title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/756 of 28 April 2017 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               29.4.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 113/40

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/756
   of 28 April 2017
   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 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 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, 28 April 2017.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General

            Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (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

                  EG

                  288,4

                  MA

                  99,5

                  TR

                  115,6

                  ZZ

                  167,8

                  0707 00 05

                  MA

                  79,4

                  TR

                  147,7

                  ZZ

                  113,6

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  140,9

                  ZZ

                  140,9

                  0805 10 22 , 0805 10 24 , 0805 10 28

                  EG

                  50,0

                  IL

                  141,6

                  MA

                  55,7

                  TR

                  41,8

                  ZA

                  43,6

                  ZZ

                  66,5

                  0805 50 10

                  EG

                  56,5

                  TR

                  54,0

                  ZZ

                  55,3

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  227,9

                  BR

                  112,9

                  CL

                  124,5

                  NZ

                  146,7

                  US

                  116,7

                  ZA

                  81,8

                  ZZ

                  135,1

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  168,8

                  CL

                  142,4

                  CN

                  98,4

                  NZ

                  206,0

                  ZA

                  116,8

                  ZZ

                  146,5

         (1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 778/2014 of 16 July 2014 on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 September 2014 to 30 November 2014

text:
                  17.7.2014

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 210/15

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 778/2014
         of 16 July 2014
         on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the subperiod from 1 September 2014 to 30 November 2014
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188 thereof,
         Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.

                     (2)

                     The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first seven working days of July 2014, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China.

                     (3)

                     Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by 14 July 2014 can be met in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007.

                     (4)

                     In order to ensure sound management of the procedure of issuing import licences, the present Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Applications for ‘A’ import licences lodged pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 during the first seven working days of July 2014 and sent to the Commission by 14 July 2014 shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 16 July 2014.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Jerzy PLEWA

                  Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

            (2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

            (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 of 29 March 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas and introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and certain other agricultural products imported from third countries (OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 12).

            ANNEX

                        Origin

                        Order number

                        Allocation coefficient

                        Argentina

                                    —

                                    Traditional importers

                        09.4104

                        X

                                    —

                                    New importers

                        09.4099

                        X

                        China

                                    —

                                    Traditional importers

                        09.4105

                        54,563852 %

                                    —

                                    New importers

                        09.4100

                        0,424206 %

                        Other third countries

                                    —

                                    Traditional importers

                        09.4106

                        —

                                    —

                                    New importers

                        09.4102

                        —

                        ‘X’

                        :

                        No quota for this origin for the subperiod in question.

                        ‘—’

                        :

                        No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/405 of 18 March 2016 determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2016 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 for eggs, egg products and egg albumin originating in Ukraine

text:
               19.3.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 74/30

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/405
   of 18 March 2016
   determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2016 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 for eggs, egg products and egg albumin originating in Ukraine
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(2) and (3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of eggs and egg albumin originating in Ukraine.

               (2)

               The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 March 2016 for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2016 are less than those available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the next quota subperiod.

               (3)

               In order to ensure efficient management of the measure, 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 quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077, to be added to the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2016, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 18 March 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 of 18 November 2015 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins originating in Ukraine (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 57).

      ANNEX

                  Order No

                  Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantities available for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2016
                  (shell egg equivalent weight in kg)

                  09.4275

                  750 000

                  09.4276

                  1 500 000


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 274/2012 of 27 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 imposing special conditions governing the import of certain foodstuffs from certain third countries due to contamination risk by aflatoxins  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               28.3.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 90/14

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 274/2012
   of 27 March 2012
   amending Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 imposing special conditions governing the import of certain foodstuffs from certain third countries due to contamination risk by aflatoxins
   (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 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 provides the Commission with the possibility to adopt emergency measures, where it is evident that food and feed imported from a third country is likely to constitute a serious risk to human health, animal health or the environment, and that such risk cannot be contained satisfactorily by means of measures taken by the Member States individually.

               (2)

               By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 (2) the Commission has imposed special conditions on the import from certain third countries of certain foodstuffs in which the maximum levels of aflatoxins set by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (3) appeared to be frequently exceeded.

               (3)

               Since the Combined Nomenclature (CN) code has changed for certain food categories covered by Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009, it is appropriate to change the CN codes in that Regulation accordingly.

               (4)

               It is appropriate to repeal the transitional provision for foodstuffs imported from the United States of America, which are not covered by the Voluntary Aflatoxin Sampling Plan, as sufficient time has been provided to operators in the United States of America to implement the Voluntary Aflatoxin Sampling Plan.

               (5)

               In the light of the number and nature of notifications in the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, trade volumes, the outcome of inspections of the Food and Veterinary Office and the outcome of controls, the frequency of sampling for analysis should be reduced in some cases. For hazelnuts from Turkey and Brazil nuts from Brazil only a very low number of non-compliance has been observed at import. It is therefore appropriate to reduce the frequency of controls for these foodstuffs. For reasons of clarity and to ensure consistency with other EU legislation, it is appropriate to explicitly mention that the identity checks are to be performed at the same frequency as the physical control (sampling and analysis).

               (6)

               Therefore, Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 should be amended accordingly.

               (7)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Amending provisions
   Regulation (EC) No 1152/2009 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               Article 1 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 1
               Scope
               1.   This Regulation shall apply to the import of the following foodstuffs and of the foodstuffs processed and compound thereof:

                           (a)

                           the following foodstuffs originating in or consigned from Brazil:

                                       (i)

                                       Brazil nuts in shell falling within category CN code 0801 21 00;

                                       (ii)

                                       mixtures of nuts or dried fruits falling within CN code 0813 50 and containing Brazil nuts in shell;

                           (b)

                           the following foodstuffs originating in or consigned from China:

                                       (i)

                                       groundnuts falling within CN code 1202 41 00 or 1202 42 00;

                                       (ii)

                                       groundnuts falling within CN code 2008 11 91 (in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg) or 2008 11 98 (in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg);

                                       (iii)

                                       roasted groundnuts falling within CN code 2008 11 96 (in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg);

                           (c)

                           the following foodstuffs originating in or consigned from Egypt:

                                       (i)

                                       groundnuts falling within CN code 1202 41 00 or 1202 42 00;

                                       (ii)

                                       groundnuts falling within CN code 2008 11 91 (in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg) or 2008 11 98 (in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg);

                                       (iii)

                                       roasted groundnuts falling within CN code 2008 11 96 (in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg);

                           (d)

                           the following foodstuffs originating in or consigned from Iran:

                                       (i)

                                       pistachios falling within CN code 0802 51 00 or 0802 52 00;

                                       (ii)

                                       roasted pistachios falling within CN codes 2008 19 13 (in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg) and 2008 19 93 (in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg);

                           (e)

                           the following foodstuffs originating in or consigned from Turkey:

                                       (i)

                                       dried figs falling within CN code 0804 20 90;

                                       (ii)

                                       hazelnuts (Corylus spp.) in shell or shelled falling within CN code 0802 21 00 or 0802 22 00;

                                       (iii)

                                       pistachios falling within CN code 0802 51 00 or 0802 52 00;

                                       (iv)

                                       mixtures of nuts or dried fruits falling within CN code 0813 50 and containing figs, hazelnuts or pistachios;

                                       (v)

                                       fig paste, pistachio paste and hazelnut paste falling within CN codes 2007 10 or 2007 99;

                                       (vi)

                                       hazelnuts and pistachios, prepared or preserved, including mixtures falling within CN code 2008 19 and figs, prepared or preserved, falling within CN code 2008 99, including mixtures falling within CN code 2008 97;

                                       (vii)

                                       flour, meal and powder of hazelnuts, figs and pistachios falling within CN code 1106 30 90;

                                       (viii)

                                       cut, sliced and broken hazelnuts falling within CN 0802 22 00 and 2008 19;

                           (f)

                           the following foodstuffs originating in or consigned from the United States of America:

                                       (i)

                                       almonds in shell or shelled falling within CN code 0802 11 or 0802 12;

                                       (ii)

                                       roasted almonds falling within CN codes 2008 19 13 (in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg) and 2008 19 93 (in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg);

                                       (iii)

                                       mixtures of nuts or dried fruits falling within CN code 0813 50 and containing almonds.

                     2.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply to consignments of foodstuffs of a gross weight not exceeding 20 kg, or to processed or compound foodstuffs containing the foodstuffs referred to in points (b) to (f) of paragraph 1 in a quantity below 20 %’;

               (2)

               in Article 4, paragraph 6 is deleted;

               (3)

               in Article 7, paragraphs 4 and 5 are replaced by the following:
               ‘4.   The competent authority at the designated point of import shall carry out an identity check and shall take a sample for analysis of aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin contamination on certain consignments with a frequency indicated in paragraph 5 and in accordance with Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 401/2006 before release for free circulation into the Union.
               5.   The identity check and the sampling for analysis referred to in paragraph 4 shall be carried out on:

                           (a)

                           approximately 50 % of the consignments of foodstuffs from Brazil;

                           (b)

                           approximately 20 % of the consignments of foodstuffs from China;

                           (c)

                           approximately 20 % of the consignments of foodstuffs from Egypt;

                           (d)

                           approximately 50 % of the consignments of foodstuffs from Iran;

                           (e)

                           approximately 5 % of the consignments for each category of hazelnuts and derived products from Turkey referred to in Article 1(1)(e)(ii) and (iv) to (viii), approximately 20 % of the consignments for each category of dried figs and derived products from Turkey referred to in Article 1(1)(e)(i) and (iv) to (vii) and approximately 50 % of the consignments for each category of pistachios and derived products from Turkey referred to in Article 1(1)(e)(iii) to (vii);

                           (f)

                           a random basis for consignments of foodstuffs from the United States of America, referred to in Article 1(1)(f).’.

         Article 2
   Transitional measures
   By derogation to Articles 4(1) and 7(2), foodstuffs originating in or consigned from the United States referred to in Article 1(1)(f) which have left the United States before the entry into force of this Regulation and which are not accompanied by the Voluntary Aflatoxin Sampling Plan certificate, can be imported into the EU on the condition that they are subject to a physical check, including sampling and analysis.
   Article 3
   Entry into force
   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, 27 March 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 313, 28.11.2009, p. 40.

      (3)  OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 760/2014 of 10 July 2014 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               15.7.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 207/10

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 760/2014
   of 10 July 2014
   concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (2)

               Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.

               (3)

               Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.

               (4)

               It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.

               (5)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
   Article 2
   Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of 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, 10 July 2014.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Algirdas ŠEMETA

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

      (2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1).

      ANNEX

                  Description of the goods

                  Classification
                  (CN code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  A cylindrical container made of plastics, approximately 8 cm high, with a diameter of 6 cm, containing 180 ml of paraffin-based lamp oil (a mixture of paraffin containing 68 % of tetradecane, 25 % of pentadecane and approximately 4 % of hexadecane) and a wick. It is covered by a metal seal with a plastic cap that prevents evaporation of the oil and holds the wick in place (so-called ‘oil lamp’).
                  The container cannot be refilled after the oil has been consumed.
                  The product is used as a mood light. It can either be placed in a holder (for example, a glass pot) or it can be used independently.

                      (1) See image.

                  9405 50 00

                  Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature (GIR) and by the wording of CN codes 9405 and 9405 50 00.
                  Classification as oil under heading 2710 is excluded as the product has a metal seal with a plastic cap and a wick and thus consists of more elements than oil and a container normally used for packing such goods as provided for under GIR 5(b).
                  The product has the characteristics and design of an independent lighting fitting of heading 9405 as it has a self-sustaining body containing oil, a metal seal with a plastic cap and a wick. That heading covers electrical and non-electrical lamps and lighting fittings that can be constituted of any materials and use any source of light (see also the Harmonised System Explanatory Notes to heading 9405, part (I)).
                  The product is therefore to be classified under CN code 9405 50 00 as non-electrical lamps and lighting fittings.

         (1)  The image is purely for information.


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 14/2012 of 9 January 2012 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 511/2010 on imports of certain molybdenum wires originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of certain molybdenum wires consigned from Malaysia, whether declared as originating in Malaysia or not and terminating the investigation in respect of imports consigned from Switzerland

text:
               12.1.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 8/22

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 14/2012
   of 9 January 2012
   extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 511/2010 on imports of certain molybdenum wires originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of certain molybdenum wires consigned from Malaysia, whether declared as originating in Malaysia or not and terminating the investigation in respect of imports consigned from Switzerland
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission (‘the Commission’) after consulting the Advisory Committee,
   Whereas:
   A.   PROCEDURE

   1.   Existing measures

               (1)

               By Implementing Regulation (EU) No 511/2010 (2) (‘the original Regulation’), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of 64,3 % on imports of certain molybdenum wires as defined in Article 1(1) of the said Regulation (‘the product concerned’) originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘PRC’ or ‘country concerned’). These measures will hereinafter be referred to as ‘the measures in force’ and the investigation that led to the measures imposed by the original Regulation will be hereinafter referred to as ‘the original investigation’.

         2.   Request

               (2)

               On 4 April 2011, the Commission received a request pursuant to Article 13(3) of the basic Regulation to investigate the alleged circumvention of the measures in force. The request was submitted by the European Association of Metals (Eurometaux) on behalf of a Union producer of certain molybdenum wires (‘the applicant’).

               (3)

               The request alleged that following the imposition of the measures in force, there had been a significant change in the pattern of trade between PRC, Malaysia and Switzerland on the one hand and the Union on the other. The applicant claimed that this change was due to transhipment of molybdenum wires via Malaysia or Switzerland.

               (4)

               The request concluded that there was insufficient due cause or economic justification for the transhipment other than the existence of the measures in force.

               (5)

               Finally, the applicant alleged that the remedial effects of the measures in force were being undermined both in terms of quantities and prices and that the prices of molybdenum wires from Malaysia and Switzerland were dumped when related to the normal value established in the original investigation.

         3.   Initiation

               (6)

               Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient prima facie evidence existed for initiation of an investigation pursuant to Article 13 of the basic Regulation, the Commission initiated an investigation by Regulation (EU) No 477/2011 (3) (‘the initiating Regulation’). Pursuant to Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of the basic Regulation, the Commission, by the initiating Regulation, also directed the customs authorities to register imports of the product concerned consigned from Malaysia or Switzerland, whether declared as originating in Malaysia or Switzerland or not, as of 19 May 2011.

         4.   Investigation

               (7)

               The Commission officially advised the authorities of the PRC, Malaysia and Switzerland, the exporting producers and traders in those countries, the importers in the Union known to be concerned as well as the Union producers of the initiation of the investigation.

               (8)

               Questionnaires were sent to the producers/exporters in Malaysia, Switzerland and the PRC as well as to Union importers known to be concerned and/or mentioned in the request. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the initiating Regulation. All parties were informed that non-cooperation might lead to the application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation and to findings being based on the facts available.

               (9)

               One Union importer contacted the Commission, declaring that it had never purchased any molybdenum wires from outside the Union.

               (10)

               Two Malaysian companies submitted that during the IP referred to in recital (14) they neither manufactured nor exported to the Union any molybdenum wires.

               (11)

               One Swiss company declared that they were not involved in producing or selling the molybdenum wires over the past three years.

               (12)

               One PRC producer replied to the questionnaire indicating that, from 2009 onwards, they exported molybdenum wires neither to the Union nor to Malaysia or Switzerland.

               (13)

               The Commission received no comments from the PRC, Malaysian or Swiss authorities.

         5.   Investigation Period

               (14)

               The investigation period covered the period from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 (‘the IP’). Data was collected for the period from 2007 to the end of the IP (‘period considered’) to investigate the alleged change in the pattern of trade.

         B.   RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION

   1.   General considerations/degree of cooperation

               (15)

               As mentioned in recital (10), only two companies in Malaysia cooperated but they did not export the product concerned to the Union during the IP. As mentioned in recital (11), only one Swiss company submitted information according to which they were not involved in producing or selling the product concerned over the past three years. Consequently, findings in the present investigation had to be based on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

               (16)

               In accordance with Article 13(1) of the basic Regulation, the assessment of possible circumvention practices was made by analyzing successively: (1) whether there was a change in the pattern of trade between PRC, Malaysia and Switzerland on the one hand and the Union on the other; (2) if this change stemmed from a practice, process or work for which there was insufficient due cause or economic justification other than the imposition of the duty; (3) if there was evidence of injury or that the remedial effects of the duty were being undermined in terms of the prices and/or quantities of the like product; and (4) whether there was evidence of dumping in relation to the normal values previously established for the like product, if necessary in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of the basic Regulation.

         2.   Product concerned and like product

               (17)

               The product concerned is as defined in the original investigation, i.e. molybdenum wire, containing by weight at least 99,95 % of molybdenum, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1,35 mm but does not exceed 4,0 mm, originating in the PRC, currently falling within CN code ex 8102 96 00.

               (18)

               The product under investigation is the same as that defined in recital (17) but consigned from Malaysia or Switzerland, whether declared as originating in Malaysia or Switzerland or not.

               (19)

               As far as imports declared as originating in Switzerland are concerned, it was established, on the basis of data from Surveillance II database, that there were no imports of the product concerned to the Union during the IP.

               (20)

               As far as imports declared as originating in Malaysia are concerned, in the absence of cooperation, the comparison of molybdenum wires exported to the Union from PRC against molybdenum wires consigned from Malaysia to the Union was based on information available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, including information provided in the request. No information obtained during the present investigation suggested that molybdenum wires exported to the Union from the PRC and molybdenum wires consigned from Malaysia to the Union would not have the same basic physical characteristics and the same uses. Therefore, they are considered as like products within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation. No submissions to the contrary were made during the investigation.

         3.   Change in the pattern of trade

   3.1.   PRC and Malaysia

               (21)

               Due to lack of cooperation from the PRC exporting producers, in order to assess the level of imports for the year 2010 and the IP different statistical sources have been compared. Those included both publicly available sources like Eurostat as well as other sources like the database pursuant to Article 14(6) of the basic Regulation and Surveillance II database.

               (22)

               As stated in recital (27) of the original Regulation, imports from the PRC amounted to 87 tonnes in 2007, 100 tonnes in 2008 and 97 tonnes in the original IP (1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009).

               (23)

               The imports of the product concerned from the PRC dropped significantly after the imposition of the measures (from 97 tonnes in the original IP to below 10 tonnes in the IP). On the other hand Malaysian imports increased from none in 2009 to around 6 tonnes in the IP.

         3.2.   PRC and Switzerland

               (24)

               According to the Eurostat data, i.e. data at the CN code level, the imports from Switzerland increased from virtually none in 2009 and preceding years to 5 tonnes in both 2010 and 2011. However, the investigation established that no imports of the product concerned from Switzerland, declared as originating in Switzerland, into the Union were made during the IP. Furthermore, no such imports were made in the whole year 2010 while original provisional measures were in force since December 2009.

         3.3.   Imports from the PRC into Malaysia and Switzerland

               (25)

               The PRC statistical sources indicate that exports of the product concerned to Malaysia started in 2010, while only negligible quantities were exported in 2009 and 2008.

               (26)

               The Swiss statistical sources show that imports from the PRC into Switzerland started in 2010 and continued in 2011 although negligible quantities were imported in 2009 and 2008. However, this import data relates at the level of CN code and hence has a scope broader than the definition of the product concerned in the present investigation. As noted above it was established that there were no exports of the product concerned from Switzerland, declared as originating in Switzerland, to the Union. Consequently, the investigation could not establish any transhipment practices of molybdenum wires originating in the PRC via Switzerland.

         3.4.   Conclusion on the change of pattern of trade

               (27)

               The overall decrease of exports of the product concerned from the PRC to the Union as from 2010 and the parallel increase of exports from Malaysia and of exports from the PRC to Malaysia after the imposition of the original measures constituted a change in the pattern of trade between the above mentioned countries on the one hand and the Union on the other hand.

               (28)

               As far as Switzerland is concerned, no change in the pattern of trade between the PRC, Switzerland and the Union could be established with regard to imports of the product concerned. Consequently, the investigation of possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures by imports of molybdenum wires consigned from Switzerland should be terminated.

         4.   Nature of the circumvention practice and insufficient due cause or economic justification

               (29)

               Article 13(1) of the basic Regulation requires that the change in the pattern of trade stems from a practice, process or work for which there is insufficient due cause or economic justification other than the imposition of the duty. The practice, process or work includes, inter alia, the consignment of the product subject to measures via third countries.

               (30)

               The comparison of trade flows between the PRC and Malaysia on the one hand and Malaysia and the Union on the other hand indicates the existence of transhipment practices. The allegation in the request has not been contested by any operator; neither those from the PRC or Malaysia nor from the Union. It is recalled that no producers of molybdenum wires from Malaysia cooperated with this investigation.

               (31)

               The investigation did not bring to light any other due cause or economic justification for the transshipment than the avoidance of the measures in force. No elements were found, other than the avoidance of the payment of the duty, which could be considered as a compensation for the costs of transshipment of the product concerned from the PRC via Malaysia.

               (32)

               This conclusion is further corroborated by the fact that no producer of molybdenum wires from Malaysia came forward during the present investigation.

               (33)

               In addition, it is noted that imports from Malaysia had discontinued around the time of the publication of the initiating Regulation.

               (34)

               It is therefore concluded that, in the absence of any other sufficient due cause or economic justification within the meaning of the second sentence of Article 13(1) of the basic Regulation, the change in the pattern of trade between the PRC and Malaysia on the one hand and the Union on the other hand was due to the imposition of the measures in force.

         5.   Undermining of the remedial effects of the duty in terms of the prices and/or the quantities of the like product

               (35)

               To assess whether the imported products from Malaysia had, in terms of quantities and prices, undermined the remedial effects of the measures in force, data from available statistical sources as described in recital (21) were used as the best data available concerning quantities and prices of exports from Malaysia.

               (36)

               The increase of imports from Malaysia was considered to be significant in terms of quantities. The level of imports from Malaysia in the IP amounts to around 6 % of the level of imports of the product originating in the PRC to the Union before the imposition of measures.

               (37)

               The comparison of the injury elimination level as established in the original Regulation and the weighted average export price showed significant underselling. It was therefore concluded that the remedial effects of the measures in force are being undermined both in terms of quantities and prices.

         6.   Evidence of dumping in relation to the normal value previously established for the like product

               (38)

               In the absence of cooperation from any exporting producer, export prices were based on facts available pursuant to Article 18 of the basic Regulation. The prices available from statistical sources as described in recital (21) were considered to be the most reliable.

               (39)

               In accordance with Article 13(1) of the basic Regulation, it was considered appropriate that the normal value to be used in an anti-circumvention investigation is the normal value established during the original investigation. In the absence of cooperation and pursuant to Article 18 of the basic Regulation, for the purpose of comparing the export price and normal value, it was considered appropriate to assume that the product mix of the goods observed during the present investigation was the same as in the original investigation.

               (40)

               In the original investigation, the USA was considered to be an appropriate market economy analogue country. Since the analogue country producer made only marginal sales on the domestic US market, it was found unreasonable to use US domestic sales data for the purposes of determining or constructing normal value. Consequently, the normal value for the PRC was established on the basis of export prices from the USA to other third countries, including the Union.

               (41)

               In accordance with Article 2(11) and 2(12) of the basic Regulation, dumping was calculated by comparing the weighted average normal value as established in the original Regulation and the weighted average export prices established during this investigation’s IP, expressed as a percentage of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before customs duty.

               (42)

               The comparison of the weighted average normal value and the weighted average export prices showed dumping.

         C.   MEASURES

               (43)

               In view of the findings above, it was concluded that the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of molybdenum wires originating in the PRC was circumvented by transhipment via Malaysia.

               (44)

               In accordance with the first sentence of Article 13(1) of the basic Regulation, the existing anti-dumping measures on imports of the product concerned originating in the PRC, should be extended to imports of the same product consigned from Malaysia, whether declared as originating in Malaysia or not.

               (45)

               The measures to be extended should be the ones established in Article 1(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 511/2010, which are a definitive anti-dumping duty of 64,3 % applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before customs duty.

               (46)

               In accordance with Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of the basic Regulation, which provides that any extended measure should apply to imports which entered the Union under registration imposed by the initiating Regulation, duties should be collected on those registered imports of molybdenum wires consigned from Malaysia.

         D.   TERMINATION OF THE INVESTIGATION IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS FROM SWITZERLAND

               (47)

               In view of the findings regarding Switzerland, the investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures by imports of the product concerned consigned from Switzerland should be terminated and the registration of imports of molybdenum wires consigned from Switzerland, introduced by the initiating Regulation, should be discontinued.

         E.   REQUESTS FOR EXEMPTION

               (48)

               It is recalled that during the present investigation no producer/exporter of molybdenum wires to the Union made itself known or was found to exist in Malaysia. Nevertheless, any producer from Malaysia which did not export the product under investigation to the Union during the IP and which considers lodging a request for an exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty pursuant to Articles 11(4) and 13(4) of the basic Regulation will be required to complete a questionnaire in order to enable the Commission to determine whether an exemption may be warranted. Such exemption may be granted after the assessment of the market situation of the product concerned, production capacity and capacity utilisation, procurement and sales and the likelihood of continuation of practices for which there is insufficient due cause or economic justification and the evidence of dumping. The Commission would normally also carry out an on-the-spot verification visit. The request should be addressed to the Commission forthwith, with all relevant information, in particular any modification in the company’s activities linked to the production and sales.

               (49)

               Where an exemption is warranted, the Commission will, after consultation of the Advisory Committee, propose the amendment of the extended measures in force accordingly. Subsequently, any exemption granted will be monitored to ensure compliance with the conditions set therein.

         F.   DISCLOSURE

               (50)

               Interested parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations leading to the above conclusions and were given the opportunity to comment and to be heard,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   The definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 511/2010 on imports of molybdenum wire, containing by weight at least 99,95 % of molybdenum, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1,35 mm but does not exceed 4,0 mm, currently falling within CN code ex 8102 96 00 and originating in the People’s Republic of China, is hereby extended to imports of molybdenum wire, containing by weight at least 99,95 % of molybdenum, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1,35 mm but does not exceed 4,0 mm, currently falling within CN code ex 8102 96 00 (TARIC code 8102960011), consigned from Malaysia, whether declared as originating in Malaysia or not.
   2.   The duties extended by paragraph 1 shall be collected on imports consigned from Malaysia, whether declared as originating in Malaysia or not, registered in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 477/2011, and Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009.
   3.   Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
   Article 2
   1.   Requests for exemption from the duties extended by Article 1 shall be made in writing in one of the official languages of the Union and must be signed by a person authorized to represent the entity requesting the exemption. The request must be sent to the following address:

               European Commission

               Directorate-General for Trade

               Directorate H

               Office: N105 4/92

               1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

               BELGIQUE/BELGIË

               Fax +32 2297 98 81

               Email: TRADE-13-3-MOLYBDENUM@ec.europa.eu

         2.   In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, the Commission, after consulting the Advisory Committee, may authorise by decision the exemption of imports which do not circumvent the anti-dumping measures imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 511/2010 from the duty extended by Article 1 of the present Regulation.
   Article 3
   The investigation initiated by Regulation (EU) No 477/2011 concerning the possible circumvention of the of anti-dumping measures imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 511/2010 on imports of certain molybdenum wires originating in the People’s Republic of China by imports of certain molybdenum wires consigned from Switzerland, whether declared as originating in Switzerland or not, is hereby terminated.
   Article 4
   Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports, established in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 477/2011.
   Article 5
   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, 9 January 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         N. WAMMEN

      (1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

      (2)  OJ L 150, 16.6.2010, p. 17.

      (3)  OJ L 131, 18.5.2011, p. 14.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/639 of 22 April 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               23.4.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 108/30

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/639
   of 22 April 2016
   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 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 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, 22 April 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (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

                  IL

                  275,5

                  MA

                  97,8

                  TR

                  108,9

                  ZZ

                  160,7

                  0707 00 05

                  MA

                  81,5

                  TR

                  107,2

                  ZZ

                  94,4

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  99,6

                  TR

                  128,0

                  ZZ

                  113,8

                  0805 10 20

                  CR

                  66,6

                  EG

                  50,0

                  IL

                  79,4

                  MA

                  60,7

                  TR

                  39,9

                  ZZ

                  59,3

                  0805 50 10

                  MA

                  132,7

                  ZZ

                  132,7

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  86,1

                  BR

                  101,0

                  CL

                  115,8

                  CN

                  90,8

                  NZ

                  159,8

                  US

                  177,1

                  ZA

                  85,2

                  ZZ

                  116,5

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  128,4

                  CL

                  110,9

                  CN

                  90,6

                  ZA

                  109,5

                  ZZ

                  109,9

         (1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/594 of 18 April 2016 establishing a template for the structured survey on end recipients of food and/or basic material assistance operational programmes of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council

text:
               19.4.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 103/13

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/594
   of 18 April 2016
   establishing a template for the structured survey on end recipients of food and/or basic material assistance operational programmes of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (1), and in particular Article 17(4) thereof,
   After consulting the Committee for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 requires the managing authority of a food and/or basic material assistance operational programme (‘OP I’) to carry out a structured survey on end recipients in 2017 and 2022.

               (2)

               This structured survey on end recipients is one of the instruments to be used to evaluate the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (‘FEAD’). In order to ensure the survey yields high-quality results and makes a useful contribution to the evaluation of the FEAD, it is necessary to establish a template that enables the aggregation of data at European Union level,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The structured survey on end recipients referred to in Article 17(4) of Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 shall be carried out in accordance with the template set out in the Annex.
   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, 18 April 2016.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 72, 12.3.2014, p. 1.

      ANNEX

         FEAD STRUCTURED SURVEY — QUESTIONS

            Name of the interviewer
         :
      [full name of the interviewer. If several people carry out the interview, all of them should be noted here]

            Place
         :
      [address where the survey is carried out]

            Organisation
         :
      [name of the partner organisation from which the end recipient received assistance]

            Date
         :
      [date of the survey in format dd/mm/yyyy]

            Time
         :
      [time of the survey in format hh:mm]
      A.   QUESTIONS ON THE SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO END RECIPIENTS BY THE PARTNER ORGANISATION (1)

      A1.   What type of FEAD assistance is distributed to end recipients and how often is it distributed?

                  Daily

                  Weekly

                  Monthly

                  Other

                  Food packages (2)

                  (specify)

                  Meals

                  (specify)

                  Goods distributed to children

                  (specify)

                  Goods distributed to the homeless

                  (specify)

                  Other (to be specified)

                  [specify type]

                  [specify type]

                  [specify type]

                  [specify type and period]

      A2.   What are the types of accompanying measures offered to end recipients when they receive FEAD assistance?

                  Advice on food preparation and storage, cooking workshops, educational activities to promote healthy nutrition, or advice on how to reduce food waste

                  Personal cleanliness advice

                  Redirection to competent services (e.g. social/administrative)

                  Individual coaching and workshops

                  Psychological and therapeutic support

                  Advice on managing a household budget

                  Other (to be specified)

                  [Text box to be filled in]

                  None

      A3.   Does the partner organisation also provide material assistance to end recipients that is not co-financed by the FEAD?

                  Yes

                  No

      A3a.   If yes, which kind of assistance does the partner organisation provide beyond the FEAD?

                  Food packages

                  Meals

                  Goods distributed to children

                  Goods distributed to the homeless

                  Other goods

                  [specify type]

            B.   QUESTIONS FOR THE END RECIPIENT
      B1.   Are you male or female?

                  Male

                  Female

      B2.   Could you please tell me how old you are?

                  15 or less

                  16-24

                  25-49

                  50-64

                  65 or above

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B3.   Could you please tell me whether you are a single parent?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B4.   Could you please tell me what type of assistance you received just now (or you will receive now)?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

                  Food packages

                  Meals

                  Layette (baby essentials)

                  School bags

                  Stationery, exercise books, pens, painting equipment and other equipment required in school (non-clothes)

                  Sports equipment (sport shoes, leotard, swimsuit, etc.)

                  Clothes (winter coat, footwear, school uniform, etc.)

                  Sleeping bags/blankets

                  Kitchen equipment (pots, pans, cutlery, etc.)

                  Household linen (towels, bedclothes)

                  Hygiene articles (first aid kit, soap, toothbrush, disposable razor, etc.)

                  Other categories of goods

                  [Text box to be filled in]

      B5.   Could you please tell me who is receiving this assistance?

                  Yourself

                  Other people in your household

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

            If the answer to question B5 is ‘Yourself’ only, skip question B6.

      B6.   Could you please tell me whether other people will also benefit from this assistance? And if so, could you say how many (not including yourself), and what is their age and their gender?

                  Male

                  Female

                  5 or less

                  6-15

                  16-24

                  25-49

                  50-64

                  65 or above

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B7.   Could you please tell me whether this is the first time that you have come to get this assistance?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

            If the answer to question B7 is ‘Yes’, ‘Does not wish to answer’ or ‘Does not know or does not understand the question’, then go directly to question B9.

      B8.   Could you please tell me how often you come to get this assistance?

                  Daily

                  Weekly

                  Monthly

                  Other

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B9.   Do you know when you will need the same assistance again?

                  Tomorrow

                  Within next week

                  Within next month

                  Other

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B10.   Could you please tell me whether you faced any difficulties in getting this assistance?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B10a.   If yes, please tell me which kind of difficulties you faced?

                  Need to get some papers from some national, regional or local office

                  Need to travel a long distance

                  Psychological hurdles

                  Other (to be specified)

                  [Text box to be filled in]

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B11.   Could you tell me whether the assistance provided by the FEAD has made a difference to you or to the members of your household?

                  Yes

                  Partially

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B11a.   If ‘No’ or ‘Partially’, could you please tell me why?

                  Insufficient quantity of food/goods

                  Insufficient frequency of food/goods distribution

                  Insufficient quality of food/goods

                  Other type of assistance required (to be specified)

                  [Text box to be filled in]

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B12.   A year ago, could you or your household afford to purchase the food/goods you just received?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B13.   Could you please tell me whether you and/or other members of your household are receiving assistance from other organisations?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B13a.   If yes, could you please tell me what type of assistance you receive from other organisations?

                  Yes

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

                  Food packages

                  Meals

                  Layette (baby essentials)

                  School bags

                  Stationery, exercise books, pens, painting equipment and other equipment required in school (non-clothes);

                  Sports equipment (sport shoes, leotard, swimsuit, etc.)

                  Clothes (winter coat, footwear, school uniform, etc.)

                  Sleeping bags/blankets

                  Kitchen equipment (pots, pans, cutlery, etc.)

                  Household linen (towels, bedclothes)

                  Hygiene articles (first aid kit, soap, toothbrush, disposable razor, etc.)

                  Other

                  [Text box to be filled in]

      B14.   If you have received (now or in the past) advice or guidance through this organisation, please could you tell me what it was about?

                  Advice on food preparation and storage, cooking workshops, educational activities to promote healthy nutrition, or advice on how to reduce food waste

                  Personal cleanliness advice

                  Redirection to competent services (e.g. social/administrative)

                  Individual coaching and workshops

                  Psychological and therapeutic support

                  Advice on managing a household budget

                  Other (to be specified)

                  [Text box to be filled in]

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B15.   Could you please tell me whether you found this advice or guidance useful or not?

                  Very useful

                  Somewhat useful

                  Not very useful

                  Not useful at all

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B16.   Could you please tell me whether you have any income from work?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B17.   Could you please tell me whether you get any other income or benefits?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B18.   Could you please tell me whether any members of your household have any income from work?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B19.   Could you please tell me whether any members of your household get any other income or benefit?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B20.   Could you please tell me whether you have the nationality of this country?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B21.   If no, could you please tell me whether you have the nationality of another EU country?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B22.   Could you please tell me if you are an asylum seeker or a refugee?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B23.   Could you please tell me whether you have a place to live?

                  Yes

                  No

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

      B23a.   If you do have a place to live, could you please tell me what type of place this is?

                  Owned or rented dwelling or house, either alone or with the family

                  Shared dwelling with friends and other people

                  Institutional long-term home (home for elderly, single mothers, asylum seekers)

                  Sheltered housing

                  Ruined house or slum

                  Mobile home/caravan

                  Refugee camp

                  Other (to be specified)

                  [Text box to be filled in]

                  Does not wish to answer

                  Does not know or does not understand the question

         (1)  Questions concern assistance provided at distribution point where interviews take place.

         (2)  The definition of what is to be understood as a food package can be provided at the level of the partner organisation/operation/managing authority. Packages do not need to be standardised in size or content.