Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 529/2011 of 30 May 2011 amending Commission 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 529/2011of 30 May 2011amending Commission 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 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 2008, 2009 and 2010, 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:
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 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 May 2011.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 codeDescriptionTrigger periodTrigger level (tonnes)
78.001507020000TomatoesFrom 1 October to 31 May481625
78.0020From 1 June to 30 September44251
78.006507070005CucumbersFrom 1 May to 31 October31289
78.0075From 1 November to 30 April26583
78.008507099080ArtichokesFrom 1 November to 30 June17258
78.010007099070CourgettesFrom 1 January to 31 December57955
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 December346366
78.0160From 1 January to 31 May88090
78.017008061010Table grapesFrom 21 July to 20 November80588
78.017508081080ApplesFrom 1 January to 31 August916384
78.0180From 1 September to 31 December95396
78.022008082050PearsFrom 1 January to 30 April229646
78.0235From 1 July to 31 December35541
78.025008091000ApricotsFrom 1 June to 31 July5794
78.026508092095Cherries, other than sour cherriesFrom 21 May to 10 August30783
78.0270080930Peaches, including nectarinesFrom 11 June to 30 September5613
78.028008094005PlumsFrom 11 June to 30 September10293"