Document ID: 31991R1943

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1943/91 of 13 June 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas a tariff classification error relating to the products under CN code 0811 containing added sugar should be corrected in Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2201/90 (5); whereas, in order to take account of the trends in trade, the tariff descriptions of the products and, as a result, the aforementioned Regulation should be amended;
Whereas the completion of the single market makes it necessary to abolish any national quantitative restrictions or any measure having equivalent effect;
Whereas trends in trade make it necessary to revise the list of products for which an import licence must be submitted for their release for free circulation within the Community,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (1), under the headings 'CN code' and 'Description of goods':
- under (a):
CN code 0811 and the corresponding description of goods shall be replaced by the following:
'ex 0811 Fruit, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter',
- under (b):
(i) the following shall be inserted before CN code 'ex 1302 20':
'ex 0811 Fruit, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter';
(ii) CN code ex 2005 and the corresponding description of goods shall be replaced by the following:
'ex 2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, excluding olives of subheading 2005 70 00, sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata) of subheading 2005 80 00 and fruit of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos of subheading 2005 90 10 and potatoes, prepared or preserved in the form of flour, meal or flakes falling within CN code 2005 20 10';
2. Article 17 (3) shall be deleted;
3. In Annex I, Part A, CN code ex 2002 10 00 and the corresponding description of goods shall be replaced by the following:
'2002 10 10 Tomatoes, peeled, whole or in pieces; 2002 10 90 Peeled tomatoes, not peeled, whole or in pieces; ex 2002 10 90 Crush or pizza sauce ex 2002 90 Other (crush or pizza sauce)';
4. In Annex II:
(i) CN code 2008 99 31 and the corresponding description of goods shall be replaced by the following:
' Of an actual alcoholic strength by a mass not exceeding 11,85 % mas: 2008 99 25 Passion fruit and guavas 2008 99 27 Other';
(ii) CN code 2008 99 49 and the corresponding description of goods shall be replaced by the following:
' Other: 2008 99 46 Passion fruit, guavas and tamarinds 2008 99 48 Other';
(iii) CN code 2008 99 59 and the corresponding description of goods shall be replaced by the following:
' Other: 2008 99 61 Passion fruit and guavas 2008 99 69 Other';
5. In Annex III:
(i) CN code 2008 99 33 and the corresponding description of goods shall be replaced by the following:
' Other: 2008 99 32 Passion fruit and guavas 2008 99 34 Other';
(ii) CN code 2009 80 31 and the corresponding description of goods shall be replaced by the following:
' Of a value not exceeding ECU 30 per 100 kg net weight: 2009 80 32 Passion fruit and guavas 2009 80 34 Other';
(iii) CN code 2009 80 91 and the corresponding description of goods shall be replaced by the following:
' With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight: 2009 80 83 Passion fruit and guavas 2009 80 85 Other';
6. Annex IV shall be replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the eighth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 1991.

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