CELEX: 31997R1252
Language: en
Date: 1997-06-30 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1252/97 of 30 June 1997 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 173/96        ( eN |             Official Journal of the European Communities                                   1 . 7. 97
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1252/97
                                                         of 30 June 1997
                                        fixing the import duties in the rice sector
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed
                                                                   rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             as regards import duties in the rice sector,
 Community,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of            Whereas the import duties are applicable until new duties
 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the                are fixed and enter into force; whereas they also remain in
 market in rice ('),                                               force in cases where no quotation is available from the
                                                                   source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                     1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next period­
  1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for           ical fixing;
 the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as
 regards import duties in the rice sector (2), as last amended     Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
 by Regulation (EC) No 703/97 (3), and in particular Article       function normally, the market rates recorded during a
 4 ( 1 ) thereof,                                                  reference period should be used for calculating the duties;
 Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                  Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96
 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 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          The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
 Common Customs Tariff duties;                                     11 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be
                                                                   those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EC) No         the information given in Annex II .
 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis
 of the representative prices for the product in question on                                Article 2
 the world market or on the Community import market
 for the product;                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1997.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 30 June 1997.
                                                                             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 .
 3 OJ No L 104, 22. 4. 1997, p. 12.
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                         to the Commission Regulation of 30 June 1997 fixing the import duties on rice and broken rice
                                                                                                                                                  (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                 Duties (5)
                       CN code                      Third countries                    ACP                     Basmati
                                                  (except ACP and                  Bangladesh                    India                      Egypt (8)
                                                   Bangladesh) f) f)                oo on                   and Pakistan (6)
                      1006 10 21                           0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                      1006 10 23                           0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                      1006 10 25                           0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                      1006 10 27                           0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                     1006 10 92                            0                         130,91                                                 202,88
                     1006 10 94                            O                         130,91                                                 202,88
                     1006 10 96                            0                         130,91                                                 202,88
                     1006 10 98                            0                         130,91                                                 202,88
                     1006 20 11                            0                         164,91                                                 253,88
                     1006 20 13                            0                         164,91                                                 253,88
                     1006 20 15                            0                        164,91                                                  253,88
                     1006 20 17                         270,97                      131,15                      20,97                       203,23
                     1006 20 92                            O                        164,91                                                  253,88
                     1006 20 94                            0                        164,91                                                  253,88
                     1006 20 96                            f)                       164,91                                                  253,88
                     1006 20 98                         270,97                      131,15                      20,97                       203,23
                     1006 30 21                            0                        251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 23                            0                        251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 25                            0                        251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 27                            0                        251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 42                            0                        251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 44                           0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 46                           0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 48                           0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 61                           0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 63                           0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 65                           0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 67                           0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 92                           0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 94                           0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 96                           0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 98                           0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 40 00                           0                           78,38                                                 123,00
(') 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 1 1 (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 and Pakistan, a reduction of ECU 250 per tonne applies (Article 4a of amended Regulation (EC)
      No 1503/96).
(7) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.
(8) The duty on imports of rice originating in and coming from Egypt is applicable under the arrangements laid down in Council Regulation ( EC) No
     2184/96 (OJ No L 292, 15. 11 . 1996, p. 1 ) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 (OJ No L 31 , 1 . 2. 1997, p. 53).
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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)          270,97             533,00  338,50           533,00      C)
2. Elements of calculation :
     (a) Arag cif price (ECU/tonne)             —
                                                             377,25             341,35  290,41           325,61     —
     (b) fob price (ECU/tonne)                  —
                                                               — .
                                                                                  —
                                                                                        260,41           295,61     —
     (c) Sea freight (ECU/tonne)                —              —                  —
                                                                                         30,00             30,00    —
     (d) Source                                 —            USDA               USDA   Operators       Operators    —
(') Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.