CELEX: 31996R0288
Language: en
Date: 1996-02-14 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 288/96 of 14 February 1996 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 37/22          Hen I              Official Journal of the European Communities                               15. 2. 96
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 288/96
                                                    of 14 February 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 period­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76             ical fixing ;
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the
market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 (2),                                                     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
                                                                                          Article 1
according to whether it is Indica or Japonica rice and also
husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price
applicable to the consignment in question provided that          The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs              12 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be
Tariff 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 15 February
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, 14 February 1996.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18 .
0 OJ No L 150, 1 . 7. 1995, p. 53.
b) OJ No L 307, 20. 12. 1995, p. 5.
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                      to the Commission Regulation of 14 February 1996 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                           broken rice
                                                                                                                                                (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                           Duties (6)
                                                                                            Basmati                 Basmati
             CN code                    Third countries                ACP                  India Ç7)             Pakistan (8)          Arrangement in
                                       (except ACP and              Bangladesh             Article 4,              Article 4,          Regulation (EEC)
                                        Bangladesh) (3) (')          C)(2)(3)(4)        Regulation (EC)        Regulation (EC)           No 3877/86 (5)
                                                                                          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                         o                      150,76
            1006 10 94                         o                      150,76
            1006 10 96                         o                      150,76
            1006 10 98                         o                      150,76                                                                   —
            1006 20 11                       266,38                   128,85
            1006 20 13                       266,38                   128,85
            1006 20 15                       266,38                   128,85
            1006 20 17                      363,30                    177,31                 113,3                   313,3                     —
            1006 20 92                       266,38                   128,85        I
            1006 20 94                      266,38                    128,85
            1006 20 96                      266,38                    128,85
            1006 20 98                      363,30                    177,31                 113,3                   313,3                     —
            1006 30 21                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 23                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 25                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 27                      609,78                    289,98                                                                   —
            1006 30 42                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 44                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 46                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 48                      609,78                    289,98                                                                   —
            1006 30 61                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 63                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 65                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 67                      609,78                    289,98                                                                  —
            1006 30 92                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 94                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 96                      516,27                    243,23
            1006 30 98                      609,78                    289,98                                                                  —
            1006 40 00                         0                       90,38
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(') 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 direcdy 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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0 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 ).
(«) 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 (or rice
                                                                             Indica rice                       Japónica rice
                                                     Paddy                                                                                 Broken rice
                                                                      Husked              Milled         Husked             Milled
 1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne) (')                       O              363,30             609,78          266,38            516,27              (2)
2. Elements of calculation :
      (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                    —
                                                                      355,39             418,11          480,00            505,00              —
      (b) fob price ($/tonne)                         —                 —                  —
                                                                                                         450,00            475,00              —
      (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.