Date: 2016-11-19Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2024 of 18 November 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2024 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 November 19, 2016, the day of its publication.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Standard Import Values:**
* Standard import values for specific fruits and vegetables are fixed as outlined in the Annex of the Regulation.
* These values are used to determine the entry price of these goods.
* Values are expressed in EUR per 100 kg.
* **Implementation and Application:**
* The Regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
* It entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Impact Analysis:
* **Importers of Fruits and Vegetables:**
* *Impact:* Importers are directly affected by the standard import values, which determine the entry price of specific fruits and vegetables from third countries.
* *Action Required:* Importers need to be aware of the standard import values listed in the Annex of the Regulation to accurately calculate entry prices.
* **European Commission:**
* *Impact:* The Commission is responsible for calculating and fixing the standard import values based on the criteria set out in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
* *Action Required:* The Commission must continue to calculate and publish these values regularly, in accordance with the established procedures.
* **Member States:**
* *Impact:* Member states are obligated to apply the standard import values in a uniform manner.
* *Action Required:* Ensure national procedures align with the requirements.
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: 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: Commission Implementing 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.
Brussels: The location where the regulation was adopted.
Jerzy PLEWA: Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.
19.11.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 313/21
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2024
of 18 November 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, 18 November 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 313/22 EN Official Journal of the European Union 19.11.2016
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 78,0
TR 102,4
ZZ 90,2
0707 00 05 TR 146,6
ZZ 146,6
0709 93 10 MA 99,2
TR 142,1
ZZ 120,7
0805 20 10 MA 74,6
ZZ 74,6
0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, JM 98,8
0805 20 70, 0805 20 90
MA 98,3
PE 116,9
TR 75,5
ZZ 97,4
0805 50 10 TR 79,8
ZZ 79,8
0806 10 10 BR 298,5
IN 166,9
LB 214,0
PE 312,2
TR 155,5
US 362,7
ZZ 251,6
0808 10 80 CL 213,0
NZ 153,2
ZA 167,7
ZZ 178,0
0808 30 90 CN 77,8
TR 126,8
ZZ 102,3
(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’.