L242/56 [ENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.9.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1726/97
of3September1997
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;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportdutiesinthericesectorreferredtoinArticle
11(1)and(2)ofRegulation (EC)No3072/95shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4September
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3September1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL329,30.12.1995,p.18.
(2)OJL189,30.7.1996,p.71.
b)OJL194,23.7.1997,p.2.

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ANNEXI
totheCommissionRegulationof3September1997fixingtheimportdutiesonriceandbroken
rice
(EClJ/tonne)
Duties(5)
CNcodeThirdcountries ACP Basmati I
(exceptACPand Bangladesh India Egyptf)Bangladesh )(■')(7) (')(W) andPakistan(')
10061021 0 130,91 202,88
10061023 0 130,91 202,88
10061025 0 130,91 l 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 298,99 145,16 224,24
10062013 298,99 145,16 224,24
10062015 298,99 145,16 224,24
10062017 225,79 108,56 0 169,34
10062092 298,99 145,16 224,24
10062094 298,99 145,16 224,24
10062096 298,99 145,16 224,24
10062098 225,79 108,56 0 169,34
10063021 525,46 247,82 394,10
10063023 525,46 247,82 394,10
10063025 525,46 247,82 394,10
10063027 0 251,59 399,75
10063042 525,46 247,82 394,10
10063044 525,46 247,82 394,10
10063046 525,46 247,82 394,10
10063048 0 251,59 399,75
10063061 525,46 247,82 394,10
10063063 525,46 247,82 394,10
10063065 525,46 247,82 394,10
10063067 0 251,59 399,75
10063092 525,46 247,82 394,10
10063094 525,46 247,82 394,10
10063096 525,46 247,82 394,10
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.
(1)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).
0NoimportdutyappliestoproductsoriginatingintheOCTpursuanttoArticle101(1)ofamendedCouncilDecision91/482/EEC(OJL263,19.9.1991,
p.1).
(6)ForhuskedriceoftheBasmativarietyoriginatinginIndiaandPakistan,areductionofECU250pertonneapplies(Article4aofamendedRegulation(EC)
No1503/96).
0DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(*)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)225,79 533,00 298,99 525,46 C)
2.Elementsofcalculation :
(a)Aragcifprice(ECU/tonne)— 374,42 314,07 327,90 364,85—
(b)fobprice(ECU/tonne)— — — 300,19 337,14—
(c)Seafreight(ECU/tonne)— — — 27,71 27,71—
(d)Source USDA USDA Operators Operators—
(')DutiesfixedintheCommonCustomsTariff.