Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 898/2011 of 7 September 2011 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes
Date: 2011-09-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, customs regulations, fruit vegetable, surveillance concerning imports








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8.9.2011   


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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 898/2011
of 7 September 2011
         
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes


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), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2) provides for the surveillance of the imports of the products listed in Annex XVIII 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 applying Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded as part of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2008, 2009 and 2010, the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes should be amended.












(3)


Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVIII to Regulation (EC) No 543/2011 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 October 2011.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 September 2011.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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

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




ANNEX




                     ‘ANNEX XVIII
ADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES: TITLE IV, CHAPTER I, 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 stand at the time of the adoption of this Regulation.









Order number


CN code


Description


Trigger period


Trigger level (tonnes)




78.0015


0702 00 00 


Tomatoes


1 October to 31 May


481 762 




78.0020


1 June to 30 September


44 251 




78.0065


0707 00 05 


Cucumbers


From 1 May to 31 October


31 289 




78.0075


From 1 November to 30 April


26 583 




78.0085


0709 90 80 


Artichokes


From 1 November to 30 June


17 258 




78.0100


0709 90 70 


Courgettes


1 January to 31 December


57 955 




78.0110


0805 10 20 


Oranges


1 December to 31 May


368 535 




78.0120


0805 20 10 


Clementines


From 1 November to end of February


175 110 




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


115 625 




78.0155


0805 50 10 


Lemons


From 1 June to 31 December


346 366 




78.0160


From 1 January to 31 May


88 090 




78.0170


0806 10 10 


Table grapes


From 21 July to 20 November


80 588 




78.0175


0808 10 80 


Apples


From 1 January to 31 August


700 556 




78.0180


1 September to 31 December


65 039 




78.0220


0808 20 50 


Pears


1 January to 30 April


229 646 




78.0235


1 July to 31 December


35 541 




78.0250


0809 10 00 


Apricots


From 1 June to 31 July


5 794 




78.0265


0809 20 95 


Cherries, other than sour cherries


From 21 May to 10 August


30 783 




78.0270


0809 30 


Peaches, including nectarines


From 11 June to 30 September


5 613 




78.0280


0809 40 05 


Plums


From 11 June to 30 September


10 293 ’