title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/962 of 7 June 2017 suspending the authorisation of ethoxyquin as a feed additive for all animal species and categories (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
               8.6.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 145/13

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/962
   of 7 June 2017
   suspending the authorisation of ethoxyquin as a feed additive for all animal species and categories
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting, denying or suspending such authorisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).

               (2)

               The additive ethoxyquin was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for use for all animal species and categories. The additive was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted on 21 September 2010 for the authorisation of ethoxyquin as a feed additive for all animal species, requesting the additive to be classified in the category ‘technological additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (4)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) stated in its opinion of 21 October 2015 (3) that the assessment of the particulars and documents submitted by the applicant makes it impossible to conclude on the safety of the additive ethoxyquin for any target animals, for consumers and for the environment. This is due to an overall lack of data submitted to assess the exposure and the safety of ethoxyquin for animals, consumers and the environment. In particular, no conclusion is possible on the absence of genotoxicity of one of the metabolites of the additive ethoxyquin, ethoxyquin quinone imine. In addition, p-phenetidine, an impurity of the additive ethoxyquin, is recognised as a possible mutagen. The Authority considered the additive ethoxyquin as a potent antioxidant in feed but efficacy at the proposed use level, which has been reduced as compared with the currently authorised maximum content in feed, could not be confirmed by the submitted data. The Authority also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (5)

               Consequently, it has not been established that the additive does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment when used under the proposed conditions.

               (6)

               The existing authorisation of the additive ethoxyquin therefore no longer meets the conditions set out by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (7)

               It is possible that supplementary data concerning the safety of use and the efficacy of the additive ethoxyquin bring new elements that would allow a re-consideration of the assessment carried out for that additive. In this respect, the applicant for the authorisation of the additive ethoxyquin argues that additional studies may be performed in order to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the additive. To this end, the applicant committed itself to produce supplementary data according to a time schedule listing in order of priority the studies to be carried out successively and planning that the outcome of the last of them would be available by July 2018. The prioritisation in the process of the planned data generation is based on the level of importance of the issues identified in the Authority's opinion. Those studies would consist essentially of an update of the additive's characterisation, in particular as regards relevant impurities and degradation products, of toxicological studies, in particular related to the genotoxicity of ethoxyquin quinone imine, of metabolism and residue studies in target animal species (including levels of residues in tissues and animal products), of target animals' safety studies and of an environmental risk assessment.

               (8)

               In addition, as the presence in the additive ethoxyquin of the impurity p-phenetidine results from the manufacturing process of the additive, the applicant committed itself to take steps in order to reduce progressively the content of that impurity in the additive to the level of 2,5 ppm p-phenetidine in ethoxyquin by June 2017. For that purpose, an appropriate method of analysis for the detection of p-phenetidine in the additive ethoxyquin and in feed containing the additive should be submitted by the applicant and accepted by the Authority on the basis of a report of the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (9)

               In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, the authorisation of the additive ethoxyquin should therefore be suspended, pending the submission and assessment of the supplementary data. The suspension measure should be reviewed after due assessment of those data by the Authority. In any event, a review of the suspension measure should be adopted where, during the process of the submission and assessment of the supplementary data, the Authority adopts a non-favourable opinion on the safety or efficacy of the additive ethoxyquin.

               (10)

               Since further use of the additive ethoxyquin might cause a risk to human, animal health and the environment, the additive and feed containing it should be withdrawn from the market as soon as possible. For practical reasons, however, a limited transitional period should be allowed for the withdrawal from the market of the products concerned in order to enable operators to comply properly with the withdrawal obligation.

               (11)

               Feed materials from marine origin, which contain high levels of fatty acids, are very sensitive to oxidation and high temperature and need to be stabilised by an antioxidant, in particular where the feed materials are subject to a long shipping or storage period. Due to that high risk of oxidation, ethoxyquin is widely used to protect the feed materials concerned in an effective manner. Those feed materials, in particular fish meal and fish oil, are of high nutritional value and contain an important concentration of easily digestible proteins, which are required in aquaculture animals' and in young animals' diet, but are also used for other animal species, especially for pigs and poultry. In addition, the high content in those feed materials of poly-unsaturated fatty acids, which are transferred to animal products, is recognised to provide health benefits to livestock and to the consumers of animal products. Therefore, an immediate withdrawal from the market of ethoxyquin could lead to negative consequences for animal health and welfare and to an inability to meet the animals' specific nutritional requirements until suitable alternatives are in place.

               (12)

               Ethoxyquin is also widely used as constituent of certain feed additives preparations containing an active substance which is particularly sensitive to oxidation and heat treatment and needs to be stabilised by an antioxidant in order to maintain its properties. Those feed additives consist in preparations of certain essential vitamins, carotenoids and colourants which are lipo-soluble and need to be protected during the manufacturing process, storage and transport of the preparations and of feed containing them, until the delivery to animals. Due to the wide use of ethoxyquin in those feed additives preparations, an immediate withdrawal from the market of ethoxyquin would negatively impact animal health and welfare, as a result of a lack of essential micronutrients in the feed for several species of both food-producing and non-food producing animals. In addition, a shortage in the Union of the feed additives preparations concerned could lead to lower feed efficiency and lower livestock performance, but also to the inability to meet market specifications for certain animal products.

               (13)

               It appears that a substitution of ethoxyquin by suitable alternative antioxidants could not be undertaken immediately, as the currently authorised alternative antioxidants — several of them being still under re-evaluation process in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 — do not possess the same characteristics as ethoxyquin, in particular as regards effectiveness and the concentration of active substance needed, duration of action, process behaviour but also in terms of production costs. Consequently, a certain time is needed in order to allow operators to evaluate and test the functionality of alternative antioxidants through new formulations and to adapt the production process to the inclusion of those potential alternative substances. A specific definite transition period should therefore be provided for the withdrawal from the market of the products referred to in recitals 11 and 12, in order to enable operators to adapt themselves to the new situation and thereby to comply properly with the withdrawal obligation. Due to the specific method of production and storage of the feed additives preparations mentioned under recital 12, alternative antioxidant substances for those preparations may be made available in a shorter period than for the feed materials referred to in recital 11, allowing the provision of a shorter transitional period.

               (14)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Suspension of the authorisation
   The authorisation provided by Directive 70/524/EEC and extended by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, concerning the additive ethoxyquin specified in entry E 324 of the Register of feed additives referred to in Article 17 of that Regulation (‘the additive ethoxyquin’), is suspended.
   Article 2
   Transitional measures
   1.   Existing stocks of the additive ethoxyquin and of premixtures containing it may continue to be placed on the market until 28 September 2017 and may be used until 28 December 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 28 June 2017.
   2.   Feed materials and compound feed produced with the additive ethoxyquin or with premixtures containing it may continue to be placed on the market until 28 December 2017 and may be used until 28 March 2018 in accordance with the rules applicable before 28 June 2017.
   Article 3
   Specific transitional measures for certain feed materials and related products
   1.   By way of derogation from Article 2:

               (a)

               the additive ethoxyquin and premixtures containing it, intended to be incorporated in the feed materials listed under entry 7.1.2 and under Chapter 10 of the Catalogue of feed materials established by Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 (4), may continue to be placed on the market in accordance with the rules applicable before 28 June 2017 until 30 September 2019, provided that the label of the additive ethoxyquin or of premixtures containing it mentions the intended incorporation in those feed materials;

               (b)

               feed materials referred to in point (a) produced with the additive ethoxyquin or with premixtures containing it may continue to be placed on the market in accordance with the rules applicable before 28 June 2017 until 31 December 2019;

               (c)

               compound feed produced with the feed materials referred to in point (b) may continue to be placed on the market in accordance with the rules applicable before 28 June 2017 until 31 March 2020.

         2.   The products referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 may be used in accordance with the rules applicable before 28 June 2017 until 3 months after the dates specified respectively in those points.
   Article 4
   Specific transitional measures for certain additives preparations and related products
   1.   By way of derogation from Article 2:

               (a)

               the additive ethoxyquin intended to be incorporated in the following additives preparations which have been authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, may continue to be placed on the market in accordance with the rules applicable before 28 June 2017 until 31 March 2018, provided that the label of the additive ethoxyquin mentions the intended incorporation in those additives preparations:

                           —

                           preparations of vitamin A;

                           —

                           preparations of vitamin D;

                           —

                           preparations of vitamin E;

                           —

                           preparations of vitamin K;

                           —

                           preparations of lutein;

                           —

                           preparations of zeaxanthin;

                           —

                           preparations of ethyl ester of beta-apo-8′-carotenoic acid;

                           —

                           preparations of citranaxanthin;

                           —

                           preparations of capsanthin;

                           —

                           preparations of astaxanthin;

                           —

                           preparations of astaxanthin dimethyldisuccinate;

                           —

                           preparations of canthaxanthin;

                           —

                           preparations of beta-carotene;

               (b)

               the additives preparations referred to in point (a) which contain the additive ethoxyquin and premixtures containing those additives preparations may continue to be placed on the market in accordance with the rules applicable before 28 June 2017 until 30 June 2018;

               (c)

               feed materials and compound feed containing the products referred to in point (b) may continue to be placed on the market in accordance with the rules applicable before 28 June 2017 until 30 September 2018.

         2.   The products referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 may be used in accordance with the rules applicable before 28 June 2017 until 3 months after the dates specified respectively in those points.
   Article 5
   Review
   This Regulation shall be reviewed by 31 December 2020 at the latest and in any event after the adoption by the Authority of a non-favourable opinion on the safety or efficacy of the additive ethoxyquin.
   Article 6
   Entry into force
   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, 7 June 2017.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.

      (2)  OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.

      (3)  EFSA Journal 2015; 13(11):4272.

      (4)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 68/2013 of 16 January 2013 on the Catalogue of feed materials (OJ L 29, 30.1.2013, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 77/2012 of 30 January 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               31.1.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 27/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 77/2012
   of 30 January 2012
   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 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),
   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, 30 January 2012.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (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

                  IL

                  138,3

                  MA

                  58,6

                  TN

                  90,3

                  TR

                  119,7

                  ZZ

                  101,7

                  0707 00 05

                  EG

                  217,9

                  JO

                  241,9

                  MA

                  148,6

                  TR

                  180,8

                  ZZ

                  197,3

                  0709 91 00

                  EG

                  143,2

                  ZZ

                  143,2

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  124,4

                  TR

                  177,7

                  ZZ

                  151,1

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  49,6

                  MA

                  54,8

                  TN

                  58,8

                  TR

                  63,2

                  ZZ

                  56,6

                  0805 20 10

                  IL

                  185,7

                  MA

                  94,2

                  ZZ

                  140,0

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

                  CN

                  61,2

                  EG

                  88,5

                  IL

                  94,5

                  JM

                  118,0

                  KR

                  91,5

                  MA

                  55,4

                  PK

                  50,1

                  TR

                  97,0

                  ZZ

                  82,0

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  65,8

                  ZZ

                  65,8

                  0808 10 80

                  CA

                  118,4

                  CL

                  79,0

                  CN

                  74,5

                  US

                  155,0

                  ZZ

                  106,7

                  0808 30 90

                  CN

                  46,1

                  TR

                  95,1

                  US

                  120,1

                  ZA

                  97,6

                  ZZ

                  89,7

         (1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/356 of 15 February 2017 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Rheinisches Zuckerrübenkraut/Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup/Rheinisches Rübenkraut (PGI)]

text:
               1.3.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 54/2

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/356
   of 15 February 2017
   approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Rheinisches Zuckerrübenkraut/Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup/Rheinisches Rübenkraut (PGI)]
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Germany's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indications ‘Rheinisches Zuckerrübenkraut’/‘Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup’/‘Rheinisches Rübenkraut’, registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 628/2012 (2).

               (2)

               Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.

               (3)

               As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Rheinisches Zuckerrübenkraut’/‘Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup’/‘Rheinisches Rübenkraut’ (PGI) are hereby approved.
   Article 2
   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, 15 February 2017.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Phil HOGAN

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 628/2012 of 6 July 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Rheinisches Zuckerrübenkraut/Rheinischer Zuckerrübensirup/Rheinisches Rübenkraut (PGI)] (OJ L 182, 13.7.2012, p. 10).

      (3)  OJ C 403, 1.11.2016, p. 9.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 454/2014 of 29 April 2014 repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1066/2010 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               6.5.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 133/29

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 454/2014
   of 29 April 2014
   repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1066/2010 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)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1066/2010 (2), as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 441/2013 (3), classifies a product consisting of an audio-frequency amplifier and a loudspeaker in a single housing under CN code 8518 40 80 as an audio-frequency electric amplifier.

               (2)

               The Harmonized System (HS) Committee approved during its 52nd Session in September 2013 a classification opinion classifying an identical product in HS subheading 8518 22 as multiple loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure.

               (3)

               The EU is, by Council Decision 87/369/EEC of 7 April 1987 (4), a contracting party of the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (known as the Harmonized System or HS), drawn up by the Customs Cooperation Council (known as the World Customs Organisation or WCO).

               (4)

               The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that, although the WCO opinions classifying goods in the HS do not have legally binding force, they amount, as regards the classification of those goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN), to indications which are an important aid to the interpretation of the scope of the various tariff headings of the CN, insofar as they are not contrary to the wording of the respective heading (see, inter alia, the rulings of the CJEU in Cases C-206/03 (5), C-15/05 (6) and C-227/11 (7)).

               (5)

               With a view to securing uniformity in the interpretation and application of the Harmonized System on an international level and considering that the decision is in conformity with the wording of HS subheading 8518 22, the EU should apply this classification opinion.

               (6)

               Regulation (EU) No 1066/2010, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 441/2013, should therefore be repealed.

               (7)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1066/2010 is repealed.
   Article 2
   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, 29 April 2014.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Algirdas ŠEMETA

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1066/2010 of 19 November 2010 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ L 304, 20.11.2010, p. 9).

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 441/2013 of 7 May 2013 amending or repealing certain regulations on the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ L 130, 15.5.2013, p. 1).

      (4)  Council Decision 87/369/EEC of 7 April 1987 concerning the conclusion of the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System and of the Protocol of Amendment thereto (OJ L 198, 20.7.1987, p. 1).

      (5)  OJ C 106, 30.4.2005, p. 10.

      (6)  OJ C 143, 17.6.2006, p. 18.

      (7)  OJ C 126, 28.4.2012, p. 3.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 632/2012 of 12 July 2012 amending for the 174th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network

text:
               13.7.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 182/31

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 632/2012
   of 12 July 2012
   amending for the 174th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(5) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

               (2)

               On 2 July 2012 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove eight natural persons from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.

               (3)

               Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 12 July 2012.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

            Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

      (1)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.

      ANNEX
      Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:
      The following entries under the heading ‘Natural persons’ are deleted:

                  (a)

                     ‘Sobhi Abdel Aziz Mohamed El Gohary Abu Sinna (alias (a) Sobhi Abdel Aziz Mohamed Gohary Abou Senah, (b) Mohamed Atef, (c) Sheik Taysir Abdullah, (d) Abu Hafs Al Masri, (e) Abu Hafs Al Masri El Khabir, (f) Taysir). Date of birth: 17.1.1958. Place of birth: El Behira, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Other information: Confirmed to have died in Pakistan in 2001. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 25.1.2001.’

                  (b)

                     ‘Nasr Fahmi Nasr Hassannein (alias (a) Muhammad Salah, (b) Naser Fahmi Naser Hussein). Date of birth: 30.10.1962. Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Other information: Reportedly deceased. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 6.10.2001.’

                  (c)

                     ‘Mustapha Ahmed Mohamed Osman Abu El Yazeed (alias (a) Mustapha Mohamed Ahmed, (b) Shaykh Sai’id). Date of birth: 27.2.1955. Place of birth: El Sharkiya, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Other information: Confirmed to have died in Afghanistan in May 2010. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 6.10.2001.’

                  (d)

                     ‘Muhsin Moussa Matwalli Atwah Dewedar (alias (a) Al-Muhajir, Abdul Rahman, (b) Al-Namer, Mohammed K.A., (c) Mohsen Moussa Metwaly Atwa Dwedar, (d) Abdel Rahman, (e) Abdul Rahman). Date of birth: 19.6.1964. Place of birth: Dakahliya, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Other information: Confirmed to have died in Pakistan in April 2006. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 17.10.2001.’

                  (e)

                     ‘Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalaam (alias (a) Fahid Mohammed Ally, (b), Fahad Ally Msalam, (c), Fahid Mohammed Ali Msalam, (d), Mohammed Ally Msalam, (e), Fahid Mohammed Ali Musalaam, (f), Fahid Muhamad Ali Salem, (g) Fahid Mohammed Aly, (h) Ahmed Fahad, (i) Ali Fahid Mohammed, (j) Fahad Mohammad Ally, (k) Fahad Mohammed Ally, (l) Fahid Mohamed Ally, (m) Msalam Fahad Mohammed Ally, (n) Msalam Fahid Mohammad Ally, (o) Msalam Fahid Mohammed Ali, (p) Msalm Fahid Mohammed Ally, (q) Usama Al-Kini, (r) Mohammed Ally Mohammed, (s) Ally Fahid M). Date of birth: 9.4.1976. Place of birth: Mombasa, Kenya. Nationality: Kenya. Passport No: (a) A260592 (Kenyan passport), (b) A056086 (Kenyan passport), (c) A435712 (Kenyan passport), (d) A324812 (Kenyan passport), (e) 356095 (Kenyan passport). National identification No: 12771069 (Kenyan identity card). Other information: (a) Father’s name is Mohamed Ally. Mother’s name is Fauzia Mbarak; (b) Confirmed to have died in Pakistan on 1.1.2009. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 17.10.2001.’

                  (f)

                     ‘Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan (alias (a) Ahmed Ally, (b) Sheikh Ahmad Salem Suweidan, (c) Sheikh Swedan, (d) Sheikh Ahmed Salem Swedan, (e) Ally Ahmad, (f) Muhamed Sultan, (g) Sheik Ahmed Salim Sweden, (h) Sleyum Salum, (i) Sheikh Ahmed Salam, (j) Ahmed The Tall, (k) Bahamad, (l) Sheik Bahamad, (m) Sheikh Bahamadi, (n) Sheikh Bahamad). Title: Sheikh. Date of birth: 9.4.1960. Place of birth: Mombasa, Kenya. Nationality: Kenyan. Passport No: A163012 (Kenyan passport). National identification No: 8534714 (Kenyan identity card issued on 14.11.1996). Other information: Confirmed to have died in Pakistan on 1.1.2009. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 17.10.2001.’

                  (g)

                     ‘Tohir Abdulkhalilovich Yuldashev (alias (a) Юлдашев Тахир Абдулхалилович (b) Yuldashev, Takhir). Date of birth: 1967. Place of birth: Namangan city, Uzbekistan. Nationality: Uzbek. Other information: (a) Former leader of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan; (b) Confirmed to have died in Pakistan in August 2009. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 17.10.2001.’

                  (h)

                     ‘Abbas Abdi Ali (alias Ali, Abbas Abdi) Other information: Reportedly deceased in 2004. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 9.11.2001.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 134/2013 of 15 February 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 February 2013

text:
               16.2.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 45/10

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 134/2013
   of 15 February 2013
   fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 February 2013
   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),
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.

               (2)

               Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.

               (3)

               Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.

               (4)

               Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 February 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.

               (5)

               Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   From 16 February 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
   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, 15 February 2013.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.

      ANNEX I

         Import duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 16 February 2013

                  CN code

                  Description

                  Import duties (1)

                  (EUR/t)

                  1001 19 00
                  1001 11 00

                  Durum wheat, high quality

                  0,00

                  medium quality

                  0,00

                  low quality

                  0,00

                  ex 1001 91 20

                  Common wheat seed

                  0,00

                  ex 1001 99 00

                  High quality common wheat other than for sowing

                  0,00

                  1002 10 00
                  1002 90 00

                  Rye

                  0,00

                  1005 10 90

                  Maize seed other than hybrid

                  0,00

                  1005 90 00

                  Maize other than seed (2)

                  0,00

                  1007 10 90
                  1007 90 00

                  Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing

                  0,00

         (1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:

                  —

                  EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,

                  —

                  EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.

         (2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.

      ANNEX II

         Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I

      1.2.2013-14.2.2013

                  1.

                  Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:

                              (EUR/t)

                              Common wheat (1)

                              Maize

                              Durum wheat, high quality

                              Durum wheat, medium quality (2)

                              Durum wheat, low quality (3)

                              Exchange

                              Minnéapolis

                              Chicago

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              Quotation

                              241,45

                              208,21

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              Fob price USA

                              —

                              —

                              295,74

                              285,74

                              265,74

                              Gulf of Mexico premium

                              78,15

                              17,92

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              Great Lakes premium

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              —

                  2.

                  Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:

                              Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam:

                              14,32 EUR/t

                              Freight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam:

                              — EUR/t

         (1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).

         (2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).

         (3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).