title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2308 of 10 December 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               11.12.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 326/54

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/2308
   of 10 December 2015
   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, 10 December 2015.

            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.

      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

                  94,8

                  TR

                  83,5

                  ZZ

                  89,2

                  0707 00 05

                  MA

                  90,3

                  TR

                  152,1

                  ZZ

                  121,2

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  61,3

                  TR

                  151,4

                  ZZ

                  106,4

                  0805 10 20

                  MA

                  71,7

                  TR

                  62,0

                  ZA

                  67,0

                  ZW

                  32,0

                  ZZ

                  58,2

                  0805 20 10

                  MA

                  73,5

                  ZZ

                  73,5

                  0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70, 0805 20 90

                  TR

                  83,1

                  ZA

                  96,8

                  ZZ

                  90,0

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  94,3

                  ZZ

                  94,3

                  0808 10 80

                  AU

                  155,4

                  CL

                  80,0

                  NZ

                  213,1

                  US

                  119,6

                  ZA

                  187,3

                  ZZ

                  151,1

                  0808 30 90

                  CN

                  58,1

                  TR

                  130,9

                  ZZ

                  94,5

         (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’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 634/2011 of 29 June 2011 opening a standing invitation to tender for the 2010/2011 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty

text:
               30.6.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 170/21

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 634/2011
   of 29 June 2011
   opening a standing invitation to tender for the 2010/2011 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1) and in particular Article 187, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The world market prices for sugar have been at a constant high level during the first months of the 2010/2011 marketing year, which has slowed down the pace of imports in particular from third countries benefiting from certain preferential agreements.

               (2)

               Confronted with this situation, the Commission recently adopted a series of measures with the purpose to bring additional supply to the Union market. Those measures included Commission Regulation (EU) No 222/2011 of 3 March 2011 laying down exceptional measures as regards the release of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose on the Union market at reduced surplus levy during marketing year 2010/2011 (2), which increased the combined availability of sugar and isoglucose on the Union market by 526 000 tonnes, and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 302/2011 of 28 March 2011 opening an exceptional import tariff quota for certain quantities of sugar in the 2010/11 marketing year (3), which suspended the import duties for sugar falling within CN 1701 for a quantity of 300 000 tonnes.

               (3)

               Imports of sugar under Inward Processing in accordance with chapter 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4) have been reduced and the processing industry has increased the use of quota sugar in exported products. Those developments have maintained the tight supply situation on the Union market, which threaten to cause undersupply during the last months of the marketing year, until the arrival of the new harvest.

               (4)

               The high prices on the world market for sugar therefore threaten the availability of supply on the Union market. For that reason and with the view to increasing the supply, it is necessary to make imports easier through the reduction of the import duty for certain quantities of sugar. That quantity and the reduction of the duty should be assessed in the light of the current state and foreseeable development of the Union and world sugar market. The quantity and reduction should therefore be based on a tendering system.

               (5)

               The minimum eligibility requirements to tender should be specified.

               (6)

               A security should be lodged for each tender. That security should become the security for the import licence application in the case of a successful tender and be released when a tender is unsuccessful.

               (7)

               The competent authorities of the Member States should notify the Commission of the admissible tenders. In order to simplify and standardise those notifications, models should be made available.

               (8)

               For each partial invitation to tender, provision should be made for the Commission to fix a minimum customs duty and, if appropriate, an allocation coefficient in order to reduce the quantities accepted, or to decide not to fix a minimum customs duty.

               (9)

               Member States should inform the tenderers of the result of their participation in the partial invitation to tender within a short period.

               (10)

               The competent authorities should notify the Commission of the quantities for which import licenses have been issued. For this purpose, models should be made available by the Commission.

               (11)

               The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   A tendering procedure is opened for the 2010/2011 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty pursuant to Article 187 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and bearing reference number 09.4314.
   That customs duty shall replace the common customs tariff duty and the additional duties referred to in Article 141 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Article 36 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 (5).
   Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 (6) shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
   Article 2
   1.   The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall end on 13 July 2011 at 12 noon, Brussels time.
   2.   The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period. They shall end at 12 noon., Brussels time, on 27 July 2011, 24 August 2011, 14 September 2011 and 28 September 2011.
   3.   The Commission may suspend the submission of tenders for one or several partial invitations to tender.
   Article 3
   1.   Tenders in connection with this tendering procedure shall be addressed to the competent authority in a Member State by fax or electronic mail.
   The competent authorities of the Member States may require that electronic tenders be accompanied by an advance electronic signature within the meaning of Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (7).
   2.   Tenders shall be admissible only if the following conditions are met:

               (a)

               tenders shall indicate:

                           (i)

                           the name, address and VAT number of the tenderer;

                           (ii)

                           the quantity of sugar tendered, which shall at least be 20 tonnes and shall not exceed 45 000 tonnes;

                           (iii)

                           the proposed amount of the customs duty, in euros per tonne of sugar, rounded to no more than two decimal places;

                           (iv)

                           the eight digit CN code of the sugar;

               (b)

               proof is furnished before expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders that the tenderer has lodged the security referred to in Article 4(1);

               (c)

               the tender is accompanied by an application for an import licence for the tendered quantities and customs duty, containing the entries provided for Article 8(2);

               (d)

               the tender is presented in the official language, or one of the official languages of the Member State in which the tender is lodged;

               (e)

               the tender indicates a reference to this Regulation and the expiry date for the submission of the tenders;

               (f)

               the tender does not include any additional conditions introduced by the tenderer other than those laid down in this Regulation.

         3.   A tender which is not submitted in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be admissible.
   4.   Applicants shall not submit more than one tender per eight digit CN code for the same partial invitation to tender.
   5.   A tender may not be withdrawn or amended after its submission.
   Article 4
   1.   In accordance with the provisions of Title III of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (8) each tenderer shall lodge a security of EUR 150 per tonne of sugar to be imported under this Regulation.
   Where a tender is successful, that security shall become the security for the import licence.
   2.   The security referred to in paragraph 1 shall be released in the case of unsuccessful tenderers.
   Article 5
   1.   The competent authorities of the Member States shall decide on the validity of tenders on the basis of the conditions set out in Article 3.
   Persons authorised to receive and examine the tenders shall be under an obligation not to disclose any particulars relating thereto to any unauthorised person.
   Where the competent authorities of the Member States decide that a tender is invalid they shall inform the tenderer.
   2.   The competent authority concerned shall notify the Commission, by fax, of the admissible tenders submitted within 2 hours after the expiry of the time limit for the submissions laid down in Article 2(1) and (2). That notification shall not contain the data referred to in Article 3(2)(a)(i).
   3.   The form and content of the notifications shall be defined on the basis of models made available by the Commission to the Member States. When no tenders are submitted, the competent authority shall notify the Commission thereof by fax within the same time limit.
   Article 6
   In the light of the current state and foreseeable development of the Union and world sugar markets, the Commission shall, for each partial invitation to tender and eight digit CN code, either fix a minimum customs duty or decide not to fix a minimum customs duty by adopting an Implementing Regulation in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
   With that Regulation, the Commission shall also fix, where necessary, an allocation coefficient applicable to the tenders which have been introduced at the level of the minimum customs duty. In this case, the security referred to in Article 4 shall be released in proportion to the quantities allocated.
   Article 7
   1.   Where no minimum customs duty has been fixed all tenders shall be rejected.
   The competent authorities of the Member States shall not accept tenders that have not been notified as provided for in Article 5.
   2.   The competent authority concerned shall notify applicants within three working days after the day of publication of the Regulation referred in Article 6 of the result of their participation in the partial invitation to tender. It shall send statements of award to any tenderer whose tender quotes a customs duty for the eight digit CN code equal to or more than the minimum customs duty fixed for that eight digit CN code. The quantities awarded for a specific customs duty and eight digit CN code shall be the quantities tendered for that customs duty and eight digit CN code.
   3.   Statements of award shall indicate at least:

               (a)

               the procedure to which the tender relates;

               (b)

               the quantity of sugar awarded;

               (c)

               the amount, expressed in euros rounded to no more than two decimal places, of the customs duty to be paid per tonne of sugar of the quantity referred to in point (b);

               (d)

               the eight digit CN code of the sugar.

         Article 8
   1.   No later than the last working day of the week following the week during which the Regulation referred in Article 6 was published, the competent authority shall issue an import licence to every successful tenderer covering the quantity awarded.
   2.   Import licence applications and import licences shall contain the following entries:

               (a)

               in box 16, the eight digit CN code of the sugar;

               (b)

               in boxes 17 and 18, the quantity of sugar;

               (c)

               in box 20 at least one of the entries listed in Part A of the Annex;

               (d)

               in box 24 the customs duty applicable using one of the entries listed in Part B of the Annex.

         3.   By way of derogation from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the rights deriving from the import licence shall not be transferable.
   Article 9
   Import licences issued in connection with a partial invitation to tender shall be valid from the day of issue until the end of the third month following the month in which the Regulation on partial invitation referred in Article 6 is published.
   Article 10
   No later than the last working day of the second week following the week during which the Regulation referred in Article 6 is published the competent authorities shall notify the Commission of the quantities for which import licences have been issued under this Regulation. The notification shall be transmitted electronically in accordance with models and methods made available to the Member States by the Commission.
   Article 11
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall expire on 31 October 2011.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 29 June 2011.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 60, 5.3.2011, p. 6.

      (3)  OJ L 81, 29.3.2011, p. 8.

      (4)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.

      (6)  OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3.

      (7)  OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12.

      (8)  OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5.

      ANNEX
      A.   Entries referred to in Article 8(2)(c)

                  in Bulgarian

                  :

                  Внесена при намалена ставка на митото съгласно Регламент за изпълнение (ЕС) № 634/2011; референтен номер 09.4314

                  in Spanish

                  :

                  Importado con derecho de aduana reducido en virtud del Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) no 634/2011; número de referencia 09.4314

                  in Czech

                  :

                  Dovezeno se sníženou celní sazbou v souladu s prováděcím nařízením (EU) č. 634/2011; Referenční číslo 09.4314

                  in Danish

                  :

                  Importeret til en nedsat toldsats i henhold til gennemførelsesforordning (EU) nr. 634/2011; Referencenummer 09.4314

                  in German

                  :

                  Eingeführt zum ermäßigten Zollsatz gemäß der Durchführungsverordnung (EU) Nr. 634/2011; Referenznummer 09.4314

                  in Estonian

                  :

                  Imporditud vähendatud tollimaksuga vastavalt rakendusmäärusele (EL) nr 634/2011; viitenumber 09.4314

                  in Greek

                  :

                  Εισαγωγή με μειωμένο δασμό δυνάμει του εκτελεστικού κανονισμού (ΕΕ) αριθ. 634/2011; αριθμός αναφοράς 09.4314

                  in English

                  :

                  Imported at reduced customs duty pursuant to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 634/2011; reference number 09.4314

                  in French

                  :

                  Importés à des taux de droits réduits conformément au règlement d’exécution (UE) no 634/2011; numéro de référence 09.4314

                  in Italian

                  :

                  Importato applicando un’aliquota ridotta del dazio doganale, a norma del regolamento di esecuzione (UE) n. 634/2011; numero di riferimento 09.4314

                  in Latvian

                  :

                  Importēts ar samazinātu muitas nodokli saskaņā ar Īstenošanas regulu (ES) Nr. 634/2011; Atsauces numurs 09.4314

                  in Lithuanian

                  :

                  Importuota taikant sumažintą muitą pagal Įgyvendinimo reglamentą (ES) Nr. 634/2011; Nuorodos numeris 09.4314

                  in Hungarian

                  :

                  Behozatal csökkentett vámtétel mellett a 634/2011/EU végrehajtási rendelet alapján; Hivatkozási szám 09.4314

                  in Maltese

                  :

                  Impurtat b'dazju doganali mnaqqas skont ir-Regolament ta’ Implimentazzjoni (UE) Nru 634/2011; numru ta’ referenza 09.4314

                  in Dutch

                  :

                  Ingevoerd tegen verlaagd douanerecht overeenkomstig Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) nr. 634/2011; referentienummer 09.4314

                  in Polish

                  :

                  Przywóz z zastosowaniem obniżonych stawek celnych zgodnie z rozporządzeniem wykonawczym (UE) nr 634/2011; Numer referencyjny 09.4314

                  in Portuguese

                  :

                  Importado a taxa reduzida de direito aduaneiro a título do Regulamento de Execução (UE) n.o 634/2011; número de referência 09.4314

                  in Romanian

                  :

                  Importat cu taxă vamală redusă conform Regulamentului de punere în aplicare (UE) nr. 634/2011; număr de referință 09.4314

                  in Slovak

                  :

                  Dovoz so zníženým clom podľa Vykonávacieho nariadenia (EÚ) č. 634/2011; Referenčné číslo 09.4314

                  in Slovenian

                  :

                  Uvoz po znižani carini v skladu z Izvedbeno uredbo (ES) št. 634/2011; Referenčna številka 09.4314

                  in Finnish

                  :

                  Tuonti alennetuin tullein täytäntönpanoasetuksen (EU) N:o 634/2011 mukaisesti; Viitenumero 09.4314

                  in Swedish

                  :

                  Importerad till nedsatt tullsats enligt genomförandeförordning (EU) nr 634/2011; Referensnummer 09.4314

            B.   Entries referred to in Article 8(2)(d)

                  in Bulgarian

                  :

                  Мито (мито върху приетата оферта)

                  in Spanish

                  :

                  Derecho de aduana (derecho de aduana de la oferta seleccionada)

                  in Czech

                  :

                  Clo: (clo platné pro vybranou nabídku)

                  in Danish

                  :

                  Toldsats: (toldsats for det antagne bud)

                  in German

                  :

                  Zollsatz: (Zollsatz für das erfolgreiche Angebot)

                  in Estonian

                  :

                  Tollimaks: (hankelepingu suhtes kohaldatav tollimaks)

                  in Greek

                  :

                  Δασμός: (δασμός της κατακυρωθείσας προσφοράς)

                  in English

                  :

                  Customs duty: (customs duty of the awarded tender)

                  in French

                  :

                  Droit de douane: (droit de douane du marché attribué)

                  in Italian

                  :

                  Dazio doganale: (dazio doganale dell'aggiudicazione)

                  in Latvian

                  :

                  Muitas nodoklis: (konkursā uzvarējušā piedāvājuma muitas nodoklis)

                  in Lithuanian

                  :

                  Muitas (konkursą laimėjusiam pasiūlymui taikomas muitas)

                  in Hungarian

                  :

                  Vámtétel: (a nyertes ajánlat szerinti vámtétel)

                  in Maltese

                  :

                  Dazju doganali: (id-dazju doganali tal-offerta rebbieħa)

                  in Dutch

                  :

                  Douanerecht: (douanerecht voor de gegunde inschrijving)

                  in Polish

                  :

                  Cło: (cło zatwierdzonej oferty)

                  in Portuguese

                  :

                  Direito aduaneiro: (direito aduaneiro aplicável à proposta adjudicada)

                  in Romanian

                  :

                  Taxă vamală: (taxa vamală aplicabilă ofertei selecționate)

                  in Slovak

                  :

                  Clo: (clo vybranej ponuky)

                  in Slovenian

                  :

                  Carina: (carina dodeljene ponudbe)

                  in Finnish

                  :

                  Tulli: (voittaneeseen tarjoukseen sovellettava tulli)

                  in Swedish

                  :

                  Tullsats: (tullsats för det antagna anbudet)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 300/2012 of 2 April 2012 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               5.4.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 99/17

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 300/2012
   of 2 April 2012
   concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (2)

               Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.

               (3)

               Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.

               (4)

               It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).

               (5)

               The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
   Article 2
   Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 2 April 2012.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         Algirdas ŠEMETA

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

      ANNEX

                  Description of the goods

                  Classification
                  (CN code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  A stand of rectangular shape measuring approximately 55 × 31 cm, made of glass of fused silica, of a thickness of 8 mm.
                  The stand includes a 5 cm high glass cylinder with a diameter of 5,5 cm and a specially designed mounting bracket.
                  A console made of plastics of rectangular shape measuring approximately 17 × 10 × 2,5 cm is attached to the mounting bracket.
                  The stand is used as a support for a television set to be placed, for example, on a table.

                      (1) See the image.

                  7020 00 10

                  Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 3(b) and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 7020 00 and 7020 00 10.
                  The presence of the stand is not indispensable for the functioning of a television set of heading 8528. Classification under heading 8529 as a part suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8525 to 8528 is therefore excluded.
                  The stand is therefore to be classified according to the constituent material which gives it its essential character (glass).
                  The article is therefore to be classified under CN code 7020 00 10 as other articles of glass of fused silica.

         (1)  The image is purely for information.