Commission Regulation (EU) No 905/2010 of 11 October 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers, artichokes, clementines, mandarins and oranges
Commission Regulation (EU) No 905/2010of 11 October 2010amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers, artichokes, clementines, mandarins and oranges THE 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 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 2007, 2008 and 2009, the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers, artichokes, clementines, mandarins and oranges should be adjusted.(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:
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 November 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 11 October 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BarrosoANNEX"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 stand at the time of the adoption of this Regulation.
Order numberCN codeDescriptionPeriod of applicationTrigger level(tonnes)
78.001507020000TomatoesFrom 1 October to 31 May1215717
78.0020From 1 June to 30 September966474
78.006507070005CucumbersFrom 1 May to 31 October12303
78.0075From 1 November to 30 April33447
78.008507099080ArtichokesFrom 1 November to 30 June17258
78.010007099070CourgettesFrom 1 January to 31 December55369
78.011008051020OrangesFrom 1 December to 31 May368535
78.012008052010ClementinesFrom 1 November to end of February175110
78.013008052030080520500805207008052090Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybridsFrom 1 November to end of February115625
78.015508055010LemonsFrom 1 June to 31 December329903
78.0160From 1 January to 31 May92638
78.017008061010Table grapesFrom 21 July to 20 November146510
78.017508081080ApplesFrom 1 January to 31 August1262435
78.0180From 1 September to 31 December95357
78.022008082050PearsFrom 1 January to 30 April280764
78.0235From 1 July to 31 December83435
78.025008091000ApricotsFrom 1 June to 31 July49314
78.026508092095Cherries, other than sour cherriesFrom 21 May to 10 August90511
78.0270080930Peaches, including nectarinesFrom 11 June to 30 September6867
78.028008094005PlumsFrom 11 June to 30 September57764"