Date: 2015-07-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1207 of 23 July 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1207 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 standard values are calculated daily, considering variable data. The regulation entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, 23 July 2015.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Standard Import Values:**
* Standard import values for specific fruits and vegetables are fixed in the Annex of this Regulation, as referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
* These values are expressed in EUR/100 kg and are differentiated by CN code and third country of origin.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The regulation came into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Impact Analysis:
European Commission:
Impact: Responsible for fixing and publishing the standard import values.
Action Required: Calculate and update standard import values daily and ensure publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Member States:
Impact: Directly affected as the regulation is binding and applicable in all member states.
Action Required: Apply the standard import values as specified in the Annex for determining the entry price of certain fruits and vegetables.
Importers of Fruits and Vegetables:
Impact: The regulation influences the calculation of entry prices for specific fruits and vegetables imported from third countries.
Action Required: Use the standard import values provided in the Annex to determine the entry price of the relevant products.
Third Countries exporting Fruits and Vegetables:
Impact: The standard import values impact the competitiveness of fruit and vegetable exports to the European Union.
Action Required: Monitor the published standard import values to assess the financial implications of exports to the EU.
Key Entities Referenced
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's day-to-day operations.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Regulation EU No 1308/2013: A 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: A 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.
Uruguay Round: A round of multilateral trade negotiations conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, and the location where the regulation was adopted.
Jerzy PLEWA: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, representing the Commission.
Commission Regulation EU No 1106/2012: Commission Regulation on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories
24.7.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1207
of 23 July 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, 23 July 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 196/8 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.7.2015
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 29,8
MA 159,2
MK 34,0
ZZ 74,3
0707 00 05 TR 137,2
ZZ 137,2
0709 93 10 AR 73,3
TR 117,4
ZZ 95,4
0805 50 10 AR 112,5
LB 87,7
UY 130,9
ZA 141,7
ZZ 118,2
0806 10 10 EG 228,7
MA 246,7
TN 174,9
TR 158,2
US 286,0
ZZ 218,9
0808 10 80 AR 188,3
BR 119,9
CH 142,8
CL 141,7
NZ 140,8
US 165,7
UY 170,5
ZA 122,4
ZZ 149,0
0808 30 90 AR 154,9
CL 148,2
NZ 159,3
ZA 121,5
ZZ 146,0
0809 10 00 TR 229,0
ZZ 229,0
0809 29 00 TR 237,5
ZZ 237,5
0809 30 10, 0809 30 90 MK 55,9
TR 202,8
ZZ 129,424.7.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 196/9
(EUR/100 kg)
CN code Third country code(1) Standard import value
0809 40 05 BA 60,5
IL 124,7
ZZ 92,6
(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’.