Commission Regulation (EC) No 2831/98 of 22 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 on the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with regard to import duties on rice
Date: 1998-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, customs duties, import, product quality, rice, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2831/98

of 22 December 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 on the detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 with regard to import duties on rice

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), and in particular Article 11(4) thereof,

Whereas the trial period for the cumulative recovery
system (CRS) for determining the full import duties on
husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 introduced
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 703/97 (3),
as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1470/98 (4), expires on
31 December 1998; whereas the evaluation of the system
carried out in accordance with Article 10(4) of Regulation
(EC) No 703/97 suggests that it should not be extended
beyond that date;

Whereas, when it comes to determining the represent-
ative price of husked Indica rice on the United States
justify an
market,
increase in the prices recorded for the reference qualities

the current economic conditions

listed in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1503/96 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1403/
97 (6); whereas this increase can be assessed at any time by
the Commission; whereas that Regulation must therefore
be amended;

Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 is replaced by
the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 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 104, 22. 4. 1997, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 194, 10. 7. 1998, p. 5.

(5) OJ L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 71.
(6) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 2.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Indica rice

Japonica rice

Husked

Milled

Husked

Milled

CN code

1006 20 17
1006 20 98

1006 30 27
1006 30 48
1006 30 67
1006 30 98

1006 20 other than
1006 20 17
1006 20 98

1006 30 other than
1006 30 27
1006 30 48
1006 30 67
1006 30 98

Reference quality US long grain

Thai 100 % B

US Gulf medium grain (3)

2/4/73 (2)
US long grain
parboiled
1/4/88 (2)

USA

cif loose
ARAG

Origin

Stage (1)

Thailand

cif loose
ARAG

USA

cif loose
ARAG

USA

cif loose
ARAG

(1) Cif ARAG: quotation for North Sea ports (Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Ghent).
(2) The prices relating to these two reference qualities are increased by 8 %.
(3) In the absence of this quality, other qualities of rice of the japonica type may be used.'