EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17.3.2000 L 69/40
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 578/2000
of 16 March 2000
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
28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application ofCouncil Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import dutiesin the cereals sector(
3), as last amended by Regulation (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 566/2000(5).(2)Article 2, (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 providesthat if during the period of application, the averageimport duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne fromthe duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to bemade. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore neces-sary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC)No 566/2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 566/2000 are hereby
replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 March 2000.
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 68, 16.3.2000, p. 59.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17.3.2000 L 69/41
ANNEX I
Import duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation(EEC) No 1766/92
CN code DescriptionImport duty by land inland
waterway or sea from Mediterra-
nean, the Black Sea or Baltic Sea
ports (EUR/tonne)Import duty by air or by sea from
other ports(2)
(EUR/tonne)
10011000 Durum wheat high quality 17,09 7,09
medium quality(1) 27,09 17,09
10019091 Common wheat seed 28,23 18,23
10019099 Common high quality wheat other than for sowing(3) 28,23 18,23
medium quality 65,27 55,27
low quality 84,51 74,51
10020000 Rye 70,07 60,07
10030010 Barley, seed 70,07 60,07
10030090 Barley, other(3) 70,07 60,07
10051090 Maize seed other than hybrid 83,42 73,42
10059000 Maize other than seed(3) 83,42 73,42
10070090 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 70,07 60,07
(1) In the case of durum wheat not meeting the minimum quality requirements for durum wheat of medium quality, referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1 249/96,
the duty applicable is that fixed for low-quality common wheat.
(2) For goods arriving in the Community via the Atlantic Ocean or via the Suez Canal (Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96), the importer may benefit from a reduction
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.
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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
(for 15 March 2000)
1. Averages over the two-week period preceding the day of fixing:
Exchange quotations 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) 124,26 113,22 96,94 90,86 168,72(**) 158,72(**) 114,80(**)
Gulf premium (EUR/t) 32,37 6,38 4,37 11,53 — — —
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) — — — — — — —
(*) A discount of EUR 10/t (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(**)Fob Gulf.
2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico — Rotterdam: 17,62 EUR/t; Great Lakes — Rotterdam: 29,31 EUR/t.
3. Subsidy within the meaning of the third paragraph of Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96: 0,00 EUR/t (HRW2)
0,00 EUR/t (SRW2).