Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/678 of 29 April 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, cucumbers, table grapes, apricots, cherries, other than sour, peaches, including nectarines, and plums
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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 1234/2007, and in particular Article 183(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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.
(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 2012, 2013 and 2014, the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour, should be amended with effect from 1 May 2015 whilst those on tomatoes, table grapes, apricots, peaches, including nectarines, and plums should be amended with effect from 1 June 2015.
(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
In Annex XVIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, cucumbers, table grapes, apricots, cherries, other than sour, peaches, including nectarines, and plums shall be replaced by the trigger levels set out in the relevant column of that Annex contained in the Annex hereto.
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, 29 April 2015. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker
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 Period of application Trigger level (tonnes) 78.0015 07020000 Tomatoes From 1 October to 31 May 451045 78.0020 From 1 June to 30 September 29768 78.0065 07070005 Cucumbers From 1 May to 31 October 16093 78.0075 From 1 November to 30 April 13271 78.0085 07099100 Artichokes From 1 November to 30 June 7421 78.0100 07099310 Courgettes From 1 January to 31 December 263359 78.0110 08051020 Oranges From 1 December to 31 May 251798 78.0120 08052010 Clementines From 1 November to end of February 81399 78.0130 08052030 08052050 08052070 08052090 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids From 1 November to end of February 101160 78.0155 08055010 Lemons From 1 June to 31 December 302950 78.0160 From 1 January to 31 May 41410 78.0170 08061010 Table grapes From 21 July to 20 November 68450 78.0175 08081080 Apples From 1 January to 31 August 558203 78.0180 From 1 September to 31 December 464902 78.0220 08083090 Pears From 1 January to 30 April 184269 78.0235 From 1 July to 31 December 235468 78.0250 08091000 Apricots From 1 June to 31 July 5422 78.0265 08092900 Cherries, other than sour From 21 May to 10 August 29831 78.0270 080930 Peaches, including nectarines From 11 June to 30 September 4701 78.0280 08094005 Plums From 11 June to 30 September 17825