L 300/24 EN Official Journal of the European Union 14.9.
2020
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2020/1274
of 1 July 2020
fixing a flat-rate reduction for the import duty for sorghum in Spain imported from third countries
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 185 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Within the context of the agreements concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (2), the
Union has committed to allowing Spain to import a quantity of 300 000 tonnes of sorghum per year.
(2) Between 1 January 2020 and 26 April 2020, 43 069 tonnes of sorghum were imported into Spain. During that
period, the import duty for sorghum was set at EUR 0 per tonne, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU)
No 642/2010 (3). Since 27 April 2020, and following the introduction of an import duty of more than zero for
sorghum in accordance with that Regulation, 2 366 tonnes of sorghum have been imported into Spain.
(3) To ensure that import quotas are fully used, Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 (4) provides
that a reduction may be applied to the import duty fixed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 642/2010.
(4) In order to facilitate the import flow of sorghum in Spain until the end of the year 2020, it is necessary to apply a
flat-rate reduction of 100 % to the import duty fixed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 as regards
the quantities of sorghum to be imported into Spain under the tariff quota opened on 1 January 2020 in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
A flat-rate reduction of the import duty for sorghum, as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008, is
established at 100 % of the import duty for sorghum fixed in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 642/2010. This
reduction shall apply to the available balance of the quantities of sorghum to be imported into Spain under the tariff quota
opened on 1 January 2020 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards
matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) (OJ L 336,
23.12.1994, p. 1).
(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation
(EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5).
(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for
imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 57).
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
It shall apply until 31 December 2020.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 July 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN