Commission Regulation (EU) No 460/2010 of 27 May 2010 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 (EU) No 460/2010of 27 May 2010amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapesTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1., and in particular Article 143(b) in conjunction with Article 4 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. 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..(2)For the purposes of the application 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 figures available for 2007, 2008 and 2009, the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes should be amended.(3)Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 should therefore 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: