title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 135/2013 of 18 February 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 for the purposes of Council Decision 2009/470/EC as regards Union financial aid to the EU reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector

text:
               19.2.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 46/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 135/2013
   of 18 February 2013
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 for the purposes of Council Decision 2009/470/EC as regards Union financial aid to the EU reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 of 12 September 2011 for the purposes of Council Decision 2009/470/EC as regards Union financial aid to the EU reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector (2) lays down rules as regards the arrangements for the granting of Union financial aid for the activities of EU reference laboratories, including for the organisation of workshops and the conditions according to which that aid is granted.

               (2)

               In order to limit the administrative burden for EU reference laboratories and the Commission, the organisation of workshops should be subject to the same rules as other activities of those laboratories. The submission by those laboratories of specific financial and technical reports on workshops should therefore no longer be required. Accordingly, the Commission should no longer be required to make specific payments following the submission and approval of those reports.

               (3)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (4)

               As the amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011, introduced by this Regulation, will have no negative impact for the EU reference laboratories, this Regulation should apply retroactively from 1 January 2013. This retroactivity is necessary in order to ensure an equal treatment between EU reference laboratories in cases where workshops have been organised before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

               (5)

               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
   Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               Article 6 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 6
               Payment of the aid
               The balance of Union financial aid for work programmes shall be paid to laboratories following their submission of the financial and technical reports referred to in Article 11(1) and the approval of those reports by the Commission.’;

               (2)

               in Chapter II, the title is replaced by the following:

               (3)

               Article 9 is amended as follows:

                           (a)

                           the title is replaced by the following:
                           ‘Article 9
                           Definitions’;

                           (b)

                           the following paragraph is added:
                           ‘A workshop is defined as an annual date for information and coordination to which all National Reference Laboratories are invited by the laboratories.’;

               (4)

               Articles 10 and 11 are replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 10
               Eligibility
               1.   Expenditure relating to the following items shall be eligible under the laboratories’ work programme:

                           (a)

                           staff dedicated to the activities of the laboratories;

                           (b)

                           subcontracting;

                           (c)

                           capital equipment;

                           (d)

                           consumables;

                           (e)

                           the shipment of samples for comparative tests;

                           (f)

                           missions;

                           (g)

                           workshops to which at least one participant per Member State has been invited;

                           (h)

                           training activities;

                           (i)

                           meetings;

                           (j)

                           overheads.

                     2.   The expenditure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be eligible within the limits set out in the annual financing decision and in accordance with the eligibility rules set out in Annexes II and IV.
               3.   Laboratories shall submit a written request to the Commission for its prior approval to increase the budget of one of the items referred to in Paragraph 1 by more than 10 % without exceeding the total eligible costs stipulated in the annual financing decision.
               Article 11
               Submission of reports on the laboratories’ work programme
               1.   Laboratories shall submit the following reports to the Commission by 31 March of calendar year “n + 2”:

                           (a)

                           a paper copy and an electronic version of their financial report concerning the implementation of the work programme for the previous calendar year completed in accordance with Annexes III(a) and III(b);

                           (b)

                           a technical report of their activities, certified by the laboratory’s technical director.

                     2.   Union financial aid may be reduced by the Commission if the work programme is not completely executed or poorly executed by 31 December of the calendar year for which it was approved.’;

               (5)

               the second paragraph of Article 12 is deleted;

               (6)

               Article 13 is deleted;

               (7)

               Chapter III is deleted;

               (8)

               the Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 18 February 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.

      (2)  OJ L 241, 17.9.2011, p. 2.

      ANNEX
      The Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 are amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  Annexes I(a) to III(b) are replaced by the following:‘
                     ANNEX I(a)
                     (see Article 2(2))
                     Estimated budget per activity in euro:

                                 Staff costs

                                 Subcontracting

                                 Capital Equipment

                                 Consumables

                                 Shipment of samples for comparative tests

                                 Missions

                                 Workshops

                                 Training activities

                                 Meetings

                                 Activity 1

                                 Activity 2

                                 Activity 3

                                 Activity N

                                 Total

                     ANNEX I(b)
                     (See Article 2(2))

                        Estimated budget for laboratories’ expenditure in respect of Union activities for the calendar year covered by that budget

                        Name and address of the EU Reference Laboratory:

                        Bank account to which Union financial aid is to be transferred:

                     IMPORTANT: All costs must be expressed in euro
                     1.   STAFF

                                 Category (1)

                                 Status (2)

                                 Gross monthly salary (3)

                                 Time spent on work programme
                                 (number of days) (4)

                                 Total eligible costs

                                 TOTAL:

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     2.   SUBCONTRACTING

                                 Description

                                 Cost excluding VAT

                                 VAT

                                 Total cost

                                 TOTAL:

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     3.   CAPITAL EQUIPMENT

                                 Description

                                 Cost excluding VAT

                                 VAT

                                 Total cost/value

                                 Date of purchase or rental

                                 Date of delivery

                                 Depreciation period (36 or 60 months)

                                 % use for work programme

                                 Annual depreciation cost

                                             2.1

                                             Equipment to be acquired during the period in question

                                             2.2

                                             Equipment acquired before the period in question

                                 TOTAL:

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     4.   CONSUMABLES

                                 Description by type (5)

                                 Cost excluding VAT

                                 VAT

                                 Total cost

                                 TOTAL:

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     5.   SHIPMENT OF SAMPLES FOR COMPARATIVE TESTS

                                 Description

                                 Supplier

                                 Cost excluding VAT

                                 VAT

                                 Total cost

                                 TOTAL:

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     6.   MISSIONS

                                 Description

                                 Travel expenses

                                 Hotel expenses

                                 Daily allowance

                                 Total

                                 TOTAL:

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     7.   WORKSHOPS

                                 Cost

                                 Participants’ travel expenses:

                                 Hotel expenses:

                                 Participants’ daily allowances:

                                 TOTAL:

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     8.   TRAINING ACTIVITIES

                                 Cost

                                 Participants’ travel expenses:

                                 Hotel expenses:

                                 Participants’ daily allowances:

                                 TOTAL:

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     9.   MEETINGS

                                 Description

                                 Travel expenses

                                 Hotel expenses

                                 Daily allowance

                                 Total

                                 TOTAL:

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     10.   OVERHEADS AND TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR ACTIVITIES

                                 Subtotal of items listed in tables at points 1 to 9

                                 Overheads: 7 % of subtotal

                                 TOTAL EXPENDITURE:

                     ANNEX II

                        Eligibility rules applicable to expenditure relating to staff, subcontracting, capital equipment, consumables, shipment of samples for comparative tests, missions, workshops, training activities, meetings and overheads

                     (see Article 10(2))
                     1.   Staff

                     Staff costs whatever the staff’s status, shall be limited to actual wage costs, namely remuneration, wages, social charges and retirement costs, for staff specifically allocated entirely or in part to the implementation of the work programme.
                     All staff working-time devoted to the work programme shall be recorded and certified on a basis of 220 working days/year (20 working days/month). Recording and certification shall be done at least once a month by the appointed project leader or a duly authorised senior member of the laboratories’ staff.
                     2.   Subcontracting

                     Reimbursement shall be based on the actual costs incurred.
                     3.   Capital equipment

                     Equipment purchased, leased or rented shall be eligible as direct costs. The reimbursable amount for leased or rented equipment may not exceed the amount at which such equipment could have been purchased. Reimbursable costs shall be calculated as follows:

                                 A

                                 =

                                 period in months for which the equipment is to be used for the work programme, from the date of delivery

                                 B

                                 =

                                 depreciation period of 60 months (36 months in the case of computer equipment costing less than EUR 25 000)

                                 C

                                 =

                                 cost of equipment

                                 D

                                 =

                                 percentage use of equipment on the work programme

                           For capital equipment costing less than EUR 3 000 the entire cost may be declared. There is no depreciation on such equipment.
                     4.   Consumables

                     Reimbursement shall be based on actual costs incurred.
                     All other expenditure on administration, business travel other than missions referred to in point 6 and secretarial services shall be considered to be covered by ‘overheads’ referred to in point 10.
                     5.   Shipment of samples for comparative tests

                     Reimbursement shall be based on the actual costs incurred in shipping samples for comparative tests.
                     6.   Missions

                     Travel and hotel expenses incurred by the staff of the laboratories for missions scheduled in the work programme shall be reimbursed in accordance with Annex IV. Daily allowances shall be granted in accordance with Annex IV.
                     7.   Workshops

                     Expenditure relating to travel expenses, hotel expenses and daily allowances for a maximum of 32 participants in workshops shall be eligible under the organisation of workshops.
                     Additional expenditure relating to travel expenses, hotel expenses and daily allowances for a maximum of three invited speakers in workshops shall be eligible under the organisation of workshops.
                     Additional expenditure relating to travel expenses, hotel expenses and daily allowances for a maximum of 10 representatives of third countries in workshops shall be eligible under the organisation of workshops.
                     8.   Training activities

                     Travel and hotel expenses incurred by a maximum of 32 representatives of national reference laboratories for training activities provided for in the work programme shall be reimbursed in accordance with Annex IV. Daily allowances shall be granted in accordance with Annex IV.
                     9.   Meetings

                     Travel and hotel expenses incurred by a maximum of eight outside experts (namely experts that are not staff members of the EU reference laboratories) for meetings taking place on the premises of the laboratories and scheduled in the work programme shall be reimbursed in accordance with Annex IV. Daily allowances shall be granted in accordance with Annex IV.
                     10.   Overheads

                     A flat-rate contribution of 7 % of actual eligible costs, calculated on the basis of all the direct costs listed in points 1 to 9, shall be made automatically.

                     ANNEX III(a)
                     (see Article 11(1)(a))

                        Financial report per activity

                     Expenditure per activity in euro:

                                 Staff costs

                                 Subcontracting

                                 Capital Equipment

                                 Consumables

                                 Shipment of samples for comparative tests

                                 Missions

                                 Workshops

                                 Training activities

                                 Meetings

                                 Activity 1

                                 Activity 2

                                 Activity N

                                 Total

                     ANNEX III(b)
                     (see Article 11(1)(a))

                        Certified financial report

                     Year:
                     Reference number of the annual financing decision:
                     Name and address of laboratory:
                     Ceiling on annual Union financial aid:

                                 Category of costs

                                 Estimated budget

                                 Declared costs

                                             1.

                                             Staff

                                             2.

                                             Subcontracting

                                             3.

                                             Capital equipment

                                             4.

                                             Consumables

                                             5.

                                             Shipment of samples for comparative tests

                                             6.

                                             Missions

                                             7.

                                             Workshops

                                             8.

                                             Training activities

                                             9.

                                             Meetings

                                 Subtotal

                                             10.

                                             Overheads: 7 % of subtotal

                                 Total

                        Certification by the laboratory:

                     We certify that:

                                 —

                                 the expenditure listed above was incurred in connection with the Union activities defined in the work programme and was necessary to the performance of those Union activities,

                                 —

                                 the expenditure was actually incurred, accurately accounted for and eligible under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011,

                                 —

                                 all supporting documents relating to the expenditure are available for inspection,

                                 —

                                 no other Union financial aid was requested for the activities of EU reference laboratories regarding the submitted financial report,

                                 —

                                 the Union financial aid does not have the purpose or effect of producing a profit for the beneficiary regarding the submitted financial report.

                                 Date:

                                 Date:

                                 Name of Technical Director:

                                 Name of Finance Officer:

                                 Signature:

                                 Signature:

                        Breakdown by category

                     (in euro)
                     1.   STAFF

                                 Name of the person

                                 Category

                                 Status

                                 Gross monthly salary

                                 Time spent on work programme
                                 (number of days)

                                 Total eligible costs

                                 TOTAL:

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     2.   SUBCONTRACTING

                                 Description

                                 Supplier

                                 Cost excluding VAT

                                 VAT

                                 Total cost

                                 TOTAL:

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     3.   CAPITAL EQUIPMENT

                                 Description

                                 Cost excluding VAT

                                 VAT

                                 Total cost/value

                                 Date of purchase or rental

                                 Date of delivery

                                 Depreciation period
                                 (36 or 60 months)

                                 % use for project

                                 Annual depreciation cost

                                             2.1

                                             Equipment acquired for the purposes of the work programme

                                             2.2

                                             Equipment acquired prior to the start of the work programme

                                 TOTAL

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     4.   CONSUMABLES

                                 Description by type (6)

                                 Supplier

                                 Cost excluding VAT

                                 VAT

                                 Total cost

                                 TOTAL

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     5.   SHIPMENT OF SAMPLES FOR COMPARATIVE TESTS

                                 Description

                                 Supplier

                                 Cost excluding VAT

                                 VAT

                                 Total cost

                                 TOTAL

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     6.   MISSIONS

                                 Description

                                 Travel expenses

                                 Hotel expenses

                                 Daily allowance

                                 Total cost

                                 TOTAL

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     7.   WORKSHOPS

                                 Cost

                                 Participants’ travel expenses:

                                 Hotel expenses:

                                 Participants’ daily allowances:

                                 TOTAL

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     8.   TRAINING ACTIVITIES

                                 Cost

                                 Participants’ travel expenses:

                                 Hotel expenses:

                                 Participants’ daily allowances:

                                 TOTAL

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     9.   MEETINGS

                                 Description

                                 Travel expenses

                                 Hotel expenses

                                 Daily allowance

                                 Total cost

                                 TOTAL

                           Percentage of the laboratory’s overall budget: … %
                     10.   OVERHEADS AND TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR ACTIVITIES

                                 Subtotal of items listed in tables at points 1 to 9

                                 Overheads: 7 % of subtotal

                                 TOTAL EXPENDITURE:

                           ’

                  (2)

                  Annex IV is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the title is replaced by the following:

                                 Eligibility rules applicable to expenditure relating to missions, workshops, training activities and meetings;’

                              (b)

                              point IV is replaced by the following:
                              ‘IV.   OTHER

                              If the maximum number of participants is not reached, but a minimum of 20 participants from National Reference Laboratories have attended the workshop or training activities, the Commission shall accept that a maximum of three participants from EU reference laboratories may receive daily allowances, depending on the length of their attendance at the workshop or training activities.
                              The Commission shall not reimburse the travel and hotel expenses of those three participants, unless the workshop or training activities take place in another town than that of the EU reference laboratory.
                              In addition, payment of such daily allowance as well as travel and hotel expenses shall only be made where the maximum Union financial aid is not exceeded.’;

                  (3)

                  Annex V is deleted.

         (1)  To be specified for each person assigned to the project: senior scientist, junior scientist, technician, etc.

         (2)  Public official, contract staff, etc. – for contract staff, state the dates on which the contract starts and ends.

         (3)  Actual gross monthly salary (do not use pay scales), including social and other charges appearing on the salary statement.

         (4)  Calculated on the reference basis of 220 working days/year (20 working days/month).

         (5)  Examples: reagents, test animals, small laboratory supplies, etc.

         (6)  A detailed breakdown is requested


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 874/2011 of 31 August 2011 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               2.9.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 227/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 874/2011
   of 31 August 2011
   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 which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).

               (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 issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
   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, 31 August 2011.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         Algirdas ŠEMETA

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

      ANNEX

                  Description of goods

                  Classification
                  (CN code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  Raw propolis presented in bulk in brown blocks of irregular form. The product consists essentially of the following components (% by weight):

                              —

                              vegetable resins and vegetable balsams

                              55

                              —

                              waxes

                              30

                              —

                              essential oils

                              8 to 10

                              —

                              pollen

                              5

                        These materials collected by bees are transformed with the enzymes of their saliva.
                  The product is used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products and food supplements.

                  0410 00 00

                  Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and the wording of CN code 0410 00 00.
                  Classification in Chapter 13 is excluded as the product contains constituents obtained from the action of animals.
                  Given its characteristics, the product is therefore to be classified under heading 0410 as edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 986/2014 of 18 September 2014 on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of September 2014 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 for poultrymeat

text:
               19.9.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 277/9

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 986/2014
   of 18 September 2014
   on the issue of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of September 2014 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 for poultrymeat
   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,
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 of 26 November 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 as regards opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat (3), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
   Whereas:
   The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of September 2014 for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2014 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2014 under Regulation (EC) No 1385/2007 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 September 2014.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 18 September 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)  OJ L 309, 27.11.2007, p. 47.

      ANNEX

                  Group No

                  Order No

                  Allocation coefficient for import licence applications lodged for the subperiod from 1.10.2014-31.12.2014
                  (%)

                  1

                  09.4410

                  0,240327

                  2

                  09.4411

                  0,243729

                  3

                  09.4412

                  0,268779

                  4

                  09.4420

                  0,903674

                  6

                  09.4422

                  0,973717


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1368 of 11 August 2016 establishing a list of critical benchmarks used in financial markets pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               12.8.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 217/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1368
   of 11 August 2016
   establishing a list of critical benchmarks used in financial markets pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investments funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (1), and in particular Article 20(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Benchmarks play an important role in the determination of the price of many financial instruments and financial contracts and of the measurement of performance for many investment funds. The contribution to and administration of benchmarks are in many cases vulnerable to manipulation and persons involved often face conflict of interests.

               (2)

               In order to fulfil their economic role, benchmarks need to be representative of the underlying market or economic reality they reflect. Should a benchmark no longer be representative of an underlying market, such as interbank offered rates, there is a risk of negative effects on, inter alia, market integrity, the financing of households (loans and mortgages) and businesses in the Union.

               (3)

               Risks to users, markets and the economy of the Union generally increase where the total value of financial instruments, financial contracts and investment funds referencing a specific benchmark is high. Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 therefore establishes different categories of benchmarks and provides for additional requirements ensuring the integrity and robustness of certain benchmarks considered as being critical, including the power of competent authorities to mandate, under certain conditions, contributions to or the administration of a critical benchmark.

               (4)

               The additional obligations and powers of competent authorities of administrators of critical benchmarks require a formal process for the determination of critical benchmarks. In accordance with Article 20(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011, a benchmark is considered as being a critical benchmark where it is used directly or indirectly within a combination of benchmarks as a reference for financial instruments or financial contracts or for measuring the performance of investment funds, having a total value of at least EUR 500 billion on the basis of all the range of maturities or tenors of the benchmark, where applicable.

               (5)

               Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) measures unsecured inter-bank offered rates in the Euro area and is one of most important interest rate benchmarks worldwide. It is estimated that that benchmark underpins more than EUR 180 000 billion worth of contracts. While these contracts are mostly interest rate swaps, the benchmark also covers more than EUR 1 000 billion of retail mortgages.

               (6)

               Therefore, the value of financial instruments and financial contracts using that benchmark in the Union exceeds the threshold of EUR 500 billion by far.

               (7)

               In light of the crucial importance of EURIBOR for credit loans and mortgages in the Union this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency.

               (8)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are accordance with the opinion of the European Securities Committee,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The benchmark set out in the annex shall be considered as being a critical benchmark.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirely and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 11 August 2016.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 171, 29.6.2016, p. 1.

      ANNEX

         LIST OF CRITICAL BENCHMARKS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 20(1) OF REGULATION (EU) 2016/1011

      Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR®), administered by the European Money Markets Institute (EMMI), Brussels, Belgium


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2012 of 22 May 2012 on the extension of special guarantees concerning salmonella laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council to eggs intended for Denmark  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               23.5.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 132/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 427/2012
   of 22 May 2012
   on the extension of special guarantees concerning salmonella laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council to eggs intended for Denmark
   (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 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1), and in particular Article 8(3)(b) thereof;
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down specific rules on the hygiene of food of animal origin for food business operators. Article 8 of that Regulation provides special guarantees for food of animal origin intended for the Finnish and Swedish markets. Accordingly, food business operators intending to place eggs on the market in those Member States are to comply with certain rules in respect of salmonella. It also provides that consignments of such eggs are to be accompanied by a certificate stating that a microbiological test has been carried out with negative results in accordance with Union legislation.

               (2)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 of 14 October 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs (2) grants such special guarantees.

               (3)

               In addition, Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 lays down rules on the sampling of the flocks of origin of the eggs and microbiological methods for the examination of those samples. It also sets out a model health certificate to accompany consignments of eggs.

               (4)

               Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, the special guarantees in respect of certain foodstuffs of animal origin may be extended, in whole or in part, to any Member States, or any region of a Member State, that has a control programme recognised as equivalent to that approved for Finland and Sweden in respect of the food of animal origin concerned.

               (5)

               On 5 October 2007, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration forwarded an application to the Commission for special guarantees to be authorised for Denmark concerning salmonella in eggs for the whole of Denmark in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. The application includes a description of the Danish salmonella Control Programme for eggs.

               (6)

               During its meeting on 18 June 2008, the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health agreed on a Commission staff working document entitled ‘Guidance document on the minimum requirements for salmonella control programmes to be recognised equivalent to those approved for Sweden and Finland in respect of meat and eggs of Gallus gallus’ (the ‘Guidance document’).

               (7)

               The Danish salmonella Control Programme for eggs is considered equivalent to that approved for Finland and Sweden and is in line with the Guidance document. In addition, the Danish authorities provided, on 20 May 2011, information demonstrating that the prevalence of salmonella in flocks of rearing and adult laying hens in Denmark in 2008, 2009 and 2010 was also in line with the Guidance document.

               (8)

               The special guarantees should therefore be extended to consignments of eggs intended for Denmark. In addition, the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 concerning the sampling of the flocks of origin of the eggs, the microbiological methods for the examination of those samples and the model health certificate should apply to such consignments.

               (9)

               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
   Denmark is authorised to apply the special guarantees concerning salmonella laid down in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 to consignments of eggs, as defined in point 5.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, intended for Denmark.
   Article 2
   1.   The sampling of the flocks of origin of the eggs referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005.
   2.   The samples referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subjected to microbiological testing for salmonella in accordance with Article 5(1) Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005.
   Article 3
   Consignments of eggs referred to in Article 1 shall be accompanied by a certificate complying with the model provided for in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005.
   Article 4
   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 July 2012.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 22 May 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.

      (2)  OJ L 271, 15.10.2005, p. 17.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 132/2014 of 11 February 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               12.2.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 41/11

      COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 132/2014
   of 11 February 2014
   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, 11 February 2014.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            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

                  IL

                  107,2

                  MA

                  54,4

                  TN

                  84,5

                  TR

                  95,4

                  ZZ

                  85,4

                  0707 00 05

                  MA

                  163,4

                  TR

                  153,0

                  ZZ

                  158,2

                  0709 91 00

                  EG

                  100,8

                  ZZ

                  100,8

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  36,2

                  TR

                  98,2

                  ZZ

                  67,2

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  47,5

                  IL

                  67,6

                  MA

                  60,4

                  TN

                  47,7

                  TR

                  70,3

                  ZZ

                  58,7

                  0805 20 10

                  IL

                  123,3

                  MA

                  63,6

                  ZZ

                  93,5

                  0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70, 0805 20 90

                  CN

                  60,3

                  IL

                  136,3

                  JM

                  103,6

                  KR

                  142,9

                  MA

                  142,7

                  PK

                  55,3

                  TR

                  72,2

                  ZZ

                  101,9

                  0805 50 10

                  AL

                  43,6

                  TR

                  71,6

                  ZZ

                  57,6

                  0808 10 80

                  CN

                  95,7

                  MK

                  23,6

                  US

                  163,9

                  ZZ

                  94,4

                  0808 30 90

                  CL

                  239,4

                  CN

                  71,6

                  TR

                  131,9

                  US

                  132,6

                  ZA

                  106,2

                  ZZ

                  136,3

         (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 843/2014 of 23 July 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Upplandskubb (PDO))

text:
               5.8.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 232/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 843/2014
   of 23 July 2014
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Upplandskubb (PDO))
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Sweden's application to register the name ‘Upplandskubb’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Upplandskubb’ should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘Upplandskubb’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
   The name referred to in the first paragraph identifies a product in Class 2.3. bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.

            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 C 79, 18.3.2014, p. 7.

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/834 of 16 May 2017 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               17.5.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 124/33

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/834
   of 16 May 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, 16 May 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

                  MA

                  114,5

                  TN

                  158,2

                  TR

                  94,0

                  ZZ

                  122,2

                  0707 00 05

                  TR

                  126,8

                  ZZ

                  126,8

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  138,7

                  ZZ

                  138,7

                  0805 10 22 , 0805 10 24 , 0805 10 28

                  EG

                  51,5

                  MA

                  57,2

                  TR

                  55,5

                  ZZ

                  54,7

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  123,2

                  TR

                  65,0

                  ZA

                  144,7

                  ZZ

                  111,0

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  106,6

                  BR

                  110,9

                  CL

                  120,0

                  NZ

                  150,3

                  ZA

                  99,1

                  ZZ

                  117,4

         (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 121/2014 of 7 February 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-selenomethionine as a feed additive for all animal species  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               8.2.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 39/53

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 121/2014
   of 7 February 2014
   concerning the authorisation of L-selenomethionine as a feed additive for all animal species
   (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 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of L-selenomethionine. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (3)

               That application concerns the authorisation of L-selenomethionine, an organic compound of selenium, as a feed additive for all animal species, to be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’.

               (4)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 2 May 2013 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, L-selenomethionine does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment and that its use may be considered as an efficient source of selenium for all animal species. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (5)

               The assessment of L-selenomethionine shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (6)

               The Authority concluded that the limitation of the supplementation with organic selenium established for other organic compounds of selenium should also apply to L-selenomethionine. Furthermore, in case different compounds of selenium are added to the feed, the supplementation with organic selenium should not exceed 0,2 mg per kg complete feed.

               (7)

               The applicant delivered supplementary data consequently to the abovementioned opinion of the Authority to prove the stability of the additive once it is incorporated in premixtures containing compounds of trace elements.

               (8)

               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
   The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘compounds of trace elements’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that 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, 7 February 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.

      (2)  EFSA Journal 2013; 11(5):3219.

      ANNEX

                  Identification number of the additive

                  Name of the holder of authorisation

                  Additive

                  Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                  Species or category of animal

                  Maximum age

                  Minimum content

                  Maximum content

                  Other provisions

                  End of period of authorisation

                  Selenium in mg/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %

                     Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements

                  3b815

                  —

                  L-selenomethionine

                                 Characterisation of the additive

                              Solid preparation of L-selenomethionine with a selenium content < 40 g/kg

                                 Characterisation of the active substance

                              Organic selenium in form of L-selenomethionine (2-amino-4-methylselanyl-butanoic acid) from chemical synthesis
                              Chemical formula: C5H11NO2Se
                              CAS number: 3211-76-5
                              Crystalline powder with L-selenomethionine > 97 % and
                              Selenium > 39 %

                                 Analytical method
                                  (1)

                              For the determination of L-selenomethionine in the feed additive: high performance liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICPMS) after triple proteolytic digestion.
                              For the determination of total selenium in the feed additive: inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS), or inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES).
                              For the determination of total selenium in premixtures, compound feed and feed materials: hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) after microwave digestion (EN 16159:2012).

                  All species

                  —

                  0,50 (total)

                              1.

                              The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.

                              2.

                              For user safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves shall be worn during handling.

                              3.

                              Technological additives or feed materials included in the preparation of the additive shall ensure a dusting potential < 0,2 mg selenium/m3 air.

                              4.

                              In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, indicate the storage and stability conditions.

                              5.

                              Maximum supplementation with organic selenium:
                              0,20 mg Se/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %.

                              6.

                              If the preparation contains a technological additive or feed materials for which a maximum content is set or which is subject to other restrictions, the feed additive manufacturer shall provide this information to the customers.

                  28 February 2024

         (1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory:
      http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/authorisation/evaluation_reports/Pages/index.aspx


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/47 of 18 January 2016 amending for the 241st time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network

text:
               19.1.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 12/42

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/47
   of 18 January 2016
   amending for the 241st time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida 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-Qaida network (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(5) 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 30 December 2015 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to amend one entry of the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. On 7 January 2016 Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 was amended for the 240th time. Further amendments need to be made to update some of these entries. Moreover on 11 January 2016 the UNSC decided to delist one entry of that list. Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (3)

               In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation 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, 18 January 2016.

            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
      Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  the following entries under the heading ‘Natural persons’ are amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the entry ‘Ibrahim Mohamed Khalil (alias (a) Khalil Ibrahim Jassem, (b) Khalil Ibrahim Mohammad, (c) Khalil Ibrahim Al Zafiri, (d) Khalil). Date of birth: (a) 2.7.1975, (b) 2.5.1972, (c) 3.7.1975, (d) 1972, (e) 2.5.1975. Place of birth: (a) Day Az-Zawr, Syria, (b) Baghdad, Iraq, (c) Mosul, Iraq. Nationality: Syrian. Passport No: T04338017 (Temporary suspension of deportation issued by Alien's Office of the City of Mainz, expired on 8.5.2013). Address: Refugee shelter Alte Ziegelei, 55128 Mainz, Germany. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 6.12.2005.’ is replaced by the following:
                              ‘Ibrahim Mohamed Khalil (alias (a) Khalil Ibrahim Jassem, (b) Khalil Ibrahim Mohammad, (c) Khalil Ibrahim Al Zafiri, (d) Khalil, (e) Khalil Ibrahim al-Zahiri). Date of birth: (a) 2.7.1975, (b) 2.5.1972, (c) 3.7.1975, (d) 1972, (e) 2.5.1975. Place of birth: (a) Dayr Az-Zawr, Syria, (b) Baghdad, Iraq, (c) Mosul, Iraq. Nationality: Syrian. Passport No: T04338017. Address: Refugee shelter Alte Ziegelei, 55128 Mainz, Germany. Photo and fingerprints available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 6.12.2005.’;

                              (b)

                              the entry ‘Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad (alias (a) Mullah Krekar, (b) Fateh Najm Eddine Farraj, (c) Faraj Ahmad Najmuddin). Address: Heimdalsgate 36-V, 0578 Oslo, Norway. Date of birth: (a) 7.7.1956, (b) 17.6.1963. Place of birth: Olaqloo Sharbajer, Al-Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. Nationality: Iraqi.’ is replaced by the following:
                              ‘Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad (alias (a) Mullah Krekar, (b) Fateh Najm Eddine Farraj, (c) Faraj Ahmad Najmuddin). National Identification No: Ration card no. 0075258. Address: Heimdalsgate 36-V, 0578 Oslo, Norway. Date of birth: (a) 7.7.1956, (b) 17.6.1963. Place of birth: Olaqloo Sharbajer, Al-Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. Nationality: Iraqi. Other information: Mother's name: Masouma Abd al-Rahman. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice.’;

                              (c)

                              the entry ‘Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali Al-Badri Al-Samarrai (alias (a) Dr Ibrahim “Awwad Ibrahim” Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai', (b) Ibrahim 'Awad Ibrahim al-Badri al-Samarrai, (c) Ibrahim 'Awad Ibrahim al-Samarra'i, (d) Dr Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim al-Samarra'i, (e) Abu Du'a, (f) Abu Duaa, (g) Dr Ibrahim, (h) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi al-Husayni al-Quraishi, (i) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Title: Dr Address: Iraq. Date of birth: 1971. Place of birth: (a) Samarra, Iraq, (b) Iraq. Nationality: Iraqi. Other information: (a) Leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq; (b) Currently based in Iraq; (c) Prominently known by nom de guerre (Abu Du'a, Abu Duaa'). Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 5.10.2011.’ is replaced by the following:
                              ‘Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali Al-Badri Al-Samarrai (alias (a) Dr Ibrahim “Awwad Ibrahim” Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai', (b) Ibrahim 'Awad Ibrahim al-Badri al-Samarrai, (c) Ibrahim 'Awad Ibrahim al-Samarra'i, (d) Dr Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim al-Samarra'i, (e) Abu Du'a, (f) Abu Duaa', (g) Dr Ibrahim, (h) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi al-Husayni al-Quraishi, (i) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Title: Dr Address: (a) Iraq; (b) Syria. Date of birth: 1971. Place of birth: (a) Samarra, Iraq, (b) Iraq. Nationality: Iraqi. Identification no.: Ration card number 0134852. Other information: (a) Currently based in Iraq and Syria; (b) Prominently known by nom de guerre (Abu Du'a, Abu Duaa'); (c) Wife's name: Saja Hamid al-Dulaimi; (d) Wife's name: Asma Fawzi Mohammed al-Kubaissi; (e) Description: Height: 1.65 m. Weight: 85 kg. Black hair and eyes. White skin. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 5.10.2011.’;

                              (d)

                              the entry ‘Akhmed Rajapovich Chataev (alias (a) Akhmad Shishani, (b) David Mayer, (c) Elmir Sene, (d) Odnorukiy) Date of birth: 14.7.1980; Place of birth: Vedeno Village, Vedenskiy District, Republic of Chechnya, Russian Federation; Address: a) Syrian Arab Republic (located in as at Aug. 2015), b) Iraq (possible alternative location as at August 2015); National identification No.: 9600133195 (Russian national passport number issued in Vedensiky District, Republic of Chechnya, Russian Federation by Department of Internal Affairs); Other information: a) Physical description: eye colour: brown, hair colour: black, build: solid; distinguishing marks: oval face, beard, missing a right hand and left leg, speaks Russian, Chechen and possibly German and Arabic. b) Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 2.10.2015.’ is replaced by the following:
                              ‘Akhmed Rajapovich Chataev (alias (a) Akhmad Shishani, (b) David Mayer, (c) Elmir Sene, (d) Odnorukiy) Date of birth: 14.7.1980; Place of birth: Vedeno Village, Vedenskiy District, Republic of Chechnya, Russian Federation; Address: a) Syrian Arab Republic (located in as at Aug. 2015), b) Iraq (possible alternative location as at August 2015); Nationality: Russian. National identification No.: 9600133195 (Russian national passport number issued in Vedensiky District, Republic of Chechnya, Russian Federation by Department of Internal Affairs); Other information: a) Physical description: eye colour: brown, hair colour: black, build: solid; distinguishing marks: oval face, beard, missing a right hand and left leg, speaks Russian, Chechen and possibly German and Arabic. b) Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 2.10.2015.’.

                  (2)

                  the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ is deleted:
                  ‘Abd Al Wahab Abd Al Hafiz (alias (a) Mouloud Ferdjani, (b) Abdelwahab Abdelhafid, (c) Abdel Wahab Abdelhafid, (d) Abdewahab Abdel Hafid, (e) Abedel Wahad Abdelhafio, (f) Abdelouahab Abdelhafid, (g) Mourad, (h) Said, (i) Rabah Di Roma). Date of birth: 7.9.1967, (b) 30.10.1968. Place of birth: (a) Algiers, Algeria; (b) Algeria, (c) El Harrach, Algeria. Nationality: Algerian Passport No: 3525282 (Algerian number. Issued under name Abdelouahab Abdelhafid). Other information: Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 17.3.2004’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 516/2011 of 25 May 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 as regards the use of the preparation of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750 in feed containing formic acid  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               26.5.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 138/43

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 516/2011
   of 25 May 2011
   amending Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 as regards the use of the preparation of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750 in feed containing formic acid
   (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 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the possibility to modify the authorisation of an additive further to an application from the holder of the authorisation and an opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’).

               (2)

               The preparation of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750, belonging to the group of ‘micro-organisms’, was authorised, without a time limit, in accordance with Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2) as a feed additive for use on sows by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1453/2004 (3), for use on turkeys for fattening and calves up to 3 months by Commission Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 (4) and for use on pigs for fattening and piglets by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2148/2004 (5).

               (3)

               The Commission received an application requesting a modification of the conditions of the authorisation of the preparation of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750 to allow its use in feed for turkeys for fattening containing formic acid. That application was accompanied by the relevant supporting data. The Commission forwarded that application to the Authority.

               (4)

               The Authority concluded in its opinion of 7 December 2010 that the compatibility of the preparation of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750, as set out in the Annex, with formic acid for use on turkeys for fattening was established (6).

               (5)

               The conditions provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 are satisfied.

               (6)

               Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 should therefore 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
   Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   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, 25 May 2011.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.

      (2)  OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 269, 17.8.2004, p. 3.

      (4)  OJ L 99, 19.4.2005, p. 5.

      (5)  OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 24.

      (6)  EFSA Journal 2011;9(1):1953.

      ANNEX
      In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 600/2005 the entry with number E 1700 concerning the additive Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750 is replaced by the following:

                     EC No

                     Additive

                     Chemical formula, description

                     Species or category of animal

                     Maximum age

                     Minimum content

                     Maximum content

                     Other provisions

                     End of period of authorisation

                     CFU/kg of complete feedingstuffs

                        Micro-organisms

                     ‘E 1700

                        Bacillus licheniformis

                     DSM 5749

                        Bacillus subtilis

                     DSM 5750
                     (In a 1/1 ratio)

                     Mixture of Bacillus licheniformis DSM 5749 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 5750 containing a minimum of 3,2 × 109 CFU/g additive (1,6 × 109 of each bacterium)

                     Turkeys for fattening

                     —

                     1,28 × 109

                     1,28 × 109

                     In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting.
                     May be used in compound feed containing one of the following coccidiostats: diclazuril, halofuginone, monensin sodium, robenidine, maduramicin ammonium, lasalocid sodium and the preservative formic acid.

                     Without a time limit

                     Calves

                     3 months

                     1,28 × 109

                     1,28 × 109

                     In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life and stability to pelleting.

                     Without a time limit’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/117 of 28 January 2016 on the issue of licences for importing rice under the tariff quotas opened for the January 2016 subperiod by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011

text:
               29.1.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 23/59

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/117
   of 28 January 2016
   on the issue of licences for importing rice under the tariff quotas opened for the January 2016 subperiod by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011
   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,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 (2) opened and provided for the administration of certain import tariff quotas for rice and broken rice, broken down by country of origin and split into several subperiods in accordance with Annex I to that Implementing Regulation.

               (2)

               January is the first subperiod for the quotas provided for under Article 1(1)(a) to (d) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011.

               (3)

               The notifications sent in accordance with point (a) of Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 show that, for the quotas with order number 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 — 09.4118 — 09.4119 and 09.4166, the applications lodged in the first 10 working days of January 2016 under Article 4(1) of that Implementing Regulation cover a quantity greater than that available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested under the quotas concerned, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3).

               (4)

               Those notifications also show that, for the quotas with order number 09.4127 — 09.4128 — 09.4148 — 09.4149 — 09.4150 — 09.4152 — 09.4153 and 09.4154, the applications lodged in the first 10 working days of January 2016 under Article 4(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 cover a quantity less than that available.

               (5)

               The total quantity available for the following subperiod should also be fixed for the quotas with order number 09.4127 — 09.4128 — 09.4148 — 09.4149 — 09.4150 — 09.4152 — 09.4153 — 09.4154 — 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 — 09.4118 — 09.4119 and 09.4166, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011.

               (6)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   For import licence applications for rice under the quotas with order number 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 — 09.4118 — 09.4119 and 09.4166 referred to in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 lodged in the first 10 working days of January 2016, licences shall be issued for the quantity requested, multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   2.   The total quantity available for the following subperiod under the quotas with order number 09.4127 — 09.4128 — 09.4148 — 09.4149 — 09.4150 — 09.4152 — 09.4153 — 09.4154 — 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 — 09.4118 — 09.4119 and 09.4166 referred to in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 is 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, 28 January 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) No 1273/2011 of 7 December 2011 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (OJ L 325, 8.12.2011, p. 6).

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

      ANNEX

         Quantities to be allocated for the January 2016 subperiod and quantities available for the following subperiod under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011

                  (a)

                  Quota of wholly milled or semi-milled rice covered by CN code 1006 30 as provided for in Article 1(1)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011

                              Origin

                              Order number

                              Allocation coefficient for the January 2016 subperiod

                              Total quantity available for April 2016 subperiod (kg)

                              United States

                              09.4127

                              — (1)

                              24 049 050

                              Thailand

                              09.4128

                              — (1)

                              10 104 831

                              Australia

                              09.4129

                              — (2)

                              1 019 000

                              Other origins

                              09.4130

                              — (2)

                              1 805 000

                  (b)

                  Quota of husked rice covered by CN code 1006 20 as provided for in Article 1(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011

                              Origin

                              Order number

                              Allocation coefficient for the January 2016 subperiod

                              Total quantity available for July 2016 subperiod (kg)

                              All countries

                              09.4148

                              — (3)

                              578 000

                  (c)

                  Quota of broken rice covered by CN code 1006 40 00 as provided for in Article 1(1)(c) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011

                              Origin

                              Order number

                              Allocation coefficient for the January 2016 subperiod

                              Total quantity available for July 2016 subperiod (kg)

                              Thailand

                              09.4149

                              — (4)

                              49 768 810

                              Australia

                              09.4150

                              — (5)

                              16 000 000

                              Guyana

                              09.4152

                              — (5)

                              11 000 000

                              United States

                              09.4153

                              — (5)

                              9 000 000

                              Other origins

                              09.4154

                              — (4)

                              10 460 000

                  (d)

                  Quota of wholly milled or semi-milled rice covered by CN code 1006 30 as provided for in Article 1(1)(d) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011

                              Origin

                              Order number

                              Allocation coefficient for the January 2016 subperiod
                              (%)

                              Total quantity available for July 2016 subperiod (kg)

                              Thailand

                              09.4112

                              0,791841

                              0

                              United States

                              09.4116

                              1,749886

                              0

                              India

                              09.4117

                              0,994524

                              0

                              Pakistan

                              09.4118

                              0,777752

                              0

                              Other origins

                              09.4119

                              0,725775

                              0

                              All countries

                              09.4166

                              0,577781

                              17 011 014

         (1)  Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore acceptable.

         (2)  No quantity available for this subperiod.

         (3)  Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore acceptable.

         (4)  Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore acceptable.

         (5)  No quantity available for this subperiod.