Date: 2015-06-13Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/910 of 12 June 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/910 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, pursuant to the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations. These values are calculated daily, considering variable data, according to Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011. The regulation entered into force on June 13, 2015, the date 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, as per 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.
* **Implementation and Application:**
* The Regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Impact Analysis:
**Importers of Fruits and Vegetables from Third Countries**
* Impact: The standard import values defined in the Annex will directly affect the calculation of entry prices for certain fruits and vegetables imported from third countries, potentially influencing import duties and overall costs.
* Action Required: Importers need to be aware of the standard import values applicable to their specific products and countries of origin, as listed in the Annex, to accurately calculate entry prices and associated duties.
**European Commission**
* Impact: The Commission is responsible for fixing and publishing these standard import values.
* Action Required: The Commission must continue to calculate and update the standard import values regularly, based on the criteria set out in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, and publish them in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Member States**
* Impact: Member states are obligated to apply the standard import values.
* Action Required: Ensure the standard import values are used in the calculation of import duties for the relevant fruits and vegetables from third countries.
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, detailing the scope of the EU's powers.
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.
Uruguay Round: Multilateral trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Brussels: City in Belgium, where the regulation was done.
Jerzy PLEWA: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
13.6.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/23
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/910
of 12 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, 12 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 148/24 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.6.2015
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 121,2
MK 79,0
TR 74,2
ZZ 91,5
0707 00 05 MK 39,4
TR 126,8
ZZ 83,1
0709 93 10 TR 121,8
ZZ 121,8
0805 50 10 AR 125,0
BO 147,7
BR 107,1
TR 111,0
ZA 156,3
ZZ 129,4
0808 10 80 AR 159,7
BR 111,0
CL 127,6
NZ 150,0
US 145,8
ZA 135,2
ZZ 138,2
0809 10 00 TR 257,9
ZZ 257,9
0809 29 00 TR 351,7
ZZ 351,7
(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’.