
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1822/2006 of 12 December 2006 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, 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 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.

(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2003, 2004 and 2005, the trigger levels for additional duties on pears, lemons, apples and courgettes should be adjusted.

(3) As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended.

(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 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 12 December 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
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.

Serial No CN code Description Trigger period Trigger level(tonnes)
78.0015 0702 00 00 Tomatoes  — 1 October to 31 May
 260 852
78.0020  — 1 June to 30 September
 18 281
78.0065 0707 00 05 Cucumbers  — 1 May to 31 October
 9 278
78.0075  — 1 November to 30 April
 16 490
78.0085 0709 10 00 Artichokes  — 1 November to 30 June
 5 770
78.0100 0709 90 70 Courgettes  — 1 January to 31 December
 37 250
78.0110 0805 10 20 Oranges  — 1 December to 31 May
 271 744
78.0120 0805 20 10 Clementines  — 1 November to end of February
 116 637
78.0130 0805 20 300805 20 500805 20 700805 20 90 Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids  — 1 November to end of February
 91 359
78.0155 0805 50 10 Lemons  — 1 June to 31 December
 324 362
78.0160  — 1 January to 31 May
 35 247
78.0170 0806 10 10 Table grapes  — 21 July to 20 November
 189 604
78.0175 0808 10 80 Apples  — 1 January to 31 August
 1 026 501
78.0180  — 1 September to 31 December
 51 941
78.0220 0808 20 50 Pears  — 1 January to 30 April
 309 624
78.0235  — 1 July to 31 December
 45 069
78.0250 0809 10 00 Apricots  — 1 June to 31 July
 4 569
78.0265 0809 20 95 Cherries, other than sour cherries  — 21 May to 10 August
 46 088
78.0270 0809 30 Peaches, including nectarines  — 11 June to 30 September
 17 411
78.0280 0809 40 05 Plums  — 11 June to 30 September
 11 155
