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Commission Regulation (EC) No 678/2006 of 2 May 2006 amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 3 May 2006

EU Regulation No 678/2006 · Adopted 2 May 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 678/2006

of 2 May 2006

amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 3 May 2006

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 cerealsf1,

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 as regards import duties in the cereals sectorf2, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 665/2006f3.

(2)

Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 665/2006,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 270, 29.9.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).

f2

OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1110/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 12).

f3

OJ L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 41.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex IAnnex I
  5. Annex II: Factors for calculating duties
  6. 1Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
  7. 2Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
  8. 3Division 3

1

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 665/2006 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.

2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 May 2006.

Signature

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

Done at Brussels, 2 May 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. Demarty

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Annex I

Import duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 applicable from 3 May 2006

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

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

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

The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t, where the conditions laid down in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 are met.
CN codeDescriptionImport dutyf1(EUR/tonne)
1001 10 00Durum wheat high quality0,0
medium quality0,0
low quality16,14
1001 90 91Common wheat seed0,0
ex 1001 90 99Common high quality wheat other than for sowing0,0
1002 00 00Rye54,48
1005 10 90Maize seed other than hybrid57,64
1005 90 00Maize other than seedf2 57,64
1007 00 90Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing54,48

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

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

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

Premium of 14 EUR/t incorporated (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
Exchange quotationsMinneapolisChicagoMinneapolisMinneapolisMinneapolisMinneapolis
Product (% proteins at 12 % humidity)HRS2YC3HAD2Medium qualityf1 Low qualityf2 US barley 2
Quotation (EUR/t)138,64f3 74,97155,54145,54125,5487,13
Gulf premium (EUR/t)—12,74——
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t)26,3———

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

Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam: 16,35 EUR/t; Great Lakes–Rotterdam: 20,34 EUR/t.

3

Subsidy within the meaning of the third paragraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:

0,0 EUR/t (HRW2)

0,0 EUR/t (SRW2).