Council Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 of 26 May 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1766/92 with regard to the calculation of import duties on certain cereals

Council Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003
of 26 May 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 1766/92 with regard to the calculation of import duties on certain cereals
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) For the purposes of calculating import duty, Article 10(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(3) provides for a complementary, derogating mechanism for certain basic cereals.
(2) This derogation has been abolished for average and poor quality wheat and for barley following the conclusion of the negotiations with the United States and Canada under Article XXVIII of the GATT, approved by Council Decisions 2003/253/EC(4) and 2003/254/EC(5) concerning the conclusion of Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, on the one hand, and Canada and the United States of America respectively, on the other hand.
(3) Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 should therefore be amended accordingly,