title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 678/2012 of 16 July 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Szőregi rózsatő (PGI)]

text:
               25.7.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 198/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 678/2012
   of 16 July 2012
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Szőregi rózsatő (PGI)]
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Hungary's application to register the name ‘Szőregi rózsatő’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
   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, 16 July 2012.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         Dacian CIOLOȘ

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

      (2)  OJ C 310, 22.10.2011, p. 17.

      ANNEX
      Agricultural products listed in Annex II to the Regulation:

         Class 3.5.   Flowers and ornamental plants

      HUNGARY
      Szőregi rózsatő (PGI)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/383 of 1 March 2017 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Prosciutto Veneto Berico-Euganeo (PDO))

text:
               7.3.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 59/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/383
   of 1 March 2017
   approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Prosciutto Veneto Berico-Euganeo (PDO))
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Prosciutto Veneto Berico-Euganeo’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (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 ‘Prosciutto Veneto Berico-Euganeo’ (PDO) 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 March 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 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).

      (3)  OJ C 418, 12.11.2016, p. 5.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1762 of 3 October 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               4.10.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 269/11

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1762
   of 3 October 2016
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 3 October 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  MA

                  144,2

                  ZZ

                  144,2

                  0707 00 05

                  TR

                  128,9

                  ZZ

                  128,9

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  138,8

                  ZZ

                  138,8

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  86,0

                  CL

                  103,9

                  TR

                  101,3

                  UY

                  49,2

                  ZA

                  113,1

                  ZZ

                  90,7

                  0806 10 10

                  EG

                  264,7

                  TR

                  135,2

                  US

                  194,0

                  ZZ

                  198,0

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  110,6

                  BR

                  97,9

                  CL

                  149,2

                  NZ

                  135,6

                  ZA

                  133,4

                  ZZ

                  125,3

                  0808 30 90

                  TR

                  132,1

                  ZA

                  155,4

                  ZZ

                  143,8

         (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 1089/2014 of 16 October 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 setting the net balance available for EAGF expenditure

text:
               17.10.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 299/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2014
   of 16 October 2014
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 setting the net balance available for EAGF expenditure
   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 16(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 (2) sets the net balance available for European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) expenditure, as well as the amounts available for the budget years 2014 to 2020 for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), pursuant to Articles 10c(2), 136 and 136b of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (3) and to Article 66(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 136a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, France, Latvia and the United Kingdom notified the Commission by 31 December 2013 of their decision to transfer a certain percentage of their annual national ceilings of direct payments for calendar years 2014 to 2019 to rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified in Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). The relevant national ceilings were adapted through Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 994/2014 (6).

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 136a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, Croatia, Malta, Poland and Slovakia notified the Commission by 31 December 2013 of their decision to transfer to direct payments a certain percentage of the amount allocated to support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD in the period of 2015 to 2020 as specified in Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. The relevant national ceilings were adapted through Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 994/2014.

               (4)

               In accordance with Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (7), the sub-ceiling for market related expenditure and direct payments of the multiannual financial framework set out in Annex I to that Regulation shall be adjusted under the technical adjustment provided for in Article 6(1) of that Regulation following the transfers between the EAFRD and direct payments.

               (5)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               Article 1 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 1
               The net balance available for European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) expenditure, as well as the amounts available for the budget years 2014 to 2020 for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) pursuant to Articles 10c(2), 136, 136a and 136b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and to Articles 14 and 66(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.’.

               (2)

               The Annex is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

         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, 16 October 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 of 10 April 2014 setting the net balance available for EAGF expenditure (OJ L 108, 11.4.2014, p. 13).

      (3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16).

      (4)  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).

      (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)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 994/2014 of 13 May 2014 amending Annexes VIII and VIIIc to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes II, III and VI to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 280, 24.9.2014, p. 1).

      (7)  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).

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX

                        (EUR million — current prices)

                        Budget year

                        Amounts made available to EAFRD

                        Amounts transferred from EAFRD

                        Net balance available for EAGF expenditure

                        Article 10b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

                        Article 136 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

                        Article 136b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

                        Article 66 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        Article 136a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        Article 136a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                        2014

                        296,3

                        51,6

                        4,0

                        43 778,1

                        2015

                        51,600

                        4,000

                        621,999

                        499,384

                        44 189,785

                        2016

                        4,000

                        648,733

                        498,894

                        44 474,161

                        2017

                        4,000

                        650,434

                        498,389

                        44 706,955

                        2018

                        4,000

                        652,110

                        497,873

                        44 730,763

                        2019

                        4,000

                        654,405

                        497,320

                        44 754,915

                        2020

                        4,000

                        656,699

                        496,647

                        44 776,948’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 881/2013 of 13 September 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               14.9.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 245/9

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 881/2013
   of 13 September 2013
   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, 13 September 2013.

            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

                  MK

                  44,1

                  XS

                  23,1

                  ZZ

                  33,6

                  0707 00 05

                  MK

                  43,1

                  TR

                  95,4

                  ZZ

                  69,3

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  137,2

                  ZZ

                  137,2

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  116,3

                  CL

                  137,1

                  IL

                  142,1

                  TR

                  78,9

                  UY

                  127,6

                  ZA

                  130,3

                  ZZ

                  122,1

                  0806 10 10

                  EG

                  184,6

                  TR

                  146,7

                  ZZ

                  165,7

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  100,6

                  BA

                  68,8

                  BR

                  54,6

                  CL

                  100,1

                  NZ

                  146,9

                  US

                  140,2

                  ZA

                  103,1

                  ZZ

                  102,0

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  202,6

                  CN

                  61,7

                  TR

                  128,9

                  ZA

                  206,6

                  ZZ

                  150,0

                  0809 30

                  TR

                  129,4

                  ZZ

                  129,4

                  0809 40 05

                  BA

                  45,1

                  MK

                  54,9

                  XS

                  48,8

                  ZZ

                  49,6

         (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) 2015/1980 of 4 November 2015 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               5.11.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 289/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1980
   of 4 November 2015
   correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (1), and in particular Article 33(2) and (3) and Article 38(d) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Annex IV to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (2), as last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/931 (3), lists Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH as a recognised control body for product category D for South Korea, despite this recognition having been withdrawn by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/131 (4) following the inclusion of the Republic of Korea in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008. Since the Republic of Korea is listed as a recognised third country in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 for product category D, including for the processing of imported ingredients, Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH cannot be recognised for the Republic of Korea for that product category under Article 10(2)(b) of that Regulation. The recognition for product category D should therefore be deleted from Annex IV. To ensure consistency with the terms used in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/131, ‘South Korea’ should be replaced by ‘Republic of Korea’ in the remaining recognitions for Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH.

               (2)

               The recognition of Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH for product categories A, D and F for Guinea-Bissau granted previously by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1287/2014 (5) does not appear in the table in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008, although the recognition of that control body for that country has not been withdrawn. This recognition should therefore be reinserted in Annex IV.

               (3)

               Since Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/931 also contains certain errors in relation to the code numbers, those errors should be corrected as well. The code numbers for Bosnia and Herzegovina for the control body ‘Abcert AG’, for Côte d'Ivoire for the control body ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’ and for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan for the control body ‘Organic Standard’ should therefore be corrected. At the same time it is appropriate to correct an error in relation to the code number for Kyrgyzstan for the control body ‘Bio.inspecta AG’, made by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 355/2014 (6).

               (4)

               Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should therefore be corrected accordingly.

               (5)

               In the interests of clarity and legal certainty, these corrections should be made without delay. This Regulation should therefore enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. However, for certain corrections made by this Regulation in respect of errors in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/931, it is appropriate that they apply retroactively from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

               (6)

               The provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the regulatory committee on organic production,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is corrected in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Points (1), (3), (4)(b) and (5) of the Annex shall apply from 8 July 2015.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 4 November 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 of 8 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25).

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/931 of 17 June 2015 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (OJ L 151, 18.6.2015, p. 1).

      (4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/131 of 26 January 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (OJ L 23, 29.1.2015, p. 1).

      (5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1287/2014 of 28 November 2014 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (OJ L 348, 4.12.2014, p. 1).

      (6)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 355/2014 of 8 April 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (OJ L 106, 9.4.2014, p. 15).

      ANNEX
      Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is corrected as follows:

                  (1)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Abcert AG’, in point 3, the row for Bosnia and Herzegovina is replaced by the following:

                              ‘Bosnia and Herzegovina

                              BA-BIO-137

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              —’

                  (2)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Bio.inspecta AG’, in point 3, the row for Kyrgyzstan is replaced by the following:

                              ‘Kyrgyzstan

                              KG-BIO-161

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              —’

                  (3)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Istituto Certificazione Etica e Ambientale’, in point 3, the row for Côte d'Ivoire is replaced by the following:

                              ‘Côte d'Ivoire

                              CI-BIO-115

                              x

                              —

                              —

                              x

                              —

                              —’

                  (4)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie GmbH’, point 3 is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the row for South Korea is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘Republic of Korea

                                          KR-BIO-141

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —’

                              (b)

                              the following row is inserted:

                                          ‘Guinea-Bissau

                                          GW-BIO-141

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          X’

                  (5)

                  In the entry relating to ‘Organic Standard’, point 3 is amended as follows:

                              (a)

                              the row for Kazakhstan is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘Kazakhstan

                                          KZ-BIO-108

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —’

                              (b)

                              the row for Kyrgyzstan is replaced by the following:

                                          ‘Kyrgyzstan

                                          KG-BIO-108

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —

                                          x

                                          —

                                          —’


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 541/2012 of 21 June 2012 terminating the interim review of the anti-dumping measures concerning imports of furfuraldehyde originating in the People’s Republic of China and repealing those measures

text:
               26.6.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 165/4

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 541/2012
   of 21 June 2012
   terminating the interim review of the anti-dumping measures concerning imports of furfuraldehyde originating in the People’s Republic of China and repealing those measures
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 9 and Article 11(3), (5) and (6) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission (‘Commission’) after consulting the Advisory Committee,
   Whereas:
   A.   PROCEDURE

   1.   Measures in force

               (1)

               In 1995, the Council imposed by Regulation (EC) No 95/95 (2) a definitive anti-dumping duty in the form of a specific duty on imports of furfuraldehyde originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘PRC’ or ‘the country concerned’) (‘the original anti-dumping measures’). The specific duty rate was set at EUR 352 per tonne.

               (2)

               Following an interim review initiated in May 1997 upon the request of a Chinese exporter, the measures were maintained by Council Regulation (EC) No 2722/1999 (3) for a further period of four years.

               (3)

               In April 2005, following an expiry review, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 639/2005 (4), extended the measures for a further period of five years.

               (4)

               In May 2011, following a further expiry review, the Council, by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 453/2011 (5), extended the measures for a further period of five years. The specific duty rate was set at the same level as in the original anti-dumping measures, i.e. EUR 352 per tonne.

         2.   Initiation of an interim review

               (5)

               Recital 84 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 453/2011 states that the Council considered it appropriate to assess if the level of the duty was still relevant, given that the specific duty had been established on the basis of the findings of the original investigation in 1995 and never revised. The Commission would therefore consider the ex officio initiation of an interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.

               (6)

               Having determined that the Commission had at its disposal sufficient prima facie evidence for the initiation of an ex officio interim review, and after consulting the Advisory Committee, the Commission announced on 5 July 2011, in a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (6) (‘the notice of initiation’), the initiation of an interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.

         3.   Investigation

   3.1.   Investigation period

               (7)

               The investigation concerning dumping covered the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 (‘the review investigation period’ or ‘RIP’). The examination of the trends relevant for the assessment of injury covered the period from 1 January 2008 to the end of the review investigation period (‘the period considered’).

         3.2.   Parties concerned by this investigation

               (8)

               The Commission officially advised the Union industry, exporting producers in the country concerned, importers, users known to be concerned, and the authorities of the country concerned of the initiation of the interim review.

               (9)

               Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation.

         3.3.   Sampling for exporting producers in the People’s Republic of China

               (10)

               In view of the apparent large number of exporting producers in the PRC, it was considered appropriate to examine whether sampling should be used, in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling would be necessary and, if so, to select a sample, the exporting producers in the PRC were requested to make themselves known within 15 days of the initiation of the review and to provide the Commission with the information requested in the notice of initiation. Given that no exporting producers came forward to cooperate, sampling was therefore not necessary.

         3.4.   Questionnaire replies and verifications

               (11)

               The Commission sent questionnaires to all parties known to be concerned. No other parties made themselves known within the deadlines set in the notice of initiation.

               (12)

               No replies to the questionnaires were received from the two Union producers, the Chinese exporting producers or from any importers or users. One producer in the analogue country, Argentina, replied to the questionnaire.

               (13)

               Given the lack of cooperation from parties, no verification visits were carried out.

         B.   PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT

   1.   Product concerned

               (14)

               The product concerned by this review is the same as the one in the original investigation and the following reviews mentioned above, namely furfuraldehyde originating in the PRC, currently falling within CN code 2932 12 00 (‘the product concerned’). Furfuraldehyde is also known as 2-furaldehyde or furfural.

               (15)

               Furfuraldehyde is a light yellow liquid with a characteristic pungent odour, which is obtained by processing different types of agricultural waste. Furfuraldehyde has two main applications: as a selective solvent in petroleum refining for the production of lubricating oils and as raw material for processing into furfuryl alcohol, which is used to make synthetic resin for foundry moulds.

         2.   Like product

               (16)

               As in the previous investigations, it was considered that the furfuraldehyde produced in the PRC and exported to the EU, the furfuraldehyde produced and sold on the domestic market of the analogue country Argentina and the furfuraldehyde manufactured and sold in the EU by the Union producers have the same basic physical and chemical characteristics, and the same basic uses. They were therefore considered to be like products within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation.

         C.   DUMPING

   1.   General

               (17)

               No Chinese exporting producer cooperated with the investigation and they did not submit any information. Therefore, the findings on dumping set out below had to be based on facts available, in particular Eurostat data, official export statistics of the PRC and information submitted by the company in the analogue country, Argentina.

         2.   Analogue country

               (18)

               Pursuant to Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation normal value was determined on the basis of the price or constructed value in an appropriate market economy third country (‘the analogue country’), or the price from the analogue country to other countries, including the Union, or, where those are not possible, on any other reasonable basis, including the price actually paid or payable in the Union for the like product, duly adjusted if necessary to include a reasonable profit margin.

               (19)

               As in the original investigation, Argentina was proposed in the notice of initiation as an appropriate analogue country for the purposes of establishing normal value pursuant to Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation. Following the publication of the notice of initiation, no comments concerning the proposed analogue country were received.

               (20)

               One producer of furfuraldehyde in Argentina cooperated with the investigation by replying to a questionnaire. The investigation showed that Argentina had a competitive market for furfuraldehyde with around 90 % of the market supplied by local production and the rest by imports from third countries. The production volume in Argentina constitutes more than 70 % of the volume of Chinese exports of the product concerned to the EU for inward processing. The Argentinean market was therefore deemed sufficiently representative for the determination of normal value for the PRC.

               (21)

               It is therefore concluded, as in the previous investigations, that Argentina constitutes an appropriate analogue country in accordance with Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation.

         3.   Dumping of imports during the RIP

   3.1.   Normal value

               (22)

               Normal value was established on the basis of the information received from the cooperating producer in the analogue country, i.e. on the basis of the price paid or payable on the domestic market of Argentina by unrelated customers, since these sales were found to be made in the ordinary course of trade.

               (23)

               As a result, normal value was established as the weighted average domestic sales price to unrelated customers by the cooperating producer in Argentina.

               (24)

               It was first established whether the total domestic sales of the like product to independent customers were representative in accordance with Article 2(2) of the basic Regulation, i.e. whether they accounted for 5 % or more of the total sales volume of the product concerned exported to the EU. The domestic sales of the cooperating producer in Argentina were sufficiently representative during the RIP.

               (25)

               The Commission subsequently examined whether the domestic sales of the like product could be regarded as being sold in the ordinary course of trade pursuant to Article 2(4) of the basic Regulation. This was done by establishing for the like product sold on the Argentinean market the proportion of profitable domestic sales to independent customers during the RIP. Since all sales of the like product during the RIP were profitable, normal value was based on weighted average of all domestic sales.

         3.2.   Export price

               (26)

               As none of the Chinese exporters to the EU cooperated with the investigation, export prices were established on the basis of the facts available. The most appropriate basis was found to be the information provided by Eurostat data in relation to imports into the EU of the product concerned. Though most of these imports were made under the inward processing regime (Chinese furfuraldehyde was further processed into furfuryl alcohol for export), there was no reason to consider that they were not a reasonable basis for establishing export prices.

         3.3.   Comparison

               (27)

               For the purposes of ensuring a fair comparison between the normal value and the export price in accordance with Article 2(10) of the basic Regulation, due allowance in the form of adjustments was made with regard to certain differences in transport, credit costs and insurance, which affected prices and price comparability.

         3.4.   Dumping margin

               (28)

               In accordance with Article 2(11) of the basic Regulation, the dumping margin was established on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average normal value with the weighted average export prices at the same level of trade. This comparison showed a margin of dumping of 5,6 %.

         4.   Lasting nature of changed circumstances

               (29)

               Further to the analysis of the existence of dumping during the RIP, the likelihood of the continuation of dumping should measures be repealed was investigated. Given the fact that no exporting producer in the PRC cooperated in this investigation, the conclusions below rely on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

               (30)

               In this respect the following elements were analysed: Chinese domestic demand and consumption, and the development of Chinese exports to the EU under the inward processing regime (IPR).

               (31)

               According to information available, since 2007 the domestic consumption of furfuraldehyde in the PRC has been increasing at a faster pace (an average forecasted annual growth for the time period 2007-12 of approx. 9 %) than the Chinese production capacity of that product (approx. + 6 %). The rise in Chinese domestic furfural consumption is mostly explained by the growing demand for furfuraldehyde’s main downstream product, furfuryl alcohol. Chinese production of furfuryl alcohol has been drastically increasing since 1999, reflecting an emphasis on manufacturing higher-value furfural products and increasing demand for furan resins from the foundry industry.

               (32)

               Moreover, domestic demand for corn cob, the main raw material used by Chinese furfuraldehyde producers, has been increasing. With the rising global population, especially in the PRC and India, and the change from a grain based diet to a protein based diet, the global demand for corn is forecasted to grow at an increased rate. The PRC is the world’s second largest corn consumer. In addition to the increase in industrial uses of corn, the Chinese demand for feed and livestock production is growing 3 % to 6 % annually. Whereas the PRC’s corn consumption has been growing rapidly over the last few years, its production has been falling behind the demand. It is expected that during the time period 2011-15 corn exports from the USA to the PRC will quintuple. It also has to be noted that Chinese furfural producers are facing more and more competition from xylose and xylitol producers, with whom they share the same feedstock (corn cobs).

               (33)

               Concerning Chinese exports to the EU during the RIP, it should be noted that virtually all furfuraldehyde from the country concerned is imported exclusively under inward processing arrangements (IPR). This practice started in 2000 with approx. 75 % of Chinese yearly quantities of furfuraldehyde being shipped into the Union without being subject to anti-dumping duty, with the aim of further processing them into furfuryl alcohol destined for export to third countries. Since 2001, free market imports from the country concerned have almost completely ceased.

               (34)

               The long-term changes in the domestic demand for furfural in the PRC and the tight supply-demand situation on the Chinese corn market, along with the structure of Chinese imports to the EU as explained in the previous recital, seem to have led to a change in the level of dumping practiced by the Chinese exporting producers. A comparison of Chinese export prices to the EU with the normal value of the product concerned, all duly adjusted, shows a decrease in the dumping margin during the RIP, as compared to the previous expiry review investigation.

               (35)

               In conclusion, the above analysis shows that the changes in the Chinese domestic demand and consumption of corn cobs and furfuraldehyde and consequently of prices, are of a lasting nature. Therefore it can be concluded that if anti-dumping measures are repealed, Chinese exports into the Union would not significantly increase.

         D.   UNION INDUSTRY

               (36)

               The Union industry (‘UI’) consists of two companies: Lenzing AG (Austria) and Tanin Sevnica kemicna industrija d.d (Slovenia), which together account for 100 % of Union production of the like product in the RIP. On this basis, the two Union producers constitute the Union industry within the meaning of Articles 4(1) and 5(4) of the basic Regulation. Neither company replied to the questionnaires sent to them or fully cooperated in the investigation.

               (37)

               Given the lack of cooperation from the Union industry, data for examining the situation of the Union market and injury caused to the Union industry by dumped imports from the PRC has been taken from facts available, including data extrapolated from information collected in the recent expiry review which covered the period from 1 January 2007 until 31 March 2010. Any sources given for the data in the tables below therefore relates to the period 2007-09 unless specified. Nutrafur, the Spanish producer that lodged the original complaint in 1994 under the name of Furfural Espanol S.A., ceased production in October 2008. The production figures of Nutrafur in 2008 were included in the consumption in the Union market. For reasons of confidentiality data concerning the performance of the Union industry are given only in indexed form.

         E.   SITUATION ON THE UNION MARKET

   1.   Consumption in the Union market

               (38)

               Union consumption of furfuraldehyde for 2008 and 2009 was established on the basis of the verified sales volumes of the Union industry on the Union market (including the sales of Nutrafur until October 2008 while it was still producing furfuraldehyde) plus imports under Inward Processing Regime (IPR) from the PRC and imports from other third countries into free circulation, based on data of the importer International Furan Chemicals BV (‘IFC’) verified during the last expiry review investigation and Eurostat. As Eurostat does not disclose the complete information for confidentiality reasons, Eurostat data were used only for the imports from other third countries except the PRC and the Dominican Republic, since IFC is the sole importer of furfuraldehyde from these sources.

               (39)

               Facts available were used for 2010 and the RIP due to the lack of cooperation from both the Union industry and the sole importer and the confidentiality of large amounts of data usually available from Eurostat. In the absence of any indications to the contrary, there was no reason to believe that there has been any marked shift in Union consumption since 2009 and it was considered that it remained at the same levels during 2010 and the RIP.

               (40)

               On this basis, during the period considered, the Union consumption decreased by 17 %, from 45 738 tonnes in 2008 to 38 000 tonnes during the RIP.

                  Table 1 —   Union consumption

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Tonnes

                           45 738

                           38 175

                           38 000

                           38 000

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           83

                           83

                           83

                           Y/Y trend

                           –17

                           0

                           0

                                          Source:

                                       verified questionnaire replies of the Union industry and IFC, Eurostat

         2.   Imports from the PRC

   2.1.   Volume, market share and prices

               (41)

               According to Chinese export statistics, Chinese imports were being made under IPR during the RIP. The Chinese IPR volume increased from 10 002 tonnes in 2008 to 13 975 tonnes in the RIP, i.e. by 40 %. Over the period considered the Chinese market share for IPR increased from 22 % to 37 %, i.e. by 15 percentage points.

               (42)

               The Chinese IPR price increased by 47 % from EUR 1 014 per MT in 2008 to EUR 1 488 in the RIP. It is noted that during the RIP prices of Chinese imports increased rapidly, reaching a high point of over 1 700 EUR/MT.

                  Table 2 —   Imports from the PRC

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Tonnes

                           10 002

                           5 159

                           8 375

                           13 975

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           52

                           84

                           140

                           Y/Y trend

                           –48

                           32

                           56

                           Market share

                           22 %

                           14 %

                           22 %

                           37 %

                           Price, EUR/tonne

                           1 014

                           690

                           1 362

                           1 488

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           68

                           134

                           147

                                          Source:

                                       Verified questionnaire response of IFC, Chinese export statistics

         3.   Import volumes and prices from other third countries

               (43)

               It should be noted that, as in the original investigation, imports from the Dominican Republic were entirely shipments from a parent company to its European subsidiary to produce furfuryl alcohol. Thus, the prices used in these transactions are transfer prices between related companies which may not reflect real market prices. Given the lack of cooperation from the importer concerned and the confidentiality of data in Eurostat, it has been assumed that imports and prices from the Dominican Republic remained constant during 2010 and the RIP.

                  Table 3 —   Imports into the Union from the Dominican Republic

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Tonnes

                           27 662

                           24 996

                           25 000

                           25 000

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           90

                           90

                           90

                           Y/Y trend

                           –10

                           0

                           0

                           Market share

                           60 %

                           65 %

                           66 %

                           66 %

                           Price, EUR/tonne

                           982

                           582

                           582

                           582

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           59

                           59

                           59

               (44)

               According to Eurostat, import volumes of furfuraldehyde into the Union from countries other than the PRC, together with their average prices, developed as follows:

                  Table 4 —   Imports into the Union from other third countries

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Tonnes

                           1 583

                           1 226

                           138

                           162

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           77

                           9

                           10

                           Y/Y trend

                           –23

                           –68

                           1

                           Market share

                           3 %

                           3 %

                           1 %

                           1 %

                           Price, EUR/tonne

                           997

                           632

                           1 473

                           1 685

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           63

                           148

                           169

         4.   Export volumes and prices from the EU to other third countries

               (45)

               During the period considered data was only available for 2008 and 2009. No reliable statistical data was available to assess the evolution of the dataset into 2010 and the RIP. In the absence of cooperation from the Union industry facts available were used and the assumption made that exports from the EU would continue at the same volume levels as 2009 with a price increase in line with that found on the Union market.

                  Table 5 —   Export volumes and prices of the Union Industry to other third countries

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Quantities — Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           155

                           155

                           155

                           Y/Y trend

                           55

                           0

                           0

                           Prices — Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           77

                           134

                           147

                           Y/Y trend

                           –23

                           57

                           13

         5.   Economic situation of the Union industry

               (46)

               The economic situation of the Union industry, i.e. the two companies Lenzing and Tanin, is analysed below using data collected during the expiry review plus facts available for the current review investigation period (RIP).

         5.1.   Production

               (47)

               The total production by the Union industry of the like product increased by 5 % until 2009. In the absence of other data it was assumed that production remained stable in 2010 and the RIP.

                  Table 6 —   Union production

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           105

                           105

                           105

                           Y/Y trend

                           5

                           0

                           0

                                          Source:

                                       Verified questionnaire replies of the Union producers

         5.2.   Production capacity and capacity utilisation

               (48)

               The total production capacity of the Union industry remained the same in 2008 and 2009. Given the lack of cooperation from the Union industry it was assumed that capacity and utilisation remained the same in 2010 and the RIP.

                  Table 7 —   Union capacity

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           100

                           100

                           100

                           Capacity utilisation

                           92 %

                           96 %

                           96 %

                           96 %

                                          Source:

                                       Verified questionnaire replies of the Union producers

         5.3.   Level of stocks

               (49)

               Given the lack of cooperation of the Union industry it was assumed that stock levels remained the same as they were at the end of 2009.

                  Table 8 —   Stocks

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           56

                           56

                           56

                           Y/Y trend

                           –44

                           0

                           0

                                          Source:

                                       Verified questionnaire replies of the Union producers

         5.4.   Sales volume and market share

               (50)

               The Union industry’s sales volume to unrelated customers in the Union market increased by 12 % from 2008 to 2009. In the absence of data from the Union industry it was assumed that volume of sales did not increase in 2010 or the RIP.

                  Table 9 —   Sales volume and Union market share

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           112

                           112

                           112

                           Market share ranged

                           10-20 %

                           14-24 %

                           14-24 %

                           14-24 %

                                          Source:

                                       Verified questionnaire replies of the Union producers

         5.5.   Average sales prices

               (51)

               During the period considered the average sales prices charged by the Union industry on the Union market increased substantially by 36 %. This was caused by a large price increase during 2010 and the RIP.

                  Table 10 —   Average sales price in the EU

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           89

                           108

                           136

                           Y/Y trend

                           –11

                           19

                           28

                                          Source:

                                       Verified questionnaire replies of the Union producers plus facts made available to the Commission

         5.6.   Average cost of production

               (52)

               As no cost of production data was made available by the Union industry for 2010 and the RIP data from the previous expiry review was increased by 6 % to take into account inflation during the period.

                  Table 11 —   Average cost of production

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           100

                           102

                           106

                           Y/Y trend

                           0

                           2

                           4

                                          Source:

                                       Verified questionnaire replies of the Union producers

         5.7.   Profitability and cash flow

               (53)

               Calculation of the profits made by the Union industry, based on the price and cost data above, showed a significant increase during the period considered due to the price increases on the Union market combined with no evidence of increase in production costs beyond inflation. Cash flow is considered, in the absence of any other data, to have followed a trend similar to profitability.

                  Table 12 —   Profitability and cash flow

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Profitability Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           96

                           153

                           297

                           Y/Y trend

                           –4

                           57

                           144

                           Cash Flow — Index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           34

                           69

                           69

                           Y/Y trend

                           –66

                           35

                           0

                                          Source:

                                       Verified questionnaire replies of the Union producers

         5.8.   Investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital

               (54)

               In the absence of data from the Union industry, given the increases in prices in 2010 and the RIP it has been assumed that there was a return to the level of investment as that seen in 2007. Return on investment has been assumed to follow the same basic trend as profitability shown in Table 12.

                  Table 13 —   Investments and return on investments

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Investments index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           3

                           163

                           163

                           Y/Y trend

                           –97

                           160

                           0

                           Return on investments index (2008 = 100)

                           100

                           –4

                           100

                           200

                           Y/Y trend

                           – 104

                           104

                           100

                                          Source:

                                       Verified questionnaire replies of the Union producers

         5.9.   Employment and productivity

               (55)

               Given the lack of information from the Union industry for 2010 and the RIP it has been considered that employment and productivity remained constant during the period considered.

                  Table 14 —   Employment and productivity

                           Year

                           2008

                           2009

                           2010

                           RIP

                           Employment — Index

                           100

                           100

                           100

                           100

                           Productivity (tonnes/employees) — Index

                           100

                           100

                           100

                           100

                           Labour costs — Index

                           100

                           100

                           100

                           100

                                          Source:

                                       Verified questionnaire replies of the Union producers

         5.10.   Magnitude of dumping margin

               (56)

               Despite the lack of cooperation from the Chinese exporting producers, the volume and value of imports was analysed from Eurostat together with an estimation of market share. The significant price increase in 2010 and 2011 has dramatically reduced the margin of dumping from the PRC since the expiry review investigation period.

         5.11.   Recovery from the effects of dumped imports

               (57)

               As shown by the positive evolution of most of the indicators listed above, during the period considered the financial situation of the Union industry has fully recovered from the injurious effect of the significantly dumped imports that were identified by previous investigations originating in the PRC.

         6.   Conclusion on the economic situation of the Union industry

               (58)

               The measures against the PRC have had a positive impact on the economic situation of the Union industry, since most of the injury indicators showed a positive development: production, sales volume and sales value increased between 2008 and the RIP. However given the substantial increase in prices on the Union market, the Union industry is now achieving profits far in excess of the target profit, set at the original investigation as being 5 %, to ensure its development.

               (59)

               Given the significant increase in prices on the Union market during the RIP, with no evidence of a parallel increase in costs, it is concluded that the Union industry has not suffered material injury within the meaning of Article 3(5).

         7.   Conclusion on the lasting nature of these changed circumstances

               (60)

               Consideration has been given as to whether the increase in prices on the Union market is a lasting change in circumstances from the findings of the previous expiry review investigation. The data available shows prices on the Union market recovering strongly, matching the levels of 2008 and then overtaking these amounts whereas in the expiry review investigation prices were falling. Moreover, unlike in the expiry review, no evidence of undercutting was found. In the expiry review, profitability was on a downward trend but data after the end of that investigation shows profitability recovering strongly, matching the levels of 2008 and then exceeding them.

               (61)

               It was analysed whether, however, the change in prices since the end of the expiry review investigation period could be based on a particularly poor harvest season in the PRC, as furfuraldehyde is produced there from agricultural waste. However the price has not fallen significantly since the harvest season at the end of 2010 and therefore this was discounted. It appeared that there had been an increase in the prices of imports originating in the PRC caused by the long-term growth in the domestic demand for furfuraldehyde and the rising raw material costs in the country concerned. Due to the lack of cooperation from the Chinese exporting producers, this could not be verified, but the Commission received no evidence that this was not the case.

               (62)

               Given the evidence available to the Commission referred to above, and the lack of information showing that the price increases referred to have been temporary, it has been concluded that this change is of a lasting nature.

         F.   TERMINATION OF THE ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING AND REPEAL OF THE ANTIDUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE

               (63)

               In light of the above, it is considered that the present anti-dumping review should be terminated and the anti-dumping measures in force be repealed.

               (64)

               All parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend that the existing measures be terminated. They were also granted a period within which they could make representations subsequent to this disclosure. No comments were received.

               (65)

               It follows from the above that the present anti-dumping review should be terminated and the anti-dumping measures imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 453/2011 on imports of furfuraldehyde originating in the PRC should be terminated and the existing duty repealed,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The interim review of the anti-dumping duties applicable to imports of 2-furaldehyde (also known as furfuraldehyde or furfural) currently falling within CN code 2932 12 00 originating in the People’s Republic of China is hereby terminated.
   Article 2
   Implementing Regulation (EU) No 453/2011 is hereby repealed.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Luxembourg, 21 June 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. FREDERIKSEN

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

      (2)  OJ L 15, 21.1.1995, p. 11.

      (3)  OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 1.

      (4)  OJ L 107, 28.4.2005, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 123, 12.5.2011, p. 1.

      (6)  OJ C 196, 5.7.2011, p. 9.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 242/2014 of 7 March 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Lammefjordskartofler (PGI))

text:
               14.3.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 74/27

      COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 242/2014
   of 7 March 2014
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Lammefjordskartofler (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)

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

               (2)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 7 March 2014.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         Dacian CIOLOȘ

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  OJ C 286, 2.1.2013, p. 3.

      ANNEX
      Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

         Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

      DENMARK
      Lammefjordskartofler (PGI)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 677/2014 of 19 June 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010, as regards the substance ‘cabergoline’  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               20.6.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 180/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 677/2014
   of 19 June 2014
   amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010, as regards the substance ‘cabergoline’
   (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)

               An application for the establishment of maximum residue limits for cabergoline in bovine species has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency.

               (4)

               The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use recommended the establishment of a MRL for cabergoline for bovine species, applicable to fat, liver, kidney, muscle and milk.

               (5)

               In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 the European Medicines Agency is to consider using MRLs established for a pharmacologically active substance in a particular foodstuff for another foodstuff derived from the same species, or MRLs established for a pharmacologically active substance in one or more species for other species.

               (6)

               The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use concluded that the extrapolation to other food producing species cannot be supported for this substance.

               (7)

               Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 should therefore be amended to include the substance cabergoline for bovine species.

               (8)

               It is appropriate to provide for a reasonable period of time for the stakeholders concerned to take measures that may be required to comply with the newly set MRL.

               (9)

               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.
   It shall apply from 18 August 2014.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 19 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, an entry for the following substance is inserted in alphabetical order:

                     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

                     ‘Cabergoline

                     Cabergoline

                     Bovine

                     0,10 μg/kg

                     Fat

                     NO ENTRY

                     Prolactin inhibitor’

                     0,25 μg/kg

                     Liver

                     0,50 μg/kg

                     Kidney

                     0,15 μg/kg

                     Muscle

                     0,10 μg/kg

                     Milk


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1266/2012 of 21 December 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               22.12.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 356/63

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1266/2012
   of 21 December 2012
   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, 21 December 2012.

            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

                  AL

                  56,9

                  MA

                  79,5

                  TN

                  111,9

                  TR

                  123,6

                  ZZ

                  93,0

                  0707 00 05

                  AL

                  87,0

                  TR

                  136,9

                  ZZ

                  112,0

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  110,2

                  TR

                  137,7

                  ZZ

                  124,0

                  0805 10 20

                  MA

                  61,3

                  TR

                  63,0

                  ZA

                  51,2

                  ZZ

                  58,5

                  0805 20 10

                  MA

                  69,9

                  ZZ

                  69,9

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

                  IL

                  86,6

                  JM

                  129,1

                  MA

                  98,7

                  TR

                  84,1

                  ZZ

                  99,6

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  79,2

                  ZZ

                  79,2

                  0808 10 80

                  BA

                  56,8

                  CA

                  156,3

                  CN

                  174,8

                  MK

                  40,0

                  US

                  132,7

                  ZA

                  123,7

                  ZZ

                  114,4

                  0808 30 90

                  CN

                  72,9

                  TR

                  135,1

                  US

                  182,0

                  ZZ

                  130,0

         (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) 2016/843 of 27 May 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               28.5.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 141/49

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/843
   of 27 May 2016
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 27 May 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  IL

                  428,2

                  MA

                  117,9

                  TR

                  60,8

                  ZZ

                  202,3

                  0707 00 05

                  TR

                  99,6

                  ZZ

                  99,6

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  99,6

                  ZZ

                  99,6

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  47,2

                  IL

                  42,6

                  MA

                  59,4

                  TR

                  68,5

                  ZA

                  77,6

                  ZZ

                  59,1

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  171,6

                  TR

                  143,1

                  ZA

                  177,5

                  ZZ

                  164,1

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  109,4

                  BR

                  107,5

                  CL

                  126,5

                  CN

                  102,3

                  NZ

                  149,7

                  US

                  192,9

                  ZA

                  112,3

                  ZZ

                  128,7

                  0809 29 00

                  TR

                  531,7

                  US

                  855,4

                  ZZ

                  693,6

         (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’.