title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 of 9 December 2016 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2016 on account of overfishing in the previous years

text:
               10.12.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 336/28

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2226
   of 9 December 2016
   operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2016 on account of overfishing in the previous years
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 105(1), (2) and (3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Fishing quotas for the year 2015 have been established by:

                           —

                           Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 (2),

                           —

                           Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 (3),

                           —

                           Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (4), and

                           —

                           Council Regulation (EU) 2015/106 (5).

               (2)

               Fishing quotas for the year 2016 have been established by:

                           —

                           Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014,

                           —

                           Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 (6),

                           —

                           Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (7), and

                           —

                           Council Regulation (EU) 2016/73 (8).

               (3)

               According to Article 105(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, when the Commission has established that a Member State has exceeded the fishing quotas which have been allocated to it, the Commission is to operate deductions from future fishing quotas of that Member State.

               (4)

               Article 105(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that such deductions have to be operated in the following year or years by applying the respective multiplying factors as set out therein.

               (5)

               Certain Member States have exceeded their fishing quotas for the year 2015. It is therefore appropriate to operate deductions on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2016 and, where relevant, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.

               (6)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 (9) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2404 (10) have provided for deductions from fishing quotas for certain countries and species for 2015. However, for certain Member States, the deductions to be applied for some species were higher than the respective quotas available in 2015 and could therefore not be operated entirely in that year. To ensure that in such cases the full amount for the respective stocks be deducted, the remaining quantities should be taken into account when establishing deductions for 2016 and, where appropriate, from subsequent quotas.

               (7)

               By letter dated 25 October 2015, pursuant to Article 3(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (11), Germany requested Commission's permission to land additional quantities of turbot and brill in Union waters of IIa and IV (T/B/2AC4-C) within the limits of 10 % of the quota. The additional quantities granted under that procedure should be considered as exceeding permitted landings for the purpose of the deductions envisaged in Article 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

               (8)

               Deductions from fishing quotas, as provided for by this Regulation, should apply without prejudice to deductions applicable to 2016 quotas pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 (12).

               (9)

               Since quotas are expressed in tonnes, quantities below 1 tonne should not be considered,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) No 1367/2014, (EU) 2015/2072, (EU) 2016/72 and (EU) 2016/73 for the year 2016 shall be reduced as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   2.   Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to deductions provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 9 December 2016.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

      (2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 of 10 November 2014 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2014 and (EU) No 1180/2013 (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 16).

      (3)  Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 of 15 December 2014 fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 366, 20.12.2014, p. 1).

      (4)  Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters, amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1).

      (5)  Council Regulation (EU) 2015/106 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 19, 24.1.2015, p. 8).

      (6)  Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 of 17 November 2015 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulations (EU) No 1221/2014 and (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 1).

      (7)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 of 22 January 2016 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2016, p. 1).

      (8)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/73 of 18 January 2016 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 16, 23.1.2016, p. 1).

      (9)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 of 7 October 2015 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2015 on account of overfishing in the previous years (OJ L 263, 8.10.2015, p. 19).

      (10)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2404 of 16 December 2015 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2015 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 (OJ L 333, 19.12.2015, p. 73).

      (11)  Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3).

      (12)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 of 5 March 2013 providing for deductions from certain fishing quotas allocated to Spain in 2013 and subsequent years on account of overfishing of a certain mackerel quota in 2009 (OJ L 62, 6.3.2013, p. 62).

      ANNEX

         DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED

                  Member State

                  Species code

                  Area code

                  Species name

                  Area name

                  Initial quota 2015 (in kilograms)

                  Permitted landings 2015 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms) (1)

                  Total catches 2015 (quantity in kilograms)

                  Quota consumption related to permitted landings

                  Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms)

                  Multiplying factor (2)

                  Additional Multiplying factor (3)
                      (4)

                  Outstanding deductions from previous years (5) (quantity in kilograms)

                  Deductions to apply in 2016 (quantity in kilograms)

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  (4)

                  (5)

                  (6)

                  (7)

                  (8)

                  (9)

                  (10)

                  (11)

                  (12)

                  (13)

                  (14)

                  BE

                  SOL

                  24-C.

                  Common sole

                  Union waters of IIa and IV

                  991 000

                  929 510

                  939 590

                  101,08 %

                  10 080

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  10 080

                  BE

                  SRX

                  07D.

                  Skates and rays

                  Union waters of VIId

                  72 000

                  70 511

                  69 495

                  98,56 %

                  – 1 016

                  /

                  /

                  1 097

                  81

                  BE

                  SRX

                  2AC4-C

                  Skates and rays

                  Union waters of IIa and IV

                  211 000

                  245 500

                  256 147

                  104,34 %

                  10 647

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  10 647

                  BE

                  SRX

                  67AKXD

                  Skates and rays

                  Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k

                  725 000

                  915 262

                  918 243

                  100,33 %

                  2 981

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  2 981

                  DE

                  T/B

                  2AC4-C

                  Turbot/Brill

                  Union waters of IIa and IV

                  186 000

                  349 000

                  350 186

                  100,34 %

                  1 186

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  1 186  (10)

                  DK

                  COD

                  03AN.

                  Cod

                  Skagerrak

                  3 336 000

                  3 223 407

                  3 349 360

                  103,91 %

                  125 923

                  /

                  (C) (6)

                  /

                  125 923

                  DK

                  DGS

                  03A-C.

                  Spurdog/dogfish

                  Union waters of IIIa

                  0

                  0

                  3 840

                  N/A

                  3 840

                  1,00

                  /

                  /

                  3 840

                  DK

                  DGS

                  2AC4-C

                  Spurdog/dogfish

                  Union waters of IIa and IV

                  0

                  0

                  1 540

                  N/A

                  1 540

                  1,00

                  /

                  /

                  1 540

                  DK

                  HER

                  03A-BC

                  Herring

                  IIIa

                  5 692 000

                  5 770 000

                  6 056 070

                  104,96 %

                  286 070

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  286 070

                  DK

                  NOP

                  04-N.

                  Norway pout

                  Norwegian waters of IV

                  0

                  0

                  28 270

                  N/A

                  28 270

                  1,00

                  /

                  /

                  28 270

                  DK

                  SAN

                  234_1

                  Sandeel

                  Union waters of sandeel management area 1

                  125 459 000

                  115 924 000

                  130 977 950

                  112,99 %

                  15 053 950

                  1,2

                  /

                  /

                  18 064 740

                  DK

                  SAN

                  234_6

                  Sandeel

                  Union waters of sandeel management area 6

                  206 000

                  219 000

                  228 860

                  104,50 %

                  9 860

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  9 860

                  ES

                  ALF

                  3X14-

                  Alfonsinos

                  Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

                  67 000

                  80 045

                  62 544

                  78,13 %

                  – 9 496  (7)

                  /

                  /

                  16 159

                  6 663

                  ES

                  ANE

                  08.

                  Anchovy

                  VIII

                  22 500 000

                  22 923 784

                  24 068 471

                  104,99 %

                  1 144 687

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  1 144 687

                  ES

                  BSF

                  8910-

                  Black scabbard-fish

                  Union and international waters of VIII, IX and X

                  12 000

                  30 050

                  110

                  0,37 %

                  – 26 936  (8)

                  /

                  /

                  29 639

                  2 703

                  ES

                  BUM

                  ATLANT

                  Blue marlin

                  Atlantic Ocean

                  10 360

                  20 360

                  134 082

                  658,56 %

                  113 722

                  2,0

                  A

                  172 878

                  514 044

                  ES

                  COD

                  1/2B

                  Cod

                  I and IIb

                  13 283 000

                  12 182 091

                  12 391 441

                  101,72 %

                  209 350

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  209 350

                  ES

                  GHL

                  1N2AB.

                  Greenland halibut

                  Norwegian waters of I and II

                  /

                  0

                  24 239

                  N/A

                  24 239

                  1,00

                  A

                  /

                  36 359

                  ES

                  RED

                  N3LN.

                  Redfish

                  NAFO 3LN

                  /

                  171 440

                  173 836

                  101,40 %

                  2 396

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  2 396

                  ES

                  SOL

                  8AB.

                  Common sole

                  VIIIa and VIIIb

                  9 000

                  6 968

                  7 397

                  106,13 %

                  (429) (9)

                  /

                  (A+C) (6)
                      (9)

                  2 759

                  2 759

                  ES

                  SRX

                  67AKXD

                  Skates and rays

                  Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k

                  43 800

                  412 000

                  445 713

                  108,18 %

                  33 713

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  33 713

                  ES

                  SRX

                  89-C.

                  Skates and rays

                  Union waters of VIII and IX

                  1 057 000

                  650 485

                  771 246

                  118,56 %

                  120 761

                  1,2

                  /

                  118 622

                  263 535

                  ES

                  USK

                  567EI.

                  Tusk

                  Union and international waters of V, VI and VII

                  46 000

                  135 008

                  62 646

                  46,40 %

                  – 72 362

                  /

                  /

                  58 762

                  0

                  ES

                  WHM

                  ATLANT

                  White marlin

                  Atlantic Ocean

                  24 310

                  24 310

                  68 613

                  282,24 %

                  44 303

                  1,00

                  A

                  72 539

                  138 994

                  FR

                  GHL

                  1N2AB.

                  Greenland halibut

                  Norwegian waters of I and II

                  /

                  2 000

                  7 957

                  397,85 %

                  5 957

                  1,00

                  /

                  /

                  5 957

                  FR

                  HAD

                  7X7A34

                  Haddock

                  VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

                  5 561 000

                  5 760 984

                  5 775 607

                  100,25 %

                  14 623

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  14 623

                  FR

                  PLE

                  7HJK.

                  Plaice

                  VIIh, VIIj and VIIk

                  17 000

                  57 007

                  59 833

                  104,95 %

                  2 826

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  2 826

                  FR

                  SRX

                  07D.

                  Skates and rays

                  Union waters of VIId

                  602 000

                  591 586

                  689 868

                  116,61 %

                  98 282

                  1,00

                  /

                  /

                  98 282

                  FR

                  SRX

                  89-C.

                  Skates and rays

                  Union waters of VIII and IX

                  1 298 000

                  1 507 000

                  1 578 469

                  104,74 %

                  71 469

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  71 469

                  IE

                  COD

                  07A.

                  Cod

                  VIIa

                  120 000

                  134 776

                  138 122

                  102,48 %

                  3 346

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  3 346

                  IE

                  SRX

                  67AKXD

                  Skates and rays

                  Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k

                  1 048 000

                  946 554

                  1 044 694

                  110,37 %

                  98 140

                  1,00

                  /

                  /

                  98 140

                  NL

                  ANE

                  08.

                  Anchovy

                  VIII

                  /

                  0

                  12 493

                  N/A

                  12 493

                  1,00

                  /

                  /

                  12 493

                  NL

                  COD

                  2A3AX4

                  Cod

                  IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat

                  2 800 000

                  1 340 520

                  1 348 815

                  100,62 %

                  8 295

                  /

                  (C) (6)

                  /

                  8 295

                  NL

                  HER

                  *25B-F

                  Herring

                  II, Vb north of 62° N (Faroes waters)

                  1 104 000

                  1 841 160

                  2 230 998

                  121,17 %

                  389 838

                  1,4

                  /

                  /

                  545 773

                  NL

                  HKE

                  3A/BCD

                  Hake

                  IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32

                  /

                  0

                  1 575

                  N/A

                  1 575

                  1,00

                  A+C (11)

                  /

                  2 363

                  NL

                  MAC

                  *3A4BC

                  Mackerel

                  IIIa and IVbc

                  490 000

                  1 084 500

                  1 090 087

                  100,52 %

                  5 587

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  5 587

                  NL

                  POK

                  2A34.

                  Saithe

                  IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32

                  68 000

                  56 600

                  63 411

                  112,03 %

                  6 811

                  1,00

                  /

                  /

                  6 811

                  NL

                  SRX

                  2AC4-C

                  Skates and rays

                  Union waters of IIa and IV

                  180 000

                  245 300

                  252 765

                  103,04 %

                  7 465

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  7 465

                  NL

                  T/B

                  2AC4-C

                  Turbot and brill

                  Union waters of IIa and IV

                  2 579 000

                  2 783 000

                  2 793 239

                  100,37 %

                  10 239

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  10 239

                  NL

                  WHB

                  1X14

                  Blue whiting

                  Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV

                  36 711 000

                  55 297 456

                  55 584 332

                  100,52 %

                  286 876

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  286 876

                  NL

                  WHG

                  2AC4.

                  Whiting

                  IV; Union waters of IIa

                  699 000

                  527 900

                  547 717

                  103,75 %

                  19 817

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  19 817

                  NL

                  WHG

                  56-14

                  Whiting

                  VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

                  /

                  0

                  11 475

                  N/A

                  11 475

                  1,00

                  /

                  /

                  11 475

                  PT

                  GHL

                  1N2AB

                  Greenland Halibut

                  Norwegian waters of I and II

                  /

                  0

                  6 098

                  N/A

                  6 098

                  1,00

                  /

                  /

                  6 098

                  PT

                  POK

                  1N2AB.

                  Saithe

                  Norwegian waters of I and II

                  /

                  9 700

                  9 690

                  99,90 %

                  – 10

                  /

                  /

                  145 616

                  145 606

                  UK

                  COD

                  2A3AX4

                  Cod

                  IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat

                  11 369 000

                  14 828 600

                  14 846 189

                  100,12 %

                  17 589

                  /

                  (C) (6)

                  /

                  17 589

                  UK

                  HER

                  4AB.

                  Herring

                  Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N

                  62 292 000

                  66 892 860

                  68 024 970

                  101,69 %

                  1 132 100

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  1 132 110

                  UK

                  MAC

                  2CX14-

                  Mackerel

                  VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV

                  245 363 000

                  237 093 794

                  242 496 391

                  102,28 %

                  5 402 597

                  /

                  (A) (6)

                  /

                  5 402 597

                  UK

                  MAC

                  *3A4BC

                  Mackerel

                  IIIa and IVbc

                  490 000

                  620 500

                  626 677

                  101,00 %

                  6 177

                  /

                  /

                  /

                  6 177

                  UK

                  SAN

                  234_1

                  Sandeel

                  Union waters of sandeel management area 1

                  2 742 000

                  1 219 400

                  2 000 034

                  164,02 %

                  780 634

                  2,00

                  /

                  /

                  1 561 268

         (1)  Quotas available to a Member State pursuant to the relevant fishing opportunities Regulations after taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22), quota transfers from 2014 to 2015 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3), with Article 5a of Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 16), with Article 18a of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1) or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

         (2)  As set out in Article 105(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Deduction equal to the overfishing * 1,00 shall apply in all cases of overfishing equal to, or less than, 100 tonnes.

         (3)  As set out in Article 105(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and provided that the extent of overfishing exceeds 10 %.

         (4)  Letter ‘A’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1.5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. Letter ‘C’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1.5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.

         (5)  Remaining quantities that could not be deducted in 2015 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/2404 because there was no or not sufficient quota available.

         (6)  Additional multiplying factor not applicable because the overfishing does not exceed 10 % of the permitted landings.

         (7)  Remaining unused quantity after the transfer of 8 005 kilograms from 2015 to 2016 operated pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1142 (OJ L 189, 14.7.2016, p. 9).

         (8)  Remaining unused quantity after the transfer of 3 004 kilograms from 2015 to 2016 operated pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/1142.

         (9)  Quantities below 1 tonne are not considered.

         (10)  At Germany`s request, additional landings up to 10 % of the T/B quota were permitted by the Commission according to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.

         (11)  Additional multiplying factors are not cumulative and operated only once.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1430 of 26 August 2015 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Jambon de Lacaune (PGI))

text:
               27.8.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 224/35

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1430
   of 26 August 2015
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Jambon de Lacaune (PGI))
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, France's application to register the name ‘Jambon de Lacaune’ 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 ‘Jambon de Lacaune’ should therefore be entered in the register.

               (3)

               By letter received on 3 March 2014, the French authorities notified the Commission that the companies SARL René Pujol, 11 avenue de Lattre de Tassigny, BP 52 81230 Lacaune, and Maison Nègre, Charcuterie Lacaunaise, 6 avenue de Naurois, 81230 Lacaune, which are established on their territory, had been legally marketing the product sold under the name ‘Jambon de Lacaune’, using this name continuously for more than five years, and that this point had been noted in the national opposition procedure.

               (4)

               Since the companies SARL René Pujol and Maison Nègre mentioned in recital 3 above meet 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, they should be granted a transitional period of five years, starting from the date on which the application for registration was lodged with the Commission, during which time they may make use of the name ‘Jambon de Lacaune’.

               (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‘Jambon de Lacaune’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
   The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.2. — Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).
   Article 2
   The companies SARL René Pujol and Maison Nègre are authorised to continue to use the registered name ‘Jambon de Lacaune’ (PGI) until 3 March 2019.
   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, 26 August 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  OJ C 47, 10.2.2015, p. 5.

      (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) No 1233/2014 of 18 November 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001 opening and providing for the management of Community tariff quotas for certain wines originating in the Republic of Croatia and in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

text:
                  19.11.2014

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 332/11

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1233/2014
         of 18 November 2014
         amending Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001 opening and providing for the management of Community tariff quotas for certain wines originating in the Republic of Croatia and in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Articles 184 and 187 thereof,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 153/2002 of 21 January 2002 on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part (‘the SAA’) was signed in Luxembourg on 9 April 2001 and entered into force on 1 April 2004.

                     (2)

                     The Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (3) (‘the Protocol’) was signed on 18 July 2014. Its signature on behalf of the European Union and its Member States has been authorised by Council Decision 2014/665/EU (4). Pending the completion of the procedures for the approval of the Protocol by the Council on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, it applies provisionally with effect from 1 July 2013.

                     (3)

                     Article 5 of the Protocol and Annex VII thereto provide for changes to the existing tariff quota for wines in containers holding more than 2 litres originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with effect from 1 July 2013.

                     (4)

                     In accordance with Article 10 of the Protocol, for the year 2013 the volumes of the new tariff quotas and the increases of the volumes of existing tariff quotas are to be calculated as a pro rata of the basic annual volumes specified in the Protocol, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before 1 July 2013.

                     (5)

                     The distribution of the increase of the volume of the tariff quota by 40 500 hl as from 1 July 2013 for wines in containers holding more than 2 litres should be done by ensuring equal treatment of the operators having imported wines originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under the relevant tariff lines in 2013.

                     (6)

                     To implement the tariff quotas for wine laid down in the Protocol, it is necessary to adapt Commission Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001 (5).

                     (7)

                     In addition, after the accession of Croatia to the European Union, the references to the tariff quotas for wines originating in that Member State, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001, should be deleted.

                     (8)

                     Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (9)

                     Since the Protocol applies from 1 July 2013, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force on the day of its publication.

                     (10)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001 is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        the title is replaced by the following:

                           ‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001 of 28 December 2001 opening and providing for the management of Union tariff quotas for wines originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’
                        ;

                        (2)

                        Article 1 is replaced by the following:

                           ‘Article 1

                              1.   When wines listed in the Annex, originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, are put into free circulation in the Union, they shall benefit from an exemption of customs duty, within the limits of the annual Union tariff quotas specified in that Annex, in accordance with this Regulation.

                              2.   If the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia pays export subsidies in respect of the relevant products, the exemption from customs duty within the tariff quotas provided for in the additional protocol concluded by Decision 2001/916/EC (“additional protocol on wine”) shall be suspended.’

                        ;

                        (3)

                        Article 3 is replaced by the following:

                           ‘Article 3
                           Notwithstanding the conditions laid down in point (5)(a) of Annex I to the additional protocol on wine, imports of wine within the Union tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation shall be subject to the provisions of the applicable protocol on the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part.’
                        ;

                        (4)

                        Article 5 is deleted;

                        (5)

                        the Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            It shall apply from 1 July 2013.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 18 November 2014.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

            (2)  OJ L 25, 29.1.2002, p. 16.

            (3)  OJ L 276, 18.9.2014, p. 3.

            (4)  Council Decision 2014/665/EU of 18 February 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (OJ L 276, 18.9.2014, p. 1).

            (5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001 of 28 December 2001 opening and providing for the management of Community tariff quotas for certain wines originating in the Republic of Croatia and in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 35).

            ANNEX

                     ‘ANNEX
                     Tariff quotas for wines originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia imported into the Union

                                 Order No

                                 CN code (1)

                                 TARIC extension

                                 Description

                                 Quota volume 2013 (in hl)

                                 Quota volume for 2014 and following years (in hl) (3)

                                 Tariff quota duty

                                 09.1558

                                 2204 10 93

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

                                 85 000

                                 91 000  (4)

                                 Exemption

                                 2204 10 94

                                 2204 10 96

                                 2204 10 98

                                 2204 21 06

                                 2204 21 07

                                 2204 21 08

                                 2204 21 09

                                 ex 2204 21 93

                                 19, 29, 31, 41 and 51

                                 ex 2204 21 94

                                 19, 29, 31, 41 and 51

                                 2204 21 95

                                 ex 2204 21 96

                                 11, 21, 31, 41 and 51

                                 2204 21 97

                                 ex 2204 21 98

                                 11, 21, 31, 41 and 51

                                 09.1559

                                 2204 29 10

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

                                 354 500  (2)

                                 389 000  (5)

                                 Exemption

                                 2204 29 93

                                 ex 2204 29 94

                                 11, 21, 31, 41 and 51

                                 2204 29 95

                                 ex 2204 29 96

                                 11, 21, 31, 41 and 51

                                 2204 29 97

                                 ex 2204 29 98

                                 11, 21, 31, 41 and 51

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

               (2)  For the year 2013, an increase of the volume of the tariff quota by 40 500 hl as from 1 July 2013, calculated as a pro rata of the basic volume by taking into account the part of the period elapsed before 1 July 2013, shall be distributed, on a first-come, first-serve basis and subject to an application, amongst operators having imported wines originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under these tariff lines in 2013.

               (3)  Consultations at the request of one of the Contracting Parties may be held to adapt the quotas by transferring quantities above 6 000 hl from the quota applying to position ex 2204 29 (order number 09.1559) to the quota applying to positions ex 2204 10 and ex 2204 21 (order number 09.1558).

               (4)  From 1 January 2015, this quota volume is to be increased annually by 6 000 hl.

               (5)  From 1 January 2015, this quota volume is to be reduced annually by 6 000 hl.’