Date: 2022-09-08Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1481 of 7 September 2022 fixing the import duties applicable to certain types of husked rice from 8 September 2022
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1481, dated 7 September 2022, sets the import duty for specific types of husked rice. This regulation is enacted due to observed import volumes and adjusts the duty as per established agreements. It repeals Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/386 and took effect upon publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Import Duty:**
* The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20, excluding husked basmati rice as defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2006, is fixed at EUR 65 per tonne.
* **Repeal:**
* Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/386 is repealed.
* **Entry into Force:**
* This Regulation entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Impact Analysis:
European Commission:
Impact: The Commission is responsible for implementing and enforcing the adjusted import duties.
Action Required: Ensure the new import duty for husked rice is applied and monitor its effect on trade.
Member States:
Impact: Member States are obligated to apply the regulation directly.
Action Required: Implement the new import duty of EUR 65 per tonne for relevant husked rice and ensure compliance at customs.
Importers of Husked Rice (excluding basmati):
Impact: Importers will face a revised import duty for husked rice (CN code 1006 20, excluding basmati).
Action Required: Adjust import pricing and strategies to account for the new duty of EUR 65 per tonne.
European Union Consumers:
Impact: The change in import duty could potentially affect the price and availability of husked rice in the EU market.
Action Required: Monitor market prices for adjustments in husked rice due to import duty changes.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the scope of the EU's powers.
Regulation EU No 1308/2013: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
United States of America: A country in North America involved in an agreement with the European Community regarding the calculation of applied duties for husked rice.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/1481: Commission regulation that fixes import duties applicable to certain types of husked rice.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/386: A Commission Implementing Regulation that fixes the import duties applicable to certain types of husked rice and is being repealed by this regulation.
Brussels: The location where the regulation was adopted, a city in Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union.
L 233/48 EN Official Journal of the European Union 8.9.2022
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1481
of 7 September 2022
fixing the import duties applicable to certain types of husked rice from 8 September 2022
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007(1), and in particular Article 183, first
paragraph, point (a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of
America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice, approved by Council Decision
2005/476/EC(2), establishes a method for calculating duties applied to imports of husked rice.
(2) On the basis of the information provided by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences
for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20, other than import licences for basmati rice, were issued in respect
of 531 635 tonnes for the period from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022. The import duty for husked rice
falling within CN code 1006 20, other than basmati rice, fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)
2022/386 should therefore be adjusted(3).
(3) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/386 should therefore be repealed.
(4) The applicable duty must be fixed within 10 days of the end of the period referred to above. This Regulation should
therefore enter into force immediately,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20, other than husked basmati rice of the varieties referred to
in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2006(4), shall be EUR 65 per tonne.
Article 2
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/386 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) Council Decision 2005/476/EC of 21 June 2005 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the
European Community and the United States of America relating to the method of calculation of applied duties for husked rice and
amending Decisions 2004/617/EC, 2004/618/EC and 2004/619/EC (OJ L 170, 1.7.2005, p. 67).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/386 of 7 March 2022 fixing the import duties applicable to certain types of husked
rice from 8 March 2022 (OJ L 78, 8.3.2022, p. 36).
(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down special rules for imports of Basmati rice and a transitional
control system for determining their origin (OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 53).8.9.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 233/49
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 September 2022.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Wolfgang BURTSCHER
Director-General
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural
Development