CELEX: 32006R1242
Language: en
Date: 2006-08-17
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1242/2006 of 17 August 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables

18.8.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 226/7
            
         
      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1242/2006
   of 17 August 2006
   amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
   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(1) thereof,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Article 33(1) Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 clearly sets out the conditions to be fulfilled in order for the Commission to impose additional import duties. For clarity and legal certainty, the same wording should also be used in Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables (2).
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 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).
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               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 2003, 2004 and 2005, the trigger levels for additional duties on apples should be adjusted.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               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
   Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is replaced by the following:
   
      ‘1.   If it is found that, for one of the products and one of the periods listed in the Annex hereto, the quantity put into free circulation exceeds the corresponding triggering volume the Commission shall levy an additional duty unless the imports are unlikely to disturb the Community market, or the effects would be disproportionate to the intended objective.’
   
   Article 2
   The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 September 2006.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 17 August 2006.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         Mariann FISCHER BOEL
         
         
            Member of the Commission
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as 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 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 808/2006 (OJ L 147, 31.5.2006, p. 9).
   
      (3)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 402/2006 (OJ L 70, 9.3.2006, p. 35).
   
      (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.
            
                        Order No
                     
                     
                        CN code
                     
                     
                        Description
                     
                     
                        Trigger period
                     
                     
                        Trigger level
                        (tonnes)
                     
                  
                        78.0015
                     
                     
                        0702 00 00
                     
                     
                        Tomatoes
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 October to 31 May
                                 
                              
                     
                        260 534
                     
                  
                        78.0020
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 June to 30 September
                                 
                              
                     
                        18 280
                     
                  
                        78.0065
                     
                     
                        0707 00 05
                     
                     
                        Cucumbers
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 May to 31 October
                                 
                              
                     
                        9 278
                     
                  
                        78.0075
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 November to 30 April
                                 
                              
                     
                        11 060
                     
                  
                        78.0085
                     
                     
                        0709 10 00
                     
                     
                        Artichokes
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 November to 30 June
                                 
                              
                     
                        90 600
                     
                  
                        78.0100
                     
                     
                        0709 90 70
                     
                     
                        Courgettes
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 January to 31 December
                                 
                              
                     
                        68 401
                     
                  
                        78.0110
                     
                     
                        0805 10 20
                     
                     
                        Oranges
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 December to 31 May
                                 
                              
                     
                        271 073
                     
                  
                        78.0120
                     
                     
                        0805 20 10
                     
                     
                        Clementines
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 November to end of February
                                 
                              
                     
                        150 169
                     
                  
                        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
                                 
                              
                     
                        94 492
                     
                  
                        78.0155
                     
                     
                        0805 50 10
                     
                     
                        Lemons
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 June to 31 December
                                 
                              
                     
                        301 899
                     
                  
                        78.0160
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 January to 31 May
                                 
                              
                     
                        34 287
                     
                  
                        78.0170
                     
                     
                        0806 10 10
                     
                     
                        Table grapes
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    21 July to 20 November
                                 
                              
                     
                        189 604
                     
                  
                        78.0175
                     
                     
                        0808 10 80
                     
                     
                        Apples
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 January to 31 August
                                 
                              
                     
                        922 228
                     
                  
                        78.0180
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 September to 31 December
                                 
                              
                     
                        51 920
                     
                  
                        78.0220
                     
                     
                        0808 20 50
                     
                     
                        Pears
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 January to 30 April
                                 
                              
                     
                        263 711
                     
                  
                        78.0235
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 July to 31 December
                                 
                              
                     
                        33 052
                     
                  
                        78.0250
                     
                     
                        0809 10 00
                     
                     
                        Apricots
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    1 June to 31 July
                                 
                              
                     
                        4 569
                     
                  
                        78.0265
                     
                     
                        0809 20 95
                     
                     
                        Cherries, other than sour cherries
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    21 May to 10 August
                                 
                              
                     
                        46 088
                     
                  
                        78.0270
                     
                     
                        0809 30
                     
                     
                        Peaches, including nectarines
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    11 June to 30 September
                                 
                              
                     
                        17 411
                     
                  
                        78.0280
                     
                     
                        0809 40 05
                     
                     
                        Plums
                     
                     
                        
                                    —
                                 
                                 
                                    11 June to 30 September
                                 
                              
                     
                        11 155’