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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2156/1999
of 11 October 1999
amending the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of
28June1996layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92asregardsimportdutiesinthecerealssector(
3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
2519/98(4), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)the import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/1999(5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2108/1999(6);(2)Article 2, (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 providesthat if during the period of application, the averageimportdutycalculateddiffersbyEUR 5pertonnefromthe duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to bemade; such a difference has arisen; whereas it is there-forenecessarytoadjusttheimportdutiesfixedinRegu-lation (EC) No 1872/1999,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
AnnexesIandIItoRegulation(EC)No1961/1999arehereby
replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 October 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 October 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.
(4) OJ L 315, 25.11.1998, p. 7.
(5) OJ L 244, 16.9.1999, p. 4.
(6) OJ L 258, 5.10.1999, p. 5.
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ANNEX I
Import duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
CNcode DescriptionImportduty
bylandinlandwaterway
orseafrom
Mediterranean,
theBlackSeaor
BalticSeaports(EUR/tonne)Importdutybyairor
byseafromother
ports(2)
(EUR/tonne)
10011000 Durum wheat high quality 32,38 22,38
mediumquality(1) 42,38 32,38
10019091 Common wheat seed 41,47 31,47
10019099 Common high quality wheat other than for sowing(3) 41,47 31,47
medium quality 73,69 63,69
low quality 86,15 76,15
10020000 Rye 79,55 69,55
10030010 Barley, seed 79,55 69,55
10030090 Barley, other(3) 79,55 69,55
10051090 Maize seed other than hybrid 96,75 86,75
10059000 Maize other than seed(3) 96,75 86,75
10070090 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 79,55 69,55
(1) Inthecaseofdurumwheatnotmeetingtheminimumqualityrequirementsfordurumwheatofmediumquality,referredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No1 249/96,
the duty applicable is that fixed for low-quality common wheat.
(2) ForgoodsarrivingintheCommunityviatheAtlanticOceanorviatheSuezCanal(Article2(4)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/96),theimportermaybenefit fromareduction
in the duty of:
— EUR 3 per tonne, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, or— EUR 2 per tonne, where the port of unloading is in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Finland or the Atlantic Coasts of the Iberian Peninsul a.
(
3) The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 14 or 8 per tonne, where the conditions laid down in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/9 6 are met.
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ANNEX II
Factors for calculating duties
(period from 30 September to 8 October 1999)
1. Averages over the two-week period preceding the day of fixing:
Exchangequotations Minneapolis Kansas-City Chicago Chicago Minneapolis Minneapolis Minneapolis
Product (% proteins at 12% humidity) HRS2.14% HRW2.11,5% SRW2 YC3 HAD2 Medium
quality(*)USbarley2
Quotation (EUR/t) 117,94 99,96 90,91 79,57136,46(**) 126,46(**) 89,29(**)
Gulf premium (EUR/t) — 6,83 3,43 4,30 — — —
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) 9,43 — — — — — —
(*) A discount of EUR 10/t (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(**)Fob Duluth.
2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico — Rotterdam: 14,25 EUR/t; Great Lakes — Rotterdam: 25,90 EUR/t.
3. Subsidy within the meaning of the third paragraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96: EUR 0,00/t (HRW2)
EUR 0,00/t (SRW2).