title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1832 of 17 October 2016 amending the model certificates for imports into the Union of meat preparations, meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, as well as fresh meat of domestic solipeds set out in Decisions 2000/572/EC and 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards public health requirements for residues (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               18.10.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 280/13

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1832
   of 17 October 2016
   amending the model certificates for imports into the Union of meat preparations, meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, as well as fresh meat of domestic solipeds set out in Decisions 2000/572/EC and 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards public health requirements for residues
   (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 Article 9(2)(b) and Article 9(4) thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2), and in particular Article 7(2)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Decision 2000/572/EC (3) lays down the animal and public health veterinary certification conditions for the importation into the Union of consignments of certain meat preparations from third countries. It provides that such consignments are to be accompanied by an animal and public health certificate complying with the model set out in Annex II thereto (‘the health certificate for meat preparations’).

               (2)

               Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (4) lays down the animal and public health conditions for imports into the Union of consignments of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines. It provides that only consignments complying with the requirements of the model animal health and public health certificate set out in Annex III thereto (‘the health certificate for meat products and treated commodities’) and accompanied by such a certificate are to be imported into the Union.

               (3)

               Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 (5) lays down the veterinary certification requirements for imports into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of equidae intended for human consumption. It provides that such consignments are only to be imported, if they are accompanied by a veterinary certificate drawn up in accordance with the model veterinary certificate ‘EQU’ for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds) set out in Part 2 of Annex II (‘the EQU certificate’) thereto.

               (4)

               Council Directive 96/22/EC (6) prohibits, amongst others, the importation from third countries of meat or products intended for human consumption obtained from animals which have been administered certain substances, including beta-agonists. This Directive allows imports of animals intended for breeding, breeding animals at the end of their reproductive life, or meat therefrom, from third countries, which can afford guarantees at least equivalent to those laid down in that Directive, which have been established for the purpose of giving effect to Chapter V of Council Directive 96/23/EC (7) describing the measures to be taken in the event of infringement.

               (5)

               Directive 96/23/EC lays down measures for monitoring the presence of certain substances and groups of residues in live animals and animal products. It provides that imports of animals for slaughter and of products of animal origin intended for human consumption are only to be authorised from third countries whose monitoring plan has been approved by the Commission.

               (6)

               Domestic solipeds are usually not raised solely for the production of meat and are only sent for slaughter at the end of their productive life. In the Union, animals of the equidae family are considered to be food-producing animals, unless they are irreversibly excluded from slaughter for human consumption in accordance with Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (8).

               (7)

               Following audit missions in certain third countries, where deficiencies had been detected, and in order to ensure compliance with the provisions of Directive 96/22/EC, it is necessary to reinforce the guarantees on imports of fresh meat of equidae intended for human consumption, meat preparations as well as meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines produced therefrom as regards the monitoring of substances and groups of residues and substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC.

               (8)

               Therefore, the health certificate for meat preparations, the health certificate for meat products and treated commodities and the EQU certificate should be amended so that they provide the necessary guarantees that the commodities covered by them, when they are produced from or contain meat of domestic solipeds, were produced from meat which meets the requirements set out for the imports of fresh meat of domestic solipeds.

               (9)

               Decisions 2000/572/EC and 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (10)

               To avoid any disruption of trade, imports into the Union of consignments of commodities accompanied by the health certificate for meat preparations, the health certificate for meat products and treated commodities and the EQU certificate issued in accordance with Decisions 2000/572/EC and 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 before the amendments made by this Regulation should continue to be authorised for a transitional period.

               (11)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Amendment to Decision 2000/572/EC
   Annex II to Decision 2000/572/EC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Amendment to Decision 2007/777/EC
   Annex III to Decision 2007/777/EC is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
   Article 3
   Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010
   Part 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
   Article 4
   Transitional provisions
   1.   For a transitional period until 31 March 2017, consignments of meat preparations accompanied by a health certificate for meat preparations issued in accordance with the model set out in Annex II to Decision 2000/572/EC before the amendments made by this Regulation, shall continue to be authorised for importation into the Union provided that the certificate was issued no later than 28 February 2017.
   2.   For a transitional period until 31 March 2017, consignments of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, accompanied by a health certificate for meat products and treated commodities issued in accordance with the model set out in Annex III to Decision 2007/777/EC before the amendments made by this Regulation, shall continue to be authorised for importation into the Union provided that the certificate was issued no later than 28 February 2017.
   3.   For a transitional period until 31 March 2017, consignments of fresh meat of equidae intended for human consumption, accompanied by an EQU certificate issued in accordance with the model set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 before the amendments made by this Regulation, shall continue to be authorised for importation into the Union provided that the certificate was issued no later than 28 February 2017.
   Article 5
   Entry into force
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 17 October 2016.

            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. 55.

      (3)  Commission Decision 2000/572/EC of 8 September 2000 laying down the animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for imports of meat preparations into the Community from third countries (OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 19).

      (4)  Commission Decision 2007/777/EC of 29 November 2007 laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption from third countries and repealing Decision 2005/432/EC (OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49).

      (5)  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).

      (6)  Council Directive 96/22/EC of 29 April 1996 concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of ß-agonists, and repealing Directives 81/602/EEC, 88/146/EEC and 88/299/EEC (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3).

      (7)  Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10).

      (8)  Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 1).

      ANNEX I
      In Annex II to Decision 2000/572/EC, in the model animal and public health certificate for meat preparations intended for consignment to the European Union from third countries, the following point II.1.10 is added to the public health attestation in Part II:

                     ‘(2) [II.1.10.

                     if containing material from domestic solipeds, the fresh meat used in the preparation of the meat preparations:

                                    either (2)

                                 [was obtained from domestic solipeds which immediately prior to slaughter had been kept for at least six months or since birth, if slaughtered at an age of less than six months, or since importation as food producing equidae from a Member State of the European Union, if imported less than six months prior to slaughter, in a third country:

                                             (a)

                                             in which the administration to domestic solipeds:

                                                         (i)

                                                         of thyrostatic substances, stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, their salts and esters, oestradiol 17β and its ester-like derivatives is prohibited;

                                                         (ii)

                                                         of other substances having oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic action and of beta-agonists is only allowed for:

                                                                     —

                                                                     therapeutic treatment as defined in Article 1(2)(b) of Directive 96/22/EC, where applied in conformity with Article 4(2) of that Directive, or

                                                                     —

                                                                     zootechnical treatment as defined in Article 1(2)(c) of Directive 96/22/EC, where applied in conformity with Article 5 of that Directive; and

                                             (b)

                                             which has had, at least during the six months prior to slaughter of the animals, a plan for the monitoring of the groups of residues and substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC which covers equidae born in and imported into the third country and was approved in accordance with the fourth subparagraph of Article 29(1) of Directive 96/23/EC;]]

                                    and/or (2)

                                 [was imported from a Member State of the European Union.]]’

      ANNEX II
      In Annex III to Decision 2007/777/EC, in the model animal health and public health certificate for certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines intended for consignment to the European Union from third countries, the following point II. 2.10. is added to the Public health attestation in Part II:

                     ‘(2) II.2.10.

                     if containing material from domestic equine animals, the fresh meat, stomachs, bladders or intestines used in the preparation of the meat products and/or treated stomachs, bladders and intestines

                                 (2) either

                                 [was/were obtained from domestic equine animals which immediately prior to slaughter had been kept for at least six months or since birth if slaughtered at an age of less than six months, or since importation as food producing equidae from a Member State of the European Union, if imported less than six months prior to slaughter, in a third country:

                                             (a)

                                             in which the administration to domestic equine animals:

                                                         (i)

                                                         of thyrostatic substances, stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, their salts and esters, oestradiol 17β and its ester-like derivatives is prohibited;

                                                         (ii)

                                                         of other substances having oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic action and of beta-agonists is only allowed for:

                                                                     —

                                                                     therapeutic treatment as defined in Article 1(2)(b) of Directive 96/22/EC, where applied in conformity with Article 4(2) of that Directive, or

                                                                     —

                                                                     zootechnical treatment as defined in Article 1(2)(c) of Directive 96/22/EC, where applied in conformity with Article 5 of that Directive; and

                                             (b)

                                             which has had, at least during the six months prior to slaughter of the animals, a plan for the monitoring of the groups of residues and substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC which covers equidae born in and imported into the third country and was approved in accordance with the fourth subparagraph of Article 29(1) of Directive 96/23/EC.]

                                 (2) and/or

                                 [was/were imported from a Member State of the European Union.]’

      ANNEX III
      In Part 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, in the model veterinary certificate ‘EQU’ for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds), point II.1.7. of the Public Health Attestation in Part II is replaced by the following:

                     ‘II.1.7.

                     the meat was obtained from domestic solipeds which immediately prior to slaughter had been kept for at least six months or since birth, if slaughtered at an age of less than six months, or since importation as food producing equidae from a Member State of the European Union, if imported less than six months prior to slaughter, in a third country:

                                 (a)

                                 in which the administration to domestic solipeds:

                                             (i)

                                             of thyrostatic substances, stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, their salts and esters, oestradiol 17β and its ester-like derivatives is prohibited;

                                             (ii)

                                             of other substances having oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic action and of beta-agonists is only allowed for:

                                                         —

                                                         therapeutic treatment, as defined in Article 1(2)(b) of Directive 96/22/EC, where applied in conformity with Article 4(2) of that Directive, or

                                                         —

                                                         zootechnical treatment, as defined in Article 1(2)(c) of Directive 96/22/EC, where applied in conformity with Article 5 of that Directive; and

                                 (b)

                                 which has had, at least during the six months prior to slaughter of the animals, a plan for the monitoring of the groups of residues and substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC which covers equidae born in and imported into the third country and was approved in accordance with the fourth subparagraph of Article 29(1) of Directive 96/23/EC;’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/104 of 27 January 2016 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 as a feed additive for minor ruminant species for fattening and dairy production (holder of the authorisation Prosol SpA) (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               28.1.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 21/71

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/104
   of 27 January 2016
   concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 as a feed additive for minor ruminant species for fattening and dairy production (holder of the authorisation Prosol SpA)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application was submitted for the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (3)

               That application concerns the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 as a feed additive for minor ruminant species for fattening and dairy production to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.

               (4)

               The additive was already authorised for use in piglets by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 170/2011 (2), in dairy cows and horses by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1119/2010 (3), in sows by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 896/2009 (4) and in cattle for fattening by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1059/2013 (5)

               (5)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 9 July 2015 (6) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 is presumed not to have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. The Authority considered that the conclusions on efficacy drawn in previous opinions for the major species for fattening and for dairy production can be extrapolated to minor ruminant species for fattening and dairy production. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (6)

               The assessment of the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (7)

               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
   The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 27 January 2016.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 170/2011 of 23 February 2011 concerning the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 as a feed additive for piglets (weaned) and amending Regulation (EC) No 1200/2005 (holder of authorisation Prosol SpA) (OJ L 49, 24.2.2011, p. 8).

      (3)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1119/2010 of 2 December 2010 concerning the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 as a feed additive for dairy cows and horses and amending Regulation (EC) No 1520/2007 (holder of the authorisation Prosol SpA) (OJ L 317, 3.12.2010, p. 9).

      (4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2009 of 25 September 2009 concerning the authorisation of a new use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 as a feed additive for sows (holder of the authorisation Prosol SpA) (OJ L 256, 29.9.2009, p. 6).

      (5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1059/2013 of 29 October 2013 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 as a feed additive for cattle for fattening and amending Regulation (EC) No 492/2006 (holder of the authorisation Prosol SpA) (OJ L 289, 31.10.2013, p. 30)

      (6)  EFSA Journal 2015; 13(7):4199.

      ANNEX

                  Identification number of the additive

                  Name of the holder of authorisation

                  Additive

                  Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                  Species or category of animal

                  Maximum age

                  Minimum content

                  Maximum content

                  Other provisions

                  End of period of authorisation

                  CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

                     Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers.

                  4b1710

                  Prosol SpA

                     Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885

                     Additive composition

                  Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885 containing a minimum of:
                  1 × 1010 CFU/g of additive
                  Solid form

                     Characterisation of the active substance

                  Viable cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae MUCL 39885

                     Analytical method
                      (1)

                  Enumeration: Pour plate method using chloramphenicol glucose yeast extract agar (EN 15789:2009)
                  Identification: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method

                  Minor ruminants for fattening

                  —

                  4 × 109

                  —

                              1.

                              In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage conditions and stability to pelleting.

                              2.

                              For safety: glasses and gloves shall be used during handling.

                  17 February 2026

                  Minor ruminants for dairy production

                  2 × 109

         (1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the European Union Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/272 of 19 February 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 612/2013 on the operation of the register of economic operators and tax warehouses, related statistics and reporting pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties

text:
               20.2.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 47/10

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/272
   of 19 February 2015
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 612/2013 on the operation of the register of economic operators and tax warehouses, related statistics and reporting pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 of 2 May 2012 on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2073/2004 (1), and in particular Article 22 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Registered consignees or authorised warehouse keepers should be prevented from claiming falsely that they have been authorised under Article 17(2) of Council Directive 2008/118/EC (2) to have excise goods moved to a place of direct delivery under a duty suspension arrangement.

               (2)

               Registered consignors and authorised warehouse keepers should therefore be able to verify, via the central register referred to in Article 19(4) of Regulation (EU) No 389/2012, whether registered consignees or authorised warehouse keepers have obtained such authorisation.

               (3)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 612/2013 (3) should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (4)

               It is necessary to provide for a sufficient period of time to allow the Commission to implement changes in the register of economic operators and tax warehouses referred to in Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No 389/2012.

               (5)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Excise Duty,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   In point (a) of Article 6(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 612/2013, the following point (iv) is added:

                  ‘(iv)

                  information on the operator role code indicating whether a registered consignee or an authorised warehouse keeper is authorised under Article 17(2) of Directive 2008/118/EC to have excise goods moved to a place of direct delivery (data group 2.3 set out in Table 2 of Annex I).’

   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 March 2015.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 19 February 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 121, 8.5.2012, p. 1.

      (2)  Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 concerning the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 12).

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 612/2013 of 25 June 2013 on the operation of the register of economic operators and tax warehouses, related statistics and reporting pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) No 389/2012 on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties (OJ L 173, 26.6.2013, p. 9).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 516/2012 of 18 June 2012 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2012 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat

text:
               19.6.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 158/11

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 516/2012
   of 18 June 2012
   on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of June 2012 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for poultrymeat
   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 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 of 14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products.

               (2)

               The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of June 2012 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2012 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 533/2007 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2012 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 June 2012.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 18 June 2012.

            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 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

      (3)  OJ L 125, 15.5.2007, p. 9.

      ANNEX

                  Group No

                  Order No

                  Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.7.2012-30.9.2012
                  (%)

                  P1

                  09.4067

                  2,249919

                  P2

                  09.4068

                  83,471245

                  P3

                  09.4069

                  0,421587


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 774/2013 of 12 August 2013 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lactobacillus kefiri DSM 19455 as a feed additive for all animal species  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               13.8.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 217/30

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 774/2013
   of 12 August 2013
   concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lactobacillus kefiri DSM 19455 as a feed additive for all animal species
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of a preparation of Lactobacillus kefiri DSM 19455. The application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (3)

               That application concerns the authorisation of a preparation of Lactobacillus kefiri DSM 19455 as a feed additive for all animal species to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’.

               (4)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 13 March 2013 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. The Authority also concluded that the preparation improves the aerobic stability of silage by increasing the acetic acid production and by reducing silage pH from easy and moderately difficult to ensile materials. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the methods of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (5)

               The assessment of the preparation concerned shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of those preparations should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (6)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The preparation specified in the Annex belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, is authorised as additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   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, 12 August 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  EFSA Journal 2013; 11(4):3177.

      ANNEX

                  Identification number of the additive

                  Name of the holder of authorisation

                  Additive

                  Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                  Species or category of animal

                  Maximum age

                  Minimum content

                  Maximum content

                  Other provisions

                  End of period of authorisation

                  CFU/kg of fresh material

                     Category of technological additives. Functional group: silage additives

                  1k20742

                  —

                     Lactobacillus kefiri DSM 19455

                                 Additive composition

                              Preparation of Lactobacillus kefiri DSM 19455 containing a minimum of 1 × 1010 CFU/g additive

                                 Characterisation of the active substance

                              Viable cells of Lactobacillus kefiri DSM 19455

                                 Analytical method
                                  (1)

                                          Enumeration in the feed additive: spread plate method (EN 15787)

                                          Identification: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)

                  All animal species

                  —

                  —

                  —

                              1.

                              In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage conditions.

                              2.

                              Minimum dose of the additive when it is not used in combination with other micro-organisms as silage additive: 5 × 107 CFU/kg of fresh material.

                              3.

                              The additive shall be used in easy and moderately difficult to ensile material (2).

                              4.

                              For safety: it is recommended to use breathing protection and gloves during handling.

                  2 September 2023

         (1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx

         (2)  Easy to ensile forage: > 3 % soluble carbohydrates in fresh material. Moderately difficult to ensile forages: 1,5-3,0 % soluble carbohydrate in fresh material. As defined by Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 (OJ L 133, 22.5.2008, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/273 of 16 February 2017 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               17.2.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 40/70

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/273
   of 16 February 2017
   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, 16 February 2017.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General

            Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 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

                  337,2

                  MA

                  110,8

                  TN

                  194,0

                  TR

                  130,7

                  ZZ

                  193,2

                  0707 00 05

                  MA

                  64,9

                  TR

                  183,3

                  ZZ

                  124,1

                  0709 91 00

                  EG

                  128,6

                  ZZ

                  128,6

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  54,7

                  TR

                  180,1

                  ZZ

                  117,4

                  0805 10 22 , 0805 10 24 , 0805 10 28

                  EG

                  47,0

                  IL

                  74,2

                  MA

                  50,9

                  TN

                  56,6

                  TR

                  76,3

                  ZZ

                  61,0

                  0805 21 10 , 0805 21 90 , 0805 29 00

                  EG

                  93,2

                  IL

                  123,2

                  JM

                  122,7

                  MA

                  93,3

                  TR

                  85,5

                  ZZ

                  103,6

                  0805 22 00

                  IL

                  112,1

                  MA

                  103,8

                  ZZ

                  108,0

                  0805 50 10

                  EG

                  82,4

                  TR

                  98,6

                  ZZ

                  90,5

                  0808 10 80

                  CN

                  128,2

                  US

                  103,9

                  ZZ

                  116,1

                  0808 30 90

                  CL

                  121,2

                  CN

                  112,8

                  ZA

                  127,0

                  ZZ

                  120,3

         (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) 2015/1192 of 20 July 2015 approving the active substance terpenoid blend QRD 460, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               21.7.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 193/124

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1192
   of 20 July 2015
   approving the active substance terpenoid blend QRD 460, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Netherlands received on 14 September 2011 an application from AgraQuest Inc. (now Bayer CropScience AG) for the approval of the active substance terpenoid blend QRD 460. In accordance with Article 9(3) of that Regulation, the Netherlands, as rapporteur Member State, notified the Commission on 4 October 2011 of the admissibility of the application.

               (2)

               On 30 July 2013 the rapporteur Member State submitted a draft assessment report to the Commission with a copy to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) assessing whether that active substance can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

               (3)

               The Authority complied with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. In accordance with Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, it requested that the applicant supply additional information to the Member States, the Commission and the Authority. The assessment of the additional information by the rapporteur Member State was submitted to the Authority in the format of an updated draft assessment report in May 2014.

               (4)

               On 26 August 2014 the Authority communicated to the applicant, the Member States and the Commission its conclusion on whether the active substance terpenoid blend QRD 460 can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (2). The Authority made its conclusion available to the public.

               (5)

               The applicant was given the possibility to submit comments on the review report.

               (6)

               On 29 May 2015 the Commission presented to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed the review report for terpenoid blend QRD 460 and a draft Regulation providing that terpenoid blend QRD 460 is approved.

               (7)

               It has been established with respect to one or more representative uses of at least one plant protection product containing the active substance, and in particular the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report, that the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are satisfied. Those approval criteria are therefore deemed to be satisfied. It is therefore appropriate to approve terpenoid blend QRD 460.

               (8)

               In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is, however, necessary to include certain conditions and restrictions. It is, in particular, appropriate to require further confirmatory information.

               (9)

               In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (3) should be amended accordingly.

               (10)

               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 active substance
   The active substance terpenoid blend QRD 460, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   Article 2
   Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
   The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
   Article 3
   Entry into force and date of application
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 20 July 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  EFSA Journal 2014;12(10):3816. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).

      ANNEX I

                  Common Name, Identification Numbers

                  IUPAC Name

                  Purity (1)

                  Date of approval

                  Expiration of approval

                  Specific provisions

                  Terpenoid blend QRD 460
                  CIPAC No: 982

                  Terpenoid blend QRD 460 is a blend of three components:

                              —

                              α-terpinene: 1-isopropyl-4-methylcyclohexa-1,3-diene;

                              —

                                 p-cymene: 1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene;

                              —

                                 d-limonene: (R)-4-isopropenyl-1-methylcyclohexene.

                  The nominal concentration of each component in the active substance as manufactured should be as follows:

                              —

                              α-terpinene: 59,7 %;

                              —

                                 p-cymene: 22,4 %;

                              —

                                 d-limonene: 17,9 %.

                        Each component should have a minimum purity as follows:

                              —

                              α-terpinene: 89 %;

                              —

                                 p-cymene: 97 %;

                              —

                                 d-limonene: 93 %.

                  10 August 2015

                  10 August 2025

                  For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on terpenoid blend QRD-460, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.
                  In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:

                              (a)

                              the stability of formulations on storage;

                              (b)

                              the protection of operators and workers, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment, where appropriate;

                              (c)

                              the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions;

                              (d)

                              the protection of surface water and aquatic organisms;

                              (e)

                              the protection of bees and non-target arthropods.

                        Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.
                  The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards:

                              (1)

                              the technical specification of the active substance as manufactured (5 batch analysis for the blend should be provided), supported by acceptable and validated methods of analysis. It should be confirmed that there are no relevant impurities present in the technical material;

                              (2)

                              the equivalence of the material used in the toxicological and ecotoxicological studies with the confirmed technical specification.

                        The applicant shall submit that information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 10 February 2016.

         (1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

      ANNEX II
      In Part B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added:

                     Common Name, Identification Numbers

                     IUPAC Name

                     Purity (1)

                     Date of approval

                     Expiration of approval

                     Specific provisions

                     ‘84

                     Terpenoid blend QRD 460
                     CIPAC No: 982

                     Terpenoid blend QRD 460 is a blend of three components:

                                 —

                                 α-terpinene: 1-isopropyl-4-methylcyclohexa-1,3-diene;

                                 —

                                    p-cymene: 1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene;

                                 —

                                    d-limonene: (R)-4-isopropenyl-1-methylcyclohexene.

                     The nominal concentration of each component in the active substance as manufactured should be as follows:

                                 —

                                 α-terpinene: 59,7 %;

                                 —

                                    p-cymene: 22,4 %;

                                 —

                                    d-limonene: 17,9 %.

                           Each component should have a minimum purity as follows:

                                 —

                                 α-terpinene: 89 %;

                                 —

                                    p-cymene: 97 %;

                                 —

                                    d-limonene: 93 %.

                     10 August 2015

                     10 August 2025

                     For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on terpenoid blend QRD-460, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.
                     In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:

                                 (a)

                                 the stability of formulations on storage;

                                 (b)

                                 the protection of operators and workers, ensuring that conditions of use include the application of adequate personal protective equipment, where appropriate;

                                 (c)

                                 the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions;

                                 (d)

                                 the protection of surface water and aquatic organisms;

                                 (e)

                                 the protection of bees and non-target arthropods.

                           Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.
                     The applicant shall submit confirmatory information as regards:

                                 (1)

                                 the technical specification of the active substance as manufactured (5 batch analysis for the blend should be provided), supported by acceptable and validated methods of analysis. It should be confirmed that there are no relevant impurities present in the technical material;

                                 (2)

                                 the equivalence of the material used in the toxicological and ecotoxicological studies with the confirmed technical specification.

                           The applicant shall submit that information to the Commission, the Member States and the Authority by 10 February 2016.’

         (1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 986/2011 of 30 September 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Queso Casín (PDO)]

text:
               5.10.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 260/11

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 986/2011
   of 30 September 2011
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Queso Casín (PDO)]
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Queso Casín’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 30 September 2011.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         Dacian CIOLOȘ

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

      (2)  OJ C 321, 26.11.2010, p. 13.

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

         Class 1.3.   Cheeses

      SPAIN
      Queso Casín (PDO)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1179/2013 of 20 November 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               21.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 312/36

      COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1179/2013
   of 20 November 2013
   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, 20 November 2013.

            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

                  AL

                  59,9

                  MA

                  40,6

                  MK

                  50,7

                  TR

                  116,2

                  ZZ

                  66,9

                  0707 00 05

                  AL

                  44,6

                  MK

                  57,9

                  TR

                  91,5

                  ZZ

                  64,7

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  97,2

                  TR

                  134,2

                  ZZ

                  115,7

                  0805 20 10

                  MA

                  73,6

                  TR

                  76,1

                  ZA

                  155,8

                  ZZ

                  101,8

                  0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70, 0805 20 90

                  IL

                  78,7

                  TR

                  75,0

                  UY

                  56,3

                  ZZ

                  70,0

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  72,6

                  ZZ

                  72,6

                  0808 10 80

                  BA

                  54,0

                  BR

                  93,9

                  CL

                  102,3

                  MK

                  38,5

                  NZ

                  93,9

                  US

                  117,9

                  ZA

                  204,0

                  ZZ

                  100,6

                  0808 30 90

                  CN

                  57,5

                  TR

                  116,3

                  ZZ

                  86,9

         (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 424/2013 of 7 May 2013 approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Ptujski lük (PGI)]

text:
               9.5.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 127/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 424/2013
   of 7 May 2013
   approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Ptujski lük (PGI)]
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 53(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (UE) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Slovenia’s application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‧Ptujski lük‧, registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1362/2011 (2).

               (2)

               The application concerns the amendment to the description of the product and to the specific rules concerning packaging.

               (3)

               The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since in accordance with Article 53 (2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 this concerns a minor amendment, the Commission may adopt it without using the procedure set out in Articles 50 to 52 of that Regulation,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The specification for the protected geographical indication ‧Ptujski lük‧ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   The consolidated single document setting out the main points of the specification is set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 7 May 2013.

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

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 343, 14.12 2012, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 341, 22.12.2011, p. 21.

      ANNEX I
      The following amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‧Ptujski lük‧ have been approved:

                  —

                  The following sentence is deleted from the description of the product: "Each onion weighs at least 70 g".
                  The description of the product currently contains an apparent inconsistency, as it is not possible for the onions to meet the two criteria specified, i.e. to have an equatorial cross-section of at least 40 mm whilst having a minimum weight of at least 70 g.

                  —

                  The following words between brackets are deleted from specific rules concerning packing: "(max. 2 kg)".
                  The weight of packages of the final product is adapted to demand and it therefore does not make sense to place a limit on it. Consumers’ and traders’ requirements have shown that packages of more than 2 kg offer better value for money.

      ANNEX II
      SINGLE DOCUMENT
      Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1)

      ‘PTUJSKI LÜK’
      EC No: SI-PGI-0105-01033 – 20.08.2008

         PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

      1.   Name

      ‘Ptujski lük’
      2.   Member state or third country

      Slovenia
      3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

      3.1.   Type of product

                  Class 1.6

                  Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

            3.2.   Description of product to which the name in (1) applies

      ‘Ptujski lük’ (Allium cepa L.) is an onion of the Ptujska rdeča variety. It is cordate-oblate in shape. Its equatorial section has a diameter of at least 40 mm. Its neck is narrow, thin and closed. The height of each onion, measured from the circular base of the bulb to the closed neck must be 10-50 % less than the diameter of its widest part (equatorial diameter).
      The dry outer skins are reddish brown to pale red in colour. The flesh is white with a bluish or purplish tinge and a more distinct purple edge.
      ‘Ptujski lük’ typically has a moderately pungent taste and a strong onion smell.
      3.3.   Raw materials (for processed products only)

      —
      3.4.   Feed (for products of animal origin only)

      —
      3.5.   Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area

      Onions marketed under the name ‘Ptujski lük’ have to be produced in the geographical area.
      The onion seed or sets must be produced in the geographical area or bought from seed producers which can prove that they carry out maintenance breeding of the Ptujska rdeča variety.
      3.6.   Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.

      ‘Ptujski lük’ is sold in traditional wreaths (rye straw, six or twelve onions of the same size and colour, without the use of twine, wire or the like), in small packages, and loose.
      3.7.   Specific rules concerning labelling

      Onions which satisfy the conditions laid down in the specification are labelled with the name ‘Ptujski lük’, the words ‘protected geographical indication’ and the national quality symbol.
      4.   Concise definition of the geographical area

      The geographical area where production takes place is historically determined, comprising the Ptujsko Polje. This is a plain delimited by the town of Ptuj, the River Drava, the margins of the Slovenske Gorice hills and the settlements of Mihovci and Velika Nedelja.
      5.   Link with the geographical area

      5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area

      The Ptujsko Polje is part of a flatland natural region where the land evolved on a pedosequence of sand and gravel. The soils are shallow, with a high sandy-particle and rock content. Owing to the continental climate, with spring rainfall and hot and relatively dry summers, these soils are often prone to drought. With regard to pedogenesis, the two pedosequences each have two soil systems. On gravel and sand, there are alluvial soils on a Holocene terrace and brown soils on a Pleistocene terrace, whereas on clay and loam there are brown pseudogleys and anthrosols.
      The alluvial soils are young and pedologically undeveloped. They have a fine sandy texture and contain very few clayey particles. They are permeable and flowable. Fine sand reaches down to a depth of 100 cm; the gravel rarely reaches the surface. Where the water has filtered away there is arable land that offers favourable growing conditions, in particular where it is protected against flooding.
      Brown soils are the main soil type on the Ptujsko Polje. From a self-sufficiency point of view, they are strategically important for food production. This is made possible owing to the quality of the soils and the flatness of the terrain. The soils are of medium depth, have a medium humus content and are permeable and light-textured. Arable land predominates.
      The brown, deep loam-based soils are situated on the edges of the Slovenske Gorice hills and the Pesnica valley, and loam is their primary constituent. These are deeper, more finely textured and less permeable soils. It is an area of intensive field-crop, grass and hop production.
      Anthrosols occupy the valley of the River Pesnica where it enters the Ptujsko Polje. Most of the land has been improved (in terms of drainage and agricultural use). The soils’ physical and chemical properties have been modified. The soils have been aerated and rendered permeable by deep tillage, and the use of fertilisers has raised their pH so that they are no longer acid. Intensive cropping predominates on these soils.
      Geographically speaking, the Dravsko-Ptujsko Polje forms part of the Sub-Pannonian region of Slovenia. The climate in this geographical region may be described as the most markedly continental. It is not overly endowed with rainfall, the annual average in the 1961-2000 period being around 950 mm. Around Ptuj, most of the rain tends to fall in June, July and August (usually more than 100 mm per month), and the driest months are March, April and May (only 60-85 mm per month).
      ‘Ptujski luk’ must be harvested manually. This ensures the product’s high quality. Another specific feature of ‘Ptujski luk’ is that individual onions are woven into traditional wreaths containing six or twelve onions of the same size and colour.
      5.2.   Specificity of the product

      ‘Ptujski lük’ is distinguished by its long-keeping quality and excellent culinary properties. It quickly disintegrates when cooked, yet retains its characteristic taste. Other characteristic features of ‘Ptujski lük’ are its cordate to oblate shape, the reddish colour of its skins and flesh, and its moderately pungent taste.
      5.3.   Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI)

      The link between ‘Ptujski lük’ and the area is based on the reputation it has acquired over many years and the long-standing traditional production method. ‘Ptujski lük’ is the common name for an onion which has been grown on the Ptujsko Polje for more than 200 years. The growing area has since time immemorial been called the ‘onion-growing country’ (lükarija), because onions (lük) are grown there. Anton Ingolič, who lived and worked hereabouts, wrote that onion-growing started at Dornava, the heart of onion-growing country, and spread from there throughout the Ptujsko Polje. All producers in Dornava – and throughout the Ptujsko Polje – have taken up onion-growing, in particular small and medium-sized farmers.
      Owing to the rainfall pattern, cereal rotation was the main form of farming to develop and become established on the Ptujsko Polje. Onion-growing is also ideal for incorporation into this rotation system. Onions do not need high temperatures in order to develop. As the sandy soils quickly dry out and heat up, the seed can therefore be sown and the sets planted very early in the year, when the days are still short. During the short-day season, the onions develop a strong root system, and then swell during the spring rains. This is followed by a hot and dry summer, which is necessary for the characteristic aroma (taste) to develop and, in particular, for drying the onions properly. The onions are therefore initially left to dry in the fields, the final stage of drying taking place on producers’ premises. As agriculture, especially the growing of cereals (including rye), has been well developed in the geographical area since ancient times, the well-known tradition of weaving onions into rye-straw wreaths (strings) has also spread.
      It is because of the dry weather during ripening and the shallow sandy, nutrient-poor soils that the onions have developed a more pungent taste.
      The various stages in production and the method of producing the onions are reflected locally in a wealth of practices, customs, sayings, adages and traditional foods which have evolved and survived, as well as in the architectural features of houses, which had to have projecting roofs for the drying of onions. These practices live on and are maintained both as part of people’s daily lives (special, still very popular foods, the drying of onions in yards under projecting roofs and the weaving of onion wreaths) and in connection with tourist events.

         Reference to publication of the specification

      (Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) (2)

      http://www.mko.gov.si/fileadmin/mko.gov.si/pageuploads/podrocja/Varna_in_kakovostna_hrana_in_krma/zasciteni_kmetijski_pridelki/Specifikacije/PTUJSKI_LUK_01.pdf

         (1)  Replaced by 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.

         (2)  Replaced by 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.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 704/2013 of 23 July 2013 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               25.7.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 200/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 704/2013
   of 23 July 2013
   concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

               (4)

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

               (5)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
   Article 2
   Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 23 July 2013.

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

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

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

      ANNEX

                  Description of the goods

                  Classification
                  (CN code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                              1.

                              An electronic control unit for a working voltage not exceeding 1 000 V (so-called "Body Control Module"), designed as a component of the electronic control system of a motor vehicle with dimensions of approximately 16 × 13 × 3 cm, comprising:

                                          —

                                          a programmable memory controller with active and passive components, for example, transistors, diodes, a processor, resistors, capacitors and inductors,

                                          —

                                          a built-in receiver and an attached antenna.

                                    The unit receives signals from manually operated buttons and from sensors (for example, rain sensors and photo sensors), processes them and on this basis controls various devices in the vehicle, for example, windscreen wipers, window heating, interior lighting, front and rear fog lamps, daytime running lights. It also controls the activation of signalling devices, for example, seatbelt reminder and over speed warning.
                              It receives signals from the key remote control enabling the vehicle doors to be locked or unlocked.

                  8537 10 99

                  Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 3(c) and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 2(f) to Section XVII and by the wording of CN codes 8537, 8537 10 and 8537 10 99.
                  Classification under heading 8512 is excluded as the unit does not contain any visual or sound signalling equipment but only activates such equipment.
                  Classification under heading 9032 is also excluded as the unit does not perform the function of automatic control of electrical or non-electrical quantities (see Note 7 to Chapter 90).
                  The unit is designed for the purpose of performing two or more complementary or alternative functions covered by CN codes 8537 10 91 and 8537 10 99. It performs the function of a programmable memory controller used for the electric control of machines, for example, windscreen wipers and window heating (see also the Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to heading 8537, point (3), and the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature (CNEN) to subheading 8537 10 91). It also performs the function of electric control of the activation of signalling devices, for example, seatbelt reminder and over speed warning. As both functions are equally important for the functioning of the unit, it is not possible to determine the unit’s principal function.
                  The unit is therefore to be classified under CN code 8537 10 99 as other boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for electric control for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V.

                              2.

                              An electronic control unit for a working voltage not exceeding 1 000 V (so-called "Automatic transmission" (ATM)), designed as a component of the electronic control system of a motor vehicle, with dimensions of approximately 8 × 6 × 3 cm.
                              It comprises a controller with active and passive components, for example, transistors, diodes, a processor, resistors, capacitors and inductors. The controller is not programmable.
                              The unit receives signals from sensors recording the position of the gear lever, processes them and on this basis controls the engagement of the appropriate gear of the automatic transmission of a motor vehicle.

                  8537 10 99

                  Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 2(f) to Section XVII and by the wording of CN codes 8537, 8537 10 and 8537 10 99.
                  Classification under CN code 8537 10 91 is excluded as the unit is only used for the electrical control of the engagement of the appropriate gear of the automatic transmission of a motor vehicle and the controller is not programmable.
                  Classification under heading 9032 is also excluded as the unit does not perform the function of automatic control of electrical or non-electrical quantities (see Note 7 to Chapter 90).
                  The unit is therefore to be classified under CN code 8537 10 99 as other boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for electric control for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V.

                              3.

                              An electronic control unit for a working voltage not exceeding 1 000 V (so-called "Smart Key"), designed as a component of the electronic control system of a motor vehicle with dimensions of approximately 15 × 12 × 4 cm, comprising:

                                          —

                                          a programmable memory controller with active and passive components, for example, transistors, diodes, a processor, resistors, capacitors and inductors,

                                          —

                                          a built-in receiver for transponder communication (localization of the key) between the key and the unit.

                                    The unit is connected to antennae already incorporated in the vehicle allowing the detection of the presence of the key near the vehicle.
                              The unit receives signals from manually operated buttons and from the antennae, processes them and on this basis controls devices, for example, locks or unlocks the vehicle doors, starts up the engine. It also controls the activation of signalling devices, for example, the control functions for key-free access including acoustic warning when the electronic key has left the vehicle.

                  8537 10 99

                  Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 3(c) and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 2(f) to Section XVII and by the wording of CN codes 8537, 8537 10 and 8537 10 99.
                  Classification under heading 8512 is excluded as the unit does not have any visual or sound signalling equipment but only activates such equipment.
                  Classification under heading 9032 is also excluded as the unit does not perform the function of automatic control of electrical or non-electrical quantities (see Note 7 to Chapter 90).
                  The unit is designed for the purpose of performing two or more complementary or alternative functions covered by CN codes 8537 10 91 and 8537 10 99. It performs the function of a programmable memory controller used for the electric control of machines, for example, locking or unlocking the vehicle doors and starting up the engine (see also the HSEN to heading 8537, point (3), and the CNEN to subheading 8537 10 91). It also performs the function of electric control of the activation of signalling devices, for example, the control functions for key-free access including acoustic warning when the electronic key has left the vehicle. As both functions are equally important for the functioning of the unit, it is not possible to determine the unit’s principal function.
                  The unit is therefore to be classified under CN code 8537 10 99 as other boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for electric control for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V.