Commission Regulation (EC) No 538/2000 of 13 March 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1599/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of minimum import prices for certain soft fruits originating in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Estonia and Lithuania and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1226/92 and (EC) No 2479/96
Date: 2000-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, import policy, import price, minimum price, soft fruit

14.3.2000

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 538/2000

of 13 March 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 1599/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system
of minimum import prices for certain soft fruits originating in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Estonia and Lithuania and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1226/92
and (EC) No 2479/96

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 1999/790/EC of 18 May
1998 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of
the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the one
part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part, to take
account of
the
Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the Euro-
pean Union and the outcome of the Uruguay Round nego-
tiations on agriculture, including improvements to the existing
preferential arrangements (1), and in particular Article 2(1)
thereof,

the Republic of Austria,

the accession of

Communication by the Member States of the informa-
tion on imports from Latvia laid down in Article 5 of
Regulation (EC) No 1599/97 replaces that laid down in
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1226/92 of 13 May
1992 on communication by the Member States to the
Commission of information on imports of certain prod-
ucts processed from fruit and vegetables (7), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2480/96 (8). Regulation
(EEC) No 1226/92 should therefore be repealed.

(4)

(5)

The adjusting Protocols come into force on 1 March
2000 so this Regulation should be made to apply from
that date.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vege-
tables,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

for certain soft

Poland, Romania,

Detailed rules should be laid down for the application of
the system of minimum import prices for certain soft
fruits originating in Latvia and intended for processing
as provided for in the above Protocol which enters into
force on 1 March 2000 (2). The system is identical to
fruits originating in Bulgaria,
that
Hungary,
the Czech
Republic, Estonia and Lithuania, the detailed rules for
the application of which are laid down in Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1599/97 (3), as amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 2371/1999 (4). For the purpose of simplifi-
cation, the detailed rules for the application of the above
import arrangements should be included in the same
Regulation and to that end the scope of Regulation (EC)
No 1599/97 should be extended to cover products
originating in Latvia.

Slovakia,

These import arrangements replace those provided for in
Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 (5). As a result,
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2479/96 (6)
laying
down detailed rules for the application of the minimum
import price system for certain soft fruit originating in
Latvia and fixing the minimum import prices, as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2371/1999, should be
repealed.

(1) OJ L 317, 10.12.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 29, 4.2.2000, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 216, 8.8.1997, p. 63.
(4) OJ L 286, 9.11.1999, p. 8.
(5) OJ L 254, 8.10.1996, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 335, 24.12.1996, p. 25.

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1599/97 is amended as follows:

(1) The title is replaced by the following:

‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 1599/97 of 28 July 1997
laying down detailed rules for the application of the system
of minimum import prices for certain soft fruits originating
in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania’.

(2) Article 5(4) is deleted.

(3) The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Regulations (EEC) No 1226/92 and (EC) No 2479/96 are
repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 March 2000.

(7) OJ L 128, 14.5.1992, p. 18.
(8) OJ L 335, 24.12.1996, p. 28.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Minimum import prices

CN code

TARIC code

Description

Bulgaria

Hungary

Poland

Romania

Slovakia

.

.

1
4
3
2
0
0
0

(EUR 100/kg net)

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

E
N

ex 0810 10
ex 0810 20 10
ex 0810 30 10
ex 0810 30 30

—
—
—
—

Strawberries for processing
Raspberries for processing
Blackcurrants for processing
Redcurrants for processing

ex 0811 10 11

0811 10 11*10

0811 10 11*90

ex 0811 10 19

0811 10 19*10

0811 10 19*90

ex 0811 10 90

0811 10 90*10

0811 10 90*90

ex 0811 20 19

0811 20 19*11

0811 20 19*19

ex 0811 20 31

0811 20 31*10

0811 20 31*90

ex 0811 20 39

0811 20 39*10

0811 20 39*90

ex 0811 20 51

0811 20 51*10

0811 20 51*90

Frozen strawberries, with added sugar or other sweetening
agents, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight, whole
fruit
Frozen strawberries, with added sugar or other sweetening
agents, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight, other
Frozen strawberries, with added sugar or other sweetening
agents, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight,
whole fruit
Frozen strawberries, with added sugar or other sweetening
agents, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight,
other
Frozen strawberries, without added sugar or other sweetening
agents, whole fruit
Frozen strawberries, without added sugar or other sweetening
agents, other
Frozen raspberries, with added sugar or other sweetening
agents, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight,
whole fruit
Frozen raspberries, with added sugar or other sweetening
agents, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % by weight,
other
Frozen raspberries, without added sugar or other sweetening
agents, whole fruit
Frozen raspberries, without added sugar or other sweetening
agents, other
Frozen blackcurrants, without added sugar or other sweetening
agents, without stalk
Frozen blackcurrants, without added sugar or other sweetening
agents, other
Frozen redcurrants, without added sugar or other sweetening
agents, without stalk
Frozen redcurrants, without added sugar or other sweetening
agents, other

51,4
63,1
38,5
23,3

—

—

—

—

75,0

57,6

—

—

99,5

79,6

—

—

—

—

—
63,1
38,5
23,3

—

—

—

—

75,0

57,6

—
63,1
38,5
23,3

75,0

57,6

75,0

57,6

75,0

57,6

99,5

99,5

79,6

99,5

79,6

62,8

44,8

39,0

29,5

79,6

99,5

79,6

62,8

44,8

39,0

29,5

51,4
63,1
38,5
23,3

—

—

—

—

75,0

57,6

—

—

99,5

79,6

62,8

44,8

—

—

Czech
Republic

—
63,1
38,5
23,3

—

—

—

—

—
63,1
38,5
23,3

—

—

—

—

75,0

57,6

75,0

57,6

51,4
—
38,5
23,3

75,0

57,6

—
—
—
—

75,0

57,6

75,0

75,0

57,6

75,0

57,6

57,6

75,0

57,6

99,5

99,5

99,5

79,6

99,5

79,6

62,8

44,8

39,0

29,5

79,6

99,5

79,6

62,8

44,8

39,0

29,5

79,6

99,5

79,6

62,8

44,8

39,0

29,5

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—
—
38,5
—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

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