title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1851 of 21 November 2018 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Bayrischer Blockmalz’/‘Echt Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Aecht Bayrischer Blockmalz’ (PGI))

text:
                  28.11.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 302/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1851
         of 21 November 2018
         entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Bayrischer Blockmalz’/‘Echt Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Aecht Bayrischer Blockmalz’ (PGI))
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 15(1) and Article 52(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Germany's application to register the name ‘Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Bayrischer Blockmalz’/‘Echt Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Aecht Bayrischer Blockmalz’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

                     (2)

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

                     (3)

                     By emails received on 19 April 2018 and 21 June 2018, the German authorities notified the Commission that during the national opposition procedure it had been argued that registration of the name ‘Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Bayrischer Blockmalz’/‘Echt Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Aecht Bayrischer Blockmalz’ would jeopardise the existence of an entirely identical name and that products bearing that name had been legally marketed for more than five years preceding the date of publication of the document referred to in Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. They therefore requested that a transitional period, lasting until 31 December 2020, be granted under Article 15(1) of that Regulation to the producer ‘Kalfany Süße Werbung GmbH & Co.KG, D-79336 Herbolzheim’, located outside the geographical area defined for the production of ‘Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Bayrischer Blockmalz’/‘Echt Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Aecht Bayrischer Blockmalz’, which had been legally marketing the product sold under the name ‘Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Bayrischer Blockmalz’/‘Echt Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Aecht Bayrischer Blockmalz’, using this name continuously for more than five years.

                     (4)

                     Since the company ‘Kalfany Süße Werbung GmbH & Co.KG, D-79336 Herbolzheim’ meets the requirements laid down in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 for the granting of a transitional period in which to make legal use of the sales name after registration, it should be granted a transitional period lasting until 31 December 2020 during which time it may make use of the name ‘Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Bayrischer Blockmalz’/‘Echt Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Aecht Bayrischer Blockmalz’.

                     (5)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Agricultural Product Quality Policy Committee,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The name ‘Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Bayrischer Blockmalz’/‘Echt Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Aecht Bayrischer Blockmalz’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
            The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 2.3. – bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).

            Article 2
            The producer ‘Kalfany Süße Werbung GmbH & Co.KG, D-79336 Herbolzheim’, is hereby authorised to continue to use the registered name ‘Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Bayrischer Blockmalz’/‘Echt Bayrisch Blockmalz’/‘Aecht Bayrischer Blockmalz’ (PGI) until 31 December 2020.

            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, 21 November 2018.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Phil HOGAN

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  OJ C 96, 14.3.2018, p. 38.

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2328 of 14 December 2017 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Skalický rubín’ (PDO)

text:
               15.12.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 333/28

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/2328
   of 14 December 2017
   conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Skalický rubín’ (PDO)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘Skalický rubín’ sent by Slovakia and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Skalický rubín’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.

               (4)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘Skalický rubín’ (PDO) is hereby protected.
   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, 14 December 2017.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  OJ C 224, 13.7.2017, p. 9.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2331 of 14 December 2017 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘La Clape’ (PDO)

text:
               15.12.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 333/45

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/2331
   of 14 December 2017
   conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘La Clape’ (PDO)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘La Clape’ sent by France and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘La Clape’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.

               (4)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘La Clape’ (PDO) is hereby protected.
   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, 14 December 2017.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  OJ C 259, 9.8.2017, p. 3.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2323 of 17 November 2017 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Ternasco de Aragón’ (PGI))

text:
               15.12.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 333/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/2323
   of 17 November 2017
   approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Ternasco de Aragón’ (PGI))
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission examined Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Ternasco de Aragón’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2) as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 583/2013 (3).

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Ternasco de Aragón’ (PGI) are hereby approved.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 17 November 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 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 583/2013 of 18 June 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Ternasco de Aragón (PGI)) (OJ L 169, 21.6.2013, p. 37).

      (4)  OJ C 250, 1.8.2017, p. 24.


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/413 of 16 March 2018 implementing Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia

text:
               19.3.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 75/1

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/413
   of 16 March 2018
   implementing Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 of 26 April 2010 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, in view of the situation in Somalia (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 26 April 2010 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 356/2010.

               (2)

               On 8 March 2018 the United Nations Security Council (‘UNSC’) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) added two persons to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.

               (3)

               Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 356/2010 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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 March 2018.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. ZAHARIEVA

      (1)  OJ L 105, 27.4.2010, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      The persons listed below shall be added to the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 356/2010:
      I.   Persons

                  16.

                  Ahmad Iman Ali (aka: a) Sheikh Ahmed Iman Ali; b) Shaykh Ahmad Iman Ali; c) Ahmed Iman Ali; d) Abu Zinira)
                  Date of birth: a) Approximately 1973; b) Approximately 1974
                  Place of birth: Kenya
                  Nationality: Kenya
                  Date of UN designation: 8 March 2018
                  Other information: INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/
                  Ahmad Iman Ali was listed on 8 March 2018 pursuant to resolution 1844 (2008). Ahmad Iman Ali is a prominent Kenyan Al-Shabaab commander who has served as the group's leader in Kenya since 2012. He is director of the group's Kenyan branch operations and routinely targets Kenyan AMISOM troops in Somalia, such as a January 2016 attack on Kenyan AMISOM troops in El Adde, Somalia. Ali is also responsible for Al-Shabaab propaganda targeting the Kenyan government and civilians, such as a July 2017 video in which he issues threats to Muslims serving in Kenya's security forces. In addition to these activities, Ali has at times also served as an Al-Shabaab recruiter, focusing on poor youth in Nairobi slums, as well as a Shabaab fundraiser who utilizes mosques in an effort to secure resources. His overall goal is to destabilize Kenya by threatening, planning, and executing attacks, and to encourage young Muslims to participate in fighting against Kenyan security forces.

                  17.

                  Abdifatah Abubakar Abdi (aka: Musa Muhajir)
                  Date of birth: 15 April 1982
                  Place of birth: Somalia
                  Nationality: Somalia
                  Address: a) Somalia; b) Mombasa, Kenya
                  Date of UN designation: 08 March 2018
                  Other information: INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/
                  Abdifatah Abubakar Abdi was listed on 8 March 2018 pursuant to resolution 1844 (2008). In 2015, Abdifatah Abubakar Abdi was put on the Kenyan government's wanted list of terrorists known or suspected to be members of Al-Shabaab. Kenyan police report that Abdi recruits members for Al-Shabaab who provide support to Al-Shabaab, an entity listed on the United Nations Security Council Somalia and Eritrea sanctions list, inside Somalia and engages in acts that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Somalia. Among these recruits were three women arrested by Kenyan police while attempting to cross into Somalia. Abdi is wanted in connection with the June 2014 attack in Mpeketoni, Kenya that claimed numerous lives, and was believed to be planning further attacks. While Abdi may be focused on operations outside of Somalia, he is known to reside in Somalia and recruit individuals for Al-Shabaab who intend to cross the border between Kenya and Somalia.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/461 of 20 March 2018 authorising an extension of use of taxifolin-rich extract as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
               21.3.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 78/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/461
   of 20 March 2018
   authorising an extension of use of taxifolin-rich extract as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 provides that only novel foods authorised and included in the Union list may be placed on the market within the Union.

               (2)

               Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (2) was adopted, which establishes a Union list of authorised novel foods.

               (3)

               Pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, the Commission shall submit a draft implementing act on the placing on the Union market of a novel food and on the updating of the Union list.

               (4)

               On 23 August 2010, the company Ametis JSC made a request to the competent authority of the United Kingdom to place taxifolin-rich extract from the wood of Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr) on the Union market as a novel food ingredient within the meaning of point (e) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). The application requested for taxifolin-rich extract to be used in food supplements for a population older than fourteen years, and in non-alcoholic beverages, yogurt and chocolate confectionery for the general population excluding infants, young children and children up to 9 years.

               (5)

               On 13 December 2016, EFSA adopted a ‘Scientific Opinion on the safety of taxifolin-rich extract as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 258/97’ (4). In its opinion it concluded that taxifolin-rich extract is safe for the proposed uses and use levels.

               (6)

               Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2079 (5) authorised, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 258/97, the placing on the market of taxifolin-rich extract from the wood of Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr) as a novel food to be used in food supplements intended for the general population, excluding infants, young children, children and adolescents younger than 14 years.

               (7)

               This Implementing Regulation addresses the remainder of the uses and use levels for which authorisation was sought by the applicant. The Commission initiated a further evaluation before taking a final decision on the full scope of the application, in order to ensure, that taxifolin-rich extract is also safe when consumed in other forms than in food supplements by infants, young children and children younger than 9 years of age.

               (8)

               On 3 May 2017, the applicant was informed of and agreed with the Commission's additional request to EFSA. With this occasion, the applicant also sought a further extension of the use and use conditions for taxifolin-rich extract to a use as a novel food in milk products for the general population and the inclusion in the specifications information of the novel food of a chemical name that was not contained in the original application but was included in the EFSA opinion of 2016. For these extensions of use the applicant provided additional information to EFSA.

               (9)

               On 28 June 2017, the Commission consulted EFSA asking it to carry out a supplementary safety assessment for taxifolin-rich extract in non-alcoholic beverages, chocolate confectionery and milk products for all groups of population.

               (10)

               Pursuant to Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, any request for placing a novel food on the market within the Union submitted to a Member State in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and for which the final decision has not been taken before 1 January 2018, shall be treated as an application submitted under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

               (11)

               On 25 October 2017, EFSA adopted ‘Scientific Opinion on the safety of taxifolin-rich extract’ (6). This opinion, although elaborated and adopted by EFSA under Regulation (EC) No 258/97, is in line with the requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

               (12)

               The opinion gives sufficient grounds to establish that taxifolin-rich extract when used as an ingredient in non-alcoholic beverages, milk products and chocolate confectionery taking into account all population groups, complies with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

               (13)

               Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) lays down requirements for milk and milk products which apply to taxifolin-rich extract when used as an ingredient in milk products. Pursuant to its point 2 of Part III of Annex VII taxifolin-rich extract cannot be used in milk products to replace, in whole or in part, any milk constituent. The use of taxifolin-rich extract as a novel food in milk products therefore has to be limited accordingly.

               (14)

               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
   1.   The entry in the Union list of authorised novel foods as provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 referring to the substance taxifolin-rich extract shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
   2.   The entry in the Union list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the conditions of use and labelling requirements laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex 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, 20 March 2018.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 327, 11.12.2015, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 of 20 December 2017 establishing the Union list of novel foods in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods (OJ L 351, 30.12.2017, p. 72).

      (3)  Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1).

      (4)  EFSA Journal 2017; 15(2):4682

      (5)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2079 of 10 November 2017 authorising the placing on the market of taxifolin-rich extract as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 295, 14.11.2017, p. 81).

      (6)  EFSA Journal 2017; 15(11):5059.

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

      ANNEX
      The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  The entry for ‘Taxifolin-rich extract’ in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods) is replaced by the following:

                              Authorised novel food

                              Conditions under which the novel food may be used

                              Additional specific labelling requirements

                              Other requirements

                              ‘Taxifolin-rich extract

                                 Specified food category

                                 Maximum levels

                              The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “taxifolin-rich extract”’

                              Yogurt plain/Yogurt with fruits (*)

                              0,020 g/kg

                              Kephir (*)

                              0,008 g/kg

                              Buttermilk (*)

                              0,005 g/kg

                              Milk powder (*)

                              0,052 g/kg

                              Cream (*)

                              0,070 g/kg

                              Sour cream (*)

                              0,050 g/kg

                              Cheese (*)

                              0,090 g/kg

                              Butter (*)

                              0,164 g/kg

                              Chocolate confectionery

                              0,070 g/kg

                              Non-alcoholic beverages

                              0,020 g/l

                              Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC intended for the general population, excluding infants, young children, children and adolescents younger than 14 years

                              100 mg/day

                                          (*)

                                          When used in milk products Taxifolin-rich extract may not replace in whole or in part, any milk constituent

                  (2)

                  The entry for ‘Definition’ for ‘Taxifolin-rich extract’ in in Table 2 (Specifications) is replaced by the following:

                              Authorised Novel Food

                              Specification

                              ‘Taxifolin-rich extract

                                 Definition:

                              Chemical name: [(2R,3R)-2-(3,4 dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one, also called (+) trans (2R,3R)- dihydroquercetin] and with no more than 2 % of the cis-form’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/470 of 21 March 2018 on detailed rules on the maximum residue limit to be considered for control purposes for foodstuffs derived from animals which have been treated in the EU under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
               22.3.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 79/16

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/470
   of 21 March 2018
   on detailed rules on the maximum residue limit to be considered for control purposes for foodstuffs derived from animals which have been treated in the EU under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC
   (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 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 provides for the establishment of maximum residue limits (‘MRLs’) for pharmacologically active substances intended for use in the Union in veterinary medicinal products administered to food-producing animals and in biocidal products used in animal husbandry.

               (2)

               Table 1 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 (2) (‘Table 1’) sets out the pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding MRLs in foodstuffs of animal origin. In relation to some substances, different MRLs are set out for different species or groups of species and for different target tissues of those species or groups of species.

               (3)

               Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) lays down rules regarding the treatment of food-producing animals affected by a condition for which no veterinary medicinal product is authorised in a Member State. In particular, paragraph 2 of that Article, read together with Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009, provides that such animals may be treated with medicinal products containing pharmacologically active substances only if those substances are included in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010.

               (4)

               The Commission is required to adopt detailed rules on the MRLs to be considered for control purposes for foodstuffs derived from animals treated under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC. For specific target tissues of animal species treated in the EU under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC, no MRLs may be included in Table 1 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010. In order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, specific rules are needed to specify which MRLs apply in those cases. The rules should take into account the MRLs established under Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 for different animal species and different target tissues, for which a risk assessment has demonstrated their safety to consumers. Applying the existing MRLs to tissue-species combinations for which no MRL has been set, in combination with the application of the appropriate withdrawal periods or the default minimum withdrawal periods according to Article 11, provides sufficient guarantees for consumer safety.

               (5)

               For treatments under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC it is most appropriate to refer to MRLs, which are established in Table 1 for species that have a similar anatomy and metabolism, in order to define MRLs, for residues of veterinary medicinal products in animal species not listed in Table 1. Therefore food-producing animal species should be placed into groups and related to each other according to the different anatomical and metabolic relationships between them.

               (6)

               Preferentially MRLs listed in Table 1 for the same target tissue in a related or more closely related species are considered and as a last resort the lowest MRL for any target tissue in any species.

               (7)

               In case in Table 1 restrictions are defined regarding the application of the MRL for certain uses, these restrictions apply also to possible uses on other animal species and/or target tissues.

               (8)

               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
   This Regulation lays down the maximum residue limit to be considered for control purposes for foodstuffs derived from animals which have been treated in the EU under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC.
   Article 2
   1.   For the purposes of this Regulation, food-producing animals shall be grouped as follows:

               (a)

               ruminants;

               (b)

               monogastric mammals;

               (c)

               poultry and ratites;

               (d)

               fin fish;

               (e)

               bees;

               (f)

               crustaceans;

               (g)

               molluscs.

         2.   For the purposes of this Regulation, animal species shall be considered to be ‘related’ or ‘more closely related’ to each other as follows:

               (a)

               animal species belonging, according to paragraph 1, to the same group shall be considered to be ‘related’ species;

               (b)

               within the ruminants group, ovine and caprine species shall be considered to be ‘more closely related’ to each other than to bovine species and bovine species shall be considered to be ‘more closely related’ to each other than to either ovine or caprine species;

               (c)

                  Equidae and rabbits shall be considered to be equally related to monogastric mammals and ruminants. However, ruminants shall not be considered to be related to either Equidae or rabbits.

         3.   For the purposes of this Regulation, different target tissues shall be equated as follows:

               (a)

               the target tissue ‘skin and fat’ in porcine and poultry species shall be equated to the target tissue ‘fat’ in other animal species, and vice versa;

               (b)

               the target tissue ‘skin and muscle’ in fin fish shall be equated to the target tissue ‘muscle’ in other animal species, and vice versa;

               (c)

               the edible parts of crustaceans and molluscs shall be equated to the target tissue ‘muscle’ in other animal species.

         Article 3
   For pharmacologically active substances included in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 (‘Table 1’) for which at least one MRL or provisional MRL has been established, the MRL to be considered for control purposes for a target tissue derived from an animal species treated in the EU under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC (‘the treated species’) shall be as follows:

               (a)

               if at least one MRL is established in Table 1 for that target tissue in any species related to the treated species:

                           (1)

                           the MRL to be considered for control purposes shall be the lowest of all the MRLs established in Table 1 for that target tissue in species related to the treated species;

                           (2)

                           if, however, the treated species is a species referred to in Article 2(2)(b) of this Regulation and MRLs are established in Table 1 for that target tissue in species that are more closely related to the treated species, the MRL to be considered for control purposes shall be the lowest of the MRLs established for that target tissue in those more closely related species;

               (b)

               if point (a) does not apply, the MRL to be considered for control purposes shall be the lowest of all the MRLs established in Table 1 for that target tissue in species that are not related to the treated species;

               (c)

               if neither point (a) nor point (b) produces the MRL to be considered for control purposes, the MRL to be considered for control purpose shall be the lowest of all the MRLs established in Table 1 for other target tissues in any animal species;

               (d)

               in case in Table 1 restrictions are defined regarding the application of the MRL for certain uses, these restrictions equally apply when considering an MRL under article 3(a), 3(b) and 3(c) for possible uses on other animal species and/or target tissues.

         Article 4
   For pharmacologically active substances included in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 for which no MRL is required, in accordance with Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009, there shall be no MRL required for control purposes for any target tissue derived from animal species treated in the EU under Article 11 of Directive 2001/82/EC, provided that the restrictions established in Table 1 are complied with.
   Article 5
   The MRLs applicable in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 at the time of placing on the market of foodstuffs of animal origin, shall be applicable to the controlled products.
   Article 6
   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, 21 March 2018.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11.

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin (OJ L 15, 20.1.2010, p. 1).

      (3)  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).


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/468 of 21 March 2018 implementing Article 2(3) of Reglation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1420

text:
               22.3.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 79/7

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/468
   of 21 March 2018
   implementing Article 2(3) of Reglation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1420
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 4 August 2017, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1420 (2) implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001, establishing an updated list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies (‘the list’).

               (2)

               The Council has provided all the persons, groups and entities with statements of reasons explaining why they were entered into the list, where practically possible.

               (3)

               By way of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union, the Council informed the persons, groups and entities on the list that it had decided to keep them thereon. The Council also informed the persons, groups and entities concerned that it was possible to request a statement of the Council's reasons for entering them into the list where such a statement had not already been communicated to them.

               (4)

               The Council has reviewed the list as required by Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001. When carrying out that review, the Council took into account the observations submitted to it by those concerned as well as the updated information received from the competent national authorities on the status of listed individuals and entities at the national level.

               (5)

               The Council has verified that competent authorities as referred to in Article 1(4) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (3) have taken decisions with regards to all persons, groups and entities to the effect that they have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP. The Council has also concluded that the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.

               (6)

               The list should be updated accordingly and implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1420 should be repealed,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The list provided for in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 is set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1420 is hereby repealed.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 21 March 2018.

            For the Council

            The President

         E. ZAHARIEVA

      (1)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70.

      (2)  Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1420 of 4 August 2017 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism, and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/150 (OJ L 204, 5.8.2017, p. 3).

      (3)  Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93).

      ANNEX

         LIST OF PERSONS, GROUPS AND ENTITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1

      I.   PERSONS

                  1.

                  ABDOLLAHI Hamed (a.k.a. Mustafa Abdullahi), born 11.8.1960 in Iran. Passport number: D9004878.

                  2.

                  AL-NASSER, Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed, born in Al Ihsa (Saudi Arabia), citizen of Saudi Arabia.

                  3.

                  AL YACOUB, Ibrahim Salih Mohammed, born 16.10.1966 in Tarut (Saudi Arabia), citizen of Saudi Arabia.

                  4.

                  ARBABSIAR Manssor (a.k.a. Mansour Arbabsiar), born 6.3.1955 or 15.3.1955 in Iran. Iranian and US national. Passport number: C2002515 (Iran); Passport number: 477845448 (USA). National ID No: 07442833, expiry date 15.3.2016 (USA driving licence).

                  5.

                  BOUYERI, Mohammed (a.k.a. Abu ZUBAIR, a.k.a. SOBIAR, a.k.a. Abu ZOUBAIR), born 8.3.1978 in Amsterdam (The Netherlands).

                  6.

                  EL HAJJ, Hassan Hassan, born 22.3.1988 in Zaghdraiya, Sidon, Lebanon, Canadian citizen. Passport number: JX446643 (Canada).

                  7.

                  IZZ-AL-DIN, Hasan (a.k.a. GARBAYA, Ahmed, a.k.a. SA-ID, a.k.a. SALWWAN, Samir), Lebanon, born 1963 in Lebanon, citizen of Lebanon.

                  8.

                  MELIAD, Farah, born 5.11.1980 in Sydney (Australia), Australian citizen. Passport number: M2719127 (Australia).

                  9.

                  MOHAMMED, Khalid Shaikh (a.k.a. ALI, Salem, a.k.a. BIN KHALID, Fahd Bin Adballah, a.k.a. HENIN, Ashraf Refaat Nabith, a.k.a. WADOOD, Khalid Adbul), born 14.4.1965 or 1.3.1964 in Pakistan, passport number: 488555.

                  10.

                  ȘANLI, Dalokay (a.k.a. Sinan), born 13.10.1976 in Pülümür (Turkey).

                  11.

                  SHAHLAI Abdul Reza (a.k.a. Abdol Reza Shala'i, a.k.a. Abd-al Reza Shalai, a.k.a. Abdorreza Shahlai, a.k.a. Abdolreza Shahla'i, a.k.a. Abdul-Reza Shahlaee, a.k.a. Hajj Yusef, a.k.a. Haji Yusif, a.k.a. Hajji Yasir, a.k.a. Hajji Yusif, a.k.a. Yusuf Abu-al-Karkh), born circa 1957 in Iran. Addresses: (1) Kermanshah, Iran, (2) Mehran Military Base, Ilam Province, Iran.

                  12.

                  SHAKURI Ali Gholam, born circa 1965 in Tehran, Iran.

                  13.

                  SOLEIMANI Qasem (a.k.a. Ghasem Soleymani, a.k.a. Qasmi Sulayman, a.k.a. Qasem Soleymani, a.k.a. Qasem Solaimani, a.k.a. Qasem Salimani, a.k.a. Qasem Solemani, a.k.a. Qasem Sulaimani, a.k.a. Qasem Sulemani), born 11.3.1957 in Iran. Iranian national. Passport number: 008827 (Iran Diplomatic), issued 1999. Title: Major General.

            II.   GROUPS AND ENTITIES

                  1.

                  ‘Abu Nidal Organisation’ — ‘ANO’ (a.k.a. ‘Fatah Revolutionary Council’, a.k.a. ‘Arab Revolutionary Brigades’, a.k.a. ‘Black September’, a.k.a. ‘Revolutionary Organisation of Socialist Muslims’).

                  2.

                  ‘Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade’.

                  3.

                  ‘Al-Aqsa e.V’.

                  4.

                  ‘Babbar Khalsa’.

                  5.

                  ‘Communist Party of the Philippines’, including ‘New People's Army’ — ‘NPA’, Philippines.

                  6.

                  ‘Gama'a al-Islamiyya’ (a.k.a. ‘Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya’) (‘Islamic Group’ — ‘IG’).

                  7.

                  ‘İslami Büyük Doğu Akıncılar Cephesi’ — ‘IBDA-C’ (‘Great Islamic Eastern Warriors Front’.

                  8.

                  ‘Hamas’, including ‘Hamas-Izz al-Din al-Qassem’.

                  9.

                  ‘Hizballah Military Wing’ (a.k.a. ‘Hezbollah Military Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Hizbullah Military Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Hizbollah Military Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Hezballah Military Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Hisbollah Military Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Hizbu'llah Military Wing’ a.k.a. ‘Hizb Allah Military Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Jihad Council’ (and all units reporting to it, including the External Security Organisation)).

                  10.

                  ‘Hizbul Mujahideen’ — ‘HM’.

                  11.

                  ‘Khalistan Zindabad Force’ — ‘KZF’.

                  12.

                  ‘Kurdistan Workers' Party’ — ‘PKK’, (a.k.a. ‘KADEK’, a.k.a. ‘KONGRA-GEL’).

                  13.

                  ‘Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’ — ‘LTTE’.

                  14.

                  ‘Ejército de Liberación Nacional’ (‘National Liberation Army’).

                  15.

                  ‘Palestinian Islamic Jihad’ — ‘PIJ’.

                  16.

                  ‘Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’ — ‘PFLP’.

                  17.

                  ‘Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’ — ‘General Command’ (a.k.a. ‘PFLP’ — ‘General Command’).

                  18.

                  ‘Devrimci Halk Kurtuluș Partisi-Cephesi’ — ‘DHKP/C’ (a.k.a. ‘Devrimci Sol’ (‘Revolutionary Left’), a.k.a. ‘Dev Sol’) (‘Revolutionary People's Liberation Army/Front/Party’).

                  19.

                  ‘Sendero Luminoso’ — ‘SL’ (‘Shining Path’).

                  20.

                  ‘Teyrbazen Azadiya Kurdistan’ — ‘TAK’ (a.k.a. ‘Kurdistan Freedom Falcons’, a.k.a. ‘Kurdistan Freedom Hawks’).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/916 of 27 June 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 as regards certain provisions on checks, notifications and annual reporting and on amendments to the programme for the smaller Aegean islands

text:
                  28.6.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 163/6

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/916
      of 27 June 2018
      amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 as regards certain provisions on checks, notifications and annual reporting and on amendments to the programme for the smaller Aegean islands
      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
      Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (1), and in particular Article 6(2) and the second paragraph of Article 7 and Articles 11(3) and 13(1) thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  Experience gained with the application of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 (2) has shown that certain provisions relating to checks, notifications and annual reporting need to be clarified and simplified.

                  (2)

                  Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 lays down the provisions for aid certificates and payment relating to products supplied from the Union. Article 4(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 (3) makes the use of the Economic Operators Registration and Identification number (‘EORI number’) mandatory for import licences. It is appropriate to provide the same requirement for the aid certificates covered by Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014.

                  (3)

                  Article 13 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 lays down the rules for the administrative and physical checks on the entry, export and dispatch of agricultural products. It is appropriate to separate the type of physical checks for entry from the type of physical checks for export and dispatch. The wording of that Article should make explicit the obligation of applying a representative sample when performing checks on export and dispatch operations provided for in Section 3 of that Regulation.

                  (4)

                  Article 20 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 provides the general principles for the checks in respect of aid applications for the measures to support local agricultural products. Taking into account the heterogeneity and different level of complexity of actions within the measures and to further ensure that all areas of expenditure are covered and represented in the sampling, it is necessary to specify that the competent authorities are to perform on-the-spot checks at the level of each action by sampling at least 5 % of the aid applications. The sample should also represent at least 5 % of the amounts covered by the aid for each action.

                  (5)

                  Article 22 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 provides the rules for the selection of aid applicants to be subject to on-the-spot checks. As in the smaller Aegean islands there might be a small number of applicants, Greece should have the possibility to select only one applicant.

                  (6)

                  Article 30(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 requires certain data relating to the specific supply arrangements balance to be notified at the end of each quarter of the year. That periodicity is burdensome and a notification only once per year is deemed sufficient.

                  (7)

                  Article 31 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 sets out the elements to be included in the annual report on the implementation of the measures. In its report of 15 December 2016 (4) the Commission concluded that the content of the annual report should be clarified and simplified in order to facilitate the reporting process. As it is therefore opportune to amend the reporting obligations and provide a new structure of the annual report, the relevant details should be specified in a new Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014.

                  (8)

                  Article 32 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 sets out the procedures for amending the programme. Taking into account the experience gained with its application, those procedures need to be simplified in order to ensure a more flexible and smoother adaptation to the actual conditions relating to the supply arrangements and the local agricultural conditions. Therefore, it is appropriate to require that amendments covered by Article 32(1) and (2) of that Regulation be presented at the same time by 31 July.

                  (9)

                  In general, amendments to the programme do not need formal approval by the Commission. It is appropriate to revise the wording of Article 32(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 in order to express that principle in a more explicit way.

                  (10)

                  However, ‘major’ amendments to the programme covered by Article 32(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 do need formal approval by the Commission. On the basis of the experience with that procedure, it is necessary to extend the deadline for approval to five months after the notification of the amendment. In addition, in order to simplify the procedure, the formal approval by the Commission should be limited to the first case currently covered by that provision.

                  (11)

                  Article 32(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 concerns ‘minor’ amendments. To ease the financial adjustment procedure within the Member State, the deadline for the notification of adjustments up to 20 % of the financial allocation should be extended to 31 May.

                  (12)

                  Finally, the definition of ‘measure’ in Article 32(5)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 should be simplified.

                  (13)

                  Several Commission regulations have been repealed and replaced by delegated and implementing regulations. For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, it is appropriate to update the references to those regulations. In particular, as regards the system of import and export licences, references to Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 (5) should be replaced by references to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 (6) and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239.

                  (14)

                  As regards the notifications to the Commission, references to Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009 (7) should be replaced by references to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1183 (8) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 (9).

                  (15)

                  As regards the rules based on Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10) references to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 (11) should be replaced by references to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 (12) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 (13).

                  (16)

                  Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                  (17)

                  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Direct Payments,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      Article 1
      Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  in Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘2.   Aid certificates shall be drawn up on the basis of the specimen import licence set out in Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 (*1).
                  Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 (*2) and Articles 2 and 3, Article 4(1), Articles 5 and 7 and 13 to 16 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 shall apply mutatis mutandis, without prejudice to this Regulation.
                  The negative tolerance provided for in Article 5(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 and Article 8(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

                     (*1)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the system of import and export licences (OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 44)."

                     (*2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 of 18 May 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the rules for applying the system of import and export licences and supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the rules on the release and forfeit of securities lodged for such licences, amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 2535/2001, (EC) No 1342/2003, (EC) No 2336/2003, (EC) No 951/2006, (EC) No 341/2007 and (EC) No 382/2008 and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 2390/98, (EC) No 1345/2005, (EC) No 376/2008 and (EC) No 507/2008 (OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 1).’;"

                  (2)

                  in Article 10, the third paragraph is replaced by the following:
                  ‘The notification referred to in this Article shall be made in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1183 (*3) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 (*4).

                     (*3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1183 of 20 April 2017 on supplementing Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the notifications to the Commission of information and documents (OJ L 171, 4.7.2017, p. 100)."

                     (*4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 of 20 April 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards notifications to the Commission of information and documents and amending and repealing several Commission Regulations (OJ L 171, 4.7.2017, p. 113).’;"

                  (3)

                  in Article 13, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘2.   The physical checks carried out in the smaller Aegean islands on the entry of agricultural products shall involve a representative sample amounting to at least 5 % of the certificates presented in accordance with Article 7.
                  The physical checks carried out in the smaller Aegean islands on the export or dispatch provided for in Section 3 shall involve a representative sample of at least 5 % of the operations, based on the risk profiles established by Greece.
                  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/2008 (*5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to those physical checks.
                  In addition, in special cases the Commission may request that physical checks cover different percentages.

                     (*5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1276/2008 of 17 December 2008 on the monitoring by physical checks of exports of agricultural products receiving refunds or other amounts (OJ L 339, 18.12.2008, p. 53).’;"

                  (4)

                  in Article 20, the third paragraph is replaced by the following:
                  ‘On the basis of a risk analysis in accordance with Article 22(1) of this Regulation, the competent authorities shall perform on-the-spot checks by sampling, for each action, at least 5 % of aid applications. The sample shall also represent at least 5 % of the amounts covered by the aid for each action.’;

                  (5)

                  in the second subparagraph of Article 22(1), the following sentence is added:
                  ‘When the minimum number of aid applicants to be subjected to on-the-spot checks is lower than 12, Greece shall randomly select at least one applicant.’;

                  (6)

                  Articles 26 and 27 are replaced by the following:
                  ‘Article 26
                  Recovery of undue payments and penalties
                  1.   In the event of undue payment, Article 7 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 (*6) shall apply mutatis mutandis.
                  2.   Where the undue payment has been made as a result of a false declaration, false documents or serious negligence on the part of the aid applicant, a penalty shall be imposed equal to the amount unduly paid, with interest calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014.
                  Article 27
                  Force majeure and exceptional circumstances
                  In cases of force majeure or exceptional circumstances within the meaning of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 (*7) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

                     (*6)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance (OJ L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 69)."

                     (*7)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system and conditions for refusal or withdrawal of payments and administrative penalties applicable to direct payments, rural development support and cross compliance (OJ L 181, 20.6.2014, p. 48).’;"

                  (7)

                  Article 30 is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              paragraph 1 is amended as follows:

                                          (i)

                                          in the first subparagraph, the introductory sentence is replaced by the following:
                                          ‘1.   As regards the specific supply arrangements, the competent authorities shall notify the Commission, no later than 31 May each year, of the following data relating to the operations carried out in the previous year with respect to the supply balance of the reference calendar year, broken down by product and CN code and, where applicable, by individual destination:’;

                                          (ii)

                                          in the second subparagraph, the second sentence is deleted;

                              (b)

                              paragraphs 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:
                              ‘3.   The notifications referred to in this Article shall be made in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1183 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185.
                              4.   The notifications referred to in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 shall also be made in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1183 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185.’;

                  (8)

                  Article 31 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘Article 31
                  Annual report
                  1.   The structure and content of the annual report referred to in Article 20(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 shall be as set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
                  2.   The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted to the Commission in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1183 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185.’;

                  (9)

                  Article 32 is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
                              ‘1.   Amendments made to the support programme referred to in Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 shall be submitted to the Commission once per calendar year, except in cases of force majeure or exceptional circumstances. They shall be sent to the Commission no later than 31 July of the year prior to their application. The amendments shall be duly substantiated, in particular by giving the following information:

                                          (a)

                                          the reasons for any implementation problems justifying the amendment of the programme;

                                          (b)

                                          the expected effects of the amendment;

                                          (c)

                                          the implications for financing and eligibility conditions.

                                    The Commission shall inform Greece if it considers that the amendments do not comply with Union legislation, in particular with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, without prejudice to the Articles 51 and 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013.
                              The amendments shall apply from 1 January of the year following that in which they were notified. In case an earlier application is deemed necessary, such amendments may apply earlier, unless the Commission objects.
                              2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Commission shall evaluate separately the amendments proposed by Greece consisting in the introduction into the general programme of new groups of products to be supported under the specific supply arrangements or of new measures to assist the local agricultural production. The Commission shall decide on their approval within five months of their submission at the latest in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013.
                              The amendments thus approved shall apply from 1 January of the year following that in which the proposal for an amendment was made or as from the date explicitly indicated in the approval decision.’;

                              (b)

                              in paragraph 3, point (b) is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘(b)

                                          as regards all measures, adjustments up to 20 % of the financial allocation for each individual measure, without prejudice of the financial ceilings provided for by Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013, on condition that such adjustments are notified not later than 31 May of the year following the calendar year to which the amended financial allocation refers;’;

                              (c)

                              in paragraph 5, point (a) is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘(a)

                                          ‘measure’ means the grouping of actions necessary to achieve one or more objectives for the programme constituting a line for which a financial allocation is defined in the financing table referred to in Article 5(a) of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;’;

                              (d)

                              paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:
                              ‘6.   The notifications referred to in this Article shall be made in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1183 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185.’;

                  (10)

                  Annex III is added, the text of which is set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
      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, 27 June 2018.

               For the Commission

               The President

            Jean-Claude JUNCKER

         (1)  OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41.

         (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 181/2014 of 20 February 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands (OJ L 63, 4.3.2014, p. 53).

         (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1239 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the system of import and export licences (OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 44).

         (4)  Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the scheme of specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands (SAI) (COM(2016)796 final).

         (5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 of 23 April 2008 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3)

         (6)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1237 of 18 May 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the rules for applying the system of import and export licences and supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the rules on the release and forfeit of securities lodged for such licences, amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 2535/2001, (EC) No 1342/2003, (EC) No 2336/2003, (EC) No 951/2006, (EC) No 341/2007 and (EC) No 382/2008 and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 2390/98, (EC) No 1345/2005, (EC) No 376/2008 and (EC) No 507/2008 (OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 1).

         (7)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009 of 31 August 2009 laying down detailed rules for the Member States' notification to the Commission of information and documents in implementation of the common organisation of the markets, the direct payments' regime, the promotion of agricultural products and the regimes applicable to the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands (OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3).

         (8)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1183 of 20 April 2017 on supplementing Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the notifications to the Commission of information and documents (OJ L 171, 4.7.2017, p. 100).

         (9)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 of 20 April 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards notifications to the Commission of information and documents and amending and repealing several Commission Regulations (OJ L 171, 4.7.2017, p. 113).

         (10)  Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549).

         (11)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1122/2009 of 30 November 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards cross-compliance, modulation and the integrated administration and control system, under the direct support schemes for farmers provided for that Regulation, as well as for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards cross-compliance under the support scheme provided for the wine sector (OJ L 316, 2.12.2009, p. 65).

         (12)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system and conditions for refusal or withdrawal of payments and administrative penalties applicable to direct payments, rural development support and cross compliance (OJ L 181, 20.6.2014, p. 48).

         (13)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance (OJ L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 69).

         ANNEX
         ‘
               ANNEX III

                  Structure and content of the annual report referred to in Article 31

               The structure and content of the report over the previous year shall be as follows:
               1.   GENERAL CONTEXT IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR
               1.1.   Socio-economic context.
               1.2.   Situation of agriculture and its development.
               2.   PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MEASURES AND ACTIONS
               2.1.   Overall table with financial data concerning support for local production and specific supply arrangements, including initial allocation per measure and action, as well as actual spending and, if relevant, any State aid provided in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013.
               2.2.   Comprehensive description of the physical and financial implementation of each measure and action, including technical assistance, comprised in the programme:

                           (a)

                           for the specific supply arrangements: data and analysis of the annual supply balance of the smaller Aegean islands;

                           (b)

                           for the support for local production: data and analysis of the physical and financial implementation of each measure and action listed in the programme including such data as the number of beneficiaries, the number of animals covered by the payment, the eligible surface area and/or the number of holdings concerned. Where necessary, the data must be accompanied by a presentation and analysis of the sector to which the measure relates.

                     3.   PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAMME IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR
               3.1.   Progress of the measures and actions towards the specific objectives and priorities of the programme and the general objectives set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013:

                           (a)

                           evolution and analysis of the national indicators quantifying the specific objectives of the programme and assessment of the extent to which the specific objectives assigned to each of the measures contained in the programme have been achieved;

                           (b)

                           for the specific supply arrangements, information on the manner in which the advantage granted was passed on, as well as the measures taken and the checks performed to ensure that it was passed on in compliance with Article 4 of this Regulation.

                           (c)

                           for the specific supply arrangements, analysis of the proportionality of the aid in relation to the additional cost of transport to the smaller Aegean islands and, in the case of products intended for processing and agricultural inputs, the additional costs of insularity and distant location;

                           (d)

                           annual data on the common performance indicators referred to in Article 29 of this Regulation and their analysis in particular with regard to the attainment of the general objectives set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013.

                     3.2.   Conclusions of the analyses on the suitability of the strategy of the measures and its possible improvement in order to achieve the objectives of the programme.
               4.   MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAMME
               4.1.   Brief account of any major problems encountered in managing and implementing the measures during the year in question.
               4.2.   Statistics on the checks carried out by the competent authorities and any penalties applied. Any additional information that could be useful for the understanding of the data submitted.
               5.   AMENDMENTS
               Brief summary of any amendments to the programme presented during the year in question and their justifications.
            ’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/917 of 27 June 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances alpha-cypermethrin, beflubutamid, benalaxyl, benthiavalicarb, bifenazate, boscalid, bromoxynil, captan, carvone, chlorpropham, cyazofamid, desmedipham, dimethoate, dimethomorph, diquat, ethephon, ethoprophos, etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamidone, fenamiphos, flumioxazine, fluoxastrobin, folpet, foramsulfuron, formetanate, Gliocladium catenulatum strain: J1446, isoxaflutole, metalaxyl-m, methiocarb, methoxyfenozide, metribuzin, milbemectin, oxasulfuron, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, phenmedipham, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole, pymetrozine and s-metolachlor (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
               28.6.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 163/13

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/917
   of 27 June 2018
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances alpha-cypermethrin, beflubutamid, benalaxyl, benthiavalicarb, bifenazate, boscalid, bromoxynil, captan, carvone, chlorpropham, cyazofamid, desmedipham, dimethoate, dimethomorph, diquat, ethephon, ethoprophos, etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamidone, fenamiphos, flumioxazine, fluoxastrobin, folpet, foramsulfuron, formetanate, Gliocladium catenulatum strain: J1446, isoxaflutole, metalaxyl-m, methiocarb, methoxyfenozide, metribuzin, milbemectin, oxasulfuron, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, phenmedipham, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole, pymetrozine and s-metolachlor
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 17 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2) sets out the active substances deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

               (2)

               The approval periods of the active substances diquat, famoxadone, flumioxazine, metalaxyl-m and pymetrozine were last extended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/841 (3). The approval periods of those substances will expire on 30 June 2018. Applications for the renewal of the inclusion of those substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (4) were submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010 (5).

               (3)

               The approval periods of the active substances alpha-cypermethrin, benalaxyl, bifenazate, bromoxynil, chlorpropham, cyazofamid, desmedipham, etoxazole, fenamidone, foramsulfuron, Gliocladium catenulatum strain: J1446, isoxaflutole, methoxyfenozide, milbemectin, oxasulfuron, phenmedipham and s-metolachlor were last extended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/841. The approval periods of those substances will expire on 31 July 2018.

               (4)

               The approval periods of the active substances beflubutamid, captan, dimethoate, dimethomorph, ethoprophos, folpet, formetanate, methiocarb, metribuzin, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl and propamocarb were extended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/404 (6). The approval periods of those substances will expire on 31 July 2018.

               (5)

               The approval periods of the active substances ethephon and fenamiphos were extended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/415 (7). The approval periods of those substances will expire on 31 July 2018.

               (6)

               The approval periods of the active substances benthiavalicarb, boscalid, carvone, fluoxastrobin, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251 and prothioconazole will expire on 31 July 2018.

               (7)

               Applications for the renewal of the approval of the substances referred to in recitals 3 to 5 were submitted in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (8).

               (8)

               Due to the fact that the assessment of the substances has been delayed for reasons beyond the control of the applicants, the approvals of those active substances are likely to expire before a decision has been taken on their renewal. It is therefore necessary to extend their approval periods.

               (9)

               In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where the Commission will adopt a Regulation providing that the approval of an active substance referred to in the Annex to this Regulation is not renewed because the approval criteria are not satisfied, the Commission will set the expiry date at the same date as before this Regulation or at the date of the entry into force of the Regulation providing that the approval of the active substance is not renewed, whichever date is later. As regards cases where the Commission will adopt a Regulation providing for the renewal of an active substance referred to in the Annex to this Regulation, the Commission will endeavour to set, as appropriate under the circumstances, the earliest possible application date.

               (10)

               Taking into account that some of the approvals of the active substances expire on 30 June 2018, this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible.

               (11)

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

               (12)

               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
   Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 27 June 2018.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  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).

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/841 of 17 May 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances alpha-cypermethrin, Ampelomyces quisqualis strain: aq 10, benalaxyl, bentazone, bifenazate, bromoxynil, carfentrazone ethyl, chlorpropham, cyazofamid, desmedipham, diquat, DPX KE 459 (flupyrsulfuron-methyl), etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamidone, flumioxazine, foramsulfuron, Gliocladium catenulatum strain: j1446, imazamox, isoxaflutole, laminarin, metalaxyl-m, methoxyfenozide, milbemectin, oxasulfuron, pendimethalin, phenmedipham, pymetrozine, s-metolachlor, and trifloxystrobin (OJ L 125, 18.5.2017, p. 12).

      (4)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).

      (5)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010 of 7 December 2010 laying down the procedure for the renewal of the inclusion of a second group of active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and establishing the list of those substances (OJ L 322, 8.12.2010, p. 10).

      (6)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/404 of 11 March 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances beflubutamid, captan, dimethoate, dimethomorph, ethoprophos, fipronil, folpet, formetanate, glufosinate, methiocarb, metribuzin, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl and propamocarb (OJ L 67, 12.3.2015, p. 6).

      (7)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/415 of 12 March 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances ethephon and fenamiphos (OJ L 68, 13.3.2015, p. 28).

      (8)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 of 18 September 2012 setting out the provisions necessary for the implementation of the renewal procedure for active substances, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 252, 19.9.2012, p. 26).

      ANNEX
      Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 15, Diquat, the date is replaced by ‘30 June 2019’;

                  (2)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 23, Pymetrozine, the date is replaced by ‘30 June 2019’;

                  (3)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 35, Famoxadone, the date is replaced by ‘30 June 2019’;

                  (4)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 37, Metalaxyl-M, the date is replaced by ‘30 June 2019’;

                  (5)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 39, Flumioxazine, the date is replaced by ‘30 June 2019’;

                  (6)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 42, Oxasulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (7)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 44, Foramsulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (8)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 46, Cyazofamid, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (9)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 62, Fenamidone, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (10)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 63, Isoxaflutole, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (11)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 78, Chlorpropham, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (12)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 83, Alpha-cypermethrin, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (13)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 84, Benalaxyl, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (14)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 85, Bromoxynil, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (15)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 86, Desmedipham, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (16)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 88, Phenmedipham, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (17)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 96, Methoxyfenozide, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (18)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 97, S-metolachlor, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (19)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 98, Gliocladium catenulatum strain: J1446, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (20)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 99, Etoxazole, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (21)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 109, Bifenazate, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (22)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 110, Milbemectin, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (23)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 141, Fenamiphos, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (24)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 142, Ethephon, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (25)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 145, Captan, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (26)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 146, Folpet, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (27)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 147, Formetanate, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (28)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 148, Methiocarb, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (29)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 149, Dimethoate, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (30)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 150, Dimethomorph, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (31)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 152, Metribuzin, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (32)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 153, Phosmet, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (33)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 154, Propamocarb, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (34)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 155, ethoprophos, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (35)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 156, Pirimiphos-methyl, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (36)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 158, Beflubutamid, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (37)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 163, Benthiavalicarb, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (38)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 164, Boscalid, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (39)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 165, Carvone, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (40)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 166, Fluoxastrobin, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (41)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 167, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’;

                  (42)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 168, Prothioconazole, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2019’.