1.The customs office of release for free circulation in the Union shall take representative samples, in accordance with Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009note, of every consignment of high quality common wheat (other than seed), of durum wheat and of flint maize. However, sampling shall not take place where the import duty for the different qualities is the same.If, however, the Commission officially recognises a quality certificate for high quality common wheat, durum wheat or flint maize issued by the country of origin of the cereals, samples shall be taken for verification of the certified quality only from a sufficiently representative number of consignments.