CELEX: 31997R1701
Language: en
Date: 1997-08-29 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1701/97 of 29 August 1997 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 239 /28         EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 30 . 8 . 97
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1701/97
                                                       of 29 August 1997
                                       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 in
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            force in cases where no quotation is available from the
 Community,
                                                                  source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of           1503/96 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), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1403/97 (3), and in particular              Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96
Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof,                                          results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
                                                                  Annexes to this Regulation,
Whereas Article 1 1 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,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
however, in the case of the products referred to in para­
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         The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
Common Customs Tariff duties;
                                                                  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 September
as regards import duties in the rice sector,                      1997 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 29 August 1997.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                             Ritt BJERREGAARD
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18 .
(2) OJ No L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 71 .
 3) OJ No L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 2.
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                       to the Commission Regulation of 29 August 1997 fixing the import duties on rice and broken rice
                                                                                                                                                  (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                 Duties i5)
                      C N code                      Third countries                    ACP                      Basmati
                                                   (except ACP and                 Bangladesh                    India                      Egypt (8)
                                                    Bangladesh) (3) f)              C) 0 0 C)               and Pakistan (6)
                    1006 10 21                             0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                    1006 10 23                             0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                    1006 10 25                             0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                    1006 10 27                             0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                    1006 10 92                             o                         130,91                                                  202,88
                    1006 10 94                             0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                    1006 10 96                             0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                    1006 10 98                             0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                    1006 20 11                          302,05                       146,69                                                  226,54
                    1006 20 13                          302,05                       146,69                                                  226,54
                    1006 20 15                          302,05                       146,69                                                  226,54
                    1006 20 17                          226,75                       109,04                        0                         170,06
                    1006 20 92                          302,05                       146,69                                                 226,54
                   1006 20 94                           302,05                       146,69                                                 226,54
                   1006 20 96                           302,05                       146,69                                                 226,54
                   1006 20 98                           226,75                       109,04                        0                         170,06
                   1006 30 21                           528,87                      249,53                                                  396,65
                   1006 30 23                           528,87                      249,53                                                  396,65
                   1006 30 25                           528,87                      249,53                                                  396,65
                   1006 30 27                              0                        251,59                                                  399,75
                   1006 30 42                           528,87                      249,53                                                  396,65
                   1006 30 44                           528,87                      249,53                                                  396,65
                   1006 30 46                           528,87                      249,53                                                  396,65
                   1 006 30 48                            0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                   1006 30 61                           528,87                      249,53                                                  396,65
                   1006 30 63                           528,87                      249,53                                                  396,65
                   1006 30 65                          528,87                       249,53                                                  396,65
                   1006 30 67                             0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                   1006 30 92                          528,87                       249,53                                                  396,65
                   1006 30 94                          528,87                       249,53                                                  396,65
                   1006 30 96                          528,87                       249,53                                                  396,65
                   1006 30 98                             o                         251,59                                                  399,75
                   1006 40 00                             0                          78,38                                                  123,00
(') 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 11 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(*) 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).
(*) 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 and Pakistan, a reduction of ECU 250 per tonne applies (Article 4a of amended Regulation (EC)
    No 1503/96).
0 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 No L 292, 15. 11 . 1996, p. 1 ) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 (OJ No L 31 , 1 . 2. 1997, p. 53).
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                                                              ANNEX II
                                                 Calculation of import duties (or nee
                                                                    Indica rice              Japónica rice
                                               Paddy                                                             Broken rice
                                                             Husked             Milled  Husked           Milled
1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne)                     C)           226,75             533,00  302,05           528,87      C)
2. Elements of calculation :
    (a) Arag cif price (ECU/tonne)              —
                                                             373,46             318,06  324,84           361,44      —
    (b) fob price (ECU/tonne)                   —              —                  —
                                                                                        297,39           333,99      —
    (c) Sea freight (ECU/tonne)                 —              —                  —
                                                                                         27,45             27,45     —
    (d) Source                                  —            USDA               USDA   Operators       Operators     —
(') Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.