CELEX: 31995R2956
Language: en
Date: 1995-12-20 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2956/95 of 20 December 1995 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

21 . 12. 95           EN              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 308/49
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2956/95
                                                    of 20 December 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
1530/95 0,                                                      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 18l8/95 (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 21 December
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, 20 December 1995.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Franz FISCHLER
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(•) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
h) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 5.
(3) OJ No L 150, 1 . 7. 1995, p. 53.
(<) OJ No L 175, 27. 7. 1995, p. 25.
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                       to the Commission Regulation of 20 December 1995 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                           broken rice
                                                                                                                                                 (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                            Duties 0
                                                                                            Basmaei                 Basmati
              CN code                    Third countries                ACP                 India f)               Pakistan (*)         Arrangement in
                                        (except ACP and             Bangladesh             Article 4,              Article 4,           Regulation (EEC)
                                         Bangladesh) (3) C)          C)0 (3)(4)         Regulation (EC)         Regulation (EC)          No 3877/860
                                                                                          No 1573/95              No 1573/95
            1006 10 21                          0                      150,76                                                       I
            1006 10 23                          0                      150,76                                                       \
            1006 10 25                          0                     150,76                                                        \
            1006 10 27                          0                     150,76                                                                   —
            1006 10 92                          0                     150,76                                                        \
            1006 10 94                          0                     150,76        I                                               \
            1006 10 96                         0                      150,76        I                                               \
            1006 10 98                         0                      150,76                                                                   —
            1006 20 11                       242,93                   117,12        \                                               \
            1006 20 13                       242,93                   117,12                                                        \
            1006 20 15                       242,93                   117,12                                                        I
            1006 20 17                       352,57                   171,94                102,57                  302,57                    —
            1006 20 92                       242^3                    117,12                                                        \
            1006 20 94                       242,93                   117,12
            1006 20 96                       242^3                    117,12
            1006 20 98                       352,57                   171,94                102,57                  302,57                    —
            1006 30 21                       517,93                   244,05
            1006 30 23                       517,93                   244,05
            1006 30 25                       517,93                   244,05
            1006 30 27                       611,00                   290,59                                l                                 —
            1006 30 42                       517,93                   244,05
            1006 30 44                       517,93                   244,05                                I                       \
            1006 30 46                       517,93                   244,05
            1006 30 48                       611,00                   290,59                                                                  _
            1006 30 61                       517,93                   244,05
            1006 30 63                       517,93                   244,05
            1006 30 65                       517,93                   244,05
            1006 30 67                       611,00                   290,59        I                                                         —
            1006 30 92                       517,93                   244,05
            1006 30 94                       517,93                   244,05                                                        \
            1006 30 96                       517,93                   244,05
            1006 30 98                       611,00                   290,59                                                                  —
            1006 40 00                         0                       90,38
                                                                                    |                       I                       I
(') 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).
(J) 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.
(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 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 variety under the arrangements laid down in amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 3877/86
       (OJ No L 361 , 20. 12. 1986, p. 1 ).
  0 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 ).
  0 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).
  (') Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.
                                                                          ANNEX II
                                                          Calculation of import duties for rice
                                                                               Indica rice                       Japónica rice
                                                       Paddy                                                                                Broken rice
\                                                                       Husked             Milled           Husked           Milled
  1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne) (')                        (2)            352,57             611,00           242,93           517,93             (2)
 2. Elements of calculation :
       (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                     —
                                                                        366,48             396,95           509,99           497,96             —
       (b) fob price ($/tonne)                          —                  —                 —
                                                                                                            479,99           467,96             —
       (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.