CELEX: 31998R2816
Language: en
Date: 1998-12-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2816/98 of 23 December 1998 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

24. 12. 98            EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 349/59
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2816/98
                                                      of 23 December 1998
                                      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
                                                                   1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next period-
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of             ical fixing;
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the
market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No          Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
2072/98 (2),                                                       function normally, the market rates recorded during a
                                                                   reference period should be used for calculating the duties;
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/
96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the              Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as               results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
regards import duties in the rice sector (3), as last amended      Annexes to this Regulation;
by Regulation (EC) No 1403/97 (4), and in particular
Article 4(1) thereof,                                              Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
                                                                   97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                   introduction of the euro (5) provides that, as from 1
provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs              January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-
Tariff are to be charged on import of the products                 ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the
referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation; whereas,              rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1,
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
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
importation and increased by a certain percentage
according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus
the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed                                       Article 1
the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties;
                                                                   The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No           11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be
3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis         those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
of the representative prices for the product in question on        the information given in Annex II.
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 24 December
as regards import duties in the rice sector;                       1998.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 23 December 1998.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30.  12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.  9. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 189, 30.  7. 1996, p. 71.
(4) OJ L 194, 23.  7. 1997, p. 2.                                  (5) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.
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                                                                              ANNEX I
                                                       Import duties on rice and broken rice
                                                                                                                                                    (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                           Duties (5)
            CN code                Third countries                 ACP                    Bangladesh                 Basmati
                                  (except ACP and                                                                     India                    Egypt (8)
                                                                  (1) (2) (3)                 (4)
                                  Bangladesh) (3) (7)                                                            and Pakistan (6)
         1006 10 21                       (7)                      83,41                    121,01                                             188,03
         1006 10 23                       (7)                      83,41                    121,01                                             188,03
         1006 10 25                       (7)                      83,41                    121,01                                             188,03
         1006 10 27                       (7)                      83,41                    121,01                                             188,03
         1006 10 92                       (7)                      83,41                    121,01                                             188,03
         1006 10 94                       (7)                      83,41                    121,01                                             188,03
         1006 10 96                       (7)                      83,41                    121,01                                             188,03
         1006 10 98                       (7)                      83,41                    121,01                                             188,03
         1006 20 11                    251,13                      83,56                    121,23                                             188,35
         1006 20 13                    251,13                      83,56                    121,23                                             188,35
         1006 20 15                    251,13                      83,56                    121,23                                             188,35
         1006 20 17                    258,47                      86,12                    124,90                    8,47                     193,85
         1006 20 92                    251,13                      83,56                    121,23                                             188,35
         1006 20 94                    251,13                      83,56                    121,23                                             188,35
         1006 20 96                    251,13                      83,56                    121,23                                             188,35
         1006 20 98                    258,47                      86,12                    124,90                    8,47                     193,85
         1006 30 21                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 23                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 25                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 27                       (7)                    160,51                     232,09                                             370,50
         1006 30 42                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 44                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 46                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 48                       (7)                    160,51                     232,09                                             370,50
         1006 30 61                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 63                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 65                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 67                       (7)                    160,51                     232,09                                             370,50
         1006 30 92                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 94                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 96                    458,38                    148,04                     214,28                                             343,79
         1006 30 98                       (7)                    160,51                     232,09                                             370,50
         1006 40 00                       (7)                      49,58                      (7)                                              114,00
(1) The duty on imports of rice originating in the ACP States is applicable, under the arrangements laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (OJ L
    215, 1.8.1998, p. 12) and amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 (OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 22).
(2) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1706/98, the duties are not applied to products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and imported
    directly into the overseas department of Réunion.
(3) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Réunion 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).
(5) 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).
(7) 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              Japonica rice
                                               Paddy                                                             Broken rice
                                                             Husked             Milled  Husked            Milled
1. Import duty (ECU/tonne)                       (1)         258,47             494,00  251,13           458,38      (1)
2. Elements of calculation:
    (a) Arag cif price (ECU/tonne)              —            310,15             281,38  342,76           385,07      —
    (b) fob price (ECU/tonne)                   —              —                  —     317,37           359,68      —
    (c) Sea freight (ECU/tonne)                 —              —                  —      25,39             25,39     —
    (d) Source                                  —            USDA               USDA   Operators       Operators     —
(1) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.