EU Impose Rice Tarrifs On Cambodia

[CEOCambodiaNews]

Note that this decision on rice tariffs has nothing to do with the EBA (Everything But Arms) agreement. It is a measure to protect European rice growers from cheap rice imports.

Italy Wins Three-Year EU Tariffs on Rice From Cambodia, Myanmar
Jonathan Stearns

Jan 16 2019, 10:34 PM
Jan 17 2019, 12:10 AM

(Bloomberg) -- The European Union will impose tariffs this week on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar for three years in response to a request by Italy for local producers to gain protection from the imports.

The EU will apply duties as of Jan. 18 on Indica rice from the two Asian countries, which had been exempted from levies through the bloc’s “GSP” program, giving poor nations around the world preferential market access.

The goal of the tariffs is to protect EU-based producers from a surge in imports. The duties will amount to 175 euros ($200) a metric ton in the first year, 150 euros a ton in the second year and 125 euros in the third.

“This surge in low-price imports has caused serious difficulties for EU rice producers,” the European Commission in Brussels said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. The decision to impose the levies will be published in the EU’s Official Journal on Thursday and take effect the following day.

The European import levies against Cambodia and Myanmar are the outcome of an investigation that the commission, the EU’s executive arm, opened in March 2018 as a result of a request the previous month by the Italian government.

The probe was based on a “safeguards” provision in the EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences allowing for the reintroduction of the bloc’s “Common Customs Tariff duties” for as long as three years.

The tariffs on rice are separate from EU threats to suspend GSP benefits for Cambodia and Myanmar as a result of alleged human-rights violations in the two countries.

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[Duncan]

I have doubts that it will have any impact on Cambodia as there are plenty of other markets that buy rice for holding as emergency supply in case of droughts and flooding. Besides that Cambodia cannot supply enough rice to supply its present orders due to weather changes and conditions.

[CEOCambodiaNews]

Cambodian Activist Arrested For Facebook Post on Rice Tariffs
2019-01-16
Cambodia’s Ministry of the Interior on Wednesday arrested a member of the banned Cambodia National Rescue Party after he posted a Facebook message saying the European Union plans to impose a tariff on Cambodian rice, sources in the country said.

Kong Mas, a political activist from Svay Rieng province, was taken into custody at a coffee shop in the capital Phnom Penh by around 10 officers accompanied by a government prosecutor, fellow CNRP member Em Sokvan told RFA’s Khmer Service.

“The police said they were arresting him because of his Facebook post. They said they wanted to question him” .
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambod ... 53641.html

[Arget]

Just cannot help themselves....... Does anyone actually think before they jump into doing stupid shit these days?

[davegorman]

I wonder when they will start arresting barang on FB defaming and insulting HE, his cabinet and Cambodia in general?

I really wonder why some people choose to live here when all they do is complain about how shit it is.

[Duncan]

I have doubts that it will have any impact on Cambodia as there are plenty of other markets that buy rice for holding as emergency supply in case of droughts and flooding. Besides that Cambodia cannot supply enough rice to supply its present orders due to weather changes and conditions.

Just cannot help themselves....... Does anyone actually think before they jump into doing stupid shit these days?

I wonder when they will start arresting barang on FB defaming and insulting HE, his cabinet and Cambodia in general?

I really wonder why some people choose to live here when all they do is complain about how shit it is.

I hope those two posts weren't referring to me, cause if you read my post you will see I'm agreeing with the Cambodian side of the story.

[davegorman]

It’s not always about you.

[Duncan]

It’s not always about you.

OK, so it's about your Belgian friend.

[Arget]

I wonder when they will start arresting barang on FB defaming and insulting HE, his cabinet and Cambodia in general?

I really wonder why some people choose to live here when all they do is complain about how shit it is.

What and who (Barangs)have been saying things on Facebook?

[Anchor Moy]

I wonder when they will start arresting barang on FB defaming and insulting HE, his cabinet and Cambodia in general?

I really wonder why some people choose to live here when all they do is complain about how shit it is.

What and who (Barangs)have been saying things on Facebook?

No idea what barangs on facebook have to do with this. DG is confused maybe ? CEO News reported that a Cambodian was arrested for posting the OP information (EU impose tariffs) on facebook. It's not a barang thing.