Commission Regulation (EC) No 2370/1999 of 8 November 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
L 286/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 11. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2370/1999 of 8 November 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2623/98 (4), 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 (5), as last by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999 (6), amended concerning the surveillance of preferential imports; Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (7) concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations lays down criteria for fixing the trigger levels for additional duties. In accordance with those criteria and in the light of the latest data available for 1996, 1997 and 1998, the trigger levels for additional duties on tomatoes, artichokes, oranges, clementines and mandarins should be amended; citrus hybrids and similar (3) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in the Management accordance with the opinion of 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 third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 November 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1. (2) OJ L 160, 26. 6. 1999, p. 80. (3) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 1. (4) OJ L 329, 5. 12. 1998, p. 17. (5) OJ L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1. (6) OJ L 197, 29. 7. 1999, p. 25. (7) OJ L 336, 23. 12. 1994, p. 22. 9. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 286/7 ANNEX ‘ANNEX Without prejudice to the rules for 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 No CN code Description Trigger period 78. 0015 ex 0702 00 00 Tomatoes 78. 0020 78. 0065 ex 0707 00 05 Cucumbers 78. 0075 — 1 October to 31 March — 1 April to 30 September — 1 May to 31 October — 1 November to 30 April 78. 0085 ex 0709 10 00 Artichokes — 1 November to 30 June Trigger level (tonnes) 501 111 639 884 16 028 3 865 19 302 78. 0100 0709 90 70 Courgettes — 1 January to 31 December 45 160 78. 0110 ex 0805 10 10 ex 0805 10 30 ex 0805 10 50 Oranges — 1 December to 31 May 753 719 78. 0120 ex 0805 20 10 Clementines 78. 0130 ex 0805 20 30 ex 0805 20 50 ex 0805 20 70 ex 0805 20 90 Mandarins (including tan- gerines and satsumas); wilk- ings citrus hybrids similar and — 1 November February — 1 November February to end of 100 949 to end of 93 803 78. 0155 ex 0805 30 10 Lemons 78. 0160 — 1 June to 31 December — 1 January to 31 May 285 329 24 448 78. 0170 ex 0806 10 10 Table grapes — 21 July to 20 November 190 422 Apples — 1 September to 31 December 395 887 ex 0808 10 20 ex 0808 10 50 ex 0808 10 90 78. 0180 78. 0190 78. 0200 78. 0220 ex 0808 20 50 Pears 78. 0235 — 1 January to 31 March — 1 April to 31 August — 1 January to 30 April — 1 July to 31 December 51 279 575 829 155 487 202 569 2 432 78. 0250 ex 0809 10 00 Apricots — 1 June to 31 July 78. 0260 ex 0809 20 Cherries — 21 May to 10 August 108 193 78. 0270 ex 0809 30 Peaches, ines including nectar- — 11 June to 30 September 1 166 78. 0280 ex 0809 40 05 Plums — 11 June to 30 September 112 005’