Date: 2016-07-09Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1114 of 8 July 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1114 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. The regulation entered into force upon its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union on July 9, 2016.
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.
* Values are listed by CN code and third country code, specified in EUR/100 kg.
* **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.
* **Implementation:**
* 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 their goods.
* Action Required: Importers need to be aware of the standard import values listed in the Annex and apply them when importing the specified fruits and vegetables.
**European Commission:**
* Impact: The Commission is responsible for fixing and publishing the standard import values.
* Action Required: The Commission must continue to calculate and update the standard import values regularly, based on the criteria defined in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
**Member States:**
* Impact: Member States must ensure that the regulation is applied correctly within their jurisdiction.
* Action Required: Member States need to implement and enforce the regulation, ensuring that the correct entry prices are determined for the relevant fruits and vegetables.
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 Union's authority.
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 that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Brussels: The capital of Belgium and a major administrative centre for the European Union, where the regulation was adopted.
Jerzy PLEWA: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, signing on behalf of the European Commission President.
9.7.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 186/11
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1114
of 8 July 2016
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, 8 July 2016.
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 186/12 EN Official Journal of the European Union 9.7.2016
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 164,5
ZZ 164,5
0709 93 10 TR 134,9
ZZ 134,9
0805 50 10 AR 171,5
BO 220,8
CL 193,0
TR 134,0
UY 128,6
ZA 167,1
ZZ 169,2
0808 10 80 AR 152,5
BR 97,0
CL 123,0
CN 116,1
NZ 146,7
US 149,7
UY 67,7
ZA 107,7
ZZ 120,1
0808 30 90 AR 123,6
CL 118,4
CN 91,9
ZA 129,4
ZZ 115,8
0809 10 00 TR 212,6
ZZ 212,6
0809 29 00 TR 325,9
ZZ 325,9
0809 30 10, 0809 30 90 TR 126,8
ZZ 126,8
(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’.