Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/864 of 22 June 2020 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 23 June 2020
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/864of 22 June 2020fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 23 June 2020 THE 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 falling within CN codes 10011100, 10011900, ex10019120 (common wheat seed), ex10019900 (high-quality common wheat other than seed), 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 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 using the method provided for in Article 5 of that Regulation.(4)From 21 September 2017 the import duty on products originating in Canada and falling within CN codes 10011100, 10011900, ex10019900 (high-quality common wheat other than seed), 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 23 June 2020 and should apply until a new import duty is fixed and enters 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:
Article 1From 23 June 2020, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 22 June 2020.For the Commission,On behalf of the President,Wolfgang BurtscherDirector-GeneralDirectorate-General for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentANNEX IImport duties for the products covered by Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 applicable from 23 June 2020
The importer may, pursuant to Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, benefit from a reduction in the duties of:EUR 3 per tonne, if the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea and the goods arrive in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or via the Suez Canal,EUR 2 per tonne, if the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula and the goods arrive in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.For products originating in Canada falling within CN codes 10011100, 10011900, ex10019900 (high-quality common wheat other than seed), 10021000 and 10029000, the duty shall be calculated in accordance with Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010.The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24 per tonne where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.
CN codeDescriptionImport duty(EUR/t)
10011100Durum wheat, seed0,00
10011900High-quality durum wheat, other than seed0,00
Medium-quality durum wheat, other than seed0,00
Low-quality durum wheat, other than seed0,00
Ex10019120Common wheat, seed0,00
Ex10019900High-quality common wheat, other than seed0,00
10021000Rye, seed4,65
10029000Rye, other than seed4,65
10051090Maize seed, other than hybrid4,65
10059000Maize, other than seed4,65
10071090Grain sorghum, other than hybrids for sowing4,65
10079000Grain sorghum, other than seed4,65
ANNEXE IIFactors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I1.Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:
Positive premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).
(EUR/t)
Common wheat Maize
ExchangeMinneapolisChicago
Quotation183,142115,120
Gulf of Mexico premium-24,873
Great Lakes premium42,705-
2.Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:
Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam:12,390
Freight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam:36,075