Commission Regulation (EC) No 1469/2004 of 18 August 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on apples
Date: 2004-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, fruit, vegetable

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Official Journal of the European Union

19.8.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1469/2004

of 18 August 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on apples

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,

Whereas:

multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the
latest data available for 2001, 2002 and 2003,
the
trigger levels for additional duties on apples should be
adjusted.

As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be
amended.

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

(3)

(4)

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July
import
1996 on rules of application for additional
duties on fruit and vegetables (2) 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
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying
the implementation of Council
down provisions for
Regulation
the
Community Customs Code (3).

establishing

(EEC) No

2913/92

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 that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(2)

For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on
Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of

It shall apply from 1 September 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 August 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003,
p. 64).

(2) OJ L 193, 3.8.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1056/2004 (OJ L 192, 29.5.2004, p. 20).

(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2286/2003 (OJ L 343, 31.12.2003, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 24.

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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 by 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

78.0100

0709 90 70

Courgettes

78.0110

ex 0805 10 10 Oranges

ex 0805 10 30

ex 0805 10 50

78.0120

ex 0805 20 10 Clementines

78.0130

ex 0805 20 30 Mandarins

(including tangerines
and

satsumas); wilkings

and
similar citrus hybrids

ex 0805 20 50

ex 0805 20 70

ex 0805 20 90

— 1 October to 31 May

— 1 June to 30 September

— 1 May to 31 October
— 1 November to 30 April

— 1 November to 30 June

— 1 January to 31 December

— 1 December to 31 May

Trigger level
(tonnes)

206 245

10 586

11 924

8 560

1 357

18 056

404 503

— 1 November to end of February

164 111

— 1 November to end of February

89 273

78.0155

ex 0805 50 10

Lemons

78.0160

78.0170

ex 0806 10 10

Table grapes

78.0175

ex 0808 10 20 Apples

ex 0808 10 50

ex 0808 10 90

78.0180

78.0220

ex 0808 20 50

Pears

78.0235

78.0250

ex 0809 10 00 Apricots

— 1 June to 31 December
— 1 January to 31 May

— 21 July to 20 November

— 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

78.0280

ex 0809 40 05

Plums

— 11 June to 30 September

— 11 June to 30 September

342 761

12 938

227 815

730 623

32 246

257 158

27 497

4 123

32 863

6 808

51 276’