Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2007 of 30 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes
Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2007of 30 May 2007amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes 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 480/2007 (OJ L 111, 28.4.2007, p. 48). 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 214/2007 (OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6)..(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 2004, 2005 and 2006, the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes.(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 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 May 2007.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.
Serial NoCN codeDescriptionTrigger periodTrigger level(tonnes)
78.001507020000Tomatoes—1 October to 31 May325524
78.0020—1 June to 30 September25110
78.006507070005Cucumbers—1 May to 31 October3462
78.0075—1 November to 30 April7332
78.008507099080Artichokes—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 December326811
78.0160—1 January to 31 May61504
78.017008061010Table grapes—21 July to 20 November70731
78.017508081080Apples—1 January to 31 August1026501
78.0180—1 September to 31 December51941
78.022008082050Pears—1 January to 30 April239427
78.0235—1 July to 31 December35716
78.025008091000Apricots—1 June to 31 July14163
78.026508092095Cherries, other than sour cherries—21 May to 10 August114530
78.0270080930Peaches, including nectarines—11 June to 30 September11980
78.028008094005Plums—11 June to 30 September5806"