CELEX: 31997R1726
Language: en
Date: 1997-09-03 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1726/97 of 3 September 1997 fixing the import duties in the rice sector

L 242/56           [ EN I             Official Journal of the European Communities                                   4 . 9 . 97
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1726/97
                                                       of 3 September 1997
                                        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 in
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            force in cases where no quotation is available from the
 Community,                                                        source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of             1 503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next period­
 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the                ical fixing;
 market in rice ('),
                                                                   Whereas, in order to allow the import duty system to
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No                    function normally, the market rates recorded during a
  1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for
                                                                   reference period should be used for calculating the duties;
 the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as
 regards import duties in the rice sector (2), as last amended
 by Regulation (EC) No 1403/97 (3), and in particular              Whereas application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96
 Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof,                                          results in import duties being fixed as set out in the
                                                                   Annexes to this Regulation,
 Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
 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,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 however, in the case of the products referred to in para­
 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
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EC) No         those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of
 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis       the information given in Annex II.
 of the representative prices for the product in question on
 the world market or on the Community import market
 for the product;                                                                           Article 2
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed
 rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95          This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 September
 as regards import duties in the rice sector;                      1997.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 3 September 1997.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(') OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18 .
(2) OJ L 189, 30 . 7. 1996, p. 71 .
b) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. 2.
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                    to the Commission Regulation of 3 September 1997 fixing the import duties on rice and broken
                                                                                rice
                                                                                                                                                   (EClJ/tonne)
                                                                                                 Duties (5)
                   C N code                        Third countries                     ACP                     Basmati             I
                                                  (except ACP and                  Bangladesh                   India                        Egypt f)
                                                   Bangladesh) (■') (7)             (')(W)                  and Pakistan (')
                 1006 10 21                                0                          130,91                                                 202,88
                 1006 10 23                                0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                 1006 10 25                                0                          130,91         l                                       202,88
                 1006 10 27                                0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                 1006 10 92                                0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                 1006 10 94                                0                         1 30,91                                                 202,88
                 1006 10 96                                0                         1 30,91                                                 202,88
                 1006 10 98                                0                         130,91                                                  202,88
                 1006 20 11                             298,99                       145,16                                                  224,24
                 1006 20 13                             298,99                       145,16                                                  224,24
                 1 006 20 15                            298,99                       145,16                                                  224,24
                 1006 20 17                             225,79                       108,56                       0                          1 69,34
                 1006 20 92                             298,99                       145,16                                                  224,24
                 1006 20 94                             298,99                       145,16                                                  224,24
                 1006 20 96                             298,99                       145,16                                                  224,24
                 1006 20 98                             225,79                       108,56                       0                          169,34
                 1006 30 21                             525,46                       247,82                                                  394,10
                 1006 30 23                             525,46                       247,82                                                 394,10
                 1006 30 25                             525,46                       247,82                                                 394,10
                 1006 30 27                               0                          251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 42                             525,46                       247,82                                                 394,10
                 1006 30 44                            525,46                        247,82                                                 394,10
                 1006 30 46                            525,46                        247,82                                                 394,10
                 1006 30 48                               0                          251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 61                            525,46                        247,82                                                 394,10
                 1006 30 63                            525,46                        247,82                                                 394,10
                 1006 30 65                            525,46                        247,82                                                 394,10
                 1006 30 67                               0                          251,59                                                 399,75
                 1006 30 92                            525,46                        247,82                                                 394,10
                 1006 30 94                            525,46                        247,82                                                 394,10
                1006 30 96                             525,46                       247,82                                                  394,10
                1006 30 98                                0                         251,59                                                  399,75
                1006 40 00                                0                            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 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 .
(1) 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 L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 1 ) and amended Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 862/91 (OJ L 88, 9 . 4. 1991 , p. 7).
0 No import duty applies to products originating in the OCT pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of amended Council Decision 91 /482/ EEC (OJ 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).
0 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 L 292, 15 . 11 . 1996, p. 1 ) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/97 (OJ 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)           225,79             533,00  298,99            525,46      C)
 2. Elements of calculation :
     (a) Arag cif price (ECU/tonne)             —
                                                            374,42             314,07   327,90            364,85     —
     (b) fob price (ECU/tonne)                  —              —                  —
                                                                                        300,19            337,14     —
     (c) Sea freight (ECU/tonne)                —             —                  —
                                                                                         27,71             27,71     —
     (d) Source                                             USDA               USDA    Operators       Operators     —
(') Duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff.