Date: 2016-10-20Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1853 of 19 October 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1853 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, 20 October 2016.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Standard Import Values:**
* Standard import values for specific fruits and vegetables are fixed in the Annex of the Regulation, expressed in EUR/100 kg.
* These values are used to determine the entry price of these goods.
* The values are differentiated by CN code and country of origin.
* **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, particularly Article 136(1).
Impact Analysis:
* **Importers of Fruits and Vegetables:**
* *Impact:* Importers are directly affected as the standard import values determine the entry price of certain fruits and vegetables they import from third countries. This impacts their costs and competitiveness in the EU market.
* *Action Required:* Importers need to be aware of the standard import values listed in the Annex for the relevant products and countries of origin and use them to determine the entry price of their goods.
* **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, ensuring compliance with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
* **Member States:**
* *Impact:* Member states are obligated to apply the regulation and ensure it is directly applicable within their territories.
* *Action Required:* Member states must enforce the standard import values when determining the entry price of fruits and vegetables and ensure compliance by importers.
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.
Uruguay Round: A round of multilateral trade negotiations conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Brussels: The capital city of Belgium, and the location where the regulation was adopted.
Jerzy PLEWA: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
20.10.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 284/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1853
of 19 October 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, 19 October 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 284/16 EN Official Journal of the European Union 20.10.2016
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 132,9
ZZ 132,9
0707 00 05 TR 149,8
ZZ 149,8
0709 93 10 TR 140,1
ZZ 140,1
0805 50 10 AR 89,1
CL 113,9
IL 72,6
TR 104,9
UY 36,5
ZA 67,5
ZZ 80,8
0806 10 10 BR 289,7
EG 169,2
TR 150,3
ZZ 203,1
0808 10 80 AU 237,5
BR 124,9
CL 147,1
NZ 138,8
ZA 129,4
ZZ 155,5
0808 30 90 CN 58,1
TR 154,5
ZZ 106,3
(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’.