Commission Regulation (EU) No 609/2010 of 9 July 2010 amending Regulation (EU) No 576/2010 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2010

• Published date: 10 July 2010
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 175, 10 July 2010

10.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/31

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 609/2010

of 9 July 2010

amending Regulation (EU) No 576/2010 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2010

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) (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 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2010 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 576/2010 (3).

(2) As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EU) No 576/2010.

(3) Regulation (EU) No 576/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 576/2010 are hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 10 July 2010.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2010.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.

(3) OJ L 166, 1.7.2010, p. 11.

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ANNEX I

Import duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 10 July 2010

CN code	Description	Import duties (1) (EUR/t)
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	High quality common wheat, other than for sowing	0,00
1002 00 00	Rye	29,07
1005 10 90	Maize seed other than hybrid	5,34
1005 90 00	Maize, other than seed (2)	5,34
1007 00 90	Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing	29,07

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(1) For goods arriving in the Community via the Atlantic Ocean or via the Suez Canal the importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, from a reduction in the duty of:

— 3 EUR/t, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, or on the Black Sea,

— 2 EUR/t, where the port of

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