CELEX: 31996R1845
Language: en
Date: 1996-09-25
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1845/96 of 25 September 1996 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 245/6         fENl              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  26 . 9 . 96
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1845/96
                                                    of 25 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
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            are fixed and enter into force; whereas they also remain in
  Community,
                                                                   force in cases where no quotation is available from the
                                                                   source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of           1503/96 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
  1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for
                                                                   function normally, the market rates recorded during a
                                                                   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 1 1 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                                    Article 1
 whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import
 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
                                                                  11 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 2 (3) of Regulation (EC) No       those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis       the information given in Annex II.
 of the representative prices for the product in question on
 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 26 September
 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, 25 September 1996.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18 .
0 OJ No L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 71 .
 ---pagebreak---    26. 9 . 96              PENH                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                                No L 245/7
                                                                            ANNEX I
                         to the Commission Regulation of 25 September 1996 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                           broken rice
                                                                                                                                                    (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                 Duties (5)
                                                                                                                 Basmati                     Basmati
                     C N code                       Third countries                   ACP                        India (6)                  Pakistan Ç)
                                                   (except ACP and                Bangladesh                  Article 4 of                 Article 4 of
                                                    Bangladesh) (3) (8)            CM2) CM4)                Regulation (EC)              Regulation (EC)
                                                                                                              No 1573/ 95                  No 1573/95
                    1006 10 21                             (8)                      140,81                                         I
                    1006 10 23                             0                        140,81                                         I
                   1006 10 25                              0                        140,81                                         I
                   1006 10 27                              n                        140,81                                         I
                   1006 10 92                              0                        140,81                                         I
                   1006 10 94                              n                        140,81
                   1006 10 96                              o                        140,81
                   1006 10 98                              o                        140,81
                   1006 20 11                           300,30                      145,81
                   1006 20 13                           300,30                      145,81
                   1006 20 15                           300,30                      145,81
                   1006 20 17                           302,24                      146,78                        52,24                      252,24
                   1006 20 92                           300,30                      145,81
                   1006 20 94                           300,30                      145,81
                   1006 20 96                           300,30                      145,81
                   1006 20 98                           302,24                      146,78                        52,24                      252,24
                   1006 30 21                           557,83                     264,01
                   1006 30 23                           557,83                     264,01
                   1006 30 25                           557,83                     264,01
                   1006 30 27                              C)                      271,09
                   1006 30 42                           557,83                     264,01
                   1006 30 44                           557,83                     264,01
                   1006 30 46                           557,83                     264,01
                   1006 30 48                             0                        271,09
                   1006 30 61                           557,83                     264,01
                   1006 30 63                          557,83                      264,01
                   1006 30 65                          557,83                      264,01
                   1006 30 67                             0                        271,09
                   1006 30 92                          557,83                      264,01
                   1006 30 94                          557,83                      264,01
                   1006 30 96                          557,83                      264,01
                   1006 30 98                             (8)                      271,09
                   1006 40 00                             0                          84,38
                                                                                                     |                             I
(') 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 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 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, a reduction of ECU 250 per tonne applies (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96).
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)           302,24             572,00  300,30            557,83      C)
 2. Elements of calculation :
     (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)               —
                                                            417,02             385,37   455,00            480,00     —
     (b) fob price ($/tonne)                    —              —                  —
                                                                                        425,00            450,00     —
     (c) Sea freight ($/tonne)                  —             —                  —
                                                                                         30,00             30,00     —
     (d) Source                                 —           USDA               USDA    Operators       Operators     —
(') Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.