CELEX: 31995R2489
Language: en
Date: 1995-10-25
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2489/95 of 25 October 1995 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 256/28          | EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                              26 . 10 . 95
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2489/95
                                                        of 25 October 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 0,                                                          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 duties 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 26 October
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, 25 October 1995.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                  Franz FISCHLER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ No  L   166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No  L   148 , 30. 6. 1995, p. 5.
O   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 25 October 1995 fixing the import duties on rice and
                                                                            broken rice
                                                                                                                                                 (Ecu/tonne)
                                                                                           Duties (')
                                                                                            Basmati                  Basmati
             CN code                    Third countries                 ACP                 India f7)              Pakistan (8)          Arrangement in
                                       (except ACP and              Bangladesh             Article 4,               Article 4,          Regulation (EEC)
                                        Bangladesh) (3) (9)          C )(2)(3)(4)       Regulation (EC)         Regulation (EC)          No 3877/86 (5)
                                                                                          No 1573/95              No 1573 /95
            1006 10 21                         f)                      150,76       I
            1006 10 23                         n                       150,76       l                      \
            1006 10 25                         n                       150,76       \
            1006 10 27                         n                       150,76       l                                                          —
            1006 10 92                         0                       150,76       l                      I
            1006 10 94                         0                       150,76       \                      \
            1006 10 96                         n                       150,76       \                      \
            1006 10 98                         0                       150,76       l                      I                                   —
            1006 20 11                      251,80                     121,56       \                      \
            1006 20 13                      251,80                     121,56       l                      \
            1006 20 15                      251,80                     121,56       \                      I
            1006 20 17                      329,91                     160,61                 79,91                  279,91                    —
            1006 20 92                      251,80                     121,56       \                      I
            1006 20 94                      251,80                     121,56       \                      I
            1006 20 96                      251,80                     121,56       \                      \
            1006 20 98                      329,91                     160,61                 79,91                  279,91                    —
            1006 30 21                      518,36                    244,27        \
            1006 30 23                      518,36                    244,27        \                      I
            1006 30 25                      518,36                    244,27        \
            1006 30 27                      595,13                    282,65        \                      I                                   —
            1006 30 42                      518,36                    244,27        l
            1006 30 44                      518,36                    244,27        l
            1006 30 46                      518,36                    244,27        ll\
            1006 30 48                      595,13                    282,65        ll\                                                        —
            1006 30 61                      518,36                    244,27        ll
            1006 30 63                      518,36                    244,27        llI
            1006 30 65                      518,36                    244,27        ll
            1006 30 67                      595,13                    282,65        ll\                                                        —
            1006 30 92                      518,36                    244,27        ll\
            1006 30 94                      518,36                    244,27        ll\
            1006 30 96                      518,36                    244,27        ll
            1006 30 98                      595,13                    282,65        l                      ||                                  —
            1006 40 00                         C)                       90,38
                                                                                    I
(') 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.
i'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 ).
0 For husked rice of the Basmati variety originating in India and not imported under the anangments 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.
                                                                         ANNEX II
                                                        Calculation of import duties for rice
                                                                              Indica rice                      Japónica rice
                                                     Paddy                                                                                 Broken rice
                                                                       Husked             Milled          Husked            Milled
 1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne) (')                       (2)             329,91             595,13          251,80           518,36              (2)
2. Elements of calculation :
      (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                    —
                                                                       405,36             440,78          509,99           508,92              —
      (b) fob price ($/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.
(2) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.