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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2043/1999
of 27 September 1999
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
28June1996layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92asregardsimportdutiesinthecerealssector(
3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
2519/98(4), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
(1)Whereastheimportdutiesinthecerealssectorarefixedby Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/1999(
5);(2)Whereas Article 2, (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96provides that if during the period of application, theaverage import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 pertonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustmentis to be made; whereas such a difference has arisen;whereas it is therefore necessary to adjust the importduties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1872/1999,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
AnnexesIandIItoRegulation(EC)No1961/1999arehereby
replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 1999.
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 244, 16.9.1999, p. 4.
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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 33,67 23,67
mediumquality(1) 43,67 33,67
10019091 Common wheat seed 42,04 32,04
10019099 Common high quality wheat other than for sowing(3) 42,04 32,04
medium quality 68,65 58,65
low quality 83,08 73,08
10020000 Rye 83,10 73,10
10030010 Barley, seed 83,10 73,10
10030090 Barley, other(3) 83,10 73,10
10051090 Maize seed other than hybrid 102,80 98,09
10059000 Maize other than seed(3) 102,80 98,09
10070090 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 93,95 83,95
(1) Inthecaseofdurumwheatnotmeetingtheminimumqualityrequirementsfordurumwheatofmediumquality,referredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No1 249/96,
the duty applicable is that fixed for low-quality common wheat.
(2) ForgoodsarrivingintheCommunityviatheAtlanticOceanorviatheSuezCanal(Article2(4)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/96),theimportermaybenefit fromareduction
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.
(
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
(period from 15 September to 24 September 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) 119,28 104,93 98,21 80,01135,27(**) 125,27(**) 86,09(**)
Gulf premium (EUR/t) — 7,17 –0,53 3,50 — — —
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) 7,88 — — — — — —
(*) A discount of EUR 10/t (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(**)Fob Duluth.
2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico — Rotterdam: 13,98 EUR/t; Great Lakes — Rotterdam: 25,79 EUR/t.
3. Subsidy within the meaning of the third paragraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96: EUR 0,00/t (HRW2)
EUR 0,00/t (SRW2).