Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 988/2012 of 25 October 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on mandarins and satsumas, clementines, artichokes, oranges and courgettes
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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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors provides for the surveillance of the 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 2454/93 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 Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2009, 2010 and 2011, the trigger levels for additional duties should be adjusted from 1 November 2012 for mandarins and satsumas, clementines, artichokes and oranges and from 1 January 2013 for courgettes.
(3) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(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.
(5) 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 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, 25 October 2012. For the Commission The President José Manuel Barroso
ANNEX
ANNEX
ANNEX XVIII ADDITIONAL 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 of products Period of application Trigger level (tonnes) 78.0015 07020000 Tomatoes From 1 October to 31 May 486943 78.0020 From 1 June to 30 September 34241 78.0065 07070005 Cucumbers From 1 May to 31 October 13402 78.0075 From 1 November to 30 April 18306 78.0085 07099100 Artichokes From 1 November to 30 June 37475 78.0100 07099310 Courgettes From 1 January to 31 December 85538 78.0110 08051020 Oranges From 1 December to 31 May 468160 78.0120 08052010 Clementines From 1 November to end of February 86205 78.0130 08052030 08052050 08052070 08052090 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids From 1 November to end of February 93949 78.0155 08055010 Lemons From 1 June to 31 December 311193 78.0160 From 1 January to 31 May 101513 78.0170 08061010 Table grapes From 21 July to 20 November 76299 78.0175 08081080 Apples From 1 January to 31 August 703063 78.0180 From 1 September to 31 December 73884 78.0220 08083090 Pears From 1 January to 30 April 225388 78.0235 From 1 July to 31 December 33797 78.0250 08091000 Apricots From 1 June to 31 July 4908 78.0265 08092900 Cherries, other than sour cherries From 21 May to 10 August 59061 78.0270 080930 Peaches, including nectarines From 11 June to 30 September 14577 78.0280 08094005 Plums From 11 June to 30 September 7924