Commission Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000 of 9 October 2000 amending Regulations (EC) No 1839/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal and (EC) No 1249/96 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92

• Coming into Force: 13 October 2000
• End of Effective Date: 09 August 2010
• Celex Number: 32000R2235
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2000/2235/oj
• Published date: 10 October 2000
• Date: 09 October 2000
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 256, 10 October 2000

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32000R2235

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000 of 9 October 2000 amending Regulations (EC) No 1839/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal and (EC) No 1249/96 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92

Official Journal L 256 , 10/10/2000 P. 0013 - 0015

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000

of 9 October 2000

amending Regulations (EC) No 1839/95 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal and (EC) No 1249/96 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92

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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 10(4) and (12)(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1963/95(4), lays down provisions on the administration of the imports concerned.

(2) The period laid down for the import of maize and sorghum into Spain under the tariff quota is the marketing year although experience shows that a different period based on the calendar year would be more suitable for taking account of imports of substitute products into Spain. As regards imports of maize into Portugal, imports of substitute products do not affect management of the quota. Consequently, the period laid down in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 for those imports need not be amended.

(3) Since the quantity of maize and sorghum to be imported into Spain in a given year is reduced by the quantities of certain grain substitutes imported into Spain during that same year, at the end of the year it is impossible to determine the balance of maize and sorghum which remains to be imported in the year concerned. Consequently, the period during which imports of maize and sorghum into Spain may be booked against a year should be extended.

(4) Article 2(5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2519/98(6), provides for a reduction in the import duty on flint maize. That being the case, in order to resolve a number of anomalies created by the current arrangements for Community trade...