CELEX: 31995R2705
Language: en
Date: 1995-11-22 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2705/95 of 22 November 1995 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

23. 11 . 95           EN              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 280/37
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2705/95
                                                    of 22 November 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
 1530/95 (2),                                                    Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
                                                                 function normally, the market rates recorded during a
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                  reference period should be used for calculating the
 1573/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for          duties ;
 the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
 as regards import dudes in the rice sector (3), as amended      Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1573/95
 by Regulation (EC) No 1818/95 (4), and in particular            results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
 Article 4 (1) thereof,                                          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
 according to whether it is Indica or Japonica rice and also                             Article 1
 husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price appli­
 cable to the consignment in question provided that duty         The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
 does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff
                                                                 12 (1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be
 duties ;
                                                                 those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
                                                                 the information given in Annex II.
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (4) of Regulation (EEC)
 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76        This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 November
 as regards import duties in the rice sector ;                   1995.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 22 November 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.
M OJ No L 150, 1 . 7. 1995, p. 53.
(<) OJ No L 175, 27. 7. 1995, p. 25.
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                                                                             ANNEX I
                       to the Commission Regulation of 22 November 1995 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                            broken rice
                                                                                                                                                (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                            Duties (6)
                                                                                             Basmati                 Basmati
              CN code                    Third countries                 ACP                 India 0               Pakistan (8)         Arrangement in
                                        (except ACP and              Bangladesh             Article 4,              Article 4,         Regulation (EEC)
                                         Bangladesh) (3) f)           0)(?)(3)(4)        Regulation (EC)        Regulation (EC)          No 3877/86(0
                                                                                           No 1573/95              No 1573/95
             1006 10 21                         (9)                    150,76
             100610 23                          (9)                    150,76
            1006 10 25                          (')                    150,76
            1006.10 27                          (»)                    150,76
             1006 10 92                         (9)                    150,76
            1006 10 94                          (9)                 . 150,76
            100610 96                           O                      150,76
            1006 10 98                          (s)                    150,76
            1006 20 11                       248,64                    119,98
            1006 20 13                       248,64                    119,98
            1006 20 15                       248,64                    119,98
            1006 20 17                       346,22                    168,77                 96,22                  296,22
            1006 20 92                       248,64                    119,98
            1006 20 94                       248,64                    119,98
            1006 20 96                       248,64                    119,98
            1006 20 98                       346,22                    168,77                 96,22                 296,22
            1006 30 21                       515,26                    242,72
            1006 30 23                       515,26                   242,72
            1006 30 25                       515,26                   242,72
            1006 30 27                       607,57                   288,87
            1006 30 42                       515,26                   242,72
            1006 30 44                       515,26                   242,72
            1006 30 46                       515,26                   242,72
            1006 30 48                       607,57                   288,87
            1006 30 61                       515,26                   242,72
            1006 30 63                       515,26                   242,72
            1006 30 65                       515,26                   242,72
            1006 30 67                       607,57                   288,87
            1006 30 92                       515,26                   242,72
            1006 30 94                       515,26                   242,72
            1006 30 96                       515,26                   242,72
            1006 30 98                      607,57                    288,87
            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).
0 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.
(*) The duty on imports of rice not including broken rice (CN code 1006 40 00), originating in Bangladesh is applicable under the anangements 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 ).
0 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 ).
0 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).
0 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).
0 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
 I. Import duty (ECU/tonne) (')                        (2)             346,22             607,57          248,64           515,26
 I. Elements of calculation :
     (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                     —                380,36             420,63          509,99           508,92              —
     (b) fob price ($/tonne)                          —                  —                  —             479,99           478,92              —
     (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.
O Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.