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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No597/96
of2April1996
amendingtheimportdutiesinthecerealssector
averageimportdutycalculateddiffersbyECU5per
tonnefromthedutyfixed,acorrespondingadjustmentis
tobemade;whereassuchadifferencehasarisen;whereas
itisthereforenecessarytoadjusttheimportdutiesfixed
inRegulation(EC)No548/96,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1863/95(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
1502/95of29June1995layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
forthe1995/96marketingyearasregardsimportduties
inthecerealssector(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No346/96(4),andinparticularArticle2(1)thereof,
Whereastheimportdutiesinthecerealssectorarefixed
byCommissionRegulation(EC)No548/96Q;
WhereasArticle2(1)ofRegulation (EC)No548/96
providesthatifduringtheperiodofapplication,theArticle1
AnnexesIandIItoRegulation(EC)No548/96are
herebyreplacedbyAnnexesIandIItothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3April1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2April1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL179,29.7.1995,p.1.0OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.13.
(4)OJNoL49,28.2.1996,p.5.0OJNoL80,30.3.1996,p.4.

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ANNEXI
ImportdutiesfortheproductslistedinArticle10(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1766/92
CNcode DescriptionImportduty
bylandinlandwaterway
orseafrom
Mediterranean ,
theBlackSeaor
BalticSeaports(ECU/tonne)Importdutyby
seafromother
ports(2)
(ECU/tonne)
10011000Durumwheat(') 7,77 0,00
10019091Commonwheatseed 10,65 0,65
10019099Commonhighqualitywheatotherthanforsowing(3) 10,65 0,65
mediumquality 23,27 13,27
lowquality 29,13 19,13
10020000Rye 43,97 33,97
10030010Barley,seed 43,97 33,97
10030090Barley,other(3) 43,97 33,97
10051090Maizeseedotherthanhybrid 61,14 51,14
10059000Maizeotherthanseed(3) 61,14 51,14
10070090Grainsorghumotherthanhybridsforsowing 43,97 33,97
(')InthecaseofdurumwheatnotmeetingtheminimumqualityrequirementsreferredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No1502/95,thedutyapplicableis
thatfixedforlow-qualitycommonwheat.
(2)ForgoodsarrivingintheCommunityviatheAtlanticOcean(Article2(4)ofRegulation(EC)No1502/95),theimportermaybenefitfromareductionin
thedutyof:
—ECU3pertonne,wheretheportofunloadingisontheMediterranean Sea,or
—ECU2pertonne,wheretheportofunloadingisinIreland,theUnitedKingdom,Denmark,Sweden,FinlandortheAdanticCoastsoftheIberian
Peninsula.
(3)Theimportermaybenefitfromaflat-ratereductionofECU14or8pertonne,wheretheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(5)ofRegulation(EC)No
1502/95aremet

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ANNEXII
Factorsforcalculatingduties(periodfrom27.3.1996to1.4.1996):
1.Averagesoverthetwo-weekperiodprecedingthedayoffixing:
Exchangequotations Minneapolis Kansas-City Chicago Chicago Mid-America Mid-America
Product(%proteinsat12%humidity)HRS2.14%HRW2.11%SRW2 YC3 HAD2USbarley2
Quotation(ECU/tonne) 142,02 149,35 144,20 120,04 188,33(2)152,13(2)
Gulfpremium(ECU/tonne) 43,43 23,47 22,75 14,93— —
Greatlakepremium(ECU/tonne)— — — — — —
(')FobDuluth.
(2)FobGulf.
2.Freight/cost:GulfofMexico—Rotterdam:ECU10,74pertonne;GreatLakes/StLawrence—Rotterdam:ECU24,03pertonne.
3.Subsidy(thirdparagraphofArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EC)No1502/95:ECU0,00pertonne).