EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.4.2000 L83/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 706/2000
of 3 April 2000
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,
Whereas:
(1)The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 672/2000(5).(2)Article 2, (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 providesthat if during the period of application, the averageimportdutycalculateddiffersbyEUR 5pertonnefromthe duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to bemade. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore neces-sary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC)No 672/2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 672/2000 are hereby
replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 April 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 April 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.
(5) OJ L 80, 31.3.2000, p. 23.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.4.2000 L83/17
ANNEX I
Import duties for the products covered by Article 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 26,09 16,09
mediumquality(1) 36,09 26,09
10019091 Common wheat seed 23,77 13,77
10019099 Common high quality wheat other than for sowing(3) 23,77 13,77
medium quality 73,27 63,27
low quality 85,10 75,10
10020000 Rye 76,90 66,90
10030010 Barley, seed 76,90 66,90
10030090 Barley, other(3) 76,90 66,90
10051090 Maize seed other than hybrid 87,31 77,31
10059000 Maize other than seed(3) 87,31 77,31
10070090 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 76,90 66,90
(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
(for 31 March 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 YC3 HAD2 Medium
quality(*)USbarley2
Quotation (EUR/t) 125,77 108,08 98,21 94,73 155,19(**) 145,19(**) 108,10(**)
Gulf premium (EUR/t) — 5,47 3,51 4,78 — — —
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) 31,73 — — — — — —
(*) A discount of EUR 10/t (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(**)Fob Great Lakes.
2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico — Rotterdam: 17,01 EUR/t; Great Lakes — Rotterdam: 22,77 EUR/t.
3. Subsidy within the meaning of the third paragraph of Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96: 0,00 EUR/t (HRW2)
0,00 EUR/t (SRW2).