title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/120 of 2 February 2021 authorising the placing on the market of partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
                  3.2.2021

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 37/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/120
         of 2 February 2021
         authorising the placing on the market of partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

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

                     (2)

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

                     (3)

                     On 31 December 2018, the company Avena Nordic Grain Oy (‘the applicant’) submitted an application to the Commission in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 to place partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. low cultivars (00), on the Union market as a novel food. The applicant requested for the partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. to be used in cereal bars, muesli and similar mixed breakfast cereals, extruded breakfast cereal products, snacks other than chips and similar, brown gluten-free breads, bread and rolls with special ingredients added, multigrain bread and rolls, meat substitutes, and meat balls.

                     (4)

                     The applicant also proposed that, because the protein fraction of the partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. is similar to that of the rapeseed protein authorised as a novel food by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/424/EU (3) for which the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) had concluded (4) that a risk of sensitisation cannot be excluded and that it is likely that it can trigger allergic reactions in people allergic to mustard, the labelling of food products containing partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. is such to allow people who are allergic to mustard to avoid consumption of those foods.

                     (5)

                     On 31 December 2018, the applicant also made a request to the Commission for the protection of proprietary data for a randomised double-blind, controlled, parallel group, 4-week intervention human clinical trial study, to assess the safety and tolerability of the novel food among healthy consumers (5).

                     (6)

                     On 19 June 2019, the Commission requested the Authority to carry out an assessment of the partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. as a novel food in accordance with Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

                     (7)

                     On 30 June 2020, the Authority adopted its scientific opinion ‘Safety of rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EC) 2015/2283’ (6) in accordance with the requirements of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

                     (8)

                     In its scientific opinion, the Authority concluded that partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. is safe under the proposed conditions of use. However, it also concluded that the partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. rapeseed may trigger allergic reactions in people allergic to mustard. Therefore, that scientific opinion gives sufficient grounds to establish that partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L., when used in cereal bars, muesli and similar mixed breakfast cereals, extruded breakfast cereal products, snacks other than chips and similar, brown gluten-free breads, bread and rolls with special ingredients added, multigrain bread and rolls, meat substitutes, and meat balls, and provided that the labelling of the foods containing partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. is such to allow people who are allergic to mustard to avoid consumption of those foods, complies with the authorisation requirements of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

                     (9)

                     The opinion of the Authority and the composition and specification data submitted by the applicant also give sufficient grounds to include total carbohydrates in the novel food specification as this is an important nutritional component whose inclusion will complete the proximate profile of this novel food.

                     (10)

                     In its scientific opinion, the Authority considered that it could have reached its conclusions on the safety of the partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. under the proposed conditions of use without the data claimed as proprietary by the applicant (a randomised double-blind, controlled, parallel-group, 4-week intervention, human clinical trial study, to assess the safety and tolerability of the novel food among healthy consumers).

                     (11)

                     Therefore, the Commission considers that the requirements laid down in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 have not been fulfilled, and the requested protection of the proprietary data included in the application cannot be granted. It is therefore appropriate that the authorisation of the partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. as a novel food and its inclusion in the Union list of authorised novel foods should contain only the information referred to in Article 9(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

                     (12)

                     The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 should be therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (13)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1

               1.   Partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. as specified in the Annex to this Regulation shall be included in the Union list of authorised novel foods established in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.

               2.   The entry in the Union list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the conditions of use and labelling requirements laid down in the Annex.

            Article 2
            The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 3
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 2 February 2021.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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

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

            (3)  Commission Implementing Decision 2014/424/EU of 1 July 2014 authorising the placing on the market of rapeseed protein as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 196, 3.7.2014, p. 27.)

            (4)  EFSA Journal 2013; 11(10):3420.

            (5)  Medfiles Ltd, 2018 (Unpublished).

            (6)  EFSA Journal 2020;18(7):6197.

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

                        (1)

                        in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods), the following entry is inserted in alphabetical order:

                                    Authorised novel food

                                    Conditions under which the novel food may be used

                                    Additional specific labelling requirements

                                    Other requirements

                                    ‘Partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and

                                          Brassica napus L.

                                       Specified food category

                                       Maximum levels

                                    The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be “Partially defatted Rapeseed powder”.
                                    Any foodstuff containing “Partially defatted Rapeseed powder” from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L.’ shall bear a statement that this ingredient may cause allergic reaction to consumers who are allergic to mustard and products thereof. That statement shall appear in close proximity to the list of ingredients. ’

                                    Cereal bars mixed

                                    20 g/100 g

                                    Muesli and similar breakfast cereals

                                    20 g/100 g

                                    Extruded breakfast cereal products

                                    20 g/100 g

                                    Snacks (excluding potato crisps)

                                    15 g/100 g

                                    Breads and rolls with added special ingredients (such as seeds, raisins, herbs)

                                    7 g/100 g

                                    Brown breads bearing statements on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in accordance with the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014

                                    7 g/100 g

                                    Multigrain bread and rolls

                                    7 g/100 g

                                    Meat substitutes

                                    10 g/100 g

                                    Meat balls

                                    10 g/100 g

                        (2)

                        in Table 2 (Specifications), the following entry is inserted in alphabetical order:

                                    Authorised Novel Food

                                    Specifications

                                    ‘Partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and

                                          Brassica napus L.

                                       Definition: The powder is produced from the partially defatted seeds of non-genetically modified Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. double low (00) cultivars through a series of processing steps to reduce glucosinolates and phytates.

                                       Source:
                                       Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L. seeds

                                       Characteristics/Composition:

                                    Protein (N × 6,25): 33,0-43,0 %
                                    Lipids: 14,0 – 22,0 %
                                    Total Carbohydrates(*): 33,0 – 40,0 %
                                    Total Fibre(**): 33,0 – 43,0 %
                                    Moisture: < 7,0 %
                                    Ash: 2,0–5,0 %
                                    Total Glucosinolates: < 0,3 mmol/kg (≤ 120 mg/kg)
                                    Phytate: < 1,5 %
                                    Peroxide value (in novel food weight): ≤ 3,0 mEq O2/kg

                                       Heavy Metals:

                                    Lead: < 0,2 mg/kg
                                    Arsenic (inorganic): < 0,2 mg/kg
                                    Cadmium: < 0,2 mg/kg
                                    Mercury: < 0,1 mg/kg
                                    Aluminium: < 35,0 mg/kg

                                       Microbiological criteria:

                                    Total plate count (30 °C): < 5 000  CFU/g

                                       Enterobacteriaceae: < 10 CFU/g

                                       Salmonella sp.: Negative/25 g
                                    Yeast and mould: < 100 CFU/g

                                       Bacillus cereus: < 100 CFU/g
                                    (*) By difference: 100 % – [protein % + moisture % + fat % + ash %]
                                    (**) AOAC 2011.25 (Enzymatic gravimetry)
                                    CFU: Colony Forming Units, AOAC: Association of Official Agricultural Chemists’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/125 of 28 January 2021 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Huile de noix du Périgord’ (PDO))

text:
                  4.2.2021

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 40/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/125
         of 28 January 2021
         entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Huile de noix du Périgord’ (PDO))
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, France’s application to register the name ‘Huile de noix du Périgord’ 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 ‘Huile de noix du Périgord’ should therefore be entered in the register,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The name ‘Huile de noix du Périgord’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
            The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.5. Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).

            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, 28 January 2021.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  OJ C 308, 17.9.2020, p. 22.

            (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) 2021/126 of 28 January 2021 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Rudarska greblica’ (PGI)

text:
                  4.2.2021

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 40/2

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/126
         of 28 January 2021
         entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Rudarska greblica’ (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, Croatia’s application to register the name ‘Rudarska greblica’ 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 ‘Rudarska greblica’ should therefore be entered in the register,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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

            Article 2
            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, 28 January 2021.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  OJ C 309, 18.9.2020, p. 17.

            (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) 2021/127 of 3 February 2021 setting the requirements for the introduction into the Union territory of wood packaging material for the transport of certain commodities originating in certain third countries and for plant health checks on such material, and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1137

text:
                  4.2.2021

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 40/3

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/127
         of 3 February 2021
         setting the requirements for the introduction into the Union territory of wood packaging material for the transport of certain commodities originating in certain third countries and for plant health checks on such material, and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1137
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC (1), and in particular Article 41(3) thereof,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (2), and in particular Article 22(3) and Article 52 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1137 (3) provides for plant health checks and measures to be taken on wood packaging material in use in the transport of specified commodities originating in Belarus and China and it was applicable until 30 June 2020. Those rules applied in addition to those of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2125 (4) concerning specific official controls of wood packaging material.

                     (2)

                     Plant health checks conducted by Member States on the basis of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1137 have shown that the marking of wood packaging material used in the transport of certain commodities originating in Belarus and China does not always comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. Furthermore, plant health checks conducted by Member States on the basis of their risk assessments, recorded in TRACES and previously in the EUROPHYT-Interceptions web-based system, have shown that the marking of wood packaging material used in the transport of certain commodities originating in India does not always comply with that Regulation.

                     (3)

                     The non-compliances found by Member States demonstrate that there is a risk of introduction of live pests with the wood packaging material used in the transport of certain commodities from those three countries of origin, namely Belarus, China and India, and that those commodities should be subject to specific checks.

                     (4)

                     In order to prevent the consequences of such non-compliance in the future, measures should be adopted as regards wood packaging material for the transport of certain commodities originating in Belarus, China and India.

                     (5)

                     In order to ensure a better preparation of the authorities carrying out the respective plant health checks, the competent authorities or operators involved in the importation of the specified commodities accompanied by wood packaging material should give, as soon as they are aware of the arrival of that wood packaging material, advance notice thereof to the competent authority of the border control post of first arrival.

                     (6)

                     The wood packaging material of consignments of the specified commodities should be subject to plant health checks on a regular basis. Based on the identified plant health risk, the rate of those checks should be no lower than 15 % of the imported wood packaging material of the specified commodities, to ensure that a representative sample is checked.

                     (7)

                     The wood packaging material, as well as the specified commodities, should be subject to the Union rules concerning customs supervision until those plant health checks are completed, in order to ensure that their free movement within the Union territory does not introduce any phytosanitary risks.

                     (8)

                     Plant health checks should take place at the border control post of first arrival into the Union territory or at control points referred to in point (a) of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, in order to ensure that those checks are carried out in the most appropriate facilities.

                     (9)

                     For the purposes of legal clarity, Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1137 should be repealed and replaced by this Regulation, in order to take account of Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and (EU) 2017/625, which are applicable since 14 December 2019.

                     (10)

                     In order for the Member States to have time to adapt to the requirements provided for by this Regulation, it should apply from 1 March 2021.

                     (11)

                     This Regulation should apply until 31 December 2023 to allow time to monitor the situation and determine compliance of the wood packaging material and the respective consignments with this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.

                     (12)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Subject matter and scope
            This Regulation sets out requirements for the introduction into the Union territory of, and plant health checks on, wood packaging material of certain commodities from third countries listed in the Annex to ensure their compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.

            Article 2
            Definitions
            For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

                        (1)

                        ‘wood packaging material’ means any wood product in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packing, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, dunnage, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds; raw wood of 6 mm thickness or less, processed wood produced by glue, heat and pressure, or a combination thereof, and dunnage supporting consignments of wood, which is constructed from wood of the same type and quality as the wood in the consignment, are excluded;

                        (2)

                        ‘specified commodities’ means commodities that fulfil all of the following:

                                    (a)

                                    they originate in the third countries listed in the Annex;

                                    (b)

                                    until at least the border control post of first arrival, they are supported by, protected by or carried in wood packaging material;

                                    (c)

                                    they have the respective Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes or TARIC codes, and the respective descriptions laid down in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (5), as listed in the Annex.

            Article 3
            Requirements for introduction into the Union territory of wood packaging material
            Wood packaging material may only be introduced into the Union territory, if both of the following requirements are fulfilled:

                        (1)

                        the competent authorities or operators which are responsible for the introduction of the wood packaging material concerned or which are aware of the arrival thereof into the Union territory, notify in advance to the competent authority of the border control post of first arrival that the wood packaging material concerned will be introduced into the Union territory;

                        (2)

                        the plant health checks provided for in point (a) of Article 4(1) of this Regulation show that the wood packaging material concerned meets the requirements of points (a) and (b) of Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031.

            Article 4
            Plant health checks

               1.   The competent authorities shall:

                           (a)

                           conduct plant health checks, on a regular basis, on wood packaging material of consignments of the specified commodities at one of the following:

                                       (i)

                                       the border control post of first arrival into the Union territory;

                                       (ii)

                                       control points referred to in point (a) of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

                           (b)

                           define the rate of plant health checks provided for in point (a) of this paragraph.

               2.   The rate referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 shall not be lower than 15 % of the consignments of the specified commodities.

               3.   Until the completion of the checks provided for in point (a) of paragraph 1, that wood packaging material and the respective specified commodities shall remain:

                           (a)

                           under customs supervision pursuant to Article 134 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013; and

                           (b)

                           under supervision by the competent authority.

               4.   By way of derogation from paragraph 3, the customs authority may allow specified commodities not to be kept under supervision as provided for in point (a) and (b) of that paragraph, if the operator responsible for the consignment separates the wood packaging material from those specified commodities, where technically possible.

            Article 5
            Repeal of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1137
            Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1137 is repealed.

            Article 6
            Entry into force and period of application
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            It shall apply from 1 March 2021 until 31 December 2023.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 3 February 2021.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

            (1)  OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4.

            (2)  OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1.

            (3)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1137 of 10 August 2018 on the supervision, plant health checks and measures to be taken on wood packaging material for the transport of commodities originating in certain third countries (OJ L 205, 14.8.2018, p. 54).

            (4)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2125 of 10 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules concerning the performance of specific official controls of wood packaging material, notification of certain consignments and measures to be taken in cases of non-compliance (OJ L 321, 12.12.2019, p. 99).

            (5)  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).

            ANNEX
            Specified commodities, the respective Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes or the TARIC codes and country of origin

                        Description of the commodity

                        Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes or TARIC codes

                        Country of origin

                        Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of rectangular (including square) shape

                        2514

                        Belarus, China, India

                        Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2,5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of rectangular (including square) shape

                        2515

                        Belarus, China, India

                        Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

                        2516

                        Belarus, China, India

                        Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms

                        4401

                        Belarus, China, India

                        Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packing, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood (excluding containers specially designed and equipped for one or more modes of transport)

                        4415

                        Belarus, China, India

                        Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (excluding slate)

                        6801

                        Belarus, China, India

                        Worked monumental or building stone (excluding slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 6801 ; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a blocking; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)

                        6802

                        Belarus, China, India

                        Worked slate and articles of slate or of agglomerated slate (excluding slate granules, chippings and powder, mosaic cubes and the like, slate pencils, and ready-to-use slates or boards with writing or drawing surfaces)

                        6803

                        Belarus, China, India

                        Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing (excluding of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths, refractory goods, tiles specially adapted as table mats, ornamental articles and tiles specifically manufactured for stoves)

                        6907

                        Belarus, China, India

                        Aluminium plates, sheets and strip

                        7606

                        Belarus, China, India


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/128 of 3 February 2021 setting the net balance available for EAGF expenditure

text:
                  4.2.2021

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 40/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/128
         of 3 February 2021
         setting the net balance available for EAGF expenditure
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (1), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     In accordance with Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the annual ceiling for the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) expenditure for the years 2021 to 2027 is to be constituted by the maximum amounts for the sub-ceiling for market related expenditure and direct payments set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 (2).

                     (2)

                     In accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 11(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), several Member States notified the Commission of their decision with regard to the reduction of the amount of direct payments pursuant to Article 11(1) of that Regulation and of the resulting estimated product of reduction for calendar year 2020. In accordance with Article 7(2) of that Regulation, the estimated product of the reduction of payments is to be made available as Union support financed under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

                     (3)

                     In accordance with the sixth subparagraph of Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, several Member States notified the Commission of their decision to make available as additional support under the EAFRD in financial year 2021 a certain percentage of their annual national ceiling for direct payments for calendar year 2020.

                     (4)

                     In accordance with the sixth subparagraph of Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, several Member States notified the Commission of their decision to make available as direct payments for calendar year 2020 a certain amount of the support to be financed under the EAFRD in financial year 2021.

                     (5)

                     The relevant national ceilings set out in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 were adapted consequently.

                     (6)

                     In accordance with Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093, the sub-ceiling for market related expenditure and direct payments of the multiannual financial framework set out in Annex I to that Regulation is to be adjusted under the technical adjustment provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation following the transfers between the EAFRD and direct payments.

                     (7)

                     It is therefore necessary to adjust the net balance available for EAGF expenditure for the budget years 2021 to 2027. For the sake of clarity, the amounts to be made available to the EAFRD should also be published,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The net balance available for European Agricultural Guarantee Fund expenditure for the budget years 2021 to 2027 is set out in the Annex.

            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, 3 February 2021.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

            (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549.

            (2)  Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 11).

            (3)  Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608).

            ANNEX

               Commission Implementing Regulation setting the net balance available for EAGF expenditure

                        (EUR million)

                        Budget year

                        Amounts made available to EAFRD

                        Amounts transferred from EAFRD

                        Net balance available for EAGF expenditure

                        Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        2021

                        1 099,539

                        58,165

                        600,658

                        40 367,954

                        2022

                        41 257,000

                        2023

                        41 518,000

                        2024

                        41 649,000

                        2025

                        41 782,000

                        2026

                        41 913,000

                        2027

                        42 047,000


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/129 of 3 February 2021 renewing the approval of the active substance garlic extract in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
                  4.2.2021

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 40/11

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/129
         of 3 February 2021
         renewing the approval of the active substance garlic extract in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 20(1) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Directive 2008/127/EC (2) included garlic extract as an active substance in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3).

                     (2)

                     Active substances included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC are deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (4).

                     (3)

                     The approval of the active substance garlic extract, as set out in Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, expires on 31 August 2021.

                     (4)

                     An application for the renewal of the approval of the active substance garlic extract was submitted in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (5) within the time period provided for in that Article.

                     (5)

                     The applicant submitted the supplementary dossiers required in accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012. The application was found to be complete by the rapporteur Member State.

                     (6)

                     The rapporteur Member State prepared a draft renewal assessment report in consultation with the co-rapporteur Member State and submitted it to the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 28 March 2019.

                     (7)

                     The Authority made the supplementary summary dossier available to the public. The Authority also circulated the draft renewal assessment report to the applicant and to the Member States for comments and launched a public consultation on it. The Authority forwarded the comments received to the Commission.

                     (8)

                     On 16 April 2020, the Authority communicated to the Commission its conclusion (6) on whether garlic extract can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The Commission presented to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed a renewal report for garlic extract on 16. and 17 July 2020 and a draft Regulation providing for the renewal of approval of that active substance on 4 December 2020.

                     (9)

                     As regards the criteria to identify endocrine disrupting properties introduced by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605 (7), the Authority concluded that garlic extract is considered not to meet the criteria for endocrine disruption for humans and for non-target organisms, as laid down in points 3.6.5 and 3.8.2 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2018/605, respectively..

                     (10)

                     The Commission invited the applicant to submit its comments on the conclusion of the Authority and, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 14(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012, on the renewal report. The applicant submitted its comments, which have been carefully examined.

                     (11)

                     It has been established with respect to one or more representative uses of at least one plant protection product containing the active substance garlic extract that the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are satisfied.

                     (12)

                     The risk assessment for the renewal of the approval of the active substance garlic extract is based on a limited number of representative uses, which however do not restrict the uses for which plant protection products containing garlic extract may be authorised.

                     (13)

                     It is therefore appropriate to renew the approval of garlic extract.

                     (14)

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

                     (15)

                     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1160 (8) extended the approval period of garlic extract to 31 August 2021 in order to allow the renewal process to be completed before the expiry of the approval period of that active substance. However, given that a decision on renewal of the approval has been taken ahead of that extended expiry date, this Regulation shall apply from 1 March 2021.

                     (16)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Renewal of the approval of the active substance
            The approval of the active substance garlic extract is renewed as set out in Annex I.

            Article 2
            Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
            The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

            Article 3
            Entry into force and date of application
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            It shall apply from 1 March 2021.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 3 February 2021.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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

            (2)  Commission Directive 2008/127/EC of 18 December 2008 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include several active substances (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 89).

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

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

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

            (6)  Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance garlic extract EFSA Journal 2020;18(6):6116 https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020,6116.

            (7)  Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605 of 19 April 2018 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 by setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties (OJ L 101, 20.4.2018, p. 33).

            (8)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1160 of 5 August 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances aluminium ammonium sulphate, aluminium silicate, blood meal, calcium carbonate, carbon dioxide, extract from tea tree, fat distillation residues, fatty acids C7 to C20, garlic extract, gibberellic acid, gibberellins, hydrolysed proteins, iron sulphate, kieselgur (diatomaceous earth), plant oils/rape seed oil, potassium hydrogen carbonate, quartz sand, fish oil, repellents by smell of animal or plant origin/sheep fat, Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones, tebuconazole and urea (OJ L 257, 6.8.2020, p. 29).

            ANNEX I

                        Common Name, Identification Numbers

                        IUPAC Name

                        Purity (1)

                        Date of approval

                        Expiration of approval

                        Specific provisions

                        Garlic extract
                        Marker components:
                        diallylsulfide (DAS1), diallyldisulfide (DAS 2),
                        diallyltrisulfide (DAS3), diallyltetrasulfide (DAS 4)

                        Garlic extract

                        1 000  g/kg

                        1 March 2021

                        29 February 2036

                        For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the renewal report on garlic extract, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account.
                        On the basis of the proposed and supported uses (as listed in Appendix II), the following issues have been identified as requiring particular and short term attention from all Member States, in the framework of any authorisations to be granted, varied or withdrawn, as appropriate:

                                    —

                                    The risk to aquatic organisms.

                        CAS No 8000-78-0;
                        8008-99-9

                        CIPAC No 916

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

            ANNEX II
            The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        in Part A, entry 231 on garlic extract is deleted;

                        (2)

                        in Part B, the following entry is added:

                                    Number

                                    Common Name, Identification Numbers

                                    IUPAC Name

                                    Purity (1)

                                    Date of approval

                                    Expiration of approval

                                    Specific provisions

                                    ‘144

                                    Garlic extract Marker components: diallylsulfide (DAS1), diallyldisulfide (DAS 2), diallyltrisulfide (DAS3), diallyltetrasulfide (DAS 4)

                                    Garlic extract

                                    1 000  g/kg

                                    1 March 2021

                                    29 February 2036

                                    For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the renewal report on garlic extract, and in particular Appendices I and II thereto, shall be taken into account.
                                    On the basis of the proposed and supported uses (as listed in Appendix II), the following issues have been identified as requiring particular and short term attention from all Member States, in the framework of any authorisations to be granted, varied or withdrawn, as appropriate:

                                                —

                                                The risk to aquatic organisms.’

                                    CAS No 8000-78-0
                                    8008-99-9
                                    CIPAC No 916

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/130 of 3 February 2021 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entry for the United Kingdom in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which certain poultry commodities may be imported into and transit through the Union in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
                  4.2.2021

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 40/16

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/130
         of 3 February 2021
         amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entry for the United Kingdom in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which certain poultry commodities may be imported into and transit through the Union in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 of Article 8, paragraph 4 of Article 8 and Article 9(4) thereof,
         Having regard to Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (2), and in particular Articles 23(1), 24(2) and 25(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (3) lays down veterinary certification requirements for imports into and transit, including storage during transit, through the Union of poultry and poultry products (‘the commodities’). It provides that the commodities are only to be imported into and transit through the Union from the third countries, territories, zones or compartments listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I thereto.

                     (2)

                     Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 also lays down the conditions for a third country, territory, zone or compartment to be considered as free from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

                     (3)

                     In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Withdrawal Agreement), and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, Directives 2002/99/EC and 2009/158/EC, as well as the Commission acts based on them, apply to and in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement.

                     (4)

                     Therefore, the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland, is listed in the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as a third country from which imports into and transit through the Union of certain poultry commodities are authorised from certain parts of its territory depending on the presence of HPAI. That regionalisation of the United Kingdom is set out in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/24 (4).

                     (5)

                     On 27 January 2021, the United Kingdom confirmed the presence of HPAI of subtype H5N8 in a poultry holding on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales.

                     (6)

                     The veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom placed a 10 km control zone around the affected holding and implemented a stamping-out policy in order to control the presence of HPAI and limit the spread of that disease. Furthermore, the veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom confirmed that they immediately suspended issuing veterinary certificates for consignments of commodities intended for export to the Union from the whole of the territory of the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland.

                     (7)

                     The United Kingdom has submitted information to the Commission on the epidemiological situation on its territory and the measures it has taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI which has now been evaluated by the Commission. On the basis of that evaluation, it is appropriate to place restrictions on the introduction into the Union of commodities from the area in Wales affected by HPAI, which the veterinary authorities of the United Kingdom have placed under restrictions due to the current outbreak.

                     (8)

                     The entry for the United Kingdom in the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should, therefore, be amended to take account of the current epidemiological situation in that third country.

                     (9)

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

                     (10)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 3 February 2021.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

            (1)  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

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

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

            (4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/24 of 13 January 2021 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entry for the United Kingdom in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which certain poultry commodities may be imported into and transit through the Union in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza (OJ L 11, 14.1.2021, p. 1).

            ANNEX
            In Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, the entry for the United Kingdom is replaced by the following:

                           ‘GB – United Kingdom (*1)

                           GB-0

                           Whole country

                           SPF

                           EP, E

                           GB-1

                           The whole country of the United Kingdom, excluding area GB-2

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N

                           A

                           WGM

                           POU, RAT

                           N

                           GB-2

                           The territory of the United Kingdom corresponding to:

                           GB-2.1

                           North Yorkshire County:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centered on WGS84 dec. coordinates N54.30 and W1.47

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           6.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           6.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           6.1.2021

                           GB-2.2

                           North Yorkshire County:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centered on WGS84 dec. coordinates N54.29 and W1.45

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           8.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           8.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           8.1.2021

                           GB-2.3

                           Norfolk County:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centered on WGS84 dec. coordinates N52.49 and E0.95

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           10.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           10.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           10.1.2021

                           GB-2.4

                           Norfolk County:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centered on WGS84 dec. coordinates N52.72 and E0.15

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           11.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           11.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           11.1.2021

                           GB-2.5

                           Derbyshire County:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centered on WGS84 dec. coordinates N52.93 and W1.57

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           17.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           17.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           17.1.2021

                           GB-2.6

                           North Yorkshire County:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centered on WGS84 dec. coordinates N54.37 and W2.16

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           19.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           19.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           19.1.2021

                           GB-2.7

                           Orkney Islands:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centered on WGS84 dec. coordinates N59.28 and W2.44

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           20.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           20.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           20.1.2021

                           GB-2.8

                           Dorset County:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centered on WGS84 dec. coordinates N51.06 and W2.27

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           20.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           20.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           20.1.2021

                           GB-2.9

                           Norfolk County:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centered on WGS84 dec. coordinates N52.52 and E0.96

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           23.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           23.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           23.1.2021

                           GB-2.10

                           Norfolk County:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centered on WGS84 dec. coordinates N52.52 and E0.95

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           28.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           28.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           28.1.2021

                           GB-2.11

                           Norfolk County:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10,4 km, centered on WGS84 dec. coordinates N52.53 and E0.66

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           7.2.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           7.2.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           7.2.2021

                           GB-2.12

                           Devon County:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec. coordinates N50.70 and W3.36

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           31.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           31.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           1.1.2021

                           31.1.2021

                           GB-2.13

                           Near Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey, Wales:
                           The area contained within a circle of a radius of 10 km, centred on WGS84 dec. coordinates N53.38 and W4.30

                           BPP, BPR, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP, SRA, LT20

                           N
                           P2

                           27.1.2021

                           A

                           WGM

                           P2

                           27.1.2021

                           POU, RAT

                           N
                           P2

                           27.1.2021

               (*1)  In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/131 of 3 February 2021 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq

text:
                  4.2.2021

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 40/21

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/131
         of 3 February 2021
         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 22 May 2003 under that Regulation.

                     (2)

                     Further to a technical review of the Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, one entity should be removed from the list of persons and 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, 3 February 2021.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

                  Director-General

                  Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union

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

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

                        ‘67.

                        IRAQI STATE ENTERPRISE FOR FOODSTUFFS TRADING, Address: P.O. Box 548, Baghdad, Iraq.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/133 of 4 February 2021 implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the basic format, structure and the means of exchange of the data of the certificate of conformity in electronic format

text:
                  5.2.2021

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 42/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/133
         of 4 February 2021
         implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the basic format, structure and the means of exchange of the data of the certificate of conformity in electronic format
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (1), and in particular Article 37(8) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     To ensure that Member States have sufficient time to establish the organisation and structure of their data network, to enable data supply and reception of the certificates of conformity as structured data in electronic format, it is appropriate to designate the European Vehicle and Driving Licence Information System (EUCARIS) (2)for the exchange of that data. EUCARIS has been developed by and for governmental authorities to share vehicle and driving license registration information.

                     (2)

                     In order to ensure that the certificates of conformity are exchanged in a uniform manner and that the data elements and messages they contain are harmonised, the format and structure of the data elements of the certificates of conformity should be based on Extensible Markup Language (XML) schema structure and principles. The manufacturer and the approval authority should use the standardised Initial Vehicle Information (IVI) messages developed by the EUCARIS nominated party for operation, for their exchange as structured data in electronic format.

                     (3)

                     In order to make it possible for the approval authority and the manufacturer to implement the amendments to the data elements for the certificate of conformity in paper format referred to in Article 36(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 in their data network it is necessary to lay down practical arrangements for such amendments.

                     (4)

                     In order to enable type-approval authorities, market surveillance authorities and registration authorities of the Member States as well as manufacturers to prepare for the application of the new rules introduced by this Regulation, the date of application should be deferred.

                     (5)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee – Motor Vehicles (TCMV),

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The means of exchange of data

               1.   The manufacturer shall make available an electronic version of the certificate of conformity in accordance with the format and structure of the data elements and standardised messages set out in Article 2 through any national access point of the European Vehicle and Driving Licence Information System (EUCARIS) in the Union to the type-approval authority that has granted the whole-vehicle type-approval.

               2.   The approval authority shall use EUCARIS as the means of exchange of data of the certificate of conformity as structured data in electronic format referred to in point (c) of Article 37(8) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858.

            Article 2
            Basic format and structure of the data elements and standardised messages

               1.   The format and structure of the data elements of the certificates of conformity in electronic format and the messages used in the exchange, referred to in point (a) of Article 37(8) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, shall be based on Extensible Markup Language (XML) schema structure and principles.

               2.   The manufacturer and the approval authority shall use the standardised Initial Vehicle Information (IVI) messages developed by the EUCARIS nominated party for operation, for the exchange of the certificates of conformity as structured data in electronic format.

               3.   The IVI messages shall include all data elements of the certificate of conformity in paper format referred to in Article 36(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858.

            Article 3
            Procedure for amending the data elements

               1.   After consulting the Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (‘the Forum’) referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858, the Commission shall inform the EUCARIS nominated party for operation of the amendments to the specifications of the data elements for the certificate of conformity in paper format referred to in Article 36(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858.

               2.   The EUCARIS nominated party for operation shall make the necessary amendments referred to in paragraph 1 in the IVI messages within 3 months of the publication date in the Official Journal of the European Union of the amendments to the certificate of conformity in paper format referred to in Article 36(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858.

               3.   The EUCARIS nominated party for operation shall plan the release date or dates of the amended version of the IVI messages established in accordance with paragraph 2 in an annual overview and inform the Forum and the Commission thereof at the beginning of each year. The number of releases of the IVI messages shall be limited to two per year.

               4.   The Commission shall communicate to the Forum the amended version of the IVI messages and EUCARIS’s annual planned release dates.

               5.   The approval authorities, market surveillance authorities, registration authorities of the Member States and the manufacturers shall implement the amended version of the IVI messages in their respective systems within 12 months of the publication date in the Official Journal of the European Union of the amendments to the certificate of conformity in paper format referred to in Article 36(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858.

               6.   The certificate of conformity that the manufacturer makes available in accordance with Article 1(1) shall be based on the most recent IVI messages reflecting the latest amendments to the certificate of conformity in paper format referred to in Article 36(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858.

               7.   The Commission shall determine the dates of application of the amendments to the certificate of conformity in paper format referred to in Article 36(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 by taking into consideration the annual planned release dates of the IVI messages.

            Article 4
            Entry into force and application
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            It shall apply from 1 January 2023.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 4 February 2021.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

            (1)  OJ L 151, 14.6.2018, p. 1.

            (2)  Consolidated version of the EUCARIS Treaty concerning a European Vehicle and Driving Licence Information System (EUCARIS) including the amendments signed by the Parties on 8 June 2017.