title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 276/2014 of 18 March 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               19.3.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 80/5

      COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 276/2014
   of 18 March 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, 18 March 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

                  IL

                  145,0

                  MA

                  67,0

                  TN

                  88,3

                  TR

                  96,5

                  ZZ

                  99,2

                  0707 00 05

                  EG

                  182,1

                  MA

                  182,1

                  TR

                  143,8

                  ZZ

                  169,3

                  0709 91 00

                  EG

                  45,1

                  ZZ

                  45,1

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  37,4

                  TR

                  93,1

                  ZZ

                  65,3

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  42,7

                  IL

                  69,4

                  MA

                  53,7

                  TN

                  52,4

                  TR

                  63,7

                  ZA

                  62,5

                  ZZ

                  57,4

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  69,8

                  ZZ

                  69,8

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  94,0

                  CL

                  127,9

                  CN

                  94,7

                  MK

                  30,8

                  US

                  184,1

                  ZZ

                  106,3

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  95,5

                  CL

                  95,0

                  CN

                  74,5

                  TR

                  158,2

                  US

                  211,0

                  ZA

                  97,8

                  ZZ

                  122,0

         (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: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 616/2011 of 21 June 2011 terminating the expiry review and ‘the new exporter’ review of the anti-dumping measures concerning imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China

text:
               25.6.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 166/1

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 616/2011
   of 21 June 2011
   terminating the expiry review and ‘the new exporter’ review of the anti-dumping measures concerning imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China
   THE COUNCIL OF THE OPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 9 and Article 11(2), (4), (5) and (6) thereof,
   After consulting the Advisory Committee,
   Whereas:
   1.   PROCEDURE

   1.1.   Measures in force

               (1)

               In October 2005, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 (2), the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties ranging from 2,7 % to 39,9 % on imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘the PRC’). Following two interim reviews requested by Chinese exporting producers, the Regulation was amended in 2009 by Council Regulations (EC) No 825/2009 (3) and (EC) No 826/2009 (4). Following the reviews, the anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 currently range from 0 % to 39,9 %.

         1.2.   Request for an expiry review

               (2)

               Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry (5) of the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the PRC, the Commission received on 9 July 2010 a request for review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. The request was lodged by the Magnesia Bricks Production Defence Coalition (‘MBPDC’) (‘the applicant’) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 25 %, of the total Union production of certain magnesia bricks.

               (3)

               The request contained prima facie evidence of the likelihood of continuation of dumping and recurrence of injury which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of an expiry review proceeding. The applicant also claimed that an Austrian-based company, RHI AG (‘RHI’), should be excluded from the definition of the Union industry on the grounds that it had shifted its core business activities to the PRC, where it has a related company producing the product concerned and increased its business activities relating to the product concerned in the PRC.

         1.3.   Initiation of the expiry review

               (4)

               On 8 October 2010 the Commission, after consultation of the Advisory Committee, announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (‘the notice of initiation’) (6), the initiation of an expiry review proceeding concerning imports into the Union of certain magnesia bricks originating in the PRC.

         1.4.   Investigation period of the expiry review

               (5)

               In view of the apparent large number of parties involved in the proceeding, the Commission announced in the notice of initiation that it may apply sampling in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. In order to enable it to decide whether sampling was necessary and, if so, to select a sample, exporting producers, importers and Union producers were required to provide certain information for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 (‘the investigation period’ or ‘IP’).

         2.   PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT

               (6)

               The product concerned is chemically bonded, unfired magnesia bricks, whose magnesia component contains at least 80 % MgO, whether or not containing magnesite, currently falling within CN codes ex 6815 91 00 and ex 6815 99 00.

               (7)

               The like product is defined as chemically bonded, unfired magnesia bricks, whose magnesia component contains at least 80 % MgO, whether or not containing magnesite, produced and sold in the Union market.

               (8)

               Magnesia bricks are manufactured using magnesite minerals as the main raw material. They are normally produced to standard chemical specifications which are then altered to fit the demands of the end-user. Magnesia bricks are normally used in steel production as a lining for the vessels in which the steel is melted.

         3.   PARTIES CONCERNED BY THE INVESTIGATION

               (9)

               The Commission officially advised the applicant, other known producers in the Union, the known exporting producers in the PRC, the representatives of the exporting country concerned and known importers and users of the initiation of the proceeding. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation. All interested parties who so requested and showed that there were particular reasons why they should be heard were granted a hearing.

               (10)

               In view of the large number of parties involved sampling was envisaged in the notice of initiation for the Chinese exporting producers, unrelated Union importers and Union producers. Of the seventy-eight exporting producers contacted at initiation only four provided the information for the selection of the sample requested in the notice of initiation.

               (11)

               With regard to Union producers, a total of ten companies, including the producers on behalf of whom MBPDC requested the review, submitted the requested information. The Union producers requesting the review are heavily dependent on the supply of a major raw material from the PRC and have requested confidential treatment for their company names in view of possible retaliatory action.

               (12)

               The Commission services had contacted all Union producers of magnesia bricks prior to initiation to obtain information on their production levels and to determine their support or opposition to the investigation. One of the companies that replied, RHI AG, expressed its opposition to the expiry review prior to initiation.

               (13)

               Following initiation, RHI claimed that the facts presented by the applicant in the request for review, especially in regard to RHI’s production volume, were not accurate and that, on the contrary, RHI should be included in the definition of the Union industry as had been done in the original proceeding in 2005. It consequently disputed the definition of the Union industry which had led to the initiation of the proceeding on the grounds that the requirements of Article 5(4) of the basic Regulation were not met, since it is the largest Union producer, accounting for more than 50 % of total Union production, and is opposed to the initiation.

         4.   INVESTIGATION

               (14)

               As mentioned in recital 3 above, the applicant had considered that RHI AG should be excluded from the definition of the Union industry on the grounds that it had shifted its core business activities to the PRC. In view of this and the fact that RHI AG expressed opposition to the review, the Commission asked RHI to provide additional information in order to examine whether or not it should be included in the definition of the Union industry. The requested information concerned the company’s business activities both in the EU and in the PRC and included data on its production capacity, production volumes, sales value and volumes in and outside the EU and the PRC and imports value and volume of the product concerned in the Union market. The company provided the additional information and an on-spot verification visit took place at the company’s headquarters in Vienna.

               (15)

               In the original investigation initiated in July 2004, RHI was one of the complainant Union producers. At that time RHI was also importing the product concerned from its related company in the PRC and it was examined whether the company should be excluded from the definition of the Union industry pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of the basic Regulation.

               (16)

               It is recalled that the assessment of RHI’s situation was made in Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2005 of 11 April 2005 imposing a provisional duty on imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China (7) and confirmed by Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005. For the purpose of the assessment, the following criteria were examined:

                           —

                           the location of the company’s headquarters, research and development (R & D) centre and main production sites,

                           —

                           the volume/value of the product concerned imported from the PRC compared to the total sales volume and value,

                           —

                           the impact the imported sales had on the company’s total Union sales, in particular by comparing the profitability of RHI’s sales in the EU of the imported product concerned with the profitability rates of the cooperating Union producers.

               (17)

               At that time it was found that the company’s core business was situated in the Union as regards the product concerned (its headquarters, R & D centre and biggest production sites were all located in the Union). Moreover, the vast majority of RHI’s sales on the Union market were produced in the Union and only a minor part was produced in the PRC (5 % of its total sales volume in the Union) as the production of the related company in the PRC was mainly aimed at the fast-growing Asian market. In addition, it was found that these imports were resold at prices comparable to those of the Union industry and therefore the company was not enjoying substantial beneficial effects, in terms of profitability, by reselling the imported product. Finally, it was explicitly mentioned that RHI’s Union production company was a separate legal entity from its Chinese production company. It was found that, although RHI AG was a global group with a production site in the PRC constituting a separate legal entity, it still produced the vast majority of its magnesia bricks, which were subsequently sold on the Union market, at its Union production sites. On these grounds it was concluded that RHI AG, which supported the imposition of measures at that time, formed part of the Union industry.

               (18)

               During the on-spot verification in the course of the current proceeding, it was found that the company’s core business was still situated in the Union. The company’s headquarters, shareholders and R & D centre were located in the Union. The company has five plants in the Union producing the product concerned and during the period 2005 to 30 June 2010, the end of the investigation period, the production capacity in these plants increased. The figures provided by RHI concerning its production capacity in the Union of the like product and the production volumes per plant in the investigation period were verified and found to be correct.

               (19)

               The company also continued to invest in its EU plants and, for the period 2007 to the end of the investigation period, the investments relating to the like product represented a significant portion of the company’s total investments in the EU.

               (20)

               RHI has several related companies in the PRC involved in the production and trading of refractory products including magnesia bricks of which RHI Refractories Liaoning Co. Ltd, a separate legal entity, produces the product concerned. This company is a joint venture with a Chinese company and started production in 1997. It has only one plant. Although the plant’s production capacity increased substantially during the period from 2005 to the end of the investigation period, it still does not represent a major proportion of the RHI’s total production capacity (EU and Chinese plants combined).

               (21)

               With regard to the imports volume of the product concerned, following the imposition of the measures in 2005, the company imported only one small shipment from its related company in the PRC in the investigation period, as it is subject to the highest anti-dumping duty rate of 39,9 %.

               (22)

               RHI provided its sales value and volume for the like product produced in the Union and for the product concerned produced in the PRC. The company demonstrated that the majority of the sales of its related company in the PRC during the investigation period were for export to countries other than the EU, with the remainder being sold on the Chinese market.

               (23)

               Concerning the impact the sales of the imported product concerned had on the company’s total Union sales, the volume of these imports compared to the company’s total sales volume in the Union market was insignificant and thus the impact on the company’s sales negligible.

               (24)

               Based on the data verified on-spot it is concluded that RHI should not be excluded from the definition of the Union industry. The company’s situation has not changed substantially since the original investigation, when it was found that the three criteria were met and concluded that the company was part of the Union industry.

               (25)

               The findings confirm that the company still has its core business activities (headquarters, R & D centre and main production sites) in the EU. The increase in the production capacity of the plant in the PRC in the period 2005 to the end of the investigation period cannot be considered as a shift of the company’s core activities to the PRC. Therefore the applicant’s argument that RHI should be excluded on the basis that it has a related company in the PRC producing the product concerned and increasing business activities in the PRC is rejected.

               (26)

               The information supplied by the applicant did not accurately reflect the situation of RHI as a Union producer, in particular with regard to its production volume and production capacity in the Union, and its production capacity in the PRC. Thus, by including RHI’s production volume in the total Union production figure the applicant’s output constitutes less than 50 % of the total Union production. Furthermore, as explained above, (i) RHI should be considered as part of the Union industry within the meaning of Article 4 of the basic Regulation; (ii) RHI produces over 50 % of total Union production within the meaning of Article 5(4), second sentence, of the basic Regulation; and (iii) RHI is opposed to the expiry review. Therefore, the proceeding should be terminated.

         5.   TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING

               (27)

               In the light of the above, it is considered that the present proceeding should be terminated in accordance with Article 9 and Article 11(2), (5) and (6) of the basic Regulation.

               (28)

               The applicant was informed accordingly and was given the opportunity to comment. The applicant strongly contested the conclusions of the Commission and expressed doubts that RHI’s production during the investigation period exceeded the production of the remaining Union producers supporting the complaint. In particular the applicant provided various press releases concerning RHI’s activities to substantiate its claims that the company no longer views the production in the Union as its core business and that there is a clear shift in the group’s strategy as it announced massive extensions of its production capacities in the PRC. However, it was found that such press releases refer to the company’s general overall business activities and do not relate specifically to the product investigated. The applicant did not provide any other evidence of any shift in RHI’s core activities with regard to the period from 2005 to the end of the investigation period that would lead to the conclusion that RHI should be excluded from the definition of the Union industry.

               (29)

               It is therefore considered that the expiry review proceeding concerning imports into the Union of certain magnesia bricks originating in the PRC should be terminated.

               (30)

               Due to the precise circumstances explained in recital 26 above, the definitive anti-dumping duties paid or entered in the accounts pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 on imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China released for free circulation as from 14 October 2010, the date of expiry of the anti-dumping measures, should exceptionally be repaid or remitted.

               (31)

               Repayment or remission must be requested from national customs authorities in accordance with applicable customs legislation.

               (32)

               In the view of the circumstances described above in particular in recital 21, the Commission will monitor the export and import flows of the product concerned as well as the relevant CN Codes. Should the flows appear to change, the Commission will give consideration to the action to be taken.

         6.   TERMINATION OF THE ‘NEW EXPORTER’ REVIEW

               (33)

               On 27 May 2010 the Commission received an application for a ‘new exporter’ review pursuant to Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation. The application was lodged by TRL China Ltd (‘TRL’), an exporting producer in the PRC.

               (34)

               TRL claimed that it operated under market economy conditions as defined in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation or alternatively claimed individual treatment in conformity with Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation. It further claimed that it did not export the product concerned to the Union during the period of investigation on which the anti-dumping measures were based, i.e. the period from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004 (‘the original investigation period’) and that it was not related to any of the exporting producers of the product which are subject to the anti-dumping measures mentioned above in recital 1.

               (35)

               TRL further claimed that it had begun exporting the product concerned to the Union after the end of the original investigation period.

               (36)

               On 28 September 2010 the Commission, after consultation of the Advisory Committee, announced, by Regulation (EU) No 850/2010 (8), the initiation of a ‘new exporter’ review of Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005, the repeal of the duty with regard to imports from TRL and the subjection of these imports to registration.

               (37)

               The investigation period for the ‘new exporter’ review was from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

               (38)

               In view of the termination of the expiry review and given the fact that TRL did not import the product concerned between the date of the entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 850/2010 and the date of expiry of the anti-dumping measures (13 October 2010), it is considered that the ‘new exporter’ review concerning imports into the Union of certain magnesia bricks originating in the PRC should therefore also be terminated.

               (39)

               Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The anti-dumping measures concerning imports of chemically bonded, unfired magnesia bricks, whose magnesia component contains at least 80 % MgO, whether or not containing magnesite, originating in the People’s Republic of China, currently falling within CN codes ex 6815 91 00 and ex 6815 99 00, are hereby repealed and the proceeding concerning these imports is terminated.
   Article 2
   The definitive anti-dumping duties paid or entered in the accounts pursuant to Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 on imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China released for free circulation as from 14 October 2010 shall be repaid or remitted.
   Repayment and remission shall be requested from national customs authorities in accordance with applicable customs legislation.
   Article 3
   The ‘new exporter’ review initiated by Regulation (EU) No 850/2010 is hereby terminated.
   Article 4
   The customs authorities are hereby directed to cease the registration of imports carried out pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 850/2010.
   Article 5
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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 Luxembourg, 21 June 2011.

            For the Council

            The President

         FAZEKAS S.

      (1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

      (2)  OJ L 267, 12.10.2005, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 240, 11.9.2009, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 240, 11.9.2009, p. 7.

      (5)  OJ C 111, 30.4.2010, p. 29.

      (6)  OJ C 272, 8.10.2010, p. 5.

      (7)  OJ L 93, 12.4.2005, p. 6.

      (8)  OJ L 253, 28.9.2010, p. 42.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1200/2011 of 18 November 2011 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               23.11.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 305/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1200/2011
   of 18 November 2011
   concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (2)

               Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.

               (3)

               Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.

               (4)

               It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).

               (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 goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
   Article 2
   Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
   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, 18 November 2011.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         Algirdas ŠEMETA

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

      ANNEX

                  Description of the goods

                  Classification
                  (CN code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  A hand-operated mechanical apparatus for dispensing a liquid into a container for titrimetric analyses (so-called "digital titrator").
                  The apparatus comprises an adjustable mechanical feeder with a space for a cartridge, a delivery knob, a mechanical counter, a counter reset knob and a hand grip.
                  The titrator is a precision dispensing apparatus which, by each turning step of the delivery knob, releases a drop of the titrant being used into the liquid to be analysed (the analyte). The drop contains a specific volume of the titrant. The number of drops dispensed by the titrator is displayed on the counter.
                  The analytic result is determined by the reaction of the analyte to the quantity of titrant dispensed. The quantity of titrant is determined by multiplying the number of drops with the specific volume of the titrant used.

                  8479 89 97

                  Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 8479, 8479 89 and 8479 89 97.
                  As the apparatus does not continuously displace volumes of liquid, classification as a pump under heading 8413 is excluded.
                  The apparatus does not perform a chemical analysis of the titrant or the analyte. Therefore, classification as apparatus for chemical analysis under heading 9027 is excluded.
                  Even though the apparatus contributes to the process of a chemical analysis, it cannot be considered as a part or an accessory of such apparatus by virtue of Note 2(a) to Chapter 90.
                  The apparatus is not used to measure in volumetric units the amount of fluid passing through a pipe. Therefore, classification as an apparatus under heading 9028 is excluded.
                  The apparatus counts the number of drops but does not measure the quantity dispensed. Therefore, classification as an apparatus under heading 9031 is excluded.
                  As the apparatus not only counts a total number of units (drops) but primarily distributes a specific volume of liquid, it functions as a burette with a mechanical counter.
                  It is therefore to be classified under CN code 8479 89 97 as other mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in Chapter 84.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 635/2012 of 27 June 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Vadehavsstude (PGI)]

text:
               14.7.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 186/17

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 635/2012
   of 27 June 2012
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Vadehavsstude (PGI)]
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to 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), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Denmark's application to register the name ‧Vadehavsstude‧ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
   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, 27 June 2012.

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

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

      (2)  OJ C 289, 1.10.2011, p. 15.

      ANNEX
      Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

         Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)

      DENMARK
      Vadehavsstude (PGI)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2148 of 7 December 2016 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2017 under Regulation (EU) 2015/936 of the European Parliament and of the Council

text:
               8.12.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 333/32

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2148
   of 7 December 2016
   laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2017 under Regulation (EU) 2015/936 of the European Parliament and of the Council
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2015 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Union import rules (1), and in particular Article 17(3) and (6) and Article 21(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EU) 2015/936 established quantitative restrictions on imports of certain textile products originating in certain third countries to be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

               (2)

               Under Regulation (EU) 2015/936 it is possible, in certain circumstances, to use other allocation methods, to divide quotas into tranches, or to reserve a proportion of a specific quantitative limit exclusively for applications which are supported by evidence of the results of past import performance.

               (3)

               Rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2017 should be adopted before the quota year begins so that the continuity of trade flows is not unduly affected.

               (4)

               The measures adopted in previous years, such as those in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2106 (2), proved to be satisfactory and it is therefore appropriate to adopt similar rules for 2017.

               (5)

               In order to satisfy the greatest possible number of operators, it is appropriate to make the ‘first come, first served’ allocation method more flexible by placing a ceiling on the quantities that can be allocated to each operator by that method.

               (6)

               In order to guarantee a degree of continuity in trade and efficient quota administration, operators should be allowed to make their initial import authorisation application for 2017 equivalent to the quantity that they imported in 2016.

               (7)

               In order to achieve optimum use of the quantities, an operator who has used at least half of the amount already authorised should be permitted to apply for a further amount, provided that quantities are available in the quotas.

               (8)

               In order to secure a sound administration, import authorisations should be valid for nine months from the date of issue until the end of the year at the latest. Member States should issue authorisations only after being notified by the Commission that quantities are available and only if operators can prove the existence of a contract and can certify, in the absence of a specific provision to the contrary, that they have not yet been granted a Union import authorisation under this Regulation for the categories and countries concerned. The competent national authorities should, however, be authorised, in response to an importer's application, to extend by three months and until 31 March 2018 the validity of an authorisation provided that at least half of the allocated quantity has been used by the application date.

               (9)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee established by Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2015/936,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   This Regulation lays down rules on the management of quantitative quotas for imports of certain textile products set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2015/936 for the year 2017.
   Article 2
   The quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated according to the chronological order of receipt by the Commission of Member States' notifications of applications from individual operators, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities per operator set out in Annex I.
   The maximum quantities shall not, however, apply to operators able to prove to the competent national authorities, when making their first application for 2017, that, in respect of given categories and given third countries, they imported more than the maximum quantities specified for each category pursuant to import authorisations granted to them for 2016.
   In the case of such operators, the competent authorities may authorise imports not exceeding the quantities imported in 2016 from given third countries and in given categories, provided that enough quota capacity is available.
   Article 3
   Importers who have already used 50 per cent or more of the amount allocated to them under this Regulation may make a further application, in respect of the same category and country of origin, for amounts not exceeding the maximum quantities laid down in Annex I.
   Article 4
   1.   The competent national authorities listed in Annex II may, from 10.00 a.m., Brussels time, on 11 January 2017, notify the Commission of the amounts covered by requests for import authorisations.
   2.   The competent national authorities shall issue import authorisations only after being notified by the Commission pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/936 that the requested quantities are available for importation.
   They shall issue authorisations only where an operator:

               (a)

               proves the existence of a contract relating to the provision of the goods; and

               (b)

               certifies in writing that, in respect of the categories and countries concerned:

                           (i)

                           the operator has not already been granted an authorisation under this Regulation; or

                           (ii)

                           the operator has been granted an authorisation under this Regulation but has used at least 50 per cent of the quantity allocated.

         3.   Import authorisations shall be valid for nine months from the date of issue until 31 December 2017 at the latest.
   The competent national authorities may, however, at the importer's request, grant a three-month extension to the validity of an authorisation, provided that at least 50 per cent of the allocated quantity has been used at the time of the request. Such extension shall in no circumstances expire later than 31 March 2018.
   Article 5
   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 as from 1 January 2017.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 7 December 2016.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 160, 25.6.2015, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2106 of 20 November 2015 laying down rules for the management and distribution of textile quotas established for the year 2016 under Regulation (EU) 2015/936 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 305, 21.11.2015, p. 35).

      ANNEX I

         Maximum amounts referred to in Articles 2 and 3

                  Country concerned

                  Category

                  Unit

                  Maximum amount

                  Republic of Belarus

                  1

                  Kilograms

                  20 000

                  2

                  Kilograms

                  80 000

                  3

                  Kilograms

                  5 000

                  4

                  Pieces

                  20 000

                  5

                  Pieces

                  15 000

                  6

                  Pieces

                  20 000

                  7

                  Pieces

                  20 000

                  8

                  Pieces

                  20 000

                  15

                  Pieces

                  17 000

                  20

                  Kilograms

                  5 000

                  21

                  Pieces

                  5 000

                  22

                  Kilograms

                  6 000

                  24

                  Pieces

                  5 000

                  26/27

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  29

                  Pieces

                  5 000

                  67

                  Kilograms

                  3 000

                  73

                  Pieces

                  6 000

                  115

                  Kilograms

                  20 000

                  117

                  Kilograms

                  30 000

                  118

                  Kilograms

                  5 000

                  Country concerned

                  Category

                  Unit

                  Maximum amount

                  Democratic People's Republic of Korea

                  1

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  2

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  3

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  4

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  5

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  6

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  7

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  8

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  9

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  12

                  Pairs

                  10 000

                  13

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  14

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  15

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  16

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  17

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  18

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  19

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  20

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  21

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  24

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  26

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  27

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  28

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  29

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  31

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  36

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  37

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  39

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  59

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  61

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  68

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  69

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  70

                  Pairs

                  10 000

                  73

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  74

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  75

                  Pieces

                  10 000

                  76

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  77

                  Kilograms

                  5 000

                  78

                  Kilograms

                  5 000

                  83

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  87

                  Kilograms

                  8 000

                  109

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  117

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  118

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  142

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  151A

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  151B

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

                  161

                  Kilograms

                  10 000

      ANNEX II

         List of competent national authorities referred to in Article 4

                  1.   Belgium

                              FOD Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie (FPS Economy, SMEs, Self-Employed and Energy)

                              Algemene Directie Economische Analyses en Internationale Economie

                              Dienst Vergunningen

                              Vooruitgangstraat 50

                              1210 Brussel

                              Tel. +32 22776713

                              Fax +32 22775063

                              SPF Économie, PME, Classes moyennes et Énergie (FPS Economy, SMEs, Self-Employed and Energy)

                              Direction générale des Analyses économiques et de l'Economie internationale

                              Service Licences

                              Rue du Progrès 50

                              1210 Bruxelles

                              Tél. +32 22776713

                              Fax +32 22775063

                  2.   Bulgaria

                              Министерство на икономиката и енергетиката

                              Дирекция ‘Регистриране, лицензиране и контрол’

                              ул. ‘Славянска’ № 8

                              1052 София

                              Тел. +359 29407008 / +359 29407673 / +359 29407800

                              Факс +359 29815041 / +359 29804710 /+359 29883654

                              Ministry of Economy and Energy

                              8 Slavyanska Str., Sofia 1052

                              Tel. +359 29407008 / +359 29407673 / +359 29407800

                              Fax +359 29815041 / +359 29804710 /+359 29883654

                  3.   Czech Republic

                              Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu (Ministry of Industry and Trade)

                              Licenční správa

                              Na Františku 32

                              110 15 Praha 1

                              Tel. +420 224907111

                              Fax +420 224212133

                  4.   Denmark

                              Erhvervs- og Vækstministeriet (Ministry of Business and Growth)

                              Erhvervsstyrelsen

                              Langelinie Allé 17

                              2100 København

                              Tel. +45 35291000

                              Fax +45 35291001

                  5.   Germany

                              Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA) [Federal Office of Economics and Export Control]

                              Frankfurter Str. 29-35

                              65760 Eschborn

                              Tel. +49 6196908-0

                              Fax +49 6196908800

                  6.   Estonia

                              Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications)

                              Harju 11

                              15072 Tallinn

                              Tel. +372 6256400

                              Fax +372 6313660

                  7.   Ireland

                              An Roinn Post, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta

                              23 Sráid Chill Dara

                              Baile Átha Cliath 2D02 TD30

                              Tel. +353 16312545

                              Fax +353 16312562

                              Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

                              Licensing Unit

                              Kildare Street

                              IRL-Dublin 2

                              Tel. +353 16312545

                              Fax +353 16312562

                  8.   Greece

                              Υπουργείο Οικονομίας, Ανάπτυξης και Τουρισμού

                              Γενική Διεύθυνση Διεθνούς Οικονομικής και Εμπορικής Πολιτικής

                              Διεύθυνση Συντονισμού Εμπορίου και Εμπορικών Καθεστώτων

                              Τμήμα Β' Ειδικών Καθεστώτων Εισαγωγών

                              Κορνάρου 1

                              105 63 Αθήνα

                              Τηλ. +30 2103286041-43, 2103286223

                              Fax +30 2103286094

                              Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism

                              General Directorate for International Economic and Trade Policy,

                              Directorate fοr Trade Coordination and Trade Regimes

                              Unit B' Special Import Regimes

                              1 Kornarou Str.

                              10563 Athens

                              Tel. +30 2103286041-43, 2103286223

                              Fax +30 2103286094

                  9.   Spain

                              Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness)

                              Dirección General de Comercio e Inversiones

                              Paseo de la Castellana no 162

                              28046 Madrid

                              Tel. +34 913493817 / 913493874

                              Fax +34 913493831

                              Email: sgpolcoue.sscc@comercio.mineco.es

                  10.   France

                              Ministère de l'économie, de l'industrie et du numérique

                              Direction générale des entreprises (DGE)

                              Service de l'industrie (SI)

                              Sous-direction de la chimie, des matériaux et des éco-industries (SDCME)

                              Bureau des Matériaux

                              67 rue Barbès — BP 80001

                              94201 Ivry-sur-Seine Cedex

                              Tel. +33 179843449

                              Email: isabelle.paimblanc@finances.gouv.fr

                  11.   Croatia

                              Ministarstvo vanjskih i europskih poslova

                              Samostalni sektor za trgovinsku politiku i gospodarsku multilateralu

                              Trg N. Š. Zrinskog 7-8

                              HR-10000 Zagreb

                              Tel: +385 16444626

                              Fax: +385 16444601

                              Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

                              Directorate for Trade Policy and Economic Multilateral Affairs

                              Trg N. Š. Zrinskog 7-8

                              HR-10000 Zagreb

                              Tel. +385 16444626

                              Fax +385 16444601

                  12.   Italy

                              Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (Ministry of Economic Development)

                              Direzione Generale per la Politica Commerciale Internazionale

                              Divisione III — Accesso dei beni italiani nei mercati esteri e difesa commerciale delle imprese

                              Viale Boston 25

                              00144 Roma

                              Tel. +39 0659647517, 0659932450, 0659932436

                              Fax +39 0659932681, 0659932636

                              Email: dgpci.div3@mise.gov.it

                  13.   Cyprus

                              Κλάδος Έκδοσης Αδειών Εισαγωγής/ Εξαγωγής

                              Υπηρεσία Εμπορίου

                              Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού

                              Ανδρέα Αραούζου 6

                              1421 Λευκωσία

                              Τηλ. +357 22867100

                              Φαξ +357 22375443

                              Imports/ Exports Licensing Section

                              Trade Service

                              Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism

                              6 Andrea Araouzou

                              1421 Nicosia

                              Tel. +357 22867100

                              Fax +357 22375443

                  14.   Latvia

                              Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia)

                              Kr.Valdemāra iela 3

                              Rīga, LV-1395

                              Tel. +371 67016201

                              Fax +371 67828121

                  15.   Lithuania

                              Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija (Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania)

                              Gedimino pr. 38 / Vasario 16-osios g. 2

                              LT-01104 Vilnius

                              Tel. +370 70664658, +370 70664808

                              Faks +370 70664762

                              Email: vienaslangelis@ukmin.lt

                  16.   Luxembourg

                              Ministère de l'Économie (Ministry of Economy)

                              Office des licences

                              19-21 boulevard Royal

                              L-2449 Luxembourg

                              Tél. +352 226162

                              Fax +352 466138

                              Email: office.licences@eco.etat.lu

                  17.   Hungary

                              Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal

                              (Hungarian Trade Licencing Office)

                              Budapest

                              Németvölgyi út 37-39.

                              1124

                              Tel. +36 14585514

                              Fax +36 14585832

                              Email: keo@mkeh.gov.hu

                  18.   Malta

                              Ministeru għall-Ekonomija, Investiment u Intrapriżi Żghar

                              Dipartiment tal-Kummerċ, Xatt Lascaris

                              Valletta

                              VLT 1933

                              Tel. +356 25690214

                              Fax +356 21237112

                              Email: commerce@gov.mt

                              Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business

                              Commerce Department, Trade Services Directorate

                              Lascaris

                              Valletta

                              VLT 1933

                              Tel. +356 25690214

                              Fax +356 21237112

                              Email: commerce@gov.mt

                  19.   Netherlands

                              Belastingdienst/Douane (Customs Administration)

                              centrale dienst voor in- en uitvoer

                              Postbus 3070

                              6401 DN Heerlen

                              Tel. +31 88 1512122

                              Fax +31 88 1513182

                  20.   Austria

                              Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft (Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy)

                              Abteilung C2/9 — Außenwirtschaftskontrolle

                              Stubenring 1

                              1010 Wien

                              Tel. +43 171100 - 8353

                              Fax +43 171100 - 8366

                  21.   Poland

                              Ministerstwo Rozwoju (Ministry of Economic Development)

                              pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5

                              00-507 Warszawa

                              Tel. +48 226935553

                              Fax +48 226934021

                  22.   Portugal

                              Ministério das Finanças (Ministry of Finance)

                              AT- Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira

                              DSL – Direcção de Serviços de Licenciamento

                              Rua da Alfândega no 5 R/C

                              1149-006 Lisboa

                              Tel. +351 1218813843

                              Fax +351 1218813986

                              Email: dsl@at.gov.pt

                  23.   Romania

                              Ministerul Economiei (Ministry of Economy)

                              Comerţului şi Mediului de Afaceri

                              Direcţia Politici Comerciale

                              Calea Victoriei, nr.152, sector 1

                              010096 Bucureşti

                              Tel. +40 213150081

                              Fax +40 213150454

                              Email: clc@dce.gov.ro

                  24.   Slovenia

                              Ministrstvo za finance (Ministry of Finance)

                              Finančna uprava Republike Slovenije

                              Spodnji Plavž 6c

                              SI-4270 Jesenice

                              Tel. +386 42027583

                              Faks +386 42024969

                              Email: taric.fu@gov.si

                  25.   Slovakia

                              Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR (Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic)

                              Odbor výkonu obchodných opatrení

                              Mierová 19

                              827 15 Bratislava

                              Tel. +421 248547019

                              Fax +421 243423915

                              Email: jan.krocka@mhsr.sk

                  26.   Finland

                              Tulli (Finnish Customs)

                              PL 512

                              FI-00101 Helsinki

                              Tel. +358 2955200

                              Email: kirmo@tulli.fi

                              Tullen (Finnish Customs)

                              PB 512

                              FI-00101 Helsingfors

                              Tel. +358 2955200

                              Email: kirmo@tulli.fi

                  27.   Sweden

                              Kommerskollegium (National Board of Trade)

                              Box 6803

                              SE-113 86 Stockholm

                              Tel. +46 86904800

                              Fax +46 8306759

                              Email: registrator@kommers.se

                  28.   United Kingdom

                              Department for International Trade

                              1 Victoria Street

                              London SW1H OET

                              Email: grant.mosedale@trade.gsi.gov.uk


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/360 of 28 February 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance buprofezin (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
               1.3.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 54/11

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/360
   of 28 February 2017
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance buprofezin
   (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 the second alternative of Article 21(3) and Article 78(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Directive 2011/6/EU (2) included buprofezin as active substance in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3), under the condition that the Member States concerned ensure that the notifier, at whose request buprofezin was included in that Annex, provides further confirmatory information as regards the processing and conversion factors for consumer risk assessment.

               (2)

               Active substances included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC are deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (4).

               (3)

               On 30 January 2013, the applicant submitted additional information concerning the processing and conversion factors to the rapporteur Member State United Kingdom within the time period provided for its submission.

               (4)

               The United Kingdom assessed the additional information submitted by the applicant. It submitted its assessment, in the form of an addendum to the draft assessment report, to the other Member States, the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter ‘the Authority’, on 9 September 2014.

               (5)

               The Commission consulted the Authority which presented its conclusion on the risk assessment of buprofezin on 28 July 2015 (5). The draft assessment report, the addendum and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed and finalised on 24 January 2017 in the format of the Commission review report for buprofezin.

               (6)

               The Commission invited the applicant to submit its comments on the review report for buprofezin.

               (7)

               The Commission has considered that the additional information provided showed that under high-temperature processing conditions buprofezin is degraded into several metabolites, including aniline. Aniline is a carcinogen for which a genotoxic mechanism cannot be excluded and therefore no threshold for acceptable exposure can be assumed.

               (8)

               The Commission has concluded that the further confirmatory information required has not been fully provided and that exposure of consumers to aniline via consumption of processed crops cannot be excluded except by imposing further restrictions. In particular, the use of buprofezin should be limited to non-edible crops only.

               (9)

               It is confirmed that the active substance buprofezin is to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. In order to minimise the exposure of consumers to aniline, it is, however, appropriate to amend the conditions of use of this active substance.

               (10)

               The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (11)

               Member States should be provided with time to amend or withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing buprofezin.

               (12)

               For plant protection products containing buprofezin, where Member States grant any grace period in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, that period should, at the latest, expire on 21 June 2018.

               (13)

               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
   Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
   The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Transitional measures
   Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing buprofezin as active substance by 21 June 2017 at the latest.
   Article 3
   Grace period
   Any grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire by 21 June 2018 at the latest.
   Article 4
   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, 28 February 2017.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  Commission Directive 2011/6/EU of 20 January 2011 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include buprofezin as active substance (OJ L 18, 21.1.2011, p. 38).

      (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 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).

      (5)  Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for the active substance buprofezin in light of confirmatory data. EFSA Journal 2015; 13(8): 4207, 24 pp. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015/4207.

      ANNEX
      The column ‘Specific provisions’, of row 320, buprofezin, of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is replaced by the following:

         ‘PART A
         Only uses as insecticide and acaricide on non-edible crops may be authorised.
         PART B
         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 buprofezin, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed shall be taken into account.
         In this overall assessment, Member States must pay particular attention to:

                     —

                     the operators' and workers' safety and ensure that conditions of use impose the use of adequate personal protective equipment where appropriate,

                     —

                     the application of an appropriate waiting period for rotational crops in greenhouses,

                     —

                     the risk to aquatic organisms and ensure that conditions of use impose adequate risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

               Conditions of authorisation shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 413/2012 of 15 May 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011 as regards the minimum content of sodium benzoate as a feed additive in feed for weaned piglets  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               16.5.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 128/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 413/2012
   of 15 May 2012
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011 as regards the minimum content of sodium benzoate as a feed additive in feed for weaned piglets
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The use of sodium benzoate, belonging to the additive category of ‘zootechnical additives’, was authorised for 10 years as a feed additive for use in weaned piglets by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011 (2).

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, the holder of the authorisation has proposed changing the terms of authorisation of the substance concerned by reducing its minimum concentration from 99,9 % to 99,0 % as regards use on weaned piglets. That application was accompanied by the relevant supporting data.

               (3)

               The European Food Safety Authority concluded in its opinion of 15 November 2011 that the substance concerned is safe for humans, the target species and the environment, and under the same conditions of use as the current formulation, its use is efficacious in weaned piglets at the requested minimum content of ≥ 99,0 % (3).

               (4)

               The conditions provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 are satisfied.

               (5)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (6)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   In column 4 of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 496/2011 the words ‘Sodium benzoate: ≥ 99,9 %’ are replaced by ‘Sodium benzoate: ≥ 99,0 %’.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 15 May 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  OJ L 134, 21.5.2011, p. 9.

      (3)  EFSA Journal 2011; 9(12):2443.