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Commission Regulation (EC) No 22/2009

of 14 January 2009

amending Regulation (EC) No 1347/2008 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 January 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 sector(2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 January 2009 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1347/2008(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 (EC) No 1347/2008.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 1347/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1U.K.

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1347/2008 are hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 15 January 2009.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 January 2009.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc Demarty

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

ANNEX IU.K.

Import duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 15 January 2009

a

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.

b

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 dutiesa(EUR/t)
1001 10 00Durum wheat, high quality0,0
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 00Rye21,96
1005 10 90Maize seed other than hybrid19,22
1005 90 00Maize, other than seedb19,22
1007 00 90Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing21,96

ANNEX IIU.K.

Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I2.1.2009-13.1.2009U.K.

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

a

Premium of 14 EUR/t incorporated (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).

b

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

c

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

(EUR/t)
Common wheataMaizeDurum wheat, high qualityDurum wheat, medium qualitybDurum wheat, low qualitycBarley
ExchangeMinnéapolisChicago
Quotation176,48117,05
Fob price USA217,05207,05187,05127,7
Gulf of Mexico premium13,7
Great Lakes premium28,08

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

Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam:9,51 EUR/t
Freight costs: Great Lakes–Rotterdam:6,9 EUR/t