CELEX: 31996R0533
Language: en
Date: 1996-03-27 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 533/96 of 27 March 1996 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

28 . 3 . 96           EN              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 78/ 15
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 533/96
                                                       of 27 March 1996
                                         fixing the import duties in the rice sector
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                     Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 lays down detailed
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
                                                                   as regards import duties in the rice sector,
   Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76            Whereas the import duties are applicable until new duties
   of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the               are fixed and enter into force; whereas they also remain in
   market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No       force in cases where no quotation is available for the
   3072/95 (2),                                                    reference referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
                                                                   1573/95 during the two weeks preceding the next period­
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                  ical fixing;
   1573/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for
  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 321 /96 (4), and in parti­         reference period should be used for calculating the duties;
  cular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof,
                                                                   Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1573/95
  Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76                results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
  provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs            Annexes to this Regulation,
  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                The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
 applicable to the consignment in question provided that           12 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be
 duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs              those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
 Tariff duties;                                                   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                                    Article 2
 basis of the prices for the product in question on the
 world market;                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 March 1996.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 27 March 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.
(3) OJ No L 150, 1 . 7. 1995, p. 53.
b) OJ No L 45, 23. 2. 1996, p. 3.
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                                                                             ANNEX I
                        to the Commission Regulation of 27 March 1996 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                            broken rice
                                                                                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                             Duties (')
                                                                                             Basmati                 Basmati
               CN code                   Third countries                 ACP                 India Ç)               Pakistan (s)          Arrangement in
                                        (except ACP and              Bangladesh             Article 4,              Article 4,           Regulation (EEC)
                                         Bangladesh) (3) f)           C) 000              Regulation (EC)        Regulation (EC)          No 3877/86(0
                                                                                           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                         0                      150,76
             1006 10 94                         o                      150,76
             1006 10 96                         C)                     150,76
             1006 10 98                         0                      150,76                                                                   —
             1006 20 11                       271,03                   131,18                               I
             1006 20 13                       271,03                   131,18
             1006 20 15                       271,03                   131,18
             1006 20 17                       353,60                   172,46                 103,6                   303,6                     —
             1006 20 92                       271,03                   131,18
             1006 20 94                       271,03                   131,18
             1006 20 96                      271,03                    131,18
             1006 20 98                      353,60                    172,46                 103,6                  303,6                      —
             1006 30 21                      522,74                   246,46
             1006 30 23                      522,74                   246,46
             1006 30 25                      522,74                   246,46
            1006 30 27                          0                     290,59                                                                   —
            1006 30 42                       522,74                   246,46
            1006 30 44                       522,74                   246,46
            1006 30 46                       522,74                   246,46
            1006 30 48                          n                     290,59                                                                   —
            1006 30 61                       522,74                   246,46
            1006 30 63                       522,74                   246,46
            1006 30 65                       522,74                   246,46
            1006 30 67                         n                      290,59                                                                   —
            1006 30 92                       522,74                   246,46
            1006 30 94                       522,74                   246,46
            1006 30 96                       522,74                   246,46
            1006 30 98                         n                      290,59                                                                   —
            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.
(*) 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 ).
 0 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 ).
 f7) 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).
 0 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) (')                        0               353,60             611,00          271,03            522,74              (2)
 2. Elements of calculation:
      (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                                      373,43            418,11           480,00            505,00              —
     (b) fob price ($/tonne)                            —                 —                  —
                                                                                                           450,00            475,00              —
     (c) Sea freight ($/tonne)                         —                  —                 —
                                                                                                            30,00              30,00             —
     (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.