title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014 of 11 September 2014 laying down the refractometry method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables for the purposes of their classification in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               16.9.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 274/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 974/2014
   of 11 September 2014
   laying down the refractometry method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables for the purposes of their classification in the Combined Nomenclature
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a nomenclature of goods, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Combined Nomenclature’ or ‘CN’, which is set out in Annex I to that Regulation.

               (2)

               Commission Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 (2) established the refractometry method to be used for measuring the content of sugar in products processed from fruit and vegetables for the purposes of Additional note 1 to Chapter 8 of the CN and Additional notes 2 and 6 to Chapter 20 of the CN.

               (3)

               Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 was removed from the active acquis by the Commission in its Communication 2009/C 30/04 (3).

               (4)

               Although Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 was removed from the active acquis, a refractometry method is still necessary for the customs laboratories in the Member States as an important and irreplaceable tool to determine the content of various sugars expressed as sucrose of products of Chapters 8 and 20 of the CN.

               (5)

               In order to ensure that customs authorities apply a uniform approach for the purposes of customs classification, it is necessary to establish a method for measuring the content of dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables.

               (6)

               For this purpose it is appropriate to use a refractometry method inspired by the method laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 and taking into account the experience acquired from technological advance in laboratory techniques and accumulated scientific expertise.

               (7)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables to be used for determining the content of sugar expressed as sucrose in products of Chapters 8 and 20 of the Combined Nomenclature for the purposes of their classification in the Combined Nomenclature is set out in the Annex 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, 11 September 2014.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Algirdas ŠEMETA

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 of 10 March 1993 on the refractometry method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 and amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (OJ L 58, 11.3.1993, p. 50).

      (3)  Communication from the Commission establishing formal recognition that a certain number of acts of Community law in the field of agriculture have become obsolete (OJ C 30, 6.2.2009, p. 18).

      ANNEX
      METHOD OF MEASURING DRY SOLUBLE RESIDUE IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES BY REFRACTOMETRY
      (DETERMINATION OF THE BRIX-VALUE)
      1.   DEFINITION
      Dry soluble residue content (Brix value, determined by refractometry) means the percentage weight of sucrose in an aqueous solution of sucrose which, under given conditions, has the same refractive index as the product analysed.
      2.   APPARATUS
      The principal type of apparatus to be used is the Abbe-type refractometer. Alternatively, the use of a digital refractometer is permitted.
      This apparatus must enable the percentage weight of sucrose to be determined to the nearest ± 0,1 %.
      The refractometer must be calibrated at 20 °C by a system that enables the temperature of measurement cell to be adjusted from + 15 °C to + 25 °C with an accuracy of ± 0,5 °C.
      Operating instructions for this apparatus, and in particular those dealing with calibration and light source, must be strictly followed.
      3.   METHOD
      3.1.   Preparation of the sample

      3.1.1.   Liquid products

      Mix carefully and proceed to determination.
      3.1.2.   Semi-dense products, purées, fruit juices with matter in suspension

      Carefully mix an average laboratory sample and then homogenize.
      Strain a part of the sample through dry gauze folded in four, remove the first drops and proceed to the determination on the filtrate.
      3.1.3.   Dense products (jams and jellies)

      If the previously homogenized product cannot be used directly, weigh 40 g of the product to the nearest 0,01 g in a 250 ml beaker and add 100 ml of distilled water.
      Boil gently for two or three minutes, stirring with a glass rod.
      Cool, pour the contents of the beaker into an appropriate tared vessel using distilled water as a flushing liquid, add distilled water so as to obtain about 200 g of product, weigh it to the nearest 0,01 g, and mix the solution thoroughly.
      Allow to stand for 20 minutes, then strain through a folded filter or a Büchner funnel. Make a determination on the filtrate.
      3.1.4.   Frozen products

      Defrost and remove stones or pips and cores.
      Mix the product with the liquid formed during defrosting and proceed as in points 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 respectively.
      3.1.5.   Dry products or products containing whole fruit or pieces of fruit

      Cut the laboratory sample — or part of it — into small pieces, remove stones or pips and cores and mix carefully.
      Weigh 10 to 20 g of the product to the nearest 0,01 g in a beaker.
      Add distilled water corresponding to five times the weight of the product.
      Heat in a bath of boiled water for 30 minutes stirring occasionally with a glass rod.
      When cool, continue as described in point 3.1.3.
      3.1.6.   Products containing alcohol

      Weigh about 100 g of the sample to the nearest 0,01 g in a tared beaker.
      Place the beaker in a bath of boiled water for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally with a glass rod, and add distilled water if necessary.
      Where the alcohol content exceeds about 5 % mass add more distilled water and heat again in the bath of boiled water for 45 minutes.
      After cooling weigh the final contents of the vessel, filter if necessary, and continue with the determination.
      3.2.   Determination

      The principle is the deduction of the dry soluble residue content of a product from its refractive index.
      The measurement temperature shall be between 15 and 25 °C.
      By using a digital refractometer the temperature shall be at 20 °C.
      Bring the sample to the measurement temperature by immersing the container in a water bath at the required temperature.
      Place a small sample on the lower prism of the refractometer, taking care to ensure that the sample covers the glass surface uniformly when the prisms are pressed against each other.
      Measure in accordance with the operating instructions for the apparatus used.
      Read the percentage weight of sucrose to the nearest 0,1 %.
      Make at least two determinations on the same prepared sample.
      4.   EXPRESSION OF RESULTS

         Calculation and formulation

      The dry soluble residue content is expressed in grams per 100 grams of the product (g/100 g). This is equivalent to a value in °Brix.
      The dry soluble residue content shall be calculated as follows:
      The percentage sucrose content indicated by refractometry shall be used directly.
      If the reading is made at a temperature other than + 20 °C, correct as indicated in table 1.
      If the measurement has been made on a diluted solution, the dry soluble residue content (M) shall be calculated using the following formula:

         M' being the weight (in grams) of dry soluble residue per 100 g of product indicated by the refractometer and E the weight (in grams) of product per 100 g of solution.
      The result of that calculation shall be given to one decimal place (+/- 0,1 °Brix).

         Table 1

         Corrections when determination is made at a temperature other than 20 °C

                  Temperature °C

                  Sucrose in grams per 100 grams of product

                  5

                  10

                  15

                  20

                  30

                  40

                  50

                  60

                  70

                  75

                  Subtract

                  15

                  0,25

                  0,27

                  0,31

                  0,31

                  0,34

                  0,35

                  0,36

                  0,37

                  0,36

                  0,36

                  16

                  0,21

                  0,23

                  0,27

                  0,27

                  0,29

                  0,31

                  0,31

                  0,32

                  0,31

                  0,23

                  17

                  0,16

                  0,18

                  0,20

                  0,20

                  0,22

                  0,23

                  0,23

                  0,23

                  0,20

                  0,17

                  18

                  0,11

                  0,12

                  0,14

                  0,15

                  0,16

                  0,16

                  0,15

                  0,12

                  0,12

                  0,09

                  19

                  0,06

                  0,07

                  0,08

                  0,08

                  0,08

                  0,09

                  0,09

                  0,08

                  0,07

                  0,05

                  Add

                  21

                  0,06

                  0,07

                  0,07

                  0,07

                  0,07

                  0,07

                  0,07

                  0,07

                  0,07

                  0,07

                  22

                  0,12

                  0,14

                  0,14

                  0,14

                  0,14

                  0,14

                  0,14

                  0,14

                  0,14

                  0,14

                  23

                  0,18

                  0,20

                  0,20

                  0,21

                  0,21

                  0,21

                  0,21

                  0,22

                  0,22

                  0,22

                  24

                  0,24

                  0,26

                  0,26

                  0,27

                  0,28

                  0,28

                  0,28

                  0,28

                  0,29

                  0,29

                  25

                  0,30

                  0,32

                  0,32

                  0,34

                  0,36

                  0,36

                  0,36

                  0,36

                  0,36

                  0,37

            5.   PRECISION
      Details of an inter-laboratory test relating to precision data of the method performed on 8 samples are given in this point. They reflect the performance requirements for the method described in this annex. The precision data are given below in table 2.

         Source of the precision data

      The precision data were determined from an inter-laboratory test that was carried out in 1999/2000 with the participation of the European Customs Laboratories.
      The evaluation of the precision data was performed according to ISO 5725.

         Table 2

         Precision data

                  Sample name

                  Number of laboratories

                  Mean (°Brix)

                  Repeatability limit r (%)

                  Reproducibility limit R (%)

                  Fruit cocktail

                  11

                  18,9

                  3,0

                  4,7

                  Pineapple

                  10

                  19,4

                  1,7

                  1,7

                  Apple compote

                  12

                  19,5

                  2,0

                  2,7

                  Tropical fruit

                  9

                  12,8

                  2,9

                  4,0

                  Strawberry jam

                  12

                  59,8

                  4,0

                  7,2

                  Apple juice

                  12

                  11,1

                  1,4

                  4,7

                  Orange juice concentrate

                  9

                  65,2

                  1,3

                  2,6

                  Powder orange juice

                  11

                  99,8

                  2,3

                  5,3


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1241 of 13 July 2016 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Huile d'olive de Haute-Provence (PDO))

text:
               29.7.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 204/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1241
   of 13 July 2016
   approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Huile d'olive de Haute-Provence (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 ‘Huile d'olive de Haute-Provence’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2036/2001 (2).

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Huile d'olive de Haute-Provence’ (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, 13 July 2016.

            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 2036/2001 of 17 October 2001 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 275, 18.10.2001, p. 9).

      (3)  OJ C 108, 23.3.2016, p. 22.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2014 of 19 November 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 59/2011 as regards tariff quotas for wines originating in Serbia

text:
               20.11.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 333/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1238/2014
   of 19 November 2014
   amending Regulation (EU) No 59/2011 as regards tariff quotas for wines originating in Serbia
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Articles 184 and 187 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part (‘the SAA’), was signed in Luxembourg on 29 April 2008 and entered into force on 1 September 2013.

               (2)

               The Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (2) (‘the Protocol’) was signed on 25 June 2014. Its signature on behalf of the European Union and its Member States has been authorised by Council Decision 2014/517/EU (3) and its conclusion on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community has been approved by Council Decision 2014/518/Euratom (4). The Protocol has been provisionally applied with effect from 1 August 2014.

               (3)

               Article 7 of the Protocol and Annex III thereto provide for changes to the existing tariff quotas for wines originating in Serbia with effect from 1 August 2014.

               (4)

               In accordance with Article 11 of the Protocol, for the year 2014 the volumes of the new tariff quotas and the increases of the volumes of existing tariff quotas are to be calculated as a pro rata of the basic annual volumes specified in the Protocol, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before 1 August 2014.

               (5)

               To implement the tariff quotas for wine laid down in the Protocol, it is necessary to adapt Commission Regulation (EU) No 59/2011 (5).

               (6)

               Regulation (EU) No 59/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (7)

               Since the Protocol applies from 1 August 2014, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force on the day of its publication.

               (8)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 59/2011 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 August 2014.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 19 November 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  OJ L 233, 6.8.2014, p. 3.

      (3)  Council Decision 2014/517/EU of 14 April 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (OJ L 233, 6.8.2014, p. 1).

      (4)  Council Decision 2014/518/Euratom of 14 April 2014 approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (OJ L 233, 6.8.2014, p. 20).

      (5)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 59/2011 of 25 January 2011 opening and providing for the administration of Union tariff quotas for wines originating in the Republic of Serbia (OJ L 22, 26.1.2011, p. 1).

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX
            Tariff quotas for wines originating in Serbia imported into the Union

                        Order No

                        CN code (1)

                        TARIC extension

                        Description

                        Quota volume 2014 (in hl)

                        Annual quota volume for 2015 and following years (in hl) (2)

                        Tariff quota duty

                        09.1526

                        2204 10 93

                        Quality sparkling wine, other than Champagne or Asti spumante; other wine of fresh grapes, in containers holding 2 litres or less

                        53 833

                        55 000

                        Exemption

                        2204 10 94

                        2204 10 96

                        2204 10 98

                        2204 21 06

                        2204 21 07

                        2204 21 08

                        2204 21 09

                        ex 2204 21 93

                        19, 29, 31, 41 and 51

                        ex 2204 21 94

                        19, 29, 31, 41 and 51

                        2204 21 95

                        ex 2204 21 96

                        11, 21, 31, 41 and 51

                        2204 21 97

                        ex 2204 21 98

                        11, 21, 31, 41 and 51

                        09.1527

                        2204 29 10

                        Other wine of fresh grapes, in containers holding more than 2 litres

                        10 958

                        12 300

                        Exemption

                        2204 29 93

                        ex 2204 29 94

                        11, 21, 31, 41 and 51

                        2204 29 95

                        ex 2204 29 96

                        11, 21, 31, 41 and 51

                        2204 29 97

                        ex 2204 29 98

                        11, 21, 31, 41 and 51

         (1)  Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of CN codes. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

         (2)  Consultations at the request of one of the Parties may be held to adapt the quotas by transferring quantities from the quota applying to position ex 2204 29 (order number 09.1527) to the quota applying to positions ex 2204 10 and ex 2204 21 (order number 09.1526).’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/604 of 17 March 2017 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Terre Tarentine (PDO))

text:
               30.3.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 84/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/604
   of 17 March 2017
   approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Terre Tarentine (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)

               In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Terre Tarentine’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2004 (2).

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Terre Tarentine’ (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, 17 March 2017.

            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 1898/2004 of 29 October 2004 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 as regards the entry of a name in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ (Terre Tarentine) — (PDO) (OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p. 66).

      (3)  OJ C 440, 26.11.2016, p. 4.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/608 of 14 April 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for Ukraine and Israel in the list of third countries, the approval of the control programme of Ukraine for Salmonella in laying hens, the veterinary certification requirements concerning Newcastle disease and processing requirements for egg products  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               18.4.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 101/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/608
   of 14 April 2015
   amending Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for Ukraine and Israel in the list of third countries, the approval of the control programme of Ukraine for Salmonella in laying hens, the veterinary certification requirements concerning Newcastle disease and processing requirements for egg products
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the control of salmonella and other specified food-borne zoonotic agents (1), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (2), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (3), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of point 1 of Article 8, point 4 of Article 8 and Article 9(2)(b) and (4) thereof,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (4), and in particular Articles 23(1), 25, 26(2) and 28(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (5) provides that the commodities falling within its scope may only be imported into and transit through the Union from the third countries, territories, zones or compartments listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I thereto.

               (2)

               Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 lays down rules for the control of Salmonella in different poultry populations in the Union. It provides that admission to, or retention on, the lists of third countries provided for in Union legislation, for the relevant species or category, from which Member States are authorised to import table eggs from poultry covered by that Regulation is subject to the submission to the Commission by the third country concerned of a control programme for Salmonella with equivalent guarantees to those contained in the national control programmes for Salmonella in the Member States. Relevant guarantees and information in that regard are also included in the relevant model veterinary certificates for those commodities set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.

               (3)

               Ukraine has submitted to the Commission their control programmes for Salmonella in laying flocks of Gallus gallus. These programmes were found to provide guarantees equivalent to the guarantees set out in Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and should therefore be approved.

               (4)

               Ukraine is listed in Commission Decision 2011/163/EU (6) and has a residue monitoring plan approved for eggs.

               (5)

               As a consequence of the equivalence of the control programmes for Salmonella, the entry for Ukraine on the list set out in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should be amended so that import of class A eggs into the Union is allowed.

               (6)

               Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 also lays down the veterinary certification requirements for those commodities. Those requirements take into account whether or not specific conditions are required due to the disease status of those third countries, territories, zones or compartments, including sampling and testing for different poultry diseases, as appropriate. Those specific conditions, as well as the model veterinary certificates required to accompany those commodities for imports into and transit through the Union, are set out in Part 2 of Annex I to that Regulation.

               (7)

               Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious viral disease of poultry which can lead to serious disease, in particular in unprotected, unvaccinated poultry flocks. ND occurs in several third countries on a rare or sporadic basis and since several years it appears in Israel in epidemic waves.

               (8)

               In June 2014 the Commission's Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) carried out an audit in Israel to evaluate the animal health controls for poultry and poultry products intended for import to the Union.

               (9)

               The audit confirmed that the Israeli veterinary services have generally effective systems in place to deal with outbreaks of ND in commercial poultry holdings.

               (10)

               However, severe shortcomings were identified in the control of ND in non-commercial poultry holdings such as the absence of zoning around infected holdings. The lack of movement restrictions for poultry and poultry products in the area around a ND outbreak may lead to virus spread and introduction into commercial poultry flocks including those from which live poultry or poultry products are dispatched to the Union.

               (11)

               Furthermore, it was found that pre-export examinations in parent poultry flocks from which hatching eggs and day-old chicks are derived were not performed by an official veterinarian and that there was a lack of information available to the certifying veterinary officer at the time of dispatch of poultry commodities to the Union.

               (12)

               The audit also revealed that effective epidemiological investigations were missing in relation to detected ND outbreaks as well as an epidemiological analysis of data from outbreaks and vaccination studies. This impedes disease control and the understanding of the epidemiological situation for ND virus persistence. Consequently, this does at present not allow Israel to develop and implement a comprehensive and effective strategy for ND control.

               (13)

               These shortcomings undermine the reliability of the sanitary guarantees for poultry commodities provided in the veterinary certificates and demonstrate that the Israeli ND control measures do currently not fully meet the relevant requirements laid down by Council Directive 92/66/EEC (7).

               (14)

               In response to the FVO's conclusions and recommendations, the Israeli authorities addressed the deficiencies, in particular the preconditions for veterinary certification and zoning around outbreaks in non-commercial flocks.

               (15)

               Despite efforts and some improvements on biosecurity and other preventive measures for ND during the last two years, outbreaks of this disease continue to regularly occur in Israel, both in the commercial and non-commercial poultry sectors and this disease will most likely not be fully controlled and eradicated in the near future.

               (16)

               Due to the persistence of ND virus on the Israeli territory and continued outbreaks in commercial poultry flocks, it is necessary to amend the existing import conditions and certification requirements to lay down additional measures that provide better guarantees for the safety of imports of poultry and poultry products from Israel to the Union.

               (17)

               The sanitary and animal health requirements for holdings keeping breeding and productive poultry and breeding and productive ratites are more stringent than for those keeping slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies, which may therefore be at a heightened risk for exposure to ND virus. Moreover, it is difficult to assess the disease status of birds living in the wild from which meat is sourced for imports of wild bird game meat into the Union.

               (18)

               Imports of slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies should be prohibited as these are kept on holdings which are not considered to provide sufficient animal health guarantees given ND virus persistence on the Israeli territory.

               (19)

               Imports of wild bird game meat should be prohibited because the meat is obtained from birds living in the wild, of which the animal health status cannot be sufficiently assessed due to unknown exposure to ND virus.

               (20)

               The entry relating to Israel in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should therefore be amended and include the code ‘P3’ in column 6 referring to restrictions in place due to ND and a ‘closing date’ in column 6A for the commodities for which imports should be prohibited (SRP and WGM).

               (21)

               In Israel poultry is routinely vaccinated against ND and does rarely show clinical disease when becoming infected with the ND virus, which may therefore remain undetected. In order to mitigate these possible risks additional sampling and laboratory testing for ND virus presence prior to export to the Union should be required for flocks from which live poultry and live ratites are intended for imports into the Union, parent poultry and ratite breeding flocks of which hatching eggs and day-old chicks are intended for imports into the Union, flocks of slaughter poultry and slaughter ratites producing meat intended for imports into the Union and laying hen flocks from which eggs are intended for imports into the Union.

               (22)

               In this context, Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 stipulates that the procedures for sampling and testing of poultry for certain poultry diseases including ND are to be carried out in accordance with Annex III. Section I of that Annex should describe sampling and testing requirements with respect to additional guarantees for ND.

               (23)

               As a consequence, in Part 2 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 an entry ‘X’ should be added to the section on ‘Additional Guarantees (AG)’ referring to the specific sampling and testing requirements laid down in Annex III. The code ‘X’ should be included in column 5 in the entry relating to Israel in Part 1 of Annex I.

               (24)

               Moreover, the veterinary certificates BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, POU, RAT and E should be amended in order to refer to the above Additional guarantees (AG) specified under ‘X’ which need to be fulfilled for imports into the Union in relation to ND.

               (25)

               Furthermore, it is appropriate to include in the model veterinary certificate for egg products (EP) requirements for the additional treatment of egg products in line with the standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in order to inactivate any possible ND virus presence in case of ND occurrence on a third country's territory.

               (26)

               The model veterinary certificates for breeding poultry or productive poultry other than ratites (BPP), day-old chicks other than of ratites (DOC), hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites (HEP) and the model for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP) refer to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 in relation to the use of vaccines against Newcastle disease in the third country of origin and require additional health requirements to be met. In order to avoid any possible misinterpretation in case the additional health requirements do not apply to the third country, territories or zone of origin of the respective commodity, the possibility for deletion of the whole section should be provided for in those model certificates.

               (27)

               Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (28)

               A reasonable transitional period should be allowed to elapse before the amended model veterinary certificates become mandatory in order to allow Member States and the industry to adapt to the new requirements set out in the amended model veterinary certificates.

               (29)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Approval of the control programme
   The control programme submitted by Ukraine in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 is hereby approved as regards Salmonella in flocks of laying hens.
   Article 2
   Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008
   Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 3
   Transitional provisions
   For a transitional period until 18 May 2015, the introduction into the Union of consignments of commodities covered by Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, accompanied by a veterinary certificate completed in accordance with the relevant model veterinary certificates BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, POU, RAT, E or EP as set out in Part 2 of Annex I to that Regulation, in their versions prior to the amendments made by this Regulation, shall continue to be authorised, provided that the veterinary certificate was completed, signed and dated no later than 3 May 2015.
   Article 4
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 325, 12.12.2003, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206.

      (3)  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

      (4)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 74.

      (5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1).

      (6)  Commission Decision 2011/163/EU of 16 March 2011 on the approval of plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC (OJ L 70, 17.3.2011, p. 40).

      (7)  Council Directive 92/66/EEC of 14 July 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of Newcastle disease (OJ L 260, 5.9.1992, p. 1).

      ANNEX
      Annexes I and III of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 are amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  Annex I is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              In Part 1, the entry relating to Israel is replaced by the following:

                                          ISO code and name of third country or territory

                                          Code of third country, territory, zone or compartment

                                          Description of third country, territory, zone or compartment

                                          Veterinary certificate

                                          Specific conditions

                                          Specific conditions

                                          Avian influenza surveillance status

                                          Avian influenza vaccination status

                                             Salmonella control status

                                          Model(s)

                                          Additional guarantees

                                          Closing date

                                          Opening date

                                          1

                                          2

                                          3

                                          4

                                          5

                                          6

                                          6A

                                          6B

                                          7

                                          8

                                          9

                                          ‘IL — Israel (6)

                                          IL-0

                                          Whole country

                                          SPF

                                          BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER

                                          X

                                          N

                                          A

                                          S5, ST1

                                          SRP

                                          P3

                                          18.4.2015

                                          POU, RAT

                                          X

                                          N

                                          WGM

                                          VIII

                                          P3

                                          18.4.2015

                                          E

                                          X

                                          S4

                                          EP’

                              (b)

                              In Part 1, the entry relating to Ukraine is replaced by the following:

                                          ISO code and name of third country or territory

                                          Code of third country, territory, zone or compartment

                                          Description of third country, territory, zone or compartment

                                          Veterinary certificate

                                          Specific conditions

                                          Specific conditions

                                          Avian influenza surveillance status

                                          Avian influenza vaccination status

                                             Salmonella control status

                                          Model(s)

                                          Additional guarantees

                                          Closing date

                                          Opening date

                                          1

                                          2

                                          3

                                          4

                                          5

                                          6

                                          6A

                                          6B

                                          7

                                          8

                                          9

                                          ‘UA — Ukraine

                                          UA-0

                                          Whole country

                                          E, EP, POU, RAT, WGM’

                              (c)

                              Part 2 is amended as follows:

                                          (i)

                                          in the section on ‘Model veterinary certificates’, under the heading ‘Additional guarantees (AG)’, the following text is added:

                                                      ‘“X”

                                                      :

                                                      additional guarantees covering commodities certified in accordance with point 8 of Section I of Annex III and the model certificates BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, POU, RAT and E’

                                                ;

                                          (ii)

                                          the model veterinary certificates BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP and HER are replaced by the following:
                                          ‘Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites (BPP)

                                             Model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive ratites (BPR)

                                             Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks other than of ratites (DOC)

                                             Model veterinary certificate for day-old chicks of ratites (DOR)

                                             Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of poultry other than ratites (HEP)

                                             Model veterinary certificate for hatching eggs of ratites (HER)

                                             ’

                                          (iii)

                                          the model veterinary certificate SRP is replaced by the following:
                                          ‘Model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP)

                                             ’

                                          (iv)

                                          the model veterinary certificates POU and RAT are replaced by the following:
                                          ‘Model veterinary certificate for meat of poultry (POU)

                                             Model veterinary certificate for meat of farmed ratites for human consumption (RAT)

                                             ’

                                          (v)

                                          The model veterinary certificates E and EP are replaced by the following:
                                          ‘Model veterinary certificate for eggs (E)

                                             Model veterinary certificate for egg products (EP)

                                             ’

                  (2)

                  In Annex III, Section I, the following point 8 is added:
                  ‘8.   Additional guarantees (X) in relation to certain third countries not free from Newcastle disease

                              8.1.

                              In establishments referred to in point 8.2, the official veterinarian must:

                                          (a)

                                          check the production and health records of the establishment;

                                          (b)

                                          carry out a clinical inspection in each production unit, including an evaluation of its clinical history and clinical examinations of poultry — in particular of those that appear sick — in each production unit from which dispatch referred to in point 8.2 is intended;

                                          (c)

                                          sample at least 60 tracheal or oropharyngeal and 60 cloacal swabs for laboratory investigations to be performed for checking the presence of Newcastle disease virus from poultry and ratites from each production unit from which dispatch referred to in point 8.2 is intended; if the number of birds present in that epidemiological unit is smaller than 60, swabs must be taken from all birds. In case of products referred to in point 8.2(c) this sampling may also take place at the slaughterhouse.

                              8.2.

                              Point 8.1 applies in establishments from which it is intended to dispatch to the Union:

                                          (a)

                                          breeding or productive poultry and breeding or productive ratites (BPP, BPR);

                                          (b)

                                          day-old chicks of poultry, day-old chicks of ratites, hatching eggs of poultry or ratites and eggs for consumption (DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, E);

                                          (c)

                                          meat obtained from poultry and ratites kept on such holdings (POU, RAT).

                              8.3.

                              The procedures provided for in point 8.1 must be carried out:

                                          (a)

                                          for the commodities referred to in points (a) and (c) of point 8.2, within not more than 72 hours prior to dispatch to the Union or prior to the slaughter of the poultry and ratites;

                                          (b)

                                          for the commodities referred to in point (b) of point 8.2, at intervals of 15 days or in case of infrequent dispatch to the Union, not more than seven days before collection of the hatching eggs.

                              8.4.

                              The procedures referred to in point 8.1 must have a favorable outcome and the laboratory investigations referred to above must be performed in an official laboratory, give negative results and be available before dispatch to the Union of any of the commodities listed in points 8.2.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/604 of 16 April 2015 amending Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards animal health requirements for bovine tuberculosis in the models of veterinary certificates BOV-X and BOV-Y and the entries for Israel, New Zealand and Paraguay in the lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which the introduction into the Union of live animals and fresh meat is authorised  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               17.4.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 100/60

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/604
   of 16 April 2015
   amending Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards animal health requirements for bovine tuberculosis in the models of veterinary certificates BOV-X and BOV-Y and the entries for Israel, New Zealand and Paraguay in the lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which the introduction into the Union of live animals and fresh meat is authorised
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of Article 8(1) and Article 8(4) thereof,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April 2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation into and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (2), and in particular the first and second subparagraphs of Article 3(1), the first subparagraph of Article 6(1), Article 7(e) and Article 13(1)(e) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Directive 2004/68/EC lays down, inter alia, specific animal health requirements for the importation into and transit through the Union of live ungulates which are to be based on the rules laid down in Union legislation for the diseases to which those animals are susceptible.

               (2)

               Directive 2004/68/EC also provides that specific conditions may be laid down for third countries for which equivalence has been formally recognised by the Union based on the official health guarantees provided by the third country concerned.

               (3)

               Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 (3) lays down, inter alia, the veterinary certification requirements for the introduction into the Union of certain consignments of live animals, including consignments of domestic bovine animals. Annex I to that Regulation establishes a list of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which such consignments may be introduced into the Union, as well as the specific conditions for the consignments from certain third countries.

               (4)

               In addition, Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 sets out a model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for breeding and/or production after importation (BOV-X) and a model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for immediate slaughter after importation (BOV-Y), which include guarantees for bovine tuberculosis.

               (5)

               Council Directive 64/432/EEC (4) lays down rules for intra-Union trade in bovine animals and provides for the monitoring and eradication programmes for certain diseases affecting those animals, including tuberculosis. New Zealand has requested for the recognition of its bovine tuberculosis control programme as being equivalent to the monitoring and eradication programmes for bovine tuberculosis that are implemented by the Member States in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC. The information provided by New Zealand on its bovine tuberculosis control programme demonstrates that the bovine tuberculosis status of a bovine herd classified as ‘C2’, under the National Pest Management Strategy for bovine tuberculosis of New Zealand, is equivalent to the bovine tuberculosis status of a bovine herd that is recognised in a Member State as being an ‘officially tuberculosis-free bovine herd’ in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC.

               (6)

               Therefore, the list and the specific conditions set out in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, as well as the models of veterinary certificates BOV-X and BOV-Y set out in Part 2 of that Annex should be amended in order to reflect the special conditions by which the Union recognises the equivalence of the classification of bovine herds as ‘C2’ within the framework of the bovine tuberculosis control programme implemented in New Zealand with the conditions set out in Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC for a bovine herd in a Member State recognised as being an ‘officially tuberculosis-free bovine herd’.

               (7)

               Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 lays down, inter alia, the conditions for the importation into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of domestic bovine animals. To this end, it sets out in Annex II thereto a list of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which such consignments may be introduced into the Union and the models of veterinary certificates to accompany those consignments, taking into account any specific conditions or supplementary guarantees required.

               (8)

               On 19 September 2011, Paraguay notified an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (5). Following that notification, Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1112/2011 (6), suspended imports into the Union of fresh meat of domestic bovine animals from that third country.

               (9)

               The last outbreak of FMD in Paraguay occurred in January 2012. By November 2013, the OIE recognised Paraguay as a country with two FMD free zones, covering the whole of the territory of Paraguay, where vaccination is practiced (7).

               (10)

               In April 2014, an audit was carried out by the Commission to verify the efficacy of the measures taken and the official controls in providing animal health guarantees with regard to FMD (8). The Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) concluded that the animal health control system in Paraguay offered satisfactory guarantees with regard to FMD, in compliance with or equivalent to the Union requirements for the introduction of deboned and matured fresh meat of domestic bovine animals. However, Paraguay was requested to substantiate the absence of the FMD virus on its territory and the effectiveness of its vaccination programme.

               (11)

               During the second half of 2014, Paraguay carried out serological surveys based on the guidelines provided for in Chapter 8.7 of the OIE's Terrestrial Animals Health Code, Edition 2014 (9). Following an evaluation of the results, the Commission concluded that there was sufficient evidence to substantiate the absence of the FMD virus in Paraguay and it was satisfied with the effectiveness of the vaccination programme. Paraguay thus provides sufficient animal health guarantees and it has requested to be authorised for exports into the Union of deboned and matured fresh meat of domestic bovine animals.

               (12)

               In addition, Israel is referred to in the list set out in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010. For the sake of market transparency and in accordance with international law, it should be clarified that in the case of Israel the territorial coverage of the veterinary certificates is limited to the territory of the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.

               (13)

               Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended in order to authorise imports into the Union of fresh meat of domestic bovine animals from Paraguay and to amend the entry for Israel.

               (14)

               Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (15)

               To avoid any disruption of imports into the Union of consignments of domestic bovine animals, the use of veterinary certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 in their versions prior to the amendments being introduced by this Regulation should be authorised during a transitional period subject to certain conditions.

               (16)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   For a transitional period until 30 June 2015, consignments of live animals accompanied by the appropriate veterinary certificates issued no later than 1 June 2015 in accordance with the models of veterinary certificates ‘BOV-X’ and ‘BOV-Y’ set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 in their versions before the entry into force of this Regulation, may continue to be introduced into the Union.
   Article 3
   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, 16 April 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

      (2)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321.

      (3)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements (OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1).

      (4)  Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64).

      (5)  http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=11022

      (6)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1112/2011 of 3 November 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the entry for Paraguay in the list of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the Union of certain fresh meat (OJ L 287, 4.11.2011, p. 32).

      (7)  http://www.oie.int/animal-health-in-the-world/official-disease-status/fmd/list-of-fmd-free-members/

      (8)  http://ec.europa.eu/food/fvo/audit_reports/details.cfm?rep_id=3317

      (9)  http://www.oie.int/index.php?id=169&L=0&htmfile=chapitre_fmd.htm

      ANNEX
      Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 are amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  Annex I is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              Part 1 is amended as follows:

                                          (i)

                                          the entry for New Zealand is replaced by the following:

                                                      ‘NZ — New Zealand

                                                      NZ-0

                                                      Whole country

                                                      BOV-X, BOV-Y,
                                                      RUM,
                                                      POR-X, POR-Y
                                                      OVI-X, OVI-Y

                                                         III

                                                         V

                                                         XII’

                                          (ii)

                                          the following entry is added to the specific conditions:

                                                      ‘“XII”

                                                      :

                                                      territory recognised as having officially tuberculosis-free bovine herds equivalent to those recognised based on the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Annex A.I to Directive 64/432/EEC, for the purposes of exports to the Union of live animals certified according to the model of veterinary certificate BOV-X or BOV-Y.’

                                                ;

                              (b)

                              in Part 2, the models of veterinary certificates BOV-X and BOV-Y are replaced by the following:‘

                                 ’

                  (2)

                  Part 1 of Annex II is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the entry for Paraguay is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘PY — Paraguay

                                          PY-0

                                          Whole country

                                          EQU

                                          PY-0

                                          Whole country

                                          BOV

                                          A

                                          1

                                          17 April 2015’

                              (b)

                              the entry for Israel is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘IL — Israel (6)

                                          IL-0

                                          Whole country

                                          —’

                              (c)

                              the following footnote (6) is added:

                                          ‘(6)

                                          Hereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1103/2011 of 31 October 2011 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year

text:
               1.11.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 285/20

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1103/2011
   of 31 October 2011
   amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1092/2011 (4).

               (2)

               The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2011.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 31 October 2011.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.

      (3)  OJ L 254, 30.9.2011, p. 12.

      (4)  OJ L 281, 28.10.2011, p. 25.

      ANNEX

         Amended representative prices and additional import duties applicable to white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 95 from 1 November 2011

                  (EUR)

                  CN code

                  Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned

                  Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned

                  1701 11 10 (1)

                  46,76

                  0,00

                  1701 11 90 (1)

                  46,76

                  0,88

                  1701 12 10 (1)

                  46,76

                  0,00

                  1701 12 90 (1)

                  46,76

                  0,58

                  1701 91 00 (2)

                  49,57

                  2,60

                  1701 99 10 (2)

                  49,57

                  0,00

                  1701 99 90 (2)

                  49,57

                  0,00

                  1702 90 95 (3)

                  0,50

                  0,22

         (1)  For the standard quality defined in point III of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

         (2)  For the standard quality defined in point II of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

         (3)  Per 1 % sucrose content.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 90/2012 of 2 February 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 736/2006 on working methods of the European Aviation Safety Agency for conducting standardisation inspections

text:
               3.2.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 31/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 90/2012
   of 2 February 2012
   amending Regulation (EC) No 736/2006 on working methods of the European Aviation Safety Agency for conducting standardisation inspections
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (1), and in particular Article 24(5) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2006 (2) lays down the working methods of the European Aviation Safety Agency (hereinafter ‘the Agency’) for conducting standardisation inspections, pursuant to Article 24(5) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008. Regulation (EC) No 736/2006 was adopted at a time where the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) was limited to initial and continuing airworthiness.

               (2)

               Since that time, Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 has replaced Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and extended twice its scope, first to include in particular air crew, air operations, and secondly to include air traffic management and air navigations services (ATM/ANS) as well as airport safety. The Commission has adopted several implementing rules corresponding to those new fields of competence.

               (3)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 (4) already laid down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations and includes technical requirements as well as administrative procedures to ensure the satisfactory implementation by the competent authorities of Member States.

               (4)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 (5) laid down implementing rules for the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks and includes technical requirements as well as administrative procedures to ensure the satisfactory implementation by the competent authorities of Member States.

               (5)

               Commission Regulation (EU) No 805/2011 (6) lays down detailed rules for air traffic controllers’ licences and certain certificates and includes technical requirements as well as administrative procedures to ensure the satisfactory implementation by the competent authorities of Member States.

               (6)

               Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (7) lays down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew to ensure the satisfactory implementation by the competent authorities of Member States.

               (7)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1034/2011 (8) lays down administrative procedures for the safety oversight of air traffic management and air navigation services to ensure the satisfactory implementation by the competent authorities of Member States of the common requirements for the provision of air navigation services laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 (9).

               (8)

               Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (10), amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 859/2008 (11), laid down common technical requirements applicable to commercial transportation by aeroplane and administrative procedures to ensure the satisfactory implementation by the competent authorities of Member States, which remain applicable until such time that implementing rules in the field of air operations apply.

               (9)

               Directive 2004/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (12) on the safety of third country aircraft using Community airports, amended by Commission Directive 2008/49/EC (13) laid down procedures for the conduct of ramp inspections of such aircraft (SAFA) by Member States, which remain applicable until such time that implementing rules in the field of ramp inspections apply.

               (10)

               In order to monitor the application of these implementing rules by the competent authorities of Member States, it is necessary to extend the application of the existing working methods of the Agency for conducting standardisation inspections to the new fields of crew licensing, air operations, air traffic controllers’ license and the provision of ATM/ANS without delay.

               (11)

               Regulation (EC) No 736/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (12)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   In Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 736/2006, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

      ‘1.   For the purpose of assessing compliance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and its implementing rules in the fields of initial and continuing airworthiness, air operations, ramp inspections, air crew, air traffic controllers as well as air traffic management and air navigation services, the Agency shall carry out inspections of competent authorities of Member States, and shall establish a report thereon.’

   Article 2
   The Agency shall amend its working procedures to comply with this Regulation not later than 1 month following its entry into force.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 2 February 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 129, 17.5.2006, p. 10.

      (3)  OJ L 240, 7.9.2002, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 243, 27.9.2003, p. 6.

      (5)  OJ L 315, 28.11.2003, p. 1.

      (6)  OJ L 206, 11.8.2011, p. 21.

      (7)  OJ L 311, 25.11.2011, p. 1.

      (8)  OJ L 271, 18.10.2011, p. 15.

      (9)  OJ L 271, 18.10.2011, p. 23.

      (10)  OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 4.

      (11)  OJ L 254, 20.9.2008, p. 1.

      (12)  OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 76.

      (13)  OJ L 109, 19.4.2008, p. 17.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/410 of 11 March 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               12.3.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 67/28

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/410
   of 11 March 2015
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to 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) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 11 March 2015.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  EG

                  65,8

                  MA

                  86,2

                  TR

                  87,5

                  ZZ

                  79,8

                  0707 00 05

                  JO

                  229,9

                  MA

                  182,1

                  TR

                  183,7

                  ZZ

                  198,6

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  121,0

                  TR

                  191,3

                  ZZ

                  156,2

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  46,4

                  IL

                  72,4

                  MA

                  68,8

                  TN

                  53,2

                  TR

                  63,6

                  ZZ

                  60,9

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  49,2

                  ZZ

                  49,2

                  0808 10 80

                  BR

                  69,0

                  CA

                  81,0

                  CL

                  100,4

                  MK

                  27,7

                  US

                  197,6

                  ZZ

                  95,1

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  113,6

                  CL

                  105,5

                  CN

                  90,9

                  ZA

                  95,6

                  ZZ

                  101,4

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 330/2014 of 31 March 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               1.4.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 98/13

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 330/2014
   of 31 March 2014
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 31 March 2014.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,
         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  IL

                  219,4

                  MA

                  57,6

                  TN

                  91,2

                  TR

                  95,1

                  ZZ

                  115,8

                  0707 00 05

                  EG

                  170,1

                  MA

                  39,8

                  TR

                  133,5

                  ZZ

                  114,5

                  0709 91 00

                  TN

                  118,0

                  ZZ

                  118,0

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  45,3

                  TR

                  96,8

                  ZZ

                  71,1

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  46,6

                  IL

                  67,4

                  MA

                  53,3

                  TN

                  47,7

                  TR

                  54,5

                  ZA

                  60,4

                  ZZ

                  55,0

                  0805 50 10

                  MA

                  35,6

                  TR

                  62,6

                  ZZ

                  49,1

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  85,3

                  BR

                  99,6

                  CL

                  97,4

                  CN

                  73,3

                  EG

                  89,4

                  MK

                  23,6

                  US

                  182,7

                  ZZ

                  93,0

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  103,8

                  CL

                  151,6

                  CN

                  52,7

                  ZA

                  93,8

                  ZZ

                  100,5

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 948/2011 of 22 September 2011 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year

text:
               23.9.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 246/28

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 948/2011
   of 22 September 2011
   amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2010/11 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 933/2011 (4).

               (2)

               The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 September 2011.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 22 September 2011.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.

      (3)  OJ L 259, 1.10.2010, p. 3.

      (4)  OJ L 242, 20.9.2011, p. 6.

      ANNEX

         Amended representative prices and additional import duties applicable to white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 95 from 23 September 2011

                  (EUR)

                  CN code

                  Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned

                  Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned

                  1701 11 10 (1)

                  47,27

                  0,00

                  1701 11 90 (1)

                  47,27

                  0,72

                  1701 12 10 (1)

                  47,27

                  0,00

                  1701 12 90 (1)

                  47,27

                  0,43

                  1701 91 00 (2)

                  48,57

                  2,90

                  1701 99 10 (2)

                  48,57

                  0,00

                  1701 99 90 (2)

                  48,57

                  0,00

                  1702 90 95 (3)

                  0,49

                  0,22

         (1)  For the standard quality defined in point III of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

         (2)  For the standard quality defined in point II of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

         (3)  Per 1 % sucrose content.