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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX
5. ANNEX XVII ADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES: TITLE IV, CHAPTER II, SECTION 2

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation), and in particular Article 143(b), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in Annex XVII 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.

(2) For the purposes of applying Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded as part of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2007, 2008 and 2009, the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour cherries, should be adjusted.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

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 May 2010.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 April 2010. For the Commission The President José Manuel Barroso

ANNEX

ANNEX

ANNEX XVII ADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES: TITLE IV, CHAPTER II, 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 exist at the time of the adoption of this Regulation. Order number CN code Description Period of application Trigger level (tonnes) 78.0015 07020000 Tomatoes From 1 October to 31 May 415907 78.0020 From 1 June to 30 September 40107 78.0065 07070005 Cucumbers From 1 May to 31 October 11879 78.0075 From 1 November to 30 April 18611 78.0085 07099080 Artichokes From 1 November to 30 June 8866 78.0100 07099070 Courgettes From 1 January to 31 December 55369 78.0110 08051020 Oranges From 1 December to 31 May 355386 78.0120 08052010 Clementines From 1 November to end of February 529006 78.0130 08052030 08052050 08052070 08052090 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids From 1 November to end of February 96377 78.0155 08055010 Lemons From 1 June to 31 December 334680 78.0160 From 1 January to 31 May 62311 78.0170 08061010 Table grapes From 21 July to 20 November 89140 78.0175 08081080 Apples From 1 January to 31 August 829840 78.0180 From 1 September to 31 December 884648 78.0220 08082050 Pears From 1 January to 30 April 224927 78.0235 From 1 July to 31 December 38957 78.0250 08091000 Apricots From 1 June to 31 July 5785 78.0265 08092095 Cherries, other than sour cherries From 21 May to 10 August 90511 78.0270 080930 Peaches, including nectarines From 11 June to 30 September 131459 78.0280 08094005 Plums From 11 June to 30 September 129925

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