Date: 2015-07-01Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1044 of 30 June 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
**Executive Summary:**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1044 establishes standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruits and vegetables, as stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011. These values are calculated daily, considering variable data, according to Article 136(1) of Regulation (EU) No 543/2011. The regulation entered into force on July 1, 2015.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Standard Import Values:**
* Standard import values for specific fruits and vegetables are fixed in the Annex of the Regulation.
* These values are used to determine the entry price of these products.
* The standard import value is calculated each working day, based on variable daily data, as per Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
* **Regulatory Basis:**
* The regulation is based on Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
* It implements criteria established following the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The regulation entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (July 1, 2015).
* It is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Importers of Fruits and Vegetables:**
* *Impact:* Affected by the standard import values used to calculate the entry price of certain fruits and vegetables.
* *Action Required:* Must use the standard import values specified in the Annex of the Regulation to determine the entry price of the relevant products.
* **European Commission:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for fixing and publishing the standard import values.
* *Action Required:* Continue to calculate and update the standard import values daily, ensuring compliance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
* **Member States:**
* *Impact:* Must apply the regulation directly.
* *Action Required:* Ensure that the standard import values are used in their respective territories for determining the entry price of the specified fruits and vegetables.
Key Entities Referenced
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union consisting of government ministers from each member state.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1044: The specific regulation being implemented, establishing standard import values for certain fruits and vegetables.
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011: Regulation laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors.
Brussels: The city where the regulation was adopted. Brussels is the capital of Belgium.
Jerzy PLEWA: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, signing on behalf of the Commission.
1.7.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/67
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1044
of 30 June 2015
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules
for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit
and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round
multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from
third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing
Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter
into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the
Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 30 June 2015.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Jerzy PLEWA
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.L 167/68 EN Official Journal of the European Union 1.7.2015
ANNEX
Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg)
CN code Third country code(1) Standard import value
0702 00 00 AL 32,3
MA 147,7
MK 63,5
ZZ 81,2
0707 00 05 TR 106,1
ZZ 106,1
0709 93 10 TR 122,9
ZZ 122,6
0805 50 10 AR 115,4
BO 144,3
TR 102,0
UY 130,0
ZA 136,5
ZZ 125,6
0808 10 80 AR 86,7
BR 101,6
CL 126,4
NZ 149,4
US 109,6
ZA 125,2
ZZ 116,5
0809 10 00 IL 315,1
TR 253,8
ZZ 284,5
0809 29 00 TR 321,9
US 581,4
ZZ 451,7
0809 40 05 IL 221,0
ZZ 221,0
(1) Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing
Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade
with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7).
Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.