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)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 sector2, 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 959/20083.
(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:

Article 1

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

Article 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.

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

CN code

Description

Import duties4(EUR/t)

1001 10 00

Durum wheat, high quality

0,05

medium quality

0,05

low quality

0,05

1001 90 91

Common wheat seed

0,0

ex 1001 90 99

High quality common wheat, other than for sowing

0,05

1002 00 00

Rye

14,055

1005 10 90

Maize seed other than hybrid

0,0

1005 90 00

Maize, other than seed6

0,05

1007 00 90

Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing

14,055

4

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.

5

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

6

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 I30.9.2008-8.10.2008

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

(EUR/t)

Common wheat7

Maize

Durum wheat, high quality

Durum wheat, medium quality8
Durum wheat, low quality9

Barley

Exchange

Minnéapolis

Chicago

—

—

—

—

Quotation

212,82

148,11

—

—

—

—

Fob price USA

—

—

308,39

298,39

278,39

119,98

Gulf of Mexico premium

—

13,44

—

—

—

—

Great Lakes premium

3,63

—

—

—

—

—

7

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

8

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

9

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

2.Averages 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