# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 756/2007

of 29 June 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables [^1] , and in particular Article 32(2) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables [^2] cross-refers to certain provisions of Articles 173 to 176 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 [^3] .

**(2)** Those provisions have however been deleted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 215/2006 of 8 February 2006 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code and amending Regulation (EC) No 2286/2003 [^4] .

**(3)** In the interests of legal certainty it is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 to make the necessary changes to ensure its continued smooth operation.

**(4)** The prices of fruit and vegetables change rapidly, and in line with the amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, potentially outdated unit prices should no longer be used in the framework of the entry price system.

**(5)** Since the modifications to Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 applied from 19 May 2006, in the interest of legal certainty, those amendments should also apply as from that date.

**(6)** Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 contains a list of representative markets. That list should be amended to include the representative markets in Bulgaria and Romania.

**(7)** The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 is amended as follows:

| 1. | (a): a marketing margin of 15 % for the marketing centres of London, Milan and Rungis and of 8 % for other marketing centres, and | (a) | a marketing margin of 15 % for the marketing centres of London, Milan and Rungis and of 8 % for other marketing centres, and | (b) | costs of transport and insurance within the customs territory. |
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| (a) | a marketing margin of 15 % for the marketing centres of London, Milan and Rungis and of 8 % for other marketing centres, and |  |  |  |  |
| (b) | costs of transport and insurance within the customs territory. |  |  |  |  |

| 2. | in Article 3, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:<br>‘1. The following shall be deemed to be representative markets:<br>—<br>Belgium and Luxemburg: Brussels,<br>—<br>Bulgaria: Sofia,<br>—<br>Czech Republic: Prague,<br>—<br>Denmark: Copenhagen,<br>—<br>Germany: Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Berlin,<br>—<br>Estonia: Tallinn,<br>—<br>Ireland: Dublin,<br>—<br>Greece: Athens, Thessaloniki,<br>—<br>Spain: Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Valencia,<br>—<br>France: Paris-Rungis, Marseille, Rouen, Dieppe, Perpignan, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon, Toulouse,<br>—<br>Italy: Milan,<br>—<br>Cyprus: Nicosia,<br>—<br>Latvia: Riga,<br>—<br>Lithuania: Vilnius,<br>—<br>Hungary: Budapest,<br>—<br>Malta: Attard,<br>—<br>Netherlands: Rotterdam,<br>—<br>Austria: Vienna-Inzersdorf,<br>—<br>Poland: Ozarów Mazowiecki-Bronisze, Poznan,<br>—<br>Portugal: Lisbon, Porto,<br>—<br>Romania: Bucharest, Constanța,<br>—<br>Slovenia: Ljubljana,<br>—<br>Slovakia: Bratislava,<br>—<br>Finland: Helsinki,<br>—<br>Sweden: Helsingborg, Stockholm,<br>—<br>United Kingdom: London.’ | — | Belgium and Luxemburg: Brussels, | — | Bulgaria: Sofia, | — | Czech Republic: Prague, | — | Denmark: Copenhagen, | — | Germany: Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Berlin, | — | Estonia: Tallinn, | — | Ireland: Dublin, | — | Greece: Athens, Thessaloniki, | — | Spain: Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Valencia, | — | France: Paris-Rungis, Marseille, Rouen, Dieppe, Perpignan, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon, Toulouse, | — | Italy: Milan, | — | Cyprus: Nicosia, | — | Latvia: Riga, | — | Lithuania: Vilnius, | — | Hungary: Budapest, | — | Malta: Attard, | — | Netherlands: Rotterdam, | — | Austria: Vienna-Inzersdorf, | — | Poland: Ozarów Mazowiecki-Bronisze, Poznan, | — | Portugal: Lisbon, Porto, | — | Romania: Bucharest, Constanța, | — | Slovenia: Ljubljana, | — | Slovakia: Bratislava, | — | Finland: Helsinki, | — | Sweden: Helsingborg, Stockholm, | — | United Kingdom: London.’ |
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| — | Belgium and Luxemburg: Brussels, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Bulgaria: Sofia, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Czech Republic: Prague, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Denmark: Copenhagen, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Germany: Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Berlin, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Estonia: Tallinn, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Ireland: Dublin, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Greece: Athens, Thessaloniki, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Spain: Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Valencia, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | France: Paris-Rungis, Marseille, Rouen, Dieppe, Perpignan, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon, Toulouse, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Italy: Milan, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Cyprus: Nicosia, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Latvia: Riga, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Lithuania: Vilnius, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Hungary: Budapest, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Malta: Attard, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Netherlands: Rotterdam, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Austria: Vienna-Inzersdorf, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Poland: Ozarów Mazowiecki-Bronisze, Poznan, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Portugal: Lisbon, Porto, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Romania: Bucharest, Constanța, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Slovenia: Ljubljana, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Slovakia: Bratislava, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Finland: Helsinki, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | Sweden: Helsingborg, Stockholm, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| — | United Kingdom: London.’ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**3.** in Article 4, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. Where a standard value is established for the products and for the periods of application given in Part A of the Annex, in accordance with this Regulation, the unit price within the meaning of Article 152(1)(a)a of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 shall not apply. It shall be replaced by the standard import value referred to in paragraph 1.’;

**4.** In Article 4, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: ‘5. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, with effect from the first day of the periods of application set out in Part A of the Annex, where it has not been possible to calculate a standard import value, no standard import value shall be applicable.’

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

Points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 1 shall apply from 19 May 2006.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 June 2007. *For the Commission* Mariann FISCHER BOEL *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1996_297_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 ( [OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2003_007_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1994_337_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 386/2005 ( [OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_062_R_TOC) ).

[^3] [OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1993_253_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 214/2007 ( [OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_062_R_TOC) ).

[^4] [OJ L 38, 9.2.2006, p. 11](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_038_R_TOC) .

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 ().
[^2]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 386/2005 ().
[^3]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 214/2007 ().
[^4]: .