# Official Journal L 216/2015

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5815 August 2015 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 216

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5815 August 2015

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1396 of 14 August 2015 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the active substance Bacillus subtilis (Cohn 1872) strain QST 713, identical with strain AQ 713 (
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| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1397 of 14 August 2015 renewing the approval of the active substance florasulam in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (
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| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1398 of 14 August 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 7 |

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REGULATIONS

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1396 of 14 August 2015 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the active substance Bacillus subtilis (Cohn 1872) strain QST 713, identical with strain AQ 713 (
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Bacillus subtilis

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1397 of 14 August 2015 renewing the approval of the active substance florasulam in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1398 of 14 August 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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II Non-legislative acts

REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1396

of 14 August 2015

correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the active substance Bacillus subtilis (Cohn 1872) strain QST 713, identical with strain AQ 713

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 78(3) thereof,

After consulting the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Directive 2007/6/EC (2) included Bacillus subtilis (Cohn 1872) Strain QST 713, identical with strain AQ 713 (hereafter Bacillus subtilis) as an active substance in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3) for uses as a fungicide. |
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(1)

Commission Directive 2007/6/EC (2) included Bacillus subtilis (Cohn 1872) Strain QST 713, identical with strain AQ 713 (hereafter Bacillus subtilis) as an active substance in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3) for uses as a fungicide.

| (2) | Active substances included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC are deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (4). |
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(2)

Active substances included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC are deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (4).

| (3) | On 22 January 2015, the Commission was notified by the Netherlands that the operator at whose request Bacillus subtilis was included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC requested that the conditions of use of that substance also cover the use as a bactericide against Erwinia amylovora (fire blight), which was erroneously omitted from the list in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. |
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(3)

On 22 January 2015, the Commission was notified by the Netherlands that the operator at whose request Bacillus subtilis was included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC requested that the conditions of use of that substance also cover the use as a bactericide against Erwinia amylovora (fire blight), which was erroneously omitted from the list in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.

| (4) | The Netherlands found that request to be justified. |
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(4)

The Netherlands found that request to be justified.

| (5) | Furthermore, the use as a bactericide has already been assessed during the approval process of the active substance Bacillus subtilis and is also covered by the review report. |
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(5)

Furthermore, the use as a bactericide has already been assessed during the approval process of the active substance Bacillus subtilis and is also covered by the review report.

| (6) | Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be corrected accordingly, |
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(6)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be corrected accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In row 138 of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, Part A of the column ‘Specific provisions’ is replaced by the following:

‘PART A

Only uses as fungicide and bactericide may be authorised.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 August 2015.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.

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(2)  Commission Directive 2007/6/EC of 14 February 2007 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include metrafenone, Bacillus subtilis, spinosad and thiamethoxam as active substances (OJ L 43, 15.2.2007, p. 13).

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Bacillus subtilis

(3)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).

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(4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1397

of 14 August 2015

renewing the approval of the active substance florasulam in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 20(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The approval of the active substance florasulam, as set out in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2), expires on 31 December 2015. |
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(1)

The approval of the active substance florasulam, as set out in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2), expires on 31 December 2015.

| (2) | An application for the renewal of the inclusion of florasulam in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3) was submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010 (4) within the time period provided for in that Article. |
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(2)

An application for the renewal of the inclusion of florasulam in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3) was submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010 (4) within the time period provided for in that Article.

| (3) | The applicant submitted the supplementary dossiers required in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010. The application was found to be complete by the rapporteur Member State. |
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(3)

The applicant submitted the supplementary dossiers required in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010. The application was found to be complete by the rapporteur Member State.

| (4) | The rapporteur Member State prepared a renewal assessment report in consultation with the co-rapporteur Member State and submitted it to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 25 November 2013. |
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The rapporteur Member State prepared a renewal assessment report in consultation with the co-rapporteur Member State and submitted it to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 25 November 2013.

| (5) | The Authority communicated the renewal assessment report to the applicant and to the Member States for comments and forwarded the comments received to the Commission. The Authority also made the supplementary summary dossier available to the public. |
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(5)

The Authority communicated the renewal assessment report to the applicant and to the Member States for comments and forwarded the comments received to the Commission. The Authority also made the supplementary summary dossier available to the public.

| (6) | On 22 December 2014 (5) the Authority communicated to the Commission its conclusion on whether florasulam can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The Commission presented the draft review report for florasulam to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 28 May 2015. |
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(6)

On 22 December 2014 (5) the Authority communicated to the Commission its conclusion on whether florasulam can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The Commission presented the draft review report for florasulam to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 28 May 2015.

| (7) | It has been established with respect to one or more representative uses of at least one plant protection product containing the active substance that the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 are satisfied. Those approval criteria are therefore deemed to be satisfied. |
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(7)

It has been established with respect to one or more representative uses of at least one plant protection product containing the active substance that the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 are satisfied. Those approval criteria are therefore deemed to be satisfied.

| (8) | It is therefore appropriate to renew the approval of florasulam. |
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(8)

It is therefore appropriate to renew the approval of florasulam.

| (9) | The risk assessment for the renewal of the approval of florasulam is based on a limited number of representative uses, which however do not restrict the uses for which plant protection products containing florasulam may be authorised. It is therefore appropriate not to maintain the restriction to uses as a herbicide. |
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(9)

The risk assessment for the renewal of the approval of florasulam is based on a limited number of representative uses, which however do not restrict the uses for which plant protection products containing florasulam may be authorised. It is therefore appropriate not to maintain the restriction to uses as a herbicide.

| (10) | In accordance with Article 20(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, in conjunction with Article 13(4) thereof, the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should be amended accordingly. |
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In accordance with Article 20(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, in conjunction with Article 13(4) thereof, the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should be amended accordingly.

| (11) | This Regulation should apply from the day after the date of expiry of the approval of the active substance florasulam, as referred to in recital 1. |
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This Regulation should apply from the day after the date of expiry of the approval of the active substance florasulam, as referred to in recital 1.

| (12) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Renewal of the approval of active substance

The approval of the active substance florasulam, as specified in Annex I, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

Entry into force and date of application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

It shall apply from 1 January 2016.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 August 2015.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.

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(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).

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(3)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).

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(4)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010 of 7 December 2010 laying down the procedure for the renewal of the inclusion of a second group of active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and establishing the list of those substances (OJ L 322, 8.12.2010, p. 10).

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(5)  EFSA Journal 2015; 13(1): 3984. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu

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ANNEX I

| Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity (1) | Date of approval | Expiration of approval | Specific provisions |
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| Florasulam
  CAS No 145701-23-1
  CIPAC No 616 | 2′,6′,8-trifluoro-5-methoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-2-sulfonanilide | ≥ 970 g/kg
  Impurity: 2,6-DFA, not more than 2 g/kg | 1 January 2016 | 31 December 2030 | For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on florasulam, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.
  In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the risk to aquatic organisms and non-target terrestrial plants.
  Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate. |

Common Name, Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity (1)

Date of approval

Expiration of approval

Specific provisions

Florasulam

CAS No 145701-23-1

CIPAC No 616

2′,6′,8-trifluoro-5-methoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-2-sulfonanilide

≥ 970 g/kg

Impurity: 2,6-DFA, not more than 2 g/kg

1 January 2016

31 December 2030

For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on florasulam, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the risk to aquatic organisms and non-target terrestrial plants.

Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

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(1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

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ANNEX II

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

| (1) | in Part A, entry 36 on florasulam is deleted; |
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in Part A, entry 36 on florasulam is deleted;

| (2) | in Part B, the following entry is added: | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity (*1) | Date of approval | Expiration of approval | Specific provisions |
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| ‘90 | Florasulam
  CAS No 145701-23-1
  CIPAC No 616 | 2′,6′,8-trifluoro-5-methoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-2-sulfonanilide | ≥ 970 g/kg
  Impurity: 2,6-DFA, not more than 2 g/kg | 1 January 2016 | 31 December 2030 | For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on florasulam, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.
  In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the risk to aquatic organisms and non-target terrestrial plants.
  Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’ |

(2)

in Part B, the following entry is added:

Common Name, Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity (*1)

Date of approval

Expiration of approval

Specific provisions

‘90

Florasulam

CAS No 145701-23-1

CIPAC No 616

2′,6′,8-trifluoro-5-methoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-2-sulfonanilide

≥ 970 g/kg

Impurity: 2,6-DFA, not more than 2 g/kg

1 January 2016

31 December 2030

For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on florasulam, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the risk to aquatic organisms and non-target terrestrial plants.

Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

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(*1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1398

of 14 August 2015

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of 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 (1),

Having regard to 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 sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto. |
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(1)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.

| (2) | The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
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(2)

The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 August 2015.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

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(2)  
  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | MA | 150,3 |
| MK | 51,2 |
| ZZ | 100,8 |
| 0709 93 10 | TR | 128,9 |
| ZZ | 128,9 |
| 0805 50 10 | AR | 138,4 |
| BO | 146,4 |
| CL | 160,0 |
| UY | 146,4 |
| ZA | 145,9 |
| ZZ | 147,4 |
| 0806 10 10 | EG | 247,3 |
| IL | 390,7 |
| MA | 158,2 |
| TR | 162,0 |
| US | 339,9 |
| ZZ | 259,6 |
| 0808 10 80 | AR | 108,9 |
| BR | 83,3 |
| CL | 136,9 |
| NZ | 138,6 |
| US | 145,7 |
| ZA | 117,5 |
| ZZ | 121,8 |
| 0808 30 90 | AR | 132,0 |
| CL | 130,2 |
| NZ | 146,7 |
| TR | 139,9 |
| ZA | 112,3 |
| ZZ | 132,2 |
| 0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90 | MK | 70,8 |
| TR | 131,8 |
| ZZ | 101,3 |
| 0809 40 05 | BA | 48,2 |
| IL | 141,4 |
| MK | 36,8 |
| XS | 57,7 |
| ZZ | 71,0 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

MA

150,3

MK

51,2

ZZ

100,8

0709 93 10

TR

128,9

ZZ

128,9

0805 50 10

AR

138,4

BO

146,4

CL

160,0

UY

146,4

ZA

145,9

ZZ

147,4

0806 10 10

EG

247,3

IL

390,7

MA

158,2

TR

162,0

US

339,9

ZZ

259,6

0808 10 80

AR

108,9

BR

83,3

CL

136,9

NZ

138,6

US

145,7

ZA

117,5

ZZ

121,8

0808 30 90

AR

132,0

CL

130,2

NZ

146,7

TR

139,9

ZA

112,3

ZZ

132,2

0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90

MK

70,8

TR

131,8

ZZ

101,3

0809 40 05

BA

48,2

IL

141,4

MK

36,8

XS

57,7

ZZ

71,0

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(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

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