title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1235/2012 of 19 December 2012 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               20.12.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 350/44

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1235/2012
   of 19 December 2012
   amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin
   (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 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (2) lays down rules concerning the increased level of official controls to be carried out on imports of feed and food of non-animal origin listed in Annex I thereto (‘the list’), at the points of entry into the territories referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

               (2)

               Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 provides that the list is to be reviewed on a regular basis, and at least quarterly, taking into account at least the sources of information referred to in that Article.

               (3)

               The occurrence and relevance of food incidents notified through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the findings of audits to third countries carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office, as well as the quarterly reports on consignments of feed and food of non-animal origin submitted by Member States to the Commission in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 indicate that the list should be amended.

               (4)

               In particular, for consignments of dried vine fruit from Afghanistan, watermelons from Brazil, strawberries from China, peas and beans from Kenya, mint from Morocco, watermelon seeds and derived products from Sierra Leone and certain herbs, spices and vegetables from Vietnam, the relevant sources of information indicate the emergence of new risks and/or a degree of non-compliance with the relevant safety requirements, thereby warranting the introduction of an increased level of official controls. Entries concerning those consignments should be therefore included in the list.

               (5)

               The list should also be amended to decrease the intensity of official controls of the commodities for which the available information indicates an overall improvement of compliance with the relevant requirements provided for in Union legislation and for which the current frequency of official controls is therefore no longer justified. The entries in the list concerning aubergines and bitter melon from Dominican Republic, spices from India and Yardlong beans, aubergines and Brassica vegetables from Thailand, should be therefore amended accordingly.

               (6)

               The list should also be amended by deleting the entries for commodities for which available information indicates an overall satisfactory degree of compliance with the relevant safety requirements provided for in Union legislation and for which an increased control frequency is therefore no longer justified. The entries in the list concerning peaches from Egypt, feed additives and premixtures from India and Capsicum annuum from Peru should be therefore deleted.

               (7)

               With a view to better targeting certain products set out in the list, TARIC codes have to be added, where appropriate. Amendment of certain CN codes is also necessary to align with the revised Combined Nomenclature applying as of 1 January 2013.

               (8)

               In the interest of consistency and clarity of Union legislation, it is appropriate to replace Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (9)

               Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (10)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 January 2013.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 19 December 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11.

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX I

               Feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls at the designated point of entry

                        Feed and food
                        (intended use)

                        CN code (1)

                        TARIC sub-division

                        Country of origin

                        Hazard

                        Frequency of physical and identity checks
                        (%)

                        Dried grapes
                        (vine fruit)

                        0806 20

                        Afghanistan (AF)

                        Ochratoxin A

                        50

                        (Food)

                        Hazelnuts
                        (in shell or shelled)

                        0802 21 00; 0802 22 00

                        Azerbaijan (AZ)

                        Aflatoxins

                        10

                        (Feed and food)

                        Watermelon

                        0807 11 00

                        Brazil (BR)

                        Salmonella

                        10

                        (Food)

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell

                                    —

                                 1202 41 00

                        Brazil (BR)

                        Aflatoxins

                        10

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled

                                    —

                                 1202 42 00

                                    —

                                    Peanut butter

                                    —

                                 2008 11 10

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved

                                    —

                                    2008 11 91; 2008 11 96; 2008 11 98

                        (Feed and food)

                        Strawberries (frozen)

                        0811 10

                        China (CN)

                        Norovirus and hepatitis A

                        5

                        (Food)

                           Brassica oleracea

                        (other edible Brassica, ‘Chinese Broccoli’) (13)

                        ex 0704 90 90

                        40

                        China (CN)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (14)

                        10

                        (Food — fresh or chilled)

                        Dried Noodles

                        ex 1902 11 00;

                        10

                        China (CN)

                        Aluminium

                        10

                        ex 1902 19 10;

                        10

                        ex 1902 19 90;

                        10

                        ex 1902 20 10;

                        10

                        ex 1902 20 30;

                        10

                        ex 1902 20 91;

                        10

                        ex 1902 20 99;

                        10

                        ex 1902 30 10;

                        10

                        ex 1902 30 10

                        91

                        (Food)

                        Pomelos

                        ex 0805 40 00

                        31; 39

                        China (CN)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (11)

                        20

                        (Food — fresh)

                        Tea, whether or not flavoured

                        0902

                        China (CN)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (10)

                        10

                        (Food)

                                    —

                                    Aubergines

                                    —

                                    0709 30 00; ex 0710 80 95

                        72

                        Dominican Republic (DO)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (3)

                        10

                                    —

                                    Bitter melon (Mormodica charantia)

                                    —

                                    ex 0709 99 90;

                        70

                        ex 0710 80 95

                        70

                        (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)

                                    —

                                    Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)

                                    —

                                    ex 0708 20 00;

                        10

                        Dominican Republic (DO)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (3)

                        20

                        ex 0710 22 00

                        10

                                    —

                                    Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)

                                    —

                                    0709 60 10; ex 0709 60 99

                        20

                                    —

                                    0710 80 51; ex 0710 80 59

                        20

                        (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)

                                    —

                                    Oranges (fresh or dried)

                                    —

                                    0805 10 20; 0805 10 80

                        Egypt (EG)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (7)

                        10

                                    —

                                    Pomegranates

                                    —

                                 ex 0810 90 75

                        30

                                    —

                                    Strawberries

                                    —

                                 0810 10 00

                        (Food – fresh fruits)

                        Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)

                        0709 60 10; ex 0709 60 99;

                        20

                        Egypt (EG)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (12)

                        10

                        0710 80 51; ex 0710 80 59

                        20

                        (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen)

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell

                                    —

                                 1202 41 00

                        Ghana (GH)

                        Aflatoxins

                        50

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled

                                    —

                                 1202 42 00

                                    —

                                    Peanut butter

                                    —

                                 2008 11 10

                        (Feed and Food)

                        Curry leaves (Bergera/Murraya koenigii)

                        ex 1211 90 86

                        10

                        India (IN)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single residue methods (5)

                        50

                        (Food – fresh herbs)

                                    —

                                       Capsicum annuum, whole

                                    —

                                 0904 21 10

                        India (IN)

                        Aflatoxins

                        10

                                    —

                                       Capsicum annuum, crushed or ground

                                    —

                                 ex 0904 22 00

                        10

                                    —

                                    Dried fruit of the genus Capsicum, whole, other than sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum)

                                    —

                                 0904 21 90

                                    —

                                    Curry (chilli products)

                                    —

                                 0910 91 05

                                    —

                                    Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

                                    —

                                    0908 11 00; 0908 12 00

                                    —

                                    Mace (Myristica fragrans)

                                    —

                                    0908 21 00; 0908 22 00

                                    —

                                    Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

                                    —

                                    0910 11 00; 0910 12 00

                                    —

                                       Curcuma longa (turmeric)

                                    —

                                 0910 30 00

                        (Food – dried spices)

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell

                                    —

                                 1202 41 00

                        India (IN)

                        Aflatoxins

                        20

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled

                                    —

                                 1202 42 00

                                    —

                                    Peanut butter

                                    —

                                 2008 11 10

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved

                                    —

                                    2008 11 91; 2008 11 96; 2008 11 98

                        (Feed and food)

                        Okra

                        ex 0709 99 90

                        20

                        India (IN)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (2)

                        50

                        (Food – fresh)

                                    —

                                    Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

                                    —

                                    0908 11 00; 0908 12 00

                        Indonesia (ID)

                        Aflatoxins

                        20

                                    —

                                    Mace (Myristica fragrans)

                                    —

                                    0908 21 00; 0908 22 00

                        (Food – dried spices)

                                    —

                                    Peas with pods (unshelled)

                                    —

                                 ex 0708 10 00

                        40

                        Kenya (KE)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (16)

                        10

                                    —

                                    Beans with pods (unshelled)

                                    —

                                 ex 0708 20 00

                        40

                        (Food – fresh and chilled)

                        Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus lanatus) seeds and derived products

                        ex 1207 70 00;

                        10

                        Nigeria (NG)

                        Aflatoxins

                        50

                        ex 1106 30 90;

                        30

                        ex 2008 99 99

                        50

                        (Food)

                        Mint

                        ex 1211 90 86

                        30

                        Morocco (MA)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (17)

                        10

                        (Food – fresh herb)

                        Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus lanatus) seeds and derived products

                        ex 1207 70 00;

                        10

                        Sierra Leone (SL)

                        Aflatoxins

                        50

                        ex 1106 30 90;

                        30

                        ex 2008 99 99

                        50

                        (Food)

                        Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)

                        ex 0709 60 99

                        20

                        Thailand (TH)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (9)

                        10

                        (Food – fresh)

                                    —

                                    Coriander leaves

                                    —

                                 ex 0709 99 90

                        72

                        Thailand (TH)

                        Salmonella (6)

                        10

                                    —

                                    Basil (holy, sweet)

                                    —

                                 ex 1211 90 86

                        20

                                    —

                                    Mint

                                    —

                                 ex 1211 90 86

                        30

                        (Food – fresh herbs)

                                    —

                                    Coriander leaves

                                    —

                                 ex 0709 99 90

                        72

                        Thailand (TH)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (4)

                        20

                                    —

                                    Basil (holy, sweet)

                                    —

                                 ex 1211 90 86

                        20

                        (Food – fresh herbs)

                                    —

                                    Yardlong beans (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)

                                    —

                                    ex 0708 20 00;

                        10

                        Thailand (TH)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (4)

                        20

                        ex 0710 22 00

                        10

                                    —

                                    Aubergines

                                    —

                                    0709 30 00; ex 0710 80 95

                        72

                                    —

                                    Brassica vegetables

                                    —

                                    0704; ex 0710 80 95

                        76

                        (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)

                                    —

                                    Sweet Peppers (Capsicum annuum)

                                    —

                                    0709 60 10; 0710 80 51

                        Turkey (TR)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (8)

                        10

                                    —

                                    Tomatoes

                                    —

                                    0702 00 00; 0710 80 70

                        (Food – fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)

                        Dried grapes (vine fruit)

                        0806 20

                        Uzbekistan (UZ)

                        Ochratoxin A

                        50

                        (Food)

                                    —

                                    Coriander leaves

                                    —

                                 ex 0709 99 90

                        72

                        Vietnam (VN)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (15)

                        20

                                    —

                                    Basil (holy, sweet)

                                    —

                                 ex 1211 90 86

                        20

                                    —

                                    Mint

                                    —

                                 ex 1211 90 86

                        30

                                    —

                                    Parsley

                                    —

                                 ex 0709 99 90

                        40

                        (Food – fresh herbs)

                                    —

                                    Okra

                                    —

                                 ex 0709 99 90

                        20

                        Vietnam (VN)

                        Pesticide residues analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS or with single-residue methods (15)

                        20

                                    —

                                    Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)

                                    —

                                 ex 0709 60 99

                        20

                        (Food – fresh)

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell

                                    —

                                 1202 41 00

                        South Africa (ZA)

                        Aflatoxins

                        10

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled

                                    —

                                 1202 42 00

                                    —

                                    Peanut butter

                                    —

                                 2008 11 10

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved

                                    —

                                    2008 11 91; 2008 11 96; 2008 11 98

                        (Feed and food)

         (1)  Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined and no specific subdivision under that code exists in the goods nomenclature, the CN code is marked ‘ex’.

         (2)  In particular residues of: Acephate, Methamidophos, Triazophos, Endosulfan, Monocrotophos, Methomyl, Thiodicarb, Diafenthiuron, Thiamethoxam, Fipronil, Oxamyl, Acetamipirid, Indoxacarb, Mandipropamid.

         (3)  In particular residues of: Amitraz, Acephate, Aldicarb, Benomyl, Carbendazim, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorpyrifos, CS2 (Dithiocarbamates), Diafenthiuron, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicofol, Dimethoate, Endosulfan, Fenamidone, Imidacloprid, Malathion, Methamidophos, Methiocarb, Methomyl, Monocrotophos, Omethoate, Oxamyl, Profenofos, Propiconazole, Thiabendazol, Thiacloprid.

         (4)  In particular residues of: Acephate, Carbaryl, Carbendazim, Carbofuran, Chlorpyriphos, Chlorpyriphos-methyl, Dimethoate, Ethion, Malathion, Metalaxyl, Methamidophos, Methomyl, Monocrotophos, Omethoate, Prophenophos, Prothiophos, Quinalphos, Triadimefon, Triazophos, Dicrotophos, EPN, Triforine.

         (5)  In particular residues of: Triazophos, Oxydemeton-methyl, Chlorpyriphos, Acetamiprid, Thiamethoxam, Clothianidin, Methamidophos, Acephate, Propargite, Monocrotophos.

         (6)  Reference method EN/ISO 6579 or a method validated against it as referred to in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1).

         (7)  In particular residues of: Carbendazim, Cyfluthrin Cyprodinil, Diazinon, Dimethoate, Ethion, Fenitrothion, Fenpropathrin, Fludioxonil, Hexaflumuron, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Methiocarb, Methomyl, Omethoate, Oxamyl, Phenthoate, Thiophanate-methyl.

         (8)  In particular residues of: Methomyl, Oxamyl, Carbendazim, Clofentezine, Diafenthiuron, Dimethoate, Formetanate, Malathion, Procymidone, Tetradifon, Thiophanate-methyl.

         (9)  In particular residues of: Carbofuran, Methomyl, Omethoate, Dimethoate, Triazophos, Malathion, Profenofos, Prothiofos, Ethion, Carbendazim, Triforine, Procymidone, Formetanate.

         (10)  In particular residues of: Buprofezin; Imidacloprid; Fenvalerate and Esfenvalerate (Sum of RS & SR isomers); Profenofos; Trifluralin; Triazophos; Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Cypermethrin (cypermethrin including other mixtures of constituent isomers (sum of isomers)).

         (11)  In particular residues of: Triazofos, Triadimefon and Triadimenol (sum of triadimefon and triadimenol), Parathion-methyl, Fenthoate, Methidathion.

         (12)  In particular residues of: Carbofuran (sum), Chlorpyrifos, Cypermethrin (sum), Cyproconazole, Dicofol (sum), Difenoconazole, Dinotefuran, Ethion, Flusilazole, Folpet, Prochloraz, Profenofos, Propiconazole, Thiophanate-methyl and Triforine.

         (13)  Species of Brassica oleracea L. convar. Botrytis (L) Alef var. Italica Plenck, cultivar alboglabra. Also know as ’ Kai Lan’, ‘Gai Lan’, ‘Gailan’, ‘Kailan’, ‘Chinese bare Jielan’.

         (14)  In particular residues of: Chlorfenapyr, Fipronil, Carbendazim, Acetamiprid, Dimethomorph and Propiconazole.

         (15)  In particular residues of: Carbofuran, Carbendazim (sum), Chlorpyriphos, Profenofos, Permethrin, Hexaconazole, Difenoconazole, Propiconazole, Fipronil, Propargite, Flusilazole, Phenthoate, Cypermethrin, Methomyl, Quinalphos, Pencycuron, Methidathion, Dimethoate (sum), Fenbuconazole.

         (16)  In particular residues of: Dimethoate (Sum), Chlorpyriphos, Acephate, Methamidophos, Methomyl, Diafenthiuron, Indoxacarb.

         (17)  In particular residues of: Chlorpyriphos, Cypermethrin, Dimethoate (sum), Endosulfan (sum), Hexaconazole, Parathion-Methyl (sum), Methomyl, Flutriafol, Carbendazim (sum), Flubendiamide, Myclobutanil, Malathion (sum).’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2252 of 1 December 2016 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oliva di Gaeta (PDO))

text:
               15.12.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 340/47

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2252
   of 1 December 2016
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oliva di Gaeta (PDO))
   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 Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Oliva di Gaeta’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Oliva di Gaeta’ should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘Oliva di Gaeta’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
   The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).
   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 December 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Phil HOGAN

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  OJ C 282, 4.8.2016, p. 14.

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 144/2013 of 19 February 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 as regards certain oenological practices and the applicable restrictions and Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 as regards the registering of these practices in the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept

text:
               20.2.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 47/56

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 144/2013
   of 19 February 2013
   amending Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 as regards certain oenological practices and the applicable restrictions and Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 as regards the registering of these practices in the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 121, Article 185a, Article 185c(3) and Article 192, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions (2), authorised oenological practices are laid down in Annex I to that Regulation. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has amended the conditions of use of certain oenological practices already authorised in the European Union. In order to provide EU producers with the same possibilities as those available to third-country producers, the conditions of use of these oenological practices should be amended in the EU on the basis of the conditions of use defined by the OIV.

               (2)

               The OIV has adopted new oenological practices. In order to provide EU producers with the new possibilities available to third-country producers, these new oenological practices should be authorised in the EU under the conditions of use defined by the OIV.

               (3)

               Appendix 10 to Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 contains requirements for the partial dealcoholisation of wine. The concept of partial dealcoholisation of wine has been replaced at the OIV by that of the correction of the alcohol content of wine. The text of the Appendix should therefore be amended. The Appendix also stipulates that Member States may provide that the partial dealcoholisation of wine be subject to notification to the competent authorities. In order to ensure efficient controls it should be specified that this is an advance notification before the implementation in practice of the dealcoholisation treatment.

               (4)

               Wines from Italy of the type ‘aleatico’ which have the right to the protected designation of origin ‘Pergola’ and to the traditional expression ‘passito’, and wines from Hungary with a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication and having the right to the expression ‘jégbor’ have a very high sugar content and are produced in small quantities. In order to ensure the preservation of these wines, Italy and Hungary have requested a derogation from the maximum limit on sulphur dioxide content. Maximum limits on sulphur dioxide content of 350 mg/l for the Italian wines and 400 mg/l for the Hungarian wines should be authorised.

               (5)

               Carbon dioxide not originating from alcoholic fermentation of the cuvée may be present in sparkling wines as a result of gaseous exchanges taking place when carbon dioxide is used for transfer by counter-pressure. These gaseous exchanges do not increase the carbon dioxide pressure and therefore should not lead to the conclusion that these products have been aerated. It should be clarified that only gaseous exchanges with carbon dioxide from alcoholic fermentation of the cuvée which are inevitable as a result of transfer by counter-pressure must be accepted.

               (6)

               In accordance with Article 120g of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 provides for certain methods of analysis enabling the establishment of the composition of products in the wine sector and rules enabling it to be established whether these products have been subject to treatment in breach of authorised oenological practices, in the absence of methods or rules recommended and published by the OIV. The OIV has adopted certain specific methods to analyse grape sugar (rectified concentrated grape must). The corresponding methods currently included in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 should be deleted.

               (7)

               Certain oenological practices are particularly exposed to the risk of fraudulent use and must be indicated in the registers and accompanying documents in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 of 26 May 2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the vineyard register, compulsory declarations and the gathering of information to monitor the wine market, the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept (3). Requirements relating to practices such as correcting the alcohol content of wines, acidification treatment by cation exchanger and electro-membrane treatment specify that these practices should be entered in the registers referred to above. The rules regarding the registration provided for in Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 should be amended to take into account the amendments made to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 by this Regulation.

               (8)

               Regulations (EC) No 606/2009 and (EC) No 436/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (9)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee established by Article 195(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009
   Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               Annex I A is amended in accordance with the text in Annex I to this Regulation;

               (2)

               Annex I B is amended in accordance with the text in Annex II to this Regulation;

               (3)

               Annex II is amended in accordance with the text in Annex III to this Regulation;

               (4)

               Annex IV is amended in accordance with the text in Annex IV to this Regulation.

         Article 2
   Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 436/2009
   Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               Article 41(1) is amended as follows:

                           (a)

                           point (p) is replaced by the following:

                                       ‘(p)

                                       treatment by electrodialysis or by cation exchanger to ensure the tartaric stabilisation of the wine or acidification by cation exchanger treatment;’;

                           (b)

                           point (s) is replaced by the following:

                                       ‘(s)

                                       correction of the alcohol content of wine;’;

                           (c)

                           the following point (v) is added:

                                       ‘(v)

                                       acidification or deacidification by electro-membrane treatment.’;

               (2)

               Annex VI is amended in accordance with the text shown in Annex V to this Regulation.

         Article 3
   Entry into force
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 19 February 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 128, 27.5.2009, p. 15.

      ANNEX I
      Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  the table is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              in row 10:

                                          (i)

                                          in column 1, the following indent is added:

                                                      ‘—

                                                      yeast protein extracts.’;

                                          (ii)

                                          in column 3, the following text is added:
                                          ‘For the treatment of musts of white wines and rosé wines the limit on the use of yeast protein extracts shall be 30 g/hl, and for the treatment of red wines it shall be 60 g/hl’;

                              (b)

                              in row 40, the oenological practice in column 1 is replaced by the following text:
                              ‘Correction of the alcohol content of wine’;

                              (c)

                              the following rows are inserted:

                                          ‘48

                                          Acidification by treatment with cation exchangers

                                          Conditions and limits laid down in points C and D of Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Articles 11 and 13 of this Regulation.
                                          Under the conditions set out in Appendix 15.

                                          49

                                          Reduction in sugar content of musts through membrane coupling

                                          For the products defined in point 10 of Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, under the conditions stipulated in Appendix 16.

                                          50

                                          Deacidification by electromembrane treatment

                                          Conditions and limits laid down in points C and D of Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Articles 11 and 13 of this Regulation.
                                          Under the conditions set out in Appendix 17.’

                  (2)

                  Appendix 10 is replaced by the following:

                     ‘Appendix 10

                        Requirements for treatment to correct the alcohol content of wines

                     The aim of treatment to correct alcohol content (“the treatment”) is to reduce excessive levels of ethanol in wine in order to improve the balance of flavour.
                     Requirements:

                                 (1)

                                 The objectives may be achieved by separation techniques applied separately or in combination.

                                 (2)

                                 The wines treated must have no organoleptic faults and must be suitable for direct human consumption.

                                 (3)

                                 Elimination of alcohol from the wine may not be carried out if one of the enrichment operations laid down in Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 has been applied to one of the wine products used in the preparation of the wine in question.

                                 (4)

                                 The alcohol content may be reduced by a maximum of 20 % and the total alcoholic strength by volume of the final product must comply with that defined in subparagraph (a) of the second paragraph of point 1 of Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

                                 (5)

                                 The treatment is to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician.

                                 (6)

                                 The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

                                 (7)

                                 The Member States may require this treatment to be notified in advance to the competent authorities.’;

                  (3)

                  in Appendix 14 the third and fourth indents are replaced by the following:

                              ‘—

                              The treatment is to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician. The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

                              —

                              The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 (1) and with the national provisions adopted for the implementation thereof. They must comply with the requirements of the International Oenological Codex published by the OIV.

                  (4)

                  the following Appendices 15, 16 and 17 are added:‘
                     Appendix 15

                        Requirements for acidification by treatment with cation exchangers

                     The aim of treatment with cation exchangers (“the treatment”) is to increase the titratable acidity and actual acidity (reduction in pH) by partial physical extraction of cations using a cation exchanger.
                     Requirements:

                                 (1)

                                 The treatment is to be carried out using cation exchange resins regenerated in the acid cycle.

                                 (2)

                                 The treatment must be limited to the elimination of excess cations.

                                 (3)

                                 To avoid the production of fractions of must or of wine, the treatment is to be performed continuously, with in-line incorporation of the treated products into the original products.

                                 (4)

                                 As an alternative, the resin could be directly incorporated into the tank, in the quantity required, then separated by any appropriate technical method.

                                 (5)

                                 All the operations are to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician.

                                 (6)

                                 The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

                                 (7)

                                 The cationic resins used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, EU and national provisions adopted thereunder and the analytical requirements laid down in Appendix 4 to this Annex. Their use must not excessively modify the physico-chemical composition or the organoleptic characteristics of the must or wine and must comply with the limits set out in point 3 of the International Oenological Codex monograph “Cation-exchange resins” published by the OIV.

                     Appendix 16

                        Requirements for treatment to reduce the sugar content of musts by membrane coupling

                     The aim of treatment to reduce sugar content (“the treatment”) is to remove sugar from a must by membrane coupling linking microfiltration or ultrafiltration to nanofiltration or reverse osmosis.
                     Requirements:

                                 (1)

                                 The treatment induces a reduction in volume as a function of the quantity of the sugar content of the sugar solution removed from the initial must.

                                 (2)

                                 The processes must allow the content of must constituents other than the sugars to be preserved.

                                 (3)

                                 The reduction in sugar content of musts excludes the correction of the alcohol content of wines which are derived from them.

                                 (4)

                                 The treatment must not be used in conjunction with one of the enrichment operations provided for in Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

                                 (5)

                                 The treatment is carried out on a volume of must determined as a function of the sugar content reduction objective being sought.

                                 (6)

                                 The objective of the first stage is to render the must suitable for the second stage of concentration and to preserve the macromolecules greater in size than the membrane’s cut-off threshold. This stage may be carried out by ultrafiltration.

                                 (7)

                                 The permeate obtained during the first stage of treatment is then concentrated by nanofiltration or by reverse osmosis.
                                 The original water and the organic acids not retained by nanofiltration in particular may be reintroduced in the treated must.

                                 (8)

                                 The treatment must be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician.

                                 (9)

                                 The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and with the national provisions adopted for the implementation thereof. They must comply with the requirements of the International Oenological Codex published by the OIV.

                     Appendix 17

                        Requirements for deacidification by electro-membrane treatment

                     Electro-membrane treatment (“the treatment”) is a physical method for ionic must or wine extraction under the action of an electric field using anion-permeable membranes and bipolar membranes. Using anion-permeable membranes and bipolar membranes allows the reduction in titration acidity and actual acidity (increase in pH) to be controlled.
                     Requirements:

                                 (1)

                                 The anionic membranes must be arranged so as to allow only the extraction of anions and in particular of organic acids of must and wine.

                                 (2)

                                 The bipolar membranes must be impermeable to the anions and cations of must and wine.

                                 (3)

                                 The wine obtained from must or the acidified wine by this treatment must contain at least 1 g.l-1 of tartaric acid.

                                 (4)

                                 Deacidification by membrane and acidification are mutually exclusive.

                                 (5)

                                 The process is to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician.

                                 (6)

                                 The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

                                 (7)

                                 The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and with the national provisions adopted for the implementation thereof. They must comply with the requirements of the International Oenological Codex published by the OIV.

                           ’.

         (1)  OJ L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1.’;

      ANNEX II
      In Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009, point 2 of Part A is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  in point (d), the following indent is added:

                              ‘—

                              wines from Italy of the “aleatico” type entitled to the protected designation of origin “Pergola” and the traditional expression “passito”;’;

                  (2)

                  in point (e), the sixth indent is replaced by the following:

                              ‘—

                              wines from Hungary entitled to a protected designation of origin and described in accordance with Hungarian provisions as “Tokaji máslás”, “Tokaji fordítás”, “Tokaji aszúeszencia”, “Tokaji eszencia”, “Tokaji aszú” or “Töppedt szőlőből készült bor” or “Jégbor”,’.

      ANNEX III
      The third paragraph of point 10 of Part A of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is replaced by the following:

         ‘The use of carbon dioxide in the case of the process of transfer by counter-pressure is authorised under supervision and on condition that the inevitable gaseous exchanges with the carbon dioxide from the alcoholic fermentation of the cuvée do not increase the pressure of carbon dioxide contained in sparkling wines.’

      ANNEX IV
      In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009, points (a) to (e) of Part B are deleted.

      ANNEX V
      Figure 11 of point 1.4(b) of Part B of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 is replaced by the following:

         ‘11: the alcohol content of the product has been corrected;’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 287/2013 of 22 March 2013 amending Annexes IV and VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy

text:
               26.3.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 86/12

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 287/2013
   of 22 March 2013
   amending Annexes IV and VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for the farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1), and in particular points (a) and (b) of Article 8(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 40(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 10b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 provides for the possibility for Member States having applied the voluntary modulation in respect of calendar year 2012 to continue reducing direct payments in respect of calendar year 2013. The United Kingdom notified the Commission of its decision to use this possibility, which resulted in Commission Implementing Decision 2013/146/EU of 20 March 2013 fixing the amount resulting from the application of voluntary adjustment in the United Kingdom for the calendar year 2013 (2). It is therefore appropriate to review the corresponding ceiling as referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.

               (2)

               Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Malta and the United Kingdom notified the Commission of their intention to provide support to vine-growers for 2014 by allocating payment entitlements in accordance with Articles 103(o) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (3). The respective national ceilings as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be adapted accordingly.

               (3)

               The information to be notified by the Member States in accordance with Article 188a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 on the areas grubbed up and in accordance with Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 on the regional average of the value of the entitlements of the grubbed up areas were not yet known when the net ceilings referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 were set out, for 2013, in Annex IV to that Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) No 671/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4). The amounts of those ceilings were therefore based on estimates. Following the notifications of Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal and Slovenia pursuant to Article 188a(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, the amounts of the ceilings set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 for 2013 should be reviewed.

               (4)

               Annexes IV and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annexes IV and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 22 March 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16.

      (2)  OJ L 82, 22.3.2013, p. 58.

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

      (4)  OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 11.

      ANNEX
      Annexes IV and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  Annex IV is replaced by the following:

                     ‘ANNEX IV

                        National net ceilings referred to in Article 8

                                 (million EUR)

                                 Calendar year

                                 2009

                                 2010

                                 2011

                                 2012

                                 2013

                                 Belgium

                                 583,2

                                 575,4

                                 570,8

                                 569,0

                                 569,0

                                 Czech Republic

                                 825,9

                                 903,0

                                 Denmark

                                 987,4

                                 974,9

                                 966,5

                                 964,3

                                 964,3

                                 Germany

                                 5 524,8

                                 5 402,6

                                 5 357,1

                                 5 329,6

                                 5 329,6

                                 Estonia

                                 92,0

                                 101,2

                                 Ireland

                                 1 283,1

                                 1 272,4

                                 1 263,8

                                 1 255,5

                                 1 255,5

                                 Greece

                                 2 561,4

                                 2 365,4

                                 2 359,4

                                 2 344,5

                                 2 344,5

                                 Spain

                                 5 043,7

                                 5 066,4

                                 5 037,4

                                 5 055,3

                                 5 055,3

                                 France

                                 8 064,4

                                 7 946,1

                                 7 880,7

                                 7 853,0

                                 7 853,0

                                 Italy

                                 4 345,9

                                 4 151,6

                                 4 128,2

                                 4 127,8

                                 4 127,8

                                 Cyprus

                                 49,1

                                 53,5

                                 Latvia

                                 133,9

                                 146,4

                                 Lithuania

                                 346,7

                                 379,8

                                 Luxembourg

                                 35,6

                                 35,2

                                 35,1

                                 34,7

                                 34,7

                                 Hungary

                                 1 204,5

                                 1 313,1

                                 Malta

                                 5,1

                                 5,5

                                 Netherlands

                                 836,9

                                 829,1

                                 822,5

                                 830,6

                                 830,6

                                 Austria

                                 727,6

                                 721,7

                                 718,2

                                 715,7

                                 715,7

                                 Poland

                                 2 787,1

                                 3 043,4

                                 Portugal

                                 590,5

                                 574,3

                                 570,5

                                 566,6

                                 566,6

                                 Slovenia

                                 131,6

                                 144,3

                                 Slovakia

                                 357,9

                                 385,6

                                 Finland

                                 550,0

                                 544,5

                                 541,1

                                 539,2

                                 539,2

                                 Sweden

                                 733,1

                                 717,7

                                 712,3

                                 708,5

                                 708,5

                                 United Kingdom

                                 3 373,1

                                 3 345,4

                                 3 339,4

                                 3 336,1

                                 3 353,7’

                  (2)

                  Annex VIII is replaced by the following:

                     ‘ANNEX VIII

                        National ceilings referred to in Article 40

                        Table 1

                                 (thousand EUR)

                                 Member State

                                 2009

                                 2010

                                 2011

                                 2012

                                 2013

                                 2014

                                 2015

                                 2016 and subsequent years

                                 Belgium

                                 614 179

                                 611 817

                                 611 817

                                 614 855

                                 614 855

                                 614 855

                                 614 855

                                 614 855

                                 Denmark

                                 1 030 478

                                 1 031 321

                                 1 031 321

                                 1 049 002

                                 1 049 002

                                 1 049 002

                                 1 049 002

                                 1 049 002

                                 Germany

                                 5 770 254

                                 5 771 981

                                 5 771 994

                                 5 852 938

                                 5 852 938

                                 5 852 938

                                 5 852 938

                                 5 852 938

                                 Greece

                                 2 380 713

                                 2 228 588

                                 2 231 798

                                 2 233 227

                                 2 233 227

                                 2 217 227

                                 2 217 227

                                 2 217 227

                                 Spain

                                 4 858 043

                                 5 119 045

                                 5 125 032

                                 5 304 642

                                 5 304 642

                                 5 161 893

                                 5 161 893

                                 5 161 893

                                 France

                                 8 407 555

                                 8 423 196

                                 8 425 326

                                 8 527 494

                                 8 527 494

                                 8 527 494

                                 8 527 494

                                 8 527 494

                                 Ireland

                                 1 342 268

                                 1 340 521

                                 1 340 521

                                 1 340 869

                                 1 340 869

                                 1 340 869

                                 1 340 869

                                 1 340 869

                                 Italy

                                 4 143 175

                                 4 210 875

                                 4 234 364

                                 4 379 985

                                 4 379 985

                                 4 379 985

                                 4 379 985

                                 4 379 985

                                 Luxembourg

                                 37 518

                                 37 569

                                 37 679

                                 37 671

                                 37 671

                                 37 084

                                 37 084

                                 37 084

                                 Netherlands

                                 853 090

                                 853 169

                                 853 169

                                 897 751

                                 897 751

                                 897 751

                                 897 751

                                 897 751

                                 Austria

                                 745 561

                                 747 344

                                 747 425

                                 751 788

                                 751 788

                                 751 788

                                 751 788

                                 751 788

                                 Portugal

                                 608 751

                                 589 811

                                 589 991

                                 606 551

                                 606 551

                                 606 551

                                 606 551

                                 606 551

                                 Finland

                                 566 801

                                 565 520

                                 565 823

                                 570 548

                                 570 548

                                 570 548

                                 570 548

                                 570 548

                                 Sweden

                                 763 082

                                 765 229

                                 765 229

                                 770 906

                                 770 906

                                 770 906

                                 770 906

                                 770 906

                                 United Kingdom

                                 3 985 895

                                 3 976 425

                                 3 976 482

                                 3 988 042

                                 3 988 042

                                 3 987 922

                                 3 987 922

                                 3 987 922

                        Table 2
                         (1)

                                 (thousand EUR)

                                 Bulgaria

                                 287 399

                                 336 041

                                 416 372

                                 499 327

                                 580 087

                                 660 848

                                 741 606

                                 814 295

                                 Czech Republic

                                 559 622

                                 654 241

                                 739 941

                                 832 144

                                 909 313

                                 909 313

                                 909 313

                                 909 313

                                 Estonia

                                 60 500

                                 71 603

                                 81 703

                                 92 042

                                 101 165

                                 101 165

                                 101 165

                                 101 165

                                 Cyprus

                                 31 670

                                 38 928

                                 43 749

                                 49 146

                                 53 499

                                 53 499

                                 53 499

                                 53 499

                                 Latvia

                                 90 016

                                 105 368

                                 119 268

                                 133 978

                                 146 479

                                 146 479

                                 146 479

                                 146 479

                                 Lithuania

                                 230 560

                                 271 029

                                 307 729

                                 346 958

                                 380 109

                                 380 109

                                 380 109

                                 380 109

                                 Hungary

                                 807 366

                                 947 114

                                 1 073 824

                                 1 205 037

                                 1 318 975

                                 1 318 975

                                 1 318 975

                                 1 318 975

                                 Malta

                                 3 752

                                 4 231

                                 4 726

                                 5 137

                                 5 503

                                 5 102

                                 5 102

                                 5 102

                                 Poland

                                 1 877 107

                                 2 192 294

                                 2 477 294

                                 2 788 247

                                 3 044 518

                                 3 044 518

                                 3 044 518

                                 3 044 518

                                 Romania

                                 623 399

                                 729 863

                                 907 473

                                 1 086 608

                                 1 264 472

                                 1 442 335

                                 1 620 201

                                 1 780 406

                                 Slovenia

                                 87 942

                                 103 394

                                 117 423

                                 131 575

                                 144 274

                                 144 274

                                 144 274

                                 144 274

                                 Slovakia

                                 240 014

                                 280 364

                                 316 964

                                 355 242

                                 388 176

                                 388 176

                                 388 176

                                 388 176

         (1)  Ceilings calculated taking into account of the schedule of increments provided for in Article 121.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 65/2013 of 24 January 2013 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 laying down common rules for the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products

text:
               25.1.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 22/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 65/2013
   of 24 January 2013
   amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 laying down common rules for the granting of private storage aid for certain agricultural products
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (‘Single CMO’ Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 43(j) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Part A of Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 (2) stipulates that Member States must send to the Commission certain data on olive oil and table olives for the different marketing years and sets out time limits for the submission of those data. It also establishes common rules for the communication of data to the Commission by the competent authorities of the Member States.

               (2)

               In order to reinforce the monitoring of the market situation and having regard to the experience gained in the matter, it is necessary to simplify, specify, add or cancel some of the communication obligations of the Member States laid down in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 826/2008.

               (3)

               To that end, it is necessary to add an obligation concerning the communication of data on the total amount of olive oil used and on end-of-year stocks and to cancel the obligation concerning data on table olives.

               (4)

               Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 826/2008 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               point (b) is replaced by the following:

                           ‘(b)

                           Before 15 September the Member States shall send to the Commission for the preceding marketing year data on the final production figures and the total internal consumption of olive oil and on end-of-year stocks.
                           Before 15 October and before 15 April they shall send to the Commission for the current marketing year an estimate of the total production of olive oil and an estimate of the internal consumption and end-of-year stocks.’;

               (2)

               point (c) is replaced by the following:

                           ‘(c)

                           From September to May of each marketing year, the Member States shall send to the Commission, no later than the 15th day of each month, a month-by-month estimate of the quantities of olive oil produced since the start of the marketing year in question up to and including the preceding month.’.

         Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 24 January 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  OJ L 223, 21.8.2008, p. 3.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1438 of 18 August 2016 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oriel Sea Minerals (PDO))

text:
               31.8.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 234/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1438
   of 18 August 2016
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oriel Sea Minerals (PDO))
   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 Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Ireland's application to register the name ‘Oriel Sea Minerals’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Oriel Sea Minerals’ should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘Oriel Sea Minerals’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
   The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 2.6. Salt, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).
   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, 18 August 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Carlos MOEDAS

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  OJ C 155, 30.4.2016, p. 11.

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 606/2012 of 4 July 2012 prohibiting fishing activities for traps and longliners flying the flag of or registered in Italy, fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and in the Mediterranean Sea

text:
               7.7.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 177/14

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 606/2012
   of 4 July 2012
   prohibiting fishing activities for traps and longliners flying the flag of or registered in Italy, fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and in the Mediterranean Sea
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules on the common fisheries policy, (1) and in particular Article 36, paragraph 2 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements fixes the amount of bluefin tuna which may be fished in 2012 in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea.

               (2)

               Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, amending Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007, (2) requires Member States to inform the Commission of the individual quota allocated to their vessels over 24 metres and, for catching vessels less than 24 metres and for traps, at least of the quota allocated to producer organisations or groups of vessels fishing with similar gear.

               (3)

               The Common Fisheries Policy is designed to ensure the long-term viability of the fisheries sector through sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources based on the precautionary approach.

               (4)

               In accordance with Article 36, paragraph 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, where the Commission finds that, on the basis of information provided by Member States and of other information in its possession fishing opportunities available to the European Union, a Member State or group of Member States are deemed to have been exhausted for one or more gears or fleets, the Commission shall inform the Member States concerned thereof and shall prohibit fishing activities for the respective area, gear, stock, group of stocks or fleet involved in those specific fishing activities.

               (5)

               The information in the Commission's possession indicates that the fishing opportunities for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea allocated to traps and longliners flying the flag of or registered in Italy are deemed to have been exhausted.

               (6)

               On 20 June 2012 Italy informed the Commission of the fact that it had imposed a stop on the fishing activities of its traps and longline vessels active in the 2012 bluefin tuna fishery, with effect from 20 June at 13:00 for longliners and with effect from 22 June at 17:00 for traps.

               (7)

               Without prejudice to the action taken by Italy mentioned above, it is necessary that the Commission confirms the prohibition of fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W and the Mediterranean Sea, as from 20 June 2012 at 13:00 for longliners flying the flag of or registered in Italy and as from 22 June 2012 at 17:00 for traps registered in Italy.

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean by longliners flying the flag of or registered in Italy shall be prohibited as from 20 June 2012 at 13:00.
   It shall also be prohibited to retain on board, place in cages for fattening or farming, tranship, transfer or land such stock caught by those vessels as from that date.
   Article 2
   Fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean by traps registered in Italy shall be prohibited as from 22 June 2012 at 17:00.
   It shall also be prohibited to retain on board, place in cages for fattening or farming, tranship, transfer or land such stock caught by those traps as from that date.
   Article 3
   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, 4 July 2012.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         László ANDOR

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p.1

      (2)  OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 1.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 103/2013 of 4 February 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 786/2007 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,4-beta-mannanase EC 3.2.1.78 (Hemicell)  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               5.2.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 34/12

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 103/2013
   of 4 February 2013
   amending Regulation (EC) No 786/2007 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,4-beta-mannanase EC 3.2.1.78 (Hemicell)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               ChemGen Corp. has submitted an application under Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 proposing to change the name of the holder of the authorisation as regards Commission Regulation (EC) No 786/2007 (2) concerning the 10 year authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,4-beta-mannanase EC 3.2.1.78 (Hemicell), belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’.

               (2)

               The applicant claims that, with effect from 10 February 2012, ChemGen Corp. was acquired by Eli Lilly and Company Ltd which now owns the marketing rights for that additive. The applicant has submitted relevant data supporting its request.

               (3)

               The proposed change of the terms of the authorisation is purely administrative in nature and does not entail a fresh assessment of the additive concerned. The European Food Safety Authority was informed of the application.

               (4)

               To allow Eli Lilly and Company Ltd to exploit its marketing rights it is necessary to change the terms of the authorisation.

               (5)

               Regulation (EC) No 786/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (6)

               Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the amendment made by this Regulation to Regulation (EC) No 786/2007, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period during which existing stocks may be used up.

               (7)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   In column 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 786/2007 the words ‘ChemGen Corp., represented by Disproquima S.L.’ are replaced by ‘Eli Lilly and Company Ltd’.
   Article 2
   Existing stocks of the additive which are in conformity with the provisions applying before the date of entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be placed on the market and used until they are exhausted.
   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, 4 February 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  OJ L 175, 5.7.2007, p. 8.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1489 of 3 September 2015 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30238 and Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 30237 as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               4.9.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 231/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1489
   of 3 September 2015
   concerning the authorisation of the preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30238 and Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 30237 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. Article 10(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 10(1) to (4) thereof sets out specific provisions for the evaluation of products used in the Union as silage additives.

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 10(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, the preparations of Lactobacillus plantarum MBS-LP-01 (NCIMB 30238) and of Pediococcus pentosaceus MBS-PP-01 (NCIMB 30237) were entered in the Register of Feed Additives as existing products belonging to the functional group of silage additives, for all animal species.

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, two applications were submitted for the authorisation of the preparations as feed additives for all animal species, requesting the additives to be classified in the category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘silage additives’. These applications were accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (4)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinions of 23 May 2012 (2), and 11 September 2014 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparations concerned do not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. The Authority also concluded that the mixture of the preparations of Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 30237 and Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30238, when used in a ratio of 8:2, has the potential to improve the preservation of nutrients in silage prepared from easy, moderately difficult and difficult to ensile material. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the methods of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (5)

               Two applications were evaluated separately for safety and efficacy, but the Authority concluded that the efficacy was only demonstrated by the mixture in well precise ratio of both. Therefore it is proposed to authorise only one preparation. The assessment of the preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30238 and Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 30237 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (6)

               Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.

               (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
   Authorisation
   The preparation specified in the Annex belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, is authorised as additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in the Annex.
   Article 2
   Transitional measures
   The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing it, which are produced and labelled before 24 March 2016 in accordance with the rules applicable before 24 September 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
   Article 3
   Entry into force
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 3 September 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  EFSA Journal 2012; 10(6):2732 and 2733.

      (3)  EFSA Journal 2014; 12(9):3829.

      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 fresh material

                     Category of technological additives. Functional group: silage additives

                  1k21008

                  —

                     Lactobacillus plantarum

                  NCIMB 30238

                     Pediococcus pentosaceus

                  NCIMB 30237

                     Additive composition

                  Preparation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30238 containing a minimum of 2,0 × 1010 CFU/g additive and Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 30237 containing a minimum of 2,6 × 1010 CFU/g additive.

                     Characterisation of the active substance

                  Viable cells of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30238 and Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 30237.

                     Analytical method
                      (1)

                  Enumeration in the feed additive of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30238: spread plate method using MRS agar (EN 15787).
                  Identification of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30238: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).
                  Enumeration in the feed additive Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 30237: spread plate method (EN 15786)
                  Identification of Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 30237: pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE).

                  All animal species

                  —

                  —

                  —

                              1.

                              In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage conditions.

                              2.

                              Minimum content of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 30238 and Pediococcus pentosaceus NCIMB 30237: 1 × 108 CFU (ratio 1:4) per kg fresh material.

                              3.

                              For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection, eye protection and gloves during handling.

                  24 September 2025

         (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