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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1555/96
of30July1996
onrulesofapplicationforadditionalimportdutiesonfruitandvegetables
(OJ L 193, 3.8.1996, p. 1)
Amended by:
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1555/96
of30July1996
on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and
vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May
1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegeta-bles(
1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/
95 (2), and in particular Article 24 (4) thereof,
Whereasunder Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 import duty additional to
that provided for in the Common Customs Tariff (‘additional duty’)can be imposed on certain products covered by that Regulation if thetermsof Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture (
3) are met, unless
there is no risk of disturbance of the Community market or the impact
would be disproportionate to the end sought;
Whereasadditional duty may be impos ed if import volumesof the
products concerned, determined from import licences issued byMember Statesor by proceduresintroduced under a preferential agree-
ment, exceed trigger levelsdetermined by product and period of
application ass pecified in Article 5 (4) of the Agreement on Agricul-ture;
Whereasadditional duty may be impos ed only on importsthe tariff
classification of which made in line with Article 5 of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 (
4), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2933/95 (5), entails application of the highest specific duty and on
imports made outside the tariff quotas set in the World Trade Organi-zation framework; whereasno additional duty may be impos ed on
products which enjoy preferences in respect of the entry price, in so
far as their tariff classification does not entail application of the highestspecific duty;
Whereas, in the case of imports enjoying tariff preference as to ad
valorem duty, calculation of the additional duty must take account of
this;
Whereasgoodsen route to the Community are exempt from additional
duty; whereas specific provisions on these should therefore be enacted;
Whereasthe introduction of the import licence arrangementswill not
prevent their being replaced by a rapid computerized procedure forrecording imports as soon as it is legally and practically possible toset one up; whereas there will be an evaluation in this respect by 31December 1997;
Whereasthe Management Committee for fres h Fruit and Vegetables
hasnot delivered an opinion within the time limit s et by itschairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Additional import duty asreferred to in Article 33(1) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 (6), termed ‘additional duty’ below, may
be applied to the productsand during the periodslis ted in the Annexhereto on the conditionss et out below.1996R1555 — EN — 01.05.2003 — 020.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 132, 16. 6. 1995, p. 8.
(3) OJ No L 336, 23. 12. 1994, p. 22.
(4) OJ No L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 66.
(5) OJ No L 307, 20. 12. 1995, p. 21.
(6) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.▼M1
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2. Trigger levelsfor the additional dutiesare lis ted in the Annex
hereto.
Article 2
1. For each of the productslis ted in the Annex hereto and during the
periods indicated Member States shall notify the Commission of detailsof the volumesput into free circulation us ing the method for thesurveillance of preferential imports set out in Article 308d of Commis-
sion Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (
1).
Such notification shall take place no later than midday Brussels time
each Wednesday for the volumes put into free circulation during thepreceding week.
2. Declarationsfor releas e for free circulation of productscovered
by the present Regulation which the customs authorities may accept atthe declarant'sreques t without their containing certain particularsreferred to in Annex 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall contain,in addition to the particularsreferred to in Article 254 of that Regula-
tion, an indication of the net mass (kg) of the products concerned.
Where the simplified declaration procedure referred to in Article 260 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 isus ed to put into free circulationproducts covered by the present Regulation, the simplified declarationsshall contain, in addition to other requirements, an indication of the net
mass (kg) of the products concerned.
Where the local clearance procedure referred to in Article 263 of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2454/93 isus ed to put into free circulation productscovered by the present Regulation, the notification to the customsauthoritiesreferred to in Article 266(1) of that Regulation s hall contain
all necessary data for the identification of the goods, as well as an indi-
cation of the net mass (kg) of the products concerned.
Article 266(2b) shall not apply to imports of the products covered by
the present Regulation.
Article 3
1. If it isfound that, for one of the productsand one of the periods
listed in the Annex hereto, the quantity put into free circulation exceedsthe corresponding triggering volume the Commission shall levy anadditional duty.
2. The additional duty shall be levied on quantities put into free
circulation after the date of application of the said duty, provided that:
— their tariff classification determined in accordance with Article 5 of
Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 entailsapplication of the highes tspecific duties applicable to imports of the origin in question,
— importation iseffected during the period of application of the addi-
tional duty.
Article 4
1. The additional duty imposed under Article 3 shall be one third of
the customs duty applicable to the product given in the Common
Customs Tariff.
2. However, for importsenjoying tariff preference asto ad valorem
duty the additional duty shall be one third of the specific duty on theproduct in so far as Article 3 (2) applies.1996R1555 — EN — 01.05.2003 — 020.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.▼B
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Article 5
1. The following are exempt from additional duty:
(a) goods imported against the tariff quotas listed in Annex 7 to the
combined nomenclature;
(b) goodsen route to the Community asdefined in paragraph 2.
2. Goods shall be considered to be en route to the Community that:
— left the country of origin before the decision to impose additional
duty, and
— are being transported under cover of a transport document valid
from the place of loading in the country of origin to the place of
unloading in the Community, drawn up before imposition of addi-
tional duty.
3. Interested parties shall provide evidence to the satisfaction of the
customs authorities that the requirements of paragraph 2 are met.
However, these authorities may deem that goods left their country of
origin before the date of imposition of additional duty if one of thefollowing documentsisprovided:
— for sea transport, the bill of lading showing that loading took place
before that date,
— for rail transport, the waybill accepted by the rail authorities of the
country of origin before that date,
— for road transport, the road carriage contract (CMR) or another
transit document made out in the country of origin before thatdate, if the conditionslaid down in bilateral or multilateral arrange-mentsconcluded in the context of Community trans it or commontransit are observed,
— for air transport, the air way bill showing that the airline accepted
the goodsbefore that date.
Article 6
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1996R1555 — EN — 01.05.2003 — 020.001 — 4
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ANNEX
Without prejudice to the rulesgoverning 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 thisRegulation. Where ‘ex’ appearsbefore the CN code, the s cope of the additional
duties is determined both by the scope of the CN code and by the corresponding trigger period.
Serial No CN code Description Trigger periodTrigger level
(tonnes)
78.0015 ex 0702 00 00 Tomatoes1 October to 31 March 190 815
78.0020 1 April to 30
September17 676
78.0065 ex 0707 00 05 Cucumbers1 May to 31 October 7 037
78.0075 1 November to 30
April4 555
78.0085 ex 0709 10 00 Artichokes1 November to 30 June 1 109
78.0100 0709 90 70 Courgettes1 January to 31
December50 201
78.0110 ex 0805 10 10
ex 0805 10 30
ex 0805 10 50Oranges1 December to 31 May 331 166
78.0120 ex 0805 20 10 Clementines1 November to end of
February81 509
78.0130 ex 0805 20 30
ex 0805 20 50
ex 0805 20 70
ex 0805 20 90Mandarins(including
tangerinesand
satsumas); wilkings
and similar citrus
hybrids1 November to end of
February85 422
78.0155 ex 0805 50 10 Lemons1 June to 31 December 249 206
78.0160 1 January to 31 May 14 827
78.0170 ex 0806 10 10 Table grapes21 July to 20
November62 101
78.0175 ex 0808 10 20
ex 0808 10 50
ex 0808 10 90Apples1 January to 31 Augus t 654 806
78.0180 1 September to 31
December39 852
78.0220 ex 0808 20 50 Pears1 January to 30 April 239 999
78.0235 1 July to 31 December 25 357
78.0250 ex 0809 10 00 Apricots1 June to 31 July 4 15678.0265 ex 0809 20 95 Cherries, other than
sour cherries21 May to 10 August 62 483
78.0270 ex 0809 30 Peaches, including
nectarines11 June to 30
September3 378
78.0280 ex 0809 40 05 Plums11 June to 30
September81 6051996R1555 — EN — 01.05.2003 — 020.001 — 5