title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 824/2012 of 14 September 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               15.9.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 250/15

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 824/2012
   of 14 September 2012
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.

               (2)

               The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 14 September 2012.

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

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  MK

                  46,1

                  XS

                  69,6

                  ZZ

                  57,9

                  0707 00 05

                  MK

                  31,3

                  TR

                  121,6

                  ZZ

                  76,5

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  114,2

                  ZZ

                  114,2

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  96,5

                  BO

                  100,6

                  CL

                  88,4

                  TR

                  97,0

                  UY

                  108,3

                  ZA

                  95,7

                  ZZ

                  97,8

                  0806 10 10

                  BA

                  58,9

                  EG

                  180,7

                  MK

                  61,5

                  TN

                  197,3

                  TR

                  118,1

                  ZZ

                  123,3

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  201,7

                  BR

                  89,7

                  CL

                  121,9

                  NZ

                  126,1

                  US

                  150,2

                  ZA

                  109,5

                  ZZ

                  133,2

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  196,5

                  CN

                  49,3

                  TR

                  115,1

                  ZA

                  157,2

                  ZZ

                  129,5

                  0809 30

                  TR

                  161,4

                  ZZ

                  161,4

                  0809 40 05

                  BA

                  60,9

                  HR

                  73,9

                  IL

                  57,6

                  TR

                  107,6

                  XS

                  64,0

                  ZZ

                  72,8

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 521/2012 of 19 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 as regards export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America under certain GATT quotas

text:
               20.6.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 159/26

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 521/2012
   of 19 June 2012
   amending Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 as regards export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America under certain GATT quotas
   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 170 and Article 171(1), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Section 2 of Chapter III of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 of 27 November 2009 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards export licences and export refunds for milk and milk products (2) contains the conditions for the applicants to apply for export licences and the procedure of allocation of those licences for exports under the quota to the United States.

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 789/2011 of 5 August 2011 opening the procedure for the allocation of export licences for cheese to be exported to the United States of America in 2012 under certain GATT quotas (3), was adopted for 2012 quota year.

               (3)

               For sake of administrative simplification, it is appropriate to integrate into Section 2 of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 a permanent mechanism as regards the opening of a yearly procedure for the allocation of export licences, instead of adopting a separate Regulation each year.

               (4)

               Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               in Chapter III, Section 2 is replaced by the following:
               ‘SECTION 2

                     Exports to the United States

               Article 21
               Products falling within CN code 0406 shall be subject to presentation of an export licence in accordance with this Section when they are exported to the United States under following quotas:

                           (a)

                           the additional quota under the Agriculture Agreement;

                           (b)

                           the tariff quotas originally resulting from the Tokyo Round and granted to Austria, Finland and Sweden by the United States in Uruguay Round list XX;

                           (c)

                           the tariff quotas originally resulting from the Uruguay Round and granted to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia by the United States in Uruguay Round list XX.

                     Article 22
               1.   Applications for licences shall be lodged with the competent authorities from 1 to 10 September of the year preceding the quota year for which export licences are allocated. All applications shall be lodged at the same time with the competent authority of a single Member State.
               The quotas referred to in Article 21 are opened on an annual basis for the period from 1 January to 31 December.
               Section 16 of licence applications and licences shall show the eight-digit product code of the Combined Nomenclature. However, the licences shall also be valid for any other code falling under CN code 0406.
               The licence application and licence shall contain in Section 20 the following entry:
               “For export to the United States of America:

                           Quota for … (year) — Section 2 of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1187/2009.

                           Quota identification: …”

                     2.   For each quota identified in column (3) of Annex IIa, each applicant may lodge one or more licence applications provided that the total quantity applied for per quota does not exceed the maximum quantity limits fixed in Article 22a.
               For this purpose, where, for the same group of products referred to in column (2) of Annex IIa the available quantity in column (4) is divided between the Uruguay Round quota and the Tokyo Round quota, both quotas have to be considered as two separate quotas.
               3.   The applications are subject to the lodging of a security in accordance with Article 9.
               4.   Applicants for export licences shall provide evidence that they have exported the products of the quota in question to the United States in at least one of the preceding three calendar years and that their designated importer is a subsidiary of the applicant.
               The proof of trade as referred to in the first subparagraph shall be furnished in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (4).
               5.   Applicants for export licences shall indicate in the applications:

                           (a)

                           the designation of the product group covered by the United States quota in accordance with Additional Notes 16 to 23 and 25 in Chapter 4 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States;

                           (b)

                           the product names in accordance with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States;

                           (c)

                           the name and address of the importer in the United States designated by the applicant.

                     6.   Applications for export licences shall be accompanied by a declaration from the designated importer stating that he is eligible under the rules in force in the United States on the issue of import licences for the products referred to in Article 21.
               7.   Applications shall be admissible only if they respect the maximum quantity limits, contain all the information and are accompanied by the documents referred to in this Article.
               8.   Information referred to in this Article shall be presented in accordance with the model set out in Annex IIb.
               Article 22a
               As regards the quotas identified as 22-Tokyo, 22-Uruguay, 25-Tokyo and 25-Uruguay in column (3) of Annex IIa, the total quantity applied for per applicant per quota shall cover at least 10 tonnes and shall not exceed the quantity available under the quota concerned as set out in column (4) of that Annex.
               As regards the other quotas identified in column (3) of Annex IIa, the total quantity applied for per applicant per quota shall cover at least 10 tonnes and no more than 40 % of the quantity available under the quota concerned as set out in column (4) of that Annex.
               Article 22b
               1.   By 18 September, Member States shall notify the Commission of the applications lodged for each of the quotas identified in Annex IIa, or that no applications have been lodged.
               2.   For each quota, the notification shall comprise:

                           (a)

                           a list of applicants, their name, address and reference number;

                           (b)

                           the quantities applied for by each applicant broken down by the product code of the Combined Nomenclature and by their code in accordance with the Harmonised Tariff Schedule of the United States of America;

                           (c)

                           the name, address and reference number of the importer designated by the applicant.

                     Article 23
               1.   Where applications for export licences for a quota referred to in Article 21 exceed the quantity available for the year concerned, the Commission shall fix an allocation coefficient by 31 October.
               The amount resulting from the application of the coefficient shall be rounded down to the nearest kg.
               Securities shall be released in whole or in part for rejected applications or for quantities in excess of those allocated.
               2.   Where the result of applying the allocation coefficient would be to allocate quantities for less than 10 tonnes per quota per applicant, the corresponding quantities available shall be awarded by the Member State concerned by drawing lots by quota. The Member State shall draw lots for 10 tonnes each amongst the applicants who would have been allocated less than 10 tonnes per quota as a result of applying the allocation coefficient.
               Quantities of less than 10 tonnes remaining when establishing the lots shall be equally distributed over the 10 tonnes lots before the lots are drawn.
               Where the result of applying the allocation coefficient would be to leave a quantity of less than 10 tonnes per quota, that quantity shall be considered as a single lot.
               The security for applications which are not successful in the allocation by drawing lots shall be released immediately.
               3.   Member States concerned by drawing lots shall notify the Commission, within five working days after publication of the allocation coefficients, for each quota, of the quantities allocated by applicant, the product code, the applicant reference number and the designated importer reference number.
               Quantities allocated by drawing lots shall be distributed among the individual CN codes in proportion to the quantities of product by CN code applied for.
               4.   Where applications for export licences for quotas referred to in Article 21 not exceed the quantity available for the year concerned, the Commission shall allocate the remaining quantities to applicants in proportion to the quantities applied for, by fixing an allocation coefficient. The amount resulting from the application of the coefficient shall be rounded down to the nearest kg.
               In that case, the operators shall inform the competent authority of the Member States concerned of the supplementary quantity they accept, within a week from the publication of the allocation coefficient. The security lodged shall be increased accordingly.
               Article 24
               1.   The names of the designated importers referred to in Article 22(5)(c) and the quantities allocated shall be communicated by the Commission to the competent authorities of the United States.
               2.   In case an import licence for the quantities concerned is not allocated to the designated importer, in circumstances which do not cast doubt on the good faith of the operator submitting the declaration referred to in Article 22(6), the operator may be authorised by the Member State to designate another importer, provided that the latter appears on the list communicated to the competent authorities of the United States in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.
               3.   The Member State shall notify the Commission as soon as possible of the change of the designated importer and the Commission shall notify the change to the competent authorities of the United States.
               Article 25
               1.   Export licences shall be issued by 15 December of the year preceding the quota year for the quantities for which the licences are allocated.
               The licences shall be valid from 1 January to 31 December of the quota year.
               Section 20 of the licences shall contain the following entry:
               “valid from 1 January to 31 December … (year).”
               2.   Securities for export licences shall be released on presentation of the proof referred to in Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 together with the transport document referred to in Article 17(3) of Regulation (EC) No 612/2009 mentioning as destination the United States.
               3.   Licences issued under this Article shall be valid only for the exports of products under quotas referred to in Article 21.
               Article 26
               Chapter II, with the exception of Articles 7 and 10, shall apply.

               (2)

               Annexes IIa and IIb, the text of which is set out in the Annex to this Regulation, are inserted.

         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 to export licences applied for as from 1 September 2012 for products to be exported in the 2013 quota year.

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

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  OJ L 318, 4.12.2009, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 203, 6.8.2011, p. 26.

      (4)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.’;

      ANNEX
      ‘
            ANNEX IIa

                        Identification of group in accordance with Additional Notes in Chapter 4 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

                        Quota identification

                        Annual quantity available
                        (kg)

                        Group number

                        Group description

                        (1)

                        (2)

                        (3)

                        (4)

                        16

                        Not specifically provided for (NSPF)

                        16-Tokyo

                        908 877

                        16-Uruguay

                        3 446 000

                        17

                        Blue Mould

                        17- Uruguay

                        350 000

                        18

                        Cheddar

                        18- Uruguay

                        1 050 000

                        20

                        Edam/Gouda

                        20- Uruguay

                        1 100 000

                        21

                        Italian type

                        21- Uruguay

                        2 025 000

                        22

                        Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese other than with eye formation

                        22-Tokyo

                        393 006

                        22-Uruguay

                        380 000

                        25

                        Swiss or Emmenthaler cheese with eye formation

                        25-Tokyo

                        4 003 172

                        25-Uruguay

                        2 420 000

            ANNEX IIb

               Presentation of information required pursuant to Article 22

            Identification of quota referred to in column (3) of Annex IIa …
            Name of group referred to in column (2) of Annex IIa

                        Origin of quota:

                        Uruguay Round 

                        Tokyo Round 

                        Name/address of applicant

                        Product code of the Combined Nomenclature

                        Quantity applied for in kg

                        Harmonized Tariff
                        Schedule of the USA code

                        Name/address of designated importer

                        Total:

                  ’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 805/2014 of 24 July 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               25.7.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 219/37

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 805/2014
   of 24 July 2014
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.

               (2)

               The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 24 July 2014.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  MK

                  59,9

                  TR

                  55,3

                  XS

                  56,8

                  ZZ

                  57,3

                  0707 00 05

                  MK

                  50,7

                  TR

                  81,4

                  ZZ

                  66,1

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  84,5

                  ZZ

                  84,5

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  107,5

                  BO

                  98,4

                  CL

                  116,3

                  NZ

                  145,2

                  TR

                  74,0

                  UY

                  125,4

                  ZA

                  127,5

                  ZZ

                  113,5

                  0806 10 10

                  BR

                  149,7

                  CL

                  81,7

                  EG

                  186,0

                  MA

                  159,8

                  TR

                  78,9

                  ZZ

                  131,2

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  243,2

                  BR

                  134,1

                  CL

                  111,9

                  NZ

                  124,8

                  US

                  145,0

                  ZA

                  142,5

                  ZZ

                  150,3

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  77,9

                  CL

                  94,9

                  NZ

                  163,0

                  ZA

                  63,9

                  ZZ

                  99,9

                  0809 10 00

                  MK

                  91,5

                  TR

                  245,3

                  XS

                  80,5

                  ZZ

                  139,1

                  0809 29 00

                  CA

                  344,6

                  TR

                  292,8

                  US

                  344,6

                  ZZ

                  327,3

                  0809 30

                  MK

                  72,6

                  TR

                  137,7

                  ZZ

                  105,2

                  0809 40 05

                  BA

                  54,7

                  MK

                  53,5

                  ZZ

                  54,1

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1397 of 14 August 2015 renewing the approval of the active substance florasulam in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               15.8.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 216/3

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1397
   of 14 August 2015
   renewing the approval of the active substance florasulam in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
   (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 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 20(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The approval of the active substance florasulam, as set out in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2), expires on 31 December 2015.

               (2)

               An application for the renewal of the inclusion of florasulam in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3) was submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010 (4) within the time period provided for in that Article.

               (3)

               The applicant submitted the supplementary dossiers required in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010. The application was found to be complete by the rapporteur Member State.

               (4)

               The rapporteur Member State prepared a renewal assessment report in consultation with the co-rapporteur Member State and submitted it to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 25 November 2013.

               (5)

               The Authority communicated the renewal assessment report to the applicant and to the Member States for comments and forwarded the comments received to the Commission. The Authority also made the supplementary summary dossier available to the public.

               (6)

               On 22 December 2014 (5) the Authority communicated to the Commission its conclusion on whether florasulam can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The Commission presented the draft review report for florasulam to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 28 May 2015.

               (7)

               It has been established with respect to one or more representative uses of at least one plant protection product containing the active substance that the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 are satisfied. Those approval criteria are therefore deemed to be satisfied.

               (8)

               It is therefore appropriate to renew the approval of florasulam.

               (9)

               The risk assessment for the renewal of the approval of florasulam is based on a limited number of representative uses, which however do not restrict the uses for which plant protection products containing florasulam may be authorised. It is therefore appropriate not to maintain the restriction to uses as a herbicide.

               (10)

               In accordance with Article 20(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, in conjunction with Article 13(4) thereof, the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should be amended accordingly.

               (11)

               This Regulation should apply from the day after the date of expiry of the approval of the active substance florasulam, as referred to in recital 1.

               (12)

               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
   Renewal of the approval of active substance
   The approval of the active substance florasulam, as specified in Annex I, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   Article 2
   Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
   The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
   Article 3
   Entry into force and date of application
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 January 2016.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 14 August 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).

      (3)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).

      (4)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010 of 7 December 2010 laying down the procedure for the renewal of the inclusion of a second group of active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and establishing the list of those substances (OJ L 322, 8.12.2010, p. 10).

      (5)  EFSA Journal 2015; 13(1): 3984. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu

      ANNEX I

                  Common Name, Identification Numbers

                  IUPAC Name

                  Purity (1)

                  Date of approval

                  Expiration of approval

                  Specific provisions

                  Florasulam
                  CAS No 145701-23-1
                  CIPAC No 616

                  2′,6′,8-trifluoro-5-methoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-2-sulfonanilide

                  ≥ 970 g/kg
                  Impurity: 2,6-DFA, not more than 2 g/kg

                  1 January 2016

                  31 December 2030

                  For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on florasulam, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.
                  In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the risk to aquatic organisms and non-target terrestrial plants.
                  Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

         (1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

      ANNEX II
      The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  in Part A, entry 36 on florasulam is deleted;

                  (2)

                  in Part B, the following entry is added:

                              Common Name, Identification Numbers

                              IUPAC Name

                              Purity (1)

                              Date of approval

                              Expiration of approval

                              Specific provisions

                              ‘90

                              Florasulam
                              CAS No 145701-23-1
                              CIPAC No 616

                              2′,6′,8-trifluoro-5-methoxy[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-2-sulfonanilide

                              ≥ 970 g/kg
                              Impurity: 2,6-DFA, not more than 2 g/kg

                              1 January 2016

                              31 December 2030

                              For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on florasulam, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.
                              In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the risk to aquatic organisms and non-target terrestrial plants.
                              Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

         (1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2014 of 30 June 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 499/96 as regards new Union tariff quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in Iceland

text:
               1.7.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 192/40

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 725/2014
   of 30 June 2014
   amending Council Regulation (EC) No 499/96 as regards new Union tariff quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in Iceland
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 499/96 of 19 March 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas of the Union for certain fish and fishery products originating in Iceland (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By Council Decision 2014/343/EU (2), the signing and the provisional application of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland consequent to the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union have been approved.

               (2)

               The Additional Protocol provides for two new tariff quotas for release for free circulation in the European Union of frozen Norway lobsters and of fresh or chilled fillets of redfish originating in Iceland.

               (3)

               It is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 499/96 in order to implement the new tariff quotas.

               (4)

               The new tariff quotas should apply for a period of 12 months. In accordance with Decision 2014/343/EU, they are to apply from the day of the provisional application of the Additional Protocol. This Regulation should therefore apply from the same date.

               (5)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The following rows are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 499/96:

                  ‘09.0813

                  0304 49 50

                  Fillets of redfish (Sebastes spp.), fresh or chilled

                  From 1.8.2014 to 31.7.2015

                  100

                  0

                  09.0814

                  0306 15 90

                  Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus), frozen

                  From 1.8.2014 to 31.7.2015

                  60

                  0’

   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 August 2014.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 30 June 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 75, 23.3.1996, p. 8.

      (2)  OJ L 170, 11.6.2014, p. 3.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 196/2013 of 7 March 2013 amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the new entry for Japan in the list of third countries or parts thereof from which imports into the European Union of certain fresh meat are authorised  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               8.3.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 65/13

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 196/2013
   of 7 March 2013
   amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the new entry for Japan in the list of third countries or parts thereof from which imports into the European Union of certain fresh meat are authorised
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of point (1) of Article 8 and point (4) of Article 8 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements (2) establishes sanitary conditions for the import of live animals and fresh meat thereof. According to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 fresh meat intended for human consumption can only be imported if it comes from a territory of a third country or a part thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex II to that Regulation and meets the relevant requirements.

               (2)

               Japan requested to be listed for the import of fresh bovine meat into the Union and the Commission audit on bovine meat in Japan in 2008 confirmed that the requirements were met. The listing was, however, postponed when foot-and-mouth disease occurred in Japan in 2010.

               (3)

               Since then Japan eradicated the foot-and-mouth disease on its territory and was recognised as ‘free without vaccination’ for this disease by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

               (4)

               Japan thus provides sufficient animal health guarantees and has asked again to be included in the list of third countries authorised for the import of fresh bovine meat into the Union.

               (5)

               Japan should thus be allowed to import fresh bovine meat into the Union.

               (6)

               Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (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 Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, the following entry for Japan is inserted after the entry for Iceland:

                  ISO code and name of third country

                  Code of Territory

                  Description of third country, territory or part thereof

                  Veterinary certificate

                  Specific conditions

                  Closing date (3)

                  Opening date (4)

                  Model(s)

                  SG

                  1

                  2

                  3

                  4

                  5

                  6

                  7

                  8

                  ‘JP — Japan

                  JP

                  Whole country

                  BOV

                  28 March 2013’

   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, 7 March 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

      (2)  OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1.

      (3)  Meat from animals slaughtered on or before the date set out in column 7 may be imported into the Union for 90 days from that date. Consignments carried on vessels on the high seas may be imported into the Union if certified before the date set out in column 7 for 40 days from that date. (N.B.: no date in column 7 means that there are no time restrictions).

      (4)  Only meat from animals slaughtered on or after the date set out in column 8 may be imported into the Union (no date in column 8 means that there are no time restrictions).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1315 of 30 July 2015 on the allocation to Spain of additional days at sea within ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz

text:
               31.7.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 203/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1315
   of 30 July 2015
   on the allocation to Spain of additional days at sea within ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters, amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 (1), and in particular point 8 of Annex IIB thereto,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Table I of Annex IIB to Regulation (EU) 2015/104 lays down the maximum number of days that Union vessels of an overall length equal to or greater than 10 m, carrying on board or deploying trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size equal to or lager than 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size equal to or lager than 60 mm and bottom long-lines, may be present within ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa, excluding the Gulf of Cádiz, from 1 February 2015 to 31 January 2016.

               (2)

               According to point 8.5 of Annex IIB to Regulation (EU) 2015/104, the Commission may, on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that took place between 1 February 2014 and 31 January 2015, allocate an additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the relevant area when carrying on board regulated gear.

               (3)

               On 1 June 2015, in accordance with the first sentence of point 8.1 of Annex IIB of Regulation (EU) 2015/104, Spain submitted a request for additional days at sea on the basis of the permanent cessation of fishing activity of six vessels that took place between 1 February 2014 and 31 January 2015.

               (4)

               In view of the data made available to the Commission and having regard to the calculation method laid down in point 8.2 of Annex IIB to Regulation (EU) 2015/104, three additional days at sea for the vessels referred to in point 1 of that Annex should be allocated to Spain for the period from 1 February 2015 to 31 January 2016.

               (5)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The maximum number of days at sea for which Spain may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present in ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa, excluding the Gulf of Cádiz, carrying on board or deploying regulated gear and not being subject to special conditions, as laid down in Table I of Annex IIB to Regulation (EU) 2015/104, shall be increased to 117 days per year.
   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, 30 July 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1347 of 8 August 2016 amending for the 250th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

text:
               9.8.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 214/12

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1347
   of 8 August 2016
   amending for the 250th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

               On 3 August 2016, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to add two natural persons to the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.

               (3)

               In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 8 August 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

            Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

      (1)  OJ L 139 29.5.2002, p. 9.

      ANNEX
      In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 the following entries shall be added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:

                  (a)

                  ‘Aslan Avgazarovich Byutukaev (alias (a) Аслан Авгазарович Бютукаев, (b) Amir Khazmat, (c) Амир Хазмат, (d) Abubakar, (e) Абубакар. Date of birth: 22.10.1974. Place of birth: Kitaevka, Novoselitskiy District, Stavropol Region, Russian Federation. Nationality: Russian Federation. Address: Akharkho Street, 11, Katyr-Yurt, Achkhoy-Martanovskiy District, Republic of Chechnya, Russian Federation. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 3.8.2016.’

                  (b)

                  ‘Ayrat Nasimovich Vakhitov (alias (a) Айрат Насимович Вахитов, (b) Salman Bulgarskiy, (c) Салман Булгарский. Date of birth: 27.3.1977. Place of birth: Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation. Nationality: Russian Federation. Other information: May use a fake passport of a Syrian or Iraqi citizen. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 3.8.2016.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/895 of 24 May 2017 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of 3-phytase produced by Komagataella pastoris (CECT 13094) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening and laying hens (holder of authorisation Fertinagro Nutrientes S.L.) (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
                  25.5.2017

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 138/120

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/895
      of 24 May 2017
      concerning the authorisation of a preparation of 3-phytase produced by Komagataella pastoris (CECT 13094) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening and laying hens (holder of authorisation Fertinagro Nutrientes S.L.)
      (Text with EEA relevance)
      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
      Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.

                  (2)

                  In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application was submitted for the authorisation of a preparation of 3-phytase produced by Komagataella pastoris (CECT 13094). That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

                  (3)

                  The application concerns the authorisation of a preparation of 3-phytase produced by Komagataella pastoris (CECT 13094) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening and laying hens to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.

                  (4)

                  The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 19 October 2016 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, 3-phytase produced by Komagataella pastoris (CECT 13094) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. The Authority has also concluded that the additive has a potential to be efficacious in improving the availability of phytate phosphorus of the diets for the target species. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

                  (5)

                  The assessment of the 3-phytase shows that the conditions for authorisation of 3-phytase produced by Komagataella pastoris (CECT 13094), as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

                  (6)

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

            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      Article 1
      The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
      Article 2
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 24 May 2017.

               For the Commission

               The President

            Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

         (2)  EFSA Journal 2016;14(11):4622.

         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

                     Units of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

                        Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancers

                     4a25

                     Fertinagro Nutrientes S.L.

                     3-phytase
                     EC 3.1.3.8

                        Additive composition

                     Preparation of 3-phytase produced by Komagataella pastoris (CECT 13094) having a minimum activity of: 1 000  FTU (1)/ml
                     Liquid form

                        Characterisation of the active substance

                     3-phytase (EC 3.1.3.8) produced by Komagataella pastoris (CECT 13094)

                        Analytical method
                         (2)

                     For the quantification of 3-phytase activity in the feed additive:

                                 —

                                 colorimetric method based on the enzymatic reaction of phytase on the phytate

                           For the quantification of 3-phytase activity in feedingstuffs:

                                 —

                                 colorimetric method based on the enzymatic reaction of phytase on the phytate — EN ISO 30024

                     Chickens for fattening

                     —

                     500 FTU

                     —

                                 1.

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

                                 2.

                                 Recommended maximum dose for chickens for fattening and laying hens: 1 000  FTU/kg complete feed.

                                 3.

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

                     14 June 2027

                     Laying hens

                     1 000  FTU

            (1)  1 FTU is the amount of enzyme which liberates 1 micromole of inorganic phosphate per minute from a sodium phytate substrate at pH 5,5 and 37 °C.

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 657/2013 of 10 July 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1079/2012 laying down requirements for voice channels spacing for the single European sky  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               11.7.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 190/37

      COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 657/2013
   of 10 July 2013
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1079/2012 laying down requirements for voice channels spacing for the single European sky
   (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 552/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (the interoperability Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation) (2), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1079/2012 (3) requires the coordinated introduction of air-ground voice communications based on reduced 8,33 kHz channel spacing, with the aim of increasing the number of available frequencies for air-ground voice communications and allowing for increases in the number of airspace sectors and the related air traffic control capacity.

               (2)

               Article 6(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1079/2012 was meant to impose a target on the Member States listed in Annex I, whereby the number of new 8,33 kHz channel spacing conversions are to be equivalent to at least 25 % of the total number of 25 kHz frequency assignments allocated to all area control centres in the Member State. However, the current published text of Article 6(3) could be interpreted as imposing a less ambitious obligation which could in effect significantly reduce, for the Member States with more than one area control centre, the task of generating additional frequencies.

               (3)

               The aim of the amendment is to clarify Article 6(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1079/2012, therefore the original date of application of that act should be maintained.

               (4)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1079/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Article 6(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1079/2012 is replaced by the following:

      ‘3.   Member States listed in Annex I shall implement, by 31 December 2014 at the latest, a number of new 8,33 kHz channel spacing conversions equivalent to at least 25 % of the total number of the 25 kHz frequency assignments in the central register and allocated to area control centres (“ACC”) in the Member State. These conversions shall not be limited to ACC frequency assignments and shall not include operational control communication frequency assignments.’

   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.
   It shall apply from 7 December 2012.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 10 July 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 26.

      (2)  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 320, 17.11.2012, p. 14.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 506/2013 of 31 May 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               1.6.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 147/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 506/2013
   of 31 May 2013
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.

               (2)

               The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 31 May 2013.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  AL

                  15,1

                  MA

                  57,6

                  MK

                  65,0

                  TN

                  27,7

                  TR

                  72,4

                  ZZ

                  47,6

                  0707 00 05

                  AL

                  41,5

                  MK

                  46,1

                  TR

                  142,5

                  ZZ

                  76,7

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  128,9

                  ZZ

                  128,9

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  109,0

                  TR

                  97,3

                  ZA

                  109,6

                  ZZ

                  105,3

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  158,4

                  BR

                  97,8

                  CL

                  125,0

                  CN

                  73,1

                  NZ

                  145,6

                  US

                  164,9

                  ZA

                  126,3

                  ZZ

                  127,3

                  0809 29 00

                  US

                  781,5

                  ZZ

                  781,5

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/187 of 2 February 2017 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus subtilis (DSM 28343) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening (holder of authorisation Lactosan GmbH & Co. KG) (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
                  3.2.2017

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 29/35

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/187
      of 2 February 2017
      concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus subtilis (DSM 28343) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening (holder of authorisation Lactosan GmbH & Co. KG)
      (Text with EEA relevance)
      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
      Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.

                  (2)

                  In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application was submitted for the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus subtilis (DSM 28343). That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

                  (3)

                  That application concerns the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus subtilis (DSM 28343) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.

                  (4)

                  The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 24 May 2016 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of Bacillus subtilis (DSM 28343) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that it has a potential to improve performance in chickens for fattening. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

                  (5)

                  The assessment of the preparation of Bacillus subtilis (DSM 28343) shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

                  (6)

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

            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      Article 1
      The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
      Article 2
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 2 February 2017.

               For the Commission

               The President

            Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

         (2)  EFSA Journal 2016;14(6):4507.

         ANNEX

                     Identification number of the additive

                     Name of the holder of authorisation

                     Additive

                     Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                     Species or category of animal

                     Maximum age

                     Minimum content

                     Maximum content

                     Other provisions

                     End of period of authorisation

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

                        Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers

                     4b1825

                     Lactosan GmbH & Co. KG

                        Bacillus subtilis

                     (DSM 28343)

                        Additive composition

                     Preparation of Bacillus subtilis (DSM 28343) containing a minimum of 1 × 1010 CFU/g of additive
                     Solid form

                        Characterisation of the active substance

                     Viable spores of Bacillus subtilis (DSM 28343)

                        Analytical method
                         (1)

                     Identification and enumeration of Bacillus subtilis (DSM 28343) in the feed additive, premixtures and feedingstuffs

                                 —

                                 Identification: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)

                                 —

                                 Enumeration: Spread plate method using tryptone soya agar — EN 15784.

                     Chickens for fattening

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                     1 × 109

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                                 1.

                                 In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting.

                                 2.

                                 The use is permitted in feed containing the following authorised coccidiostats: diclazuril, nicarbazin, decoquinate, lasalocid A sodium, monensin sodium, robenidine hydrochloride, maduramicin ammonium or halofuginone hydrobromide.

                                 3.

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

                     23 February 2027

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1207/2013 of 22 November 2013 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fourme d’Ambert (PDO))

text:
               28.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 317/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1207/2013
   of 22 November 2013
   approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fourme d’Ambert (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 the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (2).

               (2)

               The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by giving more detailed information on the proof of origin, the method of production, labelling, national requirements and the structures responsible for monitoring the designation.

               (3)

               The Commission has examined the amendments in question and concluded that they are justified. Since the amendments are minor within the meaning of the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission may approve them without following the procedure set out in Articles 50 to 52 of that Regulation,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Annex II to this Regulation contains the consolidated Single Document setting out the main points of the specification.
   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, 22 November 2013.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         Dacian CIOLOȘ

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 19.

      ANNEX I
      In the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Fourme d’Ambert’, the following amendments are approved:
      1.   Heading IV.2. ‘Description of the product’

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                  The following organoleptic description supplements the description of the product: ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ has a supple and unctuous texture. It has a subtle, scented flavour, a milky taste accentuated by a combination of flavours produced by strains of Penicillium roqueforti, and a characteristic fruity taste. A hint of salt and a slight bitterness are accepted’. This description is useful for the organoleptic examination of the product during inspection.

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                  It is specified that ‘Cutting “Fourme d’Ambert” is authorised if it does not completely alter its texture’. Given the continuous changes in the ways cheese is consumed, this provision establishes a framework in order to prevent deviations in terms of the type of cut.

            2.   Heading IV.4. ‘Proof of origin’

      2.1.   Sub-heading IV.4.1 ‘Declarative requirements’

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                  It is specified that the identification declaration ‘must be made in accordance with a model validated by the Director of the National institute for origin and quality’. The content of the declarations required to notify and enable monitoring of the products and the procedures for sending them are set out in detail for each operator concerned. These amendments result from the reform of the system for inspecting designations of origin introduced by Order No 2006-1547 of 7 December 2006 on enhancing the value of agricultural, forestry, food and marine products.

            2.2.   Sub-heading IV.4.2 ‘Registers’

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                  The list of the registrations which operators must carry out is supplemented so that the production conditions laid down by the specification can be checked.

            2.3.   Sub-heading IV.4.3 ‘Product monitoring’

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                  The stage at which the organoleptic examination of the product must be carried out and the sampling method are specified. These procedures are subsequently included in the designation of origin monitoring or inspection plan drawn up by a control body.

            3.   Heading IV.5 ‘Method of production’

      3.1.   Sub-heading IV.5.1 ‘Milk production’

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                  The dairy herd is defined as ‘all the dairy cows and replacement heifers present on the holding’, it being understood that ‘the dairy cows are the lactating animals and the animals which have run dry’ and ‘the heifers are the animals which have been weaned but have not yet given birth’. The purpose of this definition is to avoid any confusion by making clear which animals are being referred to when the terms ‘dairy herd’, ‘dairy cows’ or ‘heifers’ are used subsequently in the specification.

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                  It is proposed that the following provision be introduced:

                     ‘As from 1 January 2015 the heifers are also given harvested fodder from the geographical area. The heifers are present on the holding at least a month before they start to lactate and are, from then on, given feed that complies with the provisions of the specification for lactating dairy cows’ feed’.

            This measure aims to strengthen the link between the dairy herd’s (including the heifers’) feed and the region, and to enable the animals’ feed to be controlled (in particular by avoiding any transfer of fodder between dairy cows and heifers). The time limit for applying this measure has been extended as the required measures may take a long time to put in place before feed autonomy is achieved, such as a change of practice or the reorganisation of land.

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                  The provision prohibiting the use of brassicas is specified as follows: ‘The consumption and distribution of brassicas in the form of green fodder is forbidden for all animals present on the holding’. This is to facilitate monitoring and avoid any ambiguity regarding certain brassicas that can be both fodder and supplements (rape for instance).

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                  The use of grass as the staple feed is laid down, specified and strengthened in the following provisions: ‘Grazed, wilted, pre-wilted or silaged grass makes up at least 50 % on average of the dairy cows’ annual basic ration expressed as dry matter. Grazed, wilted, pre-wilted or silaged grass makes up at least 30 % of the dairy cows’ daily basic ration expressed as dry matter’.

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                  The provision on the minimum amount of hay given to dairy cows outside the grazing period is rephrased and the following sentence is added: ‘Hay means mowed and dried grass with a dry matter content of more than 80 %’. It had become apparent that a definition of hay was needed for monitoring purposes.

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                  The conditions for storing fodder are specified as follows: ‘As from 1 January 2015 the hay intended for the dairy herd’s feed is stored under a permanent shelter in a dry place which is insulated from the ground. Ensilaged fodder is stored on a surface made of concrete or stabilised sand’. These provisions are aimed at preserving the quality of fodder. The extended time limit for the application of the first provision should allow the operators to make the necessary investments.

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                  In the interest of greater clarity, it is specified that the ban on keeping animals permanently in stables applies to the dairy cows only. When grass is available, grazing is mandatory for the lactating dairy cows as soon as the weather allows, under the following conditions: ‘The minimum duration of grazing is 150 days a year. In the grazing season the average pasture area available to the lactating dairy cows is at least 30 ares [3 000 m2] per cow. The animals have access to the pastures’. These conditions are aimed at enhancing the role of grazing in the dairy cows’ feed.

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                  The raw materials authorised in supplements given to the dairy cows and the additives authorised are now shown in two separate positive lists for greater clarity.

            The following have been added to the positive list of raw materials authorised in supplements given to the dairy cows: cereal grain products, moist grain maize; oilseed and legume seed products, products derived from legume seeds, by-products from the production of amino acids by fermentation, and ammonium salts. The terms ‘protein seeds’, ‘all cattle cake without the addition of urea’, and ‘salt, minerals’ are respectively replaced by the terms ‘legume seeds’, ‘products derived from oilseeds or oil fruits without the addition of urea’ and ‘minerals’. It is also specified that ears of maize may be preserved dry or moist. These raw materials have no impact on the quality of the product.
      The use of caustic soda to treat cereals and products derived from them is prohibited because it is not a traditional practice.
      The sentence ‘Any additive intended to directly alter the composition of the milk is prohibited’ is replaced by the positive list of additives, which exhaustively specifies the functional categories and groups of authorised additives using the regulatory terminology. The purpose of this amendment is to avoid any ambiguity or differences in interpretation during inspections.

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                  A provision banning GMOs in the animals’ feed and a holding’s crops has been added in order to maintain the feed’s traditional character.

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                  The conditions for bringing animals purchased outside the holding into the dairy herd are specified as follows: ‘Heifers and dry cows purchased must be present on the holding at least a month before they start to lactate and, from then on, must be given feed that complies with the provisions of the specification for lactating dairy cows’ feed’. Animals purchased outside the holding are subject to an adjustment period of one month before their milk is used for the production of ‘Fourme d’Ambert’.

            Lactating dairy cows may be brought into the herd under the following conditions: In a dairy herd the lactating dairy cows purchased from farmers who do not fulfil the conditions for the production of the designation of origin ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ make up at most 10 % of the holding’s total number of lactating dairy cows over that year or at most 1 lactating dairy cow over that year for holdings with fewer than 10 dairy cows.

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                  It is specified that ‘the unloading of vehicle tanks into stationary tanks must take place in the geographical area covered by the designation’ in order to facilitate the traceability and monitoring of the milk.

            3.2.   Sub-heading IV.5.5 ‘Farmhouse production’

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                  In the particular case of farmhouse production, the sentence ‘milk from at most two successive milkings is used; the milk from the first milking is refrigerated so that it will keep’ is deleted. It is deemed redundant in view of the provision stating that for this type of production ‘Renneting takes place no later than 16 hours after the first milking.’

            3.3.   Sub-heading IV.5.3 ‘Processing’

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                  It is specified that the piercing takes place ‘from the fourth day counting from the date of renneting’ instead of ‘from the fourth day following renneting’ in order to avoid any ambiguity during inspections and to reflect current trade practices.

            4.   Heading IV.8 ‘Labelling’

      The requirement to include the reference ‘appellation d’origine contrôlée’ on the labelling has been deleted and replaced by a requirement to include the European Union’s protected designation of origin symbol, in the interests of legibility and synergy in the provision of information about PDO-registered products.
      5.   Heading IV.9 ‘National requirements’

      In accordance with the abovementioned national reform of the system for monitoring designations of origin, a table has been added which sets out the main points to be checked and the evaluation method to be used.

      ANNEX II

         CONSOLIDATED SINGLE DOCUMENT

      Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1)

         ‘FOURME D’AMBERT’

      EC No: FR-PDO-0217-010150-6.7.2012

         PGI ( ) PDO (X)

      1.   Name

      ‘Fourme d’Ambert’
      2.   Member State or third country

      France
      3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

      3.1.   Type of product

                  Class 1.3.

                  Cheeses

            3.2.   Description of the product to which the name in (1) applies

      The cheese with the designation of origin ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ is a blue-veined, unpressed, uncooked, fermented, and salted cheese, made from renneted cow’s milk and produced in the form of a cylinder between 17 and 21 cm in height and 12,5 and 14 cm in diameter, weighing from 1,9 to 2,5 kg.
      The cheese has a fat content of at least 50 grams per 100 grams of cheese after total desiccation and the matured cheese must have a dry matter content of at least 50 grams per 100 grams of cheese.
      The designation of origin ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ may not be used for the cheese until the 28th day after renneting.
      ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ is a cheese which has a bloom on its dry, grey to light-grey coloured rind, where white, yellow and red mould may also be present and which may have a blue sheen. The inside of the cheese, which is white to cream in colour, shows cracks and evenly distributed blue to green veining.
      ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ has a supple and unctuous texture. It has a subtle, scented flavour, a milky taste accentuated by a combination of flavours produced by strains of Penicillium roqueforti, and a characteristic fruity taste. A hint of salt and a slight bitterness are accepted.
      3.3.   Raw materials (for processed products only)

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      3.4.   Feed (for products of animal origin only)

      Throughout the year, the dairy cows are fed exclusively on fodder from the geographical area covered by the designation. The consumption and distribution of brassicas in the form of green fodder is forbidden for all animals present on the holding.
      ‘Grazed, wilted, pre-wilted or silaged grass makes up at least 50 % on average of the dairy cows’ annual basic ration expressed as dry matter. Grazed, wilted, pre-wilted or silaged grass makes up at least 30 % of the dairy cows’ daily basic ration expressed as dry matter.
      Outside the grazing period the dairy cows are given at least 3 kg of hay, expressed as dry matter, per cow per day.
      When grass is available, grazing is mandatory for the lactating dairy cows as soon as the weather allows. The minimum duration of grazing is 150 days a year.
      The dairy herd may be given an average amount of 1 800 kg of supplements and additives expressed as dry matter per dairy cow per year.
      Only the raw materials and additives specified in a positive list are authorised in the supplements and additives given to the dairy cows.
      Only plants, by-products and supplementary feed derived from non-transgenic products are authorised in the animal feed.
      3.5.   Specific steps in production that must take place in the defined geographical area

      The milk is produced and the cheese made, matured and preserved for 28 days from the date of renneting within the geographical area.
      3.6.   Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.
      Cutting ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ is authorised if it does not completely alter its texture.
      3.7.   Specific rules concerning labelling

      The labelling of ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ must include the designation of origin in characters at least two-thirds the size of the largest characters used on the label and display the European Union PDO symbol.
      It is forbidden to place any qualifier directly next to the designation of origin, with the exception of trademarks or brand names.
      4.   Concise definition of the geographical area

      The geographical area for ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ comprises the following:

         Department of Puy-de-Dôme

      Cantons of Ambert, Ardes, Arlanc, Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Bourg-Lastic, Courpière, Cunlhat, Herment, Manzat, Montaigut, Olliergues, Pionsat, Pontaumur, Pontgibaud, Rochefort-Montagne, Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine, Saint-Anthème, Saint-Dier-d’Auvergne, Saint-Germain-l’Herm, Saint-Gervais-d’Auvergne, Saint-Rémy-sur-Durolle, Tauves, Thiers, La Tour-d’Auvergne, Viverols: all municipalities.
      The municipalities of Aydat, Bansat, Blot-l’Eglise, Bongheat, Chaméane, Champagnat-le-Jeune, Chanat-la-Mouteyre, Chanonat, La Chapelle-sur-Usson, Châteldon, Châtelguyon, Clémensat, Combronde, Courgoul, Cournols, Creste, Durtol, Egliseneuve-des-Liards, Enval, Esteil, Grandeyrolles, Isserteaux, Lachaux, Lisseuil, Ludesse, Manglieu, Mauzun, Menat, Montaigut-le-Blanc, Montmorin, Néronde-sur-Dore, Neuf-Eglise, Olloix, Orcines, Orléat, Paslières, Peschadoires, Peslières, Pignols, Pouzol, Puy-Guillaume, Ris, Romagnat, Saint-Etienne-sur-Usson, Saint-Floret, Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, Saint-Genès-la-Tourette, Saint-Gervazy, Saint-Jean-en-Val, Saint-Jean-Saint-Gervais, Saint-Martin-d’Ollières, Saint-Nectaire, Saint-Pardoux, Saint-Quentin-sur-Sauxillanges, Saint-Rémy-de-Blot, Saint-Sandoux, Saint-Saturnin, Saint-Vincent, Sallèdes, Saulzet-le-Froid, Saurier, Sauxillanges, Sayat, Servant, Sugères, Teilhet, Tourzel-Ronzières, Valz-sous-Châteauneuf, Vernet-la-Varenne, Le Vernet-Sainte-Marguerite, Verrières, Vodable, Volvic.

         Department of Cantal

      Cantons of Allanche, Condat, Murat, Saint-Flour – Nord, Saint-Flour – Sud: all municipalities.

         Department of the Loire

      the municipalities of Chalmazel, La Chamba, La Chambonie, Jeansagnière, Lérigneux, Roche, Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau, Sauvain.
      5.   Link with the geographical area

      5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area

         Natural factors

      The geographical area for ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ is situated in a mountainous region and comprises the following:

                  —

                  the area formed by the ‘Hautes Chaumes du Forez’ at the top of the Forez mountains, straddling the departments of Loire and Puy de Dôme. The ‘Hautes Chaumes’ — vast bare stretches on granite bedrock surrounded by mainly coniferous forest slopes — are an area of heavy rainfall (annual average precipitation of more than 1 000 mm) subject to continental and oceanic influence (annual average temperatures below 10 °C),

                  —

                  an area essentially consisting of crystalline and volcanic plateaus interspersed with valleys, which, because of its altitude and steep slopes also has mountainous characteristics, in contrast to the low-altitude and flat Limagne area, which has a clay-limestone substrate and a drier climate.

            The geographical area’s altitude and rainy climate particularly favour the growth of grass.

         Human factors

      The production of this cheese is known to date back to the early Middle ages, as evidenced by a stone sculpture in an old feudal chapel in the middle of the Forez mountains. The ‘Hautes Chaumes’ is home to mountain pasture buildings known as ‘jasseries’, which are found at higher altitude than permanent habitats, above 1 200 m, and which testify to the pastoral activity on which the traditional production of this cheese was based. This production process fitted into a very specific economic and social system which lasted until the middle of the 20th century. In the spring, the modest-sized herds were led to the summer pastures, thus freeing up the village meadows, which were used to produce hay for winter fodder. Tending the animals, making the cheese and herding the cows were the sole preserve of women, who lived up on the mountains for part of the year, while the men stayed down in the villages to produce hay and carry out the harvesting. After demoulding, the cheeses were placed on draining racks made of coniferous wood (hollowed-out half trunks) that fitted the shape of the cheeses.
      Farmers have continued to use grass as the staple feed for the dairy cows to the present day. Production techniques evolved as output increased in the early 20th century but practices common to all producers and specific expertise have been preserved. The production of ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ still relies on this specific expertise. The curd is cut into pieces the size of maize grains, which are then stirred to cover them with a thin film that prevents the grains sticking together after moulding. Before the curd is moulded it is first drained on a conveyor, which allows some of the whey to be separated without the grains being crushed. After moulding, the curd is drained by turning without pressing to allow discharge of the whey while preserving the cavities previously created in the cheese. The salting helps to complete the draining process. When the cheese is firm enough, after at least four days, it is pierced in order to create air inlets that allow oxygen to penetrate the cheese. During the maturing stage temperature and humidity are controlled to allow the rind to form and the growth of Penicillium roqueforti to be managed.
      5.2.   Specificity of the product

      ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ is a cheese made from cow’s milk with a characteristically cylindrical, elongated and regular shape, from 17 to 21 cm high and 12,5 to 14 cm in diameter.
      The paste of the cheese has cracks and evenly distributed veins caused by the growth of Penicillium roqueforti.
      It has a supple and unctuous texture.
      5.3.   Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI)

      The size of ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ resulted from the economic and social system that developed in the geographical area over time to take advantage of the natural environment which favours the growth of grass and cattle rearing.
      This size suited the small herds and the fact that the cheese-making was carried out by women: the cheese needed little milk to make and was easy to handle. The characteristic elongated and regular shape of ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ was particularly suited to draining in the coniferous wood gutters that were used at that time.
      The paste of ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ owes its evenly distributed blue veining to the special expertise applied during its production. The size of the curd grains, combined with the stirring, determines the cohesiveness of the paste and the forming of cavities which are necessary for Penicillium roqueforti to grow. This growth, which occurs during maturing, is helped by the initial drainage on conveyors and the subsequent drainage by turning without pressing, and by the intake of oxygen thanks to piercing.
      ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ has a supple and unctuous texture, in particular because the curd is not milled and the draining, salting and maturing are specifically tailored to the product.
      ‘Fourme d’Ambert’ is the product of a particular way of living and making cheese, and, as such, the expression of community life in a natural environment of medium-altitude mountains.

         Reference to publication of the specification

      [Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006]
      https://www.inao.gouv.fr/fichier/CDCFourmeDAmbert.pdf

         (1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Replaced by 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 (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).