title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 184/2014 of 25 February 2014 laying down pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the terms and conditions applicable to the electronic data exchange system between the Member States and the Commission and adopting pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal, the nomenclature of the categories of intervention for support from the European Regional Development Fund under the European territorial cooperation goal

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               27.2.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 57/7

      COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 184/2014
   of 25 February 2014
   laying down pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the terms and conditions applicable to the electronic data exchange system between the Member States and the Commission and adopting pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal, the nomenclature of the categories of intervention for support from the European Regional Development Fund under the European territorial cooperation goal
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (1), and in particular Article 74(4) thereof,
   Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The provisions in this Regulation are closely linked, since they all deal with aspects required for the preparation of operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal and under the European territorial cooperation goal. To ensure coherence between those provisions, which should enter into force at the same time, and to facilitate a comprehensive view and compact access to them by all Union residents, it is desirable to include provisions on categories of intervention for the European territorial cooperation goal into this implementing act as the procedure with regard to the consultation of the Coordination Committee for the European Structural and Investment Funds established by Article 150(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is the same as for the other provisions covered by this implementing act, whereas categories of intervention for the Investment for growth and jobs goal are subject to a different procedure.

               (2)

               Pursuant to Article 74(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 all official exchanges of information between the Member State and the Commission shall be carried out using an electronic data exchange system. It is therefore necessary to establish the terms and conditions with which that electronic data exchange system should comply.

               (3)

               The modalities of exchange of information between the Member State and the Commission should be considered distinct from those established for the exchanges of information between beneficiaries and relevant authorities pursuant to Article 122(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and which are subject to a different implementing act. In order to guarantee enhanced quality of information on the implementation of operational programmes, improved usefulness of the system and simplification, it is necessary to specify basic requirements for the form and scope of the information to be exchanged.

               (4)

               It is necessary to specify principles, as well as applicable rules for operation of the system with regard to the identification of the party responsible for uploading the documents and making any updates thereto.

               (5)

               In order to guarantee the reduction of the administrative burden for the Member States and the Commission while ensuring the efficient and effective electronic exchange of information, it is necessary to establish technical characteristics for the system.

               (6)

               Member States and the Commission should also have a possibility to encode and transfer data in two different ways to be specified. It is also necessary to provide for rules in the event of force majeure hindering the use of the electronic data exchange system, to ensure that both Member States and the Commission can continue to exchange information by alternative means.

               (7)

               Member States and the Commission should ensure that transfer of data through the electronic data exchange system is performed in a secured manner allowing for availability, integrity, authenticity, confidentiality and non-repudiation of information. Therefore rules on security should be set out.

               (8)

               This Regulation should respect the fundamental rights and observe the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and notably the right to protection of personal data. This Regulation should therefore be applied in accordance with these rights and principles. Concerning personal data processed by Member States, Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) applies. Concerning the processing of personal data by the Union institutions and bodies and the free movement of such data, Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) applies.

               (9)

               Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013, it is necessary to specify common categories of intervention for programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal to enable Member States to submit to the Commission consistent information on the programmed use of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), as well as information on the cumulative allocation and expenditure of the ERDF by category and the number of operations throughout the application period of a programme. This is to enable the Commission to inform the other Union institutions and citizens of the Union in an appropriate manner about the use of the ERDF.

               (10)

               In order to allow for the prompt application of the measures provided for in this Regulation, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

               (11)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 150(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, as the Coordination Committee for the European Structural and Investment Funds established by Article 150(1) of that Regulation delivered an opinion,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

      CHAPTER I

         Provisions implementing Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 with regard to the ESI Funds

   ELECTRONIC DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM
   (Empowerment under Article 74(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)
   Article 1
   Establishment of electronic data exchange system
   The Commission shall establish an electronic data exchange system for all official exchanges of information between the Member State and the Commission.
   Article 2
   Content of electronic data exchange system
   1.   The electronic data exchange system (hereinafter referred to as ‘SFC2014’) shall contain at least information specified in the models, formats and templates established in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013, Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) and the future Union legal act establishing the conditions for the financial support for maritime and fisheries policy for the programming period 2014-2020 (the ‘EMFF Regulation’).
   2.   The information provided in the electronic forms embedded in SFC2014 (hereinafter referred to as ‘structured data’) may not be replaced by non-structured data, including the use of hyperlinks or other types of non-structured data such as attachment of documents or images. Where a Member State transmits the same information in the form of structured data and non-structured data, the structured data shall be used in case of inconsistencies.
   Article 3
   Operation of SFC2014
   1.   The Commission, the authorities designated by the Member State pursuant to Article 59(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), Article 123 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Article 65(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 as well as the bodies to which tasks of those authorities have been delegated shall enter into SFC2014 the information for the transmission of which they are responsible and any updates thereto.
   2.   Any transmission of information to the Commission shall be verified and submitted by a person other than the person who entered the data for that transmission. This separation of tasks shall be supported by SFC2014 or by Member State’s management and control information systems connected automatically with SFC2014.
   3.   Member States shall appoint, at national or regional level or at both national and regional levels, a person or persons responsible for managing access rights to SFC2014 who shall fulfil the following tasks:

               (a)

               identifying users requesting access, making sure those users are employed by the organisation;

               (b)

               informing users about their obligations to preserve the security of the system;

               (c)

               verifying the entitlement of users to the required privilege level in relation to their tasks and their hierarchical position;

               (d)

               requesting the termination of access rights when those access rights are no longer needed or justified;

               (e)

               promptly reporting suspicious events that may bring prejudice to the security of the system;

               (f)

               ensuring the continued accuracy of user identification data by reporting any changes;

               (g)

               taking the necessary data protection and commercial confidentiality precautions in accordance with Union and national rules;

               (h)

               informing the Commission of any changes affecting the capacity of the Member State authorities or users of SFC2014 to carry out the responsibilities referred to in paragraph 1 or their personal capacity to carry out responsibilities referred to in points (a)-(g).

         4.   Exchanges of data and transactions shall bear a compulsory electronic signature within the meaning of Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (7). The Member States and the Commission shall recognise the legal effectiveness and admissibility of the electronic signature used in SFC2014 as evidence in legal proceedings.
   Information processed through SFC2014 shall respect the protection of privacy and personal data for individuals and commercial confidentiality for legal entities in accordance with Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (8), Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (9), Directive 1995/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (10) and Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
   Article 4
   Characteristics of SFC2014
   In order to ensure the efficient and effective electronic exchange of information, SFC2014 shall have the following characteristics:

               (a)

               interactive forms or forms pre-filled by the system on the basis of the data already recorded in the system previously;

               (b)

               automatic calculations, where they reduce the encoding effort of users;

               (c)

               automatic embedded controls to verify internal consistency of transmitted data and consistency of this data with applicable rules;

               (d)

               system generated alerts warning SFC2014 users that certain actions can or cannot be performed;

               (e)

               online status tracking of the treatment of information entered into the system;

               (f)

               availability of historical data in respect of all information entered for an operational programme.

         Article 5
   Transmission of data through SFC2014
   1.   SFC2014 shall be accessible to the Member States and the Commission either directly through an interactive user-interface (i.e. a web-application) or via a technical interface using pre-defined protocols (i.e. web-services) that allows for automatic synchronisation and transmission of data between Member States information systems and SFC2014.
   2.   The date of electronic transmission of the information by the Member State to the Commission and vice versa shall be considered to be the date of submission of the document concerned.
   3.   In the event of force majeure, a malfunctioning of SFC2014 or a lack of a connection with SFC2014 exceeding one working day in the last week before a regulatory deadline for the submission of information or in the period from 23 to 31 December, or five working days at other times, the information exchange between the Member State and the Commission may take place in paper form using the models, formats and templates referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation.
   When the electronic exchange system ceases to malfunction, the connection with that system is re-established or the cause of force majeure ceases, the party concerned shall enter without delay the information already sent in paper form also into SFC2014.
   4.   In cases referred to in paragraph 3 the date stamped by the post shall be considered to be the date of submission of the document concerned.
   Article 6
   Security of data transmitted through SFC2014
   1.   The Commission shall establish an information technology security policy (hereinafter referred to as ‘SFC IT security policy’) for SFC2014 applicable to personnel using SFC2014 in accordance with relevant Union rules, in particular Commission Decision C(2006) 3602 (11) and its implementing rules. The Commission shall designate a person or persons responsible for defining, maintaining and ensuring the correct application of the security policy to SFC2014.
   2.   Member States and European institutions other than the Commission, who have received access rights to SFC2014, shall comply with the IT security terms and conditions published in the SFC2014 portal and the measures that are implemented in SFC2014 by the Commission to secure the transmission of data, in particular in relation to the use of the technical interface referred to in Article 5(1) of this Regulation.
   3.   Member States and the Commission shall implement and ensure the effectiveness of the security measures adopted to protect the data they have stored and transmitted through SFC2014.
   4.   Member States shall adopt national, regional or local information security policies covering access to SFC2014 and automatic input of data into it, ensuring a minimum set of security requirements. These national, regional or local IT security policies can refer to other security documents. Each Member State shall ensure that these IT security policies apply to all authorities using SFC2014.
   5.   These national, regional or local IT security policies shall include:

               (a)

               the IT security aspects of the work performed by the person or persons responsible for managing the access rights referred to in Article 3(3) of this Regulation in case of application of direct use;

               (b)

               in case of national, regional or local computer systems connected to SFC2014, through a technical interface referred to in Article 5(1) of this Regulation the security measures for those systems allowing to be aligned with SFC2014 security requirements.

         For the purposes of point (b) of the first subparagraph, the following aspects shall be covered, as appropriate:

               (a)

               physical security;

               (b)

               data media and access control;

               (c)

               storage control;

               (d)

               access and password control;

               (e)

               monitoring;

               (f)

               interconnection with SFC2014;

               (g)

               communication infrastructure;

               (h)

               human resources management prior to employment, during employment and after employment;

               (i)

               incident management.

         6.   These national, regional or local IT security policies shall be based on a risk assessment and the measures described shall be proportionate to the risks identified.
   7.   The documents setting out the national, regional or local IT security policies shall be made available to the Commission upon request.
   8.   Member States shall designate, at a national or regional level, a person or persons responsible for maintaining and ensuring the application of the national, regional or local IT security policies. That person or these persons shall act as a contact point with the person or persons designated by the Commission and referred to in Article 6(1) of this Regulation.
   9.   Both the SFC IT security policy and the relevant national, regional and local IT security policies shall be updated in the event of technological changes, the identification of new threats or other relevant developments. In any event, they shall be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure that they continue to provide an appropriate response.

      CHAPTER II

         Provisions implementing Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013

   NOMENCLATURE OF CATEGORIES OF INTERVENTION
   (Empowerment under the second subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013)
   Article 7
   Categories of intervention for the European territorial cooperation goal
   The nomenclature for categories of intervention referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 is set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

      CHAPTER III

   FINAL PROVISION
   Article 8
   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, 25 February 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320.

      (2)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 259.

      (3)  Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).

      (4)  Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).

      (5)  Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487).

      (6)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).

      (7)  Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures (OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12).

      (8)  Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37).

      (9)  Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services, Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws (OJ L 337, 18.12.2009, p. 11).

      (10)  Directive 1995/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).

      (11)  Commission Decision C(2006) 3602 of 16 August 2006 concerning the security of information systems used by the European Commission.

      ANNEX

         Nomenclature for the categories of intervention of the European Regional Development Fund under the European territorial cooperation goal

      TABLE 1:   CODES FOR THE INTERVENTION FIELD DIMENSION

                  1.   INTERVENTION FIELD

                  I.   Productive investment:

                  001

                  Generic productive investment in small and medium – sized enterprises (‘SMEs’)

                  002

                  Research and innovation processes in large enterprises

                  003

                  Productive investment in large enterprises linked to the low-carbon economy

                  004

                  Productive investment linked to the cooperation between large enterprises and SMEs for developing information and communication technology (‘ICT’) products and services, e-commerce and enhancing demand for ICT

                  II.   Infrastructure providing basic services and related investment:

                     Energy infrastructure

                  005

                  Electricity (storage and transmission)

                  006

                  Electricity (TEN-E storage and transmission)

                  007

                  Natural gas

                  008

                  Natural gas (TEN-E)

                  009

                  Renewable energy: wind

                  010

                  Renewable energy: solar

                  011

                  Renewable energy: biomass

                  012

                  Other renewable energy (including hydroelectric, geothermal and marine energy) and renewable energy integration (including storage, power to gas and renewable hydrogen infrastructure)

                  013

                  Energy efficiency renovation of public infrastructure, demonstration projects and supporting measures

                  014

                  Energy efficiency renovation of existing housing stock, demonstration projects and supporting measures

                  015

                  Intelligent Energy Distribution Systems at medium and low voltage levels (including smart grids and ICT systems)

                  016

                  High efficiency co-generation and district heating

                     Environmental infrastructure

                  017

                  Household waste management, (including minimisation, sorting, recycling measures)

                  018

                  Household waste management, (including mechanical biological treatment, thermal treatment, incineration and landfill measures)

                  019

                  Commercial, industrial or hazardous waste management

                  020

                  Provision of water for human consumption (extraction, treatment, storage and distribution infrastructure)

                  021

                  Water management and drinking water conservation (including river basin management, water supply, specific climate change adaptation measures, district and consumer metering, charging systems and leak reduction)

                  022

                  Waste water treatment

                  023

                  Environmental measures aimed at reducing and/or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions (including treatment and storage of methane gas and composting)

                     Transport infrastructure

                  024

                  Railways (TEN-T Core)

                  025

                  Railways (TEN-T comprehensive)

                  026

                  Other Railways

                  027

                  Mobile rail assets

                  028

                  TEN-T motorways and roads — core network (new build)

                  029

                  TEN-T motorways and roads — comprehensive network (new build)

                  030

                  Secondary road links to TEN-T road network and nodes (new build)

                  031

                  Other national and regional roads (new build)

                  032

                  Local access roads (new build)

                  033

                  TEN-T reconstructed or improved road

                  034

                  Other reconstructed or improved road (motorway, national, regional or local)

                  035

                  Multimodal transport (TEN-T)

                  036

                  Multimodal transport

                  037

                  Airports (TEN-T) (1)

                  038

                  Other airports (1)

                  039

                  Seaports (TEN-T)

                  040

                  Other seaports

                  041

                  Inland waterways and ports (TEN-T)

                  042

                  Inland waterways and ports (regional and local)

                     Sustainable transport

                  043

                  Clean urban transport infrastructure and promotion (including equipment and rolling stock)

                  044

                  Intelligent transport systems (including the introduction of demand management, tolling systems, IT monitoring, control and information systems)

                     Information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure

                  045

                  ICT: Backbone/backhaul network

                  046

                  ICT: High-speed broadband network (access/local loop; >/= 30 Mbps)

                  047

                  ICT: Very high-speed broadband network (access/local loop; >/= 100 Mbps)

                  048

                  ICT: Other types of ICT infrastructure/large-scale computer resources/equipment (including e-infrastructure, data centres and sensors; also where embedded in other infrastructure such as research facilities, environmental and social infrastructure)

                  III.   Social, health and education infrastructure and related investment:

                  049

                  Education infrastructure for tertiary education

                  050

                  Education infrastructure for vocational education and training and adult learning

                  051

                  Education infrastructure for school education (primary and general secondary education)

                  052

                  Infrastructure for early childhood education and care

                  053

                  Health infrastructure

                  054

                  Housing infrastructure

                  055

                  Other social infrastructure contributing to regional and local development

                  IV.   Development of endogenous potential:

                     Research and development and innovation

                  056

                  Investment in infrastructure, capacities and equipment in SMEs directly linked to research and innovation activities

                  057

                  Investment in infrastructure, capacities and equipment in large companies directly linked to research and innovation activities

                  058

                  Research and innovation infrastructure (public)

                  059

                  Research and innovation infrastructure (private, including science parks)

                  060

                  Research and innovation activities in public research centres and centres of competence including networking

                  061

                  Research and innovation activities in private research centres including networking

                  062

                  Technology transfer and university-enterprise cooperation primarily benefiting SMEs

                  063

                  Cluster support and business networks primarily benefiting SMEs

                  064

                  Research and innovation processes in SMEs (including voucher schemes, process, design, service and social innovation)

                  065

                  Research and innovation infrastructure, processes, technology transfer and cooperation in enterprises focusing on the low carbon economy and on resilience to climate change

                     Business development

                  066

                  Advanced support services for SMEs and groups of SMEs (including management, marketing and design services)

                  067

                  SME business development, support to entrepreneurship and incubation (including support to spin offs and spin outs)

                  068

                  Energy efficiency and demonstration projects in SMEs and supporting measures

                  069

                  Support to environmentally-friendly production processes and resource efficiency in SMEs

                  070

                  Promotion of energy efficiency in large enterprises

                  071

                  Development and promotion of enterprises specialised in providing services contributing to the low carbon economy and to resilience to climate change (including support to such services)

                  072

                  Business infrastructure for SMEs (including industrial parks and sites)

                  073

                  Support to social enterprises (SMEs)

                  074

                  Development and promotion of tourism assets in SMEs

                  075

                  Development and promotion of tourism services in or for SMEs

                  076

                  Development and promotion of cultural and creative assets in SMEs

                  077

                  Development and promotion of cultural and creative services in or for SMEs

                     Information and communication technology (ICT) — demand stimulation, applications and services

                  078

                  e-Government services and applications (including e-Procurement, ICT measures supporting the reform of public administration, cyber-security, trust and privacy measures, e-Justice and e-Democracy)

                  079

                  Access to public sector information (including open data e-Culture, digital libraries, e-Content and e-Tourism)

                  080

                  e-Inclusion, e-Accessibility, e-Learning and e-Education services and applications, digital literacy

                  081

                  ICT solutions addressing the healthy active ageing challenge and e-Health services and applications (including e-Care and ambient assisted living)

                  082

                  ICT Services and applications for SMEs (including e-Commerce, e-Business and networked business processes), living labs, web entrepreneurs and ICT start-ups)

                     Environment

                  083

                  Air quality measures

                  084

                  Integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC)

                  085

                  Protection and enhancement of biodiversity, nature protection and green infrastructure

                  086

                  Protection, restoration and sustainable use of Natura 2000 sites

                  087

                  Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks e.g. erosion, fires, flooding, storms and drought, including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems and infrastructures

                  088

                  Risk prevention and management of non-climate related natural risks (i.e. earthquakes) and risks linked to human activities (e.g. technological accidents), including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems and infrastructures

                  089

                  Rehabilitation of industrial sites and contaminated land

                  090

                  Cycle tracks and footpaths

                  091

                  Development and promotion of the tourism potential of natural areas

                  092

                  Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets

                  093

                  Development and promotion of public tourism services

                  094

                  Protection, development and promotion of public cultural and heritage assets

                  095

                  Development and promotion of public cultural and heritage services

                     Other

                  096

                  Institutional capacity of public administrations and public services related to implementation of the ERDF or actions supporting ESF institutional capacity initiatives

                  097

                  Community-led local development initiatives in urban and rural areas

                  098

                  Outermost regions: compensation of any additional costs due to accessibility deficit and territorial fragmentation

                  099

                  Outermost regions: specific action to compensate additional costs due to size market factors

                  100

                  Outermost regions: support to compensate additional costs due to climate conditions and relief difficulties

                  101

                  Cross-financing under the ERDF (support to ESF-type actions necessary for the satisfactory implementation of the ERDF part of the operation and directly linked to it)

                  V.   Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility:

                  102

                  Access to employment for job-seekers and inactive people, including the long-term unemployed and people far from the labour market, also through local employment initiatives and support for labour mobility

                  103

                  Sustainable integration into the labour market of young people, in particular those not in employment, education or training, including young people at risk of social exclusion and young people from marginalised communities, including through the implementation of the Youth Guarantee

                  104

                  Self-employment, entrepreneurship and business creation including innovative micro, small and medium sized enterprises

                  105

                  Equality between men and women in all areas, including in access to employment, career progression, reconciliation of work and private life and promotion of equal pay for equal work

                  106

                  Adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change

                  107

                  Active and healthy ageing

                  108

                  Modernisation of labour market institutions, such as public and private employment services, and improving the matching of labour market needs, including throughactions that enhance transnational labour mobility as well as through mobility schemes and better cooperation between institutions and relevant stakeholders

                  VI.   Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination:

                  109

                  Active inclusion, including with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation, and improving employability

                  110

                  Socio-economic integration of marginalised communities such as the Roma

                  111

                  Combating all forms of discrimination and promoting equal opportunities

                  112

                  Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, including health care and social services of general interest

                  113

                  Promoting social entrepreneurship and vocational integration in social enterprises and the social and solidarity economy in order to facilitate access to employment

                  114

                  Community-led local development strategies

                  VII.   Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning:

                  115

                  Reducing and preventing early school-leaving and promoting equal access to good quality early-childhood, primary and secondary education including formal, non-formal and informal learning pathways for reintegrating into education and training

                  116

                  Improving the quality and efficiency of, and access to, tertiary and equivalent education with a view to increasing participation and attainment levels, especially for disadvantaged groups

                  117

                  Enhancing equal access to lifelong learning for all age groups in formal, non-formal and informal settings, upgrading the knowledge, skills and competences of the workforce, and promoting flexible learning pathways including through career guidance and validation of acquired competences

                  118

                  Improving the labour market relevance of education and training systems, facilitating the transition from education to work, and strengthening vocational education and training systems and their quality, including through mechanisms for skills anticipation, adaptation of curricula and the establishment and development of work-based learning systems, including dual learning systems and apprenticeship schemes

                  VIII.   Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration:

                  119

                  Investment in institutional capacity and in the efficiency of public administrations and public services at the national, regional and local levels with a view to reforms, better regulation and good governance

                  120

                  Capacity building for all stakeholders delivering education, lifelong learning, training and employment and social policies, including through sectoral and territorial pacts to mobilise for reform at the national, regional and local levels

                  IX.   Technical assistance:

                  121

                  Preparation, implementation, monitoring and inspection

                  122

                  Evaluation and studies

                  123

                  Information and communication

      TABLE 2:   CODES FOR THE FORM OF FINANCE DIMENSION

                  2.   FORM OF FINANCE

                  01

                  Non-repayable grant

                  02

                  Repayable grant

                  03

                  Support through financial instruments: venture and equity capital or equivalent

                  04

                  Support through financial instruments: loan or equivalent

                  05

                  Support through financial instruments: guarantee or equivalent

                  06

                  Support through financial instruments: interest rate subsidy, guarantee fee subsidy, technical support or equivalent

                  07

                  Prize

      TABLE 3:   CODES FOR THE TERRITORIAL DIMENSION

                  3.   TERRITORY TYPE

                  01

                  Large Urban areas (densely populated > 50 000 population)

                  02

                  Small Urban areas (intermediate density > 5 000 population)

                  03

                  Rural areas (thinly populated)

                  04

                  Macro regional cooperation area

                  05

                  Cooperation across national or regional programme areas in national context

                  06

                  ESF transnational cooperation

                  07

                  Not applicable

      TABLE 4:   CODES FOR THE TERRITORIAL DELIVERY MECHANISMS DIMENSION

                  4.   TERRITORIAL DELIVERY MECHANISMS

                  01

                  Integrated Territorial Investment — Urban

                  02

                  Other integrated approaches to sustainable urban development

                  03

                  Integrated Territorial Investment — Other

                  04

                  Other integrated approaches to sustainable rural development

                  05

                  Other integrated approaches to sustainable urban/rural development

                  06

                  Community-led local development initiatives

                  07

                  Not applicable

      TABLE 5:   CODES FOR THEMATIC OBJECTIVE DIMENSION

                  5.   THEMATIC OBJECTIVE (ERDF and the Cohesion Fund)

                  01

                  Strengthening research, technological development and innovation

                  02

                  Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies

                  03

                  Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises,

                  04

                  Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors

                  05

                  Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management

                  06

                  Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency

                  07

                  Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures

                  08

                  Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility

                  09

                  Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and any discrimination

                  10

                  Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and lifelong learning

                  11

                  Enhancing the institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and an efficient public administration

                  12

                  Not applicable (Technical assistance only)

      TABLE 6:   CODES FOR THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DIMENSION

                  6.   ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

                  01

                  Agriculture and forestry

                  02

                  Fishing and aquaculture

                  03

                  Manufacture of food products and beverages

                  04

                  Manufacture of textiles and textile products

                  05

                  Manufacture of transport equipment

                  06

                  Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products

                  07

                  Other unspecified manufacturing industries

                  08

                  Construction

                  09

                  Mining and quarrying (including mining of energy producing materials)

                  10

                  Electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning

                  11

                  Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

                  12

                  Transport and storage

                  13

                  Information and communication activities, including telecommunication, information service activities, computer programming, consultancy and related activities

                  14

                  Wholesale and retail trade

                  15

                  Tourism, accommodation and food service activities

                  16

                  Financial and insurance activities

                  17

                  Real estate, renting and business activities

                  18

                  Public administration

                  19

                  Education

                  20

                  Human health activities

                  21

                  Social work activities, community, social and personal services

                  22

                  Activities linked to the environment and to climate change

                  23

                  Arts, entertainment, creative industries and recreation

                  24

                  Other unspecified services

      TABLE 7:   CODES FOR THE LOCATION DIMENSION

                  7.   LOCATION (2)

                  Code

                  Location

                  Code of region or area where operation is located/carried out, as set out in the Classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2)

         (1)  Restricted to investments related to environmental protection or accompanied by investments necessary to mitigate or reduce its negative environmental impact.

         (2)  Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/677 of 23 April 2015 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               30.4.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 111/21

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/677
   of 23 April 2015
   concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

               (4)

               It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at 3 months.

               (5)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
   Article 2
   Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of 3 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 23 April 2015.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Heinz ZOUREK

            Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

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

      ANNEX

                  Description of the goods

                  Classification
                  (CN-code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  An article consisting of four table legs of base metal, fixed with screws to four metal plates holding them together.
                  In order to avoid sliding and to protect the floor, the bottom end of each table leg is covered with rubber.
                  The top ends of the table legs have holes for screws to allow for fixing a tabletop.

                      (1) See image.

                  9403 90 10

                  Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 9403, 9403 90 and 9403 90 10.
                  Classification as complete furniture is excluded because the article is missing an essential component, the tabletop.
                  The article is therefore to be classified under CN code 9403 90 10 as metal parts of furniture.

         (1)  The image is purely for information.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 279/2011 of 21 March 2011 fixing the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 1 to 7 March 2011 for sugar products under certain tariff quotas and suspending submission of applications for such licences

text:
               22.3.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 76/48

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 279/2011
   of 21 March 2011
   fixing the allocation coefficient for the issuing of import licences applied for from 1 to 7 March 2011 for sugar products under certain tariff quotas and suspending submission of applications for such licences
   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 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 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (3), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Quantities covered by applications for import licences submitted to the competent authorities from 1 to 7 March 2011 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 891/2009, exceed the quantity available under order number 09.4320.

               (2)

               In these circumstances, an allocation coefficient for licences to be issued regarding order number 09.4320 should be fixed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006. Submission of further applications for licences for that order number should be suspended until the end of the marketing year, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 891/2009,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 from 1 to 7 March 2011 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   2.   Submission of further applications for licences, which correspond to the order numbers indicated in the Annex, shall be suspended until the end of the marketing year 2010/11.
   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, 21 March 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 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

      (3)  OJ L 254, 26.9.2009, p. 82.

      ANNEX

         CXL Concessions Sugar

         2010/2011 marketing year

         Applications lodged from 1.3.2011 to 7.3.2011

                  Order No

                  Country

                  Allocation coefficient
                  (%)

                  Further applications

                  09.4317

                  Australia

                  —

                  Suspended

                  09.4318

                  Brazil

                  —

                  Suspended

                  09.4319

                  Cuba

                  —

                  09.4320

                  Any third countries

                  3,5075

                  Suspended

                  09.4321

                  India

                  —

                  Suspended

                              —

                              Not applicable: no licence application has been sent to the Commission.

         Balkans Sugar

         2010/2011 marketing year

         Applications lodged from 1.3.2011 to 7.3.2011

                  Order No

                  Country

                  Allocation coefficient
                  (%)

                  Further applications

                  09.4324

                  Albania

                  —

                  09.4325

                  Bosnia and Herzegovina

                  —

                  09.4326

                  Serbia

                      (1)

                  09.4327

                  Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

                  —

                  09.4328

                  Croatia

                      (1)

                              —

                              Not applicable: no licence application has been sent to the Commission.

         Exceptional import sugar and industrial import sugar

         2010/2011 marketing year

         Applications lodged from 1.3.2011 to 7.3.2011

                  Order No

                  Type

                  Allocation coefficient
                  (%)

                  Further applications

                  09.4380

                  Exceptional

                  —

                  09.4390

                  Industrial

                      (2)

                              —

                              Not applicable: no licence application has been sent to the Commission.

         (1)  Not applicable: the applications do not exceed the quantities available and are fully granted.

         (2)  Not applicable: the applications do not exceed the quantities available and are fully granted.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 682/2014 of 20 June 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010, as regards the substance ‘closantel’  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               21.6.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 182/14

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 682/2014
   of 20 June 2014
   amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010, as regards the substance ‘closantel’
   (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 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council (1), and in particular Article 14 in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The maximum residue limit (hereinafter ‘MRL’) for pharmacologically active substances intended for use in the Union in veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals or in biocidal products used in animal husbandry is to be established in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009.

               (2)

               Pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding MRLs in foodstuffs of animal origin are set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 (2).

               (3)

               Closantel is currently included in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 as an allowed substance, for bovine and ovine species, applicable to muscle, fat, liver, kidney and milk. The provisional maximum residue limits for that substance set out for bovine and ovine milk expired on 1 January 2014.

               (4)

               Additional data were provided and assessed by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use who recommended that the provisional MRLs for closantel for bovine and ovine milk should be set as definitive.

               (5)

               The entry for closantel in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (6)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 20 June 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11.

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin (OJ L 15, 20.1.2010, p. 1).

      ANNEX
      In Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010, the entry for the substance ‘closantel’ is replaced by the following:

                     Pharmacologically active Substance

                     Marker residue

                     Animal Species

                     MRL

                     Target Tissues

                     Other Provisions (according to Article 14(7) of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009)

                     Therapeutic Classification

                     ‘Closantel

                     Closantel

                     Bovine

                     1 000 μg/kg
                     3 000 μg/kg
                     1 000 μg/kg
                     3 000 μg/kg
                     45 μg/kg

                     Muscle
                     Fat
                     Liver
                     Kidney
                     Milk

                     NO ENTRY

                     Antiparasitic agents/Agents against endoparasites’

                     Ovine

                     1 500 μg/kg
                     2 000 μg/kg
                     1 500 μg/kg
                     5 000 μg/kg
                     45 μg/kg

                     Muscle
                     Fat
                     Liver
                     Kidney
                     Milk


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 904/2011 of 7 September 2011 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences lodged from 26 August 2011 to 2 September 2011 in the context of the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 for barley

text:
               8.9.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 231/22

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 904/2011
   of 7 September 2011
   fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences lodged from 26 August 2011 to 2 September 2011 in the context of the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 for barley
   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 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 (3) opens an annual tariff quota for the import of 306 215 tonnes of barley (order number 09.4126).

               (2)

               The notification made under Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 shows that the applications lodged between 26 August 2011 at 13.00 and 2 September 2011 at 13.00 (Brussels time), in accordance with Article 3(1) of that Regulation, exceed the quantities available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities applied for should be fixed.

               (3)

               No further import licences should be issued under Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 for the current quota period.

               (4)

               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.   Each application for an import licence for barley under the quota referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 lodged between 26 August 2011 at 13.00 and 2 September 2011 at 13.00 (Brussels time) shall give rise to the issue of a licence for the quantities applied for, multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 77,115913 %.
   2.   The issue of licences for quantities applied for from 13.00 (Brussels time) on 2 September 2011 is hereby suspended for the current quota period.
   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, 7 September 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 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

      (3)  OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 7.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 701/2011 of 20 July 2011 correcting Regulation (EU) No 1004/2010 operating deductions from certain quotas for 2010 on account of overfishing in the previous year

text:
               21.7.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 190/26

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 701/2011
   of 20 July 2011
   correcting Regulation (EU) No 1004/2010 operating deductions from certain quotas for 2010 on account of overfishing in the previous year
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 105(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1004/2010 (2): two lines should be corrected, because landings made by Estonia vessels in Spain and Denmark were misreported.

               (2)

               Regulation (EU) No 1004/2010 should therefore be corrected accordingly.

               (3)

               It is necessary for those corrections to take effect from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 1004/2010 in so far as they are advantageous to individuals concerned.

               (4)

               The corrections should take effect from the date of entry into force of this Regulation in so far as they impose burdens on the individuals concerned,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The table in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1004/2010 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               the seventh line is replaced by the following:

                           ‘EST

                           RED

                           N3M

                           Redfish

                           OPANO 3M

                           y

                           1 540,00

                           0,0

                           1 540,00

                           0,0

                           1 642,76

                           1 642,76

                           106,7 %

                           – 102,7

                           1 571,00

                           1 468’

               (2)

               the eight line:

                           ‘EST

                           SPR

                           03A.

                           Sprat

                           IIIa

                           y

                           0,00

                           0,0

                           0,00

                           0,0

                           0,00

                           0,00

                           0,0 %

                           0,00

                           0,00

                           – 150,00

                           150’

                     is deleted.

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

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

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  OJ L 291, 9.11.2010, p. 31.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 861/2011 of 25 August 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:
               26.8.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 220/18

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 861/2011
   of 25 August 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 841/2011 (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 26 August 2011.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 25 August 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 216, 23.8.2011, p. 8.

      ANNEX

         Amended representative prices and additional import duties applicable to white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 95 from 26 August 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)

                  48,70

                  0,00

                  1701 11 90 (1)

                  48,70

                  0,29

                  1701 12 10 (1)

                  48,70

                  0,00

                  1701 12 90 (1)

                  48,70

                  0,00

                  1701 91 00 (2)

                  54,67

                  1,07

                  1701 99 10 (2)

                  54,67

                  0,00

                  1701 99 90 (2)

                  54,67

                  0,00

                  1702 90 95 (3)

                  0,55

                  0,19

         (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) 2016/666 of 26 April 2016 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
                  29.4.2016

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 115/25

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/666
      of 26 April 2016
      concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
      Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

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

                  (2)

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

                  (3)

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

                  (4)

                  It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at 3 months.

                  (5)

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

            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      Article 1
      The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
      Article 2
      Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of 3 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
      Article 3
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 26 April 2016.

               For the Commission,

               On behalf of the President,

            Stephen QUEST

               Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union

         (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

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

         ANNEX

                     Description of the goods

                     Classification
                     (CN code)

                     Reasons

                     (1)

                     (2)

                     (3)

                     A static converter in a plastic housing (a so-called ‘AC/DC adapter’) designed to convert alternating current (AC) (100-240 V) into direct current (DC) (12 V, 1,5 A).
                     The housing is equipped with a plug to connect to the AC and with an electrical cable of 1,5 m fitted with a DC-connector which enables the AC/DC adapter to be connected to different apparatus.
                     The AC/DC adapter is presented to supply power to a set-top box (STB). It can also be used for supplying power to a variety of other apparatus, for example, telecommunication apparatus, automatic data-processing machines, audio/video recording or reproducing apparatus, household appliances and radio navigational aid apparatus.
                     See image (*).

                     8504 40 82

                     Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 8504 , 8504 40  and 8504 40 82 .
                     Classification under CN code 8504 40 30  as static converters of a kind used with telecommunication apparatus, automatic data- processing machines and units thereof is excluded as the AC/DC adapter is designed to provide current to a variety of electrical apparatus.
                     The AC/DC adapter is therefore to be classified under CN code 8504 40 82  as a rectifier.

            (*)  The image is purely for information.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1197/2014 of 5 November 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               6.11.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 319/55

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1197/2014
   of 5 November 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 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, 5 November 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 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  AL

                  57,9

                  MA

                  75,8

                  MK

                  50,7

                  ZZ

                  61,5

                  0707 00 05

                  AL

                  84,5

                  JO

                  193,6

                  TR

                  136,8

                  ZZ

                  138,3

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  61,4

                  TR

                  125,2

                  ZZ

                  93,3

                  0805 20 10

                  MA

                  130,2

                  TR

                  61,9

                  ZZ

                  96,1

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

                  TR

                  66,4

                  ZZ

                  66,4

                  0805 50 10

                  MA

                  52,7

                  TR

                  90,4

                  ZZ

                  71,6

                  0806 10 10

                  BR

                  309,4

                  LB

                  284,9

                  PE

                  379,1

                  TR

                  139,3

                  US

                  400,6

                  ZA

                  133,6

                  ZZ

                  274,5

                  0808 10 80

                  BA

                  34,8

                  BR

                  52,7

                  CA

                  88,6

                  CL

                  88,2

                  CN

                  68,5

                  NZ

                  142,6

                  US

                  233,5

                  ZA

                  143,5

                  ZZ

                  106,6

                  0808 30 90

                  CN

                  118,3

                  ZA

                  57,4

                  ZZ

                  87,9

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 924/2013 of 25 September 2013 opening and providing for the management of Union tariff quotas for agricultural products originating in Central America

text:
               26.9.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 254/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 924/2013
   of 25 September 2013
   opening and providing for the management of Union tariff quotas for agricultural products originating in Central America
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2012/734/EU of 25 June 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, and the provisional application of Part IV thereof concerning trade matters (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Decision 2012/734/EU authorised the signature, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (‘the Agreement’). Pursuant to Decision 2012/734/EU, the Agreement is to be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion. The Agreement applies on a provisional basis from 1 August 2013.

               (2)

               Appendix 2 to Annex I to the Agreement concerns the EU’s import tariff-rate quotas for goods originating in Central America. It is therefore necessary to open tariff quotas for such products.

               (3)

               The tariff quotas should be managed by the Commission on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with 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 (2). In order to benefit from the tariff concessions provided for in this Regulation, the products listed in the Annex should be accompanied by a proof of origin as provided for in the Agreement. Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3), as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 927/2012 (4), contains new CN codes which are different from those referred to in the Agreement. The new codes should therefore be reflected in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (4)

               Since the Agreement takes effect on 1 August 2013, this Regulation should apply from the same date.

               (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
   Union tariff quotas are opened for the goods originating in Central America and listed in the Annex.
   Article 2
   The customs duties applicable to imports into the Union of goods originating in Central America and listed in the Annex shall, within the respective tariff quotas set out in the Annex to this Regulation, be suspended.
   Article 3
   The products listed in the Annex shall be accompanied by a proof of origin as set out in Appendix 3 of Annex II of the Agreement.
   Article 4
   The tariff quotas in the Annex shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
   Article 5
   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 August 2013.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 25 September 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 346, 15.12.2012, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 304, 31.10.2012, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the scope of the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation.

                  Order No

                  CN code

                  Description of goods

                  Quota period

                  Annual quota volume
                  (in tonnes net weight unless otherwise specified)

                  09.7300

                  0201
                  0202

                  Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen

                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

                  3 959 (1)

                  From 1.1. to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1. to 31.12.

                  9 975 (1)
                      (2)

                  09.7301

                  0703 20

                  Garlic

                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

                  230

                  From 1.1. to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1. to 31.12.

                  550

                  09.7302

                  0711 51

                  Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption

                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

                  115

                  2003 10

                  Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid

                  From 1.1. to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1. to 31.12.

                  275

                  09.7303

                  1006 20 15
                  1006 20 17
                  1006 20 96
                  1006 20 98

                  Husked rice, long grain

                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

                  8 334

                  1006 30 25
                  1006 30 27
                  1006 30 46
                  1006 30 48
                  1006 30 65
                  1006 30 67
                  1006 30 96
                  1006 30 98

                  Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, long grain

                  From 1.1. to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1. to 31.12.

                  21 000 (3)

                  09.7304 (4)

                  2208 40 51
                  2208 40 99

                  Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products, in containers holding more than 2 litres

                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

                  2 917 hectolitres (expressed in equivalent pure alcohol)

                  From 1.1. to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1. to 31.12.

                  7 300 hectolitres (expressed in equivalent pure alcohol) (5)

                  09.7305

                  0710 40
                  0711 90 30
                  2001 90 30
                  2004 90 10
                  2005 80

                  Sweetcorn

                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

                  600

                  From 1.1. to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1. to 31.12.

                  1 560 (6)

                  09.7306

                  1108 14 00

                  Manioc (cassava) starch

                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

                  2 084

                  From 1.1. to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1. to 31.12.

                  5 000

                  09.7307 (4)

                  1701 13
                  1701 14
                  1701 91
                  1701 99

                  Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form, other than raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter

                  From 1.8.2013 to 31.12.2013

                  62 500 (expressed in raw sugar equivalent)

                  1702 30

                  Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20 % by weight of fructose

                  From 1.1. to 31.12.2014 and for each period thereafter from 1.1. to 31.12.

                  154 500 (expressed in raw sugar equivalent) (7)

                  1702 40 90

                  Glucose and glucose syrup other than isoglucose, containing in the dry state at least 20 % but less than 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding invert sugar

                  1702 50

                  Chemically pure fructose

                  1704 90 99

                  Other sugar confectionery, not containing cocoa

                  1702 90 30
                  1702 90 50
                  1702 90 71
                  1702 90 75
                  1702 90 79
                  1702 90 80
                  1702 90 95

                  Other sugars, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing in the dry state 50 % by weight of fructose, excluding chemically pure maltose

                  1806 10 30
                  1806 10 90

                  Cocoa powder, containing 65 % or more by weight of sucrose or isoglucose expressed as sucrose

                  ex 1806 20 95

                  Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg, containing less than 18 % by weight of cocoa butter and 70 % or more by weight of sucrose

                  ex 1806 90 90

                  Other chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose)

                  1901 90 99

                  Other food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 % of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis,; other food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis

                  2006 00 31
                  2006 00 38

                  Fruit (excluding tropical fruit and ginger), vegetables, nuts (excluding tropical nuts), fruit-peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or crystallised)

                  2007 91 10
                  2007 99 20
                  2007 99 31
                  2007 99 33
                  2007 99 35
                  2007 99 39

                  Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and fruit or nut pastes, obtained by cooking

                  ex 2009

                  Fruit juices (excluding tomato juice, juices of tropical fruit and mixtures of juices of tropical fruit) and vegetable juices of a value not exceeding 30 EUR per 100 kg net weight, unfermented and not containing added spirit, containing 30 % or more by weight of added sugar

                  ex 2101 12 98
                  ex 2101 20 98

                  Preparations with a basis of coffee, tea or mate, containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose

                  ex 2106 90 98

                  Other food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose

                  3302 10 29

                  Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures with a basis of one or more of these substances, of a kind used in the drink industries, containing all flavouring agents characterising a beverage, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 0,5 %

         (1)  Expressed in carcase weight equivalent as follows: 100 kg of bone-in meat shall be equivalent to 70 kg of boneless meat.

         (2)  With an increase of 475 tonnes each year as from 1.1.2015.

         (3)  With an increase of 1 000 tonnes each year as from 1.1.2015.

         (4)  Applicable to Central American countries except Panama.

         (5)  With an increase of 300 hectolitres (expressed in equivalent pure alcohol) each year as from 1.1.2015.

         (6)  With an increase of 120 tonnes each year as from 1.1.2015.

         (7)  With an increase of 4 500 tonnes (expressed in raw sugar equivalent) each year as from 1.1.2015.