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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 672/2000
of 31 March 2000
fixingthe 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 arefixedandenterintoforce.Theyalsoremaininforceincases 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 1 April 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 31 March 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
CNcode DescriptionImportdutybylandinland
waterwayorseafromMediterra-
nean,theBlackSeaorBalticSea
ports(EUR/tonne)Importdutybyairorbyseafrom
otherports(2)
(EUR/tonne)
10011000 Durum wheat high quality 20,01 10,01
mediumquality(1) 30,01 20,01
10019091 Common wheat seed 31,73 21,73
10019099 Common high quality wheat other than for sowing(3) 31,73 21,73
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) Theimportermaybenefitfromaflat-ratereductionofEUR 14or8pertonne,wheretheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(5)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/9 6aremet.
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ANNEX II
Factors for calculatingduties
(period from 17 March 2000 to 30 March 2000)
1. Averages over the two-week period preceding the day of fixing:
Exchangequotations Minneapolis KansasCity Chicago Chicago Minneapolis Minneapolis Minneapolis
Product (% proteins at 12% humidity) HRS2.14%HRW2.11,5% SRW2 YC3HAD2Medium
quality(*)USbarley2
Quotation (EUR/t) 122,46 108,08 98,21 94,73164,98(**) 154,98(**) 108,10(**)
Gulf premium (EUR/t) 31,04 5,47 3,51 4,78 — — —
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) 30,23 — — — — — —
(*) A discount of 10 EUR/t (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(**)Fob Gulf/Great Lakes.
2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico — Rotterdam: 17,22 EUR/t; Great Lakes — Rotterdam: 27,33 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).