CELEX: 31997R0431
Language: en
Date: 1997-03-05 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 431/97 of 5 March 1997 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

6 . 3 . 97         1 EN I             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 65/47
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 431 /97
                                                       of 5 March 1997
                                        fixing the import duties in the rice sector
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
  Community,                                                      as regards import duties in the rice sector;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of          Whereas the import duties are applicable until new duties
 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the               are fixed and enter into force; whereas they also remain in
 market in rice ('),                                              force in cases where no quotation is available from the
                                                                  source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
  Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                   1 503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next period­
  1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for          ical fixing;
 the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as
 regards import duties in the rice sector (2), as amended by      Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
 Regulation (EC) No 2131 /96 (3), and in particular Article 4     function normally, the market rates recorded during a
 ( 1 ) thereof,                                                   reference period should be used for calculating the duties;
 Whereas Article 1 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96
 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs            results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
 Tariff are to be charged on import of the products               Annexes to this Regulation ,
 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         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
                                                                  those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EC) No        the information given in Annex II.
 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis
 of the representative prices for the product in question on                                Article 2
 the world market or on the Community import market
 for the product;                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 March 1997.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 5 March 1997.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 329, 30 . 12. 1995, p. 18 .
(2) OJ No L 189, 30 . 7. 1996, p. 71 .
P) OJ No L 285, 7. 11 . 1996, p. 6.
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                                                                             ANNEX I
                        to the Commission Regulation of 5 March 1997 fixing the import duties on rice and broken rice
                                                                                                                                                    (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                  Duties (5)
                      CN code                        Third countries                   ACP                      Basmati
                                                    (except ACP and                Bangladesh                    India                        Egypt (8)
                                                     Bangladesh) f) f)              ooon                     and Pakistan (6)
                     1006 10 21                             0                        140,81                                                    217,73
                     1006 10 23                             0                        140,81                                                   217,73
                     1006 10 25                             0                        140,81                                                   217,73
                     1006 10 27                             o                        140,81                                                   217,73
                     1006 10 92                             o                        140,81                                                   217,73
                     1006 10 94                             0                        140,81                                                   217,73
                     1006 10 96                             0                        140,81                                                   217,73
                     1006 10 98                             0                        140,81                                                   217,73
                     1006 20 11                          327,72                      159,52           I                                       245,79
                     1006 20 13                          327,72                      159,52                                                   245,79
                     1006 20 15                          327,72                      159,52                                                  245,79
                     1006 20 17                          245,93                      118,63                       0                           184,45
                     1006 20 92                          327,72                      159,52                                                  245,79
                     1006 20 94                          327,72                      159,52                                                  245,79
                     1006 20 96                          327,72                      159,52                                                  245,79
                    1006 20 98                           245,93                      118,63                       0                           1 84,45
                    1006 30 21                           561,31                     265,75                                                   420,98
                    1006 30 23                           561,31                     265,75                                                   420,98
                    1006 30 25                           561,31                     265,75                                                   420,98
                    1006 30 27                           570,87                     270,53                                                   428,15
                    1006 30 42                           561,31                     265,75                                                   420,98
                    1006 30 44                           561,31                     265,75                                                   420,98
                    1006 30 46                           561,31                     265,75                                                   420,98
                    1006 30 48                           570,87                     270,53                                                   428,15
                    1006 30 61                           561,31                     265,75                                                   420,98
                    1006 30 63                          561,31                      265,75                                                   420,98
                    1006 30 65                           561,31                     265,75                                                   420,98
                    1006 30 67                          570,87                      270,53                                                   428,15
                    1006 30 92                          561,31                      265,75            l                                      420,98
                    1006 30 94                          561,31                      265,75                                                  420,98
                    1006 30 96                          561,31                      265,75                                                  420,98
                    1006 30 98                          570,87                      270,53                                                  428,15
                    1006 40 00                             0                          84,38                                                  132,00
 (') 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 .
f) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 1 1 (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 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 ).
(') For husked rice of the Basmati variety originating in India and Pakistan, a reduction of ECU 250 per tonne applies (Article 4b 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 for rice
                                                                     Indica rice                Japonica ca rice
                                               Paddy                                                                   Broken rice
                                                             Husked               Milled  Husked                Milled
 1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne)                    C)           245,93              570,87   327,72               561,31      C)
2. Elements of calculation :
     (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)               —
                                                             441,45              403,00   380,00               430,00     —
                                                                          I
     (b) fob price ($/tonne)                    —               —
                                                                                          350,00               400,00     —
                                                        \
     (c) Sea freight ($/tonne)                  —
                                                                                           30,00                 30,00    —
                                        I
     (d) Source                                              i; S DA             US DA   Operators          Operators     —
(') Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.