Commission Regulation (EU) No 1256/2009 of 15 December 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties for pears, lemons, apples and courgettes
Date: 2009-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, aid system, citrus fruit, financial aid, import licence, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit








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19.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 338/20








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1256/2009
of 15 December 2009
         
amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties for pears, lemons, apples and courgettes


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


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 thereof,

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 on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes should be adjusted.












(3)


Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 should therefore 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 January 2010.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 2009.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(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.












Order number


CN Code


Description


Period of application


Trigger level
(tonnes)




78.0015


0702 00 00 


Tomatoes


From 1 October to 31 May


415 907 




78.0020


From 1 June to 30 September


40 107 




78.0065


0707 00 05 


Cucumbers


From 1 May to 31 October


32 831 




78.0075


From 1 November to 30 April


22 427 




78.0085


0709 90 80 


Artichokes


From 1 November to 30 June


8 866 




78.0100


0709 90 70 


Courgettes


From 1 January to 31 December


55 369 




78.0110


0805 10 20 


Oranges


From 1 December to 31 May


355 386 




78.0120


0805 20 10 


Clementines


From 1 November to end of February


529 006 




78.0130


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


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


From 1 November to end of February


96 377 




78.0155


0805 50 10 


Lemons


From 1 June to 31 December


334 680 




78.0160


From 1 January to 31 May


62 311 




78.0170


0806 10 10 


Table grapes


From 21 July to 20 November


89 140 




78.0175


0808 10 80 


Apples


From 1 January to 31 August


829 840 




78.0180


From 1 September to 31 December


884 648 




78.0220


0808 20 50 


Pears


From 1 January to 30 April


224 927 




78.0235


From 1 July to 31 December


38 957 




78.0250


0809 10 00 


Apricots


From 1 June to 31 July


5 785 




78.0265


0809 20 95 


Cherries, other than sour cherries


From 21 May to 10 August


133 425 




78.0270


0809 30 


Peaches, including nectarines


From 11 June to 30 September


131 459 




78.0280


0809 40 05 


Plums


From 11 June to 30 September


129 925 ’