Commission Regulation (EC) No 1579/2005 of 29 September 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1579/2005of 29 September 2005amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetablesOJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64)., and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetablesOJ L 193, 3.8.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1344/2005 (OJ L 212, 17.8.2005, p. 11)., provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs CodeOJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 883/2005 (OJ L 148, 11.6.2005, p. 5)..(2)For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on AgricultureOJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22. concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2002, 2003 and 2004, the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes should be adjusted.(3)As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended.(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 29 September 2005.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the Commission"ANNEXWithout prejudice to the rules governing the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the description of the products is deemed to be indicative only. The scope of the additional duties for the purposes of this Annex is determined by the scope of the CN codes as they exist at the time of the adoption of this Regulation. Where "ex" appears before the CN code, the scope of the additional duties is determined both by the scope of the CN code and by the corresponding trigger period.
Serial NoCN codeDescriptionTrigger periodTrigger level(tonnes)
78.0015ex07020000Tomatoes— 1 October to 31 May810159
78.0020— 1 June to 30 September883976
78.0065ex07070005Cucumbers— 1 May to 31 October10626
78.0075— 1 November to 30 April10326
78.0085ex07091000Artichokes— 1 November to 30 June2071
78.010007099070Courgettes— 1 January to 31 December65658
78.0110ex08051020Oranges— 1 December to 31 May620166
78.0120ex08052010Clementines— 1 November to end of February88174
78.0130ex08052030ex08052050ex08052070ex08052090Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids— 1 November to end of February94302
78.0155ex08055010Lemons— 1 June to 31 December291598
78.0160— 1 January to 31 May50374
78.0170ex08061010Table grapes— 21 July to 20 November222307
78.0175ex08081080Apples— 1 January to 31 August804433
78.0180— 1 September to 31 December117107
78.0220ex08082050Pears— 1 January to 30 April239335
78.0235— 1 July to 31 December29158
78.0250ex08091000Apricots— 1 June to 31 July127403
78.0265ex08092095Cherries, other than sour cherries— 21 May to 10 August54213
78.0270ex080930Peaches, including nectarines— 11 June to 30 September982366
78.0280ex08094005Plums— 11 June to 30 September54605"
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