title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/562 of 23 April 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma

text:
                  24.4.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 130/23

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/562
         of 23 April 2020
         implementing Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 of 2 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma and repealing Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 (1), and in particular Article 4i thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 2 May 2013, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 401/2013.

                     (2)

                     In accordance with Article 4i of Regulation (EU) No 401/2013, the Council has reviewed the list of designated persons and entities set out in Annex IV to that Regulation.

                     (3)

                     For one listing, updated information has been received.

                     (4)

                     Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 23 April 2020.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               G. GRLIĆ RADMAN

            (1)  OJ L 121, 3.5.2013, p. 1

            ANNEX
            Entry 3 in the list of persons and entities set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 is replaced by the following entry:

                           Name

                           Identifying information

                           Reasons

                           Date of listing

                           ‘3.

                           Than Oo

                           Date of birth: 12 October 1973
                           Gender: male
                           Military identification number: BC 25723

                           Brigadier General Than Oo was the Commander of the 99th Light Infantry Division of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) until May 2018. In that context, he is responsible for the atrocities and serious human rights violations committed against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State in the second half of 2017 by the 99th Light Infantry Division. These include unlawful killings, sexual violence and the systematic burning of Rohingya houses and buildings.

                           25.6.2018’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/567 of 22 April 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin

text:
                  24.4.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 129/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/567
         of 22 April 2020
         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, 22 April 2020.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Wolfgang BURTSCHER

                  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

                                 128,7

                                 0

                                 AR

                                 0207 14 10

                                 Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, boneless cuts, frozen

                                 212,3
                                 195,3
                                 269,6
                                 220,7

                                 26
                                 32
                                 9
                                 24

                                 AR
                                 BR
                                 CL
                                 TH

                                 1602 32 11

                                 Preparations of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, uncooked

                                 192,6

                                 28

                                 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) 2020/568 of 23 April 2020 making the exportation of certain products subject to the production of an export authorisation

text:
                  24.4.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 129/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/568
         of 23 April 2020
         making the exportation of certain products subject to the production of an export authorisation
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/479 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for exports (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 15 March 2020, the European Commission published Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/402 (2) making the exportation of certain products subject to the production of an export authorisation, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2015/479. That Regulation was amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/426 of 19 March 2020 (3).

                     (2)

                     Regulation (EU) 2020/402, and its amendment, apply for a limited period of 6 weeks.

                     (3)

                     As the epidemiological crisis caused by the COVID-19 disease continues, the demand within the Union for personal protective equipment (‘PPE’), which consists of protective masks (and surgical masks), gloves, goggles, face-shields, and overalls, remains very high and is even continuously increasing. The demand for certain types of PPE has especially led to shortages on the internal market. Given its nature and the prevailing circumstances, such type of equipment is an essential product since it is necessary to prevent the further spreading of the disease, and safeguard the health of medical staff treating infected patients.

                     (4)

                     Continuous efforts are being made to help ensuring urgent and adequate provision of protective equipment throughout the EU. The production capacities of personal protective equipment have been ramped-up. The Commission finalised a joint procurement for personal protective equipment, in which 25 Member States took part. These initiatives are proving successful, and equipment is planned to be made available 2 weeks after the Member States sign the contracts with the bidders.

                     (5)

                     Under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), the European Commission has decided to create a strategic rescEU stockpile of medical equipment such as ventilators and protective masks to help EU countries in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Entirely financed by the Commission via direct grants, this reserve will be hosted in one or several Member States.

                     (6)

                     The Commission also set up a Clearing House, including for PPE, with the objective to coordinate efforts to match supply and demand in the EU, and facilitate an adequate functioning of the internal market.

                     (7)

                     Despite these actions, and given increased needs for PPE in the Union, a gap between demand and supply within the Union still exists, in particular concerning certain types of PPE, which are vital to prevent the spreading of the disease and treat the patients.

                     (8)

                     In light of these efforts to overcome the critical situation of shortage of certain types of PPE in the Union, further measures are warranted to contribute to remedying and preventing shortages of PPE.

                     (9)

                     These measures, aimed at protecting health and impacting on trade, should be targeted, proportionate, transparent and temporary.

                     (10)

                     In a Joint Statement of 26 March the members of the European Council underlined that the adoption of the decision on the authorisation for export of PPE should lead to the full and effective lifting of all forms of internal bans or restrictions.

                     (11)

                     It is not the intention of the Union to restrict exports any more than absolutely necessary, and the Union also wishes to uphold the principle of international solidarity in this situation of a global pandemic. Union measures should therefore be proportionate and ensure that exports remain possible, subject to a prior authorisation. To this effect, Member States should grant export authorisations under specific circumstances, where the shipment in question poses no threat to the actual need for PPE within the Union and serves to satisfy a legitimate need for official or professional medical use in a third country. In contrast, Member States should not authorise exports that would create speculative distortion and serve stockpiling and hoarding of essential equipment by those with little or no objective need.

                     (12)

                     An export authorisation system should remedy or prevent a situation of a shortage of essential products within the borders of the Union. The main objective of such system would be to protect public health within the Union.

                     (13)

                     The administrative modalities for these authorisations should be left to the discretion of the Member States during the time of this temporary system.

                     (14)

                     Based on the principle of international solidarity, Member States should authorise exports to enable the provisions of emergency supplies in the context of humanitarian aid.

                     (15)

                     Member States should positively consider granting authorisations when the exports are destined to State bodies, public bodies and other bodies governed by public law and in charge of distributing or making PPE available to the persons affected by or at risk from COVID-19 or involved in combating the COVID-19 outbreak.

                     (16)

                     Authorisations should be granted only to the extent that the volume of exports is not such that it poses a threat to the availability of PPE on the market of the Member State in question or elsewhere in the Union for the purpose of meeting the objective of this Regulation. For this purpose, Member States should contact the Clearing House established by the Commission before granting such an authorisation. Member States do however not have to contact the Clearing House in the case of authorisations for emergency supplies in the context of humanitarian aid.

                     (17)

                     In deciding whether to grant an export authorisation, the Member States should also take into consideration the fulfilment of a supply obligation under joint procurement or rescEU by the Union and the Member States, the support of the activities of the World Health Organization (WHO), the support of EU-level coordinated responses to crisis situations or the request for assistance by third countries or international organisations.

                     (18)

                     The degree of market integration for the products concerned between parts of the customs territory of the Union and other countries or territories, whether achieved under an arrangement establishing a free-trade area or for other reasons such as geographic proximity or historic ties, should also be considered. Likewise, it would be counterproductive to disrupt closely integrated value chains and distribution networks established on the basis of those arrangements or otherwise, in particular in the case of neighbouring countries and economies.

                     (19)

                     This Regulation should apply to certain types of PPE. In order to ensure coherence, the description of the types of PPE subject to this authorisation system laid down by this Regulation should be aligned with the corresponding specifications of the equipment subject to the Joint Procurement, which has identified the specific needs in the Union. The CN codes should be given for information only.

                     (20)

                     The objective of the Clearing House is to ensure adequacy of the supply to meet the demand for all types of PPE on the Union market. On that basis, a need may arise to review the scope of Annex I and products covered by this Regulation. A review of the scope should be based on a continuous assessment of needs of critical equipment related to the fight against COVID-19 and their potential shortages. Special attention should be given to the products covered by the Joint Procurement as well as requested under the Union Civil Protection Mechanism such as other types of PPE, ventilators and laboratory products (test kits).

                     (21)

                     The single market for medical and personal protective equipment is closely integrated beyond the boundaries of the Union, and so are its production value chains and distribution networks. This is particularly the case of the member States of the European Free Trade Association, and the Western Balkans which are engaged in a process of deep integration with the Union. Subjecting exports of certain personal protection equipment to these countries to an export authorisation requirement would be counterproductive, given the close integration of the production value chains and distribution networks, when such equipment is an essential product necessary to prevent the further spreading of the disease and safeguard the health of medical staff treating infected patients. It is therefore appropriate to exclude such countries from the scope of application of this Regulation.

                     (22)

                     It is likewise appropriate to exclude from the export authorisation requirement the overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty, as well as the Faeroe Islands, Andorra, San Marino, the Vatican City and Gibraltar, since they have a particular dependency on the metropolitan supply chains of the Member States to which they are attached or on the supply chains of neighbouring Member States, respectively.

                     (23)

                     This Regulation should apply to exports of Union goods from the customs territory of the Union. Therefore countries that form part of that customs territory need not be exempted in order to receive unrestricted shipments from within the Union. This is the case notably for the Principality of Monaco (4). Conversely, territories of Member States specifically excluded from the customs territory of the Union should not fall under the requirement of export authorisation and should therefore be exempted as well. This concerns the territories of Büsingen, Heligoland, Livigno, Ceuta and Melilla. Likewise, exports to the continental shelf of a Member State or the exclusive economic zone declared by a Member State pursuant to UNCLOS should be exempted from the application of this regulation.

                     (24)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation should not apply to trade between the EU Member States. Pursuant to Article 127(3) of the Withdrawal Agreement, during the transition period, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is to be considered as a Member State, and not as a third country.

                     (25)

                     Some of the above-mentioned countries at present maintain export restrictions on personal protection equipment.

                     (26)

                     The authorities of the countries and territories excluded from the export authorisation system should offer adequate guarantees that they will control their own exports of the products concerned, in order to avoid undermining the objective pursued by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/402. The Commission should closely monitor this.

                     (27)

                     To avoid undermining the objective pursued by this Regulation, the authorities of the excluded countries and territories should make such exports to the Union available.

                     (28)

                     To assess the situation on a regular basis, and in order to ensure transparency and consistency Member States should report their decisions to grant or reject requests for export authorisations to the Commission. The Commission should make such information publicly available on a regular basis, due account being taken of their confidential nature.

                     (29)

                     Prior authorisation requirements are of an exceptional nature, should be targeted and of a limited duration. In order to ensure that the measures do not remain in place longer than is necessary, they should apply for a period of 30 days. Based on the development both in terms of the spreading of the COVID-19 disease and the adequacy between supply and demand, the Commission should review the situation on a regular basis and consider the need to shorten or extend the duration of the measures as needed.

                     (30)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/479,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Definitions
            For the purpose of this Regulation:

                        (1)

                        ‘export’ means an export procedure within the meaning of Article 269 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;

                        (2)

                        ‘customs territory of the European Union’ means the territory within the meaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.

            Article 2
            Export authorisation

               1.   An export authorisation established in accordance with the form set out in Annex II shall be required for the export of certain types of PPE, listed in Annex I, whether or not originating in the Union. Such authorisation is limited to Union goods (5), and is not required for non-Union goods. It shall be granted by the competent authorities of the Member State where the exporter is established and shall be issued in writing or by electronic means.

               2.   An export authorisation is required for all exports and shall be provided when the goods are declared for export and no later than at the moment of the release of the goods.

               3.   Without the production of a valid export authorisation, the exportation of such goods is prohibited.

               4.   Exports to the Republic of Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Faeroe Islands, Gibraltar, the Republic of Iceland, Kosovo (*1), the Principality of Liechtenstein, Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of North Macedonia, the Republic of San Marino, Serbia, the Swiss confederation, Vatican City State as well as the overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty shall not be subject to the measures set out in paragraphs 1 and 2. The same applies to exports to Büsingen, Heligoland, Livigno, Ceuta and Melilla.

               5.   Exports to facilities located on the continental shelf of a Member State or the exclusive economic zone declared by a Member State pursuant to UNCLOS shall not be subject to the measures set out in paragraphs 1 and 2.

               6.   Based on the principle of solidarity, Member States shall authorise exports for use in third countries to enable the provisions of emergency supplies in the context of humanitarian aid. Member States shall process applications for export authorisations in an expedite manner, as soon as possible, but no later than 2 working days from the date on which all required information has been provided to the competent authorities.

               7.   Member States should positively consider granting authorisations when the exports are destined to State bodies, public bodies and other bodies governed by public law and in charge of distributing or making PPE available to the persons affected by or at risk from COVID-19 or involved in combating the COVID-19 outbreak. These authorisations should be granted only to the extent that the volume of exports is not such that it poses a threat to the availability of the PPE listed in Annex I on the market of the Member State in question or elsewhere in the Union. For this purpose, Member States shall inform the Commission before granting such an authorisation, at the following email address SG-CCH@ec.europa.eu. The Commission shall issue an opinion within 48 hours after having been informed.

            Article 3
            Procedural aspects

               1.   Where the PPE listed in Annex I is located in one or more Member States other than the one where the application for export authorisation has been made, that fact shall be indicated in the application. The competent authorities of the Member State to which the application for export authorisation has been made shall immediately consult the competent authorities of the Member State or States where the good is located and provide the relevant information. The Member State or States consulted shall make known as soon as possible, but no later than within 5 working days any objections it or they may have to the granting of such an authorisation, which shall bind the Member State in which the application has been made.

               2.   Member States shall process applications for export authorisations as soon as possible, but shall issue a decision no later than 5 working days from the date on which all required information has been provided to the competent authorities. Under exceptional circumstances and for duly justified reasons, that period may be extended by a further period of 5 working days.

               3.   In deciding whether to grant an export authorisation under this Regulation, Member States shall take into account all relevant considerations including, where appropriate, whether the export serves, inter alia:

                           —

                           to fulfil supply obligations under a joint procurement procedure in accordance with Article 5 of Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (6);

                           —

                           to support the rescEU stockpiling of medical countermeasures or personal protective equipment aimed at combatting serious cross-border threats to health, as referred to in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/570 (7);

                           —

                           to respond to the request of assistance addressed to and handled by the UCPM (Union Civil Protection Mechanism) and to support concerted support actions coordinated by the Integrated Political Crisis Response Mechanism (IPCR), the Commission or other Union institutions;

                           —

                           to support the statutory activities of aid organisations abroad that enjoy protection under the Geneva Convention, provided that they do not impair the ability to work as a national aid organisation;

                           —

                           to support the activities of the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN);

                           —

                           to supply foreign operations of EU Member States including, military operations, international police missions and/or civilian international peacekeeping missions;

                           —

                           for the supply of Union and Member State delegations abroad.

               4.   Member States may take into account other elements, such as the degree of market integration for the products concerned whether or not achieved under arrangements establishing a free-trade area with the intended country of export, as well as geographic proximity.

               5.   In deciding whether to grant an export authorisation, the Member States shall ensure the adequacy of supply in the Union in order to meet the demand for the PPE listed in Annex I. Export authorisations may therefore be granted only where the shipment in question does not pose a threat to the availability of these goods on the market of the Member State in question or elsewhere in the Union. In order to best assess the situation, Member States shall inform the Commission at the following email address: SG-CCH@ec.europa.eu, in particular when the volume of planned exports may cause a shortage.

               6.   The Commission shall issue an opinion within 48 hours from the receipt of the request.

               7.   Member States may decide to make use of electronic documents for the purpose of processing the applications for export authorisation.

            Article 4
            Notifications

               1.   Member States shall immediately notify the Commission the authorisations granted and those refused.

               2.   These notifications shall contain the following elements:

                           (a)

                           Name and contact details of the competent Authority,

                           (b)

                           identity of the Exporter,

                           (c)

                           destination country,

                           (d)

                           final recipient,

                           (e)

                           acceptance or refusal to grant the export authorisation,

                           (f)

                           commodity code,

                           (g)

                           quantity,

                           (h)

                           units and description of the goods.

                     The notification shall be submitted electronically at the following address: TRADE-EXPORTAUTHORISATIONPPE@ec.europa.eu

               3.   The Commission shall make this information on the authorisations granted and those refused publicly available, due account being taken of the confidentiality of the data submitted.

            Article 5
            Review clause
            The Commission shall monitor the situation and, when necessary, review expeditiously the period of application of this Regulation, and its product scope, taking into account the evolution of the epidemiological crisis caused by the COVID-19 disease and the adequacy of supply and demand in the Union market.

            Article 6
            Final provisions
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the 26 April 2020. It shall apply for a period of 30 days.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 23 April 2020.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

            (1)  OJ L 83, 27.3.2015, p. 34.

            (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/402 of 14 March 2020 making the exportation of certain products subject to the production of an export authorisation (OJ L 77 I, 15.3.2020, p. 1).

            (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/426 of 19 March 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/402 making the exportation of certain products subject to the production of an export authorisation (OJ L 84 I, 20.3.2020, p. 1).

            (4)  See Article 4(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

            (5)  See for excluded transactions Article 269(2) Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1) as amended.

            (*1)  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

            (6)  Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on serious cross-border threats to health and repealing Decision No 2119/98/EC (OJ L 293, 5.11.2013, p. 1).

            (7)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/570 of 8 April 2019 laying down rules for the implementation of Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rescEU capacities and amending Commission Implementing Decision 2014/762/EU (OJ L 99, 10.4.2019, p. 41).

            ANNEX I

               Protective Equipment

            The equipment listed in this Annex is in conformity with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) or Council Directive 93/42/EEC (2), medical device class I.

                        Category

                        Description

                        CN Codes

                        Protective spectacles and visors

                                    —

                                    Protection against potentially infectious material,

                                    —

                                    Encircling the eyes and surroundings,

                                    —

                                    Compatible with different models of filtering facepiece (FFP) masks and facial masks,

                                    —

                                    Transparent lens,

                                    —

                                    Reusable (can be cleaned and disinfected) or single-use items,

                                    —

                                    Can seal the skin of the face.

                        ex 9004 90 10
                        ex 9004 90 90

                        Mouth-nose-protection equipment

                                    —

                                    Masks for the protection of the wearer against potentially infectious material or to prevent the wearer from spreading such material,

                                    —

                                    Reusable (can be cleaned and disinfected) or single-use items,

                                    —

                                    Can include a face shield,

                                    —

                                    Whether or not equipped with a replaceable filter.

                        ex 6307 90 98
                        ex 9020 00 00

                        Protective garments

                                    —

                                    Non-sterile garment (e.g. gown, suit) for the protection of the wearer against potentially infectious material or to prevent the wearer from spreading such material.

                                    —

                                    Reusable (can be clean and disinfected) or single-use items.

                        ex 3926 20 00
                        ex 4015 90 00
                        ex 6113 00
                        ex 6114
                        ex 6210 10 10
                        6210 10 92
                        ex 6210 10 98
                        ex 6210 20 00
                        ex 6210 30 00
                        ex 6210 40 00
                        ex 6210 50 00
                        ex 6211 32 10
                        ex 6211 32 90
                        ex 6211 33 10
                        ex 6211 33 90
                        ex 6211 39 00
                        ex 6211 42 10
                        ex 6211 42 90
                        ex 6211 43 10
                        ex 6211 43 90
                        ex 6211 49 00
                        ex 9020 00 00

               (1)  Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (OJ L 81, 31.3.2016, p. 51).

               (2)  Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices (OJ L 69, 12.7.1993, p. 1).

            ANNEX II

               Export authorisation application as referred to in Article 2

            When granting export authorisations, Member States will strive to ensure the visibility of the nature of the authorisation on the form issued. This is an export authorisation valid in all Member States of the European Union until its expiry date.

                        EUROPEAN UNION

                        Export of personal protective equipment (Regulation (EU) 2020/568)

                                    1.

                                    Exporter

                                       (EORI number if applicable)

                                    2.

                                    Authorisation number

                                    3.

                                    Expiry date

                                    4.

                                    Issuing authority

                                    5.

                                    Destination country

                                    6.

                                    Final recipient

                                    6a.

                                    Does the export contribute to one of the listed considerations in Article 3 or is the export meant to enable the provisions of emergency supplies in the context of humanitarian aid as set out in Article 2(6)?

                                    7.

                                    Commodity code

                                    8.

                                    Quantity

                                    9.

                                    Unit

                                    10.

                                    Description of the goods

                                    11.

                                    Location

                                    7.

                                    Commodity code

                                    8.

                                    Quantity

                                    9.

                                    Unit

                                    10.

                                    Description of the goods

                                    11.

                                    Location

                                    7.

                                    Commodity code

                                    8.

                                    Quantity

                                    9.

                                    Unit

                                    10.

                                    Description of the goods

                                    11.

                                    Location

                                    7.

                                    Commodity code

                                    8.

                                    Quantity

                                    9.

                                    Unit

                                    10.

                                    Description of the goods

                                    11.

                                    Location

                                    12.

                                    Signature, place and date, stamp

               Explanatory notes to the export authorisation form

            The completion of all the boxes is mandatory except when stated otherwise.
            Boxes 7 to 11 are repeated 4 times to allow requesting an authorisation for 4 different products.

                        Box 1

                        Exporter

                        Full name and address of the exporter for whom the authorisation is issued + EORI number if applicable.

                        Box 2

                        Authorisation number

                        The authorisation number is completed by the authority issuing the export authorisation and has the following format: XXyyyy999999, where XX is the 2-letter geonomenclature code (1) of the issuing Member State, yyyy is the 4-digit year of issuance of the authorisation, 999999 is a 6-digit number unique within XXyyyy and attributed by the issuing authority.

                        Box 3

                        Expiry date

                        The issuing authority can define an expiry date for the authorisation. This expiry date cannot be later than 30 days after the entry into force of this regulation.
                        If no expiry date is defined by the issuing authority, the authorisation expires at the latest 30 days after the entry into force of this regulation.

                        Box 4

                        Issuing authority

                        Full name and address of the Member State authority that issued the export authorisation.

                        Box 5

                        Destination country

                        2-letter geonomenclature code of the country of destination of the goods for which the authorisation is issued.

                        Box 6

                        Final recipient

                        Full name and address of the final recipient of the goods, if known at the time of issuance + EORI number if applicable. If the final recipient is not known at the time of issuance, the field is left empty.

                        Box 6a

                        Does the export contribute to one of the listed considerations in Article 3 or is the export meant to enable the provisions of emergency supplies in the context of humanitarian aid as set out in Article 2(6)?

                        If the export serves one of the considerations listed in Article 3 or if the export is meant to enable the provisions of emergency supplies in the context of humanitarian aid as set out in Article 2(6), this should be indicated.

                        Box 7

                        Commodity code

                        The numerical code from the Harmonised System or the Combined Nomenclature (2) under which the goods to export are classified when the authorisation is issued.

                        Box 8

                        Quantity

                        The quantity of goods measured in the unit declared in box 9.

                        Box 9

                        Unit

                        The measurement unit in which the quantity declared in box 8 is expressed. The units to use are ‘P/ST’ for goods counted by number of pieces (e.g. masks).

                        Box 10

                        Description of the goods

                        Plain language description precise enough to allow identification the goods.

                        Box 11

                        Location

                        The geonomenclature code of the Member State where the goods are located. If the goods are located in the Member State of the issuing authority, this box must be left empty.

                        Box 12

                        Signature, stamp, place and date

                        The signature and stamp of the issuing authority. The place and the date of issuance of the authorisation.

               (1)  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).

               (2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/600 of 30 April 2020 derogating from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2014, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 as regards certain measures to address the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

text:
                  4.5.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 140/40

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/600
         of 30 April 2020
         derogating from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2014, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 as regards certain measures to address the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Articles 25, 31, Article 38, Article 54 and Article 57 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Due to the current pandemic of COVID-19 and the resulting extensive movement restrictions, exceptional difficulties have been encountered by farmers, wine growers, olive oil producers and beekeepers in all Member States. Logistical problems and shortage of workforce have made them vulnerable to the economic disruption caused by the pandemic. In particular, they experience financial difficulties and cash-flow problems. In view of the unprecedented nature of those combined circumstances, it is necessary to alleviate those difficulties by derogating from certain provisions of different Implementing Regulations applicable in the area of the common agricultural policy.

                     (2)

                     Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 (2) an application for aid, or for the balance thereof, is to be submitted by producer organisations, to the competent authority of the Member State for each operational programme for which aid is requested by 15 February of the year following the year for which the aid is requested. Pursuant to Article 9(3) of that Regulation, the aid applications may cover expenditure programmed but not incurred if certain elements are proved. Those elements include that the operations concerned could not be carried out by 31 December of the year of the implementation of the operational programme, for reasons beyond control of the producer organisation concerned and that those operations can be carried out by 30 April of the year following the year for which the aid is requested. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to derogate from Article 9(3)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 and provide that the aid applications to be submitted by 15 February 2021 may cover expenditure for operations programmed for the year 2020 but not carried out by 31 December 2020, if those operations can be carried out by 15 August 2021. For the same reason, it is also necessary to derogate from Article 9(3)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 and provide that the aid applications submitted by 15 February 2020 may cover expenditure for operations programmed for the year 2019 but not carried out by 31 December 2019, if those operations can be carried out by 15 August 2020.

                     (3)

                     The measures taken by governments over the last months to address the crisis due to the pandemic of COVID-19, especially the closure of hotels, bars and restaurants, the limitation of circulation of people and goods to the essential, the closure of certain borders within the Union, are having a negative impact on the Union wine sector. It is estimated that the closure of hotels, bars and restaurants directly affects 30 % of the volumes of wine consumed in the Union, corresponding to 50 % of the value of wine consumed in the Union. Furthermore, the labour shortage and the logistical difficulties caused by the pandemic are putting pressure on wine growers and the whole wine sector. Wine growers are facing increasing problems for the upcoming harvest: low prices, reduced consumption, transport and sales difficulties.

                     (4)

                     In addition, the Union wine market has been already subject to aggravating conditions throughout 2019 and wine stocks are at their highest level since 2009. This development is due primarily to a combination of the record harvest in 2018 and general decreasing wine consumption in the Union. Furthermore, the imposition by the United States of America, the Union’s main wine export market, of additional import tariffs on Union wines has impacted exports. The pandemic of COVID-19 has delivered a further blow to a fragile sector that is no more able to market or distribute its products effectively, due mostly to the closure of major export markets and to the measures taken to ensure a proper confinement and lockdown in particular the interruption of all catering activities and the impossibility to supply usual customers. All this is leading to losses of income for all actors of the wine sector. The uncertainty regarding the length of the measures taken to address the pandemic and their impact on prices, consumption patterns and incomes are putting further pressure on the Union wine sector.

                     (5)

                     Against this background, it is therefore necessary to take urgent measures to address the situation by allowing further flexibility in the implementation of certain support measures under Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 by derogating from several provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 (3).

                     (6)

                     Article 2(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 provides that changes in respect of applicable support programmes, as referred to in Article 41(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, shall not be submitted more than twice per financial year. In order to enable Member States to quickly adapt their national support programmes for reasons related to the crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is appropriate to allow that such changes may be submitted more than twice per financial year as long as those changes are submitted before 15 October 2020. Member States should be able to react quickly to the exceptional circumstances related to the crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic and submit changes to their programme as early and as often as is considered necessary. Such flexibility would allow Member States to optimise the measures already in place, increase the number of interventions and make adjustments more frequently taking account of the market situation. Furthermore, it would make it possible also for Member States that wish to include further measures in their national support programme to do so immediately upon entry into force of this Regulation rather than having to wait for the next deadline for amendments. With this improved flexibility, more opportunities would be available to operators including newcomers, to submit applications for support. This is intended to provide relief to the wine sector and ensure the flexibility necessary in the face of the consequences resulting from the crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

                     (7)

                     Therefore, it is necessary to derogate temporarily from Article 2(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 to allow changes to the national support programmes whenever necessary also in relation to the measures referred to in Article 45(1)(a) and Articles 46 to 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. As regards the promotion measure referred to in Article 45(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/133 (4) allows Member States to introduce changes to their national support programmes whenever necessary.

                     (8)

                     In view of the crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lack of human resources, it is materially impossible for producers to carry out the planned operations in relation to green harvesting. It is therefore appropriate to postpone for the year 2020 the deadline for the submission of applications for support for green harvesting as well as the deadline for carrying out such operations as set out respectively in points (b) and (d) of Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150. This should provide producers with additional time to plan and to find the necessary labour force to carry out such operations.

                     (9)

                     In addition, with regard to the crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting growing wine surpluses on the market, it appears obsolete to request from Member States to provide a specific justification for the application of green harvesting. Therefore, it is appropriate to derogate from point (c) of Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 and suspend temporarily for the year 2020 the requirement that Member States establish an expected market situation justifying the application of green harvesting to restore market balance and prevent crisis.

                     (10)

                     Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 lays down rules on three-year work programmes drawn up by producer organisations to support the olive oil and table olives sector. The ongoing crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic represents an exceptional and unprecedented challenge for the capacity of beneficiaries to perform the activities planned during the second and third implementation years of the three-year programmes to support the olive oil and table olives sector. Consequently, flexibility is exceptionally provided to beneficiaries by allowing, under certain conditions, the amendment of these activities. It is therefore necessary to derogate from certain provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2014 (5) to allow this flexibility, which however shall have no impact on the deadline for the payment of the EU financing.

                     (11)

                     Rules on the apiculture programmes are laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368 (6) with regard to aid in the sector. Pursuant to Article 2 of that Regulation, the apiculture year is the period of 12 consecutive months, running from 1 August until 31 July. Consequently, the 2020 apiculture year runs from 1 August 2019 until 31 July 2020. In accordance with Article 3 of that Regulation, each Member State is to notify its proposal for a single apiculture programme for its entire territory. Pursuant to Article 6 of that Regulation, Member States may amend measures in their apiculture programmes during the apiculture year. The overall ceiling on planned annual expenditure should however not be exceeded. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368 should be amended to allow Member States to carry out measures planned for the apiculture year 2020, even after 31 July 2020. This amendment should not have any impact on the payment period. In accordance with Article 55(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the apiculture programmes are to be developed in cooperation with representative organisations in the beekeeping field. Before requesting any amendments to the apiculture programmes, Member States should consult the concerned organisations.

                     (12)

                     Article 1(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 (7) lays down the definition of ‘school year’ for the purposes of the aid scheme referred to under Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (the ‘school scheme’). The measures put in place by Member States to address the COVID-19 pandemic, which include the temporary closure of educational establishments, have disrupted the implementation of the school scheme in the 2019/2020 school year. Those measures have temporarily prevented the distribution of fruit, vegetables and milk in the educational establishments and the carrying out of accompanying educational measures and publicity, monitoring and evaluation activities. It is therefore appropriate to provide for a derogation from Article 1(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 extending the duration of the 2019/2020 school year, so that Member States may continue carrying out the activities envisaged for that school year until 30 September 2020.

                     (13)

                     Article 4(3), (4) and (5) and Article 5(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 lay down the period that aid applications for the supply and distribution of products and for the accompanying educational measures may cover, and the time limit for the submission of aid applications and for the payment of the aid under the school scheme. In view of the extension of the duration of the 2019/2020 school year, a derogation from Article 4(3), (4) and (5) and Article 5(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 should be provided for with regard to the aid applications for the school scheme activities taking place after 31 July 2020, so that they may cover periods of less than two weeks and to lay down the time limits for the submission of aid applications and for the payment of the aid.

                     (14)

                     Article 7(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 sets out the rules for the reallocation of unrequested Union aid amongst the Member States participating in the school scheme that have notified their willingness to use more than their indicative allocation. The amount of indicative allocation that may be reallocated to another Member State is to be based on the level of use of the definitive allocation of Union aid in the previous school year by that Member State. The confinement rules put in place by the Member States to address the COVID-19 pandemic, which include the temporary closure of educational establishments, might lead to a lower use of Union aid in 2019/2020 school year. It is therefore appropriate to provide for a derogation from Article 7(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39, in order not to take into account the level of use of Union aid in the 2019/2020 school year for the reallocation of unrequested Union aid amongst the Member States participating in the school scheme in the 2021/2022 school year.

                     (15)

                     In view of the necessity to take immediate action, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

                     (16)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
         TITLE I

            FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

            Article 1
            Derogations from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892

               1.   By way of derogation from point (b) of Article 9(3), aid applications submitted by 15 February 2020 may cover expenditure for operations programmed for the year 2019 but not carried out by 31 December 2019 if those operations can be carried out by 15 August 2020.

               2.   By way of derogation from point (b) of Article 9(3), the aid applications to be submitted by 15 February 2021 may cover expenditure for operations programmed for the year 2020 but not carried out by 31 December 2020 if these operations can be carried out by 15 August 2021.

         TITLE II

            WINE

            Article 2
            Derogations from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150

               1.   By way of derogation from Article 2(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150, Member States may introduce, in relation to the measures referred to in Articles 45(1)(a) and 46 to 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, whenever necessary during the financial year 2020 but not later than 15 October 2020, changes to their national support programmes in the wine sector as referred to in Article 41(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

               2.   By way of derogation from Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150, during the financial year 2020, Member States may:

                           (a)

                           set the deadline for the submission of applications for support for green harvesting, as referred to in point (b) of that Article, between 15 April and 30 June;

                           (b)

                           opt not to establish an expected market situation justifying the application of green harvesting, as referred to in point (c) of that Article;

                           (c)

                           set by 30 June a deadline at a date after the deadline for submission of applications for support for green harvesting as provided for in point (a) of this Article for carrying out the green harvesting operations in accordance with the requirements set out in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. This deadline shall be set before the normal time of harvest (Baggiolini stage N, BBCH stage 89) in any given area.

         TITLE III

            OLIVE OIL AND TABLE OLIVES

            Article 3
            Derogations from Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2014

               1.   By way of derogation from paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2014, the competent authority may accept amendments to a work programme provided that:

                           (a)

                           the proposed changes aim at amending and rescheduling after 31 March 2020 activities of the second implementation year of the three-year work programme that started on 1 April 2018;

                           (b)

                           the activities concerned did not take place in due time due to the obstacles arising from the COVID-19 pandemic;

                           (c)

                           the beneficiary organisation applies by 30 June 2020 for the partial payment, as referred to in Article 5a of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2014, of the aid corresponding to the activities of the second implementation year that took place before 1 April 2020;

                           (d)

                           the Union financing of the concerned activities takes place in the framework of the second implementation year, in accordance with Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2014.

                     Paragraph 4 of Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2014 shall not be applicable to work programmes amended pursuant to point (d) of the first subparagraph of this Article.

               2.   By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 6 of Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2014, the two-month time limit shall not be applicable to the notification of amendments to a work programme provided that:

                           (a)

                           the proposed changes are related to activities of the third implementation year of the three-year work programme that started on 1 April 2018;

                           (b)

                           the activity originally planned did not or cannot take place in full or in part due to the obstacles arising from the COVID-19 pandemic;

                           (c)

                           the activity as amended shall take place after the acceptance by the competent authority.

         TITLE IV

            NATIONAL APICULTURE PROGRAMMES

            Article 4
            Derogations from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368
            By way of derogation from Article 6(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368, Member States may amend their apiculture programmes so that measures planned for the apiculture year 2020 may be performed after 31 July 2020, but no later than 15 September 2020. Those measures shall be considered as having been carried out in respect of the apiculture year 2020.
            Such amendments shall be notified to the Commission by the Member State and approved by the Commission before they are implemented. The requests for and approval of such amendments shall be performed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6(2) and (3) of that Regulation.

         TITLE V

            SCHOOL SCHEME

            Article 5
            Derogations from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39

               1.   By way of derogation from Article 1(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39, the duration of the 2019/2020 school year is extended until 30 September 2020.

               2.   By way of derogation from Article 4(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39, aid applications relating to the 2019/2020 school year activities that take place after 31 July 2020 may cover periods of less than 2 weeks.

               3.   By way of derogation from Article 4(4) and (5) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39, aid applications relating to the 2019/2020 school year activities that take place after 31 July 2020 shall be submitted by 30 September 2020. If this time limit is exceeded, the aid shall not be paid.

               4.   By way of derogation from Article 5(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39, the aid for the 2019/2020 school year activities that take place after 31 July 2020 shall be paid by the competent authorities by 15 October 2020.

               5.   By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39, the calculation described in that subparagraph shall not apply for the calculation of the definitive allocation of Union aid for the 2021/2022 school year.

            Article 6
            Entry into force
            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, 30 April 2020.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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

            (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 of 13 March 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (OJ L 138, 25.5.2017, p. 57).

            (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 of 15 April 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the national support programmes in the wine sector (OJ L 190, 15.7.2016, p. 23).

            (4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/133 of 30 January 2020 derogating from Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the national support programmes in the wine sector (OJ L 27, 31.1.2020, p. 24).

            (5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 615/2014 of 6 June 2014 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of work programmes to support the olive oil and table olives sectors (OJ L 168, 7.6.2014, p. 95).

            (6)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1368 of 6 August 2015 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to aid in the apiculture sector (OJ L 211, 8.8.2015, p. 9).

            (7)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/39 of 3 November 2016 on rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to Union aid for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments (OJ L 5, 10.1.2017, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/915 of 25 June 2020 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Riso Nano Vialone Veronese’ (PGI))

text:
                  2.7.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 209/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/915
         of 25 June 2020
         approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Riso Nano Vialone Veronese’ (PGI))
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Riso Nano Vialone Veronese’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 205/2009 (2).

                     (2)

                     Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.

                     (3)

                     As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Riso Nano Vialone Veronese’ (PGI) are hereby approved.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 25 June 2020.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 205/2009 of 16 March 2009 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Riso Nano Vialone Veronese (PGI)) (OJ L 71, 17.3.2009, p. 15).

            (3)  OJ C 70, 4.3.2020, p. 33.