title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 165/2012 of 24 February 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Alföldi kamillavirágzat (PDO))

text:
               25.2.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 53/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 165/2012
   of 24 February 2012
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Alföldi kamillavirágzat (PDO))
   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 second subparagraph of Article 7(5) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, an application from Hungary received on 21 December 2005 to register the name ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ as a protected designation of origin was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               Germany lodged an objection to such registration under Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. The objections were deemed admissible under point (c) of Article 7(3) thereof. By letter dated 17 February 2011, the Commission asked the Parties concerned to seek agreement among themselves in accordance with their internal procedures.

               (3)

               An agreement was reached between Hungary and Germany, which resulted in deleting the following text under point 4.2 of the summary (as published in the OJ on 16 July 2010): ‘This dried product the Chamomillae anthodium — commonly known as Wild Camomile — is listed as an official medicine in the up-to-date version of the Hungarian Pharmacopœia and the European Pharmacopœia, and it is used as precious basic material in the sachets and bagged infusion prepared from the camomile flower.’

               (4)

               Under this agreement, the opponent has withdrawn the opposition.

               (5)

               According to Article 16(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006 (3), an amendment to be regarded as minor, within the meaning of the second subparagraph of Article 7(5) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, cannot:

                           (a)

                           relate to the essential characteristics of the product;

                           (b)

                           alter the link;

                           (c)

                           include a change to the name, or to any part of the name, of the product;

                           (d)

                           affect the defined geographical area;

                           (e)

                           represent an increase in restrictions on trade in the product or its raw materials.

               (6)

               In the light of the above, the name ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ should be entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications and the summary should be updated accordingly and published,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The designation contained in Annex I to this Regulation shall be entered in the register.
   Article 2
   The updated summary is contained in Annex II of this Regulation.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 24 February 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

      (2)  OJ C 192, 16.7.2010, p. 10.

      (3)  OJ L 369, 23.12.2006, p. 1.

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

         Class 1.8.   Other products of Annex I to the Treaty (spices etc.)

      HUNGARY
      Alföldi kamillavirágzat (PDO)

      ANNEX II
      SUMMARY

         COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

      ‘ALFÖLDI KAMILLAVIRÁGZAT’
      EC NUMBER: HU-PDO-0005-0516-21.12.2005

         PDO ( X ) PGI ( )

      This summary sets out the main elements of the product specification for information purposes.
      1.   Responsible department in the Member State:

                  Name:

                  Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium — Élelmiszerlánc-elemzési Főosztály (Department of Food Chain Analysis of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development)

                  Address:

                              Budapest

                              Kossuth Lajos tér 11

                              1055

                              MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY

                  Tel.

                  +36 13014419

                  Fax

                  +36 13014808

                  E-mail:

                  eniko.zobor@fvm.gov.hu

            2.   Group:

                  Name:

                  Alföldi vadontermő kamillavirág gyűjtők és, feldolgozók csoportosulása (Group of pickers and processors of wild camomile flowers of the Alföld)

                  Address:

                              Budapest

                              Dózsa György út 144

                              1134

                              MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY

                  Tel.

                  +36 12886-700/303

                  Fax

                  +36 13501691

                  E-mail:

                  herbaria@herbaria.hu

                  Composition:

                  Producers/processors ( X ) Other ( X )

            3.   Type of product:

                  Group 1.8.

                  Other products of Annex I to the Treaty

            4.   Specification:

      (summary of requirements under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)
      4.1.   Name:

      ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’
      4.2.   Description:

      ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ is a dried, selected flower from the wild camomile flower (Matricaria chamomilla L.), hand-picked from the saline soils of the Great Hungarian Plain.
      The flower of the ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ is strong, aromatic, sweet-smelling, slightly bitter-tasting and, during processing, does not disintegrate, is less powdery and its essential oil preserves better than the herbal medicine made from cultivated camomile.
      There are considerably larger quantities — at least 20 % several times more — of α-bisabolol (a component with antiphlogistic and anti-ulcerative effects) in the essential oil of ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ than in cultivated camomile.
      4.3.   Geographical area:

      The area where the wild growing ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ is gathered and processed covers the administrative area of individual agglomerations in the counties of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hajdú-Bihar, Békés, Csongrád, Bács-Kiskun and Pest. The names of the agglomerations found in the counties were defined accurately under the product specification. The geographical description ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ may be applied to products prepared from material collected within the administrative boundaries of the listed places.
      4.4.   Proof of origin:

      The origin of the ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ is established by organoleptic and technical tests, as well as by the implementation of a tracing system.
      The entire process of producing the ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ must be implemented under strict manufacturing and inspection conditions, with the quality-assurance system extending to inspection of the documented source of gathering, consequently, the journey of the product from gathering to delivery of the finished product is identifiable and verifiable.
      The Purchasing Standard on the quality rules for wild medicinal plants and their basic materials established by the group sets out the quality standards for gathering:
      Many individual gatherers pick the flowers in the camomile fields during the camomile flower’s short harvesting season of a few weeks. There are purchasing points in the region, where the gatherers hand over the freshly picked plants. The buyers transport the loose raw goods of appropriate quality to processing plants in the region without delay within 4 to 8 hours. The accompanying transport certificate includes a delivery letter and a declaration, on which the transporter states the name of the area where the goods have been gathered.
      Proof of purchase is issued upon the quantity and quality acceptance of the raw basic material picked by individual gatherers, indicating the name of the place where the goods were gathered and substantiated by the gatherer’s signature. If the basic material arrives at the processing plant in dried form, a certificate of origin and area of gathering must in any event be requested.
      To ensure traceability during the drying process the logbook must document the amount and place of gathering of the product, as well as the location of gathering and the purchase points. A production report must be drafted on drying in every case.
      An average quality sample taken from the batches packaged in 10 kg cardboard boxes in the course of official sampling represents the quality of the entire batch. If the product meets the requirements of the European Pharmacopœia and the up-to-date version of the Hungarian Pharmacopœia and the α-bisabolol content of the essential oil constituent required by the product specification is established, the cardboard boxes receive a ‘green’ label, while the product receives a qualification document by indicating quantity and quality. The qualification document number is a specific identification of the ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ and refers exclusively to the product tested. If the product does not meet the requirements, it may not be placed on the market as ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’.
      During the process of putting the camomile into sachets and bags, a bagging logbook must be kept for every single operation. The distribution permit number appears alongside the amounts used and measured. The permit number and the manufacturing number specified in the bagging logbooks appear on the commercial packaging of the end products. These data can be used to trace the date of manufacture, as well as the identification number, amount and origin of the batch used.
      4.5.   Method of production:

      (a)   Gathering and transport

      The flowers are picked in May and June, but often also as early as late April. The wild camomile is gathered using a camomile comb which can be made from wood, iron or tin. The flower is detached from the stem with the help of the teeth of the comb, then emptied into sacks. Flowers collected cold in sacks can be kept for up to 4 hours without any deterioration in quality. Larger quantities must be spread out in a 15-20 cm deep layer and may be placed in sacks using a wooden scoop only immediately before transport. As the camomile flower is fairly fragile, it should not be pressed or turned unnecessarily.
      (b)   Drying

      Camomile flowers can be dried naturally or artificially.
      The traditional method of drying camomile flowers is natural drying in a loft. The cleaned flowers are spread out in the loft in an inch-deep layer. The flowers dry within 5-6 days in an airy loft that is easy to ventilate.
      When camomile flowers are dried artificially, the untreated flowers are spread out on a clean surface in a 15-20 cm deep layer, then gathered in baskets or other means of transport and tipped onto the conveyor belt. Drying can be carried out in a drier, on a crop-drying floor or in what is known as a tunnel-drying system.
      (c)   Stem removal, selection by hand

      The adapted riddle system processes the dried camomile flowers which were tipped onto the stem-removing machine, removes the fallen petals, the middlings, the buds and any remaining impurities. The swing blades at the bottom and end of the riddle or topping rolls remove the stems, then the product arrives on the selection belt where it is subject to a further selection by hand and is packaged into 10 kg cardboard boxes for storage.
      (d)   Packaging

      ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ is placed on the market in accordance with health and consumer protection requirements:

                  —

                  in aroma-preserving bags containing ground camomile

                  a net weight of 1,2 g,

                  —

                  in aroma-preserving sachets containing full flowers

                  a net weight of 2 g,

                  —

                  as bagged flowers

                  in 50 g units,

                  —

                  in large cardboard boxes

                  in 10 kg units.

            4.6.   Link:

         History

      Dr Ferenc Simonffy refers to the link between the southern part of the Great Hungarian plain and wild camomile in his book Adatok Székkutas jelenéből és múltjából — Történelmi megemlékezés a volt vásárhelyi ‘Nagypusztáról’ (Data from the present and the past of Székkutas — A historical commemoration of the former ‘Great Puszta’ of Vásárhely), in which he writes that ‘camomile mainly grows in the saline areas of the Puszta.’ The author mentions that a succession of customers came from the Northern countries (Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Canada). According to the medical and chemical experts of those countries, ‘this plant cannot be grown artificially because cultivated camomile does not contain the substances found in camomile growing wild and on saline soil’.
      After the First World War, the rise in demand on the German market created the background for camomile’s success. The Herbária Országos Gyógynövény és Selyemgubóforgalmi Szövetkezeti Vállalat (Herbarium National Medicinal Plant and Silk Cocoon Trading Cooperative) started production with a simple dryer in Székkutas in 1936-37, initially engaging in the preservation and drying of vegetables. On 23 February 1939 the central representatives of the cooperative decided to extend their activities to include the gathering and industrial drying of camomile and to build a factory necessary for this purpose.

         Geographical link

      The development of gathering, processing and sale of wild camomile is a valuable model example for the regional use of flora. The ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ owes its unique characteristics (see 4.2) to the ecological features of the habitat, that is the soil, the number of hours of sunshine and annual precipitation.
      First-class produce can be obtained from plants growing on the Great Hungarian Plain’s saline Puszta that can hardly be used for any other purpose, but is rich in sunshine. Matricaria chamomilla, the basic material of ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’, is able to accumulate 10 mg/g of sodium salts in its root cells. This explains why it is able to utilise moisture on the saline soils of the Great Plain that cannot be used by other plants.
      The number of hours of sunshine in the Great Plain varies between 2 000 and 2 100 a year, with an annual precipitation of around 500 to 600 mm. The high level of sunshine allows for an increased level of active agent accumulation while weather with less sunshine reduces the accumulation of active agents. Foreign research has also confirmed that high sunshine levels and heat (the main climatic features of the Great Plain area) have a beneficial effect on and influence the composition of the essential oil content of camomile (Saleh, 1973). Research results have also proven that lower precipitation levels lead to a reduction in the plant height and flower size of camomile (Gosztola et al., 2008). Also, alkaline and saline soils lead to diminished growth (Sztefanov et al., 2003; Balak et al., 1999). Numerous research projects conducted in Hungary into natural, wild-growing camomile have revealed that there is a sharp differentiation between the camomile populations of the Transdanubia and Great Plain areas in terms of morphology and content. Wild-growing camomile from areas with neutral or slightly acidy soils is of more robust growth and has larger flowers but its essential oil has a lower α-bisabolol content, while camomile picked in the more continental, saline areas of the Great Plain is smaller in growth, has a compact flower, but its essential oil contains a large amount of the valuable, antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory α-bisabolol, the main component of the essential oil. This reaches 20 % in any event, but may be as high as 45-58 % depending on the year (Gosztola et al., 2005; Sztefanov et al., 2003).
      It can be established from the link between the product and the geographical environment of the Great Hungarian Plain — examined with respect to climate and soil — that the basic material of ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ consists of the low-growing camomile plant high in α-bisabolol, which grows exclusively in habitats of the Great Plain with the ecological conditions mentioned above.
      4.7.   Inspection body:

                  Name:

                  Csongrád Megyei Élelmiszerlánc-biztonsági és Állategészségügyi Igazgatóság (Csongrád County Food Chain Safety and Animal Health Directorate)

                  Address:

                              Szeged

                              Vasas Szent Péter u. 9/a

                              6700

                              MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY

                  Tel.

                  +36 62422358 / 62551850

                  Fax

                  +36 62426183

                  e-mail:

                  szigetis@oai.hu; csongrad_megye@oai.hu

                  Name:

                  Hajdú-Bihar Megyei Élelmiszerlánc-biztonsági és Állategészségügyi Igazgatóság (Hajdú-Bihar County Food Chain Safety and Animal Health Directorate)

                  Address:

                              Debrecen

                              Diószegi út 30

                              4030

                              MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY

                  Tel.

                  +36 52526240

                  Fax

                  +36 52442841

                  e-mail:

                  harsanyi@oai.hu

            4.8.   Labelling:

      Besides the details set forth in relevant legislation, the following must also be present on the consumer label:

                  —

                  product name ‘ALFÖLDI KAMILLAVIRÁGZAT’,

                  —

                  the indication ‘wild growing’,

                  —

                  ‘filteres tea’ (tea bags) or ‘tasakolt tea’ (tea sachets) under the product name,

                  —

                  graphical depiction of a camomile flower,

                  —

                  ‘protected designation of origin’ or its abbreviation (PDO),

                  —

                  the European Union logo (following registration).

            If the product is packaged outside the geographical area indicated above, traceability to the place of origin must be guaranteed. The protected name, logo and corresponding European Union symbol must be placed on the packaging of ‘Alföldi kamillavirágzat’ even in this case.


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/74 of 22 January 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

text:
               23.1.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 16/6

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/74
   of 22 January 2016
   implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1), and in particular Article 46 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran.

               (2)

               On 17 January 2016, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) removed two entities from the list of persons and entities subject to the measures imposed by points (c) and (d) of paragraph 6 of Annex B to UNSC Resolution 2231(2015). Those entities should also be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

               (3)

               Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The entities listed in the Annex to this Regulation are deleted from the list of entities set out in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 22 January 2016.

            For the Council

            The President

         A.G. KOENDERS

      (1)  OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.

      ANNEX

                  1.

                  Bank Sepah and Bank Sepah International


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1206/2012 of 14 December 2012 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10287) as a feed additive for poultry for fattening, weaned piglets and pigs for fattening and amending Regulations (EC) No 1332/2004 and (EC) No 2036/2005 (holder of the authorisation DSM Nutritional Products) Text with EEA relevance

text:
               15.12.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 347/12

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1206/2012
   of 14 December 2012
   concerning the authorisation of a preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10287) as a feed additive for poultry for fattening, weaned piglets and pigs for fattening and amending Regulations (EC) No 1332/2004 and (EC) No 2036/2005 (holder of the authorisation DSM Nutritional Products)
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

               A preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10287) was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for use on chickens for fattening, turkeys for fattening and piglets by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1332/2004 (3) and authorised for four years for pigs for fattening and ducks by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2036/2005 (4). That preparation was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 of that Regulation, an application was submitted for the re-evaluation of that preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10287), as a feed additive for chickens and turkeys for fattening, weaned piglets, pigs for fattening and ducks and, in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation, for a new use for all poultry species for fattening, requesting that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (4)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 12 June 2012 (5) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10287), does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that it has a potential to favourably affect animal performance in chickens for fattening, turkeys for fattening and ducks for fattening. This conclusion can be extrapolated to all minor poultry species for fattening. It is also concluded that the additive has the potential to favourably affect animal performance in piglets and pigs for fattening. 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) produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10287) 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)

               As a consequence of the granting of a new authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, Regulations (EC) No 1332/2004 and (EC) No 2036/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (7)

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

               (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
   Authorisation
   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
   Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1332/2004
   Regulation (EC) No 1332/2004 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               Article 1 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 1
               The preparation belonging to the group ‘Enzymes’, as set out in Annex II, is authorised for use without a time limit as additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.’;

               (2)

               Annex I is deleted.

         Article 3
   Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 2036/2005
   In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2036/2005, the entry for No 5, Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase EC 3.2.1.8, is deleted.
   Article 4
   Transitional measures
   The preparation specified in the Annex and feed containing that preparation, which are produced and labelled before 4 July 2013 in accordance with the rules applicable before 4 January 2013 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
   Article 5
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 14 December 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 247, 21.7.2004, p. 8.

      (4)  OJ L 328, 15.12.2005, p. 13.

      (5)  EFSA Journal 2012; 10(7):2790.

      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

                  4a1607

                  DSM Nutritional Products

                  Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
                  EC 3.2.1.8

                                 Additive composition

                              Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10287) having a minimum activity of:

                                          Solid form: 1 000 FXU (1)/g

                                          Liquid form: 650 FXU/ml

                                 Characterisation of the active substance

                              endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10287)

                                 Analytical method
                                  (2)

                              For quantification of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10827) in a feed additive:
                              Colorimetric method measuring water soluble dyed fragments released by endo-1,4-beta-xylanase from azo-wheat-arabinoxylan substrate dyed with remazol-brilliant blue.
                              For quantification of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase produced by Aspergillus oryzae (DSM 10827) in premixtures and feedingstuffs:
                              Colorimetric method measuring water soluble dyed fragments released by endo-1,4-beta-xylanase from azurin-cross linked wheat arabinoxylan substrate.

                  Poultry for fattening

                  —

                  100 FXU

                  —

                              1.

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

                              2.

                              Recommended maximum dose per kilogram of complete feedingstuff for:

                                          —

                                          poultry for fattening: 200 FXU

                                          —

                                          piglets (weaned): 400 FXU

                                          —

                                          pigs for fattening: 200 FXU.

                              3.

                              For use in feed rich in non-starch polysaccharides (mainly arabinoxylans)

                              4.

                              For use in weaned piglets up to approximately 35 kg.

                              5.

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

                  4 January 2023

                  Piglets (weaned)
                  Pigs for fattening

                  200 FXU

         (1)  1 FXU is the amount of enzyme which liberates 7,8 micromole of reducing sugars (xylose equivalents) from azo-wheat arabinoxylan per minute at pH 6,0 and 50 °C.

         (2)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory:
      http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/968 of 22 June 2015 determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2015 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014 for eggs, egg products and egg albumin originating in Ukraine

text:
               23.6.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 157/42

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/968
   of 22 June 2015
   determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2015 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014 for eggs, egg products and egg albumin originating in Ukraine
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(2) and (3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of eggs and egg albumin originating in Ukraine.

               (2)

               The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 June 2015 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2015 are less than those available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the next quota subperiod.

               (3)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 412/2014, to be added to the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2015, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 22 June 2015.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014 of 23 April 2014 opening and providing for the administration of a Union import tariff quota for eggs, eggs products and albumins originating in Ukraine (OJ L 121, 24.4.2014, p. 32).

      ANNEX

                  Order No

                  Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantities available for the subperiod from 1 October to 31 December 2015
                  (shell egg equivalent weight in kg)

                  09.4275

                  1 087 500

                  09.4276

                  2 250 000