Commission Regulation (EC) No 694/2005 of 2 May 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries
Date: 2005-05-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, agricultural trade, common tariff policy, perennial vegetable, stone fruit, surveillance concerning imports, trade volume

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Official Journal of the European Union

3.5.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 694/2005

of 2 May 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on
cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries

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:

latest data available for 2002, 2003 and 2004,
the
trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and
cherries other than sour cherries should be amended.

Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be
accordingly.

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
1996 on rules of application for additional
import
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
the
Regulation
Community Customs Code (3).

establishing

(EEC) No

2913/92

(2)

For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on
Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of
multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the

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 May 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 May 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
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 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

(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. 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.

Order No

CN Code

Description

Period of application

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 20

Oranges

78.0120

ex 0805 20 10

Clementines

78.0130

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

Mandarins
and
satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids

tangerines

(including

78.0155

ex 0805 50 10

Lemons

78.0160

78.0170

ex 0806 10 10

Table grapes

78.0175

ex 0808 10 80

Apples

78.0180

78.0220

ex 0808 20 50

Pears

78.0235

78.0250

ex 0809 10 00

Apricots

— from 1 October to 31 May

— from 1 June to 30 September

— from 1 May to 31 October

— from 1 November to 30 April

— from 1 November to 30 June

— from 1 January to 31 December

— from 1 December to 31 May

— from 1 November to end February

— from 1 November to end February

— from 1 June to 31 December

— from 1 January to 31 May

— From 21 July to 20 November

— from 1 January to 31 August

— from 1 September to 31 December

— from 1 January to 30 April

— from 1 July to 31 December

— 1 June to 31 July

78.0265

ex 0809 20 95

Cherries, other than sour cherries

— from 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

Trigger level
(tonnes)

596 477

552 167

10 626

10 326

2 071

65 658

620 166

88 174

94 302

341 887

13 010

227 815

730 999

32 266

274 921

28 009

4 123

54 213

6 808

51 276’