CELEX: 32001R0745
Language: en
Date: 2001-04-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2001 of 17 April 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables

18.4.2001               EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                      L 107/5
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 745/2001
                                                             of 17 April 2001
               amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit
                                                              and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                     latest data available for 1997, 1998 and 1999, the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                           trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, cucum-
Community,                                                                      bers and cherries other than sour cherries should be
                                                                                amended.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in                  (3)   The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No                 accordance with the opinion of the Management
718/2001 (2), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,                          Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
Whereas:
(1)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 (3), as last
        amended by Regulation (EC) No 2883/2000 (4), provides             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the
        Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in                                      Article 1
        accordance with the rules on the surveillance of prefer-
        ential imports laid down in Article 308d of Commission            The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is replaced by the
        Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (5), as last amended by               Annex hereto.
        Regulation (EC) No 2787/2000 (6).
(2)     For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on                                          Article 2
        Agriculture (7) concluded during the Uruguay Round of
        multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2001.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                       Done at Brussels, 17 April 2001.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  297,  21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L  100,  11.4.2001, p. 12.
(3) OJ L  193,  3.8.1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ L  333,  29.12.2000, p. 74.
(5) OJ L  253,  11.10.1993, p. 1.
(6) OJ L  330,  27.12.2000, p. 1.
(7) OJ L  336,  23.12.1994, p. 22.
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                                                                         ANNEX
                                                                        ‘ANNEX
               Without prejudice to the rules for 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.
                                                                                                                                       Trigger
     Serial No              CN code                        Description                             Trigger period                       level
                                                                                                                                      (tonnes)
     78.0015           ex 0702 00 00        Tomatoes                                 — 1 October to 31 March                         718 828
     78.0020                                                                         — 1 April to 30 September                    1 174 823
     78.0065           ex 0707 00 05        Cucumbers                                — 1 May to 31 October                             11 881
     78.0075                                                                         — 1 November to 30 April                           6 621
     78.0085           ex 0709 10 00        Artichokes                               — 1 November to 30 June                               661
     78.0100               0709 90 70       Courgettes                               — 1 January to 31 December                         9 867
     78.0110           ex 0805 10 10        Oranges                                  — 1 December to 31 May                          372 855
                       ex 0805 10 30
                       ex 0805 10 50
     78.0120           ex 0805 20 10        Clementines                              — 1 November to end of February                 289 518
     78.0130           ex  0805 20 30       Mandarins (including tangerines and      — 1 November to end of February                 117 200
                       ex  0805 20 50       satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus
                       ex  0805 20 70       hybrids
                       ex  0805 20 90
     78.0155           ex 0805 30 10        Lemons                                   — 1 June to 31 December                         290 151
     78.0160                                                                         — 1 January to 31 May                             14 586
     78.0170           ex 0806 10 10        Table grapes                             — 21 July to 20 November                        256 320
     78.0175           ex 0808 10 20        Apples                                   — 1 January to 31 August                     1 052 182
                       ex 0808 10 50
                       ex 0808 10 90
     78.0180                                                                         — 1 September to 31 December                    588 285
     78.0220           ex 0808 20 50        Pears                                    — 1 January to 30 April                         269 823
     78.0235                                                                         — 1 July to 31 December                           96 939
     78.0250           ex 0809 10 00        Apricots                                 — 1 June to 31 July                                2 236
     78.0265           ex 0809 20 95        Cherries, other than sour cherries       — 21 May to 10 August                           153 116
     78.0270           ex 0809 30           Peaches, including nectarines            — 11 June to 30 September                       349 940
     78.0280           ex 0809 40 05        Plums                                    — 11 June to 30 September                         41 539’