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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1344/2005

of 16 August 2005

amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on apples

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables(2) provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex 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(3).

(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture(4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2002, 2003 and 2004, the trigger levels for additional duties on apples should be adjusted.

(3) As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1U.K.

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2U.K.

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 September 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 August 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann Fischer Boel

Member of the Commission

ANNEXU.K.

ANNEX

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. Where “ex” appears before the CN code, the scope of the additional duties is determined both by the scope of the CN code and by the corresponding trigger period.

Serial NoCN codeDescriptionTrigger periodTrigger level(tonnes)
78.0015ex 0702 00 00Tomatoes— 1 October to 31 May603 687
78.0020— 1 June to 30 September531 117
78.0065ex 0707 00 05Cucumbers— 1 May to 31 October10 626
78.0075— 1 November to 30 April10 326
78.0085ex 0709 10 00Artichokes— 1 November to 30 June2 071
78.01000709 90 70Courgettes— 1 January to 31 December65 658
78.0110ex 0805 10 20Oranges— 1 December to 31 May620 166
78.0120ex 0805 20 10Clementines— 1 November to end of February88 174
78.0130

ex 0805 20 30

ex 0805 20 50

ex 0805 20 70

ex 0805 20 90

Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids— 1 November to end of February94 302
78.0155ex 0805 50 10Lemons— 1 June to 31 December291 598
78.0160— 1 January to 31 May50 374
78.0170ex 0806 10 10Table grapes— 21 July to 20 November222 307
78.0175ex 0808 10 80Apples— 1 January to 31 August804 433
78.0180— 1 September to 31 December117 107
78.0220ex 0808 20 50Pears— 1 January to 30 April239 335
78.0235— 1 July to 31 December29 158
78.0250ex 0809 10 00Apricots— 1 June to 31 July127 403
78.0265ex 0809 20 95Cherries, other than sour cherries— 21 May to 10 August54 213
78.0270ex 0809 30Peaches, including nectarines— 11 June to 30 September982 366
78.0280ex 0809 40 05Plums— 11 June to 30 September54 605
(1)

OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).

(2)

OJ L 193, 3.8.1996, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 828/2005 (OJ L 137, 31.5.2005, p. 21).

(3)

OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 883/2005 (OJ L 148, 11.6.2005, p. 5).