
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1085/2004 of 9 June 2004 fixing the import duties in the rice sector 

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector, and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) 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. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.

(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.

(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.

(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.

(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 are fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 9 June 2004.
For the Commission
J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Agriculture Director-General
ANNEX I

Import duties on rice and broken rice(EUR/t)
CN code Duties
Third countries (except ACP and Bangladesh) ACP Bangladesh BasmatiIndia and Pakistan Egypt
1006 10 21  69,51 101,16  158,25
1006 10 23  69,51 101,16  158,25
1006 10 25  69,51 101,16  158,25
1006 10 27  69,51 101,16  158,25
1006 10 92  69,51 101,16  158,25
1006 10 94  69,51 101,16  158,25
1006 10 96  69,51 101,16  158,25
1006 10 98  69,51 101,16  158,25
1006 20 11 264,0 88,06 127,66  198,0
1006 20 13 264,0 88,06 127,66  198,0
1006 20 15 264,0 88,06 127,66  198,0
1006 20 17 177,09 57,64 84,21 0,0 132,82
1006 20 92 264,0 88,06 127,66  198,0
1006 20 94 264,0 88,06 127,66  198,0
1006 20 96 264,0 88,06 127,66  198,0
1006 20 98 177,09 57,64 84,21 0,0 132,82
1006 30 21 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 23 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 25 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 27  133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 42 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 44 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 46 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 48  133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 61 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 63 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 65 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 67  133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 92 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 94 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 96 416,0 133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 30 98  133,21 193,09  312,0
1006 40 00  41,18   96,0








ANNEX II

Calculation of import duties for rice Paddy Indica rice Japonica rice Broken rice
Husked Milled Husked Milled

1. Import duty (EUR/tonne)
  177,09 416,0 264,0 416,0 
2. Elements of calculation:

(a) Arag cif price (EUR/tonne)
 — 370,74 222,91 300,96 382,3 —

(b) fob price (EUR/tonne)
 — — — 276,56 357,9 —

(c) Sea freight (EUR/tonne)
 — — — 24,4 24,4 —

(d) Source
 — USDA and operators USDA and operators Operators Operators —
