Commission Regulation (EC) No 728/2009
of 10 August 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 696/2009 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 August 2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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)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 sector2, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 August 2009 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 696/20093.
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 (EC) No 696/2009.
Regulation (EC) No 696/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 696/2009 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 11 August 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 August 2009.
For the Commission
Jean-Luc Demarty
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
ANNEX I
CN code | Description | Import duties4(EUR/t) |
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1001 10 00 | Durum wheat, high quality | 0,0 |
medium quality | 0,0 | |
low quality | 5,54 | |
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 | 65,86 |
1005 10 90 | Maize seed other than hybrid | 27,91 |
1005 90 00 | Maize, other than seed5 | 27,91 |
1007 00 90 | Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing | 70,85 |
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:
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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. |
ANNEX II
Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I31.7.2009-7.8.2009
1.Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
(EUR/t) | ||||||
Common wheat6 | Maize | Durum wheat, high quality | Durum wheat, medium quality7 | Durum wheat, low quality8 | Barley | |
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Exchange | Minnéapolis | Chicago | — | — | — | — |
Quotation | 169,99 | 96,54 | — | — | — | — |
Fob price USA | — | — | 162,61 | 152,61 | 132,61 | 71,58 |
Gulf of Mexico premium | — | 16,48 | — | — | — | — |
Great Lakes premium | 6,22 | — | — | — | — | — |
Premium of 14 EUR/t incorporated (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96). | ||||||
Discount of 10 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96). | ||||||
Discount of 30 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96). |
2.Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam: | 20,48 EUR/t |
Freight costs: Great Lakes–Rotterdam: | 18,88 EUR/t |