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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1463/1999
of 2 July 1999
amending the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals(
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1253/1999(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1249/
96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for theapplication of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 asregards import duties in the cereals sector(
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2519/98(4), and in
particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Whereastheimportdutiesinthecerealssectorarefixed
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/1999(5);Whereas Article 2, (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96
provides that if during the period of application, theaverage import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 pertonnefromthedutyfixed,acorrespondingadjustmentistobemade;whereassuchadifferencehasarisen;whereasitisthereforenecessarytoadjusttheimportdutiesfixedin Regulation (EC) No 1423/1999,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1423/1999 are
herebyreplacedbyAnnexesIandIItothisRegulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 2 July 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 166, 1.7.1999, p. 33.
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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 22,16 12,16
mediumquality(1) 32,16 22,16
10019091 Common wheat seed 35,76 25,76
10019099 Commonhighqualitywheatotherthanforsowing(3) 35,76 25,76
medium quality 72,45 62,45
low quality 90,79 80,79
10020000 Rye 88,38 78,38
10030010 Barley, seed 88,38 78,38
10030090 Barley, other(3) 88,38 78,38
10051090 Maize seed other than hybrid 96,96 86,96
10059000 Maize other than seed(3) 96,96 86,96
10070090 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 99,23 89,23
(1) Inthecaseofdurumwheatnotmeetingtheminimumqualityrequirementsfordurumwheatofmediumquality,referredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)
No 1249/96, the duty applicable is that fixed for low-quality common wheat.
(2) ForgoodsarrivingintheCommunityviatheAtlanticOceanorviatheSuezCanal(Article2(4)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/96),theimportermaybenefit
from a reduction in the duty of:
EUR 3 per tonne, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, or
EUR 2pertonne,wheretheportofunloadingisinIreland,theUnitedKingdom,Denmark,Sweden,FinlandortheAtlanticCoastsoftheIberian
Peninsula.
(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
1249/96 are met.
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ANNEX II
Factors for calculating duties
(period from 30 June to 1 July 1999)
1. Averages over the two-week period preceding the day of fixing:
Exchangequotations Minneapolis Kansas-City Chicago ChicagoMinneapolis Minneapolis Minneapolis
Product (% proteins at 12% humidity) HRS2.14%HRW2.11,5% SRW2 YC3HAD2Medium
quality(*)USbarley2
Quotation (EUR/t) 120,54 99,79 89,7382,09146,74(**)136,74(**) 80,37(**)
Gulf premium (EUR/t)  8,25–0,03 12,29   
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) 12,61      
(*) A discount of EUR 10/t (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(**) Fob Duluth.
2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico Rotterdam: EUR 14,25/t; Great Lakes Rotterdam: EUR 26,06/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).