Commission Regulation (EU) No 1243/2009
of 16 December 2009
amending Regulation (EU) No 1231/2009 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 December 2009

THE 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 (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 December 2009 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1231/2009.
OJ L 330, 16.12.2009, p. 65.
(2) As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EU) No 1231/2009.
(3) Regulation (EU) No 1231/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 1231/2009 are hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 17 December 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2009.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Jean-Luc Demarty
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
ANNEX I

Import duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 17 December 2009
CN code	Description	Import duties 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. (EUR/t)
1001 10 00	Durum wheat, high quality	0,0
	medium quality	0,0
	low quality	5,68
1001 90 91	Common wheat seed	0,0
ex 1001 90 99	High quality common wheat, other than for sowing	0,0
1002 00 00	Rye	31,46
1005 10 90	Maize seed other than hybrid	16,87
1005 90 00	Maize, other than seed 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.	16,87
1007 00 90	Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing	31,46
ANNEX II

Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I 15.12.2009

1. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
(EUR/t)						
	Common wheat Premium of 14 EUR/t incorporated (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).	Maize	Durum wheat, high quality	Durum wheat, medium quality Discount of 10 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).	Durum wheat, low quality Discount of 30 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).	Barley
Exchange	Minnéapolis	Chicago	—	—	—	—
Quotation	151,95	110,33	—	—	—	—
Fob price USA	—	—	134,05	124,05	104,05	79,7
Gulf of Mexico premium	—	8,39	—	—	—	—
Great Lakes premium	6,55	—	—	—	—	—

2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam:	22,87 EUR/t
Freight costs: Great Lakes–Rotterdam:	48,48 EUR/t