Date: 2015-04-11Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/577 of 10 April 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/577 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 the aforementioned regulation. The regulation entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, April 11, 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.
* Values are given in EUR/100 kg for various CN codes and third countries.
* **Legal 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 came into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Impact Analysis:
* **Importers of Fruits and Vegetables:**
* *Impact:* Must use the standard import values specified in the Annex of this regulation to determine the entry price of the relevant fruits and vegetables.
* *Action Required:* Refer to the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2015/577 for the applicable standard import values for their specific products and origins.
* **Customs Authorities of Member States:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for enforcing the regulation and ensuring that the correct entry prices are used for the specified fruits and vegetables.
* *Action Required:* Apply the standard import values as outlined in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2015/577 when assessing import duties and taxes.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining its scope and governance.
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, located in Belgium, where the regulation was signed.
Jerzy PLEWA: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, signing on behalf of the Commission.
11.4.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 96/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/577
of 10 April 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, 10 April 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 96/10 EN Official Journal of the European Union 11.4.2015
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 102,3
MA 98,1
TR 122,2
ZZ 107,5
0707 00 05 MA 176,1
MK 97,3
TR 138,1
ZZ 137,2
0709 93 10 MA 90,4
TR 166,8
ZZ 128,6
0805 10 20 CL 64,9
EG 47,9
IL 75,4
MA 55,0
TN 63,3
TR 69,3
ZZ 62,6
0805 50 10 MA 54,2
TR 45,7
ZZ 50,0
0808 10 80 BR 100,5
CL 92,1
CN 100,9
MK 28,2
US 265,7
ZA 126,1
ZZ 118,9
0808 30 90 AR 113,2
CL 149,8
CN 106,3
ZA 144,2
ZZ 128,4
(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’.