Commission Regulation (EC) No 434/2009 of 26 May 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes
Date: 2009-05-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, citrus fruit, customs regulations, fruit vegetable, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit








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27.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 128/10








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 434/2009
of 26 May 2009
         
amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes


THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 143(b) thereof, in conjunction with Article 4,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2) provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in Annex XVII 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 down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3).












(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 latest data available for 2006, 2007 and 2008, the trigger levels for additional duties of tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes should be adjusted.












(3)


As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 should be amended accordingly.












(4)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


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 June 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 May 2009.


For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

(4)  
            OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.




ANNEX




                     ‘ANNEX XVII

ADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES: TITLE IV, CHAPTER II, SECTION 2

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.









Serial No


CN code


Description


Trigger period


Trigger level
(tonnes)




78.0015


0702 00 00 


Tomatoes








—


1 October to 31 May






415 817 




78.0020








—


1 June to 30 September






40 105 




78.0065


0707 00 05 


Cucumbers








—


1 May to 31 October






19 309 




78.0075








—


1 November to 30 April






17 223 




78.0085


0709 90 80 


Artichokes








—


1 November to 30 June






16 421 




78.0100


0709 90 70 


Courgettes








—


1 January to 31 December






65 893 




78.0110


0805 10 20 


Oranges








—


1 December to 31 May






700 277 




78.0120


0805 20 10 


Clementines








—


1 November to end of February






385 569 




78.0130


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


Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids








—


1 November to end of February






95 620 




78.0155


0805 50 10 


Lemons








—


1 June to 31 December






329 947 




78.0160








—


1 January to 31 May






61 422 




78.0170


0806 10 10 


Table grapes








—


21 July to 20 November






89 140 




78.0175


0808 10 80 


Apples








—


1 January to 31 August






876 665 




78.0180








—


1 September to 31 December






106 465 




78.0220


0808 20 50 


Pears








—


1 January to 30 April






223 485 




78.0235








—


1 July to 31 December






70 116 




78.0250


0809 10 00 


Apricots








—


1 June to 31 July






5 785 




78.0265


0809 20 95 


Cherries, other than sour cherries








—


21 May to 10 August






133 425 




78.0270


0809 30 


Peaches, including nectarines








—


11 June to 30 September






131 459 




78.0280


0809 40 05 


Plums








—


11 June to 30 September






129 925 ’