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Document 32006R0581
Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2006 of 7 April 2006 amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 8 April 2006
Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2006 of 7 April 2006 amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 8 April 2006
Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2006 of 7 April 2006 amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 8 April 2006
OJ L 100, 8.4.2006, p. 12–14
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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8.4.2006 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 100/12 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 581/2006
of 7 April 2006
amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 8 April 2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (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 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
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(1) |
The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 532/2006 (3). |
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(2) |
Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 532/2006, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 532/2006 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2006.
It shall apply from 8 April 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 April 2006.
For the Commission
J. L. DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
(1) OJ L 270, 29.9.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).
(2) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1110/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 12).
(3) OJ L 94, 1.4.2006, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 558/2006 (OJ L 98, 6.4.2006, p. 68).
ANNEX I
Import duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 applicable from 8 April 2006
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CN code |
Description |
Import duty (1) (EUR/tonne) |
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1001 10 00 |
Durum wheat high quality |
0,00 |
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medium quality |
2,61 |
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low quality |
22,61 |
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1001 90 91 |
Common wheat seed |
0,00 |
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ex 1001 90 99 |
Common high quality wheat other than for sowing |
0,00 |
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1002 00 00 |
Rye |
47,23 |
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1005 10 90 |
Maize seed other than hybrid |
58,86 |
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1005 90 00 |
Maize other than seed (2) |
58,86 |
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1007 00 90 |
Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing |
47,23 |
(1) For goods arriving in the Community via the Atlantic Ocean or via the Suez Canal (Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96), the importer may benefit from a reduction in the duty of:
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— |
EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, or |
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— |
EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden or the Atlantic coasts of the Iberian peninsula. |
(2) The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t, where the conditions laid down in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 are met.
ANNEX II
Factors for calculating duties
period from 31.3.2006-6.4.2006
1.
Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:|
Exchange quotations |
Minneapolis |
Chicago |
Minneapolis |
Minneapolis |
Minneapolis |
Minneapolis |
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Product (% proteins at 12 % humidity) |
HRS2 |
YC3 |
HAD2 |
Medium quality (*1) |
Low quality (*2) |
US barley 2 |
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Quotation (EUR/t) |
135,05 (*3) |
72,34 |
148,19 |
138,19 |
118,19 |
93,39 |
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Gulf premium (EUR/t) |
41,14 |
13,22 |
— |
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— |
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Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) |
— |
— |
— |
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— |
2.
Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam: 17,14 EUR/t; Great Lakes–Rotterdam: 20,51 EUR/t.
3.
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Subsidy within the meaning of the third paragraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96: |
0,00 EUR/t (HRW2) 0,00 EUR/t (SRW2). |
(*1) A discount of 10 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(*2) A discount of 30 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(*3) Premium of 14 EUR/t incorporated (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).