CELEX: 31995R1760
Language: en
Date: 1995-07-19 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1760/95 of 19 July 1995 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

No L 170 / 18       TEN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                20 . 7. 95
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1760/95
                                                        of 19 July 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         Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
 1530/95 (2),                                                     function normally, the market rates recorded during a
                                                                  reference period should be used for calculating the
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                    duties ;
 1573/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
as regards import duties in the rice sector (3), and in parti­    Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1573/95
cular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof,                                    results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
                                                                  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
husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price appli­                                   Article 1
cable to the consignment in question provided that duty
does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff
                                                                  The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article
duties ;
                                                                   12 (1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be
                                                                  those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (4) of Regulation (EEC)           the information given in Annex II.
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
as regards import duties in the rice sector ;                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 July 1995.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 19 July 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.
(3) OJ No L 150, 1 . 7. 1995, p. 53.
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                      to the Commission Regulation of 19 July 1995 fixing the import duties on rice and broken
                                                                                 rice
                                                                                                                                                (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                           Duties 0         l
                                                                                            Basmati                 Basmati
             CN code                    Third countries                ACP                  India f)              Pakistan (8)          Arrangement in
                                       (except ACP and              Bangladesh             Article 4,              Article 4,          Regulation (EEC)
                                        Bangladesh) (3) f)           C)(2)(3)(4)        Regulation (EC)        Regulation (EC)           No 3877/86(0
                                                                                          No 1573/95              No 1573/95
            1006 10 21                                                150,76
            1006 10 23                                                150,76
            1006 10 25                                                150,76
            1006 10 27                                                150,76
            1006 10 92                                                150,76
            1006 10 94                                                150,76
            1006 10 96                                                150,76
            1006 10 98                                                150,76
            1006 20 11                                                189,76
            1006 20 13                                                189,76
            1006 20 15                                                189,76
            1006 20 17                                                189,76                138,20                  338,20
            1006 20 92                                                189,76
            1006 20 94                                                189,76
            1006 20 96                                                189,76
            1006 20 98                                                189,76                138,20                  338,20
            1006 30 21                                                290,59
            1006 30 23                                                290,59
            1006 30 25                                                290,59
            1006 30 27                                                290,59
            1006 30 42                                                290,59
            1006 30 44                                                290,59
            1006 30 46                                                290,59
            1006 30 48                                                290,59
            1006 30 61                                                290,59
            1006 30 63                                                290,59
            1006 30 65                                                290,59
            1006 30 67                                                290,59
            1006 30 92                                                290,59
            1006 30 94                                                290,59
            1006 30 96                                                290,59
            1006 30 98                                                290,59
            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).
(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 12 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76.
(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 ).
Ç) 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).
(s) 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.
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                                                                      ANNEX II
                                                     Calculation of import duties for rice
                                                                            Indica rice                        Japonica rice
                                                  Paddy                                                                                    Broken rice
                                                                     Husked             Milled           Husked            Milled
 1 . Import duty (ECU/tonne) (')                    (2)                (2)                (2)              (2)                (2)              (2)
2. Elements of calculation :
      (a) Arag cif price ($/tonne)                 —                 338,72             385,36            320                360               —
      (b) fob price ($/tonne)                      —                   —                  —               290                330               —
      (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.