Arrangements for importing rice

PURPOSE : to amend Regulation 1785/2003/EC as regards the arrangements for importing rice.

LEGISLATIVE ACT : Council Regulation 797/2006/EC.

CONTENT : the Council adopted a regulation amending regulation 1785/2003/EC as regards the arrangements for importing rice by incorporating amendments to the arrangements applicable to imports of rice which result from agreements reached by the Community with India, Pakistan, the United States and Thailand.

- Under agreements between the EU and India (Council decision 2004/617/EC) and Pakistan (Council decision 2004/618/EC), the duty applicable to imports of husked rice of certain Basmati varieties originating in India and in Pakistan is fixed at zero.

- The agreement between the EU and United States (Council decision 2005/476/EC) lays down a mechanism for calculating and fixing at regular intervals the duty applicable to imports of husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20.

- The agreement between the EC and Thailand (Council decision 2005/953/EC) lays down a mechanism for calculating and fixing at regular intervals the duty applicable to imports of semi-milled and milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30, and fixes the duty applicable to imports of broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00 at EUR 65 per tonne.

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 03/06/2006. The regulation will apply from 1 July 2006.