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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2512/97
of15December 1997
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),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EC)No2092/97(4),andinparti­
cularArticle2(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
1766/92asregardsimportdutiesinthecerealssector;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportdutiesinthecerealssectorreferredtoin
Article10(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1766/92shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16December
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15December1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(»)OJL181,1.7.1992,p.21.0OJL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(3)OJL161,29.6.1996,p.125.
b)OJL292,25.10.1997,p.10.

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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(') 0,00 0,00
10019091Commonwheatseed 30,50 20,50
10019099Commonhighqualitywheatotherthanforsowing(3) 30,50 20,50
mediumquality 48,99 38,99
lowquality 57,83 47,83
10020000Rye 73,57 63,57
10030010Barley,seed 73,57 63,57
10030090Barley,other(3) 73,57 63,57
10051090Maizeseedotherthanhybrid 79,07 69,07
10059000Maizeotherthanseed(3) 79,07 69,07
10070090Grainsorghumotherthanhybridsforsowing 73,57 63,57
(')InthecaseofdurumwheatnotmeetingtheminimumqualityrequirementsreferredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No1249/96,thedutyapplicableis
thatfixedforlow-qualitycommonwheat.
(2)ForgoodsarrivingintheCommunityviatheAdanticOceanorviatheSuezCanal(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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Factorsforcalculatingduties
(periodfrom1December1997to12December1997)
1.Averagesoverthetwo-weekperiodprecedingthedayoffixing:
Exchangequotations Minneapolis KansasCityChicago Chicago Minneapolis Minneapolis
Product(%proteinsat12%humidity)HRS2.14%HRW2.11,5%SRW2 YC3 HAD2USbarley2
Quotation(ECU/tonne) 127,36 119,98 116,69 98,32214,81(')100,68(')
Gulfpremium(ECU/tonne)— -15,55 10,00 7,14— —
GreatLakespremium(ECU/tonne) 16,39— — — — —
(')FobDuluth.
2.Freight/cost:GulfofMexico—Rotterdam:ECU13,31pertonne;GreatLakes—Rotterdam :ECU23,59pertonne.
3.SubsidywithinthemeaningofthethirdparagraphofArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/96:ECU0,00pertonne(HRW2)
:ECU0,00pertonne(SRW2).