http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2011/259

Commission Regulation (EU) No 259/2011

of 16 March 2011

amending Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

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)1, and in particular Article 143, in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/20072 lays down the components determining the representative cif import prices referred to in Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 for the cereals referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010.

(2)

Although Articles 2(1) and 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 refer to the common wheat of high quality, Annex III to that Regulation includes quotation exchanges and reference varieties also for medium and low quality common wheat. For sake of consistency, it is appropriate to remove from that Annex quotations and varieties for medium and low quality common wheat.

(3)

Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

The measures set out in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

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