CELEX: 31995R1992
Language: en
Date: 1995-08-16 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1992/95 of 16 August 1995 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 194/4              EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                17. 8 . 95
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1992/95
                                                         of 16 August 1995
                                           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               Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 lays down detailed
 Community,
                                                                     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              Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
 as regards import duties in the rice sector (3), as amended         function normally, the market rates recorded during a
 by Regulation (EC) No 1818/95 (4), and in particular                reference period should be used for calculating the
 Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof,                                            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
                                                                                              Article 1
 importation and increased by a certain percentage
 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 17 August 1995.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 16 August 1995.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                  Erkki LIIKANEN
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L   166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L   148, 30. 6. 1995, p. 5.
0   OJ  No  L   150, 1 . 7. 1995, p. 53.
(4  OJ  No  L   175, 27. 7. 1995, p. 25.
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                                                                             ANNEX I
                      to the Commission Regulation of 16 August 1995 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                            broken rice
                                                                                                                                                 (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                            Duties 0
                                                                                            Basmati                 Basmati
              CN code                   Third countries                 ACP                 India f)               Pakistan (8)         Arrangement in
                                       (except ACP and              Bangladesh             Article 4,              Article 4,           Regulation (EEC)
                                        Bangladesh) (') f)           C )(2)(3)(4)       Regulation (EC)         Regulation (EC)          No 3877/86 (*)
                                                                                          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
(') 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 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 ).
(6) 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 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).
(') Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.
                                                                         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 ($/tonne)                     —               343,26             419,12            325                375             —
      (b) fob price ($/tonne)                          —                 —                  —               295                345             —
      (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.