CELEX: 31997R1592
Language: en
Date: 1997-08-06 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1592/97 of 6 August 1997 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

7 . 8 . 97         fENl               Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 215/29
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1592/97
                                                          of 6 August 1997
                                        fixing the import duties in the rice sector
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
   Community,
                                                                     as regards import duties in the rice sector,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of           Whereas the import duties are applicable until new duties
  22 December 1995 on the common organization of the                 are fixed and enter into force; whereas they also remain in
  market in rice ('),                                                force in cases where no quotation is available from the
                                                                     source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
  Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                     1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next period­
   1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for           ical fixing;
  the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as
  regards import duties in the rice sector (2), as last amended     Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
  by Regulation (EC) No 703/97 (3), and in particular Article       function normally, the market rates recorded during a
  4 ( 1 ) thereof,                                                  reference period should be used for calculating the duties;
  Whereas Article 1 1 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95                 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 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           The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
 Common Customs Tariff duties;                                      11 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be
                                                                    those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EC) No          the information given in Annex II.
 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis
 of the representative prices for the product in question on                                  Article 2
 the world market or on the Community import market
 for the product;                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 August 1997.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 6 August 1997.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                             Monika WULF-MATHIES
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 329, 30 . 12. 1995, p. 18 .
0 OJ No L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 71 .
 3 OJ No L 104, 22. 4. 1997, p. 12.
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                        to the Commission Regulation of 6 August 1997 fixing the import duties on rice and broken rice
                                                                                                                                                   (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                 Duties (')
                       CN code                      Third countries                   ACP                      Basmati
                                                   (except ACP and                 Bangladesh                    India                       Egypt (8)
                                                    Bangladesh) (') (7)             o m3) n                 and Pakistan (6)
I
                     1006 10 21                            o                         130,91                                                  202,88
                     1006 10 23                            o                         130,91                                                  202,88
                     1006 10 25                            0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                     1006 10 27                            0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                     1006 10 92                            0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                     1006 10 94                            0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                     1006 10 96                            o                         130,91                                                  202,88
                     1006 10 98                            0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                     1006 20 11                            0                         164,91                                                  253,88
                     1006 20 13                            0                         164,91                                                  253,88
                     1006 20 15                            0                         164,91                                                  253,88
                     1006 20 17                         254,84                       123,08                      4,84                        191,13
                     1006 20 92                            0                         164,91                                                  253,88
                     1006 20 94                            0                         164,91                                                  253,88
                     1006 20 96                            0                         164,91                                                  253,88
                     1006 20 98                         254,84                       123,08                      4,84                        191,13
                     1006 30 21                            0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 23                            0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 25                            o                        251,59                                                   399,75
                    1006 30 27                             0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 42                            o                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 44                            0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1 006 30 46                           0                        251,59                                                   399,75
                    1006 30 48                             0                        251,59                                                   399,75
                    1006 30 61                             0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 63                            o                         251,59                                                  399,75
                    1006 30 65                             0                        251,59                                                   399,75
                    1006 30 67                             0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 92                            0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                     1006 30 94                            0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                    1006 30 96                             0                        251,59                                                   399,75
                    1006 30 98                             0                        251,59                                                   399,75
                     1006 40 00                            o                          78,38
                                                                                                     \                                       123,00
 (') 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 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 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).
 o 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 Pakistan, a reduction of ECU 250 per tonne applies (Article 4a of amended Regulation (EC)
      No 1503/96).
  f7) 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 No L 292, 15. 11 . 1996, p. 1 ) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 (OJ No L 31 , 1 . 2. 1997, p. 53).
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                                                               ANNEX II
                                                 Calculation of import duties for rice
                                                                    Indica rice                Japónica rice
                                               Paddy                                                                Broken rice
                                                             Husked              Milled  Husked             Milled
 1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne)                    C)           254,84             533,00   338,50            533,00       C)
 2 . Elements of calculation :
     (a) Arag cif price (ECU/tonne)             —
                                                             393,38             357,82   312,54            359,90        -
     (b) fob price (ECU/tonne)                  —              —                  —
                                                                                         284,13            331,49      —
     (c) Sea freight (ECU/tonne)                —              —
                                                                                          28,41              28,41     —
     (d) Source                                 —           USDA                DSDA    Operators       Operators      —
(') Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.