Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2005 of 8 March 2005 amending several regulations as regards the combined nomenclature codes for certain fruit and vegetables and certain products processed from fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-03-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, citrus fruit, dried product, fruit product, fruit vegetable, pip fruit, quality standard, vegetable product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 386/2005

of 8 March 2005

amending several regulations as regards the combined nomenclature codes for certain fruit and
vegetables and certain products processed from fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/79 of 5
February 1979 on the procedure for adjusting the Common
Customs Tariff nomenclature used for agricultural products (1),
and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1810/2004 of 7
September 2004 amending Annex I to Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical
nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (2)
provides for amendments to the combined nomenclature
for certain fruit and vegetables and certain products
processed from fruit and vegetables.

in fruit

and vegetables

to Council Regulation
Regulations amending Annex I
(EEC) No 2658/87 (3)
in previous years have also
introduced changes to the combined nomenclature for
and certain products
certain fruit
processed from fruit and vegetables, and not all of
these amendments are reflected in the following Regu-
lations governing the common organisation of
the
market
and of products
and vegetables
processed from fruit and vegetables: Commission Regu-
lation (EEC) No 1591/87 of 5 June 1987 laying down
quality standards for cabbages, Brussels sprouts, ribbed
celery, spinach and plums (4); Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 1677/88 of 15 June 1988 laying down
quality standards for cucumbers (5); Council Regulation
(EC) No 399/94 of 21 February 1994 concerning
specific measures for dried grapes (6); Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on

for

the

the

application of

detailed rules
import
arrangements for fruit and vegetables (7); Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules
of application for additional import duties on fruit and
vegetables (8)
and Commission Regulation (EC) No
1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 laying down detailed
rules
implementing Council Regulation (EC) No
2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vege-
tables (9).

for

(3)

(4)

(5)

Regulations (EEC) No 1591/87, (EEC) No 1677/88, (EC)
No 399/94,
(EC) No 1555/96 and
(EC) No 1961/2001 should therefore be amended
accordingly.

(EC) No 3223/94,

The amendments should apply at the same time as Regu-
lation (EC) No 1810/2004.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1591/87,
paragraph is replaced by the following:

the first

‘The quality standards for the following products are set out
in Annexes I, II, III and IV:

— cabbages, falling within CN code 0704 90,

(1) OJ L 34, 9.2.1979, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 3290/94 (OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 105).

(2) OJ L 327, 30.10.2004, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1989/2004 (OJ L 344, 20.11.2004, p. 5).
(4) OJ L 146, 6.6.1987, p. 36. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 907/2004 (OJ L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 50).

— Brussels sprouts, falling within CN code 0704 20 00,

(7) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 537/2004 (OJ L 86, 24.3.2004, p. 9).

(5) OJ L 150, 16.6.1988, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

lation (EC) No 907/2004.

(EC) No 1844/2004 (OJ L 322, 23.10.2004, p. 12).

(6) OJ L 54, 25.2.1994, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)

(9) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

No 2826/2000 (OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2).

lation (EC) No 537/2004.

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— ribbed celery, falling within CN code 0709 40 00,

Article 5

— spinach, falling within CN code 0709 70 00.’

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is amended as
follows:

Article 2

In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1677/88,
paragraph is replaced by the following:

the first

‘The quality standards for cucumbers falling within CN code
0707 00 05 shall be as set out in the Annex.’

1. In the fifth row of the table, the CN codes for oranges
are

ex 0805 10 30 and ex 0805 10 50’

‘ex 0805 10 10,
replaced by the CN code ‘ex 0805 10 20’.

2. In the 10th row of
‘ex 0808 10 20,
replaced by the CN code ‘ex 0808 10 80.’

ex 0808 10 50 and ex 0808 10 90’

the CN codes for apples
are

the table,

Article 6

Article 3

In Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001, the third
subparagraph is amended as follows:

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 399/94, the first paragraph is
replaced by the following:

1. The fifth indent is replaced by the following:

‘— oranges covered by CN code 0805 10 20,’;

‘Specific measures relating to the quality of dried grapes
produced in the Community and covered by CN codes
0806 20 10 and 0806 20 30 shall be adopted in accordance
with the procedure referred to in Article 4.’.

Article 4

2. The 11th and 12th indents are replaced by the following:

‘— lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) covered by CN

code 0805 50 10,

— limes

(Citrus
0805 50 90,’;

aurantifolia)

covered

by CN code

In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3223/94, Part A is
amended as follows:

3. The 14th indent is replaced by the following:

1. In the fifth row of the table, the CN codes for sweet oranges,
fresh ‘ex 0805 10 10, ex 0805 10 30 and ex 0805 10 50’
are replaced by the CN code ‘ex 0805 10 20’.

‘— apples

covered

0808 10 80,’.

by CN codes 0808 10 10 and

Article 7

2. In the 10th row of
‘ex 0808 10 20,
replaced by the CN code ‘ex 0808 10 80’.

ex 0808 10 50 and ex 0808 10 90’

the CN codes for apples
are

the table,

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 March 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission