CELEX: 31996R0062
Language: en
Date: 1996-01-17 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 62/96 of 17 January 1996 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 13/ 12            EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                                18 . 1 . 96
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 62/96
                                                      of 17 January 1996
                                        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
1 530/95 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 last          Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1573/95
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2928/95 (4), and in parti­          results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
cular 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 18 January
as regards import duties in the rice sector ;                     1996.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                  Done at Brussels, 17 January 1996.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No  L  166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(*) OJ No  L  148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 5.
f)  OJ No  L  150, 1 . 7. 1995, p. 53.
 4  OJ No  L  307, 20. 12. 1995, p. 5.
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                      to the Commission Regulation of 17 January 1996 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                           broken rice
                                                                                                                                                (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                           Duties 0
                                                                                            Basmati                 Basmati
              CN code                   Third countries                ACP                  India f)              Pakistan (8)          Arrangement in
                                       (except ACP and              Bangladesh             Article 4,              Article 4,          Regulation (EEC)
                                        Bangladesh) (3) f)           (W) n              Regulation (EC)        Regulation (EC)           No 3877/86 Π
                                                                                          No 1573/95             No 1573/95
            1006 10 21                         0                      150,76
            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
            1006 10 96                         o                      150,76
            1006 10 98                         o                      150,76                                                                  —
            1006 20 11                      235,79                    113,56
            1006 20 13                       235,79                   113,56
            1006 20 15                       235,79                   113,56        \
            1006 20 17                       358,27                   174,80                108,27                  308,27                    —
            1006 20 92                       235,79                   113,56
            1006 20 94                       235,79                   113,56
            1006 20 96                       235,79                   113,56
            1006 20 98                       358,27                   174,80                108,27                  308,27                    —
            1006 30 21                      488,75                    229,47
            1006 30 23                      488,75                    229,47
            1006 30 25                      488,75                    229,47
            1006 30 27                         0                      290,59                                                                  —
            1006 30 42                      488,75                    229,47
            1006 30 44                      488,75                    229,47
            1006 30 46                      488,75                    229,47
            1006 30 48                         0                      290,59                                                                  —
            1006 30 61                      488,75                    229,47
            1006 30 63                      488,75                    229,47
            1006 30 65                      488,75                    229,47
            1006 30 67                         0                      290,59                                                                  —
            1006 30 92                      488,75                    229,47
            1006 30 94                      488,75                    229,47
            1006 30 96                      488,75                    229,47
            1 006 30 98                        0                      290,59                                                                  —
            1006 40 00                         0                       90,38
                                                                                    l
(') 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 12 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.
(*) 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 ).
(6) 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 ).
f) 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) (')                       0               358,27               611           235,79           488,75              (2)
2. Elements of calculation :
      (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                    —
                                                                       360,93             406,53          520,00           538,98              —
      (b) fob price ($/tonne)                         —                  —                  —
                                                                                                          490,00           508,98              —
      (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.
P) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.