
Article 1 
The first indent of Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 is replaced by the following:
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— on the Mediterranean (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea and where the goods arrive via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal, the Commission shall reduce the import duty by EUR 3 per tonne,'.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 1 March 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO