Date: 2016-05-04Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/686 of 3 May 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/686 establishes standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruits and vegetables. This regulation is based on Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011. It entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (May 4, 2016).
Key Points / Main Content:
• Standard Import Values:
o Standard import values are fixed as per the Annex of the Regulation (EU) No 543/2011.
o These values are used to determine the entry price of specific fruits and vegetables imported from third countries.
• Calculation Basis:
o The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, using variable daily data.
• Enforcement:
o The regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Impact Analysis:
• Importers of Fruits and Vegetables:
o Impact: Importers are directly affected by the standard import values which determine the entry price of certain fruits and vegetables.
o Action Required: Importers need to be aware of the standard import values listed in the Annex to ensure correct pricing and compliance.
• European Commission:
o Impact: The Commission is responsible for fixing and publishing the standard import values.
o Action Required: The Commission must continue to calculate and publish updated standard import values regularly.
• Member States:
o Impact: Member states must apply the regulation.
o Action Required: Ensure the regulation is implemented and followed within their jurisdiction.
Key Entities Referenced
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's day-to-day affairs.
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 and the procedures for its institutions.
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.
European Parliament: The directly elected parliamentary body of the European Union.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union comprising government ministers from each member state.
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: Multilateral trade negotiations that led to the creation of the World Trade Organization.
Brussels: The capital of Belgium and a major center for European Union institutions.
4.5.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 118/1
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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/686
of 3 May 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.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.L 118/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 4.5.2016
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 May 2016.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Jerzy PLEWA
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development4.5.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 118/3
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 IL 203,5
MA 94,1
SN 225,9
TR 84,9
ZZ 152,1
0707 00 05 MA 83,2
TR 137,2
ZZ 110,2
0709 93 10 MA 95,4
TR 133,6
ZZ 114,5
0805 10 20 EG 51,1
IL 84,3
MA 61,6
TR 37,1
ZZ 58,5
0805 50 10 BR 116,1
MA 135,4
TR 130,3
ZA 143,4
ZZ 131,3
0808 10 80 AR 111,2
BR 96,0
CL 114,8
CN 73,3
NZ 135,2
US 225,3
ZA 97,6
ZZ 121,9
(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’.