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1.8.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 205/13 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 756/2008
of 31 July 2008
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 August 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) (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:
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Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00 , 1001 90 91 , ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 , ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation 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. |
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Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating 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. |
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Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00 , 1001 90 91 , ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00 , 1005 10 90 , 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation. |
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Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 August 2008 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force. |
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However, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2008 of 26 June 2008 temporarily suspending customs duties on imports of certain cereals for the 2008/2009 marketing year (3), the application of certain duties set by this Regulation is suspended, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 1 August 2008, 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 1 August 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 July 2008.
For the Commission
Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 (OJ L 149, 7.6.2008, p 61).
(2) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1816/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 5).
ANNEX I
Import duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 August 2008
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CN code |
Description |
Import duties (1) (EUR/t) |
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1001 10 00 |
Durum wheat, high quality |
0,00 (2) |
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medium quality |
0,00 (2) |
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low quality |
0,00 (2) |
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1001 90 91 |
Common wheat seed |
0,00 |
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ex 1001 90 99 |
High quality common wheat, other than for sowing |
0,00 (2) |
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1002 00 00 |
Rye |
0,00 (2) |
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1005 10 90 |
Maize seed other than hybrid |
0,00 |
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1005 90 00 |
Maize, other than seed (3) |
0,00 (2) |
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1007 00 90 |
Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing |
0,00 (2) |
(1) 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:
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3 EUR/t, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, or |
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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. |
(2) In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 608/2008, application of this duty is suspended.
(3) 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.
ANNEX II
Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I
16.7.2008-30.7.2008
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Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
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Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
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(1) Premium of 14 EUR/t incorporated (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(2) Discount of 10 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(3) Discount of 30 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).