Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/310 of 1 March 2018 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 2 March 2018
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/310of 1 March 2018fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 2 March 2018THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671., and in particular Article 183 thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5). states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 10011100, 10011900, 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, 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 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating 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 referred to in that paragraph.(3)Under Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the import price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation is the daily CIF representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4)From 21 September 2017 the import duty on products originating in Canada covered by CN codes 10011100, 10011900, ex10019900 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 10021000 and 10029000 is to be calculated in accordance with Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010.(5)Import duties should be fixed for the period from 2 March 2018 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.(6)Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: