title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/633 of 8 May 2020 laying down temporary measures for the acceptance of electronic copies of original official documents for applications for import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences and for applications for import licences on husked Basmati rice, due to the pandemic of COVID-19

text:
                  11.5.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 148/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/633
         of 8 May 2020
         laying down temporary measures for the acceptance of electronic copies of original official documents for applications for import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences and for applications for import licences on husked Basmati rice, due to the pandemic of COVID-19
         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), and in particular Articles 178 and 187 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (2) lays down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences.

                     (2)

                     Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2006 (3) lays down special rules for imports of husked Basmati rice falling within CN codes 1006 20 17 and 1006 20 98. Those imports are subject to the presentation of an import licence prior to the release for free circulation of the product.

                     (3)

                     The current pandemic of COVID-19 and the extensive movement restrictions put in place in the Member States represent an exceptional and unprecedented challenge for Member States and operators in relation to the exchange of official documents in accordance with Union legislation.

                     (4)

                     In its ‘COVID-19 Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services’ (4), the Commission stressed that in the current situation, the smooth functioning of the single market should not be impacted.

                     (5)

                     In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, applicants for import licences or import rights have the obligation to prove that they have been engaged in trade with third countries for certain categories of agricultural products.

                     (6)

                     Where this is deemed necessary for the management of a given import tariff quota, the Commission Regulation governing that quota may provide for additional conditions. Commission Regulations (EC) No 2535/2001 (5), (EC) No 1342/2003 (6), (EC) No 2305/2003 (7), (EC) No 969/2006 (8), (EC) No 1918/2006 (9), (EC) No 1964/2006 (10), (EC) No 1979/2006 (11), (EC) No 341/2007 (12), (EC) No 533/2007 (13), (EC) No 536/2007 (14), (EC) No 539/2007 (15), (EC) No 616/2007 (16), (EC) No 1384/2007 (17), (EC) No 1385/2007 (18), (EC) No 382/2008 (19), (EC) No 412/2008 (20), (EC) No 431/2008 (21), (EC) No 748/2008 (22), (EC) No 1067/2008 (23), (EC) No 1296/2008 (24), (EC) No 442/2009 (25), (EC) No 610/2009 (26), (EC) No 891/2009 (27) and (EU) No 1255/2010 (28) as well as Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1273/2011 (29), (EU) No 480/2012 (30), (EU) No 1223/2012 (31), (EU) No 82/2013 (32), (EU) No 593/2013 (33), (EU) 2015/2076 (34), (EU) 2015/2077 (35), (EU) 2015/2078 (36), (EU) 2015/2079 (37), (EU) 2015/2081 (38) and (EU) 2017/1585 (39) provide for such additional conditions, such as the obligation for the applicant to provide documents stating the ‘reference quantity’ of the operator, the origin or the quality of the product.

                     (7)

                     In accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 972/2006, applicants for import licences are to prove that they have been engaged in commercial activity in the rice sector and to provide a product authenticity certificate issued by a competent body in the exporting country.

                     (8)

                     During the current pandemic of COVID-19, extensive movement restrictions are put in place in the Member States. Mail and courier services are also experiencing disruptions.

                     (9)

                     A number of Member States and stakeholders have informed the Commission that, as a consequence of such restrictions and disruptions, their capacity to provide and receive the official documents required by Regulations governing given import tariff quotas and imports of Basmati rice, is seriously impacted.

                     (10)

                     In accordance with Union legislation regulating the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences, and regulating the administration of imports of Basmati rice, applications for import licences and import rights are to be accompanied by originals of those documents.

                     (11)

                     Therefore, in order to avoid disruptions of the single market, an alternative to the presentation of original paper official documents should be temporarily authorised. This alternative should be without prejudice to the obligation of operators in accordance with Union legislation to present original documents when technically feasible.

                     (12)

                     In order to simplify the administrative procedures for Member States and operators in relation to the licence application during the current pandemic of COVID-19, the obligation for the operators to lodge a higher security where presenting an electronic copy of a certificate of authenticity should be temporarily suspended.

                     (13)

                     This Regulation should be applicable until 31 July 2020 in order to facilitate licence application procedures during the current pandemic of COVID-19. In view of the information received from a number of Member States, it is appropriate to provide for temporary measures that should apply immediately. Therefore, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

                     (14)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1

               1.   This Regulation lays down temporary measures providing for the acceptance of an electronic copy of the original of the official documents required to accompany the following applications:

                           (a)

                           applications for import licences and import rights for tariff quotas to which Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 applies;

                           (b)

                           applications for licences for imports of husked Basmati rice falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 972/2006.

               2.   This Regulation also lays down temporary measures concerning the requirement to lodge a security where the operator has presented an electronic copy of the original certificate of authenticity to the competent authority.

            Article 2

               1.   Official documents that must accompany applications for import licences or import rights may exceptionally be submitted in the form of an electronic copy of the original of such documents.
               For that purpose, the operator shall present to the competent authority a statement according to which the original of the official document will be submitted as soon as technically feasible, and at the latest within 3 months from:

                           (a)

                           the closing date of the relevant application period for the import licences or import rights for tariff quotas to which Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 applies;

                           (b)

                           the date of application for licences for imports of husked Basmati rice falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 972/2006.

               2.   Once the licence issuing authority has received the original of the official document, it shall verify its consistency with the information in the electronic copy of that official document. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 shall apply in case of copies containing incorrect information.

            Article 3
            By way of derogation from Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 748/2008, Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 610/2009, Article 2(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 82/2013 and Article 8(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 593/2013, the competent authorities may issue import licences where an electronic copy of the original certificate of authenticity has been presented, without requiring the operator to lodge a higher security amount.

            Article 4
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            It shall apply until 31 July 2020.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 8 May 2020.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

            (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

            (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13).

            (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2006 of 29 June 2006 laying down special rules for imports of Basmati rice and a transitional control system for determining their origin (OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 53).

            (4)  C(2020) 1753 final of 16 March 2020.

            (5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas (OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29).

            (6)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 of 28 July 2003 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12).

            (7)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 of 29 December 2003 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for imports of barley from third countries (OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 7).

            (8)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 of 29 June 2006 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for imports of maize from third countries (OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 44).

            (9)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2006 of 20 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quota for olive oil originating in Tunisia (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 84).

            (10)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1964/2006 of 22 December 2006 laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of an import quota for rice originating in Bangladesh, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3491/90 (OJ L 408, 30.12.2006, p. 20).

            (11)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006 of 22 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms imported from third countries (OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 91).

            (12)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 of 29 March 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas and introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and certain other agricultural products imported from third countries (OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 12).

            (13)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 of 14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (OJ L 125, 15.5.2007, p. 9).

            (14)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 536/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for poultrymeat allocated to the United States of America (OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 6).

            (15)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (OJ L 128, 16.5.2007, p. 19).

            (16)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 of 4 June 2007 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the sector of poultrymeat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries (OJ L 142, 5.6.2007, p. 3).

            (17)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2398/96 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain quotas for imports into the Community of poultrymeat products originating in Israel (OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 40).

            (18)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat (OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 47).

            (19)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2008 of 21 April 2008 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (OJ L 115, 29.4.2008, p. 10).

            (20)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 412/2008 of 8 May 2008 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (OJ L 125, 9.5.2008, p. 7).

            (21)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 of 19 May 2008 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (OJ L 130, 20.5.2008, p. 3).

            (22)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2008 of 30 July 2008 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91 (OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 28).

            (23)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1067/2008 of 30 October 2008 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 290, 31.10.2008, p. 3).

            (24)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 57).

            (25)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 of 27 May 2009 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the pigmeat sector (OJ L 129, 28.5.2009, p. 13).

            (26)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 610/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile (OJ L 180, 11.7.2009, p. 5).

            (27)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (OJ L 254, 26.9.2009, p. 82).

            (28)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1255/2010 of 22 December 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import tariff quotas for baby beef products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (OJ L 342, 28.12.2010, p. 1).

            (29)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 of 7 December 2011 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (OJ L 325, 8.12.2011, p. 6).

            (30)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2012 of 7 June 2012 opening and providing for the management of a tariff quota for broken rice of CN code 1006 40 00 for production of food preparations of CN code 1901 10 00 (OJ L 148, 8.6.2012, p. 1).

            (31)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1223/2012 of 18 December 2012 laying down detailed rules for the application of an import tariff quota for live bovine animals of a weight exceeding 160 kg and originating in Switzerland provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 349, 19.12.2012, p. 39).

            (32)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 82/2013 of 29 January 2013 laying down detailed rules for the application of an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef originating in Switzerland (OJ L 28, 30.1.2013, p. 3).

            (33)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 593/2013 of 21 June 2013 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (OJ L 170, 22.6.2013, p. 32).

            (34)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2076 of 18 November 2015 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for fresh and frozen pigmeat originating in Ukraine (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 51).

            (35)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 of 18 November 2015 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins originating in Ukraine (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 57).

            (36)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 of 18 November 2015 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 63).

            (37)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2079 of 18 November 2015 opening and providing for the administration of a Union import tariff quota for fresh and frozen beef and veal originating in Ukraine (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 71).

            (38)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2081 of 18 November 2015 opening and providing for the administration of import tariff quotas for certain cereals originating in Ukraine (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 81).

            (39)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1585 of 19 September 2017 opening and providing for the administration of Union tariff quotas for fresh and frozen beef and veal and pigmeat originating in Canada and amending Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 and Implementing Regulations (EU) No 481/2012 and (EU) No 593/2013 (OJ L 241, 20.9.2017, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/673 of 14 May 2020 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Tomate La Cañada’ (PGI)

text:
                  20.5.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 158/2

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/673
         of 14 May 2020
         approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Tomate La Cañada’ (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 Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Tomate La Cañada’, registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 487/2012 (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 ‘Tomate La Cañada’ (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, 14 May 2020.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 487/2012 of 7 June 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Tomate La Cañada (IGP)) (OJ L 150, 9.6.2012, p. 66).

            (3)  OJ C 431, 23.12.2019, p. 20.


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1171 of 7 August 2020 implementing Article 17(3) of Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic

text:
                  10.8.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 260/1

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1171
         of 7 August 2020
         implementing Article 17(3) of Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 of 10 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic (1), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 10 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 224/2014.

                     (2)

                     On 28 July 2020, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 2127 (2013) updated the information relating to six persons subject to restrictive measures.

                     (3)

                     Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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 August 2020.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               M. ROTH

            (1)  OJ L 70, 11.3.2014, p. 1.

            ANNEX
            In Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014, entries 1, 4, 5, 7, 12 and 13 are replaced by the following entries:

               ‘1.   Francois Yangouvonda BOZIZÉ (alias : a) Bozize Yangouvonda b) Samuel Peter Mudde (born 16 December 1948, in Izo South Sudan)
               Title: a) Former Head of State Central African Republic b) Professor
               Date of Birth: a) 14 October 1946 b) 16 December 1948
               Place of Birth: a) Mouila, Gabon b) Izo, South Sudan
               Nationality: a) Central African Republic b) South Sudan
               Passport no: D00002264, issued on 11 June 2013 (issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Juba, South Sudan. Expires on 11 June 2017. Diplomatic passport issued under name Samuel Peter Mudde)
               National identification no: M4800002143743 (Personal number on passport)
               Address: a) Uganda b) Bangui, Central African Republic (since his return from Uganda in December 2019)
               Date of UN designation: 9 May 2014
               Other information: Mother’s name is Martine Kofio. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
               Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:
               Bozize was listed on 9 May 2014 pursuant to paragraph 36 of resolution 2134 (2014) as ‘engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of CAR’.

                  Additional information

               In liaison with his supporters, Bozize encouraged the attack of 5 December 2013 on Bangui. Since then, he has continued trying to run destabilization operations in order to maintain tensions in the capital of CAR. Bozize reportedly created the anti-Balaka militia group before he fled the CAR on March 24, 2013. In a communique, Bozize called on his militia to pursue the atrocities against the current regime and the Islamists. Bozize reportedly provided financial and material support to militiamen who are working to destabilize the ongoing transition and to bring Bozize back to power. The bulk of the anti-Balaka are from the Central African Armed Forces who dispersed into the countryside after the coup d'état and were subsequently reorganized by Bozize. Bozize and his supporters control more than half the anti-Balaka units.
               Forces loyal to Bozize were armed with assault rifles, mortars and rocket-launchers and they have become increasingly involved in reprisal attacks against CAR's Muslim population. The situation in CAR deteriorated rapidly after the December 5, 2013, attack in Bangui by anti-Balaka forces that left over 700 people dead.
               4.   Alfred YEKATOM (alias: a) Alfred Yekatom Saragba b) Alfred Ekatom c) Alfred Saragba d) Colonel Rombhot e) Colonel Rambo f) Colonel Rambot g) Colonel Rombot h) Colonel Romboh)
               Designation: Chief Corporal of the Forces Armées Centrafricaines (FACA)
               Date of birth: 23 June 1976
               Place of birth: Central African Republic
               Nationality: Central African Republic
               Address: a) Mbaiki, Lobaye Province, Central African Republic (Tel. +236 72 15 47 07 / +236 75 09 43 41) b) Bimbo, Ombella-Mpoko province, Central African Republic (previous location) c) The Hague (since his transfer to the International Criminal Court on 17 November 2018)
               Date of UN designation: 20 August 2015
               Other information: Has controlled and commanded a large group of armed militia men. Father’s name (adoptive father) is Ekatom Saragba (also spelled Yekatom Saragba). Brother of Yves Saragba, an anti-Balaka commander in Batalimo, Lobaye province, and a former FACA soldier. Physical description: eye colour: black; hair colour: bold; complexion: black; height: 170cm; weight: 100kg.
               Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
               Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:
               Alfred Yekatom was listed on 20 August 2015 pursuant to paragraph 11 of Resolution 2196 (2015) as ‘engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, including acts that threaten or violate transitional agreements, or that threaten or impede the political transition process, including a transition toward free and fair democratic elections, or that fuel violence’.

                  Additional information:

               Alfred Yekatom, also known as Colonel Rombhot, is a militia leader of a faction of the anti-Balakas movement, known as the ‘anti-Balaka from the South’. He has held the rank of Chief Corporal in the Forces Armées Centrafricaines (FACA — Central African Republic armed forces).
               Yekatom has engaged in and provided support for acts that undermine the peace, stability and security of the Central African Republic, including acts that threaten transitional agreements, and that threaten the political transition process. Yekatom has controlled and commanded a large group of armed militiamen with presence in the neighbourhood of PK9 in Bangui, and in the towns of Bimbo (Ombella-Mpoko province), Cekia, Pissa, and Mbaïki (capital of the Lobaye province), and had established his head-quarters in a forestry concession in Batalimo.
               Yekatom has been in direct control of a dozen checkpoints manned by an average of ten armed militia men wearing army uniforms and carrying weapons, including military assault rifles, from the main bridge between Bimbo and Bangui to Mbaïki (Lobaye province), and from Pissa to Batalimo (next to the border with the Republic of Congo), collecting unauthorized taxes from private vehicles and motorcycles, passenger vans and trucks exporting forestry resources to Cameroon and Chad, but also from boats navigating on the Oubangui river. Yekatom has been observed personally collecting part of these unauthorized taxes. Yekatom and his militia have also reportedly killed civilians.
               5   Habib SOUSSOU (alias: Soussou Abib)
               Designation: a) Coordinator of anti-Balaka for Lobaye province b) Master-corporal of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA)
               Date of birth: 13 March 1980
               Place of birth: Central African Republic
               Nationality: Central African Republic
               Address: Boda, Central African Republic (Tel. +236 72198628)
               Date of UN designation: 20 August 2015
               Other information: Appointed as anti-balaka zone commander (COMZONE) of Boda on 11 April 2014 and on 28 June 2014, for the entire Lobaye Province. Under his command, targeted killings, clashes and attacks against humanitarian organizations and aid workers have continued to take place. Physical description: eye colour: brown; hair colour: black; height: 160cm; weight: 60kg. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
               Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:
               Habib Soussou was listed on 20 August 2015 pursuant to paragraphs 11 and 12 (b) and (e) of Resolution 2196 (2015) as ‘engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, including acts that threaten or violate transitional agreements, or that threaten or impede the political transition process, including a transition toward free and fair democratic elections, or that fuel violence’; ‘involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law, as applicable, or that constitute human rights abuses or violations, in the CAR, including acts involving sexual violence, targeting of civilians, ethnic- or religious-based attacks, attacks on schools and hospitals, and abduction and forced displacement’ and; ‘obstructing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the CAR, or access to, or distribution of, humanitarian assistance in the CAR’.

                  Additional information:

               Habib Soussou was appointed as anti-Balaka zone commander (COMZONE) of Boda on 11 April 2014, and he has claimed that he was therefore responsible for the security situation in the sous- préfecture. On 28 June 2014, general coordinator of the anti-Balaka Patrice Edouard Ngaïssona appointed Habib Soussou as provincial coordinator for the town of Boda since 11 April 2014 and since 28 June 2014 for the entire province of Lobaye. Targeted killings, clashes and attacks by anti-Balaka in Boda against humanitarian organizations and aid workers have occurred on a weekly basis in areas for which Soussou is the anti-Balaka commander or coordinator. Soussous and the anti-Balaka forces in these areas have also targeted and threatened to target civilians.
               7   Haroun GAYE (alias: a) Haroun Geye b) Aroun Gaye c) Aroun Geye)
               Designation: Rapporteur of the political coordination of the Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC)
               Date of birth: a) 30 January 1968 b) 30 January 1969
               Passport no: Central African Republic number O00065772 (letter O followed by 3 zeros), expires 30 December 2019)
               Address: a) Bangui, Central African Republic b) Ndélé, Bamingui-Bangoran
               Date of UN designation: 17 December 2015
               Other information: Gaye is a leader of the Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC) (not listed) a marginalized ex-Seleka armed group in Bangui. He is also a leader of the so-called “Defense Committee” of Bangui’s PK5 (known as PK5 Resistance’ or ‘Texas’) (not listed), which extorts money from residents and threatens and employs physical violence. Gaye was appointed on 2 November 2014 by Nourredine Adam (CFi.002) as rapporteur of the political coordination of the FPRC. On 9 May 2014, the Security Council Committee established by resolution 2127 (2013) on CAR included Adam on its sanctions list. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
               Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:
               Haroun Gaye was listed on 17 December 2015 pursuant to paragraphs 11 and 12(b) and (f) of Resolution 2196 (2015) as ‘engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR’; ‘involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law, as applicable, or that constitute human rights abuses or violations, in the CAR, including acts involving sexual violence, targeting of civilians, ethnic- or religious-based attacks, attacks on schools and hospitals, and abduction and forced displacement’; and ‘involved in planning, directing, sponsoring, or conducting attacks against UN missions or international security presences, including Minusca, the European Union missions and French operations which support them’.

                  Additional information:

               Haroun Gaye has been, since early 2014, one of the leaders of an armed group operating in the PK5 neighbourhood in Bangui. Civil Society representatives of the PK5 neighbourhood state that Gaye and his armed group are fuelling the conflict in Bangui, opposing the reconciliation and preventing movements of population to and from the third district of Bangui. On 11 May 2015, Gaye and 300 demonstrators blocked access to the National Transitional Council to disrupt the final day of the Bangui Forum. Gaye is reported to have collaborated with anti-Balaka officials to coordinate the disruption.
               On 26 June 2015, Gaye and a small entourage disrupted the opening of a voter registration drive in Bangui's PK5 neighbourhood, causing the registration drive to close.
               Minusca attempted to arrest Gaye on 2 August 2015, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 32(f)(i) of the Security Council Resolution 2217 (2015). Gaye, who was reportedly informed of the arrest attempt in advance, was ready with supporters armed with heavy weaponry. Gaye's forces opened fire on the Minusca Joint Task Force. In a seven-hour firefight, Gaye's men employed firearms, and rocket-propelled and hand grenades against Minusca troops and killed one peacekeeper and injured eight. Gaye was involved in encouraging violent protests and clashes in late September 2015 in what appears to have been a coup attempt to overthrow the Transitional Government. The coup attempt was likely led by former president Bozize's supporters in an alliance of convenience with Gaye and other FPRC leaders. It appears that Gaye aimed to create a cycle of retaliatory attacks that would threaten the upcoming elections. Gaye was in charge of coordination with marginalised elements of the anti-Balaka.
               On 1 October 2015, a meeting took place in the PK5 neighbourhood between Eugène Barret Ngaïkosset, a member of a marginalised anti-Balaka group and Gaye, with the aim of planning a joint attack on Bangui on Saturday 3 October. Gaye's group prevented people inside the PK5 neighbourhood from leaving it, in order to reinforce the communal identity of the Muslim population to exacerbate inter-ethnic tensions and avoid reconciliation. On 26 October 2015, Gaye and his group interrupted a meeting between the Archbishop of Bangui and the Imam of the Central Mosque of Bangui, and threatened the delegation which had to retreat from the Central Mosque and flee the PK5 neighbourhood.
               12   Abdoulaye HISSENE (alias : a) Abdoulaye Issène b) Abdoulaye Hissein c) Hissene Abdoulaye d) Abdoulaye Issène Ramadane e) Abdoulaye Issene Ramadan f) Issene Abdoulaye)
               Title: President of the Conseil National de Défense et de Sécurité (CNDS) and military leader of the Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de la Centrafrique
               Designation: “general”
               Date of birth: a) 1967 b) 1 January 1967
               Place of birth: a) Ndele, Bamingui-Bangoran, Central African Republic b) Haraze Mangueigne, Chad
               Nationality: a) Central African Republic b) Chad
               Passport no: a) CAR diplomatic passport no. D00000897, issued on 5 Apr. 2013 (valid until 4 April 2018) b) CAR diplomatic passport no. D00004262, issued on 11 March 2014 (expires on 10 March 2019)
               National identification no: Chad national identity card no. 103-00653129-22, issued on 21 Apr. 2009 (expires on 21 April 2019)
               Address: a) KM5, Bangui, Central African Republic b) Nana-Grebizi, Central African Republic c) Ndjari, Ndjamena, Chad d) Ndélé, Bamingui-Bangoran (main location since August 2016)
               Date of UN designation: 17 May 2017
               Other information: Hissène was formerly the Minister of Youth and Sports as part of the Cabinet for the Central African Republic’s former President Michel Djotodia. Prior to that, he was the head of the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace, a political party. He also established himself as a leader of armed militias in Bangui, in particular in the “PK5” (3rd district) neighborhood. In October 2016, Abdoulaye Hissène was appointed President of the Conseil National de Défense et de Sécurité, a body which was created at the time to gather military leaders and commanding fighters from all ex-Séléka factions. He has remained in this position since then, but has actual control over FPRC fighters only. Father’s name is Abdoulaye. Mother’s name is Absita Moussa. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOLUN Security Council Special Notice web link:
               https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
               Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:
               Abdoulaye Hissène was listed on 17 May 2017 pursuant to paragraphs 16 and 17(g) of resolution 2339 (2017) as ‘engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, including acts that threaten or impede the political transition process, or the stabilisation and reconciliation process or that fuel violence;’ and ‘involved in planning, directing, sponsoring, or conducting attacks against UN missions or international security presences, including MINUSCA, the European Union Missions and French operations which support them.’

                  Additional information:

               Abdoulaye Hissène and other members of the ex-Séléka collaborated with anti-balaka spoilers allied with former Central African Republic (CAR) President François Bozizé, including Maxime Mokom, to encourage violent protests and clashes in September 2015 as part of a failed coup attempt to bring down the Government while then-Transitional President Catherine Samba-Panza was attending the 2015 UN General Assembly. Mokom, Hissène, and others were indicted by the CAR government for various criminal offenses, including murder, arson, torture, and looting, stemming from the failed coup.
               Since 2015, Hissène had become one of the main leaders of armed militias located in the ‘PK5’ neighbourhood of Bangui which comprised more than 100 men. As such, he prevented the freedom of movement and the return of state authority in the area, including through illegal taxation of transportation and commercial activities. In the second half of 2015, Hissène acted as the representative of the ex-Séléka ‘Nairobists’ in Bangui operating in a rapprochement with anti-balaka fighters under Mokom. Armed men under the control of Haroun Gaye and Hissène participated in the violent events which took place in Bangui between 26 September and 3 October 2015.
               Members of Hissène's group are suspected of having been involved in an attack on the 13 December 2015 — the day of the constitutional referendum — on the vehicle of Mohamed Moussa Dhaffane, a leader of the ex-Séléka. Hissène is accused of orchestrating violence in Bangui's KM5 district that killed five, wounded twenty, and prevented residents from voting in the constitutional referendum. Hissène put the elections at risk by creating a cycle of retaliatory attacks between different groups.
               On 15 March 2016, Hissène was apprehended by the police at Bangui M'poko airport and transferred to the research and investigation section of the national gendarmerie. His militia subsequently released him, using force, and stole one weapon previously handed over by MINUSCA as part of an exemption request approved by the Committee.
               On 19 June 2016, following the arrest of Muslim traders by internal security forces at ‘PK 12’, militias of Gaye and Hissène kidnapped five national policemen in Bangui. On 20 June, MINUSCA attempted to release the policemen. Armed men under the control of Hissène and Gaye exchanged fire with the peacekeepers attempting to release the hostages. As a result, at least six individuals were killed and one peacekeeper was injured.
               On 12 August 2016, Hissène took the lead of a 6-vehicle convoy with heavily armed individuals. The convoy, which was fleeing Bangui, was intercepted by MINUSCA south of Sibut. En route to the North, the convoy exchanged fire with internal security forces at several checkpoints. The convoy was eventually stopped by MINUSCA 40 km south of Sibut. After multiple gunfights, MINUSCA captured 11 of the men, but Hissène and several others escaped. Individuals arrested indicated to MINUSCA that Hissène was the leader of the convoy whose objective was to reach Bria and participate in the Assembly of ex-Séléka groups organised by Nourredine Adam.
               In August and September 2016, the Panel of Experts travelled twice to Sibut in order to inspect the belongings of the convoy of Hissène, Gaye and Hamit Tidjani, seized by MINUSCA on 13 August. The Panel also inspected the ammunition seized in the house of Hissène on 16 August. Lethal and non-lethal military equipment was recovered in the six vehicles and from the apprehended individuals. On 16 August 2016, the Central Gendarmerie raided the home of Hissène in Bangui. More than 700 weapons were found.
               On 4 September 2016, a group of ex-Séléka elements coming from Kaga-Bandoro on six motor-bikes to pick up Hissène and his affiliates opened fire against MINUSCA next to Dékoa. During this incident, one ex-Séléka fighter was killed, and two peacekeepers and one civilian were wounded.
               13.   Martin KOUMTAMADJI (alias: a) Abdoulaye Miskine b) Abdoullaye Miskine c) Martin Nadingar Koumtamadji d) Martin Nkoumtamadji e) Martin Koumta Madji f) Omar Mahamat)
               Designation: President and commander-in-chief of the Front Démocratique du Peuple Centrafricain (FDPC)
               Date of birth: a) 5 October 1965 b) 3 March 1965
               Place of birth: a) Ndïnaba, Chad b) Kobo, Central African Republic c) Kabo, Central African Republic
               Nationality: a) Chad b) Central African Republic c) Congo
               Passport no: a) CAR diplomatic passport no. 06FBO2262, issued on 22 February 2007 (expired on 21 February 2012) b) Congo service passport number SA0020249 , issued on 22 January 2019 (expires on 21 January 2022)
               Address: a) Am Dafock, Vakaga prefecture, Central African Republic b) Ndjamena, Chad (since his arrest in November 2019)
               Date of UN designation: 20 April 2020
               Other information: Martin Koumtamadji founded the FDPC in 2005. He joined the Séléka coalition in December 2012 before leaving it in April 2013 after the rebels took power in Bangui. After being arrested in Cameroon, he was then transferred to Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo. He always remained in command of his troops on the ground in the CAR even when he was in Brazzaville before returning to the CAR (between November 2014 and 2019). The FDPC signed the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the CAR on 6 February 2019 but Martin Koumtamadji remains a threat to the peace, stability and security of the CAR. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
               Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:
               President and commander-in-chief of the Front Démocratique du Peuple Centrafricain (FDPC, an armed group engaged in violent activities), Martin Koumatamadji has engaged in acts threatening the peace, stability and security of the CAR and, in particular, the implementation of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in CAR signed on 6 February 2019 in Bangui.
               He refused the disarmament of FDPC combatants, as per his commitments as a signatory of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the CAR, and threatened to overthrow President Touadéra in July 2019.
               He began cooperating with sanctioned individual Nourredine Adam (CFi.002) in June 2019 and engaged in arms trafficking with a close associate of Nourredine Adam, in order to build up the military capabilities of the FDPC.
               He also made an offer to the Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de la Centrafrique (FPRC) to carry out a military operation with his armed group during the fighting in Vakaga prefecture in 2019.
               He continued to impede the restoration of state authority in the areas of operation of the FPDC by maintaining illegal roadblocks to extort cattle herders, economic actors (including gold mining companies operating in the Nana-Mambéré prefecture), and travellers.
               Under his leadership, the FDPC committed acts that constituted human rights abuses or violations in the Nana-Mambéré prefecture, including attacks directed against civilians in April 2019, abductions of civilians in March 2019 (near Zoukombo) and acts of sexual and gender-based violence in May 2019 (in Bagary). In 2017, the FDPC also committed 14 acts of sexual violence in conflict.
               Between 2016 and 2019, the FDPC recruited children to serve as soldiers in armed conflict and forced eleven girls into marriage with FDPC members.
               In March 2019, he was involved in obstructing the delivery of humanitarian aid when the FDPC, under Miskine’s leadership, conducted a series of attacks on the main road into Bangui from Cameroon.
               Finally, FDPC elements skirmished with MINUSCA in April 2019 near Zoukombo (Nana-Mambéré prefecture) and on the Bouar-Beleko axis.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1176 of 7 August 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1387 as regards postponing dates of application of certain measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
                  10.8.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 259/10

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1176
         of 7 August 2020
         amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1387 as regards postponing dates of application of certain measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (1), and in particular Article 31 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Measures introduced to contain the COVID-19 pandemic severely hamper the ability of Member States and the aviation industry to prepare for the application of a number of recently adopted Implementing Regulations in the field of aviation safety.

                     (2)

                     Confinement and changes in the working conditions and availability of employees, combined with the additional workload required to manage the significant negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for all stakeholders, are impairing preparations for the application of these Implementing Regulations.

                     (3)

                     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1387 (2) lays down new standards on aircraft landing performance calculation, which are applicable from 5 November 2020. In order to avoid that the application of these standards impedes the seamless process of resumption of flights in the context of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic because of additional operational requirements, their applicability should thus be postponed in order to allow the competent authorities and stakeholders to prepare for their implementation.

                     (4)

                     The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has confirmed to the Commission that postponing the application of the provisions referred to in recital 3 by a limited time is possible without having a detrimental effect on aviation safety, as those rules contain technical alleviations for industry that are best implemented in a normal operational environment.

                     (5)

                     In order to provide an immediate relief for national authorities and all stakeholders during the COVID-19 pandemic and allow them to adapt their planning to prepare for the postponed application of the provisions concerned, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

                     (6)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee established by Article 127 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            In the third paragraph of Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1387, ‘5 November 2020’ is replaced by ‘12 August 2021’.

            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, 7 August 2020.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

            (1)  OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1.

            (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1387 of 1 August 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 as regards requirements for aeroplane landing performance calculations and the standards for assessing the runway surface conditions, update on certain aircraft safety equipment and requirements and operations without holding an extended range operational approval (OJ L 229, 5.9.2019, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1373 of 1 October 2020 concerning the authorisation of zinc chelate of lysine and glutamic acid as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
                  2.10.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 319/15

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1373
         of 1 October 2020
         concerning the authorisation of zinc chelate of lysine and glutamic acid as a feed additive for all animal species
         (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 9(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 such authorisation.

                     (2)

                     In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application was submitted for the authorisation of zinc chelate of lysine and glutamic acid. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of that Regulation.

                     (3)

                     That application concerns the authorisation of zinc chelate of lysine and glutamic acid as a feed additive for all animal species to be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’.

                     (4)

                     The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 2 July 2019 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, zinc chelate of lysine and glutamic acid does not have an adverse effect on animal health and consumer health. It also concluded that the additive is considered as a potential skin and respiratory sensitizer and stated a risk for the users of the additive upon inhalation. Therefore, appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on human health, in particular as regards the users of the additive. The Authority also concluded that that additive does not pose an additional risk for the environment compared to other compounds of zinc and that it is an efficacious source of zinc for all animal species. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It 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)

                     The assessment of that additive shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are, subject to the relevant protective measures for the users of the additive, satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that additive should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

                     (6)

                     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
            The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘compounds of trace elements’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

            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, 1 October 2020.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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

            (2)  EFSA Journal 2019;17(7):5782.

            ANNEX

                           Identification number of the additive

                           Name of the holder of authorisation

                           Additive

                           Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                           Species or category of animal

                           Maximum age

                           Minimum content

                           Maximum content

                           Other provisions

                           End of period of authorisation

                           Content of element (Zn) in mg/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %

                           Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements

                        3b615

                        -

                        Zinc chelate of lysine and glutamic acid

                           Additive composition:

                        Mixture of chelates of zinc with lysine and chelates of zinc with glutamic acid in a ratio of 1:1 as a powder with
                        a zinc content between 17 and 19 %,
                        a lysine content between 19 and 21 %,
                        a glutamic acid content between 21 and 23 % and a maximum of 3 % moisture

                        All animal species

                        -

                        -

                        Dogs and cats: 200 (total) Salmonids and milk replacers for calves: 180 (total)
                        Piglets, sows, rabbits and all fish other than salmonids: 150 (total)
                        Other species and categories: 120 (total)

                                    1.

                                    The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.

                                    2.

                                    Zinc chelate of lysine and glutamic acid may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation.

                                    3.

                                    For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures to address the potential risks by inhalation, dermal or eyes contact. Where risks cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by these procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.

                        22.10.2030.

                           Characterisation of the active substances:

                        Chemical formulas:
                        Zinc-2,6-diaminohexanoic acid, chloride and hydrogen sulfate salt:
                        C6H19ClN2O8SZn
                        Zinc-2-aminopentanedioic acid, sodium and hydrogen sulfate salt:
                        C5H8NNaO8SZn

                           Analytical methods
                            (*):
                        For the quantification of the lysine and glutamic acid content in the feed additive:

                                    —

                                    ion exchange chromatography coupled with post-column derivatisation and photometric detection (IEC-VIS)

                              For the quantification of total zinc in the feed additive:

                                    —

                                    inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, ICP-AES (EN 15 621 ) or

                                    —

                                    atomic absorption spectrometry, AAS (ISO 6869)

                              For proving the chelated structure of the feed additive:

                                    —

                                    mid-infrared (IR) spectrometry together with the determination of the content of the trace element and lysine and glutamic acid in the feed additive

                              For the quantification of total zinc in premixtures:

                                    —

                                    inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, ICP-AES (EN 15 510  or EN 15 621 ) or

                                    —

                                    atomic absorption spectrometry, AAS (ISO 6869) or

                                    —

                                    inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, ICP-MS (EN 17 053 )

                              For the quantification of total zinc in feed materials and compound feed:

                                    —

                                    inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, ICP-AES (EN 15 510  or EN 15 621 ) or

                                    —

                                    atomic absorption spectrometry, AAS (Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 (Annex IV-C) or ISO 6869) or

                                    —

                                    inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, ICP-MS (EN 17 053 )

               (*)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1395 of 5 October 2020 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, its authorisation for chickens reared for laying, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1292/2008 (holder of authorisation Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH) (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
                  6.10.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 324/3

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1395
         of 5 October 2020
         concerning the renewal of the authorisation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, its authorisation for chickens reared for laying, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1292/2008 (holder of authorisation Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH)
         (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 9(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 and renewing such authorisation.

                     (2)

                        Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 was authorised for 10 years as a feed additive for chickens for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1292/2008 (2).

                     (3)

                     In accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted by the holder of the authorisation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 as a feed additive for the renewal of the authorisation for chickens for fattening, and for a new authorisation for chickens reared for laying, requesting that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Articles 7(3) and 14(2) of that Regulation.

                     (4)

                     The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 28 January 2020 (3) that the applicant has provided data demonstrating that the additive complies with the conditions of authorisation. The Authority confirmed its previous conclusions that Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 does not have an adverse effect on animal health, consumer safety or the environment. It also concluded that it is not an irritant to skin/eye or a skin sensitiser but should be considered a potential respiratory sensitiser. Therefore, the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on human health, in particular as regards to users of the additive. The Authority also concluded that the additive has the potential to be efficacious in chickens reared for laying.

                     (5)

                     The assessment of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the authorisation of that additive should be renewed as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

                     (6)

                     As a consequence of the renewal of the authorisation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 as a feed additive under the conditions laid down in the Annex to this Regulation, Regulation (EC) No 1292/2008 should be repealed.

                     (7)

                     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
            The authorisation of the additive specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’ for chickens reared for laying, and for the same category and functional group for chickens for fattening is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

            Article 2
            Regulation (EC) No 1292/2008 is repealed.

            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, 5 October 2020.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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

            (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1292/2008 of 18 December 2008 concerning the authorisation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 (Ecobiol and Ecobiol plus) as a feed additive (OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 36).

            (3)  EFSA Journal 2020;18(2):6014.

            ANNEX

                           Identification number of the additive

                           Name of the holder of authorisation

                           Additive

                           Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                           Species or category of animal

                           Maximum age

                           Minimum content

                           Maximum content

                           Other provisions

                           End of period of authorisation

                           CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

                           Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers.

                        4b1822

                        Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH

                           Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940

                              Additive composition

                        Preparation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 containing a minimum of:

                                    —

                                    1 × 109 CFU/g additive

                              Solid forms

                        Chickens for fattening
                        Chickens reared for laying

                        -

                        1 × 109

                        -

                                    1.

                                    In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

                                    2.

                                    May be used in feed containing the permitted coccidiostats: diclazuril, monensin sodium, or nicarbazin.

                                    3.

                                    For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection, glasses and gloves.

                        26.10.2030

                              Characterisation of active substance

                        Spores of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940

                              Analytical method

                            (1)

                        Enumeration: spread plate method using tryptone soya agar (EN 15 784 )
                        Identification: pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) method.

               (1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1398 of 5 October 2020 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 as a feed additive for horses and repealing Regulation (EC) No 886/2009 (holder of authorisation All-Technology Ireland Ltd) (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
                  6.10.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 324/26

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1398
         of 5 October 2020
         concerning the renewal of the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 as a feed additive for horses and repealing Regulation (EC) No 886/2009 (holder of authorisation All-Technology Ireland Ltd)
         (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 9(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 and renewing such authorisation.

                     (2)

                     The preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 was authorised for 10 years as a feed additive for horses by Commission Regulation (EC) No 886/2009 (2).

                     (3)

                     In accordance with Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted by the holder of that authorisation for the renewal of the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 as a feed additive for horses requesting that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

                     (4)

                     The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 12 November 2019 (3) that, Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 does not have an adverse effect under the authorised conditions of use for the animal health, consumer health or the environment. It also concluded that the additive should be considered as a moderate eye irritant and a potential skin and respiratory sensitiser. Therefore, the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on human health, in particular as regards the users of the additive. Since the Authority was unable to conclude on the new proposed minimum dose, the previous doses should be maintained.

                     (5)

                     The assessment of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the authorisation of that additive should be renewed as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

                     (6)

                     As a consequence of the renewal of the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 as a feed additive under the conditions laid down in the Annex to this Regulation, Regulation (EC) No 886/2009 should be repealed.

                     (7)

                     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
            The authorisation of the additive specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

            Article 2
            Regulation (EC) No 886/2009 is repealed.

            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, 5 October 2020.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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

            (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 886/2009 of 25 September 2009 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 as a feed additive for horses (holder of authorisation Alltech France) (OJ L 254, 26.9.2009, p. 66).

            (3)  EFSA Journal 2019; 17(12):5918.

            ANNEX

                           Identification number of the additive

                           Name of the holder of authorisation

                           Additive

                           Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                           Species or category of animal

                           Maximum age

                           Minimum content

                           Maximum content

                           Other provisions

                           End of period of authorisation

                           CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

                           Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancer.

                        4a1704

                        All-Technology Ireland Ltd.

                           Saccharomyces cerevisae

                        CBS 493.94

                           Additive composition

                        Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisae CBS 493.94 containing a minimum of:
                        1 × 109 CFU/g additive
                        Powder and granulated form

                        Horses

                        -

                        1,6 × 109

                        -

                                    1.

                                    In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

                                    2.

                                    For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from their use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including eyes, skin and breathing protection.

                        26.10.2030

                           Characterisation of active substance

                        Viable cells of Saccharomyces cerevisae CBS 493.94

                           Analytical method
                            (1)

                        Enumeration: pour plate method
                        using chloramphenicol glucose yeast
                        extract agar (EN 15789:2009).
                        Identification: polymerase chain
                        reaction (PCR) method (CEN/TS 15790:2008)

               (1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1673 of 5 November 2020 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (‘Trójniak staropolski tradycyjny’ (TSG))

text:
                  12.11.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 378/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1673
         of 5 November 2020
         approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (‘Trójniak staropolski tradycyjny’ (TSG))
         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 Poland’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the traditional speciality guaranteed ‘Trójniak staropolski tradycyjny’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 729/2008 (2), as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1898 (3).

                     (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 (4) as required by Article 50(2)(b) 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 ‘Trójniak staropolski tradycyjny’ (TSG) 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, 5 November 2020.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 729/2008 of 28 July 2008 entering certain designations in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Czwórniak (TSG), Dwójniak (TSG), Półtorak (TSG), Trójniak (TSG)) (OJ L 200, 29.7.2008, p. 6).

            (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1898 of 18 October 2017 entering certain names in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Półtorak staropolski tradycyjny (TSG), Dwójniak staropolski tradycyjny (TSG), Trójniak staropolski tradycyjny (TSG), Czwórniak staropolski tradycyjny (TSG), Kiełbasa jałowcowa staropolska (TSG), Kiełbasa myśliwska staropolska (TSG) and Olej rydzowy tradycyjny (TSG)) (OJ L 269, 19.10.2017, p. 3).

            (4)  OJ C 216, 30.6.2020, p. 24.


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1695 of 12 November 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

text:
                  13.11.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 381/6

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1695
         of 12 November 2020
         implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (1), and in particular Article 46(2) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 23 March 2012 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

                     (2)

                     On 18 June 2020 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2020/847 (2).

                     (3)

                     Following the judgment of the General Court in Case T-490/18 (3), Neda Industrial Group should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

                     (4)

                     Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 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 November 2020.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               M. ROTH

            (1)  OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.

            (2)  Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/847 of 18 June 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ L 196, 19.6.2020, p. 1).

            (3)  Judgment of the General Court of 8 July 2020, Neda Industrial Group v Council of the European Union, T-490/18, ECLI:EU:T:2020:318.

            ANNEX
            In Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, Annex IX, Part I, Section B (Entities), the following entry is deleted:

                        ‘47.

                        Neda Industrial Group’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1678 of 6 November 2020 approving amendments to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication (‘Rioja’ (PDO))

text:
                  13.11.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 379/24

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1678
         of 6 November 2020
         approving amendments to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication (‘Rioja’ (PDO))
         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), and in particular Article 99 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     The Commission has examined the application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Rioja’, forwarded by Spain in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (2)

                     The Commission has published the application for the approval of the amendments to the specification in the Official Journal of the European Union, as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (2).

                     (3)

                     No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (4)

                     The amendments to the specification should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (5)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Rioja’ (PDO) 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, 6 November 2020.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

                  Member of the Commission

            (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

            (2)  OJ C 152, 7.5.2020. p. 6.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1679 of 6 November 2020 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Soltvadkerti’ (PDO)

text:
                  13.11.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 379/25

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1679
         of 6 November 2020
         conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Soltvadkerti’ (PDO)
         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), and in particular Article 99 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘Soltvadkerti’ forwarded by Hungary and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

                     (2)

                     No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (3)

                     In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Soltvadkerti’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.

                     (4)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The name ‘Soltvadkerti’ (PDO) is hereby protected.

            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, 6 November 2020.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

                  Member of the Commission

            (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

            (2)  OJ C 170, 18.5.2020, p. 51.