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Commission Regulation (EC) No 95/2007

of 31 January 2007

fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 February 2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92(2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, 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 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 2 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 (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.

(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 February 2007, and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1U.K.

From 1 February 2007, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.

Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2007.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 31 January 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc Demarty

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

ANNEX IU.K.

Import duties on the products referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 applicable from 1 February 2007

a

For goods arriving in the Community via the Atlantic Ocean or via the Suez Canal the importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, from a reduction in the duty of:

  • 3 EUR/t, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, or

  • 2 EUR/t, where the port of unloading is in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsula.

b

The importer may benefit from a flatrate 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 dutiesa(EUR/t)
1001 10 00Durum wheat, high quality0,0
medium quality0,0
low quality0,0
1001 90 91Common wheat seed0,0
ex 1001 90 99High quality common wheat, other than for sowing0,0
1002 00 00Rye0,0
1005 10 90Maize seed other than hybrid0,0
1005 90 00Maize, other than seedb0,0
1007 00 90Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing0,0

ANNEX IIU.K.

Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex IPeriod from 17-30 January 2007U.K.

1.Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:U.K.

a

Premium of 14 EUR/t incorporated (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).

b

Discount of 10 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).

c

Discount of 30 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).

EUR/t
Common wheataMaizeDurum wheat, high qualityDurum wheat, medium qualitybDurum wheat, low qualitycBarley
ExchangeMinneapolisChicago
Quotation154,84123,34
Fob price USA191,66181,66161,66160,95
Gulf of Mexico premium26,5311,0
Great Lakes premium

2.Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:U.K.

Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam:26,52 EUR/tonne
Freight costs: Great Lakes–Rotterdam:00,00 EUR/tonne
(1)

OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2)

OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1816/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 5).