EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 2. 2000 L 25/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 240/2000
of 31 January 2000
fixingthe 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
28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application ofCouncil Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import dutiesin the cereals sector (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2519/98 (4), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides
that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff areto be charged on import of the products referred to inArticle 1 of that Regulation; however, in the case of theproducts referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, theimport duty is to be equal to the intervention price validfor such products on importation and increased by55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to theconsignment in question; however, that duty may notexceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis ofthe representative prices for the product in question onthe world market.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules forthe application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92as 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 referenceexchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next peri-odical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to functionnormally, the representative market rates recordedduring a reference period should be used for calculatingthe duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results inimport duties being fixed as set out in the Annex to thisRegulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10
(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be those fixed inAnnex Ito this Regulation on the basis of the informationgiven in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 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 by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
CN code DescriptionImport duty by land inland
waterway or sea from Mediterra-
nean, the Black Sea or Baltic Sea
ports (EUR/tonne)Import duty by air or by sea from
other ports (2)
(EUR/tonne)
1001 10 00 Durum wheat high quality 31,26 21,26
medium quality (1) 41,26 31,26
1001 90 91 Common wheat seed 32,91 22,91
1001 90 99 Common high quality wheat other than for sowing (3) 32,91 22,91
medium quality 73,28 63,28
low quality 85,82 75,82
1002 00 00 Rye 83,50 73,50
1003 00 10 Barley, seed 83,50 73,50
1003 00 90 Barley, other (3) 83,50 73,50
1005 10 90 Maize seed other than hybrid 87,77 77,77
1005 90 00 Maize other than seed (3) 87,77 77,77
1007 00 90 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 83,50 73,50
(1) In the case of durum wheat not meeting the minimum quality requirements for durum wheat of medium quality, referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1 249/96,
the duty applicable is that fixed for low-quality common wheat.
(2) For goods arriving in the Community via the Atlantic Ocean or via the Suez Canal (Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96), the importer may benefit from a reduction
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.
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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 calculatingduties
(period from 14 January 2000 to 28 January 2000)
1. Averages over the two-week period preceding the day of fixing:
Exchange quotations Minneapolis Kansas-City Chicago Chicago Minneapolis Minneapolis Minneapolis
Product (% proteins at 12 % humidity) HRS2. 14 % HRW2. 11,5 % SRW2 YC3 HAD2 Medium
quality (*)US barley 2
Quotation (EUR/t) 118,94 106,74 96,49 87,39 154,25 (**) 144,25 (**) 102,01 (**)
Gulf premium (EUR/t) 33,66 5,50 3,20 10,35 — — —
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: 15,43 EUR/t; Great Lakes — Rotterdam: 28,12 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).