title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 532/2012 of 21 June 2012 amending Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards entries for Israel in the lists of third countries or parts thereof with respect to highly pathogenic avian influenza  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               22.6.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 163/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 532/2012
   of 21 June 2012
   amending Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards entries for Israel in the lists of third countries or parts thereof with respect to highly pathogenic avian influenza
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1) and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first paragraph of point 1 of Article 8 and point 4 of Article 8 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (2), and in particular Articles 23(1) and 24(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Decision 2007/777/EC of 29 November 2007 laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption from third countries and repealing Decision 2005/432/EC (3) lays down rules on imports into the Union and the transit and storage in the Union of consignments of meat products, treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (4).

               (2)

               Part 2 of Annex II to that Decision sets out a list of third countries or parts thereof from which the introduction into the Union of those commodities, which are subject to different treatments listed in Part 4 of that Annex, are authorised.

               (3)

               Israel is listed in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC as authorised for the introduction into the Union of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption obtained from meat of poultry, farmed ratites and wild game birds, which have undergone a non-specific treatment, for which no minimum temperature is specified (‘treatment A’).

               (4)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (5) provides that the commodities covered by it are only to be imported into and transited through the Union from the third countries, territories, zones or compartments listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I thereto.

               (5)

               Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 also lays down the conditions for a third country, territory, zone or compartment to be considered as free from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and the requirements for the veterinary certification in that respect for commodities destined for importation into the Union.

               (6)

               Israel is listed in the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as a third country from which all poultry commodities covered by that Regulation may be imported into the Union.

               (7)

               On 8 and 9 March 2012 Israel notified the Commission of two outbreaks of HPAI of the H5N1 subtype on its territory. Due to those confirmed outbreaks of HPAI, the territory of Israel should no longer be considered as free from that disease. As a consequence, the veterinary authorities of Israel have suspended issuing veterinary certificates for consignments of certain poultry commodities from its whole territory destined for imports into the Union.

               (8)

               As a consequence of those HPAI outbreaks, Israel no longer complies with the animal health conditions for applying ‘treatment A’ to meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption obtained from meat of poultry, farmed ratites and wild game birds as listed in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC. The current ‘treatment A’ is insufficient to eliminate animal health risks linked to those commodities and upon confirmation of HPAI, the veterinary authorities of Israel therefore immediately suspended certification for products having undergone such treatment.

               (9)

               Israel informed the Commission of the control measures taken in relation to the recent outbreaks of HPAI. That information and the epidemiological situation in Israel have been evaluated by the Commission.

               (10)

               Israel has implemented a stamping out policy in order to control that disease and limit its spread. Israel is also carrying out avian influenza surveillance activities which appear to meet the requirements set out in Part II of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.

               (11)

               The positive outcome of the Commission’s evaluation of the control measures taken by Israel and the epidemiological situation in that third country allow limiting the restrictions on imports into the Union for certain poultry commodities to the zone affected by the disease, which the veterinary authorities of Israel have placed under veterinary restrictions. The restrictions on those imports should apply during a three-month period until 22 June 2012, following adequate cleansing and disinfection of the previously infected holdings provided avian influenza surveillance has been carried out during that period by Israel.

               (12)

               The table in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC lists the territories or parts of territories of third countries to which regionalisation for animal health reasons applies. An entry for Israel should therefore be inserted in that table indicating the area in Israel that is affected by the outbreaks of HPAI of 8 and 9 March 2012.

               (13)

               Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC should also be amended in order to provide for adequate treatment of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption obtained from meat of poultry, farmed ratites and wild game birds that originate from the area in Israel affected by those outbreaks.

               (14)

               In addition, the entry for Israel in the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should be amended to add an area with the code IL-4 describing that part of Israel under restrictions for imports into the Union of certain poultry commodities in relation to the recent HPAI outbreaks of 8 and 9 March 2012. The ‘closing’ and ‘opening dates’ of 8 March 2012 and 22 June 2012 respectively should be indicated in columns 6A and 6B for the area covered by that code.

               (15)

               Furthermore, following a previous HPAI outbreak in 2011, imports of certain poultry commodities from Israel to the Union were prohibited by Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2011 (6). The ‘closing date’ of 8 March 2011 indicated in column 6A for the area in Israel covered by code IL-3 in the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, relating to that outbreak should be deleted as the period of 90 days during which commodities produced before that date may be imported, has elapsed.

               (16)

               Decision 2007/777/EC and Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (17)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

      (2)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 74.

      (3)  OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49.

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

      (5)  OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1.

      (6)  OJ L 113, 3.5.2011, p. 3.

      ANNEX I
      Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  in Part 1, the following new entry for Israel is inserted after the entry for China:

                              ‘Israel

                              IL

                              Whole country

                              IL-1

                              01/2012

                              The whole country of Israel, except the area of IL-2 with respect to highly pathogenic avian influenza.

                              IL-2

                              01/2012

                              The area of Israel inside the following boundaries with respect to highly pathogenic avian influenza:

                                          —

                                          Junction of the Israel-Palestinian Authority (Gaza strip) border with the Israel-Egypt border.

                                          —

                                          South along the Israel-Egypt border until latitude 31° 06′ N.

                                          —

                                          East on latitude 31° 06′ N until longitude 34° 26′ E.

                                          —

                                          A straight line north until the Nassi junction (junction of routes 264 and 25).

                                          —

                                          Route 264 north until the Bet Kama junction (junction of routes 264 and 40).

                                          —

                                          East on latitude 31° 27′ N until longitude 34° 52′ E.

                                          —

                                          North on longitude 34° 52′ E until route 353.

                                          —

                                          Straight line until the meeting of route 40 and latitude 31° 40′ N.

                                          —

                                          West on latitude 31° 40′ N until the sea.

                                          —

                                          South along the Mediterranean coast until the Israel-Palestinian Authority (Gaza strip) border.

                                          —

                                          South along the Israel-Palestinian Authority (Gaza strip) border.’

                  (2)

                  in Part 2, the entry for Israel is replaced by the following rows:

                              ‘IL

                              Israel IL

                              B

                              B

                              B

                              B

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              A

                              B

                              B

                              XXX

                              A

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              Israel IL-1

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              A

                              A

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              A

                              XXX

                              Israel IL-2

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              D

                              D

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              D

                              XXX’

      ANNEX II
      In Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, the entry for Israel is replaced by the following:

                     ‘IL — Israel

                     IL-0

                     Whole country

                     SPF

                     EP, E

                     S4

                     IL-1

                     Area of Israel excluding IL-2, IL-3 and IL-4

                     BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP

                     N

                     A

                     S5, ST1

                     WGM

                     VIII

                     POU, RAT

                     N

                     IL-2

                     Area of Israel inside the following boundaries:

                                 —

                                 to the west: road number 4,

                                 —

                                 to the south: road number 5812 connecting to road number 5815,

                                 —

                                 to the east: the security fence until road number 6513,

                                 —

                                 to the north: road number 6513 until the junction with road 65. From this point in a straight line to the entrance of Givat Nili and from there in a straight line to the junction of roads 652 and 4.

                     BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP

                     N, P2

                     1.5.2010

                     A

                     S5, ST1

                     WGM

                     VIII

                     P2

                     1.5.2010

                     POU, RAT

                     N, P2

                     1.5.2010

                     IL-3

                     Area of Israel inside the following boundaries:

                                 —

                                 to the north: road 386 until municipal boundaries of Jerusalem, the Refaim river, the former Israel Jordan border (“green line”),

                                 —

                                 to the east: road 356,

                                 —

                                 to the south: roads 8670, 3517 and 354,

                                 —

                                 to the west: a straight line going north until road 367, following 367 west and then north until road 375 and west of the village of Matta a north-north east line to road 386.

                     BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP

                     N, P2

                     14.6.2011

                     A

                     S5, ST1

                     WGM

                     VIII

                     P2

                     14.6.2011

                     POU, RAT

                     N, P2

                     14.6.2011

                     IL-4

                     Area of Israel inside the following boundaries:

                                 —

                                 Junction of the Israel-Palestinian Authority (Gaza strip) border with the Israel-Egypt border.

                                 —

                                 South along the Israel-Egypt border until latitude 31° 06′ N.

                                 —

                                 East on latitude 31° 06′ N until longitude 34° 26′ E.

                                 —

                                 A straight line north until the Nassi junction (junction of routes 264 and 25).

                                 —

                                 Route 264 north until the Bet Kama junction (junction of routes 264 and 40).

                                 —

                                 East on latitude 31° 27′ N until longitude 34° 52′ E.

                                 —

                                 North on longitude 34° 52′ E until route 353.

                                 —

                                 Straight line until the meeting of route 40 and latitude 31° 40′ N.

                                 —

                                 West on latitude 31° 40′ N until the sea.

                                 —

                                 South along the Mediterranean coast until the Israel-Palestinian Authority (Gaza strip) border.

                                 —

                                 South along the Israel-Palestinian Authority (Gaza strip) border.

                     BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP

                     N, P2

                     8.3.2012

                     22.6.2012

                     A

                     S5, ST1’

                     WGM

                     VIII

                     P2

                     8.3.2012

                     22.6.2012

                     POU, RAT

                     N, P2

                     8.3.2012

                     22.6.2012


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 25/2014 of 13 January 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the entry for Canada in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which certain aquatic animals may be imported into the Union  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               14.1.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 9/5

      COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 25/2014
   of 13 January 2014
   amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the entry for Canada in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which certain aquatic animals may be imported into the Union
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (1), and in particular Article 22 and Article 61(3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Directive 2006/88/EC lays down the animal health requirements to be applied for the placing on the market and the import and the transit through the Union of aquaculture animals and products thereof.

               (2)

               Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 (2) establishes a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments, from which it is permitted to introduce aquaculture animals.

               (3)

               In addition, the model animal health certificates set out in Parts A and B of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 contain animal health attestations with regard to the requirements for species susceptible to certain diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC.

               (4)

               Certain provinces of Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut) are currently listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008. Imports of fish species susceptible to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia, as set out in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC, from those provinces into the Union are therefore permitted.

               (5)

               Canada has requested that the province of Quebec should be added to the list set out in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008. According to the conclusions of an audit carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office in Canada in June 2012 concerning aquatic animal health, the competent authority of that third country can provide appropriate guarantees in relation to surveillance and monitoring of fish diseases, and a reliable certification system is in place for exports of fish and products thereof to the Union. In addition, the competent authority of Canada has submitted to the Commission detailed information with regard to a risk-based surveillance programme concerning viral haemorrhagic septicaemia carried out between 2007 and 2012 on wild fish originating from higher risk watersheds in the province of Quebec. From an analysis of the design and implementation of the surveillance programme it can be concluded that it is highly unlikely that the viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus circulated in susceptible wild fish populations in Quebec during those years. That provides further assurances in respect of the health status of fish species susceptible to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia, or products thereof, that may be exported to the Union from Quebec.

               (6)

               It is therefore appropriate to permit imports of fish species susceptible to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia, as set out in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC, intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take fisheries, open and closed ornamental facilities, from Quebec into the Union.

               (7)

               Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (8)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 13 January 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 of 12 December 2008 implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards conditions and certification requirements for the placing on the market and the import into the Community of aquaculture animals and products thereof and laying down a list of vector species (OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 41).

      ANNEX
      In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008, in the table, the entry for Canada is replaced by the following:

                     Country/territory

                     Aquaculture Species

                     Zone/Compartment

                     ISO-code

                     Name

                     Fish

                     Molluscs

                     Crustaceans

                     Code

                     Description

                     ‘CA

                     Canada

                     X

                     CA 0 (C)

                     Whole territory

                     CA 1 (D)

                     British Columbia

                     CA 2 (D)

                     Alberta

                     CA 3 (D)

                     Saskatchewan

                     CA 4 (D)

                     Manitoba

                     CA 5 (D)

                     New Brunswick

                     CA 6 (D)

                     Nova Scotia

                     CA 7 (D)

                     Prince Edward Island

                     CA 8 (D)

                     Newfoundland and Labrador

                     CA 9 (D)

                     Yukon

                     CA 10 (D)

                     Northwest Territories

                     CA 11 (D)

                     Nunavut

                     CA 12 (D)

                     Quebec’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/661 of 28 April 2015 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. IMI CC 378536 and Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. DSM 26702 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying (holder of the authorisation Adisseo France S.A.S.) (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               29.4.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 110/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/661
   of 28 April 2015
   concerning the authorisation of the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase produced by Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. IMI CC 378536 and Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. DSM 26702 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying (holder of the authorisation Adisseo France S.A.S.)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase EC 3.2.1.8 and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase EC 3.2.1.6 produced by Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. (formerly named Penicillium funiculosum) IMI CC 378536 and Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. DSM 26702. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (3)

               That application concerns the authorisation of the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase EC 3.2.1.8 and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase EC 3.2.1.6 produced by Talaromyces versatilis (formerly named Penicillium funiculosum) IMI CC 378536 and Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. DSM 26702 as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.

               (4)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 2 July 2014 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase EC 3.2.1.8 and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase EC 3.2.1.6 produced by Talaromyces versatilis (formerly named Penicillium funiculosum) IMI CC 378536 and Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. DSM 26702 does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that it has a potential to improve the body weight gain in chickens for fattening. This conclusion can be extended to chickens reared for laying. Since the mode of action can be considered to be similar in all poultry species, this conclusion can be extrapolated to minor poultry species for fattening or reared for laying. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (5)

               The assessment of the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase EC 3.2.1.8 and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase EC 3.2.1.6 produced by Talaromyces versatilis (formerly named Penicillium funiculosum) IMI CC 378536 and Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. DSM 26702 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (6)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 28 April 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  EFSA Journal 2014; 12(7):3793.

      ANNEX

                  Identification number of the additive

                  Name of the holder of authorisation

                  Additive

                  Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                  Species or category of animal

                  Maximum age

                  Minimum content

                  Maximum content

                  Other provisions

                  End of period of authorisation

                  Units of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

                     Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancers.

                  4a22

                  Adisseo France S.A.S.

                  Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase EC 3.2.1.8
                  and
                  Endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase EC 3.2.1.6

                     Additive composition

                  Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.6) produced by Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. IMI CC 378536 and Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. DSM 26702 having a minimum activity of:

                              —

                              solid form: endo-1,4-beta-xylanase 22 000  VU/g and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase 15 200  VU (1)/g,

                              —

                              liquid form: endo-1,4-beta-xylanase activity of 5 500  VU/ml and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase 3 800  VU/ml.

                     Characterisation of the active substance

                  Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.6) produced by Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. IMI CC 378536 and Talaromyces versatilis sp. nov. DSM 26702.

                     Analytical method
                      (2)

                  For the quantification of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase activity:

                              —

                              viscosimetric method based on decrease in viscosity produced by action of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase on the xylan containing substrate (wheat arabinoxylan).

                        For the quantification of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase activity:

                              —

                              viscosimetric method based on decrease in viscosity produced by action of endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase on the glucan substrate barley betaglucan at pH = 5,5 and 30 °C.

                  Chickens for fattening
                  Chickens reared for laying
                  Minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying

                  —

                  endo-1,4-beta-xylanase 1 100  VU
                  endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase 760 VU

                  —

                              1.

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

                              2.

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

                  19 May 2025

         (1)  1 VU (viscosimetry unit) is the amount of enzyme which hydrolyses the substrate (barley betaglucan and wheat arabinoxylan, respectively), reducing the viscosity of the solution, to give a change in relative fluidity of 1 (dimensionless unit)/min at 30 °C and pH 5,5.

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1164/2013 of 7 November 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Waterford Blaa/Blaa (PGI)]

text:
               19.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 309/15

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1164/2013
   of 7 November 2013
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Waterford Blaa/Blaa (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, Ireland’s application to register the name ‘Waterford Blaa’/‘Blaa’ 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 ‘Waterford Blaa’/‘Blaa’ 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 November 2013.

            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 134, 14.5.2013, p. 49.

      ANNEX
      Agricultural products and foodstuffs listed in Annex I(I) to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012:

         Class 2.4.   Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares

      IRELAND
      Waterford Blaa/Blaa (PGI)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/16 of 7 January 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               8.1.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 5/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/16
   of 7 January 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, 7 January 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  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

                  236,2

                  MA

                  82,2

                  TR

                  127,2

                  ZZ

                  148,5

                  0707 00 05

                  MA

                  87,1

                  TR

                  152,7

                  ZZ

                  119,9

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  63,9

                  TR

                  138,8

                  ZZ

                  101,4

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  46,2

                  MA

                  65,5

                  TR

                  72,0

                  ZZ

                  61,2

                  0805 20 10

                  IL

                  186,9

                  MA

                  71,0

                  ZZ

                  129,0

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

                  IL

                  138,7

                  JM

                  105,9

                  MA

                  86,7

                  TR

                  81,5

                  ZZ

                  103,2

                  0805 50 10

                  EG

                  98,7

                  MA

                  94,2

                  TR

                  85,0

                  ZZ

                  92,6

                  0808 10 80

                  CL

                  83,4

                  US

                  120,8

                  ZZ

                  102,1

                  0808 30 90

                  CN

                  102,5

                  TR

                  138,5

                  ZZ

                  120,5

         (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 1198/2011 of 21 November 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               22.11.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 303/40

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1198/2011
   of 21 November 2011
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:
   Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 November 2011.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 21 November 2011.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  AL

                  51,9

                  MA

                  47,0

                  MK

                  57,4

                  TR

                  86,5

                  ZZ

                  60,7

                  0707 00 05

                  AL

                  64,0

                  EG

                  161,4

                  TR

                  143,8

                  ZZ

                  123,1

                  0709 90 70

                  MA

                  51,8

                  TR

                  145,1

                  ZZ

                  98,5

                  0805 20 10

                  MA

                  90,5

                  ZA

                  65,5

                  ZZ

                  78,0

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

                  HR

                  43,8

                  IL

                  74,8

                  JM

                  134,1

                  MA

                  53,5

                  TR

                  79,0

                  UY

                  42,7

                  ZA

                  62,9

                  ZZ

                  70,1

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  57,0

                  ZA

                  43,5

                  ZZ

                  50,3

                  0808 10 80

                  CA

                  110,8

                  CL

                  90,0

                  MK

                  41,0

                  NZ

                  65,3

                  TR

                  95,1

                  US

                  111,2

                  ZA

                  108,7

                  ZZ

                  88,9

                  0808 20 50

                  AR

                  43,9

                  CN

                  90,1

                  TR

                  85,0

                  ZA

                  73,2

                  ZZ

                  73,1

         (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) 2015/1578 of 9 September 2015 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Melón de Torre Pacheco-Murcia (PGI)]

text:
               23.9.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 246/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1578
   of 9 September 2015
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Melón de Torre Pacheco-Murcia (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, Spain's application to register the name ‘Melón de Torre Pacheco-Murcia’ 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 ‘Melón de Torre Pacheco-Murcia’ should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘Melón de Torre Pacheco-Murcia’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
   The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6. Fruits, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 9 September 2015.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Phil HOGAN

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  OJ C 139, 28.4.2015, p. 8.

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/843 of 17 May 2017 approving the active substance Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
               18.5.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 125/21

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/843
   of 17 May 2017
   approving the active substance Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 France received on 6 November 2012 an application from Arysta Lifescience S.A.S. for the approval of the active substance Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005. In accordance with Article 9(3) of that Regulation, France, as rapporteur Member State, notified the applicant, the other Member States, the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) on 5 February 2013 of the admissibility of the application.

               (2)

               On 7 October 2014 the rapporteur Member State submitted a draft assessment report to the Commission with a copy to the Authority, assessing whether that active substance can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

               (3)

               The Authority complied with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. In accordance with Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, it requested that the applicant supply additional information to the Member States, the Commission and the Authority. The assessment of the additional information by the rapporteur Member State was submitted to the Authority in the format of an updated draft assessment report on 3 July 2015.

               (4)

               On 6 October 2015 the Authority communicated to the applicant, the Member States and the Commission its conclusion (2) on whether the active substance Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005 can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The Authority made its conclusion available to the public.

               (5)

               On 8 March 2016 the Commission presented to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed the review report for Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005 and a draft Regulation providing that Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005 is approved.

               (6)

               The applicant was given the possibility to submit comments on the review report.

               (7)

               It has been established with respect to one or more representative uses of at least one plant protection product containing the active substance, and in particular the uses which were examined and detailed in the review report, that the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are satisfied. It is therefore appropriate to approve Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005.

               (8)

               In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is, however, necessary to include certain conditions and restrictions.

               (9)

               In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (3) should be amended accordingly.

               (10)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Approval of active substance
   The active substance Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   Article 2
   Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
   The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
   Article 3
   Entry into force
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 17 May 2017.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  EFSA Journal 2015;13(10):4264 [34 pp.]. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4264.

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).

      ANNEX I

                  Common Name, Identification Numbers

                  IUPAC Name

                  Purity (1)

                  Date of approval

                  Expiration of approval

                  Specific provisions

                     Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005
                  Accession number in the CNCM (Collection Nationale de Culture de Microorganismes) — Institut Pasteur, Paris, France: I-2961.

                  Not applicable

                  Max. level of beauvericin 24 μg/L

                  7 June 2017

                  7 June 2027

                  For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.
                  In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:

                              —

                              the protection of operators and workers, taking into account that Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005 is to be considered, as any micro-organism, as a potential sensitizer, and paying special attention to exposure through inhalation,

                              —

                              the maximum level of the metabolite beauvericin in the formulated product.

                        Strict maintenance of environmental conditions and quality control analysis during the manufacturing process shall be assured by the producer.
                  Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.

         (1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

      ANNEX II
      In Part B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added:

                     Common Name, Identification Numbers

                     IUPAC Name

                     Purity (1)

                     Date of approval

                     Expiration of approval

                     Specific provisions

                     ‘109

                        Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005
                     Accession number in the CNCM (Collection Nationale de Culture de Microorganismes) — Institut Pasteur, Paris, France: I-2961.

                     Not applicable

                     Max. level of beauvericin 24 μg/L

                     7 June 2017

                     7 June 2027

                     For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, shall be taken into account.
                     In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:

                                 —

                                 the protection of operators and workers, taking into account that Beauveria bassiana strain NPP111B005 is to be considered, as any micro-organism, as a potential sensitizer, and paying special attention to exposure through inhalation,

                                 —

                                 the maximum level of the metabolite beauvericin in the formulated product.

                           Strict maintenance of environmental conditions and quality control analysis during the manufacturing process shall be assured by the producer.
                     Conditions of use shall include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

         (1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 86/2012 of 1 February 2012 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance lasalocid  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               2.2.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 30/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 86/2012
   of 1 February 2012
   amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance lasalocid
   (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 of 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 (‧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 should be established in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009.

               (2)

               Pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin are set out in the Annex to 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 (2).

               (3)

               Lasalocid is currently included in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 as an allowed substance for poultry species, applicable to muscle, skin and fat, liver, kidney and eggs.

               (4)

               An application for the extension of the existing entry to include bovine species has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency.

               (5)

               The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use has recommended the extension of that entry to cover bovine species, applicable to muscle, fat, liver and kidney, excluding animals producing milk for human consumption.

               (6)

               The entry for lasalocid in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 should therefore be amended to include bovine species.

               (7)

               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.

               (8)

               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 third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply from 2 April 2012.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 1 February 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  OJ L 15, 20.1.2010, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      The entry for lasalocid in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 is replaced by the following:

                     Pharmacologically active Substance

                     Marker residue

                     Animal Species

                     MRL

                     Target Tissues

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

                     Therapeutic Classification

                     ‘Lasalocid

                     Lasalocid A

                     Poultry

                     20 μg/kg

                     Muscle

                     NO ENTRY

                     Anti-infectious agents/Antibiotics’

                     100 μg/kg

                     Skin and fat

                     100 μg/kg

                     Liver

                     50 μg/kg

                     Kidney

                     150 μg/kg

                     Eggs

                     Bovine

                     10 μg/kg

                     Muscle

                     Not for use in animals from which milk is produced for human consumption

                     20 μg/kg

                     Fat

                     100 μg/kg

                     Liver

                     20 μg/kg

                     Kidney


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 727/2012 of 6 August 2012 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               10.8.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 213/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 727/2012
   of 6 August 2012
   concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

               (4)

               It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).

               (5)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 6 August 2012.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         Antonio TAJANI

            Vice-President

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

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

      ANNEX

                  Description of the goods

                  Classification
                  (CN code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  Cultures of micro-organisms presented in gelatine capsules, put up for retail sale. The content of each capsule consists of the following components (% by weight):

                              —

                                 L. rhamnosus

                              3,36

                              —

                                 L. acidophilus

                              3,36

                              —

                                 L. plantarum

                              0,84

                              —

                                 B. lactis

                              0,84

                              —

                              Maltodextrine

                              50,6

                              —

                              Micro-crystalline cellulose

                              10

                              —

                              Corn starch

                              30

                              —

                              Magnesium stearate

                              1

                        According to the label the product is presented as a food supplement for human consumption.

                  2106 90 98

                  Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 1(a) to Chapter 30 and the wording of CN codes 2106, 2106 90 and 2106 90 98.
                  The product is a food preparation presented in the form of capsules. The casing is a factor that, together with the content, determines the use and character of the product as a food supplement (see judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in joined cases C-410/08 to C-412/08 ‘Swiss Caps’, [2009] ECR p. I-11991, paragraphs 29 and 32).
                  The product is therefore to be classified under heading 2106 as a food preparation not elsewhere specified or included (see also Harmonised System Explanatory Notes to heading 2106, point (16).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 238/2012 of 19 March 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Sel de Guérande / Fleur de sel de Guérande (PGI)]

text:
               20.3.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 80/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 238/2012
   of 19 March 2012
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Sel de Guérande / Fleur de sel de Guérande (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) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, France's application to register the name ‘Sel de Guérande / Fleur de sel de Guérande’ (PGI) 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.

               (3)

               However, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, a transitional period may be set for undertakings established in the Member State in which the geographical area is located, provided that the undertakings concerned have legally marketed the products in question, using the names concerned continuously for at least five years preceding the date of the publication referred to in Article 6(2) of that Regulation, and have noted that point in the national objection procedure referred to in Article 5(5) thereof.

               (4)

               In a letter received on 22 February 2011, the authorities of the French Republic confirmed to the Commission that the undertakings established on their territory and listed in Annex II to this Regulation meet the conditions set out in the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006.

               (5)

               Those undertakings are therefore allowed to continue to use the registered name ‘Sel de Guérande/Fleur de sel de Guérande’ (PGI) during a transitional period of five years from the entry into force of this Regulation,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name contained in Annex I to this Regulation shall be entered in the register.
   The undertakings listed in Annex II to this Regulation may, however, continue to use that name for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 19 March 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 189, 29.6.2011, p. 42.

      ANNEX I
      Foodstuffs referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 510/2006:
      FRANCE
      Sel de Guérande / Fleur de sel de Guérande (PGI)

      ANNEX II

         Undertakings allowed to continue to use the registered name ‘Sel de Guérande/Fleur de sel de Guérande’ (PGI) during a transitional period of five years from the entry into force of this Regulation

                  Name

                  Company

                  Address 1

                  Address 2

                  Municipality

                  ANEZO Thierry

                  Route du Lamy

                  44420 MESQUER

                  ARNOULD Nicolas

                  Pen d'Hué

                  44350 ST MOLF

                  AUBE Didier

                  Rue des Gabelous Boulay

                  44350 ST MOLF

                  BAHOLET Sylvain

                  133 av. de l'Océan

                  44510 LE POULIGUEN

                  BALAY Alain

                  3 rue de Treraly

                  44420 LA TURBALLE

                  BARON Julien

                  9 bis rue de la Gare

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  BENISTY Daniel

                  59 route du Lany

                  44420 MESQUER

                  BERNIER Gilles

                  Village de Guéniguen

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  BILLAUD Anthony

                  46 bis rue de la Grand-Vallée

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  BIRKER Philippe

                  50 rue des Cordiers

                  44490 LE CROISIC

                  BODIGUEL François Xavier

                  Kerneve

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  BOULEAU Stéphane

                  Sté l'Œillet de Guérande

                  Kergaigne no 25

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  BOURDIC Erwan

                  Sté LE NATURSEL

                  33 rue de Cornen

                  44510 LE POULIGUEN

                  BOURSE Jean-Philippe

                  14 route de Brandu

                  44420 PIRIAC SUR MER

                  CALAME Florence

                  La Métairie Neuve

                  La Petite Garenne

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  CHARTEAU Lionel

                  2 rue de Bellevue

                  44350 ST MOLF

                  CHOPIN-LEHUEDE A-Marie

                  6 rue des Saulniers

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  CONSTANT Guy

                  12 chemin de Pelue

                  44510 LE POULIGUEN

                  CONSTANT Philippe

                  18 rue des Pradeleaux

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  DANIEL Laurent

                  9 ter route du Bas Brivin

                  44500 LA BAULE

                  DANIEL Patrick

                  4 av. de Kerban

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  DELETTRE Serge

                  7 bis rue des Parcs du Bourg

                  44410 ST LIPHARD

                  DINELLI Danielle

                  20 rue du Ber

                  SAILLE

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  DIVOT Tony

                  77 rue du Port

                  56760 PENESTIN

                  DONINI Pascal

                  9 rue des Goélands

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  DRUENNE Fabien

                  La Butte

                  44350 ST MOLF

                  DUPIN DE BEYSSAT Antoine

                  9 bd Guy de Champsavin

                  44800 LA BAULE

                  DURAND Damien

                  7 av. des Moulins

                  44380 PORNICHET

                  DURAND François

                  7 av. des Moulins

                  44380 PORNICHET

                  GRIVAUD Franck & Emmanuelle

                  Route de la Turballe

                  SAILLE

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  GUERCHAIS Chrystelle

                  62 route de Guérande

                  TREGATE

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  GUERIN André Yves

                  12 rue de la Salinière

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  GUERIN Nicolas

                  10 imp. de la Bordane

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  GUIBERT Christophe

                  EURL GUIBERT

                  44 rue Lamartine

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  GUILLAUME Denis

                  54 rue H. Bournouveau

                  44420 LA TURBALLE

                  GUILLOTIN Dominique

                  7 rue de Kervaudet

                  44420 LA TURBALLE

                  HASPOT J-Paul

                  31 rue des Etaux

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  HERVY Gilles

                  Meliniac

                  44420 PIRIAC SUR MER

                  JOACHIM Stéphane

                  Ile de Goben

                  Route de St André des Eaux

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  JUBE Daniel

                  5 rue Sully

                  44420 LA TURBALLE

                  JUBE René

                  22 rue Sully

                  44420 LA TURBALLE

                  JUVIN Hélène

                  Le Lany

                  44420 MESQUER

                  LACOURBAS Bruno

                  62 route de Guérande

                  TREGATE

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  LARDEUX Sandrine

                  18 route de Berigo

                  Zone Artisanale

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  LECERF-HASPOT Sandrine

                  31 rue des Etaux

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  LEGAL Marc

                  4 rue de la Fontaine

                  MOUZAC

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  LEHUEDE Bernard

                  4 rue des Saulniers

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  LEHUEDE Hervé

                  18 av. Marguerite Jean

                  44500 LA BAULE

                  LEHUEDE Marie-Thérèse

                  Le Fournil

                  TREGATE

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  LEHUEDE Raphaël

                  54 route de Guérande

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  LESCAUDRON J-Paul

                  39 route de Trégate

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  LESCAUDRON Sébastien

                  11 Chemin de Kermabon

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  MACE Antoine

                  24 rue Basse Saillé

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  MACE J-François

                  19 rue des Prés Garnier

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  MAGRE Alice

                  46 bis rue de la Grand-Vallée

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  MENARD Philippe

                  3 Chemin de Barnabé

                  44420 LA TURBALLE

                  MOIZAN Damy

                  42 route de Kerlan

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  MOIZAN-BOURSE Marcelle

                  42 route de Kerlan

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  MORICE Denis

                  Imp. Des Prés Leberre

                  TREGATE

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  MOUILLERON Olivier Yves Michel

                  Chemin Bérigo

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  NIGET Paul

                  605 Bd de Lauvergnac

                  44420 LA TURBALLE

                  NOURY Joël

                  44 rue des Goélands

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  PAIN François

                  10 route de la Pigeonnière

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  PAIN Gérard

                  Route de Beauregard

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  PAIN Guillaume Hervé

                  4 allée des Avocettes

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  PAIN Jonathan-Valérick

                  5 lot. de Trémondais

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  PAIN-LESCAUDRON Brigitte

                  4 allée des Avocettes

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  PAULAY Stéphane

                  Chemin des Prés Richard

                  TREGATE

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  PICHON J-Paul

                  42 rue de Kerbouchard

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  PICHON Patrick

                  7 route de Bérigo

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  PICHON Théophile

                  55 av. Moreau

                  44510 LE POULIGUEN

                  PROCKTER Pascal

                  No 51 Kerlagadec

                  44420 MESQUER

                  PRAUD Didier

                  SEL QUE J'AIME

                  74 av. Guy de La Morandais

                  44500 LA BAULE

                  REMINIAC Sylvain

                  7 Faubourg St Michel

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  RIO Gwénaël

                  TRAD Y SEL SA

                  9 rue Olivier Guichard

                  La Masse

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  RIO Louis-Charles

                  EURL RIO

                  ZA de Prad Velin

                  BP 37

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  RIVALANT Aubin et Jean

                  GAEC HOLEN BREIZH

                  33 route de Kermoisan

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  RIVALANT J-Yves

                  27 rue de Poulan

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  RIVRON J. & E.

                  7 chemin des Pierreries

                  ST MARC SUR MER

                  44600 ST NAZAIRE

                  SORIN Anne-Laure

                  11 Chemin de Kermabon

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  THIERY Sylvie

                  7 grand-Venelle

                  ROFFIAT

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  TILLARD Pierrick

                  33 route de Pradel

                  44350 GUERANDE

                  TILLEUL Dominique

                  14 rue du commerce

                  44510 LE POULIGUEN

                  TRIGODET Joël

                  Le Haut Langâtre

                  44410 HERBIGNAC

                  TRIMAUD Mickaël

                  1930 ROUTE DE Fan Coispéan

                  44420 LA TURBALLE

                  VINET Daniel

                  19 rue de la Pigeonnière

                  44740 BATZ SUR MER

                  VINET Sylvain

                  11 rue de la Perseiverence

                  44490 LE CROISIC


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2014 of 8 December 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 750/2014 by extending the period of application of the protection measures in relation to porcine epidemic diarrhoea  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               9.12.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 351/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1306/2014
   of 8 December 2014
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 750/2014 by extending the period of application of the protection measures in relation to porcine epidemic diarrhoea
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article 18(1) and (7) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 750/2014 (2) was adopted following reports of a novel swine enteric coronavirus disease caused by emerging porcine alphacoronaviruses, including porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus and a new porcine deltacoronavirus in North America. That Implementing Regulation lays down protection measures in relation to the introduction into the Union of consignments of live pigs for breeding and production from the areas in which the disease caused by those viruses is present in order to provide for the fulfilment of the necessary guarantees at the holding of origin and to prevent the introduction of porcine epidemic diarrhoea caused by those viruses into the Union. Those protection measures are to apply until 12 January 2015.

               (2)

               The Scientific Opinion of the European Food Safety Authority of 2014 (3) (‘the EFSA Opinion’) indicates that infected animals, their faeces, feed and objects contaminated with faeces are matrices that have been reported to transmit those viruses. The EFSA Opinion provides further scientific support for the protection measures established by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 750/2014. The epidemiological situation in the third countries affected by novel swine enteric coronavirus disease caused by emerging porcine alphacoronaviruses, including the porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus and the porcine deltacoronavirus, has not changed in terms of the risk of the spread of those porcine entero-coronaviruses since the date of adoption of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 750/2014.

               (3)

               In light of the EFSA opinion and of the evolution in the disease situation, the protection measures established by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 750/2014 should be prolonged until the end of October 2015. The period of application of that Implementing Regulation should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (4)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   In the second paragraph of Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 750/2014, the date ‘12 January 2015’ is replaced by ‘31 October 2015’.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 8 December 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 750/2014 of 10 July 2014 on protection measures in relation to porcine epidemic diarrhoea as regards the animal health requirements for the introduction into the Union of porcine animals (OJ L 203, 11.7.2014, p. 91).

      (3)  The EFSA Journal 2014;12(10):3877.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 462/2011 of 12 May 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               13.5.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 124/43

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 462/2011
   of 12 May 2011
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
   Whereas:
   Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 May 2011.

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

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, 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

                  52,1

                  TN

                  107,9

                  TR

                  72,3

                  ZZ

                  77,4

                  0707 00 05

                  TR

                  108,2

                  ZZ

                  108,2

                  0709 90 70

                  MA

                  86,8

                  TR

                  107,0

                  ZZ

                  96,9

                  0709 90 80

                  EC

                  27,0

                  ZZ

                  27,0

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  56,7

                  IL

                  55,0

                  MA

                  47,3

                  TN

                  54,9

                  TR

                  71,5

                  ZZ

                  57,1

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  54,8

                  ZZ

                  54,8

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  78,7

                  BR

                  70,0

                  CA

                  107,1

                  CL

                  86,9

                  CN

                  95,4

                  NZ

                  120,9

                  US

                  145,0

                  UY

                  54,3

                  ZA

                  85,2

                  ZZ

                  93,7

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 768/2013 of 8 August 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 on detailed rules to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 797/2004 on measures improving general conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products

text:
               9.8.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 214/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 768/2013
   of 8 August 2013
   amending Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 on detailed rules to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 797/2004 on measures improving general conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 110 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 (2) lays down provisions for the implementation of the national apiculture programmes provided for in Article 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. According to Article 2(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 917/2004, the apiculture programme measures laid down for every year of the three-year period shall be implemented by 31 August of the year to which they relate and payments shall be carried out during the annual exercise established from 16 October of the same year to 15 October of the following year. As a result, Member States cannot implement apiculture measures between 1 September of the year of the apiculture programme and 15 October of the same year.

               (2)

               In order to avoid the gap between the implementation and the funding of apiculture measures, the relevant dates need to be changed so that measures can be implemented all year round.

               (3)

               The Union financial contribution to national apiculture programmes is based on the bee census/number of hives in each Member State as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 917/2004.

               (4)

               In accordance with Article 109 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Member States submitted their national apiculture programmes and updated the numbers of hives as provided for in Article 1(a) of Regulation (EC) No 917/2004. The updated numbers of hives should be reflected in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 917/2004.

               (5)

               Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (6)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Regulation (EC) No 917/2004 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               in Article 2, paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:
               ‘2.   Each year of the apiculture programme (“apiculture year”) shall run for 12 consecutive months from 1 September until 31 August.
               3.   The apiculture programme measures laid down for each apiculture year shall be implemented in full within the apiculture year concerned.
               Payments related to measures implemented during each apiculture year shall be made within the 12-month period starting on 16 October of that apiculture year and ending on 15 October of the following year.’;

               (2)

               Annex I is replaced by the text set out in 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.
   It shall apply as from the 2014 apiculture year starting on 1 September 2013.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 8 August 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  OJ L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 83.

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX I

                        Member State

                        Bee census
                        Number of hives

                        BE

                        107 800

                        BG

                        526 014

                        CZ

                        540 705

                        DK

                        150 000

                        DE

                        711 299

                        EE

                        41 400

                        IE

                        15 710

                        EL

                        1 584 206

                        ES

                        2 459 292

                        FR

                        1 636 000

                        HR

                        491 481

                        IT

                        1 316 774

                        CY

                        44 953

                        LV

                        83 801

                        LT

                        144 969

                        LU

                        7 804

                        HU

                        1 088 590

                        MT

                        3 142

                        NL

                        80 000

                        AT

                        376 485

                        PL

                        1 280 693

                        PT

                        566 793

                        RO

                        1 550 000

                        SI

                        167 000

                        SK

                        254 859

                        FI

                        50 000

                        SE

                        150 000

                        UK

                        274 000

                        EU 28

                        15 704 270’