Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/2004 of 18 May 2004 amending the import duties in the cereals sector
Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/2004of 18 May 2004amending 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 in cerealsOJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sectorOJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1110/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 12)., and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 985/2004OJ L 180, 15.5.2004, p. 26..(2)Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 985/2004,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 985/2004 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 18 May 2004.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodríguezAgriculture Director-GeneralANNEX I
Import duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92For goods arriving in the Community via the Atlantic Ocean or via the Suez Canal (Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96), the importer may benefit from a reduction in the duty of:EUR 3 per tonne, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, orEUR 2 per tonne, where the port of unloading is in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden or the Atlantic coasts of the Iberian peninsula.The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24 per tonne, where the conditions laid down in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 are met.
CN codeDescriptionImport duty(EUR/tonne)
10011000Durum wheat high quality0,00
medium quality0,00
low quality0,00
10019091Common wheat seed0,00
ex10019099Common high quality wheat other than for sowing0,00
10020000Rye16,25
10051090Maize seed other than hybrid32,98
10059000Maize other than seed32,98
10070090Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing16,25
ANNEX IIFactors for calculating dutiesperiod from 14 May 2004 to 17 May 20041.Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
A discount of 10 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).A discount of 30 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).Premium of 14 EUR/t incorporated (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).Fob Duluth.
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Product (% proteins at 12 % humidity)HRS2 (14 %)YC3HAD2Medium qualityLow qualityUS barley 2
Quotation (EUR/t)144,3697,09162,21152,21132,21106,58
Gulf premium (EUR/t)—9,34——
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t)11,31———
2.Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam: 27,71 EUR/t; Great Lakes–Rotterdam: 44,30 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).