NoL221/4EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.8.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1698/96
of30August1996
fixingtheimportdutiesinthecerealssector
Whereastheimportdutiesareapplicableuntilnewduties
arefixedandenterintoforce;whereastheyalsoremainin
forceincaseswherenoquotationisavailableforthe
referenceexchangereferredtoinAnnexIItoRegulation
(EC)No1249/96duringthetwoweeksprecedingthe
nextperiodicalfixing;
Whereas,inordertoallowtheimportdutysystemto
functionnormally,therepresentative marketrates
recordedduringareferenceperiodshouldbeusedfor
calculatingtheduties;
WhereasapplicationofRegulation(EC)No1249/96
resultsinimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation,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),andin
particularArticle2(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)No1249/96laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92forthe1996/97marketingyearasregardsimport
dutiesinthecerealssector;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportdutiesinthecerealssectorreferredtoin
Article10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1996.
FortheCommission
KarelVANMIERT
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(J)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(3)OJNoL161,29.6.1996,p.125.

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ANNEXI
ImportdutiesfortheproductslistedinArticle10(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1766/92
CNcode DescriptionImportduty
bylandinlandwaterway
orseafrom
Mediterranean ,
theBlackSeaor
BalticSeaports(ECU/tonne)Importdutyby
seafromother
ports(2)
(ECU/tonne)
10011000Durumwheat(') 8,55 0,00
10019091Commonwheatseed 21,82 11,82
10019099Commonhighqualitywheatotherthanforsowing(3) 21,82 11,82
mediumquality 35,48 25,48
lowquality 48,04 38,04
10020000Rye 68,38 58,38
10030010Barley,seed 68,38 58,38
10030090Barley,other(3) 68,38 58,38
10051090Maizeseedotherthanhybrid 57,00 47,00
10059000Maizeotherthanseed(3) 57,00 47,00
10070090Grainsorghumotherthanhybridsforsowing 82,49 72,49
(')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,FinlandortheAdanticCoastsoftheIberian
Peninsula .
(3)Theimportermaybenefitfromaflat-ratereductionofECU14or8pertonne,wheretheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(5)ofRegulation(EC)No
1249/96aremet.

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ANNEXII
Factorsforcalculatingduties(periodfrom14.8.1996to29.8.1996):
1.Averagesoverthetwo-weekperiodprecedingthedayoffixing:
Exchangequotations Minneapolis KansasCityChicago Chicago Minneapolis Minneapolis
Product(%proteinsat12%humidity)HRS2.14%HRW2.11,5%SRW2 YC3 HAD2USbarley2
Quotation(ECU/tonne) 133,11 137,38 130,20 112,72168,45(')108,620
Gulfpremium(ECU/tonne)— 12,71 7,34 29,96— —
Greatlakepremium(ECU/tonne) 22,07— — — — —
(')FobDuluth.
2.Freight/cost:GulfofMexico—Rotterdam:ECU9,17pertonne;GreatLakes—Rotterdam :ECU17,75pertonne.
3.Subsidy(thirdparagraphofArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/96:ECU0,00pertonne).