Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 175/2012
of 29 February 2012
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 March 2012

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),
OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
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,
OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.
Whereas:
(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 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 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 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 1 March 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 1 March 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, 29 February 2012.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
José Manuel Silva Rodríguez
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 1 March 2012
CN code	Description	Import duties The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of: EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal, EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean. (EUR/t)
1001 19 00 1001 11 00	Durum wheat, high quality	0,0
	medium quality	0,0
	low quality	0,0
ex 1001 91 20	Common wheat seed	0,0
ex 1001 99 00	High quality common wheat other than for sowing	0,0
1002 10 00 1002 90 00	Rye	0,0
1005 10 90	Maize seed other than hybrid	0,0
1005 90 00	Maize other than seed The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.	0,0
1007 10 90 1007 90 00	Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing	0,0
ANNEX II

Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I 15.2.2012-28.2.2012

1. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:
(EUR/tonne)					
	Common wheat Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).	Maize	Durum wheat, high quality	Durum wheat, medium quality Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).	Durum wheat, low quality Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).
Exchange	Minnéapolis	Chicago	—	—	—
Quotation	237,97	189,88	—	—	—
Fob price USA	—	—	302,13	292,13	272,13
Gulf of Mexico premium	85,15	18,51	—	—	—
Great Lakes premium	—	—	—	—	—

2. Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:
Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam:	15,68 EUR/t
Freight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam:	— EUR/t