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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1249/1999
of 16 June 1999
amendingthe 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 organization of themarket in cereals(
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/
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,
Whereas the import duties in the cereals sector are fixed
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1236/1999(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 pertonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment isto be made; whereas such a difference has arisen; whereasit is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixedin Regulation (EC) No 1236/1999,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1236/1999 are
hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 16 June 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24.5.1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.
(4) OJ L 315, 25.11.1998, p. 7.
(5) OJ L 149, 16.6.1999, p. 31.
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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 37,43 27,43
mediumquality(1) 47,43 37,43
10019091 Common wheat seed 49,95 39,95
10019099 Common high quality wheat other than for sowing(3) 49,95 39,95
medium quality 81,20 71,20
low quality 99,78 89,78
10020000 Rye 105,89 95,89
10030010 Barley, seed 105,89 95,89
10030090 Barley, other(3) 105,89 95,89
10051090 Maize seed other than hybrid 97,64 87,64
10059000 Maize other than seed(3) 97,64 87,64
10070090 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 105,89 95,89
(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 1249/96, 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
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 calculatingduties
(for 15 June 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) 119,36 101,23 90,75 83,20 142,42(**) 132,42(**) 73,99(**)
Gulf premium (EUR/t)  8,99 0,88 10,57   
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) 10,57      
(*) A discount of EUR 10 per tonne (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(**) Fob Duluth.
2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico Rotterdam: 14,17 EUR/t; Great Lakes Rotterdam: 25,74 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).