CELEX: 31995R1632
Language: en
Date: 1995-07-05 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1632/95 of 5 July 1995 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 155/ 16        I EN I            Official Journal of the European Communities                                  6. 7. 95
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1632/95
                                                        of 5 July 1995
                                      fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas the import duties are applicable until new duties
                                                                  are fixed and enter into force ; whereas they also remain
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             in force in cases where no quotation is available for the
Community,                                                        reference referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
                                                                  1573/95 during the two weeks preceding the next
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76              periodical fixing ;
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the
market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No         Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
1530/95 (2),                                                      function normally, the market rates recorded during a
                                                                  reference period should be used for calculating the
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                    duties ;
1573/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
as regards import duties in the rice sector (3), and in parti­    Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1573/95
cular Article 4 (1 ) thereof,                                     results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
                                                                  Annexes to this Regulation,
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs
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 accor­
ding to whether it is Indica or Japonica rice and also
husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price appli­                                    Article 1
cable to the consignment in question provided that duty
does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff
duties ;
                                                                  The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
                                                                   12 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be
                                                                  those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (4) of Regulation (EEC)           the information given in Annex II.
No 1418 /76, the cif import prices are calculated on the
basis of the prices for the product in question on the
world market ;
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 lays down detailed
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1418/76 as regards import duties in the rice sector ;            This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 July 1995.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 5 July 1995.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 5.
 1 OJ No L 150, 1 . 7. 1995, p. 53.
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                       to the Commission Regulation of 5 July 1995 fixing the import duties on nee and broken
                                                                               rice
                                                                                                                                                 (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                            Duties (6)
                                                                                            Basmati                 Basmati
              CN code                   Third countries                 ACP                 India C)               Pakistan (8)         Arrangement in
                                       (except ACP and              Bangladesh             Article 4,              Article 4,           Regulation (EEC)
                                        Bangladesh) (3) (9)          CM2) CM4)          Regulation (EC)         Regulation (EC)          No 3877/86(0
                                                                                          No 1573/95              No 1573/95
            1006 10 21                                                 150,76
            1006 10 23                                                150,76
            1006 10 25                                                 150,76
            1006 10 27                                                 150,76
            1006 10 92                                                150,76
            1006 10 94                                                 150,76
            1006 10 96                                                150,76
            1006 10 98                                                150,76
            1006 20 11                                                189,76
            1006 20 13                                                189,76
            1006 20 15                                                189,76
            1006 20 17                                                189,76                138,20                  338,20
            1006 20 92                                                189,76
            1006 20 94                                                189,76
            1006 20 96                                                189,76
            1006 20 98                                                189,76                138,20                  338,20
            1006 30 21                                                290,59
            1006 30 23                                                290,59
            1006 30 25                                                290,59
            1006 30 27                                                290,59
            1006 30 42                                                290,59
            1006 30 44                                                290,59
            1006 30 46                                                290,59
            1006 30 48                                                290,59
            1006 30 61                                                290,59
            1006 30 63                                                290,59
            1006 30 65                                                290,59
            1006 30 67                                                290,59
            1006 30 92                                                290,59
            1006 30 94                                                290,59
            1006 30 96                                                290,59
            1006 30 98                                                290,59
            1006 40 00                                                  90,38                              I
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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 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.
(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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(*) 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 ).
Q 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.
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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 (ECU/tonne) (')                   (2)                (2)                (2)              (2)                (2)              (2)
 2. Elements of calculation :
      (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                —                 338,72             386,87            320                360               —
      (b) fob price ($/tonne)                     —                   —                  —               290                330               —
      (c) Sea freight ($/tonne)                   —                   —                  —                 30                 30              —
      (d) Source                                  —                 USDA               USDA           Operators         Operators             —
(') where nee 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.