Commission Regulation (EC) No 498/2008 of 4 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes
Commission Regulation (EC) No 498/2008of 4 June 2008amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 1182/2007 of 26 September 2007 laying down specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector, amending Directives 2001/112/EC and 2001/113/EC and Regulations (EEC) No 827/68, (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96, (EC) No 2826/2000, (EC) No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 318/2006 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2202/96OJ L 273, 17.10.2007, p. 1., and in particular Article 35(4) and Article 42 thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sectorOJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 352/2008 (OJ L 109, 19.4.2008, p. 9). provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in Annex XVII 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 2005, 2006 and 2007, the trigger levels for additional duties of tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes should be adjusted.(3)As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 should be amended accordingly.(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
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 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 4 June 2008.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the CommissionANNEX"ANNEX XVIIADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES: TITLE IV, CHAPTER II, SECTION 2Without 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)
78.001507020000Tomatoes1 October to 31 May638044
78.00201 June to 30 September181614
78.006507070005Cucumbers1 May to 31 October70873
78.00751 November to 30 April46491
78.008507099080Artichokes1 November to 30 June19799
78.010007099070Courgettes1 January to 31 December117360
78.011008051020Oranges1 December to 31 May454253
78.012008052010Clementines1 November to end of February606155
78.013008052030080520500805207008052090Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids1 November to end of February104626
78.015508055010Lemons1 June to 31 December335545
78.01601 January to 31 May64453
78.017008061010Table grapes21 July to 20 November89754
78.017508081080Apples1 January to 31 August886383
78.01801 September to 31 December81237
78.022008082050Pears1 January to 30 April257029
78.02351 July to 31 December37083
78.025008091000Apricots1 June to 31 July4199
78.026508092095Cherries, other than sour cherries21 May to 10 August151059
78.0270080930Peaches, including nectarines11 June to 30 September39144
78.028008094005Plums11 June to 30 September7658"