# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 949/2004

of 6 May 2004

amending the import duties in the cereals sector

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 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:

**(1)** The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 932/2004 [^3] .

**(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 932/2004,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 932/2004 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 May 2004.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 May 2004. *For the Commission* J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ *Agriculture Director-General*

[^1] [OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1992_181_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 ( [OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2003_158_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1996_161_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1110/2003 ( [OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 12](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2003_158_R_TOC) ).

[^3] [OJ L 169, 1.5.2004, p. 5](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_169_R_TOC) .

Import duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92

| CN code | Description | Import duty [^1]<br>(EUR/tonne) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1001 10 00 | Durum wheat high quality | 0,00 |
| medium quality | 0,00 |  |
| low quality | 0,00 |  |
| 1001 90 91 | Common wheat seed | 0,00 |
| ex 1001 90 99 | Common high quality wheat other than for sowing | 0,00 |
| 1002 00 00 | Rye | 16,28 |
| 1005 10 90 | Maize seed other than hybrid | 22,60 |
| 1005 90 00 | Maize other than seed [^2] | 22,60 |
| 1007 00 90 | Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing | 16,28 |

[^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:

— EUR 3 per tonne, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, or

— EUR 2 per tonne, 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 per tonne, where the conditions laid down in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 are met.

**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 Product (% proteins at 12 % humidity) HRS2 (14 %) YC3 HAD2 Medium quality Low quality US barley 2 Quotation (EUR/t) 142,81 101,90 165,04 155,04 135,04 105,23 Gulf premium (EUR/t) — 9,40 — — — — Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) 10,69 — — — — —

**2.** Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96: Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico to Rotterdam: 33,22 EUR/t; Great Lakes to Rotterdam: 45,61 EUR/t.

**3.** 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).

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

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

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

Fob Duluth.

[^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:
[^2]: The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24 per tonne, where the conditions laid down in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 are met.
[^3]: .