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.
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
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
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
‘ANNEX XVIII
ADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES: TITLE IV, CHAPTER I, SECTION 2
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 ’