16.10.96 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL262/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1975/96
of15October1996
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),
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (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
applicabletotheconsignment inquestion;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1766/92,thecifimportpricesarecalculatedonthe
basisoftherepresentative pricesfortheproductinques­
tionontheworldmarket;
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1249/96laysdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92forthe1996/97marketingyearasregardsimport
dutiesinthecerealssector;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportdutiesinthecerealssectorreferredtoin
Article10(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1766/92shallbe
thosefixedinAnnexItothisRegulationonthebasisof
theinformationgiveninAnnexII.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16October
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15October1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
1OJNoL161,29.6.1996,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(') 15,43 5,43
10019091Commonwheatseed 39,35 29,35
10019099Commonhighqualitywheatotherthanforsowing^) 39,35 29,35
mediumquality 42,61 32,61
lowquality 51,23 41,23
10020000Rye 77,14 67,14
10030010Barley,seed 77,14 67,14
10030090Barley,other(3) 77,14 67,14
10051090Maizeseedotherthanhybrid 79,62 69,62
10059000Maizeotherthanseed(3) 79,62 69,62
10070090Grainsorghumotherthanhybridsforsowing 77,14 67,14
(')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 .
(')Theimportermaybenefitfromaflat-ratereductionofECU14or8pertonne,wheretheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(5)ofRegulation(EC)No
1249/96aremet.

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ANNEXII
Factorsforcalculatingduties
(periodfrom1Octoberto14October1996)
1.Averagesoverthetwo-weekperiodprecedingthedayoffixing:
Exchangequotations Minneapolis KansasCityChicago Chicago Minneapolis Minneapolis
Product(%proteinsat12%humidity)HRS2.14%HRW2.11,5%SRW2 YC3 HAD2USbarley2
Quotation(ECU/tonne) 122,61 127,87 124,40 91,31162,00(')100,28(')
Gulfpremium(ECU/tonne)— 15,71 10,54 15,25— —
Greatlakepremium(ECU/tonne) 15,47— — — — —
(')FobDuluth.
2.Freight/cost:GulfofMexico—Rotterdam :ECU8,56pertonne;GreatLakes—Rotterdam :ECU17,31pertonne.
3.Subsidy(thirdparagraphofArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EC)No1249/96:ECU0,00pertonne).