title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018 laying down minimum requirements implementing the provisions of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards shareholder identification, the transmission of information and the facilitation of the exercise of shareholders rights (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  4.9.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 223/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1212
         of 3 September 2018
         laying down minimum requirements implementing the provisions of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards shareholder identification, the transmission of information and the facilitation of the exercise of shareholders rights
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies (1) and in particular Articles 3a(8), 3b(6) and 3c(3) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Directive 2007/36/EC gives the right to listed companies to identify their shareholders and requires intermediaries to cooperate in that identification process. That Directive also aims to improve the communication by listed companies to their shareholders, in particular the transmission of information along the chain of intermediaries and requires intermediaries to facilitate the exercise of shareholders rights. Those rights include the right to participate and vote in general meetings, and financial rights such as the right to receive the distributions of profits or participate in other corporate events initiated by the issuer or third party.

                     (2)

                     This Regulation aims to prevent the diverging implementation of the provisions of Directive 2007/36/EC, which could result in the adoption of incompatible national standards, thereby increasing the risks and costs of cross-border operations and thus jeopardising their effectiveness and efficiency, and resulting in additional burdens for intermediaries. The use of common formats of data and message structures in transmissions should enable efficient and reliable processing and interoperability between intermediaries, the issuer and its shareholders, thus ensuring the efficient functioning of Union capital markets for shares.

                     (3)

                     Consistent with the scope of the empowerments and the principles of proportionality this Regulation only includes minimum requirements. Intermediaries and other market participants are encouraged to further self-regulate these formats according to the needs of different markets. They could also endeavour to further standardise the messages referred to in this Regulation and any other message types necessary to facilitate the exercise of shareholders rights and to adopt new technologies that could enhance transparency and trust.

                     (4)

                     In order to facilitate the exercise of shareholders rights and make it more efficient, particularly across borders, the use of modern technologies in communication between issuers and their shareholders and by intermediaries, including other service providers which are deployed for these processes, should be encouraged. Any communication between intermediaries should, to the extent possible be transmitted using machine-readable and standardised formats which are interoperable between operators and which allow straight-through processing. However, intermediaries should make accessible to shareholders, who are not intermediaries, information and the means to react using widely available modalities, which enable straight-through processing by intermediaries.

                     (5)

                     The minimum requirements as regards the request to disclose shareholder information and the response to be transmitted should be established to ensure a uniform, automated and smooth application of the issuer's right to know its shareholders.

                     (6)

                     Without prejudice to the convocation of the general meeting, in order to ensure straight-through processing it is necessary to lay down the minimum requirements as regards the types and format of information in the standardised Meeting Notice to be transmitted, where necessary, along the chain of intermediaries to the shareholders. The aim is also to facilitate the handling of electronic voting instructions from shareholders to the issuer.

                     (7)

                     This Regulation covers the different holding models for shares that exist across the Member States without favouring any particular one.

                     (8)

                     The national law of the registered office of the issuer will determine which obligations concretely intermediaries need to comply with in order to facilitate the exercise of rights by the shareholders. These will include, where necessary, the obligation to confirm the entitlement of the shareholder to participate in a general meeting, and the obligation to transmit the notice of participation to the issuer. For that purpose, it is necessary to lay down minimum types of information to be included in such notice of participation.

                     (9)

                     There is still a need to standardise the confirmation of entitlement to participate in a general meeting, as accurate information regarding the entitled positions may not be known to the issuer, or efficiently communicated to it, in particular because of cross-border communication. The confirmations of entitlement are communicated in divergent ways such as electronically through the chain of intermediaries, or directly by the last intermediary to the issuer, or by the last intermediary in paper or electronic format to the shareholder or client, depending on the securities holding model in the relevant market. This Regulation lays down minimum types of information to be included in confirmations or receipt of votes and the recording and counting of votes.

                     (10)

                     A swift processing of transmissions within the chain of intermediaries, particularly when it consists of custodians or other operators in multiple layers and, when omnibus client accounts are used, is crucial in order to ensure that information reaches the shareholders cross-border, and that they can react within a reasonable time-frame and within the deadlines set by for corporate events by issuers and the intermediaries. To protect and balance out the reasonable interests of shareholders with those of the issuers and intermediaries, it is important to define the deadlines to be complied with in the transmission of information on corporate events and shareholder actions.

                     (11)

                     As voluntary market standards for corporate actions processing comprising corporate events of a financial nature, such as distributions and corporate reorganisations affecting the underlying share, are for the most part applied, this Regulation only lays down the key elements and principles to be complied with in those processes.

                     (12)

                     It is essential that trustworthy data is produced and that confidential data is transmitted securely. Intermediaries, issuers and issuers' service providers should have the appropriate processes in place to ensure in particular the integrity and security of those processes, which comprise personal data for the purposes defined in Directive 2007/36/EC.

                     (13)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Securities Committee.

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Definitions
            For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

                        (1)

                        ‘issuer’ means a company which has its registered office in a Member State and the shares of which are admitted to trading on a regulated market situated or operating within a Member State or a third party nominated by such a company for the tasks set out in this Regulation;

                        (2)

                        ‘issuer CSD’ means the central securities depository which provides the core service as defined in points 1 or 2 of Section A of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) with respect to the shares traded on a regulated market;

                        (3)

                        ‘corporate event’ means an action initiated by the issuer or a third party which involves the exercise of the rights flowing from the shares and which may or may not affect the underlying share, such as the distribution of profits or a general meeting;

                        (4)

                        ‘intermediary’ means a person as defined in point (d) of Article 2 of Directive 2007/36/EC and third country intermediary within the meaning of Article 3e of Directive 2007/36/EC;

                        (5)

                        ‘shareholder action’ means any response, instruction or other reaction by the shareholder or third party nominated by the shareholder, as the case may be under applicable law, for the purposes of exercising shareholders rights flowing from the shares, in a corporate event;

                        (6)

                        ‘last intermediary’ means any intermediary who provides the securities accounts in the chain of intermediaries for the shareholder;

                        (7)

                        ‘record date’ means the date set by the issuer, on which the rights flowing from the shares, including the right to participate and vote in a general meeting, as well as the shareholder identity, shall be determined, based on the settled positions struck in the books of the issuer CSD or other first intermediary by book-entry at the close of its business;

                        (8)

                        ‘entitled position’ means the position of shareholding as of the ‘record date’, to which the rights flowing from the shares, including the right to participate and vote in a general meeting, are attached;

                        (9)

                        ‘first intermediary’ means the ‘issuer CSD’ or other intermediary nominated by the issuer, who maintains the share records of the issuer by book-entry at top tier level with respect to the shares traded on a regulated market, or holds those shares at top tier level on behalf of the shareholders of the issuer. The first intermediary can also act in the role of last intermediary;

                        (10)

                        ‘payment date’ means the date on which the payment regarding the proceeds of a corporate event, if applicable, is due to the shareholder;

                        (11)

                        ‘election period’ means the period during which the shareholder can choose between the available options in a corporate event;

                        (12)

                        ‘last participation date’ means the last date on which to buy or transfer the shares with the right attached to participate in the corporate event excluding the right to participate in a general meeting;

                        (13)

                        ‘buyer protection deadline’ means the last day and time by which a buyer who has yet to receive the underlying share of a corporate event, which includes options for the shareholder, must instruct the seller regarding the choice between the options;

                        (14)

                        ‘issuer deadline’ means the last day and time, as determined by the issuer, to notify the issuer, third party nominated by the issuer or issuer CSD, of the shareholder actions regarding the corporate event and in the context of a corporate event initiated by a third party, it shall apply to any deadline to notify the third party or third party nominated by such third party of the shareholder actions regarding the corporate event it initiated;

                        (15)

                        ‘ex date’ means the date as from which the shares are traded without the rights flowing from the shares including the right to participate and vote in a general meeting;

                        (16)

                        ‘ISIN’ means the international securities identification number assigned to securities defined by ISO 6166 or compatible methodology;

                        (17)

                        ‘LEI’ means the legal entity identifier ISO 17442 referred to in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1247/2012 (3)

            Article 2
            Standardised formats, interoperability and language

               1.   The information referred to in Articles 3 to 8 of this Regulation shall be transmitted by the intermediaries in accordance with the standardised formats set out in the Annex, and shall include the minimum types of information and be in compliance with the requirements set out in the Annex.

               2.   The information to be provided by the issuers to the intermediaries and to be transmitted along the chain of intermediaries to the shareholders shall be in a format which allows for processing in compliance with paragraph 3.
               The information shall be provided by the issuer in the language in which it publishes its financial information pursuant to Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) and, unless not justified taking into account the issuer's shareholder base, also in a language customary in the sphere of international finance.

               3.   The transmissions between intermediaries shall be made in electronic and machine-readable formats, which allows for interoperability and straight-through processing and which deploy internationally applied industry standards such as ISO or methodology compatible with ISO.

               4.   The intermediaries shall allow access to the shareholders, who are not intermediaries, to all information, as well as any modalities for shareholder actions through generally available tools and facilities, unless otherwise agreed by the shareholder. The intermediaries shall ensure that such tools and facilities allow for the processing of shareholder actions by the intermediary in accordance with paragraph 3.

            Article 3
            Request to disclose information regarding shareholder identity and response

               1.   The minimum requirements as regards the format of a request to disclose information regarding shareholder identity in accordance with Article 3a(1) of Directive 2007/36/EC shall be as set out in Table 1 of the Annex.

               2.   The minimum requirements as regards the format of the response by intermediaries to a request under paragraph 1 of this article shall be as set out in Table 2 of the Annex.

               3.   The minimum requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also be applicable, to the extent necessary, to any updates and cancellations of such requests or responses.

            Article 4
            Transmission of meeting notice

               1.   The minimum requirements as regards the types and format of information to be transmitted in accordance with Article 3b(1),(2), (3) and (5) of Directive 2007/36/EC with respect to the convening of general meetings shall be as set out in Table 3 of the Annex.

               2.   The requirements referred to in the first paragraph shall also be applicable, to the extent necessary, to any updates and cancellations of such meeting notices.

            Article 5
            Confirmation of entitlement to exercise shareholders rights in a general meeting

               1.   For the purposes of facilitating the exercise of rights by the shareholder in a general meeting, including the right to participate and vote, as referred to in Article 3c(1) of Directive 2007/36/EC, the last intermediary shall confirm, upon request, to the shareholder or third party nominated by the shareholder, the entitled position appearing in its records. Where there is more than one intermediary in the chain of intermediaries, the last intermediary shall ensure that the entitled positions in its records are reconciled with those of the first intermediary.
               Such confirmation by the last intermediary to the shareholder shall not be required, if the entitled position is known by or will be transmitted to the issuer or the first intermediary, as applicable.

               2.   The minimum types of information and data elements that the confirmation of entitlement shall comprise, as relevant for the type of the transmission shall be as set out in Table 4 of the Annex.

               3.   The minimum types of information and data elements referred to in the second subparagraph shall also be applicable, to the extent necessary, to any updates and cancellations of confirmations of entitlements.

            Article 6
            Notice of participation by shareholder in a general meeting

               1.   For the purposes of facilitating the exercise of rights by the shareholder in a general meeting, including the right to participate and vote, as referred to in Article 3c(1) of Directive 2007/36/EC, intermediaries shall, if required by the issuer and upon request by the shareholder, transmit the notice of participation to the issuer, either to enable the shareholder to exercise the rights themselves or to enable the shareholder to nominate a third party to exercise those rights upon explicit authorisation and instruction by the shareholder for the shareholder's benefit.

               2.   Where the notice of participation includes a reference to the votes, the last intermediary shall ensure that the information regarding the number of shares voted is consistent with the entitled position. In the event that the notice is transmitted between the intermediaries ahead of the record date, the last intermediary shall update the notice, if necessary, to make the information aligned.

               3.   The minimum types of information and data elements, which the notice of participation by shareholder in a general meeting shall comprise, shall be as set out in Table 5 of the Annex.
               The minimum types of information and data elements referred to in the first subparagraph, shall also be applicable, to the extent necessary, to messages regarding any updates and cancellations of notices of participations.

            Article 7
            Format of confirmation of the receipt and recording and counting of votes

               1.   The minimum types of information and data elements that a confirmation of the receipt of votes cast electronically as provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 3c(2) of Directive 2007/36/EC comprises shall be as set out in Table 6 of the Annex.

               2.   The minimum types of information and data elements that a confirmation of recording and counting of votes by the issuer to the shareholder or third party nominated by the shareholder as provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 3c(2) of Directive 2007/36/EC comprises shall be as set out in Table 7 of the Annex.

            Article 8
            Transmission of information specific to corporate events other than general meetings

               1.   The information to be provided by the issuer to the first or other intermediaries, as well as the notifications to be transmitted within the chain of intermediaries, shall comprise all key information regarding the corporate event other than a general meeting, which is necessary for the intermediary to complete its obligations under Directive 2007/36/EC toward the shareholder or for the shareholder to exercise shareholders rights.

               2.   The following minimum requirements regarding the sequence of transmissions, dates and deadlines in a corporate event shall apply:

                           (a)

                           the issuer shall notify the first intermediary and to the extent necessary, other intermediaries the information of the corporate event sufficiently early as to allow the market participants to react to and transmit the information, and to allow pending trades or market claims to be processed appropriately before any relevant deadlines or the start of an election period, as applicable;

                           (b)

                           the payment date shall be set as close as possible to the record date, issuer deadline or the deadline set by the third party initiating a corporate event, as applicable, so as to allow for the processing of payments to the shareholders as swiftly as possible;

                           (c)

                           in a corporate event which includes options for the shareholder, the election period should be sufficiently lengthy as to allow the shareholders and intermediaries reasonable time to react;

                           (d)

                           in a corporate event which includes options for the shareholder, the last participation date and the buyer protection deadline should precede, in this order, the issuer deadline so as to allow for the buyer claims to be processed appropriately before the close of the election period;

                           (e)

                           in a corporate event which is conditional, the issuer shall notify the first intermediary the information regarding the outcome of the corporate event as soon as possible following the issuer deadline and before any payment is made in the corporate event.

               3.   After the payment date of the corporate event, the first intermediary or, where there is more than one intermediary in the chain, all intermediaries, shall transmit in turn the information about the actions taken or transactions completed by the intermediary for the account of the shareholder. The information to be transmitted by the intermediary shall include at least the outcomes based on the shareholder action in a corporate event with options, the entitled or settled positions, any proceeds received, as well as the outcomes regarding any market claims, to the extent relevant to the shareholder.

               4.   The minimum types of information and data elements to be provided and transmitted, to the extent relevant for the corporate action, pursuant to Article 3b(1), (2), (3) and (5) of Directive 2007/36/EC with respect to corporate events other than general meetings shall be as set out in Table 8 of the Annex.
               The requirements set out in the first subparagraph shall also be applicable, to the extent necessary, to any cancellations or updates of such notifications.

            Article 9
            Deadlines to the be complied with by issuers and intermediaries in corporate events and in shareholder identification processes

               1.   The issuer who initiates the corporate event shall provide intermediaries the information about the corporate event in a timely manner, no later than on the same business day on which it announces the corporate event under applicable law.

               2.   When the intermediary processes and transmits information on corporate events, the intermediary shall ensure, where necessary, that the shareholders have sufficient time to react to the information received in order to comply with the issuer deadline or record date.
               The first intermediary and any other intermediary receiving the information regarding a corporate event shall transmit such information to the next intermediary in the chain without delay and no later than by the close of the same business day as it received the information. Where the intermediary receives the information after 16.00 during its business day, it shall transmit the information without delay and no later than by 10.00 of the next business day.
               Where the position in the relevant share changes after the first transmission, the first intermediary and any other intermediary in the chain shall additionally transmit the information to the new shareholders in its books, according to end of day positions on each business day, until the record date.

               3.   The last intermediary shall transmit to the shareholder the information about the corporate event without delay and no later than by the close of the same business day as it received the information. Where the intermediary receives the information after 16.00 during its business day, it shall transmit the information without delay and no later than by 10.00 of the next business day. In addition, it shall confirm the shareholder's entitlement to participate in the corporate event without undue delay and on such time as to comply with the issuer deadline or record date, as applicable.

               4.   Each intermediary shall transmit to the issuer any information regarding shareholder action without delay after it received the information, following a process allowing for compliance with the issuer deadline or record date.
               Any additional requirements pertaining to shareholder action, which the issuer requires the shareholder to provide under applicable law, and which cannot be processed as machine-readable or straight-through processing as provided for in Article 2(3), shall be transmitted by the intermediary without delay and in time as to comply with the issuer deadline or record date.
               The last intermediary shall not set a deadline requiring any shareholder action earlier than three business days prior to the issuer deadline or record date. The last intermediary may caution the shareholder as regards the risks attached to changes in the share position close to the record date.

               5.   The confirmation of the receipt of votes cast electronically as provided for in Article 7(1) shall be provided to the person that cast the vote immediately after the cast of the votes.
               The confirmation of recording and counting of votes as provided for in Article 7(2) shall be provided by the issuer in a timely manner and no later than 15 days after the request or general meeting, whichever occurs later, unless the information is already available.

               6.   The request to disclose shareholder identity made by an issuer or third party nominated by the issuer shall be transmitted by intermediaries, in accordance with the scope of the request, to the next intermediary in the chain without delay and no later than by the close of the same business day as the receipt of the request. Where the intermediary receives the request after 16.00 during its business day, it shall transmit the information without delay and no later than by 10.00 of the next business day.
               The response to the request to disclose shareholder identity shall be provided and transmitted by each intermediary to the addressee defined in the request without delay and no later than during the business day immediately following the record date or the date of receipt of the request by the responding intermediary, whichever occurs later.
               The deadline referred to in the second subparagraph shall not apply to responses to requests or those parts of requests, as applicable, which cannot be processed as machine-readable and straight-through processing, as provided for in Article 2(3). It shall also not apply to responses to requests that are received by the intermediary more than seven business days after the record date. In such cases, the response shall be provided and transmitted by the intermediary without delay and in any event by the issuer deadline.

               7.   The deadlines referred to in paragraphs 1 to 6 shall apply, to the extent necessary, to any cancellations or updates of the relevant information.

               8.   The intermediary shall time stamp all transmissions referred to in this Article.

            Article 10
            Minimum security requirements

               1.   When transmitting information to intermediaries, shareholders or third parties nominated by shareholders pursuant to Articles 3a, 3b and 3c of Directive 2007/36/EC, the issuer and the intermediary shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures aiming at ensuring the security, integrity and authentication of the information originated by the issuer or third party initiating a corporate event. Intermediaries shall implement such measures also with respect to the transmission of information to the issuer or third party nominated by the issuer.

               2.   The intermediary who receives from the issuer or third party nominated by the issuer a request to disclose shareholder identity, or any other communication referred to in this Regulation, which is to be transmitted along the chain of intermediaries, or to shareholders, shall verify that the request or information transmitted originates from the issuer.

            Article 11
            Entry into force and application
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            It shall apply from 3 September 2020.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 3 September 2018.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 184 14.7.2007, p. 17.

            (2)  Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories and amending Directives 98/26/EC and 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 (OJ L 257 28.8.2014, p. 1).

            (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1247/2012 of 19 December 2012 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the format and frequency of trade reports to trade repositories according to Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (OJ L 352 21.12.2012, p. 20).

            (4)  Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 38).

            ANNEX

               Table 1

               Request to disclose information regarding shareholder identity

                        Type of Information

                        Description

                        Format

                        Originator of data

                        A.   Specification of the request (separate request to be sent for each ISIN)

                                    1.

                                    Unique identifier of the request

                        Unique number specifying each disclosure request

                        [24 alpha numeric characters]

                        Issuer or third party nominated by it

                                    2.

                                    Type of request

                        Type of request (request to disclose shareholder identity)

                        [4 alpha numeric characters]

                        Issuer or third party nominated by it

                                    3.

                                    Scope of request

                        Specification whether the request is to be forwarded to and responded by the other intermediaries down the chain of intermediaries. If not, field to be left unpopulated.

                        [Optional field. If applicable, then populated: YES]

                        Issuer or third party nominated by it

                                    4.

                                    ISIN

                        Definition

                        [12 alpha numeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    5.

                                    Record Date

                        Definition

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Issuer

                                    6.

                                    Issuer deadline

                        Definition. The Issuer deadline shall be set in accordance with Article 9 of this Regulation.

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD); UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)]

                        Issuer

                                    7.

                                    Threshold quantity limiting the request

                        If applicable. The threshold shall be expressed as an absolute number of shares.

                        [Optional field. If applicable, then populated:
                        15 numeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    8.

                                    Date from which the shares have been held

                        If applicable. If the issuer chooses to include in its request the date from which the shares have been held, it shall indicate in its request how this date is to be determined.
                        Such request may affect the straight through processing of the request.

                        [Optional field. If applicable, then populated: YES]

                        Issuer

                        B.   Specification regarding the recipient to whom the response must be sent

                                    1.

                                    Unique identifier of the recipient of the response

                        Unique national registration number preceded by the country code referring to the country of its registered office or LEI of issuer, or third party nominated by the issuer, issuer CSD, other intermediary or service provider, as the case may be, to whom the response shall be transmitted by the intermediary.

                        [20 alphanumeric characters.
                        The country code is to be in the form of the 2 letter code as defined by ISO 3166—1 alpha-2, or compatible methodology]

                        Issuer

                                    2.

                                    Name of the recipient of the response

                        [140 alphanumeric characters.]

                        Issuer

                                    3.

                                    Address of the recipient of the response

                        BIC address, secured or certified email address, URL for a secure web portal or other address details that ensure the receipt and security of the transmission

                        [alphanumeric field]

                        Issuer

               Table 2

               Response to a request to disclose information regarding shareholder identity

                        Type of information

                        Description

                        Format

                        Originator of data

                        A.   Specification of the original request by issuer

                                    1.

                                    Unique identifier of request

                        See Table 1, field A.1

                        [24 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer or third party nominated by it

                                    2.

                                    Unique identifier of response

                        Unique number identifying each response.

                        [24 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding Intermediary

                                    3.

                                    Type of request

                        See Table 1, field A.2

                        [4 alpha numeric characters]

                        Issuer or third party nominated by it

                                    4.

                                    ISIN

                        See Table 1, field A.4

                        [12 alpha numeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    5.

                                    Record date

                        See Table 1, field A.5

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Issuer

                        B.   Information regarding shareholding by responding intermediary

                                    1.

                                    Unique identifier of the responding intermediary

                        Unique national registration number preceded by the country code referring to the country of its registered office or LEI

                        [20 alphanumeric characters.
                        The country code is to be in the form determined in Table 1, field B.1]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    2.

                                    Name of the responding intermediary

                        [140 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    3.

                                    Total number of shares held by the responding intermediary

                        The total number equals the sum of the numbers given in field B.4 and B.5

                        [15 numeric characters with, if applicable, a decimal separator]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    4.

                                    Number of shares held by the responding intermediary on own account

                        [15 numeric characters with, if applicable, a decimal separator]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    5.

                                    Number of shares held by the responding intermediary on account of someone else

                        [15 numeric characters with, if applicable, a decimal separator]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    6.

                                    Unique identifier of the securities account operator

                        LEI of the securities account operator, i.e. the intermediary up the chain with whom the responding intermediary has a securities account

                        [20 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    7.

                                    Number of the securities account

                        Number of the securities account of the responding intermediary with the intermediary up the chain.

                        [20 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                        C.   Information held by the responding intermediary regarding shareholder identity (repeating block, to be filled in separately for each shareholder known to the responding intermediary, including if applicable for the position on own account held by the responding intermediary)

                                    1(a)

                                    Unique identifier of shareholder in case of a legal person

                                    (1)

                                    A unique national registration number preceded by the country code for its country of registration or LEI or

                        [20 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    (2)

                                    where neither a LEI nor a registration number is available, a Bank Identifier Code (BIC) preceded by the country code for its country of registration OR

                        [11 alphanumeric characters]

                                    (3)

                                    or a client code, which uniquely identifies every legal entity or structure, in any jurisdiction, preceded by the country code regarding its country of registration

                        [50 alphanumeric characters.
                        The country code is to be in the form determined in Table 1, field B.1

                                    1(b)

                                    Unique identifier of shareholder in case of a natural person

                        The national identifier within the meaning of Article 6 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/590 (*1)

                        [35 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    2(a)

                                    Name of shareholder in case of a legal person

                        [140 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    2(b)

                                    Name of shareholder in case of a natural person

                                    (1)

                                    First name(s) of the shareholder. In case of more than one first name, all first names shall be separated by a comma

                        [140 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    (2)

                                    Surname(s) of the shareholder. In case of more than one surname, all surnames shall be separated by a comma

                        [140 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    3.

                                    Street address

                        [140 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    4.

                                    Post code

                        [10 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    5.

                                    City

                        [35 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    6.

                                    Country

                        Country code

                        [2 letter country code in the form determined in Table 1, field B.1]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    7.

                                    Post code post box

                        [10 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    8.

                                    Number of Post box

                        [10 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    9.

                                    Email address

                        Email address. If not available, this field is to be left unpopulated.

                        [255 alphanumeric characters]

                        Responding intermediary

                        Repeating block (repeat for the different types of shareholding or dates of shareholding)

                                    10.

                                    Type of shareholding

                        Indication of type of shareholding.
                        Select: O = shareholding on own account; N = nominee shareholding; B = beneficial shareholding; U = unknown

                        [1 alphanumeric character]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    11.

                                    Number of shares held by the shareholder with the responding intermediary

                        Number of shares held by the shareholder and reported by the responding intermediary

                        [15 numeric characters with, if applicable, a decimal separator]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    12.

                                    Initial date of shareholding

                        If applicable.

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    13.

                                    Name of third party nominated by the shareholder

                        If applicable, this field shall identify the third party who is authorised to take investment decisions on behalf of the shareholder

                        [Optional field.
                        If applicable, format of fields C.2(a) or C.2(b) above]

                        Responding intermediary

                                    14.

                                    Unique identifier of third party nominated by the shareholder

                        If applicable, this field shall identify the third party who is authorised to take investment decisions on behalf of the shareholder

                        [Optional fields.
                        If applicable, unique identifier in the format of fields C.1(a) or C.1(b) above]

                        Responding intermediary

               Table 3

               Meeting Notice

            In accordance with point (b) of Article 3b(1) and Article 3b(2) of Directive 2007/36/EC, where the information set out in this table concerning the convening of a general meeting is available to shareholders on the issuer's website, the Meeting Notice to be prepared by the issuer and transmitted by intermediaries shall only be required to contain blocks A, B and C, including the URL hyperlink to the website where the information can be found.

                        Type of information

                        Description

                        Format

                        Originator of data

                        A.   Specification of the message

                                    1.

                                    Unique identifier of the event

                        Unique number

                        [alphanumeric field]

                        Issuer or third party nominated by it

                                    2.

                                    Type of message

                        The type of message (such as meeting notice, cancellation or update to it)

                        [4 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer or third party nominated by it

                        B.   Specification of the issuer

                                    1.

                                    ISIN

                        Definition. ISIN of the share for which the notice is launched
                        Repeating field: in case of multiple classes, indicate all ISIN's

                        [12 alpha numeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    2.

                                    Name of issuer

                        [140 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                        C.   Specification of the meeting

                                    1.

                                    Date of the General Meeting

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Issuer

                                    2.

                                    Time of the General Meeting

                        Specification of the time of the commencement of the General Meeting, including applicable time zone

                        [UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)]

                        Issuer

                                    3.

                                    Type of General Meeting

                        Specification of the type of the General Meeting convened

                        [4 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    4.

                                    Location of the General Meeting

                        Specification of the address of the venue of the General Meeting, including the URL of the virtual venue, if applicable.
                        In case of multiple venues, the location shall be specified by each venue

                        [255 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    5.

                                    Record Date

                        Definition

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Issuer

                                    6.

                                    Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

                        URL hyperlink to the website where full information required to be provided to shareholders prior to the General Meeting is accessible, including procedures for participation and voting and exercise of other shareholders rights, such as putting items on the agenda.

                        [255 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                        D.   Participation in the general meeting (repeating block; to be repeated for each available alternative method of participation)

                                    1.

                                    Method of participation by shareholder

                        Method of participation, such as: VI = virtual participation; PH = participation in person; PX = participation through proxy; EV = voting by correspondence.
                        Any other available modality should also be indicated in a standardized manner

                        [2 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    2.

                                    Issuer deadline for the notification of participation

                        Last day and time for the shareholder to notify the issuer of its participation.

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD); UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)]

                        Issuer

                                    3.

                                    Issuer deadline for voting

                        Last day and time to submit the votes by the shareholder to the issuer per method of participation, to the extent applicable.

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD); UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)]

                        Issuer

                        E.   Agenda – (repeating block; to be specified for each agenda item)

                                    1.

                                    Unique identifier of the agenda item

                        Unique number

                        [4 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    2.

                                    Title of the agenda item

                        Heading or brief summary or heading of the agenda item

                        [100 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    3.

                                    Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the materials

                        If applicable. Specific URL to the material pertaining to the agenda item.
                        If there are no relevant materials, the field is to be left unpopulated.

                        [If populated: 255 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    4.

                                    Vote

                        If applicable. Indication whether the agenda item is subject to a binding vote (BV) or an advisory vote (AV).
                        If the agenda item is not subject to a vote, the field is to be left unpopulated.

                        [If populated: 2 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    5.

                                    Alternative voting options

                        If applicable. Specification of all alternative voting options for the agenda item available for the shareholder such as vote in favour (VF); vote against (VA); abstention (AB); blank (BL) or other (OT).
                        If the agenda item is not subject to vote, the field is to be left unpopulated.

                        [If populated: 2 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                        F.   Specification of the deadlines regarding the exercise of other shareholders rights (repeating block; to be specified for each existing deadline)

                                    1.

                                    Object of deadline

                        Specification of the shareholders right for which the deadline applies (such as tabling draft resolutions or putting items on the agenda)

                        [100 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    2.

                                    Applicable issuer deadline

                        Specification of the deadline related to the exercise of the shareholders right specified in the field above.

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD); UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)]

                        Issuer

               Table 4

               Confirmation of Entitlement

                        Type of information

                        Description

                        Format

                        Originator of data

                        A.   Specification of the general meeting and the message

                                    1.

                                    Unique identifier of the confirmation

                        Unique number

                        [12 alphanumeric characters]

                        Last intermediary

                                    2.

                                    Name of issuer

                        [140 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    3.

                                    Unique identifier of the event

                        Unique identifier of the of general meeting as set by the issuer or third party nominated by it

                        [4 alphanumeric characters]

                        issuer or third party nominated by it

                                    4.

                                    Type of message

                        The type of message (confirmation of entitlement)

                        [4 alphanumeric characters]

                        Last intermediary

                                    5.

                                    ISIN

                        Definition

                        [12 alpha numeric characters]

                        Issuer

                        B.   Specification of the entitled position in shares (repeating block; to be presented for each securities account of the shareholder)

                                    1.

                                    Record Date

                        Definition

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Issuer

                                    2.

                                    Entitled position

                        Definition

                        [24 numeric characters]

                        Last intermediary

                                    3.

                                    Number of the securities account

                        [20 alphanumeric characters]

                        Last intermediary

                                    4.

                                    Name of account holder

                        [140 alphanumeric characters. Format of Table 2, field C.2(a) or C.2(b)]

                        Last intermediary

                        C.   Specification about the shareholder, legal or natural person, as the case may be

                                    1.

                                    Name of shareholder

                        For legal or natural persons

                        [Format of Table 2, field C.2(a) or C.2(b)]

                        Last Intermediary

                                    2.

                                    Unique identifier of shareholder

                        For legal or natural persons

                        [Format of Table 2, field C,1(a) or C.1(b)]

                        Last intermediary

                                    3.

                                    Name of proxy or other third party nominated by shareholder

                        If applicable

                        [Format of Table 2, field C.2(a) or C.2(b)]

                        Last intermediary

                                    4.

                                    Unique identifier of proxy or other third party nominated by shareholder

                        If applicable

                        [Format of Table 2, field C.1(a) or C.1(b)]

                        Last intermediary

               Table 5

               Notice of Participation

                        Type of information

                        Description

                        Format

                        Originator of data

                        A.   Specification of the notice

                                    1.

                                    Unique identifier of the notice of participation

                        Unique identifier

                        [alphanumeric field]

                        Last intermediary

                                    2.

                                    Type of message

                        Specification of the type of message

                        [4 alphanumeric characters]

                        Last intermediary

                                    3.

                                    Unique identifier of the event

                        Unique identifier of the of general meeting as set by the issuer or third party nominated by it

                        [4 alphanumeric characters]

                        issuer or third party nominated by it

                                    4.

                                    ISIN

                        Definition.

                        [12 alpha numeric characters]

                        Issuer

                        B.   Participation to be specified for each method of participation

                                    1.

                                    Method of participation

                        Specification of the method of participation by shareholder to the extent applicable.
                        If multiple methods are deployed, each method shall be specified, compatible with the available alternatives in Table 3, section D, such as participation in person, through proxy, or electronic voting

                        Last intermediary or shareholder, as applicable

                                    2.

                                    Name of shareholder

                        [Format of Table 2, field C.2(a) or C.2(b)]

                        Last Intermediary, or shareholder

                                    3(a)

                                    Unique identifier of shareholder in case of a legal person

                        See Table 2, field C, (1)(a)

                        [Format of Table 2, field C, (1)(a)]

                        Last intermediary or shareholder

                                    3(b)

                                    Unique identifier of shareholder in case of a natural person

                        See Table 2, field C, (1)(b)

                        [Format of Table 2, field C, (1)(b)]

                        Last intermediary or shareholder

                                    4.

                                    Name of proxy, or other third party nominated by shareholder

                        If applicable

                        [Optional. If populated: format of Table 2, field C.2(a) or C.2(b)]

                        Last intermediary or shareholder

                                    5.

                                    Unique identifier of proxy or other third party nominated by shareholder

                        If applicable

                        [Optional. If populated: format of Table 2, field C.1(a) or C.1(b)]

                        Last intermediary or shareholder

                        C.   Votes, if applicable (repeating block; to be specified per each agenda item)

                                    1.

                                    Agenda item

                        Unique identifier of the agenda item, Table 3

                        [Format of Table 3, field E.1]

                        Repeating block, to be filled in for each voting position

                                    2.

                                    Voting position

                        Indication of voting position.

                        [Format of Table 3, Field E.5]

                        Last intermediary or shareholder

                                    3.

                                    Number of shares voted

                        Number of shares voted for the agenda point for each voting position.
                        If the voting position applies to all shares, this field is to be left unpopulated.

                        [If populated: 15 numeric characters with, if applicable, a decimal separator]

                        Last intermediary or shareholder

               Table 6

               Voting Receipt

                        Type of Information

                        Description

                        Format

                        Originator of data

                                    1.

                                    Unique identifier of the Receipt

                        Unique number

                        [12 alphanumeric characters]

                        Intermediary or confirming party

                                    2.

                                    Type of message

                        Specification of type confirmation

                        [4 alphanumeric characters]

                        Intermediary

                                    3.

                                    Unique identifier of event

                        Unique identifier of the general meeting event.

                        [12 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer/intermediary

                                    4.

                                    ISIN

                        Definition.

                        [12 alpha numeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    5.

                                    Date of the general meeting

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Issuer

                                    6.

                                    Name of issuer

                        [140 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    7.

                                    Name of the confirming party

                        [140 alphanumeric characters. Format of Table 2, field C.2(a) or C.2(b)]

                        Party providing the receipt

                                    8.

                                    Name of the person that casted the vote

                        [140 alphanumeric characters. Format of Table 2, field C.2(a) or C.2(b)]

                        Confirming party

                                    9.

                                    Name of shareholder

                        [Optional field. If applicable, then populated:
                        [140 alphanumeric characters. Format of Table 2, field C.2(a) or C.2(b)]

                        Intermediary or confirming party

               Table 7

               Confirmation of the recording and counting of votes

                        Type of Information

                        Description

                        Format

                        Originator of data

                                    1.

                                    Unique identifier of the confirmation

                        Unique number

                        [12 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer/Intermediary

                                    2.

                                    Type of message

                        Specification of type confirmation

                        [4 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer/intermediary

                                    3.

                                    Unique identifier of event

                        Unique identifier of general meeting event.

                        [12 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer/intermediary

                                    4.

                                    ISIN

                        Definition.

                        [12 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    5.

                                    Date of the General Meeting

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Issuer

                                    6.

                                    Name of issuer

                        [140 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    7.

                                    Name of shareholder

                        [Optional field, if the name of shareholder is indicated.]

                        [140 alphanumeric characters. Format of Table 2, field C.2(a) or C.2(b)]

                        Issuer

                                    8.

                                    Name of third party nominated by the shareholder

                        [Optional field, if the name of third party nominated by the shareholder is indicated.]

                        [140 alphanumeric characters. Format of Table 2, field C.2(a) or C.2(b)]

                                    9.

                                    Modality

                        Specification of the modality through which the votes that have been recorded and counted were received by the issuer, including whether this is ahead of the meeting or at the meeting.

                        [70 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    10.

                                    Date and time of receipt

                        [Optional field, only if votes have been cast ahead of the general meeting]. Specification of the date and, where available, time on which the votes that have been recorded and counted were received.

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD); UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)]

                        Issuer

                                    11.

                                    Unique identifier of votes

                        If available, unique identifier of the communication containing the votes recorded and counted by the issuer.

                        [12 alphanumeric characters]

                        Shareholder or third party nominated by the shareholder

               Table 8

               Notification of corporate events — other than general meetings

            Pursuant to point (b) of Article 3b(1) and Article 3b(2) of Directive 2007/36/EC, where the issuer has made available to the shareholders on its website the information concerning corporate events — other than general meetings – comprising the information and data elements included in the table below, to the extent relevant for the corporate action, the notification of corporate events shall only be required to contain block A, as well as the URL hyperlink to the website where the information can be found.

                        Type of Information

                        Description

                        Format

                        Originator of data

                        A.   Specification of the corporate event

                                    1.

                                    Unique identifier of the corporate event

                        Unique number

                        [12 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer or third party nominated by it

                                    2.

                                    Type of corporate event

                        Specification of the type of corporate event such as distribution of profit, reorganisation of the issuer shares

                        [42 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer or third party nominated by it

                                    3.

                                    ISIN

                        Definition. ISIN for the underlying share

                        [12 alpha numeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    4.

                                    ISIN

                        If applicable, ISIN for the interim share or security

                        [12 alpha numeric characters]

                        Issuer

                                    5.

                                    URL

                        URL hyperlink to the website where full information regarding the corporate event, to shareholders, is available

                        [255 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

                        B.   Key dates applicable to the corporate event (to be included only as applicable to the relevant corporate event)

                                    1.

                                    Last Participation date

                        Definition

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        First Intermediary

                                    2.

                                    Ex-Date

                        Definition

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        First Intermediary

                                    3.

                                    Record Date

                        Definition

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Issuer

                                    4.

                                    Start of the election period

                        Definition

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Issuer

                                    5.

                                    Last day of the election period

                        Definition

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Issuer

                                    6.

                                    Issuer deadline

                        Definition

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD); UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)]

                        Issuer

                                    7.

                                    Payment date

                        Definition

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Issuer

                                    8.

                                    Buyer protection deadline

                        Definition

                        [Date (YYYYMMDD)]

                        Intermediary

                        C.   Specification of the elections available to the shareholder (repeating block; to be presented for each ISIN, if applicable)

                                    1.

                                    Alternative options for the shareholder

                        Specification of the options

                        [100 alphanumeric characters]

                        Issuer

               (*1)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/590 of 28 July 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the reporting of transactions to competent authorities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2017, p. 449).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1213 of 28 August 2018 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Rucavas baltais sviests’ (PGI))

text:
                  5.9.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 224/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1213
         of 28 August 2018
         entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Rucavas baltais sviests’ (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 Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Latvia's application to register the name ‘Rucavas baltais sviests’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

                     (2)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The name ‘Rucavas baltais sviests’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
            The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.5. — Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 28 August 2018.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Phil HOGAN

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  OJ C 139, 20.4.2018, p. 13.

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1214 of 29 August 2018 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Morcilla de Burgos’ (PGI))

text:
                  5.9.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 224/3

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1214
         of 29 August 2018
         entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Morcilla de Burgos’ (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 Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Spain's application to register the name ‘Morcilla de Burgos’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

                     (2)

                     The Commission received two notices of opposition accompanied by two reasoned statements of opposition pursuant to Article 51(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 from Mr Iñaki Libano, Cologne, Germany, and from Mr Diego Garcia representing the company Hydroplus, Chatou, France and deemed them inadmissible. Pursuant to Article 51 of that Regulation, natural or legal persons having a legitimate interest, established or resident in a Member State other than that from which the application was submitted, may not lodge a notice of opposition directly with the Commission.

                     (3)

                     The name ‘Morcilla de Burgos’ should therefore be entered in the register,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The name ‘Morcilla de Burgos’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
            The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.2. – Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 29 August 2018.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Phil HOGAN

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  OJ C 455, 6.12.2016, p. 7.

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1244 of 4 September 2018 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Bleu des Causses’ (PDO))

text:
                  18.9.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 233/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1244
         of 4 September 2018
         approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Bleu des Causses’ (PDO))
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Bleu des Causses’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 115/2009 (3).

                     (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 (4) 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 ‘Bleu des Causses’ (PDO) 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, 4 September 2018.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Phil HOGAN

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).

            (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 115/2009 of 6 February 2009 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bleu des Causses (PDO)) (OJ L 38, 7.2.2009, p. 28).

            (4)  OJ C 135, 17.4.2018, p. 11.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1267 of 20 September 2018 on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 24th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080

text:
                  21.9.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 238/84

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1267
         of 20 September 2018
         on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 24th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080
         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),
         Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (2), and in particular Article 32 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 (3) has opened the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure.

                     (2)

                     In the light of the tenders received for the 24th partial invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.

                     (3)

                     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:

            Article 1
            For the 24th partial invitation to tender for the selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080, in respect of which the period during which tenders were to be submitted ended on 18 September 2018, the minimum selling price shall be 123 EUR/100 kg.

            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, 20 September 2018.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Jerzy PLEWA

                  Director-General

                  Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

            (2)  OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 71.

            (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 of 25 November 2016 opening the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure (OJ L 321, 29.11.2016, p. 45).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1263 of 20 September 2018 establishing the forms for the submission of information by parcel delivery service providers pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/644 of the European Parliament and of the Council

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                  21.9.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 238/65

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1263
         of 20 September 2018
         establishing the forms for the submission of information by parcel delivery service providers pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/644 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) 2018/644 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 April 2018 on cross-border parcel delivery services (1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Regulation (EU) 2018/644 lays down specific provisions to foster better cross-border parcel delivery services in addition to those laid down in Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). Those provisions concern in particular regulatory oversight related to parcel delivery services and the transparency of tariffs for certain cross-border parcel delivery services.

                     (2)

                     Regulation (EU) 2018/644 requires that parcel delivery service providers submit to national regulatory authority of the Member State in which they are established information about themselves using a form established by the Commission.

                     (3)

                     Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/644 requires submitting information about parcel delivery service provider only once and that they inform the national regulatory authority of any change to that information within 30 days. Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/644 requires submitting information about the activities of the parcel delivery service provider every year. It is therefore appropriate to establish two separate forms for submission of that information.

                     (4)

                     In order to avoid the double counting of parcels, parcel delivery service providers should, when providing information on the number and turnover of parcels handled over the previous calendar year, indicate whether the parcel delivery services are contracted with the sender or handled on behalf of another parcel delivery service provider. The submission should also include information on whether the parcels are sent to or received from destinations within or outside the Union, as this will have an impact on the steps in the postal delivery chain that are undertaken by that provider.

                     (5)

                     Given that the requested information is to be processed by the national regulatory authorities of the Member States and in view of the expertise of those authorities, the forms have been drawn up in close cooperation with the European Regulators Group for Postal Services.

                     (6)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 21 of Directive 97/67/EC,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The forms for the submission of the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/644 are set out in Annexes I and II to this Regulation.

            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, 20 September 2018.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 112, 2.5.2018, p. 19.

            (2)  Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of services (OJ L 15, 21.1.1998, p. 14).

            ANNEX I
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               Form for the submission of information referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/644 (1)
               Table 1. Information on the parcel delivery service provider.
               Name
               Legal status and form
               Registration number in a trade or similar register
               VAT identification number
               Address of establishment
               If applicable, name of the group or a franchised network of parcel delivery service providers to which the parcel delivery service provider belongs.
               Date of submission
               Table 2. Contact details of a contact person.
               First name and last name
               Function
               Email address
               Phone number
               Table 3. Characteristics of the parcel delivery services offered (2).
               Steps in the postal delivery chain
               clearance
               sorting
               transport
               distribution
               Within the scope of USO (3)
               Outside the scope of USO
               Notes/remarks
               Table 4. Detailed description of the parcel delivery services offered (4).
               Table 5. General terms and conditions for parcel delivery services (5).
               Link(s):
               (1) In accordance with Article 4(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/644 the national regulatory authorities may impose information requirements additional to those referred to in Article 4(1) of that Regulation. The requirement to submit the information referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/644 is subject to paragraphs 6 and 7 of Article 4 of that Regulation.
               (2) Tick the boxes corresponding to services offered. Do not tick the box if the service is offered by a subcontractor.
               (3) Universal service obligation.
               (4) Provide this information where possible and indicate whether added value is offered.
               (5) Attach a copy of the relevant documents in an Annex to this form. Provide also details of complaints procedures for users and any potential limitations of liability. If the relevant documents are available online, provide the link(s).

            ANNEX II
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               Form for the submission of information referred to in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/644 (1)
               Name of parcel delivery service provider
               Registration number in a trade or similar register
               Date of submission (2)
               Name of contact person
               Year for which information is submitted
               Table 1. Number (3) of parcels handled over the previous calendar year and annual turnover in parceldelivery services for the previous calendar (4) year in the Member State in which the parcel deliveryservice provider is established (5).
               Table 1.1. Domestic parcel delivery services
               Unit
               Contracted with the sender
               Handled on behalf of another provider
               Remarks
               Number of parcels (6)
               Turnover in parcel delivery services (7)
               Table 1.2. Incoming cross-border parcel delivery services (intra and extra Union/EuropeanEconomic Area (EEA))
               Unit
               contracted with the sender
               handled on behalf of another provider
               Remarks
               Total number of incoming parcels (1)
               of which number of parcels incoming from INTRA Union/EEA (1)
               of which number of parcels incoming from EXTRA Union/EEA (1)
               Turnover in incoming parcels delivery services (2)
               of which turnover of parcels delivery service incoming from INTRA Union/EEA (2)
               of which turnover of parcels delivery service incoming from EXTRA Union/EEA (2)
               Table 1.3. Outgoing cross-border parcel delivery services (intra and extra Union/EEA)
               Unit
               contracted with the sender
               handled on behalf of another provider
               Remarks
               Number of parcels (1)
               of which number of parcels outgoing to INTRA Union/EEA (1)

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               of which number of parcels outgoing to EXTRA Union/EEA (1)
               Total turnover from outgoing parcels delivery services (2)
               of which turnover of parcels delivery service outgoing to INTRA Union/EEA (2)
               of which turnover of parcels delivery service outgoing to EXTRA Union/EEA (2)
               Table 2. Number of persons working for the parcel delivery service provider over the previous calendaryear involved in the provision of parcel delivery services in the Member State in whichthe provider is established.
               30/06/20XX
               31/12/20XX
               Remarks
               Full-time
               Part-time
               Temporary employees
               Self-employed
               TOTAL
               Table 3. Information concerning characteristics of parcel delivery services provided by subcontractors of parcel delivery service providers (8)
               Name of subcontractor
               clearance
               sorting
               transport
               distribution
               Remarks
               Total number of subcontractors (9)
               Subcontractor 1 (10)
               Subcontractor 2 (5)
               Subcontractor 3 (5)
               Subcontractor 4 (5)
               Subcontractor 5 (5)

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               Table 4. Names of subcontractors of parcel delivery service providers (11)
               Numbering of subcontractors
               Name of subcontractor
               Remarks
               (…) (12)
               (…)
               Table 5. Any publicly accessible price list applicable on January 1 of each calendar year forparcel delivery services (13).
               List attached as Annex ….
               Link(s):
               (1) In accordance with Article 4(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/644 the national regulatory authorities may impose information requirements additional to those referred to in Article 4(3) of that Regulation. Requirement to submit the information referred to in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/644 is subject to paragraphs 6 and 7 of Article 4 of that Regulation.
               (2) In accordance with Article 4(3), the form is to be submitted by 30 June of each calendar year.
               (3) Include items generated by activities related both to standard parcels and to shipments of goods handled in the letter post mail stream.
               (4) Where the information provided is based on estimation, describe the basis of it.
               (5) Provide information on actual parcel delivery services provided from an establishment in a Member State from the previous calendar year (mentioned above as ‘year for which information is submitted’).
               (6) Indicate in thousand (‘000).
               (7) Indicate in thousands of national currency, VAT excluded.
               (8) Provide an estimate of the number of subcontractors that provide any of the services in the postal delivery chain.
               (9) State the number of subcontractors involved in each relevant step (the sum might exceed the total number of subcontractors as some of the subcontractors may provide services at several steps).
               (10) Provide the names of the five largest subcontractors and indicate which steps of the delivery chain they provide.
               (11) Provide information on subcontractors over the previous calendar year.
               (12) Provide information either directly in the table or attach a document to this form listing the subcontracors.
               (13) Attach the list to this form and, if the list is available online, provide the link(s).