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Commission Regulation (EC) No 973/2006

of 29 June 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound under GATT for certain fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetable products from 1996

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 34(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994(2), approved by Council Decision 2006/398/EC(3) and the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994(4), approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC(5), provide for the increasing of existing GATT tariff quotas and for the opening of new ones for certain fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetable products.

(2) Since the adoption of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1831/96(6), several CN codes listed in Annexes I to III of that Regulation have changed.

(3) To provide for the modified and new tariff quotas and for the sake of clarity, the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 should be replaced.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 should be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committees for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1U.K.

Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 is amended as follows:

1.

Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;

2.

Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation;

3.

Annex III is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that 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 June 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann Fischer Boel

Member of the Commission

ANNEX IU.K.

‘ANNEX I

a

The goods descriptions in this Annex are those appearing in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ L 286, 28.10.2005, p. 1), supplemented where necessary by a TARIC code.’

Order NoCN code TARIC subheadingDescriptionaQuota periodQuota volume(tonnes)Duty rate(%)
09.00550701 90 50Potatoes, fresh or chilled1 January to 15 May4 2953
09.00560706 10 00Carrots and turnips, fresh or chilled1 January to 31 December1 2447
09.00570709 60 10Sweet peppers1 January to 31 December5001,5
09.00350712 20 00Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared1 January to 31 December12 00010
09.0041

0802 11 90

0802 12 90

Almonds, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled, other than bitter1 January to 31 December90 0002
09.00390805 50 10Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum)15 January to 14 June10 0006
09.00580809 10 00Apricots, fresh1 August to 31 May50010
09.0092

2008 20 11

2008 20 19

2008 20 31

2008 20 39

2008 20 71

2008 30 11

2008 30 19

2008 30 31

2008 30 39

2008 30 79

2008 40 11

2008 40 19

2008 40 21

2008 40 29

2008 40 31

2008 40 39

2008 50 11

2008 50 19

2008 50 31

2008 50 39

2008 50 51

2008 50 59

2008 50 71

2008 60 11

2008 60 19

2008 60 31

2008 60 39

2008 60 60

2008 70 11

2008 70 19

2008 70 31

2008 70 39

2008 70 51

2008 70 59

2008 80 11

2008 80 19

2008 80 31

2008 80 39

2008 80 70

Preserved pineapples, citrus fruit, pears, apricots, cherries, peaches and strawberries1 January to 31 December2 83820
09.0093

2009 11 11

2009 11 19

2009 19 11

2009 19 19

2009 29 11

2009 29 19

2009 39 11

2009 39 19

2009 49 11

2009 49 19

2009 79 11

2009 79 19

2009 80 11

2009 80 19

2009 80 35

2009 80 36

2009 80 38

2009 90 11

2009 90 19

2009 90 21

2009 90 29

Fruit juices1 January to 31 December7 04420

ANNEX IIU.K.

‘ANNEX II

a

The goods descriptions in this Annex are those appearing in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ L 286, 28.10.2005), supplemented where necessary by a TARIC code.

For the purposes of this Annex:

(a)

“high quality sweet oranges” shall mean oranges similar in variety characteristics, ripe, firm and of good shape, of at least good colour, of flexible unrotted structure, and without unhealed cracks in the skin, hard or dry skin, exanthemata, growth tears, contusions (except as caused by normal handling and packaging), damage caused by dryness or humidity, broad or emergent hispids, folds, scars, oil stains, scales, sun marks, dirt or other foreign matter, disease, insects or damage caused by machinery, movement or otherwise; a maximum of 15 % of the fruit in each consignment may not meet this specification, this percentage including at most 5 % of defects amounting to serious damage, and the latter percentage including at most 0,5 % rot;

(b)

“citrus hybrids known as “minneolas” ” shall mean citrus hybrids of the Minneola variety (Citrus paradisi Macf. CV Duncan and Citrus reticulate blanca CV Dancy);

(c)

“Frozen concentrated orange juice, of a Brix value not exceeding 50” shall mean orange juice with a density of no more than 1,229 grams per cubic centimetre at 20°C.’

Order No.CN code TARIC subheadingDescriptionaQuota periodQuota volume(tonnes)Duty rate(%)
09.0025

0805 10 20 11

0805 10 20 92

0805 10 20 96

High quality sweet oranges, fresh1 February to 30 April20 00010
09.0027

0805 20 90 05

0805 20 90 91

Citrus hybrids known as “minneolas”1 February to 30 April15 0002
09.0033

2009 11 99 11

2009 11 99 19

Frozen concentrated orange juice, without added sugar, of a Brix value not exceeding 50, in containers of two litres or less, containing no blood orange juice1 January to 31 December1 50013

ANNEX IIIU.K.

‘ANNEX III

a

The goods descriptions in this Annex are those appearing in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ L 286, 28.10.2005, p. 1), supplemented where necessary by a TARIC code.’

Order NoCN code TARIC subheadingDescriptionaQuota periodQuota volume(tonnes)Duty rate(%)
09.00940702 00 00Tomatoes, fresh or chilled15 May to 31 October47212
09.00590707 00 05Cucumbers, fresh or chilled1 November to 15 May1 1342,5
09.0060

0806 10 10 91

0806 10 10 99

Table grapes, fresh21 July to 31 October1 5009
09.0061

0808 10 80 10

0808 10 80 90

Apples, fresh, other than cider apples1 April to 31 July6000
09.00620808 20 50Pears, fresh, other than perry pears1 August to 31 December1 0005
09.00630809 10 00Apricots, fresh1 June to 31 July2 50010
09.00400809 20 95Fresh (sweet) cherries21 May to 15 July8004