CELEX: 31996R1699
Language: en
Date: 1996-08-30 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1699/96 of 30 August 1996 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

31 . 8 . 96          EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 221 /7
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1699/96
                                                       of 30 August 1996
                                         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 in
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           force in cases where no quotation is available from the
   Community,
                                                                   source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of           1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next period­
   22 December 1995 on the common organization of the              ical fixing;
  market in rice ('),
                                                                   Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                  function normally, the market rates recorded during a
   1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for          reference period should be used for calculating the duties;
  the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as
  regards import duties in the rice sector (2) , and in parti­
  cular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof,                                   Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96
                                                                   results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
  Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                 Annexes to this Regulation,
  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 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
  Common Customs Tariff duties;                                   The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
                                                                   11 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EC) No        those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis       the information given in Annex II.
 of the representative prices for the product in question on
 the world market or on the Community import market
 for the product;                                                                           Article 2
 Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed
 rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
 as regards import duties in the rice sector;                     1996 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 30 August 1996.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Karel VAN MIERT
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 329, 30 . 12. 1995, p. 18 .
 2 OJ No L 189 , 30 . 7. 1996, p. 71 .
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                                                                             ANNEX I
                         to the Commission Regulation of 30 August 1996 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                            broken rice
                                                                                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                  Duties (*)
                                                                                                                 Basmati                    Basmati
                    CN code                          Third countries                  ACP                        India (6)                 Pakistan Ç)
                                                    (except ACP and                Bangladesh                   Article 4,                 Article 4,
                                                     Bangladesh) (3) (8)            C)(2)(3)(4)              Regulation (EC)            Regulation (EC)
                                                                                                              No 1573/95                  No 1573/95
                   1006 10 21                                0                       140,81          I
                   1006 10 23                                H                       140,81
                   1006 10 25                                (8)                     140,81
                   1006 10 27                                (8)                     140,81
                   1006 10 92                                (8)                     140,81
                   1006 10 94                                (8)                     140,81
                   1006 10 96                                (8)                     140,81
                  1006 10 98                                 (8)                     140,81
                  1006 20 11                             306,24                      148,78
                  1006 20 13                             306,24                      148,78
                  1006 20 15                             306,24                      148,78
                  100 6 20 17                            301,64                     146,48                       51,64                      251,64
                  1006 20 92                             306,24                     148,78
                  1006 20 94                             306,24                     148,78
                  1006 20 96                             306,24                     148,78           \
                  1006 20 98                             301,64                     146,48                      51,64                      251,64
                  1006 30 21                             564,10                     267,14           \
                  1006 30 23                            564,10                      267,14
                 1006 30 25                             564,10                      267,14
                 1006 30 27                                 (8)                     271,09
                 1006 30 42                             564,10                     267,14
                 1006 30 44                             564,10                     267,14
                 1006 30 46                             564,10                     267,14
                 1006 30 48                                (8)                     271,09
                 1006 30 61                             564,10                     267,14
                 1006 30 63                             564,10                     267,14
                 1006 30 65                             564,10                     267,14
                 1006 30 67                                (8)                     271,09
                 1006 30 92                             564,10                     267,14
                 1006 30 94                             564,10                     267,14
                 1006 30 96                            564,10                      267,14
                1006 30 98                                (8)                      271,09
                1006 40 00                                (8)                        84,38
(') 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 1 1 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(*) 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).
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   Is) 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 1503/96).
  f7) 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 1503/96).
  (8) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.
                                                                            ANNEX II
                                                          Calculation of import duties (or rice
                                                                                 Indica rice                      Japónica rice
                                                        Paddy                                                                                 Broken rice
                                                                         Husked               Milled         Husked            Milled
  1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne)                             C)             301,64              572,00          306,24           564,10               C)
 2. Elements of calculation :
       (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                      —
                                                                         424,79              387,89          455,00           480,00              —
       (b) fob price ($/tonne)                           —                  —                  —
                                                                                                            425,00            450,00              —
       (c) Sea freight ($/tonne)                                            —                  —
                                                                                                              30,00            30,00              —
       (d) Source                                                        USDA               USDA           Operators        Operators             —
( l) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.