title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1236 of 7 July 2017 fixing the adjustment rate for direct payments pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the calendar year 2017

text:
               8.7.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 177/34

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/1236
   of 7 July 2017
   fixing the adjustment rate for direct payments pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the calendar year 2017
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (1), and in particular Article 26(3) thereof,
   After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 a reserve intended to provide additional support for the agricultural sector in the case of major crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution is to be established by applying, at the beginning of each year, a reduction to direct payments with the financial discipline mechanism referred to in Article 26 of that Regulation.

               (2)

               Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 provides that in order to ensure that the annual ceilings set out in Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (2) for the financing of the market related expenditure and direct payments are respected, an adjustment rate for direct payments is to be determined when the forecasts for the financing of the measures financed under that sub-ceiling for a given financial year indicate that the applicable annual ceilings will be exceeded.

               (3)

               The amount of the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector, included in the Commission 2018 Draft Budget, amounts to EUR 459,5 million in current prices. To cover that amount, the financial discipline mechanism has to apply to direct payments under the support schemes listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) in respect of the calendar year 2017.

               (4)

               The forecasts for the direct payments and market related expenditure determined in the Commission 2018 Draft Budget indicate that there is no need for any further financial discipline.

               (5)

               Acting in accordance with Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council fixing the adjustment rate provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 for direct payments in respect of the calendar year 2017 (4) on 30 March 2017.

               (6)

               The European Parliament and the Council have not determined that adjustment rate by 30 June 2017. Therefore, in accordance with Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the Commission is to fix the adjustment rate by means of an implementing act and inform the European Parliament and the Council immediately thereof.

               (7)

               In accordance with Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the adjustment rate may be adapted by the Commission until 1 December 2017, on the basis of new information in its possession. In the event of new information, the Commission will take it into account and will adopt an implementing regulation adapting the adjustment rate by 1 December 2017, in the context of the Amending Letter to the Draft Budget 2018.

               (8)

               As a general rule, farmers submitting an aid application for direct payments for one calendar year (N) are paid within a fixed payment period falling within the financial year (N+1). However, Member States may make late payments to farmers beyond that payment period, within certain limits. Such late payments may be made in a subsequent financial year. When financial discipline is applied for a given calendar year, the adjustment rate should not be applied to payments for which aid applications have been submitted in calendar years other than the calendar year for which the financial discipline applies. Therefore, in order to ensure equal treatment of farmers, it is appropriate to provide that the adjustment rate is to be applied only to payments for which aid applications have been submitted in the calendar year for which the financial discipline is applied, irrespective of when the payment to farmers is made.

               (9)

               Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 provides that the adjustment rate applied to direct payments determined in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 is to apply only to direct payments in excess of EUR 2 000 to be granted to farmers in the corresponding calendar year. Furthermore, Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 provides that, as a result of the gradual introduction of direct payments, the adjustment rate is to apply to Croatia only from 1 January 2022. The adjustment rate to be determined by this Regulation should therefore not apply to payments to farmers in that Member State,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   For the purpose of fixing the adjustment rate in accordance with Articles 25 and 26 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, and in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, the amounts of direct payments under the support schemes listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 to be granted to farmers in excess of EUR 2 000 for an aid application submitted in respect of the calendar year 2017 shall be reduced by an adjustment rate of 1,388149 %.
   2.   The reduction provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply in Croatia.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 7 July 2017.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549.

      (2)  Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

      (3)  Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608).

      (4)  COM(2017) 150.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/930 of 31 May 2017 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of a microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family as a feed additive for all avian species and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1016/2013 (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
                  1.6.2017

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 141/6

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/930
      of 31 May 2017
      concerning the authorisation of a preparation of a microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family as a feed additive for all avian species and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1016/2013
      (Text with EEA relevance)
      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
      Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) and Article 13(2) thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

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

                  (2)

                  In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for a new use of a preparation of a microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family and for an amendment of the terms of the current authorisation for pigs granted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1016/2013 (2). That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, and by the relevant data to support the amendment request.

                  (3)

                  The application concerns the authorisation of a new use of the preparation of a microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family as a feed additive for all avian species, to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’ and the modification of the terms of the current authorisation for pigs to extend the use to all trichothecene mycotoxins.

                  (4)

                  The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 7 December 2016 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of a microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. The Authority recognised that the preparation of a microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family has the capacity to reduce deoxynivalenol (DON) from contaminated feed. It concluded that the preparation has the capacity to reduce the 12,13-epoxide group in a number of representative trichothecenes and in other mycotoxins of the same structural type regardless of the animal species or category receiving contaminated feed. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

                  (5)

                  In order to allow for the use of the additive with other trichothecenes, it is appropriate to amend Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1016/2013.

                  (6)

                  The assessment of the preparation of a microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

                  (7)

                  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      Article 1
      Authorisation
      The preparation specified in Annex I, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘substances for the reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
      Article 2
      Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1016/2013
      The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1016/2013 is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
      Article 3
      Entry into force
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 31 May 2017.

               For the Commission

               The President

            Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

         (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1016/2013 of 23 October 2013 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of micro-organism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family as a feed additive for pigs (OJ L 282, 24.10.2013, p. 36).

         (3)  EFSA Journal 2017;15(1):4676.

         ANNEX I

                     Identification number of the additive

                     Name of the holder of authorisation

                     Additive

                     Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                     Species or category of animal

                     Maximum age

                     Minimum content

                     Maximum content

                     Other provisions

                     End of period of authorisation

                     CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

                        Category of technological additives. Functional group: substances for the reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins: trichothecenes

                     1m01

                     —

                     Microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family

                        Additive composition

                     Preparation of a microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family containing a minimum of 5 × 109 CFU/g of additive.
                     Solid form

                        Characterisation of the active substance

                     Viable cells of: microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family

                        Analytical method
                         (1)

                     Enumeration of microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family: pour plate method using VM agar supplemented with Oxyrase.
                     Identification of microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).

                     All avian species

                     —

                     1,7 × 108

                     —

                                 1.

                                 In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

                                 2.

                                 The use of the additive is allowed in feedingstuffs complying with the European Union legislation on undesirable substances in animal feed.

                                 3.

                                 The use is permitted in feed containing the following authorised coccidiostats: narasin/nicarbazin, salinomycin sodium, monensin sodium, robenidine hydrochloride, diclazuril, narasin, or nicarbazin.

                                 4.

                                 For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment including breath protections.

                     21 June 2027

            (1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports

         ANNEX II
         ‘
               ANNEX

                           Identification number of the additive

                           Name of the holder of authorisation

                           Additive

                           Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                           Species or category of animal

                           Maximum age

                           Minimum content

                           Maximum content

                           Other provisions

                           End of period of authorisation

                           CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

                              Category of technological additives. Functional group: substances for the reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins: trichothecenes

                           1m01

                           —

                           Microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family

                              Additive composition

                           Preparation of a microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family containing a minimum of 5 × 109 CFU/g of additive.
                           Solid form

                              Characterisation of the active substance

                           Viable cells of: microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family

                              Analytical method
                               (1)

                           Enumeration of microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family: pour plate method using VM agar supplemented with Oxyrase.
                           Identification of microorganism strain DSM 11798 of the Coriobacteriaceae family: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).

                           Pigs

                           —

                           1,7 × 108

                           —

                                       1.

                                       In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage conditions and stability to heat treatment shall be indicated.

                                       2.

                                       The use of the additive is allowed in feedingstuffs complying with the European Union legislation on undesirable substances in animal feed.

                                       3.

                                       For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment including breath protections.

                           13 November 2023

                     ’

            (1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 417/2014 of 23 April 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               24.4.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 121/56

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 417/2014
   of 23 April 2014
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

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

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,
         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  MA

                  59,7

                  MK

                  105,0

                  TR

                  95,2

                  ZZ

                  86,6

                  0707 00 05

                  AL

                  65,0

                  MA

                  44,0

                  MK

                  59,4

                  TR

                  124,2

                  ZZ

                  73,2

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  33,9

                  TR

                  83,0

                  ZZ

                  58,5

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  52,8

                  IL

                  68,4

                  MA

                  46,6

                  TN

                  50,0

                  TR

                  48,7

                  ZZ

                  53,3

                  0805 50 10

                  MA

                  35,6

                  TR

                  74,3

                  ZZ

                  55,0

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  98,2

                  BR

                  82,6

                  CL

                  101,8

                  CN

                  98,5

                  MK

                  25,2

                  NZ

                  142,5

                  US

                  189,1

                  ZA

                  120,6

                  ZZ

                  107,3

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  97,8

                  CL

                  160,8

                  ZA

                  108,2

                  ZZ

                  122,3

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/854 of 18 May 2017 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Darnibole’ (PDO)

text:
               19.5.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 128/9

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/854
   of 18 May 2017
   conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Darnibole’ (PDO)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the United Kingdom's application to register the name ‘Darnibole’ was examined by the Commission and subsequently published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Darnibole’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of the Regulation.

               (4)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘Darnibole’ (PDO) is hereby protected.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 18 May 2017.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  OJ C 457, 8.12.2016, p. 3.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1152 of 14 July 2015 concerning the authorisation of tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils, tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) and alpha-tocopherol as feed additives for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               15.7.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 187/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1152
   of 14 July 2015
   concerning the authorisation of tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils, tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) and alpha-tocopherol as feed additives for all animal species
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).

               (2)

               Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils, tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) and alpha-tocopherol were authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as feed additives for all animal species. Those products were subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as existing products, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, two applications were submitted for the re-evaluation of tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils, tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) and alpha-tocopherol as feed additives and their preparations for all animal species. The applicants requested these additives to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’. These applications were accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (4)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinions of 12 June 2012 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use in feed, tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils, tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) and alpha-tocopherol do not have adverse effects on animal health, human health or the environment. The Authority further concluded that these additives are efficacious as antioxidants and that no safety concerns would arise for users. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (5)

               The assessment of tocopherol extracts of natural origin, tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin (delta rich) and alpha-tocopherol shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of these substances should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (6)

               Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.

               (7)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The substances specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘antioxidants’, are authorised as additives in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   Article 2
   1.   The substances specified in the Annex and premixtures containing those substances, which are produced and labelled before 4 February 2016 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 August 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
   2.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the substances specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 4 August 2016 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 August 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for food-producing animals.
   3.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the substances specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 4 August 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 August 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for non-food-producing animals.
   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, 14 July 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1).

      (3)  EFSA Journal 2012;10(7):2783; EFSA Journal 2012;10(7):2784.

      ANNEX

                  Identification number of the additive

                  Name of the holder of authorisation

                  Additive

                  Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                  Species or category of animal

                  Maximum age

                  Minimum content

                  Maximum content

                  Other provisions

                  End of period of authorisation

                  mg of active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

                     Category: technological additives. Functional group: antioxidants

                  1b306(i)

                  —

                  Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils

                     Additive composition

                  Alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol.

                     Characterisation of the active substance

                  Alpha-, beta-,gamma- and delta- tocopherol:

                              —

                              C29H50O2

                              —

                              C28H48O2

                              —

                              C28H48O2

                              —

                              C27H46O2

                        CAS No:

                              —

                              59-02-9

                              —

                              490-23-3

                              —

                              54-28-4

                              —

                              119-13-1

                        Tocopherol extracts of natural origin, liquid oily form, produced by extraction from vegetable oils.
                  Purity criteria: total tocopherols min. 30 %.

                     Method of Analysis
                      (1)

                  For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in the feed additive: Gas Chromatography coupled to Flame Ionisation Detection,GC/FID (AOAC 988.14).
                  For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in premixtures and feed: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Ultraviolet Detection or Fluorescence Detection, HPLC/UV or FLD (Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 (2), Annex IV, method B).

                  All animal species

                  —

                  —

                  —

                              1.

                              Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation.

                              2.

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

                  4 August 2025

                  1b306(ii)

                  —

                  Tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich)

                     Additive composition

                  Alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol.

                     Characterisation of the active substance

                  Alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol:
                  Chemical formula:

                              —

                              C29H50O2

                              —

                              C28H48O2

                              —

                              C28H48O2

                              —

                              C27H46O2

                        CAS No:

                              —

                              59-02-9

                              —

                              490-23-3

                              —

                              54-28-4

                              —

                              119-13-1

                        Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin (delta rich), liquid oily form, produced by extraction from vegetable oils.
                  Purity criteria: total tocopherols min. 80 % with delta-tocopherol min. 70 %.

                     Analytical methods
                      (1):
                  For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in the feed additive: Gas Chromatography coupled to Flame Ionisation Detection, GC/FID (AOAC 988.14).
                  For the determination of tocopherol forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-tocopherol) in premixtures and feed: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Ultraviolet Detectionor Fluorescence Detection, HPLC/UV or FLD (Regulation (EC) No 152/2009, Annex IV, method B).

                  All animal species

                  —

                  —

                  —

                              1.

                              Tocopherol-rich extracts from vegetable oils (delta rich) may be placed on the market and used as an additive consisting of a preparation.

                              2.

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

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                  —

                  Alpha-tocopherol

                     Additive composition

                  Alpha-tocopherol

                     Characterisation of the active substance

                  All-rac α tocopherol.
                  C29H50O2

                  CAS No: 10191-41-0
                  Alpha-tocopherol, liquid oily form, produced by chemical synthesis. Purity criteria: min. 96 %.

                     Analytical methods
                      (1):
                  For the determination of all-rac-α-tocopherol in the feed additive: Gas Chromatography coupled to Flame Ionisation detection, GC/FID (Ph. Eur. 7.2-07/2011:0692), also including several identification tests.
                  For the determination of all rac-α tocopherol in premixtures and feed: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to Ultraviolet or Fluorescence Detection, HPLC/UV or FLD (Regulation (EC) No 152/2009, Annex IV, method B).

                  All animal species or categories

                  —

                  —

                  —

                              1.

                              Alpha-tocopherol may be placed on the market and used as an additive consiting of a preparation.

                              2.

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

                  4 August 2025

         (1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the European Union Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports

         (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 of 27 January 2009 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feed (OJ L 54, 26.2.2009, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/361 of 5 March 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               6.3.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 62/20

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/361
   of 5 March 2015
   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 March 2015.

            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

                  EG

                  104,1

                  MA

                  84,2

                  TR

                  98,5

                  ZZ

                  95,6

                  0707 00 05

                  JO

                  253,9

                  TR

                  186,5

                  ZZ

                  220,2

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  93,4

                  TR

                  189,9

                  ZZ

                  141,7

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  47,6

                  IL

                  75,4

                  MA

                  70,9

                  TN

                  64,3

                  TR

                  70,7

                  ZZ

                  65,8

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  61,6

                  ZZ

                  61,6

                  0808 10 80

                  BR

                  69,1

                  CA

                  85,3

                  CL

                  94,8

                  MK

                  24,7

                  US

                  170,6

                  ZZ

                  88,9

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  117,6

                  CL

                  135,4

                  CN

                  79,8

                  US

                  122,7

                  ZA

                  110,5

                  ZZ

                  113,2

         (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 412/2014 of 23 April 2014 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins originating in Ukraine

text:
               24.4.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 121/32

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 412/2014
   of 23 April 2014
   opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins originating in Ukraine
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular points (a), (c) and (d) of Article 187 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) provides for preferential arrangements for 2014 as regards customs duties for the import of certain goods originating in Ukraine. In accordance with Article 3 of that Regulation agricultural products listed in Annex III thereto are to be admitted for import into the Union within the limits of the quotas as set out in that Annex. The quotas referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 are to be administered by the Commission in accordance with Article 184(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

               (2)

               The import tariff quotas concerned should be managed through the use of import licences. To this end, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3) should apply, without prejudice to additional conditions laid down in this Regulation.

               (3)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 (4) should apply to import licences issued in accordance with this Regulation, save where derogations are appropriate.

               (4)

               For the appropriate administration of the tariff quotas, the security linked to the import licences should be lodged at the time of submission of a licence application.

               (5)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1001/2013 (5) has replaced some CN codes in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (6) by new CN codes which now differ from those referred to in Regulation (EU) No 374/2014. The new CN codes should therefore be reflected in Annex I to this Regulation.

               (6)

               Since the quotas referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 are open only until 31 October 2014, this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible.

               (7)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Opening and management of tariff quotas
   1.   This Regulation opens and manages import tariff quotas for the egg sector and albumin products indicated in Annex I.
   2.   The quantity of products covered by the quotas referred to in paragraph 1, the applicable rate of customs duty and the order numbers shall be as set out in Annex I.
   3.   The import tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed by means of import licences.
   4.   Regulations (EC) No 1301/2006 and (EC) No 376/2008 shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
   5.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the weight of egg products shall be converted into the shell egg equivalent according to the standard rates of yield set out in Annex 69 to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (7).
   6.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the weight of milk albumins shall be converted into the shell egg equivalent according to the standard rates of yield of 7,00 for dried milk albumins (CN code 3502 20 91) and of 53,00 for other milk albumins (CN code 3502 20 99) using the principles of conversion laid down in Annex 69 to Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
   Article 2
   Import tariff quota period
   The import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) shall be opened until 31 October 2014.
   Article 3
   Import licence applications and import licences
   1.   Applications for licences shall be submitted no later than 13.00, Brussels time, on the 15th calendar day following the date on which this Regulation enters into force.
   2.   Licence applications may refer to only one order number. They may concern several products covered by different CN codes. In that case, all the CN codes and their descriptions shall be entered in boxes 15 and 16 of the licence application and the licence respectively. In the case of tariff quota 09.4275 set out in Annex I, the total quantity shall be converted into the shell egg equivalent.
   3.   Licence applications shall be made for a minimum quantity of 1 tonne and a maximum of 10 % of the quantity available for the quota concerned.
   4.   Licence applications and licences shall contain:

               (a)

               in box 8, the name ‘Ukraine’ as country of origin and the box ‘yes’ marked by a cross;

               (b)

               in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.

         5.   A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of the submission a licence application.
   6.   No later than the 7th working day following the end of the period for the submission of applications referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantity applied for in kilograms egg shell equivalent weight and broken down by order number.
   7.   The release into free circulation of the quantity awarded under the import tariff quota referred to in Article 1(1) shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.
   8.   Import licences shall be issued as from the 7th and no later than the 12th working day following the end of the notification period referred to in paragraph 6.
   Article 4
   Validity of import licences
   1.   Import licences shall be valid from the first day of their issue until 31 October 2014.
   2.   Without prejudice to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, rights deriving from the licences may be transferred only to transferees satisfying the eligibility conditions set out in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.
   Article 5
   Notifications to the Commission
   1.   By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission:

               (a)

               no later than 14 November 2014, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued during the quota period;

               (b)

               no later than 28 February 2015, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.

         2.   No later than 28 February 2015, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products, which were actually released into free circulation during the import tariff quota period laid down in this Regulation.
   3.   In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms of egg shell equivalent weight and broken down by order number.
   Article 6
   Entry into force
   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, 23 April 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the reduction or elimination of customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine (OJ L 118, 22.4.2014, p. 1).

      (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13).

      (4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 of 23 April 2008 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3).

      (5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1001/2013 of 4 October 2013 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 290, 31.10.2013, p. 1).

      (6)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

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

      ANNEX I
      Notwithstanding the rules on the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of products shall be regarded as merely indicative, since the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined, within the context of this Annex, by the scope of the CN codes.

                  Order number

                  CN codes

                  Description

                  Quantity in tonnes

                  Duty applicable
                  (EUR/t)

                  09.4275

                  0407 21 00
                  0407 29 10
                  0407 90 10
                  0408 11 80
                  0408 19 81
                  0408 19 89
                  0408 91 80
                  0408 99 80
                  3502 11 90
                  3502 19 90
                  3502 20 91
                  3502 20 99

                  Poultry's eggs in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked; Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, fit for human consumption; eggs albumins and milk albumins, fit for human consumption

                  1 500
                  (expressed in shell egg equivalent)

                  0

                  09.4276

                  0407 21 00
                  0407 29 10
                  0407 90 10

                  Poultry's eggs in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked

                  3 000 (expressed in net weight)

                  0

      ANNEX II

         Entries referred to in Article 3(4)(b)

                  —

                  In Bulgarian: Регламент за изпълнение (ЕC) № 412/2014

                  —

                  In Spanish: Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) no 412/2014

                  —

                  In Czech: Prováděcí nařízení (EU) č. 412/2014

                  —

                  In Danish: Gennemførelsesforordning (EU) nr. 412/2014

                  —

                  In German: Durchführungsverordnung (EU) Nr. 412/2014

                  —

                  In Estonian: Rakendusmäärus (EL) nr 412/2014

                  —

                  In Greek: Εκτελεστικός κανονισμός (ΕΕ) αριθ. 412/2014

                  —

                  In English: Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014

                  —

                  In French: Règlement d'exécution (UE) no 412/2014

                  —

                  In Croatian: Provedbena uredba (EU) br. 412/2014

                  —

                  In Italian: Regolamento di esecuzione (UE) n. 412/2014

                  —

                  In Latvian: Īstenošanas regula (ES) Nr. 412/2014

                  —

                  In Lithuanian: Įgyvendinimo reglamentas (ES) Nr. 412/2014

                  —

                  In Hungarian: 412/2014/EU végrehajtási rendelet

                  —

                  In Maltese: Regolament ta' Implimentazzjoni (UE) Nru 412/2014

                  —

                  In Dutch: Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) nr. 412/2014

                  —

                  In Polish: Rozporządzenie wykonawcze (UE) nr 412/2014

                  —

                  In Portuguese: Regulamento de Execução (UE) n.o 412/2014

                  —

                  In Romanian: Regulamentul de punere în aplicare (UE) nr. 412/2014

                  —

                  In Slovak: Vykonávacie nariadenie (EÚ) č. 412/2014

                  —

                  In Slovene: Izvedbena uredba (EU) št. 412/2014

                  —

                  In Finnish: Täytäntöönpanoasetus (EU) N:o 412/2014

                  —

                  In Swedish: Genomförandeförordning (EU) nr 412/2014.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/966 of 1 June 2017 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Connemara Hill Lamb/Uain Sléibhe Chonamara (PGI))

text:
               9.6.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 146/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/966
   of 1 June 2017
   approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Connemara Hill Lamb/Uain Sléibhe Chonamara (PGI))
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Ireland's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Connemara Hill Lamb’/‘Uain Sléibhe Chonamara’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2007 (2).

               (2)

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

               (3)

               As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Connemara Hill Lamb’/‘Uain Sléibhe Chonamara’ (PGI) are hereby approved.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 1 June 2017.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Phil HOGAN

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2007 of 15 February 2007 registering certain names in the Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications (Geraardsbergse mattentaart (PGI) — Pataca de Galicia or Patata de Galicia (PGI) — Poniente de Granada (PDO) — Gata-Hurdes (PDO) — Patatas de Prades or Patates de Prades (PGI) — Mantequilla de Soria (PDO) — Huile d'olive de Nîmes (PDO) — Huile d'olive de Corse or Huile d'olive de Corse-Oliu di Corsica (PDO) — Clémentine de Corse (PGI) — Agneau de Sisteron (PGI) — Connemara Hill Lamb or Uain Sléibhe Chonamara (PGI) — Sardegna (PDO) — Carota dell'Altopiano del Fucino (PGI) — Stelvio or Stilfser (PDO) — Limone Femminello del Gargano (PGI) — Azeitonas de Conserva de Elvas e Campo Maior (PDO) — Chouriça de Carne de Barroso-Montalegre (PGI) — Chouriço de Abóbora de Barroso-Montalegre (PGI) — Sangueira de Barroso-Montalegre (PGI) — Batata de Trás-os-Montes (PGI) — Salpicão de Barroso-Montalegre (PGI) — Alheira de Barroso-Montalegre (PGI) — Cordeiro de Barroso, Anho de Barroso or Borrego de leite de Barroso (PGI) — Azeite do Alentejo Interior (PDO) — Paio de Beja (PGI) — Linguíça do Baixo Alentejo or Chouriço de carne do Baixo Alentejo (PGI) — Ekstra deviško oljčno olje Slovenske Istre (PDO)) (OJ L 46, 16.2.2007, p. 14).

      (3)  OJ C 35, 3.2.2017, p. 6.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 992/2011 of 5 October 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               6.10.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 261/23

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 992/2011
   of 5 October 2011
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:
   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,
   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 hereto.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 October 2011.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 5 October 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 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

                  BR

                  31,9

                  MK

                  38,5

                  ZZ

                  35,2

                  0707 00 05

                  EG

                  98,1

                  MK

                  44,0

                  TR

                  126,8

                  ZZ

                  89,6

                  0709 90 70

                  TR

                  123,0

                  ZZ

                  123,0

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  69,4

                  BR

                  41,3

                  CL

                  60,5

                  TR

                  64,6

                  UY

                  68,8

                  ZA

                  75,1

                  ZZ

                  63,3

                  0806 10 10

                  CL

                  79,6

                  EG

                  65,0

                  MK

                  82,2

                  TR

                  108,1

                  ZA

                  62,4

                  ZZ

                  79,5

                  0808 10 80

                  CL

                  90,0

                  CN

                  82,6

                  NZ

                  116,9

                  US

                  114,5

                  ZA

                  85,4

                  ZZ

                  97,9

                  0808 20 50

                  CN

                  50,2

                  TR

                  107,9

                  ZA

                  60,3

                  ZZ

                  72,8

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/707 of 30 April 2015 concerning the non-approval of Rheum officinale root extract as a basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               1.5.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 113/44

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/707
   of 30 April 2015
   concerning the non-approval of Rheum officinale root extract as a basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market
   (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 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 23(5) in conjunction with Article 13(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 23(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Commission received on 26 April 2013 an application from the Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique for the approval of Rheum officinale root extract as basic substance. That application was accompanied by the information required by the second subparagraph of Article 23(3).

               (2)

               The Commission asked the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) for scientific assistance. The Authority presented to the Commission a Technical Report on the substance concerned on 12 June 2014 (2). The Commission presented the review report (3) and the draft of this Regulation on the non-approval of Rheum officinale root extract to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 20 March 2015.

               (3)

               The documentation provided by the applicant shows that Rheum officinale root extract does not fulfil the criteria of a foodstuff as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

               (4)

               Specific concerns were identified in the Technical Report, regarding the risk to operators, workers, bystanders, consumers and non-target organisms.

               (5)

               The Commission invited the applicant to submit its comments on the examination of the Authority and on the draft review report. The applicant submitted its comments, which have been carefully examined.

               (6)

               However, despite the arguments put forward by the applicant, the concerns related to the substance cannot be eliminated.

               (7)

               Consequently, it has not been established, with respect to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report, that the requirements laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are satisfied. It is therefore appropriate not to approve Rheum officinale root extract as basic substance.

               (8)

               This Regulation does not prejudice the submission of a further application for the approval of Rheum officinale root extract as basic substance in accordance with Article 23(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

               (9)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Non-approval as a basic substance
   The substance Rheum officinale root extract is not approved as basic substance.
   Article 2
   Entry into force
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 30 April 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.

      (2)  Outcome of the consultation with Member States and EFSA on the basic substance application for Rheum officinale and the conclusions drawn by EFSA on the specific points raised. 2014:EN-617. 31 pp.

      (3)  http://ec.europa.eu/sanco_pesticides/public/?event=activesubstance.selection&language=EN

      (4)  Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1251/2013 of 3 December 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 as regards certain oenological practices and Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 as regards the registering of these practices in the wine sector registers

text:
               4.12.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 323/28

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1251/2013
   of 3 December 2013
   amending Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 as regards certain oenological practices and Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 as regards the registering of these practices in the wine sector registers
   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), and in particular the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 121 and Article 185c(3), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 (2), authorised oenological practices are laid down in Annex I to that Regulation. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has amended the conditions of use of certain oenological practices already authorised in the European Union. In order to take into account of technical progress and to provide Union producers with the same possibilities as those available to third-country producers, the conditions of use of these oenological practices should be amended in the Union on the basis of the conditions of use defined by the OIV.

               (2)

               The OIV has adopted new oenological practices. In order to take into account of technical progress and to provide Union producers with the new possibilities available to third-country producers, these new oenological practices should be authorised in the Union under the conditions of use defined by the OIV.

               (3)

               Certain oenological practices are particularly exposed to the risk of fraudulent use and must be indicated in the registers and accompanying documents in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 (3). Requirements relating to practices such as membrane treatment specify that these practices should be entered in the registers in accordance with Article 41 of Regulation (EC) No 436/2009. The rules regarding the registration provided for in Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 should be amended to take into account the new oenological practices authorised by Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 as amended by the present Regulation.

               (4)

               Regulations (EC) No 606/2009 and (EC) No 436/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee established by Article 195(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009
   Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 436/2009
   In Article 41(1) of Regulation (EC) No 436/2009, the following point (w) is added:

               ‘(w)

               the management of dissolved gas in wine using membrane contactors.’

         Article 3
   Entry into force
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 3 December 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions (OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 1).

      (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 of 26 May 2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the vineyard register, compulsory declarations and the gathering of information to monitor the wine market, the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept (OJ L 128, 27.5.2009, p. 15).

      ANNEX
      Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  The table is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              Row 6 is amended as follows:

                                          (i)

                                          In column 1, the following indent is added:

                                                      ‘—

                                                      addition of yeast autolysates.’

                                          (ii)

                                          In column 2, the following text is added:
                                          ‘Only with fresh grapes, grape must, partially fermented grape must, partially fermented grape must obtained from raisined grapes, concentrated grape must and new wine still in fermentation.’

                              (b)

                              In row 10, the second indent is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘—

                                          plant protein from wheat, peas and potatoes.’

                              (c)

                              the following rows 51 and 52 are added:

                                          ‘51

                                          Use of inactivated yeasts

                                          52

                                          Management of dissolved gas in wine using membrane contactors

                                          For the products defined in paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15 and 16 of Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007except the addition of carbon dioxide for the products defined in paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 8 of that Annex.’

                  (2)

                  The following Appendix 18 is added:

                     ‘Appendix 18

                        Requirements for the management of dissolved gas in wine using membrane contactors

                     The management of dissolved gas in wine using membrane contactors is a physical method for the management of dissolved gas concentrations in wine using membrane contactors (hydrophobic membranes) and gases applied in oenology.
                     REQUIREMENTS

                                 (1)

                                 This technique can be used from the end of alcoholic fermentation to packaging to replace the use of bubbling device or venturi type systems.

                                 (2)

                                 This practice shall be carried out by an oenologist or a qualified technician.

                                 (3)

                                 The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

                                 (4)

                                 The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 10/2011 and with the national provisions adopted for the implementation thereof. They must comply with the requirements of the International Oenological Codex published by the OIV.’