Commission Regulation (EC) No 2532/1999 of 30 November 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
1. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 306/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2532/1999 of 30 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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2370/1999 (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 on the surveillance of prefer- ential imports laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1662/1999 (6); Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (7), concluded during the Uruguay Round of 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 addi- tional duties on cucumbers, courgettes, lemons, apples and pears should be amended; (3) (4) as the importing season for apples runs continuously from 1 January to 31 August, only one trigger level should be fixed for this product and period; 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 replaced by the Annex hereto. Article 2 into force on the third day This Regulation shall enter 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, 30 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 286, 9. 11. 1999, p. 6. (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. L 306/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 12. 1999 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 the corresponding trigger period. Serial No CN code Description Trigger period 78. 0015 78. 0020 78. 0065 78. 0075 ex 0702 00 00 Tomatoes ex 0707 00 05 Cucumbers — 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 78. 0100 0709 90 70 Courgettes — 1 January to 31 December 78. 0110 ex 0805 10 10 ex 0805 10 30 ex 0805 10 50 Oranges — 1 December to 31 May 78. 0120 ex 0805 20 10 Clementines — 1 November to end of February 78. 0130 78. 0155 78. 0160 ex 0805 20 30 ex 0805 20 50 ex 0805 20 70 ex 0805 20 90 (including Mandarins satsumas); wilkings hybrids tangerines and similar and citrus — 1 November to end of February ex 0805 30 10 Lemons — 1 June to 31 December — 1 January to 31 May 78. 0170 ex 0806 10 10 Table grapes — 21 July to 20 November 78. 0175 78. 0180 78. 0220 78. 0235 ex 0808 10 20 ex 0808 10 50 ex 0808 10 90 Apples ex 0808 20 50 Pears — 1 January to 31 August — 1 September to 31 December — 1 January to 30 April — 1 July to 31 December 78. 0250 ex 0809 10 00 Apricots — 1 June to 31 July 78. 0260 ex 0809 20 Cherries — 21 May to 10 August 78. 0270 ex 0809 30 Peaches, including nectarines — 11 June to 30 September 78. 0280 ex 0809 40 05 Plums — 11 June to 30 September Trigger level (tonnes) 501 111 639 884 10 098 3 196 19 302 9 879 753 719 100 949 93 803 169 508 111 446 190 422 625 202 88 229 184 455 161 019 2 432 108 193 1 166 112 005’