Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 781/2012 of 28 August 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on apples and tomatoes
EU Regulation No 781/2012 · Adopted 28 August 2012 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 781/2012
of 28 August 2012
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on apples and 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)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 2009, 2010 and 2011, the trigger levels for additional duties should be adjusted from 1 September 2012 for apples and from 1 October 2012 for tomatoes.
(3)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication.
(5)
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:
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Footnotes
Contents
1
Annex XVIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Signature
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 August 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso
ANNEX XVIII
ADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES: TITLE IV, CHAPTER II, 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 of products Period of application Trigger level (tonnes) 78.0015 0702 00 00 Tomatoes From 1 October to 31 May 486 943 78.0020 From 1 June to 30 September 34 241 78.0065 0707 00 05 Cucumbers From 1 May to 31 October 13 402 78.0075 From 1 November to 30 April 18 306 78.0085 0709 91 00 Artichokes From 1 November to 30 June 11 620 78.0100 0709 93 10 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 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids From 1 November to end of February 99 128 0805 20 50 0805 20 70 0805 20 90 78.0155 0805 50 10 Lemons From 1 June to 31 December 311 193 78.0160 From 1 January to 31 May 101 513 78.0170 0806 10 10 Table grapes From 21 July to 20 November 76 299 78.0175 0808 10 80 Apples From 1 January to 31 August 703 063 78.0180 From 1 September to 31 December 73 884 78.0220 0808 30 90 Pears From 1 January to 30 April 225 388 78.0235 From 1 July to 31 December 33 797 78.0250 0809 10 00 Apricots From 1 June to 31 July 4 908 78.0265 0809 29 00 Cherries, other than sour cherries From 21 May to 10 August 59 061 78.0270 0809 30 Peaches, including nectarines From 11 June to 30 September 14 577 78.0280 0809 40 05 Plums From 11 June to 30 September 7 924