
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 973/2006 of 29 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound under GATT for certain fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetable products from 1996 

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 34(1) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, approved by Council Decision 2006/398/EC and the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, approved by Council Decision 2006/333/EC, provide for the increasing of existing GATT tariff quotas and for the opening of new ones for certain fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetable products.

(2) Since the adoption of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1831/96, several CN codes listed in Annexes I to III of that Regulation have changed.

(3) To provide for the modified and new tariff quotas and for the sake of clarity, the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 should be replaced.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 should be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committees for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 1831/96 is amended as follows:

1.. Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;
2.. Annex II is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation;
3.. Annex III is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that 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, 29 June 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I


‘ANNEX I 
Order No CN code TARIC subheading Description Quota period Quota volume(tonnes) Duty rate(%)
09.0055 0701 90 50 Potatoes, fresh or chilled 1 January to 15 May 4 295 3
09.0056 0706 10 00 Carrots and turnips, fresh or chilled 1 January to 31 December 1 244 7
09.0057 0709 60 10 Sweet peppers 1 January to 31 December 500 1,5
09.0035 0712 20 00 Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared 1 January to 31 December 12 000 10
09.0041 0802 11 900802 12 90 Almonds, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled, other than bitter 1 January to 31 December 90 000 2
09.0039 0805 50 10 Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) 15 January to 14 June 10 000 6
09.0058 0809 10 00 Apricots, fresh 1 August to 31 May 500 10
09.0092 2008 20 112008 20 192008 20 312008 20 392008 20 712008 30 112008 30 192008 30 312008 30 392008 30 792008 40 112008 40 192008 40 212008 40 292008 40 312008 40 392008 50 112008 50 192008 50 312008 50 392008 50 512008 50 592008 50 712008 60 112008 60 192008 60 312008 60 392008 60 602008 70 112008 70 192008 70 312008 70 392008 70 512008 70 592008 80 112008 80 192008 80 312008 80 392008 80 70 Preserved pineapples, citrus fruit, pears, apricots, cherries, peaches and strawberries 1 January to 31 December 2 838 20
09.0093 2009 11 112009 11 192009 19 112009 19 192009 29 112009 29 192009 39 112009 39 192009 49 112009 49 192009 79 112009 79 192009 80 112009 80 192009 80 352009 80 362009 80 382009 90 112009 90 192009 90 212009 90 29 Fruit juices 1 January to 31 December 7 044 20


ANNEX II


‘ANNEX II 
Order No. CN code TARIC subheading Description Quota period Quota volume(tonnes) Duty rate(%)
09.0025 0805 10 20 110805 10 20 920805 10 20 96 High quality sweet oranges, fresh 1 February to 30 April 20 000 10
09.0027 0805 20 90 050805 20 90 91 Citrus hybrids known as “minneolas” 1 February to 30 April 15 000 2
09.0033 2009 11 99 112009 11 99 19 Frozen concentrated orange juice, without added sugar, of a Brix value not exceeding 50, in containers of two litres or less, containing no blood orange juice 1 January to 31 December 1 500 13


ANNEX III


‘ANNEX III 
Order No CN code TARIC subheading Description Quota period Quota volume(tonnes) Duty rate(%)
09.0094 0702 00 00 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 15 May to 31 October 472 12
09.0059 0707 00 05 Cucumbers, fresh or chilled 1 November to 15 May 1 134 2,5
09.0060 0806 10 10 910806 10 10 99 Table grapes, fresh 21 July to 31 October 1 500 9
09.0061 0808 10 80 100808 10 80 90 Apples, fresh, other than cider apples 1 April to 31 July 600 0
09.0062 0808 20 50 Pears, fresh, other than perry pears 1 August to 31 December 1 000 5
09.0063 0809 10 00 Apricots, fresh 1 June to 31 July 2 500 10
09.0040 0809 20 95 Fresh (sweet) cherries 21 May to 15 July 800 4

