Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1325/2011 of 16 December 2011 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes
EU Regulation No 1325/2011 · Adopted 16 December 2011 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1325/2011
of 16 December 2011
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes
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)f1, 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 sectorsf2 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 Codef3.
(2)
For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculturef4 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 pears, lemons, apples and courgettes should be adjusted.
(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:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
Contents
1
Annex XVIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 is hereby replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
Signature
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso
ANNEX XVIII
ADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES: TITLE IV, CHAPTER I, SECTION 2
Without 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 number CN code Description Trigger period Trigger level (tonnes) 78.0015 0702 00 00 Tomatoes From 1 October to 31 May 481 762 78.0020 From 1 June to 30 September 44 251 78.0065 0707 00 05 Cucumbers From 1 May to 31 October 92 229 78.0075 From 1 November to 30 April 55 270 78.0085 0709 90 80 Artichokes From 1 November to 30 June 11 620 78.0100 0709 90 70 Courgettes From 1 January to 31 December 54 760 78.0110 0805 10 20 Oranges From 1 December to 31 May 292 760 78.0120 0805 20 10 Clementines From 1 November to end of February 85 392 78.0130 0805 20 30
0805 20 50
0805 20 70
0805 20 90
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids From 1 November to end of February 99 128 78.0155 0805 50 10 Lemons From 1 June to 31 December 340 920 78.0160 From 1 January to 31 May 90 108 78.0170 0806 10 10 Table grapes From 21 July to 20 November 80 588 78.0175 0808 10 80 Apples From 1 January to 31 August 701 247 78.0180 From 1 September to 31 December 64 981 78.0220 0808 20 50 Pears From 1 January to 30 April 230 148 78.0235 From 1 July to 31 December 35 573 78.0250 0809 10 00 Apricots From 1 June to 31 July 5 794 78.0265 0809 20 95 Cherries, other than sour cherries From 21 May to 10 August 30 783 78.0270 0809 30 Peaches, including nectarines From 11 June to 30 September 5 613 78.0280 0809 40 05 Plums From 11 June to 30 September 10 293