Commission Regulation (EC) No 973/2006 of 29 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound under GATT for certain fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetable products from 1996
Commission Regulation (EC) No 973/2006of 29 June 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound under GATT for certain fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetable products from 1996 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 34(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994OJ L 154, 8.6.2006, p. 24., approved by Council Decision 2006/398/ECOJ L 154, 8.6.2006, p. 22. and the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994OJ L 124, 11.5.2006 p. 15., approved by Council Decision 2006/333/ECOJ L 124, 11.5.2006 p. 13., provide for the increasing of existing GATT tariff quotas and for the opening of new ones for certain fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetable products.(2)Since the adoption of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1831/96OJ L 243, 24.9.1996 p. 5., several CN codes listed in Annexes I to III of that Regulation have changed.(3)To provide for the modified and new tariff quotas and for the sake of clarity, the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 should be replaced.(4)Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 should be amended accordingly.(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committees for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 is amended as follows:1.Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;2.Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation;3.Annex III is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of 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, 29 June 2006.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the CommissionANNEX IANNEX II"ANNEX I
The goods descriptions in this Annex are those appearing in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ L 286, 28.10.2005, p. 1), supplemented where necessary by a TARIC code."
Order NoCN code TARIC subheadingDescriptionQuota periodQuota volume(tonnes)Duty rate(%)
09.005507019050Potatoes, fresh or chilled1 January to 15 May42953
09.005607061000Carrots and turnips, fresh or chilled1 January to 31 December12447
09.005707096010Sweet peppers1 January to 31 December5001,5
09.003507122000Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared1 January to 31 December1200010
09.00410802119008021290Almonds, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled, other than bitter1 January to 31 December900002
09.003908055010Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum)15 January to 14 June100006
09.005808091000Apricots, fresh1 August to 31 May50010
09.0092200820112008201920082031200820392008207120083011200830192008303120083039200830792008401120084019200840212008402920084031200840392008501120085019200850312008503920085051200850592008507120086011200860192008603120086039200860602008701120087019200870312008703920087051200870592008801120088019200880312008803920088070Preserved pineapples, citrus fruit, pears, apricots, cherries, peaches and strawberries1 January to 31 December283820
09.0093200911112009111920091911200919192009291120092919200939112009391920094911200949192009791120097919200980112009801920098035200980362009803820099011200990192009902120099029Fruit juices1 January to 31 December704420
"ANNEX II
The goods descriptions in this Annex are those appearing in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ L 286, 28.10.2005), supplemented where necessary by a TARIC code.For the purposes of this Annex:(a)"high quality sweet oranges" shall mean oranges similar in variety characteristics, ripe, firm and of good shape, of at least good colour, of flexible unrotted structure, and without unhealed cracks in the skin, hard or dry skin, exanthemata, growth tears, contusions (except as caused by normal handling and packaging), damage caused by dryness or humidity, broad or emergent hispids, folds, scars, oil stains, scales, sun marks, dirt or other foreign matter, disease, insects or damage caused by machinery, movement or otherwise; a maximum of 15 % of the fruit in each consignment may not meet this specification, this percentage including at most 5 % of defects amounting to serious damage, and the latter percentage including at most 0,5 % rot;(b)"citrus hybrids known as "minneolas" " shall mean citrus hybrids of the Minneola variety (Citrus paradisi Macf. CV Duncan and Citrus reticulate blanca CV Dancy);(c)"Frozen concentrated orange juice, of a Brix value not exceeding 50" shall mean orange juice with a density of no more than 1,229 grams per cubic centimetre at 20°C."
Order No.CN code TARIC subheadingDescriptionQuota periodQuota volume(tonnes)Duty rate(%)
09.0025080510201108051020920805102096High quality sweet oranges, fresh1 February to 30 April2000010
09.002708052090050805209091Citrus hybrids known as "minneolas"1 February to 30 April150002
09.003320091199112009119919Frozen concentrated orange juice, without added sugar, of a Brix value not exceeding 50, in containers of two litres or less, containing no blood orange juice1 January to 31 December150013
ANNEX III"ANNEX III
The goods descriptions in this Annex are those appearing in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ L 286, 28.10.2005, p. 1), supplemented where necessary by a TARIC code."
Order NoCN code TARIC subheadingDescriptionQuota periodQuota volume(tonnes)Duty rate(%)
09.009407020000Tomatoes, fresh or chilled15 May to 31 October47212
09.005907070005Cucumbers, fresh or chilled1 November to 15 May11342,5
09.006008061010910806101099Table grapes, fresh21 July to 31 October15009
09.006108081080100808108090Apples, fresh, other than cider apples1 April to 31 July6000
09.006208082050Pears, fresh, other than perry pears1 August to 31 December10005
09.006308091000Apricots, fresh1 June to 31 July250010
09.004008092095Fresh (sweet) cherries21 May to 15 July8004