http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2016/2097

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2097

of 30 November 2016

amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on certain fruit and vegetables

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/20071, and in particular Article 183(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/20112 provides for the surveillance of imports of the products listed in Annex XVIII thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/933.

(2)

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 2013, 2014 and 2015, the trigger levels for additional duties on certain fruit and vegetables should be amended with effect from 1 November 2016.

(3)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly. For reasons of readability, Annex XVIII to that Regulation should be replaced in its entirety.

(4)

Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex XVIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 November 2016.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEX

‘ANNEX XVIIIADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES: TITLE IV, CHAPTER I, SECTION 2
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 stand at the time of the adoption of this Regulation.
Order number
CN code
Description
Period of application
Trigger level (tonnes)
78.0015
0702 00 00
Tomatoes
From 1 October 2016 to 31 May 2017
459 296
78.0020
From 1 June 2016 to 30 September 2016
33 923
78.0065
0707 00 05
Cucumbers
From 1 May 2016 to 31 October 2016
20 972
78.0075
From 1 November 2016 to 30 April 2017
15 253
78.0085
0709 91 00
Artichokes
From 1 November 2016 to 30 June 2017
7 597
78.0100
0709 93 10
Courgettes
From 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017
143 275
78.0110
0805 10 20
Oranges
From 1 December 2016 to 31 May 2017
269 562
78.0120
0805 20 10
Clementines
From 1 November 2016 to end of February 2017
72 334
78.0130
0805 20 30
0805 20 50
0805 20 70
0805 20 90
Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids
From 1 November 2016 to end of February 2017
86 651
78.0155
0805 50 10
Lemons
From 1 June 2016 to 31 December 2016
293 087
From 1 June 2017 to 31 December 2017
333 424
78.0160
From 1 January 2017 to 31 May 2017
231 536
78.0170
0806 10 10
Table grapes
From 21 July 2016 to 20 November 2016
70 580
78.0175
0808 10 80
Apples
From 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2017
503 266
78.0180
From 1 September 2016 to 31 December 2016
54 155
From 1 September 2017 to 31 December 2017
260 376
78.0220
0808 30 90
Pears
From 1 January 2017 to 30 April 2017
239 571
78.0235
From 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2016
118 018
From 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017
23 307
78.0250
0809 10 00
Apricots
From 1 June 2016 to 31 July 2016
4 939
78.0265
0809 29 00
Cherries, other than sour
From 21 May 2016 to 10 August 2016
29 166
78.0270
0809 30
Peaches, including nectarines
From 11 June 2016 to 30 September 2016
3 849
78.0280
0809 40 05
Plums
From 11 June 2016 to 30 September 2016
18 155’

Order number	CN code	Description	Period of application	Trigger level (tonnes)
78.0015	0702 00 00	Tomatoes	From 1 October 2016 to 31 May 2017	459 296
78.0020	0702 00 00	Tomatoes	From 1 June 2016 to 30 September 2016	33 923
78.0065	0707 00 05	Cucumbers	From 1 May 2016 to 31 October 2016	20 972
78.0075	0707 00 05	Cucumbers	From 1 November 2016 to 30 April 2017	15 253
78.0085	0709 91 00	Artichokes	From 1 November 2016 to 30 June 2017	7 597
78.0100	0709 93 10	Courgettes	From 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017	143 275
78.0110	0805 10 20	Oranges	From 1 December 2016 to 31 May 2017	269 562
78.0120	0805 20 10	Clementines	From 1 November 2016 to end of February 2017	72 334
78.0130	0805 20 30 0805 20 50 0805 20 70 0805 20 90	Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids	From 1 November 2016 to end of February 2017	86 651
78.0155	0805 50 10	Lemons	From 1 June 2016 to 31 December 2016	293 087
78.0155			From 1 June 2017 to 31 December 2017	333 424
78.0160			From 1 January 2017 to 31 May 2017	231 536
78.0170	0806 10 10	Table grapes	From 21 July 2016 to 20 November 2016	70 580
78.0175	0808 10 80	Apples	From 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2017	503 266
78.0180			From 1 September 2016 to 31 December 2016	54 155
78.0180			From 1 September 2017 to 31 December 2017	260 376
78.0220	0808 30 90	Pears	From 1 January 2017 to 30 April 2017	239 571
78.0235			From 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2016	118 018
78.0235			From 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017	23 307
78.0250	0809 10 00	Apricots	From 1 June 2016 to 31 July 2016	4 939
78.0265	0809 29 00	Cherries, other than sour	From 21 May 2016 to 10 August 2016	29 166
78.0270	0809 30	Peaches, including nectarines	From 11 June 2016 to 30 September 2016	3 849
78.0280	0809 40 05	Plums	From 11 June 2016 to 30 September 2016	18 155’