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)(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector(2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 July 2010 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 626/2010(3).
(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 626/2010.
(3) Regulation (EU) No 626/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 626/2010 are hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 29 July 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 2010.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Jean-Luc Demarty
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
| a For goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or via the Suez Canal the importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:
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| b The importer may benefit from a flatrate reduction of EUR 24 per tonne where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met. | ||
| CN code | Description | Import dutiesa(EUR/t) |
|---|---|---|
| 1001 10 00 | Durum wheat, high quality | 0,0 |
| medium quality | 0,0 | |
| low quality | 0,0 | |
| 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 | 31,78 |
| 1005 10 90 | Maize seed other than hybrid | 8,66 |
| 1005 90 00 | Maize, other than seedb | 8,66 |
| 1007 00 90 | Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing | 31,78 |
| a Premium of 14 EUR/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). | ||||||
| b Discount of 10 EUR/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). | ||||||
| c Discount of 30 EUR/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010). | ||||||
| (EUR/t) | ||||||
| Common wheata | Maize | Durum wheat, high quality | Durum wheat, medium qualityb | Durum wheat, low qualityc | Barley | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange | Minnéapolis | Chicago | — | — | — | — |
| Quotation | 176,76 | 115,21 | — | — | — | — |
| Fob price USA | — | — | 139,42 | 129,42 | 109,42 | 72,45 |
| Gulf of Mexico premium | — | 12,67 | — | — | — | — |
| Great Lakes premium | 22,79 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam: | 20,5 EUR/t |
| Freight costs: Great Lakes–Rotterdam: | 50,14 EUR/t |