CELEX: 31996R2095
Language: en
Date: 1996-10-31 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2095/96 of 31 October 1996 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

1 . 11 . 96           EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 282/25
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2095/96
                                                     of 31 October 1996
                                        fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       whereas the import duties are applicable until new duties
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             are fixed and enter into force; whereas they also remain in
Community,
                                                                  force in cases where no quotation is available from the
                                                                  source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of            1 503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next period­
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the                ical fixing;
market in rice ('),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No
                                                                  Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for            function normally, the market rates recorded during a
the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as          reference period should be used for calculating the duties;
regards import duties in the rice sector (2) , and in parti­
cular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof,                                    Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96
                                                                  results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                  Annexes to this Regulation ,
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         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
graph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to
the intervention price valid for such products on importa­
tion and increased by a certain percentage according to
                                                                                           Article 1
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;                                     The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
                                                                  11 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EC) No         those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis        the information given in Annex II .
of the representative prices for the product in question on
the world market or on the Community import market
for the product;                                                                           Article 2
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed
rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
as regards import duties in the rice sector;                      1996 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 31 October 1996 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 329, 30 . 12. 1995, p. 18 .
 2 OJ No L 189, 30 . 7. 1996, p. 71 .
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                        to the Commission Regulation of 31 October 1996 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                           broken rice
                                                                                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                Duties (')
                                                                                                                Basmati                      Basmati
                    CN code                        Third countries                   ACP                        India (')                  Pakistan f)
                                                  (except ACP and                 Bangladesh                 Article 4 of                  Article 4 of
                                                   Bangladesh) (■') (8)            CM2) CM4)               Regulation (EC)               Regulation (EC)
                                                                                                             No 1573 / 95                  No 1573 /95
                   1006 10 21                             O                         140,81
                   1006 10 23                             (8)                       140,81
                   1006 10 25                             0                         140,81
                   1006 10 27                             (8)                       140,81
                   1006 10 92                             f)                        140,81
                   1006 10 94                             C)                        140,81
                   1006 10 96                             0                         140,81
                   1006 10 98                             0                         140,81
                   1006 20 11                          362,06                       176,69
                   1006 20 13                          362,06                       176,69
                   1006 20 15                          362,06                       176,69
                   1006 20 17                          308,88                       150,10                       58,88                       258,88
                   1006 20 92                          362,06                       176,69
                   1006 20 94                          362,06                       176,69
                   1006 20 96                          362,06                       176,69
                   1006 20 98                          308,88                       150,10                       58,88                       258,88
                   1006 30 21                             0                         271,09
                   1006 30 23                             (fi)                      271,09
                   1006 30 25                             0                         271,09
                   1006 30 27                             0                         271,09
                   1006 30 42                             n                         271,09
                   1006 30 44                             n                         271,09
                   1006 30 46                             0                         271,09
                   1006 30 48                             0                         271,09
                   1006 30 61                             n                         271,09
                   1006 30 63                             0                         271,09
                   1006 30 65                             C)                        271,09
                   1006 30 67                             0                         271,09
                   1006 30 92                             C)                        271,09
                   1006 30 94                             C)                        271,09
                   1006 30 96                             o                         271,09
                   1006 30 98                             o                         271,09
                   1006 40 00                             o                          84,38
(') Subject to the application of the provisions of Articles 12 and 13 of amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (OJ No L 84, 30 . 3 . 1990, p. 85).
(2) In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 715/ 90, the duties are not applied to products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and
    imported directly into the overseas department of Reunion .
(') The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 1 1 (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 No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 1 ) and amended Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 862/91 (OJ No L 88, 9 . 4. 1991 ,
    p. 7).
C) No import duty applies to products originating in the OCT pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of amended Council Decision 91 /482/EEC (OJ No L 263, 19 . 9.
    1991 , p. 1 ).
(6) For husked rice of the Basmati variety originating in India, a reduction of ECU 250 per tonne applies (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96).
(7) For husked rice of the Basmati variety originating in Pakistan, a reduction of ECU 50 per tonne applies (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/ 96).
(") Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.
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                                                              ANNEX II
                                                 Calculation of import duties (or rice
                                                                    Indica rice              Japónica rice
                                               Paddy                                                              Broken rice
                                                             Husked             Milled  Husked            Milled
1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne)                      C)          308,88             572,00  362,06           572,00       C)
2. Elements of calculation :
                                        I
    (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                             412,02             371,77  380,00           430,00       —
    (b) fob price ($/tonne)                     —              —                  —
                                                                                        350,00           400,00       —
                                                                          \
    (c) Sea freight ($/tonne)                   —              —
                                                                                         30,00             30,00      —
                                        I
    (d) Source                                               USDA               USDA   Operators       Operators      —
(') Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.