CELEX: 31997R2340
Language: en
Date: 1997-11-26 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2340/97 of 26 November 1997 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

27. 11 . 97         [ EN              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 324/21
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2340/97
                                                        of 26 November 1 997
                                        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
   1 503/96 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 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; 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 1 2 (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 27 November
 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, 26 November 1997.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(') OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18 .
0 OJ L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 71 .
0 OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 2.
 ---pagebreak---   L 324/22                  EN                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                                    27. 11 . 97
                                                                            ANNEX I
                   to the Commission Regulation of 26 November 1997 fixing the import duties on rice and broken
                                                                                rice
                                                                                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                 Duties (5)
                  C N code                         Third countries                    ACP                      Basmati
                                                  (except ACP and                  Bangladesh                   India                       Egypt («)
                                                   Bangladesh) (') f)               C)(2)(3)(4)             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                                0                         130,91          I                                      202,88
                 1006 10 94                                0                         130,91                                                 202,88
                 1006 10 96                                0                         130,91                                                 202,88
                 1006 10 98                                0                         130,91          l                                      202,88
                 1006 20 11                             318,21                       154,77          l                                      238,66
                 1006 20 13                             318,21                       154,77                                                 238,66
                 1006 20 15                             318,21                       154,77                                                 238,66
                 1006 20 17                             247,60                       119,46                     0,00                         185,70
                 1006 20 92                             318,21                       154,77                                                 238,66
                 1006 20 94                            318,21                        154,77                                                 238,66
                 1006 20 96                            318,21                        154,77                                                 238,66
                 1006 20 98                            247,60                        119,46                     0,00                         1 85,70
                 1006 30 21                                0                         251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 23                               0                          251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 25                               0                          251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 27                               0                          251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 42                               0                          251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 44                               0                          251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 46                               0                          251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 48                               0                          251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 61                               0                          251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 63                               0                         251,59           l                                      399,75
                 1006 30 65                               0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                 1006 30 67                               0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                1006 30 92                                0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                1006 30 94                                0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                1006 30 96                                0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                1006 30 98                                0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                1006 40 00                                0                           78,38                                                 1 23,00
(') Subject to the application of the provisions of Articles 12 and 13 of amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (OJ 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 .
(-1) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion 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).
0 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 ECU 250 per tonne applies (Article 4a of amended Regulation (EC)
     No 1503/96).
Ç) 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
                                                                    Indica rice              Japónica rice
                                               Paddy                                                             Broken rice
                                                             Husked             Milled  Husked            Milled
 1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne)                     C)          247,60             533,00  318,21           533,00      C)
2. Elements of calculation :
     (a) Arag cif price (ECU/tonne)             —
                                                             352,61             272,34  308,68           348,36      —
     (b) fob price (ECU/tonne)                  —              —                  —
                                                                                        282,22           321,90      —
     (c) Sea freight (ECU/tonne)                —              -                  —
                                                                                         26,46             26,46     —
     (d) Source                                 —            USDA               USDA   Operators       Operators     —
(') Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.