title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 489/2012 of 8 June 2012 establishing implementing rules for the application of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               9.6.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 150/71

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 489/2012
   of 8 June 2012
   establishing implementing rules for the application of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods
   (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 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 establishes that the Commission shall submit, by 1 July 2013, a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the effects of implementing that Regulation. With regard to this, the Member States shall provide the necessary relevant information to the Commission.

               (2)

               The necessary relevant information to be provided by the Member States should relate to the evolution of the market in foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added, including data demonstrating trends in the market since harmonisation at Union level of the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods.

               (3)

               Such information should include consumption patterns of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added and information on intake of vitamins and minerals by the population and by specific population groups if appropriate. This should include information that demonstrates changes in dietary habits since harmonisation of the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods.

               (4)

               The relevant information to be provided by the Member States should also relate to the addition of substances other than vitamins or minerals to foods, including food supplements, as defined by Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to food supplements (2). Such information should include information on the consumption of such foods and the amounts of the substances added, and on any national measures whether legislative or not, that have been taken so as to restrict or prohibit the use of certain other substances in foods.

               (5)

               It is necessary by way of these implementing rules to establish a list of the relevant information that Member States should collect and provide to the Commission, and to set a common format for presenting this information.

               (6)

               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
   Subject matter
   This Regulation establishes implementing rules for the application of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 and in particular on the provision of the necessary relevant information by the Member States to the Commission for the purpose of evaluating the effects of implementation of the Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.
   Article 2
   Relevant information
   1.   Member States shall by 1 July 2012 provide to the Commission the necessary relevant information in particular concerning the following:

               (a)

               evolution of the national market in foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added since the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006;

               (b)

               consumption patterns of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added;

               (c)

               intake levels of vitamins and minerals by the population;

               (d)

               the addition of substances other than vitamins or minerals to foods, including food supplements as defined in point (a) of Article 2 of Directive 2002/46/EC and the information on the consumption patterns of such foods as well as the amounts of these substances added to foods and food supplements.

         2.   The necessary relevant information to be provided by the Member States to the Commission referred to in paragraph 1 shall include at least the information specified in Annex I to this Regulation.
   The necessary relevant information and details thereof shall be submitted to the Commission in the format laid down in Annex II to this Regulation.
   3.   A Member State shall inform the Commission if any of the information specified in Annex I is not available or cannot for any other reason be provided to the Commission by 1 July 2012.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 8 June 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 26.

      (2)  OJ L 183, 12.7.2002, p. 51.

      ANNEX I

         Necessary relevant information to be provided by the Member States for the purpose of evaluating the effects of implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006

                  A.

                  Information concerning the evolution of the national market in foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added shall include the following:

                              1.

                              general information on the national market including the market share of specific foods or food categories;

                              2.

                              information on trends in the evolution of the national market.

                        The information referred to in points 1 and 2 shall include the information for the foods which contain the most commonly added vitamins and minerals and information on the amounts of vitamins and minerals added to foods. Such information may be obtained from commercially available market reports, national monitoring measures and other relevant and defined sources.

                  B.

                  Information on consumption patterns of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added shall include the following:

                              1.

                              information on the consumption patterns of specific foods or food categories to which vitamins and minerals have been added for the population and if appropriate, for specific population groups, including such information for the foods which contain the most commonly added vitamins and minerals and information on the amounts of vitamins and minerals added to foods;

                              2.

                              information obtained from nationally representative dietary consumption surveys, data from academic studies and other relevant and defined sources, including the information on the dietary survey methodology, such as the dietary assessment methodology, and the population subgroups and age groups assessed;

                              3.

                              information on any observed changes in overall dietary habits and trends in the consumption of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added, in particular those changes that may be associated with the date of application of the Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006. Member States shall provide the details for the basis of these observed changes, including details on the base-line data used to compare past and current consumption of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added.

                  C.

                  Information on the intake levels of vitamins and minerals shall include the following:

                              1.

                              information on the intake levels for vitamins and minerals for the population and, if appropriate, for specific population groups. This information shall be obtained from the data sources referred to in point B.2 of this Annex;

                              2.

                              information on any observed changes in intake levels for vitamins and minerals including trends in the levels of intake that may be associated with the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006. Member States shall provide the details for the basis of these observed changes, including details on the base-line data used to compare intake levels of vitamins and minerals prior to and after the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.

                  D.

                  Information on the addition of substances other than vitamins or minerals to foods shall include the following:

                              1.

                              information on the national market in foods to which certain other substances have been added, including the market share of specific foods or food categories;

                              2.

                              information on the national market in food supplements, as defined by point (a) of Article 2 of Directive 2002/46/EC;

                              3.

                              information on the most commonly added substances to foods based on information from commercially available market reports, national monitoring measures and other relevant and defined sources and shall include information on the levels of addition of other substances to specific foods or food categories;

                              4.

                              information on national measures including legislative and non-legislative measures that aim to restrict or prohibit the use of other substances in the manufacture of foods, including food supplements.

      ANNEX II

         Format for the presentation of the information provided by the Member States

         Evolution of the market in foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added

                  Type of information to be provided

                  Source of data

                  National market share of different food products to which vitamins and minerals have been added by food category, as defined by the 20 main food categories of the food classification system FoodEx (1), excluding foods for particular nutritional uses and food supplements.

                  Trends in the market size for foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added, and in particular information on the market prior to and after the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.

         Consumption patterns of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added

                  Type of information to be provided

                  Source of data

                  Average consumption levels by the population of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added.
                  Average consumption levels of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added according to the following population groups:

                              —

                              adults (18 years and above);

                              —

                              children (under 18 years); and if appropriate, by specific age groups; and

                              —

                              by food category as defined by the 20 main food categories of the food classification system FoodEx, excluding foods for particular nutritional uses and food supplements.

                  Amounts of vitamins and minerals added to the foods, according to the 20 main food categories of the food classification system FoodEx. This shall be provided as amounts or ranges of amounts added.

                  Observed changes in consumption patterns of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added including data on base-line data used to compare consumption prior to and after the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.

         Intake levels of vitamins and minerals

                  Type of information to be provided

                  Source of data

                  Average intake levels for vitamins and minerals for the population.
                  Average intake levels for vitamins and minerals according to the following population groups:

                              —

                              adults (18 years and above);

                              —

                              children (under 18 years); and if appropriate, by specific age groups.

                  Dietary survey methodology (mainly methods for dietary assessment, age groups, population subgroups).

                  Observed changes in intake levels for vitamins and minerals including data on base-line data used to compare intake levels prior to and after the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.

         Addition of substances other than vitamins or minerals

                  Type of information to be provided

                  Source of data

                  National market share of food products, including food supplements, to which other substances have been added, according to the following categories of substances used:

                              1.

                              Amino-acids

                              2.

                              Enzymes

                              3.

                              Prebiotics and probiotics

                              4.

                              Essential fatty acids and other special fatty acids

                              5.

                              Botanicals and botanical extracts

                              6.

                              Other substances.

                  Trends in the market size and in particular information on the market prior to and after the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.

                  National measures that concern the restriction or prohibition of the use of other substances in the manufacture of foods, including food supplements.

         (1)  European Food Safety Authority; The food classification and description system FoodEx 2 (draft- revision 1). Supporting Publications 2011:215. [438 pp.]. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 198/2012 of 8 March 2012 fixing the Union withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2012 fishing year

text:
               9.3.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 71/19

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 198/2012
   of 8 March 2012
   fixing the Union withdrawal and selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2012 fishing year
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 20(3) and Article 22 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that the Union withdrawal and selling prices for each of the products listed in Annex I thereto are to be fixed on the basis of the freshness, size or weight and presentation of the product by applying the conversion factor for the product category concerned to an amount not more than 90 % of the relevant guide price.

               (2)

               The withdrawal prices may be multiplied by adjustment factors in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Union. The guide prices for the 2012 fishing year were fixed for all the products concerned by Council Regulation (EU) No 1388/2011 (2).

               (3)

               In order not to hinder the operation of the intervention system in the year 2012, this Regulation should apply retroactively from 1 January 2012.

               (4)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The conversion factors used for calculating the Union withdrawal and selling prices, as referred to in Articles 20 and 22 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, for the 2012 fishing year for the products listed in Annex I to that Regulation, are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   The Union withdrawal and selling prices applicable for the 2012 fishing year and the products to which they relate are set out in Annex II.
   Article 3
   The withdrawal prices applicable for the 2012 fishing year in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption in the Union, the adjustment factors used for calculating those prices and the products to which those prices relate are set out in Annex III.
   Article 4
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 1 January 2012.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 8 March 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.

      (2)  OJ L 346, 30.12.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX I

         Conversion factors for the products listed in Parts A, B and C of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

                  Species

                  Size (1)

                  Conversion factors

                  Gutted fish, with head (1)

                  Whole fish (1)

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Herring of the species

                     Clupea harengus

                  1

                  0,00

                  0,47

                  2

                  0,00

                  0,72

                  3

                  0,00

                  0,68

                  4a

                  0,00

                  0,43

                  4b

                  0,00

                  0,43

                  4c

                  0,00

                  0,90

                  5

                  0,00

                  0,80

                  6

                  0,00

                  0,40

                  7a

                  0,00

                  0,40

                  7b

                  0,00

                  0,36

                  8

                  0,00

                  0,30

                  Sardines of the species

                     Sardina pilchardus

                  1

                  0,00

                  0,51

                  2

                  0,00

                  0,64

                  3

                  0,00

                  0,72

                  4

                  0,00

                  0,47

                  Dogfish

                     Squalus acanthias

                  1

                  0,60

                  0,60

                  2

                  0,51

                  0,51

                  3

                  0,28

                  0,28

                  Dogfish

                     Scyliorhinus spp.

                  1

                  0,64

                  0,60

                  2

                  0,64

                  0,56

                  3

                  0,44

                  0,36

                  Redfish

                     Sebastes spp.

                  1

                  0,00

                  0,81

                  2

                  0,00

                  0,81

                  3

                  0,00

                  0,68

                  Cod of the species

                     Gadus morhua

                  1

                  0,72

                  0,52

                  2

                  0,72

                  0,52

                  3

                  0,68

                  0,40

                  4

                  0,54

                  0,30

                  5

                  0,38

                  0,22

                  Coalfish

                     Pollachius virens

                  1

                  0,72

                  0,56

                  2

                  0,72

                  0,56

                  3

                  0,71

                  0,55

                  4

                  0,61

                  0,30

                  Haddock

                     Melanogrammus aeglefinus

                  1

                  0,72

                  0,56

                  2

                  0,72

                  0,56

                  3

                  0,62

                  0,43

                  4

                  0,52

                  0,36

                  Whiting

                     Merlangius merlangus

                  1

                  0,66

                  0,50

                  2

                  0,64

                  0,48

                  3

                  0,60

                  0,44

                  4

                  0,41

                  0,30

                  Ling

                     Molva spp.

                  1

                  0,68

                  0,56

                  2

                  0,66

                  0,54

                  3

                  0,60

                  0,48

                  Mackerel of the species

                     Scomber scombrus

                  1

                  0,00

                  0,72

                  2

                  0,00

                  0,71

                  3

                  0,00

                  0,69

                  Spanish mackerel of the species

                     Scomber japonicus

                  1

                  0,00

                  0,77

                  2

                  0,00

                  0,77

                  3

                  0,00

                  0,63

                  4

                  0,00

                  0,47

                  Anchovies

                     Engraulis spp.

                  1

                  0,00

                  0,68

                  2

                  0,00

                  0,72

                  3

                  0,00

                  0,60

                  4

                  0,00

                  0,25

                  Plaice

                     Pleuronectes platessa

                  1

                  0,75

                  0,41

                  2

                  0,75

                  0,41

                  3

                  0,72

                  0,41

                  4

                  0,52

                  0,34

                  Hake of the species

                     Merluccius merluccius

                  1

                  0,90

                  0,71

                  2

                  0,68

                  0,53

                  3

                  0,68

                  0,52

                  4

                  0,56

                  0,43

                  5

                  0,52

                  0,41

                  Megrims

                     Lepidorhombus spp.

                  1

                  0,68

                  0,64

                  2

                  0,60

                  0,56

                  3

                  0,54

                  0,49

                  4

                  0,34

                  0,29

                  Dab

                     Limanda limanda

                  1

                  0,71

                  0,58

                  2

                  0,54

                  0,42

                  Flounder

                     Platichthys flesus

                  1

                  0,66

                  0,58

                  2

                  0,50

                  0,42

                  Albacore or longfinned tuna

                     Thunnus alalunga

                  1

                  0,90

                  0,81

                  2

                  0,90

                  0,77

                  Cuttlefishes

                     Sepia officinalis and

                     Rossia macrosoma

                  1

                  0,00

                  0,64

                  2

                  0,00

                  0,64

                  3

                  0,00

                  0,40

                  Species

                  Size (2)

                  Conversion factor

                  Whole fish

                  Fish without head (2)

                  Gutted fish, with head (2)

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Monkfish

                     Lophius spp.

                  1

                  0,61

                  0,77

                  2

                  0,78

                  0,72

                  3

                  0,78

                  0,68

                  4

                  0,65

                  0,60

                  5

                  0,36

                  0,43

                  All presentations

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Shrimps of the species

                     Crangon crangon

                  1

                  0,59

                  2

                  0,27

                  Cooked in water

                  Fresh or chilled

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Deep-water prawns

                     Pandalus borealis

                  1

                  0,77

                  0,68

                  2

                  0,27

                  —

                  Whole (2)

                  Edible crabs

                     Cancer pagurus

                  1

                  0,72

                  2

                  0,54

                  Whole (2)

                  Tails (2)

                  E’ (2)

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Norway lobster

                     Nephrops norvegicus

                  1

                  0,86

                  0,86

                  0,81

                  2

                  0,86

                  0,59

                  0,68

                  3

                  0,77

                  0,59

                  0,50

                  4

                  0,50

                  0,41

                  0,41

                  Gutted fish, with head (2)

                  Whole fish (2)

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Sole

                     Solea spp.

                  1

                  0,75

                  0,58

                  2

                  0,75

                  0,58

                  3

                  0,71

                  0,54

                  4

                  0,58

                  0,42

                  5

                  0,50

                  0,33

         (1)  The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.

         (2)  The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.

      ANNEX II

         Withdrawal and selling prices in the Union of the products listed in Parts A, B and C of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

                  Species

                  Size (1)

                  Withdrawal price (EUR/t)

                  Gutted fish, with head (1)

                  Whole fish (1)

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Herring of the species

                     Clupea harengus

                  1

                  0

                  133

                  2

                  0

                  203

                  3

                  0

                  192

                  4a

                  0

                  121

                  4b

                  0

                  121

                  4c

                  0

                  254

                  5

                  0

                  226

                  6

                  0

                  113

                  7a

                  0

                  113

                  7b

                  0

                  102

                  8

                  0

                  85

                  Sardines of the species

                     Sardina pilchardus

                  1

                  0

                  293

                  2

                  0

                  367

                  3

                  0

                  413

                  4

                  0

                  270

                  Dogfish

                     Squalus acanthias

                  1

                  674

                  674

                  2

                  573

                  573

                  3

                  314

                  314

                  Dogfish

                     Scyliorhinus spp.

                  1

                  455

                  427

                  2

                  455

                  398

                  3

                  313

                  256

                  Redfish

                     Sebastes spp.

                  1

                  0

                  996

                  2

                  0

                  996

                  3

                  0

                  836

                  Cod of the species

                     Gadus morhua

                  1

                  1 161

                  839

                  2

                  1 161

                  839

                  3

                  1 097

                  645

                  4

                  871

                  484

                  5

                  613

                  355

                  Coalfish

                     Pollachius virens

                  1

                  593

                  461

                  2

                  593

                  461

                  3

                  584

                  453

                  4

                  502

                  247

                  Haddock

                     Melanogrammus aeglefinus

                  1

                  702

                  546

                  2

                  702

                  546

                  3

                  605

                  419

                  4

                  507

                  351

                  Whiting

                     Merlangius merlangus

                  1

                  595

                  451

                  2

                  577

                  433

                  3

                  541

                  397

                  4

                  370

                  271

                  Ling

                     Molva spp.

                  1

                  800

                  659

                  2

                  776

                  635

                  3

                  706

                  564

                  Mackerel of the species

                     Scomber scombrus

                  1

                  0

                  236

                  2

                  0

                  233

                  3

                  0

                  226

                  Spanish mackerel of the species

                     Scomber japonicus

                  1

                  0

                  226

                  2

                  0

                  226

                  3

                  0

                  185

                  4

                  0

                  138

                  Anchovies

                     Engraulis spp.

                  1

                  0

                  862

                  2

                  0

                  913

                  3

                  0

                  761

                  4

                  0

                  317

                  Plaice

                     Pleuronectes platessa

                              —

                              1 January to 30 April 2012

                  1

                  758

                  415

                  2

                  758

                  415

                  3

                  728

                  415

                  4

                  526

                  344

                              —

                              1 May to 31 December 2012

                  1

                  1 048

                  573

                  2

                  1 048

                  573

                  3

                  1 006

                  573

                  4

                  726

                  475

                  Hake of the species

                     Merluccius merluccius

                  1

                  2 912

                  2 297

                  2

                  2 200

                  1 715

                  3

                  2 200

                  1 682

                  4

                  1 812

                  1 391

                  5

                  1 682

                  1 326

                  Megrims

                     Lepidorhombus spp.

                  1

                  1 608

                  1 514

                  2

                  1 419

                  1 324

                  3

                  1 277

                  1 159

                  4

                  804

                  686

                  Dab

                     Limanda limanda

                  1

                  562

                  459

                  2

                  427

                  332

                  Flounder

                     Platichtys flesus

                  1

                  325

                  286

                  2

                  247

                  207

                  Albacore or longfinned tuna

                     Thunnus alalunga

                  1

                  2 149

                  1 898

                  2

                  2 149

                  1 804

                  Cuttlefishes

                     Sepia officinalis and Rossia macrosoma

                  1

                  0

                  1 163

                  2

                  0

                  1 163

                  3

                  0

                  727

                  Whole fish

                  Fish without head (1)

                  Gutted fish, with head (1)

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Monkfish

                     Lophius spp.

                  1

                  1 756

                  4 585

                  2

                  2 246

                  4 288

                  3

                  2 246

                  4 049

                  4

                  1 871

                  3 573

                  5

                  1 036

                  2 561

                  All presentations

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Shrimps of the species

                     Crangon crangon

                  1

                  1 401

                  2

                  641

                  Cooked in water

                  Fresh or chilled

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Deep-water prawns

                     Pandalus borealis

                  1

                  5 288

                  1 114

                  2

                  1 854

                  —

                  Species

                  Size (2)

                  Selling prices (EUR/t)

                  Whole (2)

                  Edible crabs

                     Cancer pagurus

                  1

                  1 219

                  2

                  914

                  Whole (2)

                  Tails (2)

                  E’ (2)

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Norway lobster

                     Nephrops norvegicus

                  1

                  4 469

                  4 469

                  3 272

                  2

                  4 469

                  3 066

                  2 747

                  3

                  4 001

                  3 066

                  2 020

                  4

                  2 598

                  2 130

                  1 656

                  Gutted fish, with head (2)

                  Whole fish (2)

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Extra, A (2)

                  Sole

                     Solea spp.

                  1

                  5 183

                  4 008

                  2

                  5 183

                  4 008

                  3

                  4 907

                  3 732

                  4

                  4 008

                  2 903

                  5

                  3 456

                  2 281

         (1)  The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.

         (2)  The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.

      ANNEX III

         Withdrawal prices in landing areas which are very distant from the main centres of consumption

                  Species

                  Landing area

                  Adjustment Factor

                  Size (1)

                  Withdrawal price (in EUR/tonne)

                  Gutted fish, with head (1)

                  Whole fish (1)

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Herring of the species

                     Clupea harengus

                  Coastal regions and islands of Ireland

                  0,90

                  1

                  0

                  119

                  2

                  0

                  183

                  3

                  0

                  173

                  4a

                  0

                  109

                  Coastal regions of Eastern England from Berwick to Dover
                  Coastal regions of Scotland from Portpatrick to Eyemouth and the islands located West and North of those regions
                  Coastal regions of County Down (Northern Ireland)

                  0,90

                  1

                  0

                  119

                  2

                  0

                  183

                  3

                  0

                  173

                  4a

                  0

                  109

                  Mackerel of the species

                     Scomber scombrus

                  Coastal regions and islands of Ireland

                  0,96

                  1

                  0

                  227

                  2

                  0

                  224

                  3

                  0

                  217

                  Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom

                  0,95

                  1

                  0

                  224

                  2

                  0

                  221

                  3

                  0

                  215

                  Hake of the species

                     Merluccius merluccius

                  Coastal regions from Troon (in South-Western Scotland) to Wick (in North-Eastern Scotland) and the Islands located West and North of those regions

                  0,75

                  1

                  2 184

                  1 723

                  2

                  1 650

                  1 286

                  3

                  1 650

                  1 262

                  4

                  1 359

                  1 043

                  5

                  1 262

                  995

                  Albacore or longfinned tuna

                     Thunnus alalunga

                  Islands of the Azores and Madeira

                  0,48

                  1

                  1 032

                  911

                  2

                  1 032

                  866

                  Sardines of the species

                     Sardina pilchardus

                  Canary Islands

                  0,48

                  1

                  0

                  141

                  2

                  0

                  176

                  3

                  0

                  198

                  4

                  0

                  129

                  Coastal regions and islands of Cornwall and Devon in the United Kingdom

                  0,74

                  1

                  0

                  217

                  2

                  0

                  272

                  3

                  0

                  306

                  4

                  0

                  200

                  Atlantic coastal regions of Portugal

                  0,93

                  2

                  0

                  342

                  0,81

                  3

                  0

                  335

         (1)  The freshness categories, sizes and presentations are those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2097 of 30 November 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               1.12.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 326/9

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2097
   of 30 November 2016
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on 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), and in particular Article 183(b) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 (2) provides for the surveillance of imports of the products listed in Annex XVIII thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (3).

               (2)

               For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2013, 2014 and 2015, the trigger levels for additional duties on certain fruit and vegetables should be amended with effect from 1 November 2016.

               (3)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly. For reasons of readability, Annex XVIII to that Regulation should be replaced in its entirety.

               (4)

               Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex XVIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 is replaced by the text 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, 30 November 2016.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  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 (OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1).

      (3)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1).

      (4)  OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX XVIII

               ADDITIONAL IMPORT DUTIES: TITLE IV, CHAPTER I, SECTION 2

            Without prejudice to the rules governing the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the description of the products is deemed to be indicative only. The scope of the additional duties for the purposes of this Annex is determined by the scope of the CN codes as they stand at the time of the adoption of this Regulation.

                        Order number

                        CN code

                        Description

                        Period of application

                        Trigger level (tonnes)

                        78.0015

                        0702 00 00

                        Tomatoes

                        From 1 October 2016 to 31 May 2017

                        459 296

                        78.0020

                        From 1 June 2016 to 30 September 2016

                        33 923

                        78.0065

                        0707 00 05

                        Cucumbers

                        From 1 May 2016 to 31 October 2016

                        20 972

                        78.0075

                        From 1 November 2016 to 30 April 2017

                        15 253

                        78.0085

                        0709 91 00

                        Artichokes

                        From 1 November 2016 to 30 June 2017

                        7 597

                        78.0100

                        0709 93 10

                        Courgettes

                        From 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017

                        143 275

                        78.0110

                        0805 10 20

                        Oranges

                        From 1 December 2016 to 31 May 2017

                        269 562

                        78.0120

                        0805 20 10

                        Clementines

                        From 1 November 2016 to end of February 2017

                        72 334

                        78.0130

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

                        Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids

                        From 1 November 2016 to end of February 2017

                        86 651

                        78.0155

                        0805 50 10

                        Lemons

                        From 1 June 2016 to 31 December 2016

                        293 087

                        From 1 June 2017 to 31 December 2017

                        333 424

                        78.0160

                        From 1 January 2017 to 31 May 2017

                        231 536

                        78.0170

                        0806 10 10

                        Table grapes

                        From 21 July 2016 to 20 November 2016

                        70 580

                        78.0175

                        0808 10 80

                        Apples

                        From 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2017

                        503 266

                        78.0180

                        From 1 September 2016 to 31 December 2016

                        54 155

                        From 1 September 2017 to 31 December 2017

                        260 376

                        78.0220

                        0808 30 90

                        Pears

                        From 1 January 2017 to 30 April 2017

                        239 571

                        78.0235

                        From 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2016

                        118 018

                        From 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017

                        23 307

                        78.0250

                        0809 10 00

                        Apricots

                        From 1 June 2016 to 31 July 2016

                        4 939

                        78.0265

                        0809 29 00

                        Cherries, other than sour

                        From 21 May 2016 to 10 August 2016

                        29 166

                        78.0270

                        0809 30

                        Peaches, including nectarines

                        From 11 June 2016 to 30 September 2016

                        3 849

                        78.0280

                        0809 40 05

                        Plums

                        From 11 June 2016 to 30 September 2016

                        18 155 ’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 463/2011 of 12 May 2011 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year

text:
               13.5.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 124/45

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 463/2011
   of 12 May 2011
   amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
   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 Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2010/11 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 456/2011 (4).

               (2)

               The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 May 2011.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 12 May 2011.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.

      (3)  OJ L 259, 1.10.2010, p. 3.

      (4)  OJ L 123, 12.5.2011, p. 70.

      ANNEX

         Amended representative prices and additional import duties applicable to white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 95 from 13 May 2011

                  (EUR)

                  CN code

                  Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned

                  Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned

                  1701 11 10 (1)

                  43,09

                  0,00

                  1701 11 90 (1)

                  43,09

                  1,98

                  1701 12 10 (1)

                  43,09

                  0,00

                  1701 12 90 (1)

                  43,09

                  1,68

                  1701 91 00 (2)

                  41,36

                  5,06

                  1701 99 10 (2)

                  41,36

                  1,93

                  1701 99 90 (2)

                  41,36

                  1,93

                  1702 90 95 (3)

                  0,41

                  0,27

         (1)  For the standard quality defined in point III of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

         (2)  For the standard quality defined in point II of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

         (3)  Per 1 % sucrose content.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1120 of 22 June 2017 determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2017 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 in the pigmeat sector

text:
               23.6.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 162/52

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/1120
   of 22 June 2017
   determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2017 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 in the pigmeat sector
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(2) and (3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of pigmeat products. The quotas listed in Part B of Annex I to that Regulation are managed using the simultaneous examination method.

               (2)

               The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 1 to 7 June 2017 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2017 are smaller than those available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod.

               (3)

               In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 442/2009, to be added to the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2017, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 22 June 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)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 of 27 May 2009 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the pigmeat sector (OJ L 129, 28.5.2009, p. 13).

      ANNEX

                  Order No

                  Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantities available for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2017
                  (kg)

                  09.4038

                  8 466 250

                  09.4170

                  1 230 500

                  09.4204

                  1 156 000


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/606 of 29 March 2017 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               30.3.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 84/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/606
   of 29 March 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, 29 March 2017.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General

            Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  EG

                  288,4

                  IL

                  288,6

                  MA

                  105,2

                  SN

                  213,0

                  TN

                  200,0

                  TR

                  110,6

                  ZA

                  81,7

                  ZZ

                  183,9

                  0707 00 05

                  TR

                  179,1

                  ZZ

                  179,1

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  50,0

                  TR

                  118,8

                  ZZ

                  84,4

                  0805 10 22 , 0805 10 24 , 0805 10 28

                  EG

                  51,0

                  IL

                  60,7

                  MA

                  51,0

                  TN

                  50,6

                  TR

                  77,1

                  ZA

                  99,3

                  ZZ

                  65,0

                  0805 50 10

                  EG

                  72,0

                  TR

                  92,7

                  ZZ

                  82,4

                  0808 10 80

                  BR

                  110,4

                  CL

                  99,4

                  CN

                  142,3

                  US

                  128,4

                  ZA

                  114,1

                  ZZ

                  118,9

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  100,4

                  CL

                  137,3

                  CN

                  84,7

                  MA

                  115,2

                  ZA

                  108,1

                  ZZ

                  109,1

         (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 1353/2011 of 20 December 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the keeping of accounts by the paying agencies, declarations of expenditure and revenue and the conditions for reimbursing expenditure under the EAGF and the EAFRD

text:
               21.12.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 338/35

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1353/2011
   of 20 December 2011
   amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the keeping of accounts by the paying agencies, declarations of expenditure and revenue and the conditions for reimbursing expenditure under the EAGF and the EAFRD
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 42 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 70[(4c)] of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (2) allows the EAFRD contribution rate to be increased to a maximum of 95 % for Member States which are facing serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability.

               (2)

               In order to allow Member States to benefit as soon as possible from the increased co-financing rate, the rules for the calculation of the Union contribution in the context of the EAFRD accounts, provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 (3), should be adapted with immediate effect.

               (3)

               Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (4)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   In Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 the following subparagraph is added:

      ‘By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, for rural development programmes modified in accordance with Article 70[(4c)] of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, the Union contribution shall, during the period in which the derogation referred to in Article 70[(4c)] of that Regulation applies, be calculated on the basis of the financing plan in force on the last day of the reference period. For the last reference period when the derogation referred to in Article 70[(4c)] of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 applies, the declaration of expenditure referred to in Article 16 shall indicate separately the expenditure incurred before and after the derogation ceased to apply. The Union contribution to be paid in respect of these sub reference periods shall be calculated on the basis of the financing plan in force during each sub reference period’

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 20 December 2011.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 171, 23.6.2006, p. 1