Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 321/2012 of 13 April 2012 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 April 2012
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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),
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, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 10011900, 10011100, ex10019120 (common wheat seed), ex10019900 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 10021000, 10029000, 10051090, 10059000, 10071090 and 10079000 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 10011900, 10011100, ex10019120 (common wheat seed), ex10019900 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 10021000, 10029000, 10051090, 10059000, 10071090 and 10079000 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.
(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 April 2012 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 16 April 2012, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 April 2012. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, José Manuel Silva Rodríguez Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
ANNEX
ANNEX I Import duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 April 2012
CN code Description Import duties (EUR/t) 10011900 10011100 Durum wheat, high quality 0,00 medium quality 0,00 low quality 0,00 ex10019120 Common wheat seed 0,00 ex10019900 High quality common wheat other than for sowing 0,00 10021000 10029000 Rye 0,00 10051090 Maize seed other than hybrid 0,00 10059000 Maize other than seed 0,00 10071090 10079000 Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing 0,00
ANNEX II Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I 1.2. 30.3.2012-12.4.2012
Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010: (EUR/tonne) Common wheat Maize Durum wheat, high quality Durum wheat, medium quality Durum wheat, low quality Exchange Minnéapolis Chicago — — — Quotation 248,19 192,23 — — — Fob price USA — — 260,96 250,96 230,96 Gulf of Mexico premium — 17,55 — — — Great Lakes premium 40,65 — — — — Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010: Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 16,41 EUR/t Freight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 51,59 EUR/t