Commission Regulation (EC) No 2333/2003 of 30 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes
Date: 2003-12-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, citrus fruit, customs regulations, fruit vegetable, import, pip fruit

31.12.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 346/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2333/2003

of 30 December 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on pears,
lemons, apples and courgettes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 47/2003 (2), and in particular Article 33(4)
thereof,

(2)

(3)

For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on
Agriculture (7) concluded during the Uruguay Round of
multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the
latest data available for 2001, 2002 and 2003,
it is
necessary to amend the trigger levels for additional
duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July
1996 on rules of application for additional import duties
on fruit and vegetables (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1916/2003 (4), provides for surveillance of
imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That
surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the
rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down
provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs
Code (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1335/
2003 (6).

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced
by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 December 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64.
(3) OJ L 193, 3.8.1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 34.
(5) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 187, 26.7.2003, p. 16.

(7) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

Without prejudice to the rules governing 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 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 the corresponding
trigger period.

Serial No

CN code

Description

Trigger period

78.0015

ex 0702 00 00

Tomatoes

78.0020

78.0065

ex 0707 00 05

Cucumbers

78.0075

78.0085

ex 0709 10 00

Artichokes

— 1 October to 31 March

— 1 April to 30 September

— 1 May to 31 October

— 1 November to 30 April

— 1 November to 30 June

78.0100

0709 90 70

Courgettes

— 1 January to 31 December

78.0110

ex 0805 10 10
ex 0805 10 30
ex 0805 10 50

Oranges

— 1 December to 31 May

78.0120

ex 0805 20 10

Clementines

— 1 November to end of February

78.0130

ex 0805 20 30
ex 0805 20 50
ex 0805 20 70
ex 0805 20 90

(including

Mandarins
satsumas); wilkings
hybrids

and

tangerines
similar

and
citrus

— 1 November to end of February

78.0155

ex 0805 50 10

Lemons

78.0160

— 1 June to 31 December

— 1 January to 31 May

78.0170

ex 0806 10 10

Table grapes

— 21 July to 20 November

78.0175

78.0180

ex 0808 10 20
ex 0808 10 50
ex 0808 10 90

Apples

78.0220

ex 0808 20 50

Pears

78.0235

78.0250

ex 0809 10 00

Apricots

— 1 January to 31 August

— 1 September to 31 December

— 1 January to 30 April

— 1 July to 31 December

— 1 June to 31 July

78.0265

ex 0809 20 95

Cherries, other than sour cherries

— 21 May to 10 August

78.0270

ex 0809 30

Peaches, including nectarines

— 11 June to 30 September

78.0280

ex 0809 40 05

Plums

— 11 June to 30 September

Trigger levels
(in tonnes)

182 801

25 438

36 176

13 824

1 353

144 253

403 222

164 111

89 273

183 211

12 010

62 108

725 117

42 076

251 007

84 984

24 312

62 483

113 101

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