CELEX: 31996R1892
Language: en
Date: 1996-09-30 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1892/96 of 30 September 1996 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 249/34          EN              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 1 . 10 . 96
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1892/96
                                                   of 30 September 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 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
 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 ('),
                                                                 Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                  function normally, the market rates recorded during a
 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for          reference period should be used for calculating the duties;
 the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as
 regards import duties in the rice sector (2) , and in parti­
 cular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof,                                  Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96
                                                                 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
 Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                Annexes to this Regulation,
 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
whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import                                 Article 1
 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
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
as regards import duties in the rice sector;                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1996.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 30 September 1996.
                                                                           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 .
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                                                                             ANNEX I
                           to the Commission Regulation of 30 September 1996 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                            broken rice
                                                                                                                                                      (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                 Duties (5)
                                                                                                                  Basmati                      Basmati
                      C N code                      Third countries                   ACP                         India (')                  Pakistan f)
                                                   (except ACP and                 Bangladesh                  Article 4 of                 Article 4 of
                                                    Bangladesh) (3) (8)             C)(2)(3)(4)              Regulation (EC)              Regulation (EC)
                                                                                                               No 1573 /95                  No 1573/95
                     1006 10 21                             f)                       140,81
                     1006 10 23                             0                        140,81
                     1006 10 25                             (8)                      140,81
                     1006 10 27                             (8)                      140,81
                     1006 10 92                             (8)                      140,81          l
                     1006 10 94                             (8)                      140,81          I
                     1006 10 96                             (8)                      140,81          I
                     1006 10 98                             (8)                      140,81
                     1006 20 11                         318,09                       154,71
                     1006 20 13                         318,09                       154,71
                     1006 20 15                         318,09                       154,71
                     1006 20 17                         300,33                      145,83                        50,33                       250,33
                     1006 20 92                         318,09                      154,71
                    1006 20 94                          318,09                      154,71
                    1006 20 96                          318,09                      154,71
                    1006 20 98                          300,33                      145,83                        50,33                       250,33
                    1006 30 21                          571,54                      270,86
                    1006 30 23                          571,54                      270,86
                    1006 30 25                          571,54                      270,86
                    1006 30 27                             (8)                      271,09
                    1006 30 42                          571,54                      270,86
                    1006 30 44                          571,54                      270,86
                    1006 30 46                          571,54                      270,86
                    1006 30 48                             (8)                      271,09
                    1006 30 61                          571,54                      270,86
                    1006 30 63                          571,54                      270,86
                    1006 30 65                          571,54                     270,86
                    1006 30 67                            (8)                      271,09
                    1006 30 92                         571,54                      270,86
                    1006 30 94                         571,54                      270,86
                    1006 30 96                         571,54                      270,86
                    1006 30 98                            (8)                      271,09
                    1006 40 00                            (8)                        84,38
(') 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 .
(■') The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(*) 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 ).
(6) For husked rice of the Basmati variety originating in India, a reduction of ECU 250 per tonne applies (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1 503/96).
f) For husked rice of the Basmati variety originating in Pakistan, a reduction of ECU 50 per tonne applies (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96).
(8) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.
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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)          300,33             572,00  318,09            571,54      C)
2. Elements of calculation :
     (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)               —
                                                             417,02             385,37  430,00            460,00      —
     (b) fob price ($/tonne)                    —              —                  —
                                                                                        400,00            430,00      —
     (c) Sea freight ($/tonne)                  —              —                  —
                                                                                         30,00              30,00     —
                                        I
     (d) Source                                              USDA               USDA   Operators       Operators      —
(') Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.