll 399,75
10063098 0 251,59 ll 399,75
10064000 o 78,38ll123,00
(')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).
J5)NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJL263,19.9.1991,
p.1).
(6)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(EC)
No1503/96).
f)DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(s)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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ANNEXII
Calculationofimportdutiesforrice
PaddyIndicarice Japónicarice
Brokenrice
Husked Milled Husked Milled
1.Importduty(ECU/tonne) C)255,89 533,00 309,41 533,00 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)— 344,32 285,46 317,48 352,52—
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 291,21 326,25—
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — — 26,27 26,27—
(d)Source— USDA USDAOperators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.