# Official Journal L 8/2016

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5913 January 2016 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 8

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5913 January 2016

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/24 of 8 January 2016 imposing special conditions governing the import of groundnuts from Brazil, Capsicum annuum and nutmeg from India and nutmeg from Indonesia and amending Regulations (EC) No 669/2009 and (EU) No 884/2014 (
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| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/25 of 12 January 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 6 |

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REGULATIONS

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/24 of 8 January 2016 imposing special conditions governing the import of groundnuts from Brazil, Capsicum annuum and nutmeg from India and nutmeg from Indonesia and amending Regulations (EC) No 669/2009 and (EU) No 884/2014 (
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Capsicum annuum

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/25 of 12 January 2016 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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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/24

of 8 January 2016

imposing special conditions governing the import of groundnuts from Brazil, Capsicum annuum and nutmeg from India and nutmeg from Indonesia and amending Regulations (EC) No 669/2009 and (EU) No 884/2014

(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 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (2), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (3) provides for an increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin listed in Annex I to that Regulation. Groundnuts from Brazil and Capsicum annuum and nutmeg from India are already subject to such an increased level of official controls since January 2010 as regards the presence of aflatoxins. Since July 2012, nutmeg from Indonesia has also been subject to an increased level of official controls regarding aflatoxins. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (3) provides for an increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin listed in Annex I to that Regulation. Groundnuts from Brazil and Capsicum annuum and nutmeg from India are already subject to such an increased level of official controls since January 2010 as regards the presence of aflatoxins. Since July 2012, nutmeg from Indonesia has also been subject to an increased level of official controls regarding aflatoxins.

| (2) | The results of the official controls carried out by the Member States in pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 on those commodities show a continuous high frequency of non-compliance with maximum levels of aflatoxins. Those results provide evidence that the import of those foods and feeds constitute a risk for animal and human health. No improvement of the situation could be observed after several years of increased frequency of controls at Union borders. |
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(2)

The results of the official controls carried out by the Member States in pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 on those commodities show a continuous high frequency of non-compliance with maximum levels of aflatoxins. Those results provide evidence that the import of those foods and feeds constitute a risk for animal and human health. No improvement of the situation could be observed after several years of increased frequency of controls at Union borders.

| (3) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 884/2014 (4) imposes special conditions on the import of certain feed and food from certain third countries due to contamination risk by aflatoxins. |
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(3)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 884/2014 (4) imposes special conditions on the import of certain feed and food from certain third countries due to contamination risk by aflatoxins.

| (4) | In order to protect human and animal health in the Union, it is necessary to provide for additional guarantees in relation to those food and feed from Brazil, India and Indonesia. All consignments of groundnuts from Brazil, Capsicum annuum from India and nutmeg from India and Indonesia should be accompanied by a health certificate stating that the products have been sampled and analysed for the presence of aflatoxins and have been found compliant with Union legislation. The results of the analytical tests should be attached to the health certificate. |
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(4)

In order to protect human and animal health in the Union, it is necessary to provide for additional guarantees in relation to those food and feed from Brazil, India and Indonesia. All consignments of groundnuts from Brazil, Capsicum annuum from India and nutmeg from India and Indonesia should be accompanied by a health certificate stating that the products have been sampled and analysed for the presence of aflatoxins and have been found compliant with Union legislation. The results of the analytical tests should be attached to the health certificate.

| (5) | Besides the exemption of consignments destined to a private person for personal consumption and use, it is also appropriate to exclude very small consignments of certain feed and food, namely not exceeding 20 kg, e.g. used for commercial exhibitions or sent as commercial samples. The requirement of a health certificate accompanied by the analytical result is for such consignments not proportionate to the low risk for public health of such consignments. |
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(5)

Besides the exemption of consignments destined to a private person for personal consumption and use, it is also appropriate to exclude very small consignments of certain feed and food, namely not exceeding 20 kg, e.g. used for commercial exhibitions or sent as commercial samples. The requirement of a health certificate accompanied by the analytical result is for such consignments not proportionate to the low risk for public health of such consignments.

| (6) | The Turkish and Iranian authorities have informed the Commission of a change of the competent authority whose authorised representative is entitled to sign the health certificate. The Brazilian authority is also competent for feed. Therefore, these changes have to be introduced accordingly. |
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(6)

The Turkish and Iranian authorities have informed the Commission of a change of the competent authority whose authorised representative is entitled to sign the health certificate. The Brazilian authority is also competent for feed. Therefore, these changes have to be introduced accordingly.

| (7) | In order to reduce unnecessary administrative burden, it is appropriate to provide that in case of a consignment in which packaging is combining several small packages/entities, it is not necessary that the identification number of the consignment is mentioned on every individual package in the consignment but sufficient on the package combining these small packages/entities. |
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(7)

In order to reduce unnecessary administrative burden, it is appropriate to provide that in case of a consignment in which packaging is combining several small packages/entities, it is not necessary that the identification number of the consignment is mentioned on every individual package in the consignment but sufficient on the package combining these small packages/entities.

| (8) | Following problems experienced, it is appropriate to specify that the entries of the Common Entry Document related to the favourable completion of the documentary check have to be completed before authorising the transfer of the consignment to a DPI. |
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(8)

Following problems experienced, it is appropriate to specify that the entries of the Common Entry Document related to the favourable completion of the documentary check have to be completed before authorising the transfer of the consignment to a DPI.

| (9) | Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 884/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(9)

Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 884/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (10) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
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(10)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 884/2014 is amended as follows:

| (1) | the following points (i), (j) and (k) are added to Article 1(1):






  ‘(i) | groundnuts in shell and shelled, peanut butter, groundnuts otherwise prepared or preserved (feed and food) originating in or consigned from Brazil; |
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(1)

the following points (i), (j) and (k) are added to Article 1(1):

‘(i)

groundnuts in shell and shelled, peanut butter, groundnuts otherwise prepared or preserved (feed and food) originating in or consigned from Brazil;

| (j) | Capsicum sp. and nutmeg originating in or consigned from India; |
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(j)

Capsicum sp. and nutmeg originating in or consigned from India;

| (k) | nutmeg originating in or consigned from Indonesia.’; |
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(k)

nutmeg originating in or consigned from Indonesia.’;

| (2) | the following sentence is added to Article 1(3):

  ‘This Regulation shall also not apply to consignments of feed and food of a gross weight not exceeding 20 kg.’; |
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(2)

the following sentence is added to Article 1(3):

‘This Regulation shall also not apply to consignments of feed and food of a gross weight not exceeding 20 kg.’;

| (3) | in Article 5(2), point (a) is replaced by the following:






  ‘(a) | the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) (Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)) for feed and food from Brazil.’; |
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(3)

in Article 5(2), point (a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a)

| (4) | in Article 5(2), points (d) and (e) are replaced by the following:






  ‘(d) | the Ministry of Health and Medical Education for food from Iran; |
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(4)

in Article 5(2), points (d) and (e) are replaced by the following:

‘(d)

the Ministry of Health and Medical Education for food from Iran;

| (e) | the General Directorate of Food and Control of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Turkey for food from Turkey;’; |
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(e)

the General Directorate of Food and Control of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Turkey for food from Turkey;’;

| (5) | in Article 5(2), point (i) is added:






  ‘(i) | the Ministry of Agriculture for food from Indonesia.’; |
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(5)

in Article 5(2), point (i) is added:

‘(i)

| (6) | the following sentence is added to Article 6:

  ‘In case of a consignment in which packaging is combining several small packages/entities, it is sufficient that the identification number of the consignment is mentioned on the package combining these small packages/entities’; |
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(6)

the following sentence is added to Article 6:

‘In case of a consignment in which packaging is combining several small packages/entities, it is sufficient that the identification number of the consignment is mentioned on the package combining these small packages/entities’;

| (7) | the first sentence of Article 9(4) is replaced by the following:

  ‘The competent authority at the DPE shall authorise transfer of the consignment to a DPI after favourable completion of the checks referred to in paragraph 2 and the relevant entries of Part II of the CED (II.3, II.5, II.8 and II.9) are completed.’; |
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(7)

the first sentence of Article 9(4) is replaced by the following:

‘The competent authority at the DPE shall authorise transfer of the consignment to a DPI after favourable completion of the checks referred to in paragraph 2 and the relevant entries of Part II of the CED (II.3, II.5, II.8 and II.9) are completed.’;

| (8) | Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 884/2014 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. |
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(8)

Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 884/2014 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

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

Consignments of feed and food referred to in Article 1(1)(i)(j) and (k) which left the country of origin prior to the entry into force of this Regulation may be imported into the EU without being accompanied by a health certificate and the results of sampling and analysis.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 January 2016.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

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(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC (OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11).

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(4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 884/2014 of 13 August 2014 imposing special conditions governing the import of certain feed and food from certain third countries due to contamination risk by aflatoxins and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 (OJ L 242, 14.8.2014, p. 4).

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ANNEX I

In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 the following entries are deleted:

| Feed and food
  (intended use) | CN code | TARIC sub-division | Country of origin or country of consignment | Frequency of physical and identity checks (%) at import |
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| ‘— | Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell |

Feed and food

(intended use)

CN code

TARIC sub-division

Country of origin or country of consignment

Frequency of physical and identity checks (%) at import

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Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell

| — | 1202 41 00 |
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Brazil (BR)

10

| — | Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled |
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Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled

| — | 1202 42 00 |
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| — | Peanut butter |
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Peanut butter

| — | 2008 11 10 |
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| — | Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved |
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—

Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved

| — | 2008 11 91 ;
  2008 11 96 ;
  2008 11 98 |
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—

2008 11 91 ;

2008 11 96 ;

2008 11 98

(Feed and Food)

| — | Capsicum annuum, whole |
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—

Capsicum annuum, whole

| — | 0904 21 10 |
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—

India (IN)

20

| — | Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground |
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—

Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground

| — | ex 0904 22 00 |
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—

10

| — | Dried fruit of the genus Capsicum, whole, other than sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) |
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Dried fruit of the genus Capsicum, whole, other than sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)

| — | 0904 21 90 |
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—

| — | Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) |
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—

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

| — | 0908 11 00 ;
  0908 12 00 |
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—

0908 11 00 ;

0908 12 00

(Food — dried spices)

| — | Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) |
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—

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

| — | 0908 11 00 ;
  0908 12 00 |
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—

0908 11 00 ;

0908 12 00

Indonesia (ID)

20’

(Food — dried spices)

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ANNEX II

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 884/2014 is amended as follows:

| (1) | in the last entry ‘Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus lanatus) seeds and derived products’ is replaced by ‘Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus spp.) seeds and derived products’; |
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(1)

in the last entry ‘Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus lanatus) seeds and derived products’ is replaced by ‘Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus spp.) seeds and derived products’;

| (2) | the following entries are added:









  Feed and food
  (intended use) | CN code | TARIC sub-division | Country of origin or country of consignment | Frequency of physical and identity checks (%) at import |
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| ‘— | Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell |

(2)

the following entries are added:

Feed and food

(intended use)

CN code

TARIC sub-division

Country of origin or country of consignment

Frequency of physical and identity checks (%) at import

‘—

Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell

| — | 1202 41 00 |
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—

Brazil (BR)

10

| — | Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled |
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—

Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled

| — | 1202 42 00 |
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—

| — | Peanut butter |
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—

Peanut butter

| — | 2008 11 10 |
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—

| — | Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved |
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—

Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved

| — | 2008 11 91 ;
  2008 11 96 ;
  2008 11 98 |
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—

2008 11 91 ;

2008 11 96 ;

2008 11 98

(Feed and Food)

| — | Capsicum annuum, whole |
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—

Capsicum annuum, whole

| — | 0904 21 10 |
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—

India (IN)

20

| — | Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground |
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—

Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground

| — | ex 0904 22 00 |
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—

10

| — | Dried fruit of the genus Capsicum, whole, other than sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum) |
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—

Dried fruit of the genus Capsicum, whole, other than sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)

| — | 0904 21 90 |
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—

| — | Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) |
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—

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

| — | 0908 11 00 ;
  0908 12 00 |
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—

0908 11 00 ;

0908 12 00

(Food — dried spices)

| — | Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) |
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—

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

| — | 0908 11 00 ;
  0908 12 00 |
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—

0908 11 00 ;

0908 12 00

Indonesia (ID)

20’

(Food — dried spices)

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/25

of 12 January 2016

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, 12 January 2016.

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

| (EUR/100 kg) |
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| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | EG | 120,0 |
| MA | 72,0 |
| TN | 87,8 |
| TR | 105,5 |
| ZZ | 96,3 |
| 0707 00 05 | MA | 73,1 |
| TR | 154,2 |
| ZZ | 113,7 |
| 0709 93 10 | MA | 72,3 |
| TR | 145,5 |
| ZZ | 108,9 |
| 0805 10 20 | EG | 50,3 |
| MA | 65,7 |
| TR | 78,1 |
| ZA | 74,1 |
| ZW | 44,1 |
| ZZ | 62,5 |
| 0805 20 10 | IL | 167,2 |
| MA | 85,6 |
| ZZ | 126,4 |
| 0805 20 30 , 0805 20 50 , 0805 20 70 , 0805 20 90 | IL | 127,6 |
| JM | 147,1 |
| TR | 83,5 |
| ZZ | 119,4 |
| 0805 50 10 | EG | 98,7 |
| MA | 94,2 |
| TR | 92,9 |
| ZZ | 95,3 |
| 0808 10 80 | CA | 156,8 |
| CL | 86,6 |
| US | 105,7 |
| ZZ | 116,4 |
| 0808 30 90 | CN | 80,0 |
| TR | 132,0 |
| ZZ | 106,0 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

EG

120,0

MA

72,0

TN

87,8

TR

105,5

ZZ

96,3

0707 00 05

MA

73,1

TR

154,2

ZZ

113,7

0709 93 10

MA

72,3

TR

145,5

ZZ

108,9

0805 10 20

EG

50,3

MA

65,7

TR

78,1

ZA

74,1

ZW

44,1

ZZ

62,5

0805 20 10

IL

167,2

MA

85,6

ZZ

126,4

0805 20 30 , 0805 20 50 , 0805 20 70 , 0805 20 90

IL

127,6

JM

147,1

TR

83,5

ZZ

119,4

0805 50 10

EG

98,7

MA

94,2

TR

92,9

ZZ

95,3

0808 10 80

CA

156,8

CL

86,6

US

105,7

ZZ

116,4

0808 30 90

CN

80,0

TR

132,0

ZZ

106,0

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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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