CELEX: 31997R0973
Language: en
Date: 1997-05-30 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 973/97 of 30 May 1997 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

31 . 5. 97          ( EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 141 / 19
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 973 /97
                                                         of 30 May 1997
                                         fixing the import duties in the rice sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed
                                                                   rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              as regards import duties in the rice sector;
Community,
                                                                   Whereas the import duties are applicable until new duties
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of             are fixed and enter into force; whereas they also remain in
22 December 1995 on the common organization of the
                                                                   force in cases where no quotation is available from the
market in rice ('),
                                                                   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 amended by        Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
Regulation (EC) No 703/97 (3), and in particular Article 4         function normally, the market rates recorded during a
                                                                   reference period should be used for calculating the duties;
( 1 ) thereof,
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
                                                                   The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the           11 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be
Common Customs Tariff duties;
                                                                   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 1 June 1997.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 30 May 1997.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
 (') OJ No L 329, 30 . 12. 1995, p. 18 .
   2 OJ No L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 71 .
 P) OJ No L 104, 22. 4. 1997, p. 12.
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                         to the Commission Regulation of 30 May 1997 fixing the import duties on rice and broken rice
                                            .                                                                                                     (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                                 Duties ( 5)
                      CN code                      Third countries                    ACP                       Basmati
                                                  (except ACP and                 Bangladesh                      India                     Egypt (8)
                                                   Bangladesh ) (-1) (7)           o P) o n                  and Pakistan (')
                     1006 10 21                            C)                       140,81                                                  217,73
                     1006 10 23                            0                        140,81                                                  217,73
                     1006 10 25                            0                        140,81           l                                      217,73
                     1006 10 27                            0                        140,81           l                                      217,73
                     1006 10 92                            C)                       140,81                                                  217,73
                     1006 10 94                            0                        140,81                                                  217,73
                     1006 10 96                            0                        140,81                                                  217,73
                     1006 10 98                            0                        140,81                                                  217,73
                    1006 20 11                            0                         177,31                                                  272,48
                    1006 20 13                            0                         177,31                                                  272,48
                    1006 20 15                            0                         177,31                                                  272,48
                    1006 20 17                         266,25                       1 28,79                      16,25                      199,69
                    1006 20 92                            C)                        177,31                                                  272,48
                    1006 20 94                            0                         177,31                                                  272,48
                    1006 20 96                            0                         177,31                                                  272,48
                    1006 20 98                         266,25                       128,79                       16,25                      199,69
                    1006 30 21                            0                         271,09                                                  429,00
                    1006 30 23                            0                         271,09                                                  429,00
                    1006 30 25                            0                         271,09                                                  429,00
                    1 006 30 27                           C)                       271,09                                                   429,00
                    1006 30 42                            0                         271,09                                                  429,00
                    1006 30 44                            0                        271,09                                                   429,00
                    1006 30 46                            0                         271,09                                                  429,00
                    1006 30 48                            0                        271,09                                                   429,00
                    1006 30 61                            0                        271,09                                                   429,00
                    1006 30 63                            (7)                      271,09                                                   429,00
                    1006 30 65                            0                        271,09                                                   429,00
                    1006 30 67                            0                        271,09                                                   429,00
                    1006 30 92                            C)                       271,09                                                   429,00
                    1006 30 94                            0                        271,09                                                   429,00
                    1006 30 96                            0                        271,09                                                   429,00
                    1006 30 98                            0                        271,09                                                   429,00
                    1006 40 00                            0                           84,38                                                 132,00
(') 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 .
(■') The import levy on rice entering the overseas department of Reunion is specified in Article 1 1 (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).
(*) 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 ).
(6) 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).
Q Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.
(") 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)           266,25             572,00   363,30           572,00       C)
2. Elements of calculation :
    (a) Arag cif price (ECU/tonne)              —
                                                             377,86             330,95   287,16           330,67      —
    (b) fob price (ECU/tonne)                   —              —
                                                                                         257,16           300,67      —
    (c) Sea freight (ECU/tonne)                 —              —
                                                                                          30,00             30,00     —
    (d) Source                                  —            USDA               IS 13 Λ Operators      Operators      —
(l) Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.