Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 229/2012 of 15 March 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 March 2012
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 229/2012of 15 March 2012fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 March 2012THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sectorOJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5., and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 10011900, 10011100, ex10019120 (common wheat seed), ex10019900 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 10021000, 10029000, 10051090, 10059000, 10071090 and 10079000 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2)Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.(3)Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 10011900, 10011100, ex10019120 (common wheat seed), ex10019900 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 10021000, 10029000, 10051090, 10059000, 10071090 and 10079000 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4)Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 March 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(5)Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: