Date: 2015-04-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/663 of 28 April 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
**Executive Summary:**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/663 establishes the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruits and vegetables, as outlined 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 came into force on April 29, 2015, the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**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 goods.
* **Calculation Basis:**
* The standard import value is calculated each working day, based on Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
* Variable daily data is taken into account during calculation.
* **Legal Basis:**
* The regulation is based on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
* It also considers Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The regulation entered into force on the day of its publication, April 29, 2015.
* It is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Importers of Fruits and Vegetables:**
* *Impact:* Determination of entry prices for certain fruits and vegetables imported from third countries will be affected by the standard import values listed in the Annex.
* *Action Required:* Importers need to refer to the Annex of the Regulation to determine the standard import values applicable to their products and adjust their pricing and customs declarations accordingly.
* **Customs Authorities of Member States:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for applying the standard import values when determining the entry price of fruits and vegetables.
* *Action Required:* Implement the regulation by using the standard import values provided in the Annex for relevant customs procedures and controls.
* **European Commission (Specifically, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for setting and publishing the standard import values.
* *Action Required:* Continue to calculate and update the standard import values as required by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, and ensure timely publication in the Official Journal.
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 the scope of the EU's powers.
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.
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, located in Belgium, where the regulation was adopted.
Jerzy PLEWA: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, signing on behalf of the Commission.
Uruguay Round: A round of multilateral trade negotiations conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
29.4.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 110/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/663
of 28 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, 28 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 110/10 EN Official Journal of the European Union 29.4.2015
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 MA 91,5
TR 96,0
ZZ 93,8
0707 00 05 AL 97,3
EG 191,6
TR 125,6
ZZ 138,2
0709 93 10 MA 134,6
TR 141,8
ZZ 138,2
0805 10 20 EG 53,9
IL 64,4
MA 53,7
TR 70,3
ZZ 60,6
0805 50 10 BO 97,3
TR 57,0
ZZ 77,2
0808 10 80 AR 100,0
BR 90,5
CL 119,2
CN 167,0
MK 30,8
NZ 136,3
US 151,5
ZA 119,9
ZZ 114,4
0808 30 90 AR 112,3
CL 121,5
NZ 212,0
ZA 111,7
ZM 112,8
ZZ 134,1
(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’.