Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2004 of 17 March 2004 fixing the import duties in the rice sector
Date: 2004-03-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customs duties, import, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 500/2004

of 17 March 2004

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),

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 (2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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. However, in the case of the
products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the
import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid
for such products on 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.

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.

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.

(4)

(5)

(6)

The import duties are applicable until new duties are
fixed and enter into force. 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 periodical
fixing.

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.

Application of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1)
of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment
of the import duties that have been fixed as from 15
May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/
2003 (3) 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 adjusted in
compliance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 and
fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the informa-
tion given in Annex II.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27).

(2) OJ L 189, 30.7.1996, p. 71. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2294/2003 (OJ L 340, 24.12.2003, p. 12).

(3) OJ L 120, 15.5.2003, p. 15.

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ANNEX I

Import duties on rice and broken rice

Duties (5)

(EUR/t)

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 Bangla-
desh) (3)

ACP (1) (2) (3)

Bangladesh (4)

Basmati
India and Pakistan (6)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

192,48

192,48

192,48

238,39

192,48

192,48

192,48

238,39

359,34

359,34

359,34

(7)

359,34

359,34

359,34

(7)

359,34

359,34

359,34

(7)

359,34

359,34

359,34

(7)

(7)

69,51

69,51

69,51

69,51

69,51

69,51

69,51

69,51

63,03

63,03

63,03

79,10

63,03

63,03

63,03

79,10

113,38

113,38

113,38

133,21

113,38

113,38

113,38

133,21

113,38

113,38

113,38

133,21

113,38

113,38

113,38

133,21

41,18

101,16

101,16

101,16

101,16

101,16

101,16

101,16

101,16

91,90

91,90

91,90

114,85

91,90

91,90

91,90

114,85

164,76

164,76

164,76

193,09

164,76

164,76

164,76

193,09

164,76

164,76

164,76

193,09

164,76

164,76

164,76

193,09

(7)

0,00

0,00

Egypt (8)

158,25

158,25

158,25

158,25

158,25

158,25

158,25

158,25

144,36

144,36

144,36

178,79

144,36

144,36

144,36

178,79

269,51

269,51

269,51

312,00

269,51

269,51

269,51

312,00

269,51

269,51

269,51

312,00

269,51

269,51

269,51

312,00

96,00

(1) The duty on imports of rice originating in the ACP States is applicable, under the arrangements laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 (OJ L 348,

(2)

21.12.2002, p. 5) and amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 638/2003 (OJ L 93, 10.4.2003, p. 3).
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 Réunion.

(3) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Réunion 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 EUR/t 250 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

Paddy

(1)

—

—

—

—

Indica rice

Japonica rice

Husked

Milled

Husked

Milled

Broken rice

238,39

416,00

192,48

359,34

298,64

232,09

—

—

—

—

368,42

344,13

24,29

437,25

412,96

24,29

USDA and
operators

USDA and
operators

Operators

Operators

(1)

—

—

—

—

1.

Import duty (EUR/tonne)

2. Elements of calculation:

(a) Arag cif price (EUR/tonne)

(b)

fob price (EUR/tonne)

(c) Sea freight (EUR/tonne)

(d) Source

(1) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.