Commission Regulation (EC) No 1822/2006 of 12 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1822/2006of 12 December 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes 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 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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1619/2006 (OJ L 300, 31.10.2006, 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 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 pears, lemons, apples and courgettes 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 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 12 December 2006.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.
Serial NoCN codeDescriptionTrigger periodTrigger level(tonnes)
78.001507020000Tomatoes—1 October to 31 May260852
78.0020—1 June to 30 September18281
78.006507070005Cucumbers—1 May to 31 October9278
78.0075—1 November to 30 April16490
78.008507091000Artichokes—1 November to 30 June5770
78.010007099070Courgettes—1 January to 31 December37250
78.011008051020Oranges—1 December to 31 May271744
78.012008052010Clementines—1 November to end of February116637
78.013008052030080520500805207008052090Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids—1 November to end of February91359
78.015508055010Lemons—1 June to 31 December324362
78.0160—1 January to 31 May35247
78.017008061010Table grapes—21 July to 20 November189604
78.017508081080Apples—1 January to 31 August1026501
78.0180—1 September to 31 December51941
78.022008082050Pears—1 January to 30 April309624
78.0235—1 July to 31 December45069
78.025008091000Apricots—1 June to 31 July4569
78.026508092095Cherries, other than sour cherries—21 May to 10 August46088
78.0270080930Peaches, including nectarines—11 June to 30 September17411
78.028008094005Plums—11 June to 30 September11155"
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