CELEX: 31995R2608
Language: en
Date: 1995-11-08 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2608/95 of 8 November 1995 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 267/34         MENl                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                9 . 11 . 95
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2608 /95
                                                       of 8 November 1995
                                          fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         Whereas the import duties are applicable until new duties
                                                                    are fixed and enter into force ; whereas they also remain
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              in force in cases where no quotation is available for the
 Community,                                                         reference referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
                                                                    1573/95 during the two weeks preceding the next
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76               periodical fixing ;
 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the
 market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
 1 530/95 (2),                                                      Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
                                                                    function normally, the market rates recorded during a
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                     reference period should be used for calculating the
 1573/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for             duties ;
 the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
as regards import duties in the rice sector (3), as amended         Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1573/95
by Regulation (EC) No 181 8/95 (4), and in particular               results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
Article 4 (1 ) thereof,                                             Annexes to this Regulation,
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
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 buying price valid for such products on
importation and increased by a certain percentage
according to whether it is Indica or Japonica rice and also                                  Article 1
husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price appli­
cable to the consignment in question provided that duty             The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff
                                                                    12 (1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be
duties ;                                                            those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
                                                                    the information given in Annex II.
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (4) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1418/76, the cif import prices are calculated on the
basis of the prices for the product in question on the
world market ;                                                                              Article 2
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 lays down detailed
rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76            This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November
as regards import duties in the rice sector ;                       1995.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 8 November 1995.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No   L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No   L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 5.
(3) OJ  No   L 150, 1 . 7. 1995, p. 53.
(4) OJ  No   L 175, 27. 7. 1995, p. 25.
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                       to the Commission Regulation of 8 November 1995 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                           broken rice
                                                                                                                                                 (ECU/tonne)
\                                                                                           Duties (')
                                                                                             Basmati                 Basmati
               CN code                   Third countries                ACP                  India O               Pakistan (8)          Arrangement in
                                        (except ACP and              Bangladesh             Article 4,              Article 4,          Regulation (EEC)
                                         Bangladesh) (3) f)           o0oo              Regulation (EC)         Regulation (EC)          No 3877/86 0
                                                                                           No 1573/95             No 1573 /95
            1006 10 21                          f)                     150,76
            1006 10 23                          0                      150,76
            1006 10 25                          n                      150,76
            1006 10 27                          n                      150,76                                                                  —
            1006 10 92                          0                      150,76
            1006 10 94                          0                      150,76
            1006 10 96                          0                      150,76
            1006 10 98                          0                      150,76                                                                  —
            1006 20 11                       251,80                    121,56
            1006 20 13                       251,80                    121,56
            1 006 20 15                      251,80                    121,56
            1006 20 17                       335,00                    163,16                  85,00                 285,00                    —
            1006 20 92                       251,80                    121,56
            1006 20 94                       251,80                    121,56
            1006 20 96                       251,80                    121,56
            1006 20 98                       335,00                    163,16                  85,00                 285,00                    —
            1006 30 21                       518,36                   244,27
            1006 30 23                       518,36                   244,27
            1006 30 25                       518,36                   244,27
            1006 30 27                       585,85                   278,01                                                                   —
            1 006 30 42                      518,36                   244,27
            1006 30 44                       518,36                   244,27
            1006 30 46                       518,36                   244,27
             1006 30 48                      585,85                    278,01                                                                  —
            1006 30 61                       518,36                    244,27
             1006 30 63                      518,36                    244,27
             1006 30 65                      518,36                    244,27        \
             1006 30 67                      585,85                    278,01                                                                  —
             1006 30 92                      518,36                    244,27        \
             1006 30 94                      518,36                    244,27
             1006 30 96                      518,36                    244,27
             1 006 30 98                     585,85                    278,01                                                                  —
             1006 40 00                         0                       90,38
 (') 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.
 (3) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.
 (*) 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 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 862/91 (OJ No L 88, 9. 4. 1991 , p. 7).
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(*) Only for imports of rice of the long-grain aromatic Basmati vanety under the arrangements laid down in amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86
     (OJ No L 361 , 20. 12. 1986, p. 1 ).
(6) 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 ).
f) For husked rice of the Basmati variety originating in India and not imported under the arrangments in Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86, a reduction of ECU
     250 per tonne applies (Article 4, Regulation (EC) No 1573/95).
(8) For husked rice of the Basmati variety originating in Pakistan and not imported under the arrangements in Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86, a reduction of
     ECU 50 per tonne applies (Article 4, Regulation (EC) No 1573/95).
O Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tanff.
                                                                        ANNEX II
                                                       Calculation of import duties (or rice
                                                                             Indica rice                       Japónica rice
                                                     Paddy                                                                                 Broken rice
                                                                      Husked             Milled          Husked             Milled
 1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne) (')                       e)             335,00             585,85          251,80            518,36              e)
2. Elements of calculation :
      (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                    —
                                                                      394,25             448,34          509,99            508,92              —
      (b) fob price ($/tonne)                         —                 —                  —
                                                                                                         479,99            478,92              —
      (c) Sea freight ($/tonne)                       —                 —                  —              30                 30                —
      (d) Source                                      —               USDA               USDA          Operators         Operators             —
(') Where rice is imported during the month following fixing, these import duties must be adjusted in accordance with the fourth subparagraph of Article 4
     (1 ) of Regulation (EC) No 1573/95.
(2) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.