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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No992/97
of2June1997
amendingtheimportdutiesinthecerealssector
averageimportdutycalculateddiffersbyECU5per
tonnefromthedutyfixed,acorresponding adjustmentis
tobemade;whereassuchadifferencehasarisen;whereas
itisthereforenecessarytoadjusttheimportdutiesfixed
inRegulation (EC)No966/97,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
1249/96of28June1996layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
asregardsimportdutiesinthecerealssector(3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No641/97(4),andin
particularArticle2(1)thereof,
Whereastheimportdutiesinthecerealssectorarefixed
byCommissionRegulation(EC)No966/97(*);
WhereasArticle2(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/96
providesthatifduringtheperiodofapplication,theArticle1
AnnexesIandIItoRegulation(EC)No966/97are
herebyreplacedbyAnnexesIandIItothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3June1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2June1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.0OJNoL161,29.6.1996,p.125.
(4)OJNoL98,15.4.1997,p.2.
(5OJNoL141,30.5.1997,p.3.

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ANNEXI
ImportdutiesfortheproductslistedinArticle10(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1766/92
CNcode DescriptionImportduty
bylandinlandwaterway
orseafrom
Mediterranean ,
theBlackSeaor
BalticSeaports(ECU/tonne)Importdutybyairor
byseafromother
ports(2)
(ECU/tonne)
10011000Durumwheat(') 9,49 0,00
10019091Commonwheatseed 45,74 35,74
10019099Commonhighqualitywheatotherthanforsowing(-1) 45,74 35,74
mediumquality 53,86 43,86
lowquality 74,00 64,00
10020000Rye 77,14 67,14
10030010Barley,seed 77,14 67,14
10030090Barley,other(') 77,14 67,14
10051090Maizeseedotherthanhybrid 92,02 82,02
10059000Maizeotherthanseed(3) 92,02 82,02
10070090Grainsorghumotherthanhybridsforsowing 77,14 67,14
(')InthecaseofdurumwheatnotmeetingtheminimumqualityrequirementsreferredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No1249/96,thedutyapplicableis
thatfixedforlow-qualitycommonwheat.
(2)ForgoodsarrivingintheCommunityviatheAtlanticOceanorviatheSuezCanal(Article2(4)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/96),theimportermaybenefit
fromareductioninthedutyof:
—ECU3pertonne,wheretheportofunloadingisontheMediterranean Sea,or
—ECU2pertonne,wheretheportofunloadingisinIreland,theUnitedKingdom,Denmark,Sweden,FinlandortheAtlanticCoastsoftheIberian
Peninsula .
(■')Theimportermaybenefitfromaflat-ratereductionofECU14or8pertonne,wheretheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(5)ofRegulation (EC)No
1249/96aremet.

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ANNEXII
Factorsforcalculatingduties
(for30May1997)
1.Averagesoverthetwo-weekperiodprecedingthedayoffixing:
Exchangequotations Minneapolis KansasCityChicago Chicago Minneapolis Minneapolis
Product(%proteinsat12%humidity)HRS2.14%HRW2.11,5%SRW2 YC3 HAD2USbarley2
Quotation(ECU/tonne) 127,17 123,91 115,28 94,06174,88(■)107,23(')
Gulfpremium(ECU/tonne)— 16,95 5,44 8,51— —
Greatlakepremium(ECU/tonne) 11,46— — — — —
(')FobDuluth.
2.Freight/cost:GulfofMexico—Rotterdam :ECU11,97pertonne;GreatLakes—Rotterdam :ECU22,31pertonne.
3.SubsidywithinthemeaningofthethirdparagraphofArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/96:ECU0,00pertonne(HRW2)
:ECU0,00pertonne(SRW2).