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Official Journal of the European Union
29.11.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1115/2012
of 28 November 2012
temporarily suspending customs duties on imports of certain cereals for the 2012/13 marketing
year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
suspension arrangements provided for in this Regulation,
for all products whose direct transport to the Union has
started at the latest on 30 June 2013. The evidence to be
provided showing direct transport to the Union and the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
date on which the transport commenced should also be
Union,
established.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
(4) In
order
to
ensure
sound
management
of
the
procedure
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
for issuing import licences as from 1 January 2013, this
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
Regulation should enter into force on the day after its
cultural products (‘Single CMO’ Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 187 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
(5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
Whereas:
accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,
(1) In
order
to
promote
the
supply
of
cereals
on
the
Community market during the first few months of the
2012/13 marketing year, Commission Implementing
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Regulation (EU) No 569/2012
( 2 ) suspended until
31 December 2012 customs duties for the import
tariff quota for common wheat of low and
Article 1
medium quality opened by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1067/2008 ( 3 ).
1. The application of customs duties to imports of common
wheat falling within CN code 1001 99 00, of a quality other
than high quality as defined in Annex II to Commission Regu
lation (EU) No 642/2010 ( 5 ), and of barley falling within CN
(2)
The outlook for the cereals market of the European
code 1003 shall be suspended for the 2012/13 marketing year
Union for the end of the 2012/13 marketing year
for all imports under the reduced-duty tariff quotas opened by
would suggest that prices will remain buoyant, given
Regulations (EC) No 1067/2008 and (EC) No 2305/2003.
the low stock levels and the Commission’s current
estimates regarding the quantities which will actually be
available from the 2012 harvest. In order to make it
easier to maintain a flow of imports conducive to EU
2. Where
the
cereals
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
undergo
market equilibrium, there is a need to ensure continuity
direct transport to the Union and such transport began at the
in cereal imports policy by keeping the temporary
latest on 30 June 2013, the suspension of customs duties under
suspension of customs duties on imports during the
this Regulation shall continue to apply for the purposes of the
2012/13 marketing year until 30 June 2013 for the
release into free circulation of the products concerned.
import tariff quota to which this measure currently
applies. For the same reasons, the measure should be
extended to cover the import tariff quota for feed
Proof of direct transport to the Union and of the date on which
barley opened by Commission Regulation (EC)
the transport commenced shall be provided, to the satisfaction
No 2305/2003 ( 4 ).
of the relevant authorities, by the original transport document.
(3) Moreover,
traders
should
not
be
penalised
in
cases
where
Article 2
cereals are en route for importation into the Union.
Therefore, the time required for transport should be
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
taken into account and traders allowed to release
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
cereals for free circulation under the customs-duty
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
It shall apply from 1 January to 30 June 2013.
( 2 ) OJ L 169, 29.6.2012, p. 41.
( 3 ) OJ L 290, 31.10.2008, p. 3.
( 4 ) OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 7.
( 5 ) OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.

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EN
29.11.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
329/15
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 November 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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