EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.2.2000 L43/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 347/2000
of 15 February2000
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92of30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No1249/96of
28June1996layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92asregardsimportdutiesinthecerealssector(
3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
2519/98(4), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides
thattheratesofdutyintheCommonCustomsTariffaretobechargedonimportoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle1ofthatRegulation;however,inthecaseoftheproducts referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, theimportdutyistobeequaltotheinterventionpricevalidfor such products on importation and increased by55%, minus the cif import price applicable to theconsignment in question; however, that duty may notexceedtherateofdutyintheCommonCustomsTariff.
(2)PursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis oftherepresentativepricesfortheproductinquestiononthe world market.(3)Regulation(EC)No1249/96laysdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4)The import duties are applicable until new duties arefixed and enter into force; they also remain in force incases where no quotation is available for the referenceexchangereferredtoinAnnexIItoRegulation(EC)No1249/96duringthetwoweeksprecedingthenextperi-odical fixing.
(5)In order to allow the import duty system to functionnormally, the representative market rates recordedduringareferenceperiodshouldbeusedforcalculatingthe duties.
(6)Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results inimportdutiesbeingfixedassetoutintheAnnextothisRegulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
TheimportdutiesinthecerealssectorreferredtoinArticle10
(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be those fixed inAnnex I to this Regulation on the basis of the informationgiven in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 15 February 2000.
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.
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ANNEX I
Import duties for the products covered byArticle 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
CNcode DescriptionImportdutybylandinland
waterwayorseafromMediterra-
nean,theBlackSeaorBalticSea
ports(EUR/tonne)Importdutybyairorbyseafrom
otherports(2)
(EUR/tonne)
10011000 Durum wheat high quality 22,84 12,84
mediumquality(1) 32,84 22,84
10019091 Common wheat seed 36,12 26,12
10019099 Common high quality wheat other than for sowing(3) 36,12 26,12
medium quality 71,05 61,05
low quality 82,08 72,08
10020000 Rye 80,45 70,45
10030010 Barley, seed 80,45 70,45
10030090 Barley, other(3) 80,45 70,45
10051090 Maize seed other than hybrid 84,53 74,53
10059000 Maize other than seed(3) 84,53 74,53
10070090 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 80,45 70,45
(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) Theimportermaybenefitfromaflat-ratereductionofEUR 14or8pertonne,wheretheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(5)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/9 6aremet.
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ANNEX II
Factors for calculating duties
(period from 1 February 2000 to 14 February 2000)
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 YC3HAD2Medium
quality(*)USbarley2
Quotation (EUR/t) 119,66 108,64 98,06 88,86162,05(**) 152,05(**) 104,44(**)
Gulf premium (EUR/t) 29,11 5,20 4,7511,50 — — —
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) — — — — — — —
(*) A discount of EUR 10/t (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(**)Fob Gulf.
2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico — Rotterdam: 16,05 EUR/t; Great Lakes — Rotterdam: 28,78 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).