CELEX: 31996R0007
Language: en
Date: 1996-01-03 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 7/96 of 3 January 1996 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

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                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 7/96
                                                       of 3 January 1996
                                         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
 1 530/95 (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
as regards import duties in the rice sector (3), as last
                                                                   Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2928/95 (4), and in parti­           function normally, the market rates recorded during a
cular Article 4 (1 ) thereof,
                                                                   reference period should be used for calculating the
                                                                   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
importation and increased by a certain percentage                                           Article 1
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 4 January 1996.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                   Done at Brussels, 3 January 1996.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ   No  L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 2  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 3 January 1996 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                         ' broken rice
                                                                                                                                                (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                           Duties (6)
                                                                                            Basmati                 Basmati
             CN code                    Third countries                ACP                  India Ç)              Pakistan (8)          Arrangement in
                                       (except ACP and              Bangladesh             Article 4,              Article 4,          Regulation (EEC)
                                        Bangladesh) (3) (9)          (W) 0              Regulation (EC)        Regulation (EC)           No 3877/86 H
                                                                                          No 1573/95             No 1573/95
           1006 10 21                          (9)                    150,76
           1006 10 23                          (9)                    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                         (9)                    150,76
           1006 10 96                          0                      150,76
           1006 10 98                          (9)                    150,76                                                                232,65
           1006 20 11                       249,77                    120,55
           1006 20 13                       249,77                    120,55
           1006 20 15                       249,77                    120,55
            1006 20 17                      358,50                    174,91                108,50                  308,50                  268,88
           1006 20 92                       249,77                    120,55
           1006 20 94                       249,77                    120,55
           1006 20 96                       249,77                    120,55
            1006 20 98                      358,50                    174,91                108,50                  308,50                  268,88
           1006 30 21                       526,51                    248,35
           1006 30 23                       526,51                    248,35
            1006 30 25                      526,51                    248,35
           1006 30 27                          0                      290,59                                                                458,25
           1006 30 42                       526,51                    248,35
            1006 30 44                      526,51                    248,35
            1006 30 46                      526,51                    248,35
           1006 30 48                          (9)                    290,59                                                                458,25
           1006 30 61                       526,51                    248,35
            1006 30 63                      526,51                    248,35
            1006 30 65                      526,51                    248,35
            1006 30 67                         0                      290,59                                                                458,25
            1006 30 92                      526,51                    248,35
            1006 30 94                      526,51                    248,35
            1006 30 96                      526,51                    248,35
            1006 30 98                         0                      290,59                                                                458,25
            1006 40 00                         0                       90,38
(') 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 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.
(i) 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 ).
  (*) 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).
  (9) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.
                                                                          ANNEX II
                                                          Calculation of import duties for rice
I                                                      Paddy
                                                                               Indica rice                       Japónica rice
                                                                                                                                            Broken rice
l                                                                       Husked             Milled           Husked           Milled
  1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne) (')                        (2)            358,50              611             249,77           526,51              0
  2. Elements of calculation :
       (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                     —
                                                                        366,48             394,94           509,99           497,96              —
       (b) fob price ($/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.