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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1555/96
of30July1996
onrulesofapplicationforadditionalimportdutiesonfruitandvegetables
(OJ L 193, 3.8.1996, p. 1)
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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,
Whereas under Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 import duty additional to
that provided for inthe CommonCustoms Tariff (‘addition al duty’)canbe imposed oncertainproducts covered by that Regulationif theterms of 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;
Whereas additional duty may be imposed if import volumes of the
products concerned, determined from import licences issued byMember States or by procedures introduced under a preferential agree-
ment, exceed trigger levels determined by product and period of
applicationas specified inArticle 5 (4) of the Agreemen t onAgricul-ture;
Whereas additional duty may be imposed only on imports the tariff
classificationof which made inlin e with Article 5 of Commission
Regulation(EC) No 3223/94 (
4), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2933/95 (5), entails application of the highest specific duty and on
imports made outside the tariff quotas set inthe World Trade Organ i-zation framework; whereas no additional duty may be imposed 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
valoremduty, calculation of the additional duty must take account of
this;
Whereas goods en route to the Community are exempt from additional
duty; whereas specific provisions on these should therefore be enacted;
Whereas the introduction of the import licence arrangements will 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;
Whereas the Management Committee for fresh Fruit and Vegetables
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Additional import duty as referred to in Article 33(1) of Council
Regulation(EC) No 2200/96 (6), termed ‘additional duty’ below, may
be applied to the products and during the periods listed in the Annexhereto on the conditions set out below.1996R1555 — EN — 01.04.2003 — 019.001 — 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 levels for the additional duties are listed in the Annex
hereto.
Article 2
1. For each of the products listed in the Annex hereto and during the
periods indicated Member States shall notify the Commission of detailsof the volumes put into free circulation using the method for thesurveillance of preferential imports set out in Article 308d of Commis-
sionRegulation(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. Declarations for release for free circulation of products covered
by the present Regulation which the customs authorities may accept atthe declarant's request without their containing certain particularsreferred to in Annex 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall contain,inadditionto the particulars referred to inArticle 254 of that Regula-
tion, an indication of the net mass (kg) of the products concerned.
Where the simplified declarationprocedure referred to inArticle 260 of
Regulation(EEC) No 2454/93 is used to put in to 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 is used to put in to free circulationproductscovered by the present Regulation, the notification to the customsauthorities referred to inArticle 266(1) of that Regulationshall con tain
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 is found that, for one of the products and 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
circulationafter the date of applicationof the said duty, provided that:
— their tariff classification determined in accordance with Article 5 of
Regulation(EC) No 3223/94 en tails applicationof the highestspecific duties applicable to imports of the origininquestion ,
— importationis effected durin g the period of applicationof 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 giveninthe Common
Customs Tariff.
2. However, for imports enjoying tariff preference as to ad valorem
duty the additional duty shall be one third of the specific duty on theproduct inso far as Article 3 (2) applies.1996R1555 — EN — 01.04.2003 — 019.001 — 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) goods en route to the Community as defined 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 documents is provided:
— 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 conditions laid down in bilateral or multilateral arrange-ments concluded in the context of Community transit or commontransit are observed,
— for air transport, the air way bill showing that the airline accepted
the goods before that date.
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publicationinthe Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
inall Member States.1996R1555 — EN — 01.04.2003 — 019.001 — 4
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ANNEX
Without prejudice to the rules governing the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the descrip-
tion 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. Where ‘ex’ appears before the CN code, the scope of the additional duties
is determined both by the scope of the CN code and by the corresponding trigger period.
Serial No CN code DescriptionTrigger periodTrigger level
(tonnes)
78.0015 ex 07020000 Tomatoes — 1 October to 31
March190 815
78.0020 — 1 April to 30
September17676
78.0065 ex 07070005 Cucumbers — 1 May to 31
October7 037
78.0075 — 1 November to 30
April4 555
78.0085 ex 07091000 Artichokes — 1 November to 30
June1 109
78.0100 07099070 Courgettes — 1 January to 31
December50201
78.0110 ex 08051010
ex 08051030
ex 08051050Oranges — 1 December to 31
May331 166
78.0120 ex 08052010 Clementines — 1 November to end
of February81509
78.0130 ex 08052030
ex 08052050
ex 08052070
ex 08052090Mandarins (including
tangerines and
satsumas); wilkings
and similar citrus
hybrids— 1 November to end
of February85422
78.0155 ex 08055010 Lemons — 1 June to 31
December249 206
78.0160 — 1 January to 31
May14827
78.0170 ex 08061010 Table grapes — 21 July to 20
November62101
78.0175 ex 08081020
ex 08081050
ex 08081090Apples — 1 January to 31
August654 806
78.0180 — 1 September to 31
December39852
78.0220 ex 08082050 Pears — 1 January to 30
April239 999
78.0235 — 1 July to 31
December25357
78.0250 ex 08091000 Apricots — 1 June to 31 July 4 156
78.0265 ex 08092095 Cherries, other than
sour cherries— 21 May to 10
August86224
78.0270 ex 080930 Peaches, including
nectarines— 11 June to 30
September3 378
78.0280 ex 08094005 Plums — 11 June to 30
September816051996R1555 — EN — 01.04.2003 — 019.001 — 5