Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 898/2011 of 7 September 2011 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 898/2011of 7 September 2011amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectorsOJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1. provides for the surveillance of the imports of the products listed in Annex XVIII 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 applying Article 5(4) of the Agreement on AgricultureOJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22. concluded as part of 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 should be amended.(3)Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVIII to Regulation (EC) No 543/2011 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 October 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 7 September 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BarrosoANNEX"ANNEX XVIIIADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES: TITLE IV, CHAPTER I, 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)
78.001507020000Tomatoes1 October to 31 May481762
78.00201 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
78.010007099070Courgettes1 January to 31 December57955
78.011008051020Oranges1 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 August700556
78.01801 September to 31 December65039
78.022008082050Pears1 January to 30 April229646
78.02351 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"