Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2006 of 24 April 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries
Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2006of 24 April 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries 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 2123/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 27). 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 402/2006 (OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 35)..(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 2003, 2004 and 2005, the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries other than sour cherries should be amended.(3)Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended accordingly.(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 May 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 24 April 2006.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the CommissionANNEX"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 the corresponding trigger period.
Order NoCN codeDescriptionPeriod of applicationTrigger level(tonnes)
78.0015ex07020000Tomatoes— from 1 October to 31 May810159
78.0020— from 1 June to 30 September883976
78.0065ex07070005Cucumbers— from 1 May to 31 October9278
78.0075— from 1 November to 30 April11060
78.0085ex07091000Artichokes— from 1 November to 30 June90600
78.010007099070Courgettes— from 1 January to 31 December68401
78.0110ex08051020Oranges— from 1 December to 31 May271073
78.0120ex08052010Clementines— from 1 November to end February150169
78.0130ex08052030ex08052050ex08052070ex08052090Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids— from 1 November to end February94492
78.0155ex08055010Lemons— from 1 June to 31 December265745
78.0160— from 1 January to 31 May82467
78.0170ex08061010Table grapes— from 21 July to 20 November222307
78.0175ex08081080Apples— from 1 January to 31 August805913
78.0180— from 1 September to 31 December80454
78.0220ex08082050Pears— from 1 January to 30 April239893
78.0235— from 1 July to 31 December105438
78.0250ex08091000Apricots— from 1 June to 31 July127403
78.0265ex08092095Cherries, other than sour cherries— from 21 May to 10 August46088
78.0270ex080930Peaches, including nectarines— 11 June to 30 September982366
78.0280ex08094005Plums— 11 June to 30 September54605"