title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/886 of 20 June 2018 on certain commercial policy measures concerning certain products originating in the United States of America and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724

text:
               21.6.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 158/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/886
   of 20 June 2018
   on certain commercial policy measures concerning certain products originating in the United States of America and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 654/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 concerning the exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 (2) mandated the Commission to give written notice, no later than 18 May 2018, to the World Trade Organization (‘WTO’) Council for Trade in Goods that, absent disapproval by the Council for Trade in Goods, the Union suspends the application to the trade of the United States of America (‘United States’) of import duty concessions under the GATT 1994 in respect of the products listed in Annex I and Annex II to that Regulation, so as to allow for an application of additional customs duties on the importation of these products originating in the United States.

               (2)

               On 18 May 2018 the Commission gave the above written notice and the WTO Council for Trade in Goods did not disapprove within 30 days. The Union thereby suspended, in the WTO, the application of import duty concessions to the trade with the United States under GATT 1994 in respect of these products.

               (3)

               On 8 March 2018 the United States adopted safeguard measures in the form of a tariff increase on imports of certain steel and aluminium products, effective from 23 March 2018 and with an unlimited duration. After two deferrals of the effective date of the tariff increase with respect to the European Union, the tariff increase became effective with respect to the European Union on 1 June 2018, with an unlimited duration.

               (4)

               Consequently, having regard to Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724, the Commission should impose additional customs duties on the products listed in Annex I and Annex II, as set out in recitals 6 and 12 to 15 of that Regulation, and having regard to the modalities set out in recitals 7 and 16 to 19 of that Regulation, and reflecting the timing requirements as set out in recital 5 of that Regulation, to the effect that:

                           (a)

                           the additional ad valorem duties of a rate of 10 % and 25 % on imports of the products listed in Annex I, should be applied from the date of entry into force of this Regulation and until the United States ceases to apply its safeguard measures to products from the Union;

                           (b)

                           the additional ad valorem duties of a rate of 10 %, 25 %, 35 % and 50 % on imports of the products listed in Annex II, should be applied from 1 June 2021 or upon the adoption by, or notification to, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body of a ruling that the United States' safeguard measures are inconsistent with the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement, if that is earlier, until the United States ceases to apply its safeguard measures to the Union.

               (5)

               Due to a clerical error, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 should be amended. The clerical error concerns the maximum additional duty for CN 9504 40 00 in Annex I, which should be 10 % instead of 25 %. Recital 12, Article 2(a) and Annex I of that Regulation should be amended accordingly. The products and level of additional duties listed in Annex I and Annex II are identical in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724, as amended, and this Regulation.

               (6)

               This Regulation is without prejudice to the question of the consistency of the United States' safeguard measures with the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement.

               (7)

               The Commission may amend this Regulation, should it deem that appropriate, to account for any modification of or amendment to the United States' safeguard measures, including through product or company exclusion.

               (8)

               Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 provides that products listed in the Annexes to that Regulation for which an import licence with an exemption from or a reduction of duty has been issued prior to the date of entry into force of that Regulation shall not be subject to additional duty. That Regulation also provides that products listed in the Annexes to that Regulation for which the importers can prove that they have been exported from the United States to the Union prior to the date on which an additional duty is applied with respect to that product shall not be subject to the additional duty.

               (9)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Trade Barriers Committee, established by Regulation (EU) 2015/1843 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3),

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The Union shall apply additional customs duties on imports into the Union of the products listed in Annex I and Annex II to this Regulation and originating in the United States of America (‘United States’).
   Article 2
   The application of additional customs duties on these products shall be as follows:

               (a)

               at the first stage, additional ad valorem duty of a rate of 10 % and 25 % shall be applied on imports of products listed in Annex I, as specified therein, from the date of entry into force of this Regulation;

               (b)

               at the second stage, further additional ad valorem duty of a rate of 10 %, 25 %, 35 % and 50 % shall be applied on imports of products listed in Annex II as specified therein:

                           —

                           from 1 June 2021, or

                           —

                           from the fifth day following the date of the adoption by, or notification to, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body of a ruling that the United States' safeguard measures are inconsistent with the relevant provisions of the WTO Agreement, if that is earlier. In the latter event, the Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union a notice indicating the date on which such ruling is adopted or notified.

         Article 3
   Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               recital 12 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Reflecting the timing requirements described in recital 5, the additional customs duties should apply, if necessary or to the extent necessary, in two stages. At the first stage, ad valorem duties of a maximum rate of 10 % and 25 % on imports of the products listed in Annex I, may be applied immediately and until the United States ceases to apply its safeguard measures to products from the Union.’;

               (2)

               in Article 2, paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
               ‘At the first stage, additional ad valorem duty of a maximum rate of 10 % and 25 % shall be applied on imports of products listed in Annex I from 20 June 2018’;

               (3)

               in Annex I, the additional duty for CN 9504 40 00 is amended as follows:
               ‘25 %’ is replaced by ‘10 %’.

         Article 4
   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, 20 June 2018.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  Regulation (EU) No 654/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 concerning the exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 laying down Community procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Community's rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 50).

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/724 of 16 May 2018 on certain commercial policy measures concerning certain products originating in the United States of America (OJ L 122, 17.5.2018, p. 14).

      (3)  Regulation (EU) 2015/1843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 laying down Union procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Union's rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (codification) (OJ L 272, 16.10.2015, p. 1).

      ANNEX I

         Products subject to additional duties at the first stage

                  CN 2018 (1)

                  Additional duty

                  0710 40 00

                  25 %

                  0711 90 30

                  25 %

                  0713 33 90

                  25 %

                  1005 90 00

                  25 %

                  1006 30 21

                  25 %

                  1006 30 23

                  25 %

                  1006 30 25

                  25 %

                  1006 30 27

                  25 %

                  1006 30 42

                  25 %

                  1006 30 44

                  25 %

                  1006 30 46

                  25 %

                  1006 30 48

                  25 %

                  1006 30 61

                  25 %

                  1006 30 63

                  25 %

                  1006 30 65

                  25 %

                  1006 30 67

                  25 %

                  1006 30 92

                  25 %

                  1006 30 94

                  25 %

                  1006 30 96

                  25 %

                  1006 30 98

                  25 %

                  1006 40 00

                  25 %

                  1904 10 30

                  25 %

                  1904 90 10

                  25 %

                  2001 90 30

                  25 %

                  2004 90 10

                  25 %

                  2005 80 00

                  25 %

                  2008 11 10

                  25 %

                  2009 12 00

                  25 %

                  2009 19 11

                  25 %

                  2009 19 19

                  25 %

                  2009 19 91

                  25 %

                  2009 19 98

                  25 %

                  2009 81 11

                  25 %

                  2009 81 19

                  25 %

                  2009 81 31

                  25 %

                  2009 81 59

                  25 %

                  2009 81 95

                  25 %

                  2009 81 99

                  25 %

                  2208 30 11

                  25 %

                  2208 30 19

                  25 %

                  2208 30 82

                  25 %

                  2208 30 88

                  25 %

                  2402 10 00

                  25 %

                  2402 20 10

                  25 %

                  2402 20 90

                  25 %

                  2402 90 00

                  25 %

                  2403 11 00

                  25 %

                  2403 19 10

                  25 %

                  2403 19 90

                  25 %

                  2403 91 00

                  25 %

                  2403 99 10

                  25 %

                  2403 99 90

                  25 %

                  3304 20 00

                  25 %

                  3304 30 00

                  25 %

                  3304 91 00

                  25 %

                  6109 10 00

                  25 %

                  6109 90 20

                  25 %

                  6109 90 90

                  25 %

                  6203 42 31

                  25 %

                  6203 42 90

                  25 %

                  6203 43 11

                  25 %

                  6204 62 31

                  25 %

                  6204 62 90

                  25 %

                  6302 31 00

                  25 %

                  6403 59 95

                  25 %

                  7210 12 20

                  25 %

                  7210 12 80

                  25 %

                  7219 12 10

                  25 %

                  7219 12 90

                  25 %

                  7219 13 10

                  25 %

                  7219 13 90

                  25 %

                  7219 32 10

                  25 %

                  7219 32 90

                  25 %

                  7219 33 10

                  25 %

                  7219 33 90

                  25 %

                  7219 34 10

                  25 %

                  7219 34 90

                  25 %

                  7219 35 90

                  25 %

                  7222 20 11

                  25 %

                  7222 20 21

                  25 %

                  7222 20 29

                  25 %

                  7222 20 31

                  25 %

                  7222 20 81

                  25 %

                  7222 20 89

                  25 %

                  7222 40 10

                  25 %

                  7222 40 50

                  25 %

                  7222 40 90

                  25 %

                  7223 00 11

                  25 %

                  7223 00 19

                  25 %

                  7223 00 91

                  25 %

                  7226 92 00

                  25 %

                  7228 30 20

                  25 %

                  7228 30 41

                  25 %

                  7228 30 49

                  25 %

                  7228 30 61

                  25 %

                  7228 30 69

                  25 %

                  7228 30 70

                  25 %

                  7228 30 89

                  25 %

                  7228 50 20

                  25 %

                  7228 50 40

                  25 %

                  7228 50 69

                  25 %

                  7228 50 80

                  25 %

                  7229 90 20

                  25 %

                  7229 90 50

                  25 %

                  7229 90 90

                  25 %

                  7301 20 00

                  25 %

                  7304 31 20

                  25 %

                  7304 31 80

                  25 %

                  7304 41 00

                  25 %

                  7306 30 11

                  25 %

                  7306 30 19

                  25 %

                  7306 30 41

                  25 %

                  7306 30 49

                  25 %

                  7306 30 72

                  25 %

                  7306 30 77

                  25 %

                  7306 30 80

                  25 %

                  7306 40 20

                  25 %

                  7306 40 80

                  25 %

                  7307 11 10

                  25 %

                  7307 11 90

                  25 %

                  7307 19 10

                  25 %

                  7307 19 90

                  25 %

                  7308 30 00

                  25 %

                  7308 40 00

                  25 %

                  7308 90 51

                  25 %

                  7308 90 59

                  25 %

                  7308 90 98

                  25 %

                  7309 00 10

                  25 %

                  7309 00 51

                  25 %

                  7309 00 59

                  25 %

                  7310 29 10

                  25 %

                  7310 29 90

                  25 %

                  7311 00 13

                  25 %

                  7311 00 19

                  25 %

                  7311 00 99

                  25 %

                  7314 14 00

                  25 %

                  7314 19 00

                  25 %

                  7314 49 00

                  25 %

                  7315 11 10

                  25 %

                  7315 11 90

                  25 %

                  7315 12 00

                  25 %

                  7315 19 00

                  25 %

                  7315 89 00

                  25 %

                  7315 90 00

                  25 %

                  7318 14 10

                  25 %

                  7318 14 91

                  25 %

                  7318 14 99

                  25 %

                  7318 16 40

                  25 %

                  7318 16 60

                  25 %

                  7318 16 92

                  25 %

                  7318 16 99

                  25 %

                  7321 11 10

                  25 %

                  7321 11 90

                  25 %

                  7322 90 00

                  25 %

                  7323 93 00

                  25 %

                  7323 99 00

                  25 %

                  7324 10 00

                  25 %

                  7325 10 00

                  25 %

                  7325 99 10

                  25 %

                  7325 99 90

                  25 %

                  7326 90 30

                  25 %

                  7326 90 40

                  25 %

                  7326 90 50

                  25 %

                  7326 90 60

                  25 %

                  7326 90 92

                  25 %

                  7326 90 96

                  25 %

                  7606 11 10

                  25 %

                  7606 11 91

                  25 %

                  7606 12 20

                  25 %

                  7606 12 92

                  25 %

                  7606 12 93

                  25 %

                  8711 40 00

                  25 %

                  8711 50 00

                  25 %

                  8903 91 10

                  25 %

                  8903 91 90

                  25 %

                  8903 92 10

                  25 %

                  8903 92 91

                  25 %

                  8903 92 99

                  25 %

                  8903 99 10

                  25 %

                  8903 99 91

                  25 %

                  8903 99 99

                  25 %

                  9504 40 00

                  10 %

         (1)  The nomenclature codes are taken from the Combined Nomenclature as defined in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1) and as set out in Annex I thereto, which are valid at the time of publication of this Regulation and mutatis mutandis as amended by subsequent legislation, including most recently Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1925 of 12 October 2017 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 282, 31.10.2017, p. 1).

      ANNEX II

         Products subject to further additional duties at the second stage

                  CN 2018 (1)

                  Additional duty

                  2008 93 11

                  25 %

                  2008 93 19

                  25 %

                  2008 93 29

                  25 %

                  2008 93 91

                  25 %

                  2008 93 93

                  25 %

                  2008 93 99

                  25 %

                  2208 30 11

                  25 %

                  2208 30 19

                  25 %

                  2208 30 82

                  25 %

                  2208 30 88

                  25 %

                  3301 12 10

                  10 %

                  3301 13 10

                  10 %

                  3301 90 10

                  10 %

                  3301 90 30

                  10 %

                  3301 90 90

                  10 %

                  3302 90 10

                  10 %

                  3302 90 90

                  10 %

                  3304 10 00

                  10 %

                  3305 30 00

                  10 %

                  4818 20 10

                  25 %

                  4818 20 91

                  35 %

                  4818 20 99

                  25 %

                  4818 30 00

                  25 %

                  4818 50 00

                  35 %

                  4818 90 10

                  25 %

                  4818 90 90

                  35 %

                  5606 00 91

                  10 %

                  5606 00 99

                  10 %

                  5907 00 00

                  10 %

                  5911 10 00

                  10 %

                  5911 20 00

                  10 %

                  5911 31 11

                  10 %

                  5911 31 19

                  10 %

                  5911 31 90

                  10 %

                  5911 32 11

                  10 %

                  5911 32 19

                  10 %

                  5911 32 90

                  10 %

                  6203 42 11

                  50 %

                  6203 42 33

                  50 %

                  6203 42 35

                  50 %

                  6203 42 51

                  50 %

                  6203 42 59

                  50 %

                  6203 43 19

                  50 %

                  6203 43 31

                  50 %

                  6203 43 39

                  50 %

                  6203 43 90

                  50 %

                  6204 62 11

                  50 %

                  6204 62 33

                  50 %

                  6204 62 39

                  50 %

                  6204 62 51

                  50 %

                  6204 62 59

                  50 %

                  6205 30 00

                  50 %

                  6301 30 10

                  50 %

                  6301 30 90

                  50 %

                  6402 19 00

                  25 %

                  6402 99 10

                  50 %

                  6402 99 31

                  25 %

                  6402 99 39

                  25 %

                  6402 99 50

                  25 %

                  6402 99 91

                  25 %

                  6402 99 93

                  25 %

                  6402 99 96

                  25 %

                  6402 99 98

                  25 %

                  6403 59 05

                  25 %

                  6403 59 11

                  25 %

                  6403 59 31

                  25 %

                  6403 59 35

                  25 %

                  6403 59 39

                  25 %

                  6403 59 50

                  25 %

                  6403 59 91

                  25 %

                  6403 59 99

                  25 %

                  6601 10 00

                  50 %

                  6911 10 00

                  50 %

                  6911 90 00

                  50 %

                  6912 00 21

                  50 %

                  6912 00 23

                  50 %

                  6912 00 25

                  50 %

                  6912 00 29

                  50 %

                  6912 00 81

                  50 %

                  6912 00 83

                  50 %

                  6912 00 85

                  50 %

                  6912 00 89

                  50 %

                  6913 10 00

                  50 %

                  6913 90 10

                  50 %

                  6913 90 93

                  50 %

                  6913 90 98

                  50 %

                  6914 10 00

                  50 %

                  6914 90 00

                  50 %

                  7005 21 25

                  25 %

                  7005 21 30

                  25 %

                  7005 21 80

                  25 %

                  7007 19 10

                  10 %

                  7007 19 20

                  10 %

                  7007 19 80

                  10 %

                  7007 21 20

                  10 %

                  7007 21 80

                  10 %

                  7007 29 00

                  10 %

                  7009 10 00

                  25 %

                  7009 91 00

                  10 %

                  7013 28 10

                  10 %

                  7013 28 90

                  10 %

                  7102 31 00

                  10 %

                  7113 11 00

                  25 %

                  7113 19 00

                  25 %

                  7113 20 00

                  25 %

                  7228 50 61

                  25 %

                  7326 90 98

                  10 %

                  7604 29 90

                  25 %

                  7606 11 93

                  25 %

                  7606 11 99

                  25 %

                  8422 11 00

                  50 %

                  8450 11 11

                  50 %

                  8450 11 19

                  50 %

                  8450 11 90

                  50 %

                  8450 12 00

                  50 %

                  8450 19 00

                  50 %

                  8506 10 11

                  10 %

                  8506 10 18

                  10 %

                  8506 10 91

                  10 %

                  8506 10 98

                  10 %

                  8506 90 00

                  10 %

                  8543 70 01

                  50 %

                  8543 70 02

                  50 %

                  8543 70 03

                  50 %

                  8543 70 04

                  50 %

                  8543 70 05

                  50 %

                  8543 70 06

                  50 %

                  8543 70 07

                  50 %

                  8543 70 08

                  50 %

                  8543 70 09

                  50 %

                  8543 70 10

                  50 %

                  8543 70 30

                  50 %

                  8543 70 50

                  50 %

                  8543 70 60

                  50 %

                  8543 70 90

                  25 %

                  8704 21 10

                  10 %

                  8704 21 31

                  10 %

                  8704 21 39

                  10 %

                  8704 21 91

                  10 %

                  8704 21 99

                  10 %

                  8711 40 00

                  25 %

                  8711 50 00

                  25 %

                  8901 90 10

                  50 %

                  8901 90 90

                  50 %

                  8902 00 10

                  50 %

                  8902 00 90

                  50 %

                  8903 10 10

                  10 %

                  8903 10 90

                  10 %

                  8903 92 91

                  25 %

                  8903 92 99

                  25 %

                  9401 61 00

                  50 %

                  9401 69 00

                  50 %

                  9401 71 00

                  50 %

                  9401 79 00

                  50 %

                  9401 80 00

                  50 %

                  9404 90 10

                  25 %

                  9404 90 90

                  25 %

                  9405 99 00

                  25 %

         (1)  The nomenclature codes are taken from the Combined Nomenclature as defined in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1) and as set out in Annex I thereto, which are valid at the time of publication of this Regulation and mutatis mutandis as amended by subsequent legislation, including most recently Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1925 of 12 October 2017 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 282, 31.10.2017, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/996 of 12 July 2018 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Limone Femminello del Gargano’ (PGI))

text:
               16.7.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 178/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/996
   of 12 July 2018
   approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Limone Femminello del Gargano’ (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 has examined Italy's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Limone Femminello del Gargano’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2007 (2).

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Limone Femminello del Gargano’ (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, 12 July 2018.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Phil HOGAN

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2007 of 15 February 2007 registering certain names in the Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications (Geraardsbergse mattentaart (PGI) — Pataca de Galicia or Patata de Galicia (PGI) — Poniente de Granada (PDO) — Gata-Hurdes (PDO) — Patatas de Prades or Patates de Prades (PGI) — Mantequilla de Soria (PDO) — Huile d'olive de Nîmes (PDO) — Huile d'olive de Corse or Huile d'olive de Corse-Oliu di Corsica (PDO) — Clémentine de Corse (PGI) — Agneau de Sisteron (PGI) — Connemara Hill Lamb or Uain Sléibhe Chonamara (PGI) — Sardegna (PDO) — Carota dell'Altopiano del Fucino (PGI) — Stelvio or Stilfser (PDO) — Limone Femminello del Gargano (PGI) — Azeitonas de Conserva de Elvas e Campo Maior (PDO) — Chouriça de Carne de Barroso-Montalegre (PGI) — Chouriço de Abóbora de Barroso-Montalegre (PGI) — Sangueira de Barroso-Montalegre (PGI) — Batata de Trás-os-Montes (PGI) — Salpicão de Barroso-Montalegre (PGI) — Alheira de Barroso-Montalegre (PGI) — Cordeiro de Barroso, Anho de Barroso or Borrego de leite de Barroso (PGI) — Azeite do Alentejo Interior (PDO) — Paio de Beja (PGI) — Linguíça do Baixo Alentejo or Chouriço de carne do Baixo Alentejo (PGI) — Ekstra deviško oljčno olje Slovenske Istre (PDO)) (OJ L 46, 16.2.2007, p. 14).

      (3)  OJ C 51, 10.2.2018, p. 17.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/995 of 12 July 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 as regards the periods for the submission of tenders

text:
               16.7.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 178/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/995
   of 12 July 2018
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 as regards the periods for the submission of tenders
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (2), and in particular Article 28 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 (3) has opened the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure. It provided initially for two partial invitations to tender per month, except for August and December.

               (2)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/472 (4) amended Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 by reducing the number of periods during which tenders may be submitted to one per month and eliminating the provision for such a period in the month of August.

               (3)

               Experience gained with the partial invitations to tender implemented in 2018 has shown an increasing interest for the tender under current market conditions. It is therefore appropriate to restore the original number of periods during which tenders may be submitted and to provide for such a period in the month of August.

               (4)

               Given that the period in the month of August ends on the fourth Tuesday, in order to avoid having two tenders in two consecutive weeks, it is appropriate having only one period in September.

               (5)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (6)

               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
   Article 2(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 is replaced by the following:

      ‘2.   The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period. They shall end at 11.00 (Brussels time) on the first and third Tuesday of the month. However, in August it shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the fourth Tuesday, in September it shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the third Tuesday and in December it shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the second Tuesday. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.’

   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 July 2018.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 12 July 2018.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Phil HOGAN

            Member of the Commission

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

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

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

      (4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/472 of 15 March 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 as regards the periods for the submission of tenders (OJ L 73, 18.3.2017, p. 5).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1483 of 4 October 2018 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq

text:
                  5.10.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 251/22

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1483
         of 4 October 2018
         amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96 (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists public bodies, corporations and agencies and natural and legal persons, bodies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources that were located outside Iraq on the date of 22 May 2003 under that Regulation.

                     (2)

                     On 1 October 2018, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove one entry from the list of persons or entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.

                     (3)

                     Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as set out in 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, 4 October 2018.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

                  Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

            (1)  OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6.

            ANNEX
            In Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, the following entry is deleted:

                           ‘177.

                           STATE ORGANISATION FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES. Address: P.O. Box 2101, Masbeh Square, Baghdad, Iraq.’


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1606 of 25 October 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

text:
                  26.10.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 268/20

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1606
         of 25 October 2018
         implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 of 30 August 2017 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 (1), and in particular Article 47(1) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 30 August 2017, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/1509.

                     (2)

                     On 16 October 2018, the United Nations Security Council (‘UNSC’) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1718 (2006) designated three vessels for a port entry ban and for deflagging.

                     (3)

                     Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 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, 25 October 2018.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               J. BOGNER-STRAUSS

            (1)  OJ L 224, 31.8.2017, p. 1.

            ANNEX

               1)
               In Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, under the heading ‘B. Vessels which are prohibited entry into ports’, the following vessels are added to the list of vessels:

                           Vessel name

                           IMO number

                           Date of UN designation

                           ‘34.

                              SHANG YUAN BAO

                           The merchant vessel M/V SHANG YUAN BAO engaged in a ship-to-ship transfer, likely for oil, with UN-designated DPRK vessel M/V PAEK MA on May 18, 2018. The SHANG YUAN BAO also engaged in a ship-to-ship transfer, likely for oil, with the DPRK vessel MYONG RYU 1 on June 2, 2018.

                           8126070

                           16.10.2018

                           35.

                              NEW REGENT

                           The M/V NEW REGENT engaged in a ship-to-ship transfer, likely for oil, with DPRK oil tanker KUM UN SAN 3 on June 7, 2018.

                           8312497

                           16.10.2018

                           36.

                              KUM UN SAN 3

                           The DPRK oil tanker KUM UN SAN 3 engaged in a ship-to-ship transfer, likely for oil, with the M/V NEW REGENT on June 7, 2018.

                           8705539

                           16.10.2018’


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1604 of 25 October 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 imposing certain specific restrictive measures in respect of the Republic of Guinea

text:
                  26.10.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 268/16

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1604
         of 25 October 2018
         implementing Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 imposing certain specific restrictive measures in respect of the Republic of Guinea
         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 1284/2009 of 22 December 2009 imposing certain specific restrictive measures in respect of the Republic of Guinea (1), and in particular Article 15a(4) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 22 December 2009, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009.

                     (2)

                     The information concerning the military rank of two of the persons listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 should be updated.

                     (3)

                     Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1284/2009 is replaced by the text set out in 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, 25 October 2018.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               J. BOGNER-STRAUSS

            (1)  OJ L 346, 23.12.2009, p. 26.

            ANNEX
            ‘

                     ANNEX II

                        LIST OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS, ENTITIES OR BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6(3)

                                 Name
                                 (and possible aliases)

                                 Identifying information

                                 Reasons

                                 1.

                                 Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA

                                 d.o.b.: 1.1.64 or 29.12.68
                                 Pass: R0001318

                                 Person identified by the International Commission of Inquiry as responsible for the 28 September 2009 events in Guinea

                                 2.

                                 Colonel Moussa Tiégboro CAMARA

                                 d.o.b.: 1.1.68
                                 Pass: 7190

                                 Person identified by the International Commission of Inquiry as responsible for the 28 September 2009 events in Guinea

                                 3.

                                 Colonel Dr. Abdoulaye Chérif DIABY

                                 d.o.b.: 26.2.57
                                 Pass: 13683

                                 Person identified by the International Commission of Inquiry as responsible for the 28 September 2009 events in Guinea

                                 4.

                                 Lieutenant Aboubacar Chérif (alias Toumba) DIAKITÉ

                                 Person identified by the International Commission of Inquiry as responsible for the 28 September 2009 events in Guinea

                                 5.

                                 Colonel Jean-Claude PIVI (alias Coplan)

                                 d.o.b.: 1.1.60

                                 Person identified by the International Commission of Inquiry as responsible for the 28 September 2009 events in Guinea

               ’