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19.4.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
109/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 353/2013
of 18 April 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional
duties on cucumbers, cherries, other than sour, apricots, tomatoes, plums, peaches, including
nectarines, and table grapes
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
latest data available for 2010, 2011 and 2012, the
trigger levels for additional duties on cucumbers and
cherries, other than sour, should be amended with
effect from 1 May 2013, whilst those on apricots,
tomatoes, plums, peaches, including nectarines, and
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
table grapes should be amended with effect from
Union,
1 June 2013.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
(3) Implementing
Regulation
(EU)
No
543/2011
should
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
therefore be amended accordingly.
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
Article 143(b), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
(4) 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
Whereas:
day of its publication.
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No (5) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules
accordance with the opinion of the Management
for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and
Markets,
processed fruit and vegetables sectors ( 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
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for
the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code ( 3 ).
Article 1
Annex XVIII to Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 is replaced by
the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2)
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
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
Article 2
( 2 ) OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
( 4 ) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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Official Journal of the European Union
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 April 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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19.4.2013 Official
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European
Union L
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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 462
389
78.0020 From
1
June
to
30
September 30
766
78.0065 0707
00
05 Cucumbers From
1
May
to
31
October 13
080
78.0075 From
1
November
to
30
April 15
100
78.0085 0709
91
00 Artichokes From
1
November
to
30
June 37
475
78.0100 0709
93
10 Courgettes From
1
January
to
31
December 85
538
78.0110 0805
10
20 Oranges From
1
December
to
31
May 468
160
78.0120 0805
20
10 Clementines From
1
November
to
end
of
February 86
205
78.0130 0805
20
30
Mandarins (including
From 1 November to end of February 93
949
0805 20 50 tangerines and
0805 20 70 satsumas); wilkings and
0805 20 90 similar citrus hybrids
78.0155 0805
50
10 Lemons From
1
June
to
31
December 311
193
78.0160 From
1
January
to
31
May 101
513
78.0170 0806
10
10 Table
grapes
From 21 July to 20 November 124
303
78.0175 0808
10
80 Apples From
1
January
to
31
August 703
063
78.0180 From
1
September
to
31
December 73
884
78.0220 0808
30
90 Pears From
1
January
to
30
April 225
388
78.0235 From
1
July
to
31
December 33
797
78.0250 0809
10
00 Apricots From
1
June
to
31
July 4
930
78.0265 0809
21
00
Cherries, other than
From 21 May to 10 August 33
967
0809 29 00 sour cherries
78.0270 0809
30 Peaches,
including
From 11 June to 30 September 2
712
nectarines
78.0280 0809
40
05 Plums
From 11 June to 30 September 10
441’

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