EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.4.2001 L107/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 745/2001
of 17 April 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 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 EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market infruit and vegetables(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
718/2001(2), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96(3), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2883/2000(4),provides
for surveillance of imports of the products listed in theAnnex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out inaccordance with the rules on the surveillance of prefer-entialimportslaiddowninArticle308dofCommissionRegulation (EEC) No 2454/93(
5), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2787/2000(6).
(2)For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement onAgriculture(
7) concluded during the Uruguay Round of
multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of thelatest data available for 1997, 1998 and 1999, the
trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, cucum-bers and cherries other than sour cherries should beamended.
(3)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is replaced by the
Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 April 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 193, 3.8.1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 74.
(5) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 330, 27.12.2000, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.
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SerialNo CNcode Description TriggerperiodTrigger
level
(tonnes)ANNEX
‘ANNEX
Without prejudice to the rules for 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 thescope of the CN codes as they exist at the time of the adoption of this Regulation. Where “ex” appears before the CNcode, the scope of the additional duties is determined both by the scope of the CN code and the corresponding triggerperiod.
78.0015 ex 07020000 Tomatoes — 1 October to 31 March 718828
78.0020 — 1 April to 30 September 1174823
78.0065 ex 07070005 Cucumbers — 1 May to 31 October 11881
78.0075 — 1 November to 30 April 6621
78.0085 ex 07091000 Artichokes — 1 November to 30 June 661
78.0100 07099070 Courgettes — 1 January to 31 December 9867
78.0110 ex 08051010
ex 08051030ex 08051050Oranges — 1 December to 31 May 372855
78.0120 ex 08052010 Clementines — 1 November to end of February 289518
78.0130 ex 08052030ex 08052050ex 08052070ex 08052090Mandarins (including tangerines andsatsumas); wilkings and similar citrushybrids — 1 November to end of February 117200
78.0155 ex 08053010 Lemons — 1 June to 31 December 290151
78.0160 — 1 January to 31 May 14586
78.0170 ex 08061010 Table grapes — 21 July to 20 November 256320
78.0175 ex 08081020ex 08081050ex 08081090 Apples — 1 January to 31 August 1052182
78.0180 — 1 September to 31 December 588285
78.0220 ex 08082050 Pears — 1 January to 30 April 269823
78.0235 — 1 July to 31 December 96939
78.0250 ex 08091000 Apricots — 1 June to 31 July 2236
78.0265 ex 08092095 Cherries, other than sour cherries — 21 May to 10 August 153116
78.0270 ex 080930 Peaches, including nectarines — 11 June to 30 September 349940
78.0280 ex 08094005 Plums — 11 June to 30 September 41539’