Date: 2016-09-30Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1740 of 29 September 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1740 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 Regulation (EU) No 543/2011. The regulation entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, 30 September 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 products.
* Values are listed in EUR/100 kg, along with CN codes and third-country codes.
* **Legal Basis:**
* The regulation is based on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
* It considers Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The regulation came into effect 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: Determines the entry price calculation for specific fruits and vegetables imported from third countries.
* Action Required: Apply the standard import values as specified in the Annex of the Regulation when declaring the entry price of the relevant products.
* **European Commission:**
* Impact: Responsible for fixing and publishing the standard import values.
* Action Required: Continue to calculate and update the standard import values according to Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
* **Member States:**
* Impact: Must ensure the regulation is applied correctly within their jurisdiction.
* Action Required: Enforce the use of the standard import values for determining the entry price of the specified fruits and vegetables.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: The supranational political and economic union of European countries.
European Commission: The 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, outlining the scope of the Union'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.
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 enacted.
Jerzy PLEWA: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, signing on behalf of the European Commission.
30.9.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/19
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1740
of 29 September 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, 29 September 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 264/20 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.9.2016
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 135,3
ZZ 135,3
0707 00 05 TR 125,7
ZZ 125,7
0709 93 10 AR 162,6
TR 137,7
ZZ 150,2
0805 50 10 AR 103,1
CL 118,4
TR 85,3
UY 55,7
ZA 105,3
ZZ 93,6
0806 10 10 EG 264,7
TR 132,4
ZZ 198,6
0808 10 80 AR 106,0
BR 97,9
CL 127,5
NZ 128,1
US 144,0
ZA 115,5
ZZ 119,8
0808 30 90 CL 126,9
CN 92,9
TR 134,0
ZA 155,4
ZZ 127,3
(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’.