Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2004
of 27 December 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes
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 vegetables1, and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables2 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 Code3.
For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture4 concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2001, 2002 and 2003, the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes should be adjusted.
Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended accordingly.
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 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 December 2004.
For the Commission
Mariann Fischer Boel
Member of the Commission
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 number
CN code
Description
Trigger period
Trigger level(tonnes)
78.0015
ex 0702 00 00
Tomatoes
—
1 October to 31 May
596 477
78.0020
—
1 June to 30 September
552 167
78.0065
ex 0707 00 05
Cucumbers
—
1 May to 31 October
39 640
78.0075
—
1 November to 30 April
30 932
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 10
ex 0805 10 30
ex 0805 10 50
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
341 887
78.0160
—
1 January to 31 May
13 010
78.0170
ex 0806 10 10
Table grapes
—
21 July to 20 November
227 815
78.0175
ex 0808 10 20
ex 0808 10 50
ex 0808 10 90
Apples
—
1 January to 31 August
730 999
78.0180
—
1 September to 31 December
32 266
78.0220
ex 0808 20 50
Pears
—
1 January to 30 April
274 921
78.0235
—
1 July to 31 December
28 009
78.0250
ex 0809 10 00
Apricots
—
1 June to 31 July
4 123
78.0265
ex 0809 20 95
Cherries, other than sour cherries
—
21 May to 10 August
32 863
78.0270
ex 0809 30
Peaches, including nectarines
—
11 June to 30 September
6 808
78.0280
ex 0809 40 05
Plums
—
11 June to 30 September
51 276