Commission Regulation (EC) No 2657/98 of 9 December 1998 fixing the import duties in the rice sector
Date: 1998-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, customs duties, import, import price, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2657/98

of 9 December 1998

fixing the import duties in the rice sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the
market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/
96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as
regards import duties in the rice sector (3), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1403/97 (4), and in particular
Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs
Tariff are to be charged on import of
the products
referred to in Article 1 of
that Regulation; whereas,
however, in the case of the products referred to in para-
graph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to
such products on
the intervention price valid for
importation and increased by a certain percentage
according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus
the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed
the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis
of the representative prices for the product in question on
the world market or on the Community import market
for the product;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed
rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
as regards import duties in the rice sector;

Whereas the import duties are applicable until new duties
are fixed and enter into force; whereas they also remain in
force in cases where no quotation is available from the
source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next period-
ical fixing;

Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
function normally, the market rates recorded during a
reference period should be used for calculating the duties;

Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96
results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
Annexes to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be
those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
the information given in Annex II.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 December
1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 9 December 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 71.
(4) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 2.

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ANNEX I

Import duties on rice and broken rice

CN code

1006 10 21
1006 10 23
1006 10 25
1006 10 27
1006 10 92
1006 10 94
1006 10 96
1006 10 98
1006 20 11
1006 20 13
1006 20 15
1006 20 17
1006 20 92
1006 20 94
1006 20 96
1006 20 98
1006 30 21
1006 30 23
1006 30 25
1006 30 27
1006 30 42
1006 30 44
1006 30 46
1006 30 48
1006 30 61
1006 30 63
1006 30 65
1006 30 67
1006 30 92
1006 30 94
1006 30 96
1006 30 98
1006 40 00

Third countries
(except ACP and
Bangladesh) (3) (7)

(7)
(7)
(7)
(7)
(7)
(7)
(7)
(7)
247,55
247,55
247,55
257,13
247,55
247,55
247,55
257,13
454,35
454,35
454,35
(7)
454,35
454,35
454,35
(7)
454,35
454,35
454,35
(7)
454,35
454,35
454,35
(7)
(7)

ACP
(1) (2) (3)

83,41
83,41
83,41
83,41
83,41
83,41
83,41
83,41
82,30
82,30
82,30
85,66
82,30
82,30
82,30
85,66
146,63
146,63
146,63
160,51
146,63
146,63
146,63
160,51
146,63
146,63
146,63
160,51
146,63
146,63
146,63
160,51
49,58

(ECU/tonne)

Duties (5)

Bangladesh
(4)

Basmati
India
and Pakistan (6)

Egypt (8)

121,01
121,01
121,01
121,01
121,01
121,01
121,01
121,01
119,44
119,44
119,44
124,23
119,44
119,44
119,44
124,23
212,27
212,27
212,27
232,09
212,27
212,27
212,27
232,09
212,27
212,27
212,27
232,09
212,27
212,27
212,27
232,09
72,38

7,13

7,13

188,03
188,03
188,03
188,03
188,03
188,03
188,03
188,03
185,66
185,66
185,66
192,85
185,66
185,66
185,66
192,85
340,76
340,76
340,76
370,50
340,76
340,76
340,76
370,50
340,76
340,76
340,76
370,50
340,76
340,76
340,76
370,50
114,00

(1) The duty on imports of rice originating in the ACP States is applicable, under the arrangements laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (OJ L

215, 1.8.1998, p. 12) and amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 (OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 22).

(2) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1706/98, the duties are not applied to products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and imported

directly into the overseas department of R(cid:130)union.

(3) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of R(cid:130)union is specified in Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.

(4) The duty on imports of rice not including broken rice (CN code 1006 40 00), originating in Bangladesh is applicable under the arrangements laid down in
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 (OJ L 337, 4.12.1990, p. 1) and amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 862/91 (OJ L 88, 9.4.1991, p. 7).

(5) No import duty applies to products originating in the OCT pursuant to Article 101(1) of amended Council Decision 91/482/EEC (OJ L 263, 19.9.1991, p. 1).

(6) For husked rice of the Basmati variety originating in India and Pakistan, a reduction of ECU 250 per tonne applies (Article 4a of amended Regulation (EC)

No 1503/96).

(7) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.

(8) The duty on imports of rice originating in and coming from Egypt is applicable under the arrangements laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96

(OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 1) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 (OJ L 31, 1.2.1997, p. 53).

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ANNEX II

Calculation of import duties for rice

1. Import duty (ECU/tonne)

2. Elements of calculation:

(a) Arag cif price (ECU/tonne)

(b) fob price (ECU/tonne)

(c) Sea freight (ECU/tonne)

(d) Source

(1) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.

Paddy

(1)

—

—

—

—

Indica rice

Japonica rice

Husked

257,13

Milled

494,00

Husked

247,55

Milled

454,35

311,49

275,70

346,34

389,10

—

—

—

—

320,69

363,45

25,65

25,65

USDA

USDA

Operators

Operators

Broken rice

(1)

—

—

—

—