Introductory text

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 of 5 February 1979 on the procedure for adjusting the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature used for agricultural products^f1, and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1549/2006 of 17 October 2006 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff^f2 provides for amendments to the combined nomenclature for certain fruit and vegetables and certain products processed from fruit and vegetables.

Regulations amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87^f3 in previous years have also introduced changes to the combined nomenclature for certain fruit and vegetables and certain products processed from fruit and vegetables, and not all of these amendments are reflected in the following Regulations governing the common organisations of the market in floriculture products, in fruit and vegetables and of products processed from fruit and vegetables: Regulation (EEC) No 316/68 of the Council of 12 March 1968 fixing quality standards for fresh cut flowers and fresh ornamental foliage^f4; Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables^f5; Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products^f6 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/2003 of 19 August 2003 laying down the marketing standard for artichokes and amending Regulation (EC) No 963/98^f7.

Regulations (EEC) No 316/68, (EC) No 3223/94, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1466/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.

The amendments provided for in this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2007, date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1549/2006.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants, of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and of the Management Committee for Processed Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: