7.1.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

L 4/1

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 17/2006

of 6 January 2006

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.

(2)	In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 January 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 6 January 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

(EUR/100 kg)
CN code	Third country code (1)	Standard import value
0702 00 00	052	81,2
	204	46,6
	212	88,1
	999	72,0
0707 00 05	052	138,6
	204	83,1
	999	110,9
0709 90 70	052	146,9
	204	62,7
	999	104,8
0805 10 20	052	50,1
	204	50,4
	220	45,3
	524	24,6
	624	57,1
	999	45,5
0805 20 10	052	83,4
	204	73,0
	999	78,2
0805 20 30 , 0805 20 50 , 0805 20 70 , 0805 20 90	052	46,0
	400	86,4
	464	130,1
	624	76,2
	999	84,7
0805 50 10	052	50,2
0805 50 10	999	50,2
0808 10 80	400	111,4
	404	102,5
	720	91,8
	999	101,9
0808 20 50	400	93,0
	720	40,2
	999	66,6

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘ 999 ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

7.1.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

L 4/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 18/2006

of 6 January 2006

amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of countries and territories

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (1), and in particular Articles 10 and 21 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 lays down a list of third countries and territories from which movement of pet animals to the Community may be authorised, provided that certain requirements are met.

(2)

A provisional list of third countries was established by Regulation (EC) No 998/2003, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1193/2005. That list includes countries and territories which are free of rabies and countries in respect of which the risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of movements from their territories has been found to be no higher than the risk associated with movements between Member States.

(3)

From information supplied by Belarus, Mexico, Romania and Trinidad and Tobago it appears that the risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of movements of pet animals from these countries has been found to be no higher than the risk associated with movements between Member States or from third countries already listed in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003. Therefore those third countries should be included in the list of countries and territories set out in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.

(4)	Guam being a United States territory it is advisable to specifically mention it as part of the United States of America in order to avoid any confusion.

(5)	In the interest of clarity the list of countries and territories set out in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 should be replaced in its entirety.

(6)	Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7)	The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day after 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, 6 January 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1193/2005 (OJ L 194, 26.7.2005, p. 4).

ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

LIST OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

PART A

IE — Ireland

MT — Malta

SE — Sweden

UK — United Kingdom

PART B

Section 1

(a)	DK — Denmark, including GL — Greenland and FO — Faeroe Islands;

(b)	ES — Spain, including the continental territory, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla;

(c)	FR — France, including GF — French Guiana, GP — Guadeloupe, MQ — Martinique and RE — Réunion;

(d)	GI — Gibraltar;

(e)	PT — Portugal, including the continental territory, Azores Islands and Madeira Islands;

(f)	Member States other than those listed in Part A and points (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this Section.

Section 2

AD — Andorra

CH — Switzerland

IS — Iceland

LI — Liechtenstein

MC — Monaco

NO — Norway

SM — San Marino

VA — Vatican City State

PART C

AC — Ascension Island

AE — United Arab Emirates

AG — Antigua and Barbuda

AN — Netherlands Antilles

AR — Argentina

AU — Australia

AW — Aruba

BB — Barbados

BH — Bahrain

BL — Belarus

BM — Bermuda

CA — Canada

CL — Chile

FJ — Fiji

FK — Falkland Islands

HK — Hong Kong

HR — Croatia

JM — Jamaica

JP — Japan

KN — Saint Kitts and Nevis

KY — Cayman Islands

MS — Montserrat

MU — Mauritius

MX — Mexico

NC — New Caledonia

NZ — New Zealand

PF — French Polynesia

PM — Saint Pierre and Miquelon

RO — Romania

RU — Russian Federation

SG — Singapore

SH — Saint Helena

TT — Trinidad and Tobago

TW — Taiwan

US — United States of America (including GU — Guam)

VC — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VU — Vanuatu

WF — Wallis and Futuna

YT — Mayotte’

7.1.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

L 4/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 19/2006

of 6 January 2006

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Jordan

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 of 9 April 2001 providing for the management of Community tariff quotas and of reference quantities for products eligible for preferences by virtue of agreements with certain Mediterranean countries and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1981/94 and (EC) No 934/95 (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

By its Decision of 20 December 2005 (2), the Council has approved an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 and of Annexes I, II, III and IV to the EC-Jordan Association Agreement.

(2)	For certain agricultural products originating in Jordan, this Agreement provides for new Community tariff quotas as well as for changes to the existing Community tariff quotas laid down in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001.

(3)	To implement the new tariff quotas and the changes to the existing tariff quotas, it is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 747/2001.

(4)	Since the Agreement applies from 1 January 2006, this Regulation should apply from the same date and should enter into force as soon as possible.

(5)	The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 January 2006.

For the Commission

László KOVÁCS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1460/2005 (OJ L 233, 9.9.2005, p. 11).

(2) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

ANNEX

‘ANNEX V

JORDAN

Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

Tariff quotas

Order No	CN code	Description of goods	Quota period	Quota volume (in tonnes net weight)	Quota duty
09.1152	0603 10	Fresh cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes	From 1.1. to 31.12.2006	2 000	Exemption
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2007	4 500
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2008	7 000
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2009	9 500
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2010 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12.	12 000
09.1160	0701 90 50	New potatoes, from 1 January to 30 June, fresh or chilled	From 1.1. to 31.12.2006	1 000	Exemption
	0701 90 90	Other potatoes, fresh or chilled	From 1.1. to 31.12.2007	2 350
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2008	3 700
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2009	5 000
09.1163	0703 20 00	Garlic, fresh or chilled	From 1.1. to 31.12.2006 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12., until 31.12.2009	1 000	Exemption
09.1164	0707 00	Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled	From 1.1. to 31.12.2006	2 000	Exemption (1) (2)
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2007	3 000
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2008	4 000
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2009	5 000
09.1165	0805	Citrus fruit, fresh or dried	From 1.1. to 31.12.2006	1 000	Exemption (1) (3) (4)
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2007	3 350
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2008	5 700
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2009	8 000
09.1158	0810 10 00	Strawberries, fresh	From 1.1. to 31.12.2006	500	Exemption
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2007	1 000
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2008	1 500
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2009	2 000
09.1166	1509 10	Virgin olive oil	From 1.1. to 31.12.2006	2 000	Exemption (5)
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2007	4 500
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2008	7 000
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2009	9 500
			From 1.1. to 31.12.2010 and for each period thereafter from 1.1. to 31.12.	12 000

(1) The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.

(2) For imports during the period from 1 November to 31 May of cucumbers of CN code 0707 00 05, the specific duty provided in the Community’s list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero if the entry price is not less than EUR 44,9/100 kg net weight, being the entry price agreed between the European Community and Jordan. If the entry price of a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty shall be equal respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 % of this agreed entry price. If the entry price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty bound within the WTO shall apply.

(3) For imports during the period from 1 December to 31 May of sweet oranges, fresh of CN code 0805 10 20, the specific duty provided in the Community’s list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero if the entry price is not less than EUR 26,4/100 kg net weight, being the entry price agreed between the European Community and Jordan. If the entry price of a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty shall be equal respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 % of this agreed entry price. If the entry price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty bound within the WTO shall apply.

(4) For imports during the period from 1 November to the end of February of fresh clementines of CN code ex 0805 20 10 (TARIC subheading 05), the specific duty provided in the Community’s list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero if the entry price is not less than EUR 48,4/100 kg net weight, being the entry price agreed between the European Community and Jordan. If the entry price of a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty shall be equal respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 % of this agreed entry price. If the entry price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty bound within the WTO shall apply.

(5) The elimination of customs duties shall only apply to imports into the Community of untreated olive oil, wholly obtained in Jordan and transported directly from Jordan to the Community. Products not complying with this condition shall be subject to the relevant customs duty as laid down in the Common Customs Tariff.’

7.1.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

L 4/10

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 20/2006

of 6 January 2006

amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 7 January 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2159/2005 (3).

(2)

Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 2159/2005,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2159/2005 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 January 2006.

It shall apply from 7 January 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 January 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 270, 29.9.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1110/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 12).

(3) OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 62.

ANNEX I

Import duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 applicable from 7 January 2006

CN code	Description	Import duty (1) (EUR/tonne)
1001 10 00	Durum wheat high quality	0,00
	medium quality	0,00
	low quality	0,00
1001 90 91	Common wheat seed	0,00
ex 1001 90 99	Common high quality wheat other than for sowing	0,00
1002 00 00	Rye	35,95
1005 10 90	Maize seed other than hybrid	53,35
1005 90 00	Maize other than seed (2)	53,35
1007 00 90	Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing	35,95

(1) For goods arriving in the Community via the Atlantic Ocean or via the Suez Canal (Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96), the importer may benefit from a reduction in the duty of:

—	EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, or

—	EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden or the Atlantic coasts of the Iberian peninsula.

(2) The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t, where the conditions laid down in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 are met.

ANNEX II

Factors for calculating duties

period from 30.12.2005-5.1.2006

Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:

Exchange quotations	Minneapolis	Chicago	Minneapolis	Minneapolis	Minneapolis	Minneapolis
Product (% proteins at 12 % humidity)	HRS2	YC3	HAD2	Medium quality (*1)	Low quality (*2)	US barley 2
Quotation (EUR/t)	130,01 (*3)	68,92	180,01	170,01	150,01	105,40
Gulf premium (EUR/t)	—	19,03	—			—
Great Lakes premium (EUR/t)	30,34	—	—			—

Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:

Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam: 17,81 EUR/t; Great Lakes–Rotterdam: — EUR/t.

Subsidy within the meaning of the third paragraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:

0,00 EUR/t (HRW2)

0,00 EUR/t (SRW2).

(*1) A discount of 10 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).

(*2) A discount of 30 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).

(*3) Premium of 14 EUR/t incorporated (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).

		ISSN 1725-2555
Official Journal of the European Union		L 4

English edition	Legislation	Volume 49 7 January 2006

Contents		I Acts whose publication is obligatory	page
		Commission Regulation (EC) No 17/2006 of 6 January 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables	1
	*	Commission Regulation (EC) No 18/2006 of 6 January 2006 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of countries and territories ( 1 )	3
	*	Commission Regulation (EC) No 19/2006 of 6 January 2006 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Jordan	7
		Commission Regulation (EC) No 20/2006 of 6 January 2006 amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 7 January 2006	10