31996R0812

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 812/96 of 2 May 1996 amending the import duty on husked Indica rice imported from 1 January 1996 as a result of the application of Regulation (EC) No 321/96

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 321/96 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof,

Whereas as a result of the amendment of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 by Regulation (EC) No 321/96 the reference price for calculating the import duty on husked Indica rice must take account from 1 January 1996 of US long grain parboiled 1/4/88 in addition to US long grain 2/4/73;

Whereas the import duties applying from 1 January 1996 are laid down in Commission Regulations (EC) No 3037/95 (3), (EC) No 7/96 (4), (EC) No 62/96 (5), (EC) No 184/96 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 234/96, (EC) No 234/96 (7) and (EC) No 288/96 (8), on the basis of the reference price calculated using the criteria applicable before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 321/96; whereas the duties should therefore be adjusted with effect from 1 January 1996,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The import duties for the products falling within CN codes 1006 20 17 and 1006 20 98 as laid down in Annex I to Regulations (EC) No 3037/95, (EC) No 7/96, (EC) No 62/96, (EC) No 184/96, (EC) No 234/96 and (EC) No 288/96 are hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

2. The import duties and the Arag cif prices for husked Indica rice as laid down in Annex II to Regulations (EC) No 3037/95, (EC) No 7/96, (EC) No 62/96, (EC) No 184/96, (EC) No 234/96 and (EC) No 288/96 are hereby amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 1996.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 May 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 150, 1. 7. 1995, p. 53.

(2) OJ No L 45, 23. 2. 1996, p. 3.

(3) OJ No L 316, 30. 12. 1995, p. 14.

(4) OJ No L 2, 4. 1. 1996, p. 17.

(5) OJ No L 13, 18. 1. 1996, p. 12.

(6) OJ No L 25, 1. 2. 1996, p. 45.

(7) OJ No L 30, 8. 2. 1996, p. 37.

(8) OJ No L 37, 15. 2. 1996, p. 22.

ANNEX I

Import duties for the products falling within CN codes 1006 20 17 and 1006 20 98 applying from 1 January 1996

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ANNEX II

Import duties and Arag cif prices for husked Indica rice applying from 1 January 1996

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