CELEX: 32005R1344
Language: en
Date: 2005-08-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1344/2005 of 16 August 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on apples

17.8.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 212/11
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1344/2005
   of 16 August 2005
   amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on apples
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   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:
   
               (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 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 2002, 2003 and 2004, the trigger levels for additional duties on apples should be adjusted.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
            
         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 September 2005.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 16 August 2005.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Mariann FISCHER BOEL
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation 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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 828/2005 (OJ L 137, 31.5.2005, p. 21).
   
      (3)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 883/2005 (OJ L 148, 11.6.2005, p. 5).
   
      (4)  OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.
   
      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 by the corresponding trigger period.
            
                        Serial No
                     
                     
                        CN code
                     
                     
                        Description
                     
                     
                        Trigger period
                     
                     
                        Trigger level
                        (tonnes)
                     
                  
                        78.0015
                     
                     
                        ex 0702 00 00
                     
                     
                        Tomatoes
                     
                     
                        — 1 October to 31 May
                     
                     
                        603 687
                     
                  
                        78.0020
                     
                     
                        — 1 June to 30 September
                     
                     
                        531 117
                     
                  
                        78.0065
                     
                     
                        ex 0707 00 05
                     
                     
                        Cucumbers
                     
                     
                        — 1 May to 31 October
                     
                     
                        10 626
                     
                  
                        78.0075
                     
                     
                        — 1 November to 30 April
                     
                     
                        10 326
                     
                  
                        78.0085
                     
                     
                        ex 0709 10 00
                     
                     
                        Artichokes
                     
                     
                        — 1 November to 30 June
                     
                     
                        2 071
                     
                  
                        78.0100
                     
                     
                        0709 90 70
                     
                     
                        Courgettes
                     
                     
                        — 1 January to 31 December
                     
                     
                        65 658
                     
                  
                        78.0110
                     
                     
                        ex 0805 10 20
                     
                     
                        Oranges
                     
                     
                        — 1 December to 31 May
                     
                     
                        620 166
                     
                  
                        78.0120
                     
                     
                        ex 0805 20 10
                     
                     
                        Clementines
                     
                     
                        — 1 November to end of February
                     
                     
                        88 174
                     
                  
                        78.0130
                     
                     
                        ex 0805 20 30
                        ex 0805 20 50
                        ex 0805 20 70
                        ex 0805 20 90
                     
                     
                        Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids
                     
                     
                        — 1 November to end of February
                     
                     
                        94 302
                     
                  
                        78.0155
                     
                     
                        ex 0805 50 10
                     
                     
                        Lemons
                     
                     
                        — 1 June to 31 December
                     
                     
                        291 598
                     
                  
                        78.0160
                     
                     
                        — 1 January to 31 May
                     
                     
                        50 374
                     
                  
                        78.0170
                     
                     
                        ex 0806 10 10
                     
                     
                        Table grapes
                     
                     
                        — 21 July to 20 November
                     
                     
                        222 307
                     
                  
                        78.0175
                     
                     
                        ex 0808 10 80
                     
                     
                        Apples
                     
                     
                        — 1 January to 31 August
                     
                     
                        804 433
                     
                  
                        78.0180
                     
                     
                        — 1 September to 31 December
                     
                     
                        117 107
                     
                  
                        78.0220
                     
                     
                        ex 0808 20 50
                     
                     
                        Pears
                     
                     
                        — 1 January to 30 April
                     
                     
                        239 335
                     
                  
                        78.0235
                     
                     
                        — 1 July to 31 December
                     
                     
                        29 158
                     
                  
                        78.0250
                     
                     
                        ex 0809 10 00
                     
                     
                        Apricots
                     
                     
                        — 1 June to 31 July
                     
                     
                        127 403
                     
                  
                        78.0265
                     
                     
                        ex 0809 20 95
                     
                     
                        Cherries, other than sour cherries
                     
                     
                        — 21 May to 10 August
                     
                     
                        54 213
                     
                  
                        78.0270
                     
                     
                        ex 0809 30
                     
                     
                        Peaches, including nectarines
                     
                     
                        — 11 June to 30 September
                     
                     
                        982 366
                     
                  
                        78.0280
                     
                     
                        ex 0809 40 05
                     
                     
                        Plums
                     
                     
                        — 11 June to 30 September
                     
                     
                        54 605’