title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 705/2014 of 25 June 2014 fixing the import duty applicable to broken rice

text:
               26.6.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 186/53

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 705/2014
   of 25 June 2014
   fixing the import duty applicable to broken rice
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular point (a) of Article 183 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The Agreement between the European Union and Thailand (2) with respect to rice, approved by Council Decision 2005/953/EC (3), provides that, for broken rice, the Union has to apply an import duty of EUR 65 per tonne.

               (2)

               To implement the Agreement between the Union and Thailand, Article 140 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (4) set the import duty on broken rice at EUR 65 per tonne.

               (3)

               Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, which repeals and replaces Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, does not contain a provision similar to Article 140 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. As regards the import duties, Article 183 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 empowers the Commission to adopt implementing acts fixing the level of the applied import duty in accordance with the rules set out, inter alia, in an international agreement concluded in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

               (4)

               In order to continue to comply with the Agreement between the Union and Thailand, the import duty applicable to broken rice should be fixed,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Notwithstanding the rate of import duty fixed in the Common Customs Tariff, the import duty on broken rice falling within CN code 1006 40 00 shall be EUR 65 per tonne.
   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, 25 June 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to GATT 1994 (OJ L 346, 29.12.2005, p. 26).

      (3)  Council Decision 2005/953/EC of 20 December 2005 on the conclusion of an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to GATT 1994 (OJ L 346, 29.12.2005, p. 24).

      (4)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation), (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 895/2011 of 22 August 2011 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pimiento Asado del Bierzo (PGI))

text:
               8.9.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 231/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 895/2011
   of 22 August 2011
   approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pimiento Asado del Bierzo (PGI))
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Pimiento Asado del Bierzo’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 417/2006 (3).

               (2)

               Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (4), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments 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 in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 22 August 2011.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         Cecilia MALMSTRÖM

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

      (2)  OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.

      (3)  OJ L 72, 11.3.2006, p. 8.

      (4)  OJ C 321, 26.11.2010, p. 18.

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

         Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

      SPAIN
      Pimiento Asado del Bierzo (PGI)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 411/2012 of 14 May 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               15.5.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 126/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 411/2012
   of 14 May 2012
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.

               (2)

               The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 14 May 2012.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

      (1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  AL

                  97,8

                  MA

                  69,7

                  TR

                  113,1

                  ZZ

                  93,5

                  0707 00 05

                  JO

                  200,0

                  TR

                  128,9

                  ZZ

                  164,5

                  0709 93 10

                  JO

                  225,1

                  TR

                  96,3

                  ZZ

                  160,7

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  54,4

                  IL

                  60,7

                  MA

                  45,4

                  TR

                  44,3

                  ZZ

                  51,2

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  52,0

                  ZA

                  142,0

                  ZZ

                  97,0

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  113,9

                  BR

                  86,9

                  CA

                  156,6

                  CL

                  104,5

                  CN

                  117,2

                  MK

                  29,3

                  NZ

                  136,5

                  US

                  166,1

                  UY

                  87,3

                  ZA

                  95,0

                  ZZ

                  109,3

         (1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1236/2011 of 29 November 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 as regards investments through financial engineering instruments

text:
               30.11.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 317/24

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1236/2011
   of 29 November 2011
   amending Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 as regards investments through financial engineering instruments
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (1), and in particular the third paragraph of Article 44 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The economic crisis continues to affect the Union as never before and requires new efforts to achieve sustainable growth and jobs.

               (2)

               Investments in enterprises contribute to boost growth, to strengthen competitiveness and to create jobs.

               (3)

               It is necessary to reinforce the measures to support enterprises. Such measures should allow for a wider access of enterprises to investments through financial engineering instruments covered by Article 43(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 of 8 December 2006 setting out rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund (2), and not only in enterprises which are at the stages of establishment, in the early stages, or on expansion.

               (4)

               Such investments should be made only in activities which the managers of the financial engineering instruments judge potentially economically viable, hence, should be limited to situations where the lack of liquidity provided by the financial sector threatens the continuation of business activities of economically viable enterprises.

               (5)

               Such measures should apply only to repayable investments made or guarantees for repayable investments provided after the entry into force of this Regulation, as part of an investment strategy foreseen by the funding agreements concerned. For funding agreements concluded before the entry into force of this regulation, transitional provisions should be foreseen requiring respective adjustments of the investment strategy.

               (6)

               The Coordination Committee of the Funds has not delivered an opinion, as a result of the voting, on the measures provided for in this Regulation,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 is replaced by the following:

      ‘Article 45
      Additional provisions applicable to financial engineering instruments for enterprises
      Financial engineering instruments for enterprises referred to in Article 43(1)(a) shall invest only in activities which the managers of the financial engineering instruments judge potentially economically viable.
      They shall not invest in firms in difficulty within the meaning of the Community Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (3) as of 10 October 2004.

   Article 2
   Funding agreements concluded before 1 December 2011 may be amended in order to include new repayable investments or new guarantees for repayable investments in accordance with Article 45 of Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006. Such amendments shall include the adjusted investment strategy referred to in Article 43(3)(a) of that Regulation.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 29 November 2011.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

      (2)  OJ L 371, 27.12.2006, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p. 2.’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 973/2013 of 10 October 2013 approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Nürnberger Bratwürste/Nürnberger Rostbratwürste (PGI))

text:
               12.10.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 272/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 973/2013
   of 10 October 2013
   approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Nürnberger Bratwürste/Nürnberger Rostbratwürste (PGI))
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 53(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined the application from Germany for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1257/2003 (2).

               (2)

               The application concerns the amendment to the description of the product.

               (3)

               The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since the amendment is minor, the Commission may approve it without recourse to the procedure laid down in Articles 50 to 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Annex II to this Regulation contains the consolidated Single Document setting out the main points of the specification.
   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, 10 October 2013.

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

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  OJ L 177, 16.7.2003, p. 3.

      ANNEX I
      The following amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ has been approved:
      The following text is to be added to the description of the composition after ‘roughly defatted pigmeat’: Fatty meat, particularly pork belly, belly fat, jowl, jowl fat, back and back fat.

                  1.

                  The need for the amendment has arisen as a result of the new rules relating to the labelling of the ingredients of foodstuffs (Quantitative Ingredient Declaration – QUID) introduced by Commission Directive 2001/101/EC of 26 November 2001 amending the Labelling Directive, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Annex I to the Labelling Directive now stipulates that an ingredient may be described as ‘…-meat’ only if it does not exceed a specified fat and connective tissue content. For pigmeat, fat content may not exceed 30 % and connective tissue content 25 %. An ingredient which exceeds this limit value must be described as ‘fatty meat’ for example.
                  The recipe for ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ allows a fat content of more than 30 %. The specification provided only for ‘roughly defatted pigmeat’. In accordance with the QUID requirement, the higher fat content must now be indicated on packaging in accordance with Section 3(1), No 3 of the Foodstuffs Labelling Order (Lebensmittel-Kennzeichnungsverordnung (LMKV)). This amendment to the LMKV in line with the Directive has not been included in the ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ recipe or specification to date. The recipe and the specification must therefore be amended to bring the product into line with the new labelling requirements.
                  The Association for the protection of ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’ (Schutzverband Nürnberger Bratwürste) agreed to review the recipe and launch the specification amendment procedure in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1257/2003 (ref. DPMA 398 99 002.6) on 28 September 2006.

                  2.

                  ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ are traditionally produced with belly, belly fat, jowl, jowl fat, back or back fat according to the recipe that has been handed down. These ingredients are largely responsible for the consistency and smoothness of the sausages. Without these ingredients, the minced meat product would dry out considerably during frying and fall apart. The fatty meat is also largely responsible for the flavour, which is enhanced by the spicy nuances provided by the specific spices characteristic of ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’.
                  The purpose of the more detailed list is to clarify the ingredients. There is no common understanding of the term ‘roughly defatted pigmeat’ among experts in the field in Germany. Some consider that ‘roughly defatted pigmeat’ does not include fatty meat. This would mean that the specification of ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ had been incomplete from the outset. This is substantiated with reference to a definition in the guidelines on the German Foodstuffs Register in which the terms ‘grob entfettetes Schweinefleisch’ (roughly defatted pigmeat) and ‘Speck’ (fatty meat) are defined separately.
                  This point in the guidelines is incomprehensible even to the supervisory authorities. The inspection office for north Bavaria (Landesuntersuchungsanstalt Nordbayern) was also involved in the preparation of the initial specification and, with its knowledge of the ingredients, did not consider it necessary to further specify the components despite the situation outlined above. All parties involved naturally assumed that roughly defatted pigmeat could also include some fatty meat. Otherwise, the recipe would not have been able to comprise fat content of up to 35 %. This proportion can be reached only if ‘roughly defatted pigmeat’ includes some belly, belly fat, jowl, jowl fat, back or back fat.
                  The proportion of fatty meat in the recipe is restricted, firstly, by the 35 % limit applying to fat content. It is limited secondly as a result of the provision stipulating that meat protein free of connective tissue protein (MPFCP) must not be less than 12 %. Since the MPFCP content of fatty meat is only 8 % on average, the higher MPFCP content of at least 12 % in the end product can be achieved only in combination with particularly lean, high-quality meat with a MPFCP content well in excess of 12 %. Specifying the minimum MPFCP content in the recipe therefore limits fatty meat content. The definition of the term ‘roughly defatted pigmeat’ as used in the recipe does not therefore need to be interpreted according to the guidelines. Rather, it is evident from the recipe itself that the term is used in a different sense here than in the guidelines.
                  Moreover, the guidelines are not binding. It is recognised that the guidelines do not reflect the views of consumers or of specialists in the field, as their views were not sought when the guidelines were prepared. Rather, the guidelines reflect the views of certain interested parties. The guidelines in fact diverge from traditional production practices to a considerable extent. This was already evident in the preparation of the ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste PGI’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste PGI’ specification, as the composition of ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ described here was considerably different to the actual recipe used locally. Consequently, the guidelines were amended after the registration process. The traditional practices applied in the production of ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ should also constitute the reference point for the definition of the ingredient ‘roughly defatted pigmeat’ as used in the recipe. Here the ingredients ‘belly, belly fat, jowl, jowl fat, back or back fat’ are traditionally used. In the interests of clarity for all parties, the ingredients ‘fatty meat, particularly pork belly, belly fat, jowl, jowl fat, back and back fat’ will now be listed explicitly in the recipe.

      ANNEX II

         Consolidated single document

      Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1)

         ‘NÜRNBERGER BRATWÜRSTE’/‘NÜRNBERGER ROSTBRATWÜRSTE’

      EC No: DE-PGI-0105-0184-28.09.2010

         PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

      1.   Name

      ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’
      2.   Member State or Third Country

      Germany
      3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

      3.1.   Type of product

                  Class 1.2.

                  Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)

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

      7-9 cm long grilling sausage in a tight sheep casing, medium-chopped; unit weight raw approximately 20-25 g;
      Composition:
      Roughly defatted pigmeat, fatty meat, particularly pork belly, belly fat, jowl, jowl fat, back and back fat, no filler, not cured (with the exception of smoked Bratwürste), the spice mixture varies according to the traditional recipe, marjoram especially is typical; there must be not less than 12 % of meat protein free of connective tissue protein, and an absolute fat content of not more than 35 %; the percentage of meat protein free of connective tissue protein in the meat protein is not less than 75 % vol. (histometrically) and not less than 80 % (chemically).
      3.3.   Raw materials (for processed products only)

      Fatty meat, particularly pork belly, belly fat, jowl, jowl fat, back and back fat; the fat content of the end product is limited to 35 %, there must not be less than 12 % of meat protein free of connective tissue protein (MPFCP); spice mixture, especially marjoram; sheep casings.
      3.4.   Feed (for products of animal origin only)

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

      All steps in the production of ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ take place in the identified geographical area. They are as follows:

                  —

                  reduction of the meat by grinding or mincing,

                  —

                  mixing of the reduced meat and mixing with spices to create the sausage mixture,

                  —

                  filling of the sheep casings.

            3.6.   Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.

      —
      3.7.   Specific rules concerning labelling

      —
      4.   Concise definition of the geographical area

      Area of the city of Nuremberg.
      5.   Link with the geographical area

      5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area

      The production of Bratwürste in Nuremberg is a centuries-old tradition which can be proved to go back to 1313. The typical reduction of the length and weight of ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ can be traced back to at least 1573. Nuremberg’s location at the intersection of two important trade routes meant that oriental spices were available in Nuremberg for making sausages from an early time.
      The current tradition of Bratwurst production in Nuremberg has an illustrious past. ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ were greatly appreciated by Goethe and Jean Paul, for example. The Bratwurst-Glöcklein in the St. Sebald area was one of the most famous public houses in 19th century Germany; not only was it open to aristocrats and plutocrats, but it was also an essential stop for every visitor to the city.
      5.2.   Specificity of the product

      ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ are characterised by their unusual small shape and marjoram notes. They conform to a high-quality standard which has long been controlled, are known well beyond the Nuremberg region and are highly regarded by consumers.
      This is reflected in the fact that the standard programme of a city visit today includes eating ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ in one of the many ‘Bratwurstküchen’ or ‘Wurstbratereien’ in Nuremberg’s city centre.
      5.3.   Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI)

      The centuries-old tradition of Bratwurst production in Nuremberg, the high quality standard which has long been controlled and the unusual small shape have made ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’/‘Nürnberger Rostbratwürste’ known and highly appreciated throughout Germany and the world.
      The speciality emerged in the former Imperial City of Nuremburg as a result of its geographical location as a key intersection on the trade and spice routes from East Asia, introducing spices such as marjoram, nutmeg and pepper. It was the availability of these spices from Asia that made production possible in the first place. As Nuremburg was a city involved in much long-distance trade and with a number of refined modern traditions, ever smaller, more refined, better spiced sausages were produced here, which in time became the famous ‘Nürnberger Bratwürste’.
      Unlike the country areas, the city placed greater emphasis on quality from the outset. While quantity took precedence elsewhere, the principle on which production in Nuremburg was based was quality over quantity, and it was this which resulted in the small size of the sausages.
      Compliance with the recipe and quality date back to the supervisory rules of the Nuremburg city council. Nuremburg may well lay claim to the oldest foodstuffs supervision scheme, which is mentioned in the penal code dating from the year 1300.
      By publishing the recipe, exercising strict supervision and restricting production to the city area, the city of Nuremberg has helped to ensure that the character of the sausage is an indication of its origin.
      The link with the geographical area was therefore based initially on the geographical location as a key intersection on spice and trade routes and on the early introduction of supervision of foodstuffs. The geographical location and foodstuffs supervision and the associated protection of the recipe therefore resulted in the particular quality of the sausages. The imperial city with its extensive trade network across the world resulted a speciality which was very well known from the Middle Ages onwards. Today the link is based on the renown enjoyed by this speciality which is traditionally appreciated worldwide.

         Reference to publication of the specification

      (Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)
      Markenblatt Vol. 44 of 2.11.2007, Part 7a-bb, p. 20269
      https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/geo/detail.pdfdownload/142

         (1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1243/2013 of 28 November 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Dinde de Bresse (PDO)]

text:
               4.12.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 323/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1243/2013
   of 28 November 2013
   approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Dinde de Bresse (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)

               By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Dinde de Bresse’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2) and amended on 14 May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 828/2003 (3).

               (2)

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

               (3)

               As no statement of objection 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 contained in the Annex to this Regulation 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, 28 November 2013.

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

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 120, 15.5.2003, p. 3.

      (4)  OJ C 157, 6.4.2013, p. 4.

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

         Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)

      FRANCE
      Dinde de Bresse (PDO)


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1442 of 31 August 2016 implementing Article 17(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic

text:
               1.9.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 235/1

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1442
   of 31 August 2016
   implementing Article 17(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic
   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 224/2014 of 10 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic (1), and in particular Article 17(1) and (3) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 10 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 224/2014.

               (2)

               On 23 August 2016, the United Nations Security Council Committee, established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2127 (2013), added two persons on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, as well as updated the information relating to one person subject to restrictive measures.

               (3)

               Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 is hereby 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, 31 August 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. LAJČÁK

      (1)  OJ L 70, 11.3.2014, p. 1.

      ANNEX

                  I

                  The following entries are added to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014:
                  A.   Persons

                                    ‘10.

                                 Ali KONY (Alias: a) Ali Lalobo b) Ali Mohammad Labolo c) Ali Mohammed d) Ali Mohammed Lalobo e) Ali Mohammed Kony f) Ali Mohammed Labola g) Ali Mohammed Salongo h) Ali Bashir Lalobo i) Ali Lalobo Bashir j) Otim Kapere k) “Bashir” l) “Caesar” m) “One-P” n) “1-P”

                                    Designation: Deputy, Lord's Resistance Army

                                    Date of birth: a) 1994 b) 1993 c) 1995 d) 1992

                                    Address: Kafia Kingi, (a territory on the border of Sudan and South Sudan whose final status has yet to be determined).

                                    Listed on:23 August 2016.

                                    Other information:

                                 Ali Kony is a deputy in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) (CFe.002), a designated entity and the son of LRA leader Joseph Kony (CFi.009), a designated individual. Ali was incorporated into the LRA's leadership hierarchy in 2010. He is part of a group of senior LRA officers who are based with Joseph Kony.

                                    Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                                 Ali Kony was listed on 23 August 2016 pursuant to paragraphs 12 and 13 (d) and (g) of resolution 2262 (2016) as “engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR;”“providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including diamonds, gold, wildlife as well as wildlife products in or from the CAR;”“Being leaders of an entity that the Committee has designated pursuant to paragraphs 36 or 37 of resolution 2134 (2014) or this resolution or having provided support to, or acted for or on behalf of, or at the direction of, an individual or an entity that the Committee has designated pursuant to paragraphs 36 or 37 of resolution 2134 (2014) or this resolution, or an entity owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity.”
                                 Ali Kony is seen as a potential successor to Joseph Kony as leader of the LRA. Ali is increasingly involved in LRA operational planning and is seen as a gateway to Joseph Kony. Ali is also an LRA intelligence officer with command of up to 10 subordinates.
                                 Ali and his brother Salim Kony have both been responsible for enforcing discipline within the LRA. Both brothers are acknowledged to be part of Joseph Kony's leadership inner-circle, responsible for the execution of Kony's orders. The two have made disciplinary decisions to punish or kill LRA members who have disobeyed LRA rules. Based on orders from Joseph Kony, Salim and Ali are involved in trafficking ivory from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s Garamba National Park through the Central African Republic (CAR) to the disputed region of Kafia Kingi for sale or trade with local merchants.
                                 Ali Kony is responsible for negotiating ivory prices and bartering the ivory with the merchants. Ali meets once or twice a month with merchants to negotiate the price of the LRA's ivory in U.S. dollars or Sudanese pounds, or to trade for weapons, ammunition, and food. Joseph Kony has ordered Ali to use the largest tusks to purchase anti-personnel mines to surround Kony's camp. In July 2014, Ali Kony oversaw the operation to move 52 pieces of ivory for delivery to Joseph Kony and ultimate sale.
                                 In April 2015, Salim departed Kafia Kingi to retrieve a shipment of tusks. In May, Salim participated in the transport of twenty pieces of ivory from DRC to Kafia Kingi. Around the same time, Ali met with the merchants to purchase supplies and to plan a future meeting to conduct additional transactions and to agree to terms of purchase on the LRA's behalf for what is assessed to be the ivory that Salim was escorting.

                                    Related listed individuals and entities:

                                             Joseph Kony, listed on 7 March 2016

                                             Salim Kony, listed on 23 August 2016

                                             Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), listed on 7 March 2016

                                    11.

                                 Salim KONY (Alias: a) Salim Saleh Kony b) Salim Saleh c) Salim Ogaro d) Okolu Salim e) Salim Saleh Obol Ogaro f) Simon Salim Obol)

                                    Designation: Deputy, Lord's Resistance Army

                                    Date of Birth: a) 1992 b) 1991 c) 1993

                                    Address: a) Kafia Kingi, (a territory on the border of Sudan and South Sudan whose final status has yet to be determined) b) Central African Republic

                                    Listed on:23 Aug. 2016

                                    Other information:

                                 Salim Kony is a deputy in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) (CFe.002), a designated entity and the son of LRA leader Joseph Kony (CFi.009), a designated individual. Salim was incorporated into the LRA's leadership hierarchy in 2010. He is part of a group of senior LRA officers who are based with Joseph Kony.

                                    Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                                 Salim Kony was listed on 23 August 2016 pursuant to paragraphs 12 and 13 (d) and (g) of resolution 2262 (2016) as “engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR;”“providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including diamonds, gold, wildlife as well as wildlife products in or from the CAR;”“Being leaders of an entity that the Committee has designated pursuant to paragraphs 36 or 37 of resolution 2134 (2014) or this resolution, or having provided support to, or acted for or on behalf of, or at the direction of, an individual or an entity that the Committee has designated pursuant to paragraphs 36 or 37 of resolution 2134 (2014) or this resolution, or an entity owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity.”
                                 Salim Kony is the head commander of the LRA's “field headquarters” and has jointly planned LRA attacks and defensive measures with Joseph Kony since an early age. Previously, Salim led the group which provides security for Joseph Kony. More recently, Joseph Kony has entrusted Salim with managing the LRA's financial and logistical networks.
                                 Salim and his brother Ali Kony have both been responsible for enforcing discipline within the LRA. Both brothers are acknowledged as members of Joseph Kony's leadership inner-circle, who are responsible for executing Joseph Kony's orders. The two have made disciplinary decisions to punish or kill LRA members who have disobeyed LRA rules. Salim is reported to have killed LRA members who intended to defect, and has reported LRA group and member activities to Joseph Kony.
                                 Based on orders from Joseph Kony, Salim and Ali are involved with the trafficking of ivory from northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s Garamba National Park through the Central African Republic (CAR) to the disputed region of Kafia Kingi for sale or trade with local merchants.
                                 Salim often deploys to the CAR border with approximately a dozen fighters to meet and escort other LRA groups carrying ivory north from Garamba. In April 2015, Salim departed Kafia Kingi to retrieve a shipment of tusks. In May, Salim participated in the transport of twenty pieces of ivory from DRC to Kafia Kingi.
                                 Previously, in June 2014, Salim crossed into the DRC with a group of LRA fighters to poach elephants in Garamba. Joseph Kony had also tasked Salim with escorting two LRA commanders to Garamba to uncover caches of ivory that had been hidden there years earlier. In July 2014, Salim met with a second LRA group to transport the ivory, 52 pieces in all, to Kafia Kingi. Salim was responsible for maintaining ivory accountability to Joseph Kony and for passing information about ivory transactions to LRA groups.

                                    Related listed individuals and entities:

                                             Joseph Kony, listed on 7 March 2016

                                             Ali Kony, listed on 23 August 2016

                                             Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), listed on 7 March 2016’.

                  II

                  The following information concerning entry Oumar Younous Abdoulay, entry number 6 in the Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014, is added under ‘Other information’:
                  ‘Reportedly deceased as at 11 October 2015.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2141 of 6 December 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 as regards the level of the annual fee and of the examination fees payable to the Community Plant Variety Office

text:
                  7.12.2016

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 332/13

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2141
      of 6 December 2016
      amending Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 as regards the level of the annual fee and of the examination fees payable to the Community Plant Variety Office
      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
      Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community Plant Variety Rights (1), and in particular Article 113 thereof,
      After consulting the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  Article 9(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 (2) sets out the level of the fee payable to the Community Plant Variety Office (‘the Office’) for each year of the duration of a Community plant variety right.

                  (2)

                  Since the financial reserve of the Office has decreased below the level necessary to maintain a balanced budget and to safeguard the continuity of its operations, that annual fee should be increased.

                  (3)

                  Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 and Annex I thereto set out the level of the fees for arranging and carrying out the technical examination of a variety being the subject of an application for a Community Plant Variety right payable to the Office, ‘the examination fee’.

                  (4)

                  Experience gathered concerning the technical examination shows that the examination fees may change over time for certain cost groups. The fees charged by the Office should reflect the total amount of the fees for the respective cost groups to be paid by the Office to the Examination Offices. The fees set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 should therefore be modified for the cost groups concerned.

                  (5)

                  Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                  (6)

                  It would be appropriate that the proposed amendments apply as from 1 January 2017, to align with the beginning of the new financial year for the budget of the Office.

                  (7)

                  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Community Plant Variety Rights,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      Article 1
      Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  in Article 9, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
                  ‘1.   The Office shall charge a holder of a Community plant variety right (‘the holder’) a fee of EUR 330 for each year of the duration of a Community plant variety right (‘annual fee’), as referred to in Article 113(2)(d) of the Basic Regulation.’;

                  (2)

                  Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
      It shall apply from 1 January 2017.

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 6 December 2016.

               For the Commission

               The President

            Jean-Claude JUNCKER

         (1)  OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1.

         (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1238/95 of 31 May 1995 establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards the fees payable to the Community Plant Variety Office (OJ L 121, 1.6.1995, p. 31).

         ANNEX

               ‘ANNEX I

                  Fees relating to technical examination as referred to in Article 8

               The fee to be paid for the technical examination of a variety pursuant to Article 8 shall be determined in accordance with the table:

                           (in EUR)

                           Cost group

                           Fee

                              Agricultural group

                           1

                           Potato

                           1 760

                           2

                           Oilseed rape

                           1 860

                           3

                           Grasses

                           2 430

                           4

                           Other agricultural species

                           1 530

                              Fruit group

                           5

                           Apple

                           3 050

                           6

                           Strawberry

                           2 920

                           7

                           Other fruit species

                           2 810

                              Ornamental group

                           8

                           Ornamental living greenhouse

                           2 020

                           9

                           Ornamental living outdoor

                           1 960

                           10

                           Ornamental non-living greenhouse

                           1 940

                           11

                           Ornamental non-living outdoor

                           1 730

                           12

                           Ornamental special

                           3 350

                              Vegetable group

                           13

                           Vegetable greenhouse

                           2 360

                           14

                           Vegetable outdoor

                           2 150 ’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/617 of 20 April 2015 amending for the 230th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaeda network

text:
               21.4.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 102/35

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/617
   of 20 April 2015
   amending for the 230th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaeda network
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaeda network (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

               (2)

               On 10 April 2015 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approved the addition of two persons to the Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee's list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.

               (3)

               Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.

               (4)

               In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force immediately,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

            Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

      (1)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.

      ANNEX
      In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 the following entries shall be added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:

                  (a)

                     ‘Ali Ben Taher Ben Faleh Ouni Harzi (alias: Abou Zoubair). Date of birth: 9.3.1986. Place of birth: Ariana, Tunisia. Nationality: Tunisian. Passport No: W342058 (Tunisian passport, issued on 14.3.2011, expires on 13.3.2016). National identification No: 08705184 (Tunisian National Identity Card number, issued on 24.2.2011). Address: (a) 18 Mediterranean Street, Ariana, Tunisia; (b) Syrian Arab Republic (located in as at Mar. 2015); (c) Iraq (possible alternative location as at Mar. 2015); (d) Libya (previously located in). Other information: (a) Physical description: eye colour: brown; height: 171 cm; (b) Photo available for inclusion in the Interpol-UN Security Council Special Notice; (c) Father's name is Taher Ouni Harzi, mother's name is Borkana Bedairia. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 10.4.2015.’

                  (b)

                     ‘Tarak Ben Taher Ben Faleh Ouni Harzi (alias: Abou Omar Al Tounisi). Date of birth: 3.5.1982. Place of birth: Tunis, Tunisia. Nationality: Tunisian. Passport No: Z050399 (Tunisian passport, issued on 9.12.2003, expired on 8.12.2008). National identification No: 04711809 (Tunisian National Identity Card number, issued on 13.11.2003). Address: (a) 18 Mediterranean Street, Ariana, Tunisia; (b) Syrian Arab Republic (located in as at March 2015); (c) Iraq (possible alternative location as at March 2015); (d) Libya (previously located in). Other information: (a) Physical description: eye colour: brown; height: 172 cm; (b) Photo available for inclusion in the Interpol-UN Security Council Special Notice; (c) Father's name is Taher Ouni Harzi, mother's name is Borkana Bedairia. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 10.4.2015.’