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Commission Regulation (EC) No 992/2008 of 9 October 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 959/2008 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 October 2008

EU Regulation No 992/2008 · Adopted 9 October 2008 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 992/2008

of 9 October 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 959/2008 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 October 2008

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)f1,

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 sectorf2, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 October 2008 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 959/2008f3.

(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 (EC) No 959/2008.

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 959/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

f2

OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.

f3

OJ L 262, 1.10.2008, p. 3.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex IAnnex I
  5. Annex II
  6. 30.9.2008-8.10.2008
  7. 1Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
  8. 2Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:

1

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 959/2008 are hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

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 10 October 2008.

Signature

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

Done at Brussels, 9 October 2008.

For the Commission

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 10 October 2008

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.

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 608/2008, application of this duty is suspended.

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 dutiesf1(EUR/t)
1001 10 00Durum wheat, high quality0,0f2
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 00Rye14,05
1005 10 90Maize seed other than hybrid0,0
1005 90 00Maize, other than seedf3 0,0
1007 00 90Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing14,05

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

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).
(EUR/t)
Common wheatf1 MaizeDurum wheat, high qualityDurum wheat, medium qualityf2 Durum wheat, low qualityf3 Barley
ExchangeMinnéapolisChicago————
Quotation212,82148,11————
Fob price USA——308,39298,39278,39119,98
Gulf of Mexico premium—13,44————
Great Lakes premium3,63—————

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

Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam:23,46 EUR/t
Freight costs: Great Lakes–Rotterdam:23,0 EUR/t