Date: 2015-06-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/979 of 23 June 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/979 establishes standard import values for determining the entry price of specific 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 June 24, 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 this regulation.
* These values are used to determine the entry price of these products.
* The values are listed by CN code and country of origin.
* **Calculation and Application:**
* The standard import value is calculated each working day, based on Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
* The calculation takes into account variable daily data.
* **Enforcement:**
* The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Impact Analysis:
* **Importers of Fruits and Vegetables:**
* *Impact:* Importers are directly affected by the standard import values, which determine the entry price of certain fruits and vegetables.
* *Action Required:* Importers must use the standard import values listed in the Annex of this regulation to determine the entry price of the specified products.
* **European Commission:**
* *Impact:* The Commission is responsible for fixing the standard import values.
* *Action Required:* The Commission must continue to calculate and publish standard import values daily.
* **Member States:**
* *Impact:* Member states are required to enforce the regulation.
* *Action Required:* Member states must apply the standard import values in their customs procedures.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An executive branch 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: 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 of the European Union, where the regulation was adopted.
Jerzy PLEWA: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Argentina: A third country from which certain fruit and vegetables are imported.
24.6.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/1
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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/979
of 23 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.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.L 158/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.6.2015
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 June 2015.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Jerzy PLEWA
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development24.6.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/3
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 149,4
MK 57,1
TR 82,4
ZZ 96,3
0707 00 05 MK 20,6
TR 111,1
ZZ 65,9
0709 93 10 TR 107,2
ZZ 107,2
0805 50 10 AR 122,8
BO 143,4
BR 107,1
ZA 153,6
ZZ 131,7
0808 10 80 AR 153,0
BR 103,1
CL 128,8
NZ 158,8
US 159,1
ZA 126,4
ZZ 138,2
0809 10 00 TR 251,1
ZZ 251,1
0809 29 00 TR 360,8
ZZ 360,8
(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’.