NoL25/42HENI OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No183/96
of31January1996
fixingtheimportdutiesinthecerealssector
1766/92forthe1995/96marketingyearasregardsimport
dutiesinthecerealssector;
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremain
inforceincaseswherenoquotationisavailableforthe
referenceexchangereferredtoinAnnexIItoRegulation
(EC)No1502/95duringthetwoweeksprecedingthe
nextperiodicalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,therepresentative marketrates
recordedduringareferenceperiodshouldbeusedfor
calculatingtheduties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation (EC)No1502/95
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation,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)No2481/95(4),andinparticularArticle2(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No1766/92
providesthattheratesofdutyintheCommonCustoms
Tariffaretobechargedonimportoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1ofthatRegulation ;whereas,
however,inthecaseoftheproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph2ofthatArticle,theimportdutyistobeequalto
theinterventionpricevalidforsuchproductsonimporta­
tionandincreasedby55%,minusthecifimportprice
applicabletotheconsignmentinquestion;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1766/92,thecifimportpricesarecalculatedonthe
basisoftherepresentative pricesfortheproductinques­
tionontheworldmarket;
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1502/95laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)NoHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportdutiesinthecerealssectorreferredtoin
Article10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
I1)OJNoL179,29.7.1995,p.1.
(')OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.13.
(♦)OJNoL256,26.10.1995,p.10.

1.2.96 IEN1OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL25/43
ANNEXI
Importduties(ortheproductslistedinArticle10(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1766/92
CNcode DescriptionImportduty
bylandinlandwaterway
orseafrom
Mediterranean ,
theBlackSeaor
BalticSeaports(ECU/tonne)Importdutyby
seafromother
ports(2)
(ECU/tonne)
10011000Durumwheat(') 0,00 0,00
10019091Commonwheatseed 9,82 0,00
10019099Commonhighqualitywheatotherthanforsowing(3) 9,82 0,00
mediumquality 25,43 15,43
lowquality 33,11 23,11
10020000Rye 19,99 9,99
10030010Barley,seed 19,99 9,99
10030090Barley,other(3) 19,99 9,99
10051090Maizeseedotherthanhybrid 64,95 54,95
10059000Maizeotherthanseed(3) 64,95 54,95
10070090Grainsorghumotherthanhybridsforsowing 19,99 9,99
(')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,FinlandortheAtlanticCoastsoftheIberian
Peninsula .
(')Theimportermaybenefitfromaflat-ratereductionofECU8pertonne,wheretheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(5)ofRegulation(EC)No1502/95
aremet.

NoL25/44EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.96
ANNEXII
Factorsforcalculatingduties(periodfrom17.1.1996to30.1.1996):
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) 140,86 145,32 142,76 110,70209,36(2)169,69(2)
Gulfpremium(ECU/tonne) 38,99 18,94 13,81 14,03— —
Greatlakepremium(ECU/tonne)— — — — — —
(')FobDuluth.
(2)FobGulf.
2.Freight/cost:GulfofMexico—Rotterdam :ECU13,12pertonne;GreatLakes/StLawrence—Rotterdam :ECU29,57pertonne.
3.Subsidy(thirdparagraphofArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EC)No1502/95:ECU0,00pertonne).