16.1.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL13/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No57/97
of15January1997
fixingtheimportdutiesinthecerealssector
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
asregardsimportdutiesinthecerealssector(3),andin
particularArticle2(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
basisoftherepresentative pricesfortheproductinques­
tionontheworldmarket;
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1249/96laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92forthe1996/97marketingyearasregardsimport
dutiesinthecerealssector;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportdutiesinthecerealssectorreferredtoin
Article10(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1766/92shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16January
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15January1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(■)OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(3)OJNoL161,29.6.1996,p.125.

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ANNEXI
ImportdutiesfortheproductslistedinArticle10(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1766/92
CNcode DescriptionImportduty
bylandinlandwaterway
orseafrom
Mediterranean ,
theBlackSeaor
BalticSeaports(ECU/tonne)Importdutyby
seafromother
ports(2)
(ECU/tonne)
10011000Durumwheat(') 15,90 5,90
10019091Commonwheatseed 41,01 31,01
10019099Commonhighqualitywheatotherthanforsowing(3) 41,01 31,01
mediumquality 44,90 34,90
lowquality 60,27 50,27
10020000Rye 73,27 63,27
10030010Barley,seed 73,27 63,27
10030090Barley,other(') 73,27 63,27
10051090Maizeseedotherthanhybrid 92,07 82,07
10059000Maizeotherthanseed(-1) 92,07 82,07
10070090Grainsorghumotherthanhybridsforsowing 73,27 63,27
(')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,FinlandortheAtlanticCoastsoftheIberian
Peninsula .
(3)Theimportermaybenefitfromaflat-ratereductionofECU14or8pertonne,wheretheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(5)ofRegulation(EC)No
1249/96aremet.

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ANNEXII
Factorsforcalculatingduties
(periodfrom30December1996to14January1997)
1.Averagesoverthetwo-weekperiodprecedingthedayoffixing:
Exchangequotations Minneapolis KansasCityChicago Chicago Minneapolis Minneapolis
Product(%proteinsat12%humidity)HRS2.14%HRW2.11,5%SRW2 YC3 HAD2USbarley2
Quotation(ECU/tonne) 114,63 121,08 114,97 82,74171,27(')113,91(')
Gulfpremium(ECU/tonne) 31,55 21,20 11,94 12,37— —
GreatLakespremium(ECU/tonne)— — — — — —
(')FobGulf.
2.Freight/cost:GulfofMexico—Rotterdam :ECU12,68pertonne;GreatLakes—Rotterdam :ECU22,35pertonne.
3.Subsidy(thirdparagraphofArticle4(2)ofRegulation (EC)No1249/96:ECU0,00pertonne).