EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.4.2000 L95/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 792/2000
of 14 April 2000
fixing 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)Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides
thattheratesofdutyintheCommonCustomsTariffareto be charged on import of the products referred to inArticle1ofthatRegulation.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 notexceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2)PursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis ofthe representative prices for the product in question onthe 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 arefixed and enter into force. They also remain in force incases where no quotation is available for the referenceexchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next peri-odical fixing.
(5)In order to allow the import duty system to functionnormally, the representative market rates recordedduring a reference period should be used for calculatingthe 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 16 April 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 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.
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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 20,74 10,74
mediumquality(1) 30,74 20,74
10019091 Common wheat seed 28,36 18,36
10019099 Common high quality wheat other than for sowing(3) 28,36 18,36
medium quality 72,62 62,62
low quality 84,47 74,47
10020000 Rye 77,68 67,68
10030010 Barley, seed 77,68 67,68
10030090 Barley, other(3) 77,68 67,68
10051090 Maize seed other than hybrid 86,98 76,98
10059000 Maize other than seed(3) 86,98 76,98
10070090 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 77,68 67,68
(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.
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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
(period from 31 March 2000 to 13 April 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) 123,80 107,79 98,29 94,25158,83(**) 148,83(**) 101,89(**)
Gulf premium (EUR/t) — 6,13 3,71 5,30 — — —
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) 27,40 — — — — — —
(*) A discount of 10 EUR/t (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(**)Fob Great Lakes.
2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico — Rotterdam: 17,51 EUR/t; Great Lakes — Rotterdam: 24,47 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).