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Document 32004R2246
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2004 of 27 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2004 of 27 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2004 of 27 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes
OJ L 381, 28/12/2004, p. 12–13
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 30/04/2005; Implicitly repealed by 32005R0694
28.12.2004 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 381/12 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2246/2004
of 27 December 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes
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 2001, 2002 and 2003, the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes should be adjusted. |
(3) |
Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended accordingly. |
(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 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
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 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 December 2004.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as 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 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1844/2004 (OJ L 322, 23.10.2004, p. 12).
(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2286/2003 (OJ L 343, 31.12.2003, p. 1).
ANNEX
‘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 number |
CN code |
Description |
Trigger period |
Trigger level (tonnes) |
||
78.0015 |
ex 0702 00 00 |
Tomatoes |
|
596 477 |
||
78.0020 |
|
552 167 |
||||
78.0065 |
ex 0707 00 05 |
Cucumbers |
|
39 640 |
||
78.0075 |
|
30 932 |
||||
78.0085 |
ex 0709 10 00 |
Artichokes |
|
2 071 |
||
78.0100 |
0709 90 70 |
Courgettes |
|
65 658 |
||
78.0110 |
ex 0805 10 10 ex 0805 10 30 ex 0805 10 50 |
Oranges |
|
620 166 |
||
78.0120 |
ex 0805 20 10 |
Clementines |
|
88 174 |
||
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 |
|
94 302 |
||
78.0155 |
ex 0805 50 10 |
Lemons |
|
341 887 |
||
78.0160 |
|
13 010 |
||||
78.0170 |
ex 0806 10 10 |
Table grapes |
|
227 815 |
||
78.0175 |
ex 0808 10 20 ex 0808 10 50 ex 0808 10 90 |
Apples |
|
730 999 |
||
78.0180 |
|
32 266 |
||||
78.0220 |
ex 0808 20 50 |
Pears |
|
274 921 |
||
78.0235 |
|
28 009 |
||||
78.0250 |
ex 0809 10 00 |
Apricots |
|
4 123 |
||
78.0265 |
ex 0809 20 95 |
Cherries, other than sour cherries |
|
32 863 |
||
78.0270 |
ex 0809 30 |
Peaches, including nectarines |
|
6 808 |
||
78.0280 |
ex 0809 40 05 |
Plums |
|
51 276 ’ |