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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX Trigger volumes for the products and periods set out in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892, for the possible application of additional import duties

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 point (b) of the first paragraph of Article 183 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 39 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 provides that an additional import duty as referred to in Article 182(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 may be applied to the products and during the periods listed in Annex VII to that Implementing Regulation. That additional import duty has to apply if the quantity of any of the products put into free circulation for any of the periods of application set out in that Annex exceeds the trigger volume of imports in a year for that product. Additional import duties shall not be imposed where the imports are unlikely to disturb the Union market, or where the effects would be disproportionate to the intended objective.

(2) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 182(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 the trigger volumes of imports for the possible application of additional import duties on certain fruit and vegetables are based on import data and domestic consumption data for the previous 3 years. On the basis of the data notified by the Member States for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, the trigger volumes for certain fruit and vegetables should be fixed for the years 2022 and 2023.

(3) Taking into account that the period of application of possible additional import duties as set out in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 starts for a number of products on 1 January, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2022,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the years 2022 and 2023, the trigger volumes referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 182(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 for the products listed in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 are 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. It shall apply from 1 January 2022. It shall expire on 30 June 2023.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 December 2021. For the Commission The President Ursula von der Leyen

ANNEX

ANNEX Trigger volumes for the products and periods set out in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892, for the possible application of additional import duties

Without prejudice to the rules on the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the description of the products is deemed to be indicative only. For the purposes of this Annex, the scope of the additional import duties is determined by the scope of the CN codes as they stand at the time of adoption of this Regulation. Order number CN code Description of products Period of application Trigger volume (tonnes) 2022 2023 78.0020 07020000 Tomatoes From 1 June to 30 September 165053 78.0015 From 1 October to 31 May 764097 78.0065 07070005 Cucumbers From 1 May to 31 October 111323 78.0075 From 1 November to 30 April 62867 78.0085 07099100 Artichokes From 1 November to 30 June 10744 78.0100 07099310 Courgettes From 1 January to 31 December 157892 78.0110 08051022 08051024 08051028 Oranges From 1 December to 31 May 313919 78.0120 08052200 Clementines From 1 November to end of February 169975 78.0130 080521 08052900 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids From 1 November to end of February 252244 78.0160 08055010 Lemons From 1 January to 31 May 57013 78.0155 From 1 June to 31 December 410794 78.0170 08061010 Table grapes From 16 July to 16 November 81062 78.0175 08081080 Apples From 1 January to 31 August 321996 78.0180 From 1 September to 31 December 46813 78.0220 08083090 Pears From 1 January to 30 April 117126 78.0235 From 1 July to 31 December 117810 78.0250 08091000 Apricots From 1 June to 31 July 9631 78.0265 08092900 Cherries other than sour From 16 May to 15 August 37031 78.0270 080930 Peaches, including nectarines From 16 June to 30 September 10709 78.0280 08094005 Plums From 16 June to 30 September 35195

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