CELEX: 32000R0017
Language: en
Date: 2000-01-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 17/2000 of 5 January 2000 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

L 3/10                  EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                     6. 1. 2000
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 17/2000
                                                             of 5 January 2000
                                              fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                (3)   Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down
                                                                                 detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                            3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector;
Community,
                                                                           (4)   Whereas the import duties are applicable until new
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22                        duties are fixed and enter into force; whereas they also
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in                        remain in force in cases where no quotation is available
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2),                     from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation
                                                                                 (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of                        next periodical fixing;
29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties                (5)   Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
in the rice sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No                    function normally, the market rates recorded during a
2831/98 (4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,                             reference period should be used for calculating the
                                                                                 duties;
(1)      Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
                                                                           (6)   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
         paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
         equal to the intervention price valid for such products
         on importation and increased by a certain percentage
                                                                                                       Article 1
         according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus
         the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed           The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1)
         the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties;                     and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in
                                                                           Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information
(2)      Whereas, pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC)             given in Annex II.
         No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the
         basis of the representative prices for the product in                                         Article 2
         question on the world market or on the Community
         import market for the product;                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 January 2000.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                       Done at Brussels, 5 January 2000.
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                   Member of the Commission
(1) OJ  L  329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ  L  265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ  L  189, 30.7.1996, p. 71.
(4) OJ  L  351, 29.12.1998, p. 25.
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                                                                                      ANNEX I
                                                              Import duties on rice and broken rice
                                                                                                                                                                     (EUR/t)
                                                                                                       Duties (5)
                CN code                       Third countries                   ACP                   Bangladesh                 Basmati
                                             (except ACP and                                                                      India                   Egypt (8)
                                                                              (1) (2) (3)                 (4)
                                              Bangladesh) (3)                                                                and Pakistan (6)
             1006 10 21                              (7)                       76,44                   111,06                                             173,10
             1006 10 23                              (7)                       76,44                   111,06                                             173,10
             1006 10 25                              (7)                       76,44                   111,06                                             173,10
             1006 10 27                              (7)                       76,44                   111,06                                             173,10
             1006 10 92                              (7)                       76,44                   111,06                                             173,10
             1006 10 94                              (7)                       76,44                   111,06                                             173,10
             1006 10 96                              (7)                       76,44                   111,06                                             173,10
             1006 10 98                              (7)                       76,44                   111,06                                             173,10
             1006 20 11                          242,32                        80,47                   116,82                                             181,74
             1006 20 13                          242,32                        80,47                   116,82                                             181,74
             1006 20 15                          242,32                        80,47                   116,82                                             181,74
             1006 20 17                          213,99                        70,56                   102,65                     0,00                    160,49
             1006 20 92                          242,32                        80,47                   116,82                                             181,74
             1006 20 94                          242,32                        80,47                   116,82                                             181,74
             1006 20 96                          242,32                        80,47                   116,82                                             181,74
             1006 20 98                          213,99                        70,56                   102,65                     0,00                    160,49
             1006 30 21                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 23                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 25                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 27                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 42                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 44                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 46                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 48                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 61                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 63                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 65                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 67                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 92                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 94                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 96                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 30 98                              (7)                     146,86                    212,59                                             341,25
             1006 40 00                              (7)                       45,38                      (7)                                             105,00
(1) The duty on imports of rice originating in the ACP States is applicable, under the arrangements laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (OJ L 215, 1.8.1998, p.
    12) and amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 2603/97 (OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 22).
(2) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1706/98, the duties are not applied to products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and imported directly into
    the overseas department of Réunion.
(3) The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Réunion 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 L 337, 4.12.1990, p. 1) and amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 862/91 (OJ L 88, 9.4.1991, p. 7).
(5) No import duty applies to products originating in the OCT pursuant to Article 101(1) of amended Council Decision 91/482/EEC (OJ L 263, 19.9.1991, p. 1).
(6) For husked rice of the Basmati variety originating in India and Pakistan, a reduction of EUR/t 250 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 L 292,
    15.11.1996, p. 1) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 (OJ L 31, 1.2.1997, p. 53).
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                                                                  ANNEX II
                                                    Calculation of import duties for rice
                                                                            Indica rice                Japonica rice
                                                     Paddy                                                                  Broken rice
                                                                     Husked              Milled  Husked              Milled
1. Import duty (EUR/tonne)                             (1)          213,99              455,00   242,32            455,00       (1)
2. Elements of calculation:
    (a) Arag cif price (EUR/tonne)                     —            323,04              277,20   318,58            295,01       —
    (b) fob price (EUR/tonne)                          —              —                   —      289,62            266,05       —
    (c) Sea freight (EUR/tonne)                        —              —                   —       28,96              28,96      —
    (d) Source                                         —             USDA               USDA    Operators         Operators     —
(1) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.