# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2163 of 17 December 2019 fixing the trigger volumes for the years 2020 and 2021 for the purposes of possible application of additional import duties on certain fruit and vegetables EU Regulation 2019/2163 ยท adopted 17 December 2019 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2163 of 17 December 2019 fixing the trigger volumes for the years 2020 and 2021 for the purposes of possible application of additional import duties on certain fruit and vegetables PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2163/pdf/eur_20192163_adopted_en.pdf ## Introductory text Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2163 of 17 December 2019 fixing the trigger volumes for the years 2020 and 2021 for the purposes of possible application of additional import duties on certain fruit and vegetables THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, and in particular point (b) of the first paragraph of Article 183 thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 39 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 provides that an additional import duty as referred to in Article 182(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 may be applied to the products and during the periods listed in Annex VII to that Implementing Regulation. That additional import duty has to apply if the quantity of any of the products put into free circulation for any of the periods of application set out in that Annex exceeds the trigger volume of imports in a year for that product. Additional import duties shall not be imposed where the imports are unlikely to disturb the Union market, or where the effects would be disproportionate to the intended objective. (1) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 182(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the trigger volumes of imports for the possible application of additional import duties on certain fruit and vegetables are based on import data and domestic consumption data for the previous three years. On the basis of the data notified by the Member States for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, the trigger volumes for certain fruit and vegetables should be fixed for the years 2020 and 2021. (2) Taking into account that the period of application of possible additional import duties as set out in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 starts for a number of products on 1 January, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2020 and therefore it should enter into force as soon as possible, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: ## 1 For the years 2020 and 2021, the trigger volumes referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 182(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 for the products listed in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 are 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. It shall apply from 1 January 2020. It shall expire on 30 June 2021. ## Signature This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 December 2019. For the Commission The President Ursula Von Der Leyen ## Trigger volumes for the products and periods set out in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892, for the possible application of additional import duties Without prejudice to the rules on the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the description of the products is deemed to be indicative only. For the purposes of this Annex, the scope of the additional import duties is determined by the scope of the CN codes as they stand at the time of adoption of this Regulation. Order number CN code Description of products Period of application Trigger volume (tonnes) 2020 2021 78.0020 0702 00 00 Tomatoes From 1 June to 30 September 54 848 78.0015 From 1 October to 31 May 578 315 78.0065 0707 00 05 Cucumbers From 1 May to 31 October 62 171 78.0075 From 1 November to 30 April 48 583 78.0085 0709 91 00 Artichokes From 1 November to 30 June 8 244 78.0100 0709 93 10 Courgettes From 1 January to 31 December 94 081 78.0110 0805 10 22 0805 10 24 0805 10 28 Oranges From 1 December to 31 May 466 660 78.0120 0805 22 00 Clementines From 1 November to end of February 241 919 78.0130 0805 21 0805 29 00 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids From 1 November to end of February 96 897 78.0160 0805 50 10 Lemons From 1 January to 31 May 351 591 78.0155 From 1 June to 31 December 621 073 78.0170 0806 10 10 Table grapes From 16 July to 16 November 214 307 78.0175 0808 10 80 Apples From 1 January to 31 August 595 028 78.0180 From 1 September to 31 December 1154623 78.0220 0808 30 90 Pears From 1 January to 30 April 141 496 78.0235 From 1 July to 31 December 106 940 78.0250 0809 10 00 Apricots From 1 June to 31 July 7 166 78.0265 0809 29 00 Cherries other than sour From 16 May to 15 August 104 573 78.0270 0809 30 Peaches, including nectarines From 16 June to 30 September 3 482 78.0280 0809 40 05 Plums From 16 June to 30 September 204 681 --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/2163 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2163 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.