CELEX: 31995R3037
Language: en
Date: 1995-12-29 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3037/95 of 29 December 1995 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 316/ 14       MEN               Official Journal of the European Communities                              30 . 12. 95
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3037/95
                                                   of 29 December 1995
                                       fixing the import duties in the rice sector
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                     basis of the prices for the product in question on the
                                                                 world market ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Community,                                                     Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 lays down detailed
                                                                 rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
                                                                 as regards import duties in the rice sector ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the               Whereas the import duties are applicable until new duties
 market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No       are fixed and enter into force ; whereas they also remain
  1530/95 (2),                                                   in force in cases where no quotation is available for the
                                                                 reference referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                   1573/95 during the two weeks preceding the next
  1573/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for         periodical fixing ;
 the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76          Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
 as regards import duties in the rice sector (3), as last        function normally, the market rates recorded during a
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 2928/95 (4), and in parti­        reference period should be used for calculating the
 cular Article 4 (1 ) thereof,                                   duties ;
 Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76               Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1573/95
 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 buying price valid for such products on
                                                                                          Article 1
 importation and increased by a certain percentage
 according to whether it is Indica or Japonica rice and also     The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
 husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price appli­        12 (1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be
 cable to the consignment in question provided that duty         those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
 does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff
                                                                 the information given in Annex II.
 duties ;
                                                                                          Article 2
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (4) of Regulation (EEC)
 No 1418/76, the cif import prices are calculated on the         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 29 December 1995.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Franz FISCHLER
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(>) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(A OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 5.
(3) OJ No L 150, 1 . 7. 1995, p. 53.
(«) OJ No L 307, 20. 12. 1995, p. 5.
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                                                                           ANNEX I
                      to the Commission Regulation of 29 December 1995 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                          broken rice
                                                                                                                                                (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                           Duties (')
                                                                                            Basmati                 Basmati
             CN code                    Third countries                ACP                  India f)              Pakistan (*)          Arrangement in
                                       (except ACP and              Bangladesh             Article 4,              Article 4,          Regulation (EEC)
                                        Bangladesh) (3) f)           oo o D            Regulation (EC)         Regulation (EC)          No 3877/86 0
                                                                                          No 1573/95             No 1573/95
           1006 10 21                          0                      150,76
           1006 10 23                          n                      150,76
           1006 10 25                          0                      150,76
           1006 10 27                          0                      150,76                                                                232,65
           1006 10 92                          0                      150,76
           1006 10 94                          o                      150,76
           1006 10 96                          o                      150,76
           1006 10 98                          o                      150,76                                                                232,65
           1006 20 1 1                      248,72                    120,02
           1006 20 13                       248,72                    120,02        \
           1006 20 15                       248,72                    120,02
           1006 20 17                       357,74                    174,53                107,74                  307,74                  26830
           1006 20 92                       248,72                    120,02
           1006 20 94                       248,72                    120,02
           1006 20 96                       248,72                    120,02
           1006 20 98                       357,74                    174,53                107,74                  307,74                  268,30
           1006 30 21                       525,47                   247,82
           1006 30 23                       525,47                    247,82
           1006 30 25                       525,47                   247,82
           1006 30 27                       611,00                   290,59                                                                 458,25
           1006 30 42                       525,47                   247,82
           1006 30 44                       525,47                   247,82
           1006 30 46                       525,47                    247,82
           1006 30 48                       611,00                    290,59                                                                458,25
           1006 30 61                       525,47                    247,82
           1006 30 63                       525,47                    247,82
            1006 30 65                      525,47                    247,82
            1006 30 67                      611,00                    290,59                                                                458,25
            1006 30 92                      525,47                    247,82
            1006 30 94                      525,47                    247,82
            1006 30 96                      525,47                    247,82
            1006 30 98                      611,00                    290,59        l                                                       458,25
            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 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.
(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 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 862/91 (OJ No L 88, 9. 4. 1991 , p. 7).
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i5) 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 ).
0 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).
(•) 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) (')                        O               357,74             611,00          248,72           525,47              0
2. Elements of calculation :
     (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                     —
                                                                       366,48             396,95          509,99           497,96              —
     (b) fob price ($/tonne)                          —                  —                  —
                                                                                                          479,99           467,96              —
     (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.