# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1173/2005

of 19 July 2005

amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 19 July 2005

## Preamble

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:

**(1)** The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1150/2005 [^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 1150/2005,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1150/2005 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 July 2005.

It shall apply from 19 July 2005.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 July 2005. *For the Commission* J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ *Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development*

[^1] [OJ L 270, 29.9.2003, p. 78](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2003_270_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 185, 16.7.2005, p. 24](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_185_R_TOC) .

Import duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 applicable from 19 July 2005

| 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 | 33,95 |
| 1005 10 90 | Maize seed other than hybrid | 48,90 |
| 1005 90 00 | Maize other than seed [^2] | 48,90 |
| 1007 00 90 | Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing | 38,94 |

[^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/t, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, or

— 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.

**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) 122,45 84,06 176,22 166,22 146,22 92,18 Gulf premium (EUR/t) — 10,84 — — Great Lakes premium (EUR/t) 26,13 — — —

**2.** Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96: Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam: 18,22 EUR/t; Great Lakes–Rotterdam: 28,99 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).

[^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/t, where the conditions laid down in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 are met.
[^3]: .