29.6.96ΓΕΝΙ OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL161/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1196/96
of28June1996
fixingtheimportdutiesinthecerealssector
1766/92forthe1996/97marketingyearasregardsimport
dutiesinthecerealssector,
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
forthe1996/97marketingyearasregardsimportduties
inthecerealssector(3),andinparticularArticle2(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
basisoftherepresentativepricesfortheproductinques­
tionontheworldmarket;
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1249/96laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)NoHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportdutiesinthecerealssectorreferredtoin
Article10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28June1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(<)OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(3)Seepage125ofthisOfficialJournal.

NoL161/6EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.6.96
ANNEXI
ImportdutiesfortheproductslistedinArticle10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
CNcode DescriptionImportduty
bylandinlandwaterway
orseafrom
Mediterranean ,
theBlackSeaor
BalticSeaports(ECU/tonne)Importdutyby
seafromother
ports(J)
(ECU/tonne)
10011000Durumwheat(') 0,00 0,00
10019091Commonwheatseed 0,00 0,00
10019099Commonhighqualitywheatotherthanforsowing(3) 0,00 0,00
mediumquality 0,00 0,00
lowquality 32,41 22,41
10020000Rye 37,68 27,68
10030010Barley,seed 37,68 27,68
10030090Barley,other(3) 37,68 27,68
10051090Maizeseedotherthanhybrid 38,83 28,83
10059000Maizeotherthanseed(3) 38,83 28,83
10070090Grainsorghumotherthanhybridsforsowing 51,79 41,79
(')InthecaseofdurumwheatnotmeetingtheminimumqualityrequirementsreferredtoinAnnexItoRegulation(EC)No1249/96,thedutyapplicableis
thatfixedforlow-qualitycommonwheat.
(2)ForgoodsarrivingintheCommunityviatheAtlanticOceanorviatheSuezCanal(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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ANNEXII
Factorsforcalculatingduties(periodfrom14.6.1996to27.6.1996):
1.Averagesoverthetwo-weekperiodprecedingthedayoffixing:
Exchangequotations Minneapolis KansasCityChicago ChicagoMinneapolis Minneapolis
Product(%proteinsat12%humidity)9HRS2.14%HRW2.11,5%SRW2 YC3 HAD2USbarley2
Quotation(ECU/tonne) 168,93 169,42 144,47 147,69 186,50(')137,35(')
Gulfpremium(ECU/tonne)— 17,01 7,53 12,01— —
Greatlakepremium(ECU/tonne) 22,07— — — — —
(')FobDuluth.
2.Freight/cost:GulfofMexico—Rotterdam:ECU10,32pertonne;GreatLakes—Rotterdam:ECU19,72pertonne.
3.Subsidy(thirdparagraphofArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/96:ECU0,00pertonne).