Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 443/2014 of 30 April 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, cucumbers, table grapes, apricots, cherries, other than sour, peaches, including nectarines, and plums

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⁽¹⁾, and in particular Article 183(b) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011⁽²⁾ provides for the surveillance of the imports of the products listed in Annex XVIII 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⁽³⁾.
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 2011, 2012 and 2013, the trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and cherries, other than sour, should be amended with effect from 1 May 2014, whilst those on apricots, tomatoes, plums, peaches, including nectarines, and table grapes should be amended with effect from 1 June 2014.
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly. For reasons of readability, Annex XVIII to this Regulation should be replaced in its entirety.
Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Annex XVIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, cucumbers, table grapes, apricots, cherries, other than sour, peaches, including nectarines, and plums shall be replaced by the trigger levels in the corresponding column of this Annex as 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.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 April 2014.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel Barroso

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 stand at the time of the adoption of this Regulation.

Order number

CN code

Description of products

Period of application

Trigger level

(tonnes)

78.0015

0702 00 00

Tomatoes

From 1 October to 31 May

445 127

78.0020

From 1 June to 30 September

27 287

78.0065

0707 00 05

Cucumbers

From 1 May to 31 October

12 678

78.0075

From 1 November to 30 April

12 677

78.0085

0709 91 00

Artichokes

From 1 November to 30 June

12 663

78.0100

0709 93 10

Courgettes

From 1 January to 31 December

112 241

78.0110

0805 10 20

Oranges

From 1 December to 31 May

252 542

78.0120

0805 20 10

Clementines

From 1 November to end of February

82 192

78.0130

0805 20 30

0805 20 50

0805 20 70

0805 20 90

Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids

From 1 November to end of February

81 570

78.0155

0805 50 10

Lemons

From 1 June to 31 December

310 090

78.0160

From 1 January to 31 May

51 670

78.0170

0806 10 10

Table grapes

From 21 July to 20 November

69 907

78.0175

0808 10 80

Apples

From 1 January to 31 August

553 379

78.0180

From 1 September to 31 December

72 914

78.0220

0808 30 90

Pears

From 1 January to 30 April

183 233

78.0235

From 1 July to 31 December

25 489

78.0250

0809 10 00

Apricots

From 1 June to 31 July

5 630

78.0265

0809 29 00

Cherries, other than sour

From 21 May to 10 August

32 371

78.0270

0809 30

Peaches, including nectarines

From 11 June to 30 September

3 146

78.0280

0809 40 05

Plums

From 11 June to 30 September

16 404 ’

Order number	CN code	Description of products	Period of application	Trigger level
(tonnes)
78.0015	0702 00 00	Tomatoes	From 1 October to 31 May	445 127
78.0020	0702 00 00	Tomatoes	From 1 June to 30 September	27 287
78.0065	0707 00 05	Cucumbers	From 1 May to 31 October	12 678
78.0075	0707 00 05	Cucumbers	From 1 November to 30 April	12 677
78.0085	0709 91 00	Artichokes	From 1 November to 30 June	12 663
78.0100	0709 93 10	Courgettes	From 1 January to 31 December	112 241
78.0110	0805 10 20	Oranges	From 1 December to 31 May	252 542
78.0120	0805 20 10	Clementines	From 1 November to end of February	82 192
78.0130	0805 20 30 0805 20 50 0805 20 70 0805 20 90	Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids	From 1 November to end of February	81 570
78.0155	0805 50 10	Lemons	From 1 June to 31 December	310 090
78.0160	0805 50 10	Lemons	From 1 January to 31 May	51 670
78.0170	0806 10 10	Table grapes	From 21 July to 20 November	69 907
78.0175	0808 10 80	Apples	From 1 January to 31 August	553 379
78.0180	0808 10 80	Apples	From 1 September to 31 December	72 914
78.0220	0808 30 90	Pears	From 1 January to 30 April	183 233
78.0235	0808 30 90	Pears	From 1 July to 31 December	25 489
78.0250	0809 10 00	Apricots	From 1 June to 31 July	5 630
78.0265	0809 29 00	Cherries, other than sour	From 21 May to 10 August	32 371
78.0270	0809 30	Peaches, including nectarines	From 11 June to 30 September	3 146
78.0280	0809 40 05	Plums	From 11 June to 30 September	16 404 ’