CELEX: 32005R0828
Language: en
Date: 2005-05-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2005 of 30 May 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes

31.5.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 137/21
            
         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 828/2005
   of 30 May 2005
   amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes
   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 tomatoes, apricots, lemons, plums, peaches, including nectarines, pears and table grapes should be amended.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should therefore be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (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 that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 June 2005.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 30 May 2005.
      
         
            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 694/2005 (OJ L 112, 3.5.2005, p. 10).
   
      (3)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2286/2003 (OJ L 343, 31.12.2003, p. 1).
   
      (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.
         
                     Order No
                  
                  
                     CN code
                  
                  
                     Description
                  
                  
                     Period of application
                  
                  
                     Trigger level
                     (tonnes)
                  
               
                     78.0015
                  
                  
                     ex07020000
                  
                  
                     Tomatoes
                  
                  
                     — 1 October to 31 May
                  
                  
                     603 687
                  
               
                     78.0020
                  
                  
                     — 1 June to 30 September
                  
                  
                     531 117
                  
               
                     78.0065
                  
                  
                     ex07070005
                  
                  
                     Cucumbers
                  
                  
                     — 1 May to 31 October
                  
                  
                     10 626
                  
               
                     78.0075
                  
                  
                     — 1 November to 30 April
                  
                  
                     10 326
                  
               
                     78.0085
                  
                  
                     ex07091000
                  
                  
                     Artichokes
                  
                  
                     — 1 November to 30 June
                  
                  
                     2 071
                  
               
                     78.0100
                  
                  
                     0709 90 70
                  
                  
                     Courgettes
                  
                  
                     — 1 January to 31 December
                  
                  
                     65 658
                  
               
                     78.0110
                  
                  
                     ex08051020
                  
                  
                     Oranges
                  
                  
                     — 1 December to 31 May
                  
                  
                     620 166
                  
               
                     78.0120
                  
                  
                     ex08052010
                  
                  
                     Clementines
                  
                  
                     — 1 November to end February
                  
                  
                     88 174
                  
               
                     78.0130
                  
                  
                     ex08052030
                     ex08052050
                     ex08052070
                     ex08052090
                  
                  
                     Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids
                  
                  
                     — 1 November to end February
                  
                  
                     94 302
                  
               
                     78.0155
                  
                  
                     ex08055010
                  
                  
                     Lemons
                  
                  
                     — 1 June to 31 December
                  
                  
                     291 598
                  
               
                     78.0160
                  
                  
                     — 1 January to 31 May
                  
                  
                     50 374
                  
               
                     78.0170
                  
                  
                     ex08061010
                  
                  
                     Table grapes
                  
                  
                     — 21 July to 20 November
                  
                  
                     222 307
                  
               
                     78.0175
                  
                  
                     ex08081080
                  
                  
                     Apples
                  
                  
                     — 1 January to 31 August
                  
                  
                     730 999
                  
               
                     78.0180
                  
                  
                     — 1 September to 31 December
                  
                  
                     32 266
                  
               
                     78.0220
                  
                  
                     ex08082050
                  
                  
                     Pears
                  
                  
                     — 1 January to 30 April
                  
                  
                     239 335
                  
               
                     78.0235
                  
                  
                     — 1 July to 31 December
                  
                  
                     29 158
                  
               
                     78.0250
                  
                  
                     ex08091000
                  
                  
                     Apricots
                  
                  
                     — 1 June to 31 July
                  
                  
                     127 403
                  
               
                     78.0265
                  
                  
                     ex08092095
                  
                  
                     Cherries, other than sour cherries
                  
                  
                     — 21 May to 10 August
                  
                  
                     54 213
                  
               
                     78.0270
                  
                  
                     ex08 09 30
                  
                  
                     Peaches, including nectarines
                  
                  
                     — 11 June to 30 September
                  
                  
                     982 366
                  
               
                     78.0280
                  
                  
                     ex08094005
                  
                  
                     Plums
                  
                  
                     — 11 June to 30 September
                  
                  
                     54 605’