                  25.3.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 82/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/479
         of 22 March 2019
         operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2018 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 105(1), (2), (3) and (5) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Fishing quotas for the year 2017 have been established by:

                                 —

                                 Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 (2),

                                 —

                                 Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285 (3),

                                 —

                                 Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2372 (4), and

                                 —

                                 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (5).

                     (2)

                     Fishing quotas for the year 2018 have been established by:

                                 —

                                 Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285,

                                 —

                                 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 (6),

                                 —

                                 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2360 (7), and

                                 —

                                 Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 (8).

                     (3)

                     Pursuant to Article 105(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, when the Commission has established that a Member State has exceeded the fishing quotas which have been allocated to it, the Commission is to operate deductions from future fishing quotas of that Member State.

                     (4)

                     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 (9) has established deductions from fishing quotas for certain stocks in 2018 on account of overfishing in the previous years.

                     (5)

                     However, for certain Member States no deductions could be operated by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 from quotas allocated for the overfished stocks because such quotas are not available for those Member States in the year 2018.

                     (6)

                     Article 105(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that, if it is not possible to operate deductions on the overfished stock in the year following the overfishing because the Member State concerned has no available quota, deductions may be operated on other stocks in the same geographical area or with the same commercial value. According to Commission Communication 2012/C 72/07 containing Guidelines for deduction of quotas under Article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (10) such deductions should be preferably operated from quotas allocated for stocks fished by the same fleet as the fleet that overfished the quota, taking into account the need to avoid discards in mixed fisheries.

                     (7)

                     The Member States concerned have been consulted with regard to the proposed deductions from quotas allocated for stocks other than those which have been overfished.

                     (8)

                     In certain cases, exchanges of fishing opportunities concluded in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11) enable deductions from the same stocks in the framework of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969.

                     (9)

                     On 17 October 2018, Spain informed the Commission that the catches in 2017 of swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/AS05N) had been erroneously reported. Following corrections submitted on 3 December 2018 by Spain in the aggregated catch data reporting system, it appears that the catch uptake for swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N remains below the allocated quota for 2017. Therefore, the corresponding deductions should be deleted from the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969.

                     (10)

                     On 23 November 2018, Spain requested to update its catch declarations regarding yellowfin tuna in IOTC area of competence (YFT/IOTC). On the basis of the last updated data transmitted by Spain on 13 December 2018, it appears that the Spanish 2017 quota was exceeded for yellowfin tuna in IOTC area of competence (YFT/IOTC). The corresponding deduction should consequently be added to the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969.

                     (11)

                     Moreover, certain deductions required by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 appear to be larger than the adapted quota available in the year 2018 and, as a consequence, cannot be entirely operated in that year. According to Communication 2012/C 72/07, the remaining amounts should be deducted from the adapted quotas available in subsequent years until the full overfished amount is paid back.

                     (12)

                     Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (13)

                     This Regulation should apply retroactively from the day on which Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 establishing the deductions from fishing quotas for the same stocks in 2018 entered into force,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) 2016/2285, (EU) 2017/1970, (EU) 2017/2360 and (EU) 2018/120 for the year 2018 referred to in Annex I to this Regulation shall be reduced by applying the deductions on the alternative stocks set out in that Annex.

            Article 2
            The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.

            Article 3
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            It shall apply from 20 December 2018.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 22 March 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

            (2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 of 28 October 2016 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (OJ L 295, 29.10.2016, p. 1).

            (3)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285 of 12 December 2016 fixing for 2017 and 2018 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks and amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 32).

            (4)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2372 of 19 December 2016 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 352, 23.12.2016, p. 26).

            (5)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2017, p. 1).

            (6)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 of 27 October 2017 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (OJ L 281, 31.10.2017, p. 1).

            (7)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2360 of 11 December 2017 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 337, 19.12.2017, p. 1).

            (8)  Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (OJ L 27, 31.1.2018, p. 1).

            (9)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 of 12 December 2018 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2018 on account of overfishing in the previous years (OJ L 316, 13.12.2018, p. 12).

            (10)  Communication from the Commission — Guidelines for deduction of quotas under Article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (2012/C 72/07) (OJ C 72, 10.3.2012, p. 27).

            (11)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

            ANNEX I

               DEDUCTIONS FROM 2018 FISHING QUOTAS FOR ALTERNATIVE STOCKS

                        OVERFISHED STOCK

                        ALTERNATIVE STOCK

                        Member State

                        Species code

                        Area code

                        Species name

                        Area name

                        Quantity that cannot be deducted from the 2018 fishing quota for the overfished stock (in kilograms)

                        Member State

                        Species code

                        Area code

                        Species name

                        Area name

                        Quantity to be deducted from the 2018 fishing quota for the alternative stock (in kilograms)

                        DK

                        NOP

                        04-N.

                        Norway pout

                        Norwegian waters of IV

                        24 447

                        DK

                        NOP

                        2A3A4.

                        Norway pout

                        3a; Union waters of 2a and 4

                        24 447

                        DK

                        OTH

                        1N2AB.

                        Other species

                        Norwegian waters of I and II

                        9 979

                        DK

                        HER

                        1/2-

                        Herring

                        Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2

                        9 979

                        DK

                        POK

                        1N2AB.

                        Saithe

                        Norwegian waters of I and II

                        9 508

                        DK

                        HER

                        1/2-

                        Herring

                        Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2

                        9 508

                        ES

                        GHL

                        1N2AB.

                        Greenland halibut

                        Norwegian waters of I and II

                        25 335

                        ES

                        RED

                        1N2AB.

                        Redfish

                        Norwegian waters of 1 and 2

                        25 335

                        ES

                        POK

                        1N2AB.

                        Saithe

                        Norwegian waters of I and II

                        1 650

                        ES

                        RED

                        1N2AB.

                        Redfish

                        Norwegian waters of 1 and 2

                        1 650

                        FR

                        GHL

                        1N2AB.

                        Greenland halibut

                        Norwegian waters of I and II

                        6 868

                        FR

                        RED

                        1N2AB.

                        Redfish

                        Norwegian waters of 1 and 2

                        6 868

                        IE

                        HKE

                        8ABDE.

                        Hake

                        VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

                        1 300

                        IE

                        HKE

                        571214

                        Hake

                        6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14

                        1 300

                        NL

                        WHG

                        56-14

                        Whiting

                        VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

                        18 648

                        NL

                        WHG

                        2AC4.

                        Whiting

                        4; Union waters of 2a

                        18 648

            ANNEX II

                     ‘ANNEX

                        DEDUCTIONS FROM 2018 FISHING QUOTAS

                                 Member State

                                 Species code

                                 Area code

                                 Species name

                                 Area name

                                 Initial quota 2017 (in kilograms)

                                 Permitted landings 2017 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms) (1)

                                 Total catches 2017 (quantity in kilograms)

                                 Quota consumption related to permitted landings

                                 Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms)

                                 Multiplying factor (2)

                                 Additional Multiplying factor (3)
                                     (4)

                                 Outstanding deductions from previous year(s) (5) (quantity in kilograms)

                                 Deductions from fishing quotas for 2018 (6) and subsequent years (quantity in kilograms)

                                 Deductions from 2018 fishing quotas for the overfished stocks (7) (quantity in kilograms)

                                 Deductions from 2018 fishing quotas for alternative stocks in accordance with Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/479 (8) (quantity in kilograms)

                                 To be deducted from fishing quotas for 2019 and subsequent year(s) (quantity in kilograms)

                                 BE

                                 RJU

                                 07D.

                                 Undulate ray

                                 Union waters of VIId

                                 2 000

                                 2 000

                                 5 648

                                 282,40 %

                                 3 648

                                 1,00

                                 /

                                 /

                                 3 648

                                 1 031

                                 /

                                 2 617

                                 BE

                                 SRX

                                 07D.

                                 Skates and rays

                                 Union waters of VIId

                                 96 000

                                 91 353

                                 95 695

                                 104,75 %

                                 4 342

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 4 342

                                 4 342

                                 /

                                 /

                                 BE

                                 SRX

                                 67AKXD

                                 Skates and rays

                                 Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k

                                 762 000

                                 907 100

                                 919 333

                                 101,35 %

                                 12 233

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 12 233

                                 12 233

                                 /

                                 /

                                 DK

                                 MAC

                                 2A34.

                                 Mackerel

                                 IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32

                                 22 031

                                 17 525 756

                                 17 992 741

                                 102,66 %

                                 466 985

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 466 985

                                 466 985

                                 /

                                 /

                                 DK

                                 MAC

                                 2A4A-N

                                 Mackerel

                                 Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa

                                 16 004

                                 14 538 090

                                 14 801 414

                                 101,81 %

                                 263 324

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 263 324

                                 263 324

                                 /

                                 /

                                 DK

                                 MAC

                                 2CX14-

                                 Mackerel

                                 VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV

                                 /

                                 5 341 916

                                 5 342 930

                                 100,02 %

                                 1 014

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 1 014

                                 1 014  (12)

                                 /

                                 /

                                 DK

                                 NOP

                                 04-N.

                                 Norway pout and associated by-catches

                                 Norwegian waters of IV

                                 0

                                 0

                                 16 298

                                 N/A

                                 16 298

                                 1,00

                                 A

                                 /

                                 24 447

                                 /

                                 24 447

                                 /

                                 DK

                                 OTH

                                 1N2AB.

                                 Other species

                                 Norwegian waters of I and II

                                 /

                                 0

                                 9 979

                                 N/A

                                 9 979

                                 1,00

                                 /

                                 /

                                 9 979

                                 /

                                 9 979

                                 /

                                 DK

                                 POK

                                 1N2AB.

                                 Saithe

                                 Norwegian waters of I and II

                                 /

                                 0

                                 9 508

                                 N/A

                                 9 508

                                 1,00

                                 /

                                 /

                                 9 508

                                 /

                                 9 508

                                 /

                                 ES

                                 ALB

                                 AN05N

                                 Northern albacore

                                 Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N

                                 14 981 130

                                 13 961 453

                                 13 940 306

                                 99,85 %

                                 – 21 147  (10)

                                 /

                                 /

                                 189 117  (11)

                                 189 117

                                 189 117

                                 /

                                 /

                                 ES

                                 GHL

                                 1N2AB.

                                 Greenland halibut

                                 Norwegian waters of I and II

                                 /

                                 19 200

                                 36 090

                                 187,97 %

                                 16 890

                                 1,00

                                 A

                                 /

                                 25 335

                                 /

                                 25 335

                                 /

                                 ES

                                 GHL

                                 N3LMNO

                                 Greenland halibut

                                 NAFO 3LMNO

                                 4 067 000

                                 4 061 001

                                 4 072 229

                                 100,28 %

                                 11 228

                                 /

                                 C (9)

                                 /

                                 11 228

                                 11 228

                                 /

                                 /

                                 ES

                                 POK

                                 1N2AB.

                                 Saithe

                                 Norwegian waters of I and II

                                 /

                                 86 500

                                 88 150

                                 101,91 %

                                 1 650

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 1 650

                                 /

                                 1 650

                                 /

                                 ES

                                 YFT

                                 IOTC

                                 Yellowfin tuna

                                 IOTC Area of Competence

                                 45 682 000

                                 45 682 000

                                 48 147 520

                                 105,40 %

                                 2 465 520

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 2 465 520

                                 327 060

                                 /

                                 2 138 460

                                 FR

                                 GHL

                                 1N2AB.

                                 Greenland halibut

                                 Norwegian waters of I and II

                                 /

                                 0

                                 6 868

                                 N/A

                                 6 868

                                 1,00

                                 /

                                 /

                                 6 868

                                 /

                                 6 868

                                 /

                                 FR

                                 YFT

                                 IOTC

                                 Yellowfin tuna

                                 IOTC Area of Competence

                                 29 501 000

                                 29 651 000

                                 29 960 730

                                 101,04 %

                                 309 730

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 309 730

                                 309 730

                                 /

                                 /

                                 IE

                                 HKE

                                 8ABDE.

                                 Hake

                                 VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

                                 /

                                 0

                                 1 300

                                 N/A

                                 1 300

                                 1,00

                                 C (9)

                                 /

                                 1 300

                                 /

                                 1 300

                                 /

                                 IE

                                 MAC

                                 2CX14-

                                 Mackerel

                                 VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV

                                 86 426 000

                                 86 319 537

                                 86 520 982

                                 100,23 %

                                 201 445

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 201 445

                                 201 445

                                 /

                                 /

                                 NL

                                 WHG

                                 56-14

                                 Whiting

                                 VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

                                 /

                                 0

                                 18 648

                                 N/A

                                 18 648

                                 1,00

                                 /

                                 /

                                 18 648

                                 /

                                 18 648

                                 /

                                 PL

                                 COD

                                 3BC+24

                                 Cod

                                 Subdivisions 22-24

                                 654 000

                                 915 170

                                 947 501

                                 103,53 %

                                 32 331

                                 /

                                 C (9)

                                 /

                                 32 331

                                 0

                                 /

                                 32 331

                                 PT

                                 ALB

                                 AN05N

                                 Northern albacore

                                 Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N

                                 2 413 800

                                 2 332 800

                                 2 564 017

                                 109,91 %

                                 231 217

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 231 217

                                 231 217

                                 /

                                 /

                                 PT

                                 ALF

                                 3X14-

                                 Alfonsinos

                                 Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

                                 182 000

                                 182 626

                                 185 582

                                 101,62 %

                                 2 956

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 2 956

                                 2 956

                                 /

                                 /

                                 PT

                                 ANE

                                 9/3411

                                 Anchovy

                                 IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

                                 6 522 000

                                 8 992 936

                                 9 141 377

                                 101,65 %

                                 148 441

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 148 441

                                 148 441

                                 /

                                 /

                                 PT

                                 BUM

                                 ATLANT

                                 Blue marlin

                                 Atlantic ocean

                                 52 320

                                 51 259

                                 56 271

                                 109,78 %

                                 5 012

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 5 012

                                 5 012

                                 /

                                 /

                                 PT

                                 LEZ

                                 8C3411

                                 Megrims

                                 VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

                                 36 000

                                 139 400

                                 142 316

                                 102,09 %

                                 2 916

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 2 916

                                 2 916

                                 /

                                 /

                                 PT

                                 SBR

                                 09-

                                 Red seabream

                                 Union and international waters of IX

                                 37 000

                                 72 027

                                 75 905

                                 105,38 %

                                 3 878

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 3 878

                                 3 878

                                 /

                                 /

                                 PT

                                 SRX

                                 89-C.

                                 Skates and rays

                                 Union waters of VIII and IX

                                 1 156 000

                                 1 132 824

                                 1 211 808

                                 106,97 %

                                 78 984

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 78 984

                                 78 984

                                 /

                                 /

                                 PT

                                 SWO

                                 AN05N

                                 Swordfish

                                 Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N

                                 1 170 830

                                 1 738 532

                                 1 854 956

                                 106,70 %

                                 116 424

                                 /

                                 /

                                 /

                                 116 424

                                 116 424

                                 /

                                 /

                                 UK

                                 MAC

                                 2CX14-

                                 Mackerel

                                 VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV

                                 237 677 000

                                 222 116 471

                                 224 288 943

                                 100,98 %

                                 2 172 472

                                 /

                                 A (9)

                                 /

                                 2 172 472

                                 2 172 472

                                 /

                                 /

               ’

               (1)  Quotas available to a Member State pursuant to the relevant fishing opportunities Regulations after taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22), quota transfers from 2016 to 2017 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3) and with Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

               (2)  As set out in Article 105(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Deduction equal to the overfishing * 1,00 shall apply in all cases of overfishing equal to, or less than, 100 tonnes.

               (3)  As set out in Article 105(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and provided that the extent of overfishing exceeds 10 %.

               (4)  Letter ‘A’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. Letter ‘C’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.

               (5)  Remaining quantities from previous year(s).

               (6)  Deductions to operate in 2018.

               (7)  Deductions to operate in 2018 that could be actually applied considering the available quota on 20 December 2018.

               (8)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/479 of 22 March 2019 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2018 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 (OJ L 82, 25.3.2019, p. 6).

               (9)  Additional multiplying factor not applicable because the overfishing does not exceed 10 % of the permitted landings.

               (10)  The deduction cannot be reduced by this unused quantity as article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 is not applicable to the ALB/AN05N stock.

               (11)  At Spain's request, the deduction of 2 269 354 kilos due in 2017 was equally spread over two years (2017 and 2018) by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309. Since the 2018 initial quota for Spain as fixed by Regulation (EU) 2018/120 already reflects a deduction of 945 560 kilos, the remaining quantity to deduct amounts to 189 117 kilos.

               (12)  Despite not having initial quota for this overfished stock, Denmark concluded exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 enabling deductions from the same stock.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/530 of 27 March 2019 designating European Union reference laboratories for pests of plants on insects and mites, nematodes, bacteria, fungi and oomycetes, viruses, viroids, and phytoplasmas

text:
                  29.3.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 88/19

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/530
         of 27 March 2019
         designating European Union reference laboratories for pests of plants on insects and mites, nematodes, bacteria, fungi and oomycetes, viruses, viroids, and phytoplasmas
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (1) and in particular Article 93(1) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/631 (2) established European Union reference laboratories (‘EURLs’) for pests of plants on insects and mites, nematodes, bacteria, fungi and oomycetes, and viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas.

                     (2)

                     Following the establishment of those EURLs, the Commission carried out a public selection process for the designation of EURLs for pests of plants on insects and mites, nematodes, bacteria, fungi and oomycetes, and viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas

                     (3)

                     The consortium led by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), which also comprises the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), applied for the selection process for the designation as EURL for pests of plants on insects and mites.

                     (4)

                     The consortium led by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), which also comprises the Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO, Belgium), applied for the selection process for the designation as EURL for pests of plants on nematodes.

                     (5)

                     The consortium led by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority-National Reference Centre Plant Health (NVWA-NRC), which also comprises the Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO, Belgium), the Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC (DIALAB), Italy), and the National Institute of Biology (NIB, Slovenia) applied for the selection process for the designation as EURL for pests of plants on bacteria.

                     (6)

                     The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) applied for the selection process for the designation as EURL for pests of plants on fungi and oomycetes.

                     (7)

                     The consortium led by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority-National Reference Centre Plant Health (NVWA-NRC), which also comprises the Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC (DIALAB), Italy), and the National Institute of Biology (NIB, Slovenia), applied for the selection process for the designation as EURL for pests of plants on viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas.

                     (8)

                     The evaluation and selection committee appointed for the selection process concluded that all those consortia and laboratories comply with the requirements set out in Article 93(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and could be responsible for the tasks set out in Article 94 of that Regulation.

                     (9)

                     Those four consortia and that laboratory should therefore be designated as EURLs for the respective pests of plants on insects and mites, nematodes, bacteria, fungi and oomycetes, and viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas. Their work programmes should be established in conformity with the objectives and priorities of the relevant work programmes adopted by the Commission in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

                     (10)

                     In order to ensure that the appropriate level of methods of analysis, test or diagnosis, and the development of validated methods and the coordinated assistance of the official laboratories is maintained, and in accordance with point (b) of Article 93(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the designation as EURLs should be reviewed regularly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            European Union Reference Laboratory for pests of plants on insects and mites
            The following consortium is designated as a European Union reference laboratory for pests of plants on insects and mites responsible for supporting horizontal activities of the Commission and of the Member States in the area of plant health:

                        Consortium led by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES, Plant Health Laboratory, Entomology and Invasive Plants Unit, 755 avenue du campus Agropolis, CS 30016, 34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France),
                        and also composed of:
                        the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES, Institute for Sustainable Plant Production, Spargelfeldstraße 191, 1220 Vienna, Austria).

            Article 2
            European Union Reference Laboratory for pests of plants on nematodes
            The following consortium is designated as a European Union Reference Laboratory for pests of plants on nematodes responsible for supporting horizontal activities of the Commission and of the Member States in the area of plant health:

                        Consortium led by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES, Plant Health Laboratory, Nematology Unit, Domaine de la Motte au Vicomte — BP 35327, 35653 Le Rheu, France),
                        and also composed of:
                        the Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO, Plant Sciences, Nematology group, Burg. Van Gansberghelaan 96, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium).

            Article 3
            European Union Reference Laboratory for pests of plants on bacteria
            The following consortium is designated as a European Union Reference Laboratory for pests of plants on bacteria responsible for supporting horizontal activities of the Commission and of the Member States in the area of plant health:
            Consortium led by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority-National Reference Centre Plant Health (NVWA-NRC, Bacteriology group, Geertjesweg, 15, 6706 EA Wageningen, The Netherlands),

                        and also composed of:

                                    —

                                    the Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO, Plant Sciences, Bacteriology group, Burg. Van Gansberghelaan 96, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium);

                                    —

                                    the Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC (DIALAB), Laboratory of Phytopathology, Bacteriology group, via Carlo Giuseppe Bertero 22, 00156 Roma, Italy);

                                    —

                                    the National Institute of Biology (NIB, Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, Bacteriology and Metrology Unit, Laboratory for diagnostics of bacteria, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, Slovenia).

            Article 4
            European Union Reference Laboratory for pests of plants on fungi and oomycetes
            The following laboratory is designated as a European Union Reference Laboratory for pests of plants on fungi and oomycetes responsible for supporting horizontal activities of the Commission and of the Member States in the area of plant health:

                        the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES, Plant Health Laboratory, Mycology Unit, Domaine de Pixérécourt, CS 400009, 54220 Malzéville, France).

            Article 5
            European Union Reference Laboratory for pests of plants on viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas
            The following consortium is designated as a European Union Reference Laboratory for pests of plants on viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas responsible for supporting horizontal activities of the Commission and of the Member States in the area of plant health.
            Consortium led by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority National Reference Centre Plant Health (NVWA-NRC, Virology group, Geertjesweg, 15, 6706 EA Wageningen, The Netherlands),

                        and also composed of:

                                    —

                                    the Research Centre for Plant Protection and Certification (CREA-DC (DIALAB), Laboratory of Phytopathology, Virology group, via Carlo Giuseppe Bertero 22, 00156 Roma, Italy);

                                    —

                                    the National Institute of Biology (NIB, Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, Microbiology Unit, Laboratory for diagnostics of viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, Slovenia).

            Article 6
            Review of the designation
            The designation as European Union Reference Laboratories shall be reviewed regularly.

            Article 7
            Entry into force
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 27 March 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1.

            (2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/631 of 7 February 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing European Union reference laboratories for pests of plants (OJ L 105, 25.4.2018, p. 1).

            (3)  Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/531 of 27 March 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin

text:
                  29.3.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 88/23

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/531
         of 27 March 2019
         amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 183(b) thereof,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 510/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 1216/2009 and (EC) No 614/2009 (2), and in particular Article 5(6)(a) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.

                     (2)

                     Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin.

                     (3)

                     Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (4)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the text set out 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, 27 March 2019.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Jerzy PLEWA

                  Director-General

                  Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

            (2)  OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 1.

            (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 of 28 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and repealing Regulation No 163/67/EEC (OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 47).

            ANNEX

                     ‘ANNEX I

                                 CN code

                                 Description

                                 Representative price
                                 (EUR/100 kg)

                                 Security under Article 3
                                 (EUR/100 kg)

                                 Origin (1)

                                 0207 12 90

                                 Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, presented as “65 % chickens”, frozen

                                 129,7

                                 0

                                 AR

                                 0207 14 10

                                 Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, boneless cuts, frozen

                                 239,1

                                 18

                                 AR

                                 215,1

                                 26

                                 BR

                                 240,6

                                 18

                                 TH

                                 1602 32 11

                                 Preparations of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, uncooked

                                 289,6

                                 0

                                 BR

               ’

               (1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/532 of 28 March 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378 as regards the standard forms, including linguistic arrangements, for the mandatory automatic exchange of information on reportable cross-border arrangements

text:
                  29.3.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 88/25

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/532
         of 28 March 2019
         amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378 as regards the standard forms, including linguistic arrangements, for the mandatory automatic exchange of information on reportable cross-border arrangements
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Directive 77/799/EEC (1), and in particular Article 20(5) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Directive 2011/16/EU as amended by Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 (2) provides for mandatory automatic exchange of information on reportable cross-border arrangements. A standard form, including linguistic arrangements, should be used for those exchanges.

                     (2)

                     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378 (3) should therefore be amended in order to provide for such a standard form.

                     (3)

                     The second subparagraph of Article 20(5) of Directive 2011/16/EU provides that the standard form shall not exceed the components for the exchange of information listed in Article 8ab(14) of Directive 2011/16/EU, and such other related fields which are linked to these components and are necessary to achieve the objectives of Article 8ab of that Directive. In order to ensure that the mandatory automatic exchange of information on reportable cross-border arrangements is effective, especially where more than one intermediary or relevant taxpayer is liable to file information, it is critical to include an additional field containing a reference number of the reportable cross-border arrangement. If more than one intermediary or relevant taxpayer is obliged to file information, one single reference number should feature on all exchanges of the same arrangement so that these exchanges can be linked to a single arrangement on the central directory.

                     (4)

                     For reasons of coherence and legal certainty, the date of application of this Regulation should be aligned with the date of application provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Directive (EU) 2018/822.

                     (5)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on administrative cooperation for taxation,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378 is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        the following Article 2e is inserted:

                           ‘Article 2e
                           Standard forms, including linguistic arrangements, for the mandatory automatic exchange of information on reportable cross-border arrangements

                              1.   In regard to the forms to be used, ‘component’ and ‘field’ mean a location in a form where information to be exchanged pursuant to Directive 2011/16/EU may be recorded.

                              2.   The form to be used for the mandatory automatic exchange of information on reportable cross-border arrangements pursuant to Article 8ab of Directive 2011/16/EU shall comply with Annex XIII to this Regulation.

                              3.   The key elements referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 20(5) of Directive 2011/16/EU shall be the components listed in points (b), (c) and (e) of Article 8ab(14) of that Directive and for these key elements, the linguistic arrangements shall be the same as those provided for in Article 2a(3) of this Regulation.’;

                        (2)

                        Annex to this Regulation is added as Annex XIII.

            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 1 July 2020.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 28 March 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 64, 11.3.2011, p. 1.

            (2)  Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements (OJ L 139, 5.6.2018, p. 1).

            (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378 of 15 December 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Council Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1156/2012 (OJ L 332, 18.12.2015, p. 19).

            ANNEX

                     ‘ANNEX XIII

                        Form referred to in Article 2e

                     The form for the mandatory automatic exchange of information on reportable cross-border arrangements pursuant to Article 8ab of Directive 2011/16/EU contains, in addition to the components listed in Article 8ab(14) of that Directive, the following field:

                                 (a)

                                 Reference Number of the reportable cross-border arrangement(s).

               ’