Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2007 of 30 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes
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31.5.2007
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 139/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 589/2007
of 30 May 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables (2) provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex 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 Code (3).
(2)
For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2004, 2005 and 2006, the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes.
(3)
As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 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 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 May 2007.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).
(2) OJ L 193, 3.8.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 480/2007 (OJ L 111, 28.4.2007, p. 48).
(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 214/2007 (OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6).
(4) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.
ANNEX
‘ANNEX
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 exist at the time of the adoption of this Regulation.
Serial No
CN code
Description
Trigger period
Trigger level
(tonnes)
78.0015
0702 00 00
Tomatoes
—
1 October to 31 May
325 524
78.0020
—
1 June to 30 September
25 110
78.0065
0707 00 05
Cucumbers
—
1 May to 31 October
3 462
78.0075
—
1 November to 30 April
7 332
78.0085
0709 90 80
Artichokes
—
1 November to 30 June
5 770
78.0100
0709 90 70
Courgettes
—
1 January to 31 December
37 250
78.0110
0805 10 20
Oranges
—
1 December to 31 May
271 744
78.0120
0805 20 10
Clementines
—
1 November to end of February
116 637
78.0130
0805 20 30
0805 20 50
0805 20 70
0805 20 90
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids
—
1 November to end of February
91 359
78.0155
0805 50 10
Lemons
—
1 June to 31 December
326 811
78.0160
—
1 January to 31 May
61 504
78.0170
0806 10 10
Table grapes
—
21 July to 20 November
70 731
78.0175
0808 10 80
Apples
—
1 January to 31 August
1 026 501
78.0180
—
1 September to 31 December
51 941
78.0220
0808 20 50
Pears
—
1 January to 30 April
239 427
78.0235
—
1 July to 31 December
35 716
78.0250
0809 10 00
Apricots
—
1 June to 31 July
14 163
78.0265
0809 20 95
Cherries, other than sour cherries
—
21 May to 10 August
114 530
78.0270
0809 30
Peaches, including nectarines
—
11 June to 30 September
11 980
78.0280
0809 40 05
Plums
—
11 June to 30 September
5 806’