title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/68 of 8 January 2018 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Carne de Salamanca’ (PGI))

text:
                  17.1.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 12/16

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/68
      of 8 January 2018
      entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Carne de Salamanca’ (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 ‘Carne de Salamanca’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                      (2).

                  (2)

                  No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012; however, the German authorities have informed the Commission that the meat types defined in the Single Document needed further clarifications concerning the classification of bovine animals. At the request of the Commission, the Spanish authorities have amended point 3.2 of the single document and have clarified the product description for the types of meat.

                  (3)

                  As this amendment is formal in nature, there is no need to republish the application for registration within the meaning of Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012; nonetheless, the amended Single Document should be published for information purposes.

                  (4)

                  Accordingly, the name ‘Carne de Salamanca’ should be entered in the register,

            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      Article 1
      The name ‘Carne de Salamanca’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
      The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.1. Fresh meat (and offal), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).
      Article 2
      The amended Single Document shall be published for information purposes in the Annex to this Regulation.
      Article 3
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 8 January 2018.

               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 435, 24.12.2015, p. 12.

         (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).

         ANNEX

            SINGLE DOCUMENT

         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)

            ‘CARNE DE SALAMANCA’

         EC No: ES-PGI-0005-01174 — 8.11.2013

            PDO ( )

            PGI (X)

         1.   NAME
         ‘Carne de Salamanca’
         2.   MEMBER STATE OR THIRD COUNTRY
         Spain
         3.   DESCRIPTION OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT OR FOODSTUFF
         3.1.   Type of product

         Class 1.1. Fresh meat and offal
         3.2.   Description of the product to which the name in 1 applies

         The cattle used for producing the meat covered by this Protected Geographical Indication are pure-bred animals obtained from breeding females of the Morucha breed or from crossing breeding females of the Morucha breed with bulls from the Charolais and Limousin breeds, weaned at a minimum age of 5 months and raised using the extensive farming system on the basis of techniques and practices exploiting natural resources.
         With regard to the animals' age before slaughter, a distinction is made between the following types of animals:

                     —

                     Calf: an animal intended for slaughter aged at least 8 months but less than 12 months, category Z,

                     —

                     Baby-beef (‘añojo’): an animal intended for slaughter aged at least 12 months and up to 24 months, categories A and E,

                     —

                     Young bull or heifer: an animal intended for slaughter aged more than 24 months and up to 48 months, categories B and E.

               The minimum maturation period for the meat, counting from the day of slaughter, is 2 days for the calf meat, 4 days for the baby-beef (‘añojo’) meat and 6 days for the young bull or heifer meat.
         The carcass conformation spans the classes U, R and O.
         The minimum carcass weight, which varies depending on the category of animal, is:

                     —

                     140 kg for calves

                     —

                     200 kg for baby beef

                     —

                     280 kg for young bulls or heifers.

               The degree of fat on the carcass exterior and on the inside of the thoracic cavity must be 2 (‘slight’) in all cases.
         24 hours after slaughter, the meat's pH (as measured from the dorsal muscle along the carcass) must be 6 or under.
         After slaughter, cutting and maturing, the fresh meat covered by the PGI has the following characteristics:

                     —

                     Calf: the meat is smooth, varying from pink to light red in colour, with white fat, firm to the touch,

                     —

                     Baby beef (‘añojo’): The meat is glossy and light red to cherry red in colour, with the fat varying from cream to yellowish in colour and firm to the touch,

                     —

                     Young bull or heifer: the meat is smooth and deep cherry red to purple-red in colour, with creamy or yellowish fat, firm to the touch.

               3.3.   Raw materials (for processed products only)

         —
         3.4.   Feed (for products of animal origin only)

         As the mothers are not stabled, all year long their feed is based on grazing on the grasslands and stubble fields of the dehesa [pasturelands], supplemented by hay and straw from the owner's holding in times when natural resources are scarce.
         In spring, the animals feed on the abundant grasslands where they are kept. In summer they move into the areas bordering the various rivers and streams that criss-cross the holdings and feed on the stubble fields that remain after the fodder or crops have been harvested.
         When autumn arrives and the grass has regrown, the animals return to feed on the grasslands which, depending on how abundant they are, may be supplemented with the grass or hay harvested in spring.
         At the end of the year when the grasslands are nearly exhausted, the acorns appear. These are an important though insufficient food source for the animals, whose diet must be supplemented with the grass harvested in springtime or the fodder and straw produced on the owner's holding.
         The calves stay with their mothers in the field between five and six months in natural lactation, starting early to complement their milk diet with food they share with their mothers in the pasture. When they have been weaned, they undergo a process of fattening up on hay, fodder, etc. produced on the holding, plus natural feed based on cereals, until they are slaughtered.
         In times of food scarcity due to adverse weather conditions and in the fattening phase, they may be given maintenance rations of fodder and hay sourced exclusively from the geographical area and also feed of plant origin, mainly consisting of cereals (at least 60 % of its quantitative composition) not exceeding 50 % of the annual dry matter. The use of products that could interfere with the animals' normal rate of growth and development is expressly forbidden.
         3.5.   Specific steps in production that must take place in the defined geographical area

         The birth, the rearing and the fattening of the protected animals up to the time of slaughter take place in the defined geographical area.
         3.6.   Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.

         The product may be presented in portions, fillets, pieces or mince, provided that these operations are carried out by operators subject to control of the proper use of the protected designation.
         3.7.   Specific rules on labelling

         In the slaughterhouse the carcasses are marked indelibly or using non-reusable means on the inner side of the two half-carcasses, in such a way that the four quarters of the carcass remain perfectly identifiable after separation.
         The cuts of meat protected by the PGI and packages containing portions, fillets, pieces or mince, are despatched bearing a numbered label containing at least the terms ‘Protected Geographical Indication’ and ‘Carne de Salamanca’.
         When the meat has been obtained exclusively from cattle from the Morucha breed, the label may also bear the words ‘Raza Morucha’.
         4.   CONCISE DEFINITION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
         The province of Salamanca.
         5.   LINK WITH THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
         5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area

         The production and rearing of the cattle used for producing the ‘Carne de Salamanca’ is closely linked to a specific geographical environment known as the ‘dehesa’, which is of significant environmental value and characterised by the presence of holm oaks.
         A continental climate, with long, cold winters and an extended period of frost, hot and dry summers, with strong fluctuations in temperature and rainfall seasonally during the autumn and winter, make the dehesa a species-rich community, characterised by the holm oaks with their leathery, evergreen leaves and bushy undergrowth. Mediterranean-type scrub associated with holm oak, such as cork-oak, oak, gall oaks, and other shrub species, mainly jara, broom, rockrose and gorse, also grow on the grasslands of the dehesa. There are also annual species of grasses and legumes. All this vegetation on the dehesa is the main supply of natural resources for feeding the cattle.
         The production system in this environment is characterised by the way livestock farmers continue traditional practices based on how cattle are suited to the resources on the dehesa and not stabling the cattle at any time of the year. The animals do not need any specific type of accommodation as they live permanently in the open without any shelter other than holm oak. The rearing system respects the natural cycles; the calves are born in the field without any kind of assistance and remain with their mothers for between 5 to 7 months, feeding on their mothers' milk and grazing on pasture.
         The cattle have shared space with horses, fighting bulls and Iberian pigs, with ‘charro cowboys’ — frequently mounted on horseback — responsible for managing all these animals in a way which leads to better use and care of the dehesa. The importance and uniqueness of these horsemen has been recognised and honoured in the city of Salamanca in the form of a statue of Venancio Blanco erected in one of its main squares.
         Over the centuries, a form of natural selection has taken place on the dehesa, producing cattle adapted to the difficult natural conditions and feeding on its pastures, giving these animals a strong maternal instinct to protect their young from attacks from wolves and foxes, and a rustic character suited to this system of farming. The Morucha breed and its cross-breeds have these positive traits. The Morucha breed from which ‘Carne de Salamanca’ is produced evolved on the Salamancan dehesa, where in the past these livestock were used as draught animals in farming and in minor bullfighting shows (fighting bulls), without disregarding its production of meat. However, over time the breed became eminently suitable for meat production, due in particular to its breeding and maternal qualities. In the middle of the last century, new breeds such as ‘Charolais’ and ‘Limousin’ were introduced and farmed under the same conditions, and over the years the ‘Morucha’ breed animals and their crosses with the ‘Charolais’ and ‘Limousin’ breeds have become perfectly adapted to the ecosystem on the dehesa, as they are able to exploit the natural resources, producing much-valued meat.
         5.2.   Specificity of the product

         The carcasses of the ‘Carne de Salamanca’ are characterised by a low degree of fat cover on the outside of the carcass and in the thoracic cavity.
         The ‘Carne de Salamanca’ has a slightly fibrous texture due to its finer muscle fibres. The meat is smooth and intensely pink to purple-red in colour. The marbling fat appears evenly distributed without forming deposits, with a colour ranging from white to yellow or cream, and giving the meat its characteristic flavours and aromas.
         5.3.   Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI)

         The most important factors are undoubtedly the traditional methods of feeding, from the mother's milk to the natural pastures, the keeping of the livestock in the natural environment of the Salamancan dehesa and the livestock's ‘Morucha’ heritage, all of which make it possible to obtain a product with specific qualities that distinguish it from other beef, particularly its finer muscle fibres, lustre and colour, which varies from pink to purplish-red, and evenly-distributed fat without deposits.
         Over decades the traditional extensive farming system has led to the production of a type of animal perfectly adapted to the dehesa, characterised by:

                     —

                     Small to medium-sized animals, light in weight, with a high digestive capacity to allow them to obtain their dietary requirements from pastures that are poor and not very abundant.

                     —

                     Animals with good muscle development suitable for physical exercise, highly agile, with ease of movement for grazing in large areas, which requires moving several kilometres every day to feed and find water.

                     —

                     Very hardy animals, resistant to the extreme climate of the geographical area, in both summer and winter.

               The genetic make-up of this type of animal coupled with its daily intense muscular exercise gives them finer muscle fibres than usual in cattle, resulting in meat with a slightly fibrous texture.
         The fat cover of the carcass is linked to the system of farming, the hardiness and early development of these animals. Their continuous movement prevents them from accumulating excess fat in specific areas, allowing them to move more efficiently over long distances to find food. In times when food is abundant, they may accumulate reserves of intramuscular fat, though these do not hamper their ability to move around. All this gives rise to meat with evenly-distributed fat without deposits, with a colour varying from white to yellow or cream, depending on the age of slaughter.
         Respecting the natural cycle of lactation, as the calves are weaned later than usual and stay with their mothers on the dehesa, means that the calves start to supplement their diet of mother's milk with the resources from the dehesa. These mainly consist of grasslands in the spring, which have a high volume of pigments (chlorophyll and carotenoids), giving the meat its characteristic colour and lustre. This, coupled with the breed's genetic make-up that gives it a redder meat, gives the meat an intense colour and lustre ranging from pink to purplish-red.
         The rearing of cattle and the consumption of its meat is closely linked to the region. As far back as the fifteenth century, ‘Carne de Salamanca’ was paid as rent on estates by virtue of its renown and reputation.
         Since the middle of the 20th century, it has been very common for butchers and restaurants of the area to proudly showcase the availability of ‘Carne de Salamanca’ in their respective windows and menus, to their customers who count on the best cuts, which are highly appreciated and demanded by consumers.
         Numerous documents attest to this renown and consumers' preferences for ‘Carne de Salamanca’, such as for example; Luis Carandell in the introduction to his book ‘Vivir en Madrid’ (1967) writes ‘I was born in Barcelona in 1929 and I was born again in Madrid in 1947 … a city which got its vegetables from Valencia, fish from Bilbao, meat from Salamanca, wine from La Mancha and textiles from Catalonia’.

            Reference to publication of the specification

         [Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006]
         http://www.itacyl.es/opencms_wf/opencms/informacion_al_ciudadano/calidad_alimentaria/4_condiciones_DOP/index.html

            (*1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/69 of 16 January 2018 on cancelling the registration of protected geographical indication ‘Carne de Morucha de Salamanca’ (PGI)

text:
               17.1.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 12/22

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/69
   of 16 January 2018
   on cancelling the registration of protected geographical indication ‘Carne de Morucha de Salamanca’ (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 54(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 7(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (2) provides that the procedure laid down in Articles 49 to 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 apply mutatis mutandis to the cancellation of a registration as referred to in Article 54(1) of that Regulation.

               (2)

               Pursuant to Article 50(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 in connection with Article 7(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014, Spain's application to cancel the registration of the protected geographical indication (PGI) ‘Carne de Morucha de Salamanca’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (3).

               (3)

               As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Carne de Morucha de Salamanca’ (PGI) should therefore be cancelled from the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.

               (4)

               Pursuant to the last subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 such cancellations are adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 57(2) of that Regulation.

               (5)

               The measure provided for in this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Agricultural Product Quality Policy Committee,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The registration of the name ‘Carne de Morucha de Salamanca’ (PGI) is hereby cancelled.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 16 January 2018.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 of 18 December 2013 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the establishment of the Union symbols for protected designations of origin, protected geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed and with regard to certain rules on sourcing, certain procedural rules and certain additional transitional rules (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 17).

      (3)  OJ C 201, 24.6.2017, p. 5.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/77 of 15 January 2018 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
                  19.1.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 14/3

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/77
      of 15 January 2018
      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 Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (1), and in particular Article 57(4) and Article 58(2) thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (2), it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

                  (2)

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

                  (3)

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

                  (4)

                  It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 34(9) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. That period should be set at 3 months.

                  (5)

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

            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      Article 1
      The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
      Article 2
      Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 34(9) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 for a period of 3 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
      Article 3
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 15 January 2018.

               For the Commission,

               On behalf of the President,

            Stephen QUEST

               Director-General

               Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union

         (1)  OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1.

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

         ANNEX

                     Description of the goods

                     Classification
                     (CN code)

                     Reasons

                     (1)

                     (2)

                     (3)

                     A cuboid textile article (so-called ‘mattress cover’) made of printed woven textile fabrics of man-made fibres (100 % polyester) which is a washable fabric, of a measurement of approximately 200 × 60 × 8 cm.
                     The article has a zip closure along one of the long sides to enable a mattress to be inserted.
                     On one of the long sides a textile handle is attached.
                     See image (*1).

                     6302 22 90

                     Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 6302 , 6302 22  and 6302 22 90 .
                     The article is made of washable material and has a zip closure enabling the removal of the article from the mattress at any time, and is thus suitable for laundering (see also Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to heading 6302 , first paragraph). Consequently, it has the objective characteristics and properties of bedlinen.
                     The article is therefore to be classified under CN code 6302 22 90  as ‘bedlinen, other than knitted or crocheted, of man-made fibres’.

            (*1)  The image is purely for information.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/80 of 18 January 2018 on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 16th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080

text:
               19.1.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 14/35

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/80
   of 18 January 2018
   on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 16th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080
   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) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (2), and in particular Article 32 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 (3) has opened the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure.

               (2)

               In the light of the tenders received for the 16th partial invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.

               (3)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   For the 16th partial invitation to tender for the selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080, in respect of which the period during which tenders were to be submitted ended on 16 January 2018, the minimum selling price shall be 119,00 EUR/100 kg.
   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, 18 January 2018.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General

            Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 71.

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 of 25 November 2016 opening the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure (OJ L 321, 29.11.2016, p. 45).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/81 of 16 January 2018 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
                  20.1.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 16/1

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/81
      of 16 January 2018
      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 Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (1), and in particular Articles 57(4) and 58(2) thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (2), it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

                  (2)

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

                  (3)

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

                  (4)

                  It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 34(9) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. That period should be set at three months.

                  (5)

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

            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      Article 1
      The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
      Article 2
      Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 34(9) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
      Article 3
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 16 January 2018.

               For the Commission,

               On behalf of the President,

            Stephen QUEST

               Director-General

               Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union

         (1)  OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1.

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

         ANNEX

                     Description of the goods

                     Classification (CN-code)

                     Reasons

                     (1)

                     (2)

                     (3)

                     Electrical apparatus for skin treatment and hair removal by means of laser technology, using two lasers of different wavelengths (755 and 1 064  nm). It has dimensions of approximately 104 × 38 × 64 cm and a weight of 82 kg.
                     The treatment for which it is presented includes hair removal, cosmetic rejuvenation, treatment of facial and leg veins, treatment of uneven pigmentation (for example, sun spots), and treatment of other vascular and benign pigmented lesions.
                     The apparatus is designed to be used both in beauty parlours without the intervention of medical practitioners and in authorised medical centres under the supervision of medical practitioners.
                     See image (*1).

                     8543 70 90

                     Classification is determined by general rules 1, and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, and by the wording of CN codes 8543 , 8543 70  and 8543 70 90 .
                     The fact that the apparatus mainly brings about aesthetic improvement, it may be operated outside of a medical environment (in a beauty parlour) and without the intervention of a practitioner indicates that the apparatus is not intended for medical use. The apparatus can also treat one or more different pathologies but this treatment can be also carried out outside of a medical environment and there are thus not sufficient indications capable of establishing that the apparatus is intended for medical use (see Case C-547/13, Oliver Medical, ECLI:EU:C:2015:139). Classification under heading 9018  as an apparatus used in medical science is therefore excluded.
                     Consequently, the apparatus is to be classified under CN code 8543 70 90  as an electrical apparatus, having an individual function, not specified or included elsewhere in Chapter 85.

            (*1)  The image is purely for information.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/82 of 19 January 2018 correcting Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector

text:
               20.1.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 16/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/82
   of 19 January 2018
   correcting Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector
   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 187 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1085 (2) amended Part I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 (3) in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (4) (‘the Agreement’), increasing the allocation for Brazil. The additional allocation amounts to 19 500 tonnes for the marketing year 2016/2017, and to 78 000 tonnes for the marketing years from 2017/2018 to 2022/2023. For the marketing year 2023/2024, the additional allocation amounts to 58 500 tonnes. The additional allocation is managed through two new order numbers, 09.4329 and 09.4330, which have a different in quota rate compared to the previously allocated volume with order number 09.4318 for the origin Brazil.

               (2)

               By mistake, the two new order numbers and in quota rates for the Brazil quota have not been added in the enacting terms of Regulation (EC) No 891/2009, although all sugar from that quota has to meet the same conditions, in particular as regards import licence applications and certificates of origin. It is therefore necessary to correct those errors by inserting the two new order numbers and in quota rates in the enacting terms of Regulation (EC) No 891/2009.

               (3)

               Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 should therefore be corrected accordingly.

               (4)

               For reasons of legal certainty as regards the rights and obligations of all operators concerning the increased allocation for Brazil since its addition, this Regulation should apply retroactively from the date of entry into force of the Agreement.

               (5)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 is corrected as follows:

               (1)

               in Article 6, point (a) is replaced by the following:

                           ‘(a)

                           in box 8, the country of origin.
                           For CXL concession sugar with order numbers 09.4317, 09.4318, 09.4319, 09.4321, 09.4329 and 09.4330 and for Balkan sugar, the word “yes” in box 8 shall be marked by a cross. Those licences shall give rise to an obligation to import from the specified country;’;

               (2)

               in Article 7, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
               ‘3.   For CXL concession sugar with order numbers 09.4317, 09.4318, 09.4319, 09.4320, 09.4329 and 09.4330, import licence applications shall be accompanied by the undertaking by the applicant to refine the quantities of sugar in question before the end of the third month following that in which the import licence concerned expires.’;

               (3)

               Article 10 is replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 10
               Release for free circulation
               Release for free circulation for the quotas of CXL concession sugar with order numbers 09.4317, 09.4318, 09.4319, 09.4321, 09.4329 and 09.4330 shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate of origin issued by the competent authorities of the third country concerned in accordance with Articles 55 to 65 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
               For CXL concession sugar with order numbers 09.4317, 09.4318, 09.4319, 09.4320, 09.4329 and 09.4330, where the polarimetric reading of the imported raw sugar departs from 96 degrees, the rate of, respectively, EUR 98, EUR 11 and EUR 54 per tonne shall be increased or reduced, as appropriate, by 0,14 % per tenth of a degree difference established.’.

         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.
   It shall apply from 1 July 2017.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 19 January 2018.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1085 of 19 June 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (OJ L 156, 20.6.2017, p. 19).

      (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (OJ L 254, 26.9.2009, p. 82).

      (4)  OJ L 108, 26.4.2017, p. 3.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/83 of 19 January 2018 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 as regards the list of third countries or parts thereof from which the introduction into the European Union of consignments of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products is authorised (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
               20.1.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 16/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/83
   of 19 January 2018
   amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 as regards the list of third countries or parts thereof from which the introduction into the European Union of consignments of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products is authorised
   (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 subparagraph of point (1) and point (4) of Article 8 and Article 9(4) thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (2), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 (3) lays down the public and animal health conditions and certification requirements for the introduction into the Union of consignments of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products and the list of third countries from which the introduction into the Union of such consignments is authorised.

               (2)

               Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 sets out a list of third countries or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the Union of consignments of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products and indicates the type of treatment required for such commodities. Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 provides that Member States are to authorise the importation of consignments of dairy products derived from raw milk of cows, ewes, goats, buffaloes or, where specifically authorised in Annex I to that Regulation, from camels of the species Camelus dromedarius from the third countries or parts thereof at risk of foot-and-mouth disease, which are listed in column C of that Annex, provided that such dairy products have undergone, or been produced from raw milk which has undergone, a treatment as referred to in that Article.

               (3)

               The Emirate of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates, which is a third country not listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health as being free of foot-and-mouth disease, has expressed an interest in exporting to the Union dairy products produced from raw milk derived from dromedary camels after physical or chemical treatment in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 605/2010.

               (4)

               The authorisation to export dromedary camel milk products was already given to the Emirate of Dubai by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 300/2013 (4). The control systems in place in Abu Dhabi mirror those in place in Dubai. The Emirate of Abu Dhabi sent to the Commission inspection service the relevant information on the systems and controls in place for the production of dromedary camel milk products.

               (5)

               Based on that information, it can be concluded that the Emirate of Abu Dhabi can provide the necessary guarantees to ensure that dairy products produced in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi from raw milk of dromedary camels are in conformity with the applicable animal and public health requirements for imports into the Union of dairy products from third countries or parts thereof at risk of foot-and-mouth disease listed in column C of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010.

               (6)

               In order to authorise imports into the Union of dairy products produced from dromedary milk from certain parts of the territory of the United Arab Emirates, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi should be added to the list of third countries or parts thereof referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010, with an indication that the authorisation provided for in Column C of that list applies only to dairy products produced from milk of that species.

               (7)

               Montenegro asked the Commission for an authorisation to export raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products to the Union. Montenegro is a third country listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health as being free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) without vaccination.

               (8)

               The Commission has carried out veterinary controls in Montenegro. The results of such controls have shown certain shortcomings in particular as regards public health issues in the establishments. The Montenegrin competent authorities are in the process of addressing those shortcomings.

               (9)

               However, based on the favourable animal health situation as regards FMD, in Montenegro it is appropriate to add Montenegro in column A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010. This addition to the list of Annex I should be without prejudice to obligations arising from other provisions of Union legislation concerning imports into, and placing on the market within, the Union of products of animal origin, in particular those relating to the listing of establishments under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.

               (10)

               Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (11)

               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 table set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 is amended as follows:

               (a)

               the entry for the United Arab Emirates is replaced by the following:

                           ‘AE

                           The Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (1)

                           0

                           0

                           + (2)’

               (b)

               the following entry is inserted after the entry for Morocco:

                           ‘ME

                           Montenegro

                           +

                           +

                           +’

         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 January 2018.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

      (2)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206.

      (3)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 of 2 July 2010 laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption (OJ L 175, 10.7.2010, p. 1).

      (4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 300/2013 of 27 March 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk and dairy products intended for human consumption (OJ L 90, 28.3.2013, p. 71).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/84 of 19 January 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, clothianidin, copper compounds, dimoxystrobin, mancozeb, mecoprop-p, metiram, oxamyl, pethoxamid, propiconazole, propineb, propyzamide, pyraclostrobin and zoxamide (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
               20.1.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 16/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/84
   of 19 January 2018
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, clothianidin, copper compounds, dimoxystrobin, mancozeb, mecoprop-p, metiram, oxamyl, pethoxamid, propiconazole, propineb, propyzamide, pyraclostrobin and zoxamide
   (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 the first paragraph of Article 17 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2) sets out the active substances deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

               (2)

               The approval periods of the active substances mecoprop-p, propiconazole, propineb, propyzamide, pyraclostrobin and zoxamide were last extended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2016 (3). The approval periods of those substances will expire on 31 January 2018.

               (3)

               The approval periods of the active substances chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, mancozeb and metiram were extended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 762/2013 (4). The approval periods of those substances will expire on 31 January 2018.

               (4)

               The approval periods of the active substances clothianidin, dimoxystrobin, oxamyl and pethoxamid were extended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1136/2013 (5). The approval periods of those substances will expire on 31 January 2018.

               (5)

               The approval period of the active substance copper compounds was extended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 85/2014 (6). The approval period of the substance will expire on 31 January 2018.

               (6)

               Applications for the renewal of the approval of the substances referred to in recitals 2 to 5 were submitted in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (7).

               (7)

               Due to the fact that the assessment of the substances has been delayed for reasons beyond the control of the applicants, the approvals of those active substances are likely to expire before a decision has been taken on their renewal. It is therefore necessary to extend their approval periods.

               (8)

               In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where the Commission will adopt a Regulation providing that the approval of an active substance referred to in the Annex to this Regulation is not renewed because the approval criteria are not satisfied, the Commission will set the expiry date at the same date as before this Regulation or at the date of the entry into force of the Regulation providing that the approval of the active substance is not renewed, whichever date is later. As regards cases where the Commission will adopt a Regulation providing for the renewal of an active substance referred to in the Annex to this Regulation, the Commission will endeavour to set, as appropriate under the circumstances, the earliest possible application date.

               (9)

               Taking into account that the approvals of the active substances expire on 31 January 2018, this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible.

               (10)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (11)

               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
   Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   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, 19 January 2018.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  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).

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2016 of 17 November 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances acetamiprid, benzoic acid, flazasulfuron, mecoprop-P, mepanipyrim, mesosulfuron, propineb, propoxycarbazon, propyzamide, propiconazole, Pseudomonas chlororaphis Strain: MA 342, pyraclostrobin, quinoxyfen, thiacloprid, thiram, ziram, zoxamide (OJ L 312, 18.11.2016, p. 21).

      (4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 762/2013 of 7 August 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, mancozeb, maneb, MCPA, MCPB and metiram (OJ L 213, 8.8.2013, p. 14).

      (5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1136/2013 of 12 November 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances clothianidin, dimoxystrobin, oxamyl and pethoxamid (OJ L 302, 13.11.2013, p. 34).

      (6)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 85/2014 of 30 January 2014 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval period of the active substance copper compounds (OJ L 28, 31.1.2014, p. 34).

      (7)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 of 18 September 2012 setting out the provisions necessary for the implementation of the renewal procedure for active substances, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 252, 19.9.2012, p. 26).

      ANNEX
      Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 54, Propineb, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (2)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 55, Propyzamide, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (3)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 57, Mecoprop-P, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (4)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 58, Propiconazole, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (5)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 77, Zoxamide, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (6)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 81, Pyraclostrobin, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (7)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 111, Chlorpyrifos, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (8)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 112, Chlorpyrifos-methyl, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (9)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 114, Mancozeb, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (10)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 115, Metiram, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (11)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 116, Oxamyl, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (12)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 121, Clothianidin, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (13)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 122, Pethoxamid, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (14)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 128, Dimoxystrobin, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’;

                  (15)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 277, Copper compounds, the date is replaced by ‘31 January 2019’.


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/88 of 22 January 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela

text:
               22.1.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               LI 16/6

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/88
   of 22 January 2018
   implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 of 13 November 2017 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (1), and in particular Article 17(1) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 13 November 2017 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/2063.

               (2)

               On 13 November 2017 the Council adopted conclusions on Venezuela, reaffirming that constructive dialogue and negotiation are the only sustainable way to address the current crisis and to respond to the pressing needs of the people of Venezuela.

               (3)

               The Council, underscoring its concerns with regard to the situation in the country, adopted restrictive measures and noted that those measures would be used in a gradual and flexible manner and could be expanded, by targeting those involved in the non-respect of democratic principles or the rule of law and the violation of human rights.

               (4)

               In view of the continuing deterioration of the situation in Venezuela, seven persons should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2063.

               (5)

               Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   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 2018.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. MOGHERINI

      (1)  OJ L 295, 14.11.2017, p. 21.

      ANNEX
      The following persons are added to the list of persons and entities set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2063:

                     Name

                     Identifying information

                     Reasons

                     Date of listing

                     ‘1.

                     Néstor Luis Reverol Torres

                     Date of birth: 28 October 1964

                     Minister for Interior, Justice and Peace; former Commander General of the Bolivarian National Guard. Responsible for serious human rights violations and repression of the democratic opposition in Venezuela, including the prohibition and repression of political demonstrations.

                     22.1.2018

                     2.

                     Gustavo Enrique González López

                     Date of birth: 2 November 1960

                     Head of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN). Responsible for serious human rights violations (including arbitrary detention, inhuman and degrading treatment, and torture) and repression of civil society and the democratic opposition in Venezuela.

                     22.1.2018

                     3.

                     Tibisay Lucena Ramírez

                     Date of birth: 26 April 1959

                     President of the National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral – CNE). Her actions and policies have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by facilitating the establishment of the Constituent Assembly by failing to ensure that the CNE remains an impartial and independent institution in accordance with the Venezuelan Constitution.

                     22.1.2018

                     4.

                     Antonio José Benavides Torres

                     Date of birth: 13 June 1961

                     Chief of the Capital District (Distrito Capital) Government. General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard until 21 June 2017. Involved in repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Venezuela, and responsible for serious human rights violations committed by the Bolivarian National Guard under his command. His actions and policies as General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard, including the Bolivarian National Guard taking the lead in the policing of civilian demonstrations and publicly advocating that military courts should have jurisdiction over civilians, have undermined the rule of law in Venezuela.

                     22.1.2018

                     5.

                     Maikel José Moreno Pérez

                     Date of birth: 12 December 1965

                     President, and former Vice President, of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia). In these roles, he has supported and facilitated the Government's actions and policies which have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, and is responsible for actions and statements that have usurped the authority of the National Assembly.

                     22.1.2018

                     6.

                     Tarek William Saab Halabi

                     Date of birth: 10 September 1963

                     Venezuelan Attorney General appointed by the Constituent Assembly. In this role and previous roles as Ombudsman and President of the Republican Moral Council, he has undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela by publicly supporting actions against opponents of the Government and the withdrawal of competences from the National Assembly.

                     22.1.2018

                     7.

                     Diosdado Cabello Rondón

                     Date of birth: 15 April 1963

                     Member of the Constituent Assembly and First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Involved in undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by using the media to publicly attack and threaten political opposition, other media and civil society.

                     22.1.2018’


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/87 of 22 January 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

text:
               22.1.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               LI 16/1

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/87
   of 22 January 2018
   implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 of 30 August 2017 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 (1), and in particular Article 47(2) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 30 August 2017, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/1509.

               (2)

               In view of the continued and accelerated nuclear and ballistic programmes of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which are in breach of the DPRK's obligations as set out in several United Nations Security Council Resolutions, as evidenced by the most recent ballistic missile launch by the DPRK on 28 November 2017, seventeen persons should be added to the list of persons in Annex XVI to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509.

               (3)

               Annex XVI to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex XVI to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   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 2018.

            For the Council

            The President

         F. MOGHERINI

      (1)  OJ L 224, 31.8.2017, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      The following persons are added to the list of persons set out in Annex XVI to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, under the heading ‘(a) Natural persons’:

                     Name (and possible aliases)

                     Identifying information

                     Date of designation

                     Reasons

                     ‘2.

                     CHOE Chan Il

                     22.1.2018

                     Director of the Dandong office of Korea Heungjin Trading Company, a UN designated entity. Korea Heungjin is used by KOMID, another UN designated entity, for trading purposes. KOMID was designated by the UN Sanctions Committee in April 2009 and is the DPRK's primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.

                     3.

                     KIM Chol Nam

                     22.1.2018

                     Director of the Dandong branch of Sobaeksu United Corp which has been designated by the Union. Representative of the Beijing branch of Korea Changgwang Trading Corporation, which has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as an alias of KOMID. KOMID was designated by the Sanctions Committee in April 2009 and is the DPRK's primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.

                     4.

                     JON Chol Young

                     Passport number: 563410192
                     Diplomat DPRK Embassy Angola
                     Date of birth: 30.4.1975

                     22.1.2018

                     Representative in Angola of Green Pine Associated Corporation and DPRK diplomat accredited to Angola.
                     Green Pine has been designated by the UN for activities including violating the UN arms embargo. Green Pine has also negotiated contracts for the refurbishment of Angolan naval vessels in violation of the prohibitions imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

                     5.

                     AN Jong Hyuk
                     a.k.a: An Jong Hyok

                     Diplomat DPRK Embassy Egypt
                     Date of birth: 14.3.1970
                     Passport number: 563410155

                     22.1.2018

                     Representative of Saeng Pil Trading Corporation, an alias of Green Pine Associated Corporation, and DPRK diplomat in Egypt.
                     Green Pine has been designated by the UN for activities including breach of the UN arms embargo.
                     An Jong Hyuk was authorised to conduct all types of business on behalf of Saeng Pil, including signing and implementing contracts and banking business. The company specialises in the construction of naval vessels and the design, fabrication and installation of electronic communication and marine navigation equipment.

                     6.

                     CHOL Yun

                     Third Secretary DPRK Embassy China

                     22.1.2018

                     Chol Yun has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as contact person of the DPRK Company General Precious Metal involved in the sale of lithium-6, a UN prohibited nuclear-related item, and DPRK diplomat.
                     General Precious Metal has previously been identified by the Union as an alias of the UN designated entity Green Pine.

                     7.

                     CHOE Kwang Hyok

                     22.1.2018

                     Choe Kwang Hyok has served as a representative of Green Pine Associated Corporation, a UN designated entity.
                     Choe Kwang Hyok has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as chief executive of Beijing King Helong International Trading Ltd, an alias of Green Pine. He has also been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as director of Hong Kong King Helong Int'l Trading Ltd and operator of the DPRK entity named Beijing representative office of Korea Unhasu Trading Company, which are also aliases of Green Pine.

                     8.

                     KIM Chang Hyok
                     a.k.a: James Jin or James Kim

                     Date of birth: 29.4.1963
                     Place of birth: N. Hamgyong
                     Passport number: 472130058

                     22.1.2018

                     Kim Chang Hyok has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as the representative of Pan Systems Pyongyang in Malaysia. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations.
                     Established multiple accounts in Malaysia in the name of front companies of “Glocom”, itself a front company of designated entity Pan Systems Pyongyang.

                     9.

                     PARK Young Han

                     22.1.2018

                     Director of Beijing New Technology which has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a front company of KOMID. KOMID was designated by the Sanctions Committee in April 2009 and is the DPRK's primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.
                     Legal representative of Guancaiweixing Trading Co., Ltd, which was identified by the UN Panel of Experts as the shipper of an intercepted shipment to Eritrea of military-related items in August 2012.

                     10.

                     RYANG Su Nyo

                     Date of birth: 11.8.1959
                     Place of birth: Japan

                     22.1.2018

                     Director of Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations.

                     11.

                     PYON Won Gun

                     Date of birth: 13.3.1968
                     Place of birth: S. Phyongan
                     Service passport number: 836220035
                     Passport number: 290220142

                     22.1.2018

                     Director of Glocom, a front company of Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems. Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations.
                     Glocom advertises radio communications equipment for military and paramilitary organisations.
                     Pyon Won Gun has also been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a DPRK national operating Pan Systems Pyongyang.

                     12.

                     PAE Won Chol

                     Date of birth: 30.8.1969
                     Place of birth: Pyongyang
                     Diplomatic Passport number: 654310150

                     22.1.2018

                     Pae Won Chol has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a DPRK national operating Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations.

                     13.

                     RI Sin Song

                     22.1.2018

                     Ri Sin Song has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a DPRK national operating Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations.

                     14.

                     KIM Sung Su

                     22.1.2018

                     Kim Sung Su has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as representative of Pan Systems Pyongyang in China. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations.

                     15.

                     KIM Pyong Chol

                     22.1.2018

                     Kim Pyong Chol has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a DPRK national operating Pan Systems Pyongyang. Pan Systems Pyongyang has been designated by the Union for assisting in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council through the attempted sale of arms and related materiel to Eritrea. Pan Systems is also controlled by and works on behalf of the Reconnaissance General Bureau which has been designated by the United Nations.

                     16.

                     CHOE Kwang Su

                     Third secretary DPRK Embassy South Africa
                     Date of birth: 20.4.1955
                     Passport number: 381210143 (expiration date: 3.6.2016)

                     22.1.2018

                     Choe Kwang Su has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as a representative of Haegeumgang Trading Company. In this capacity Choe Kwang Su signed a DPRK-Mozambique military cooperation contract in violation of the prohibitions imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolutions. The contract concerned the supply of arms and arm-related material to Monte Binga, a company controlled by the Government of Mozambique.

                     17.

                     PAK In Su
                     a.k.a: Daniel Pak

                     Date of birth: 22.5.1957
                     Place of birth: N. Hamgyong
                     Diplomatic passport number: 290221242

                     22.1.2018

                     Pak In Su has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as being involved in activities related to the sale of coal from DPRK in Malaysia in violation of the prohibitions imposed by the United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

                     18.

                     SON Young-Nam

                     First Secretary DPRK Embassy Bangladesh

                     22.1.2018

                     Son Young-Nam has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as being involved in the smuggling of gold and other items to the DPRK in violation of the prohibitions imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolutions.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/99 of 22 January 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378 as regards the form and conditions of communication for the yearly assessment of the effectiveness of the automatic exchange of information and the list of statistical data to be provided by Member States for the purposes of evaluating of Council Directive 2011/16/EU

text:
               23.1.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 17/29

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/99
   of 22 January 2018
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378 as regards the form and conditions of communication for the yearly assessment of the effectiveness of the automatic exchange of information and the list of statistical data to be provided by Member States for the purposes of evaluating of Council Directive 2011/16/EU
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Directive 77/799/EEC (1), and in particular Article 23(3) and (4) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 23(3) of Directive 2011/16/EU provides for a yearly assessment of the effectiveness of the automatic exchange of information to be communicated by the Member States to the Commission.

               (2)

               Article 23(4) of Directive 2011/16/EU provides for a list of statistical data to be provided by the Member States for the purposes of evaluating that Directive.

               (3)

               The list does not include statistical data as regards the mandatory exchange of information pursuant to Article 8a of Directive 2011/16/EU as such data will be gathered by the Commission from the central directory established pursuant to Article 21(5) of Directive 2011/16/EU.

               (4)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378 (2) should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Administrative Cooperation for Taxation,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378
   Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               the following Articles 2c and 2d are inserted:
               ‘Article 2c
               Form and conditions for the communication of the yearly assessment
               1.   The form for the communication of the yearly assessment of the effectiveness of the automatic exchange of information and the practical results achieved pursuant to Article 23(3) of Directive 2011/16/EU is set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.
               2.   Before 1 April each year, Member States shall communicate to the Commission by electronic means the yearly assessment using the form referred to in paragraph 1. The assessment shall cover the period of the previous calendar year.
               Article 2d
               List of statistical data
               1.   The list of statistical data required for all forms of administrative cooperation, other than the mandatory automatic exchange of information, pursuant to Article 23(4) of Directive 2011/16/EU is set out in Annex IX to this Regulation.
               The list of statistical data required for the mandatory automatic exchange of information pursuant to Article 8(1) of Directive 2011/16/EU is set out in Annex X to this Regulation.
               The list of statistical data required for the mandatory automatic exchange of information pursuant to Article 8(3a) of Directive 2011/16/EU is set out in Annex XI to this Regulation.
               The list of statistical data required for the mandatory automatic exchange of information pursuant to Article 8aa of Directive 2011/16/EU is set out in Annex XII to this Regulation.
               2.   Before 1 April each year, Member States shall communicate by electronic means, to the Commission the statistical data on all forms of administrative cooperation, other than the mandatory automatic exchange of information, in accordance with the list set out in Annex IX, in respect of the previous calendar year.
               3.   Before 1 November each year Member States shall communicate by electronic means to the Commission the statistical data on mandatory automatic exchange of information in accordance with the list set out in Annex X, Annex XI and Annex XII.’

               (2)

               Annexes VIII, IX, X, XI and XII are added as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

         Article 2
   Entry into force and application
   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, 22 January 2018.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 64, 11.3.2011, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378 of 15 December 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Council Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1156/2012 (OJ L 332, 18.12.2015, p. 19).

      ANNEX
      The following Annexes are added to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2378:
      ‘
            ANNEX VIII

               Form referred to in Article 2c

            The form for the communication pursuant to Article 23(3) of Directive 2011/16/EU covers the following information:

                        —

                        Identification of the Member State replying to the questionnaire

                        —

                        Availability of information in the Member State

                        —

                        Monitoring whether bilateral annual feedbacks as per Article 14(2) were sent

                        —

                        Effectiveness of the automatic exchange of information:

                                    —

                                    Processing of information received and main overall technical (IT) issues encountered

                                    —

                                    Quality of information received, containing identification of recipients/parties; issues with the content of information received and related suggestions

                                    —

                                    Compliance use and effectiveness, containing usefulness of information in principle; actual and future use of information; use of information by tax area; administrative cooperation encouraged by the use of the information received

                                    —

                                    Practical results achieved, containing total outcome (including special projects); specific outcome from special projects; administrative and other relevant costs for automatic exchange of information (AEOI) development and implementation; administrative costs for recurring AEOI operations; other relevant costs for tax compliance operations; positive and negative experiences; main aspects generating litigation and court proceedings

                                    —

                                    Rate of success as regards the obligation to communicate the country-by-country reports to the Member States concerned (Number of country-by-country reports received from tax authorities of other Member States/Number of country-by-country reports due to be received from tax authorities of other Member States)

                                    —

                                    Rate of compliance of Reporting Entities as regards the obligation to provide the country-by-country reports (Number of country-by-country reports received/Number of country-by-country reports due to be reported)

                                    —

                                    List of any jurisdictions where Ultimate Parent Entities of Union-based Reporting Entities are resident, but full country-by-country reports have not been filed or exchanged.

            ANNEX IX

               List referred to in Article 2d

            The statistical data required for the forms of administrative cooperation other than the mandatory automatic exchange of information referred to in Article 23(4) of Directive 2011/16/EU covers the following information:

                        —

                        Identification of the Member State

                        —

                        Year

                        —

                        Part A: Statistics per Member State on exchange of information

                                    —

                                    on exchange of information on request (Article 5, 6 7 of Directive 2011/16/EU)

                                                —

                                                Number of requests sent

                                                —

                                                Number of replies received

                                                —

                                                Number of full replies received within six months

                                                —

                                                Number of replies for which (part of or the whole) information was received within two months

                                                —

                                                Number of requests received

                                                —

                                                Number of replies sent

                                                —

                                                Number of refusals on the ground of Article 17 of Directive 2011/16/EU

                                    —

                                    on spontaneous exchange of information (Article 9 and 10 of Directive 2011/16/EU)

                                                —

                                                Number of spontaneous exchanges sent

                                                —

                                                Number of spontaneous exchanges received

                                                —

                                                Number of cross-border rulings sent

                                                —

                                                Number of cross-border rulings received

                                                —

                                                Number of unilateral advance pricing arrangements sent

                                                —

                                                Number of unilateral advance pricing arrangements received

                        —

                        Part B: Statistics on other forms of administrative cooperation

                                    —

                                    on presence in administrative offices and participation in administrative enquiries (Article 11 of Directive 2011/16/EU)

                                                —

                                                Number of incoming presences in administrative offices and participation in administrative enquiries

                                    —

                                    on simultaneous controls (Article 12 of Directive 2011/16/EU)

                                                —

                                                Number of simultaneous controls which the Member State has initiated

                                                —

                                                Number of simultaneous controls in which the Member State has participated

                                    —

                                    on requests for notification (Article 13 of Directive 2011/16/EU)

                                                —

                                                Number of requests for notification sent

                                                —

                                                Number of requests for notification received

                                    —

                                    on feedback (Article 14 of Directive 2011/16/EU)

                                                —

                                                Number of requests for feedback sent

                                                —

                                                Number of feedback received

                                                —

                                                Number of requests for feedback received

                                                —

                                                Number of feedback sent

                        —

                        Part C: Statistics on estimated additional revenue or increase in assessed tax due to administrative cooperation. The information under this part is optional

                                    —

                                    From exchange of information on request

                                    —

                                    From spontaneous exchange of information

                                    —

                                    As a result of simultaneous control

                                    —

                                    Overall figure and number of cases.

            ANNEX X

               List referred to in Article 2d

            The statistical data required for the mandatory automatic exchange of information pursuant to Article 23(4) of Directive 2011/16/EU on the categories of income and capital referred to in Article 8(1) of that Directive covers the following information:

                        —

                        For all categories of income and capital referred to in Article 8(1) of Directive 2011/16/EU: statistics on message and taxpayer

                        —

                        In the case of income from employment and director's fees: statistics on message and recipient, message and payer, recipient and relationship, payer and relationship, recipient and income

                        —

                        In the case of pensions: statistics on message and recipient, message and payer, recipient, payer, scheme, income

                        —

                        In the case of life insurance products: statistics on message and policy, policy overall, event

                        —

                        In the case of ownership of and income from immovable property: statistics on message and party, party overall, property quantity and value, transaction quantity and value, loan event quantity and value, right income quantity and value

                        —

                        In the case of status messages: statistics on status message, status message error

                        —

                        In the case of zero data messages: statistics on zero data message.

            ANNEX XI

               List referred to in Article 2d

            The statistical data required for the mandatory automatic exchange of information in accordance with Article 8(3a) of Directive 2011/16/EU, pursuant to Article 23(4) of that Directive covers the following information:

                        —

                        Per message, statistics on originating country and destination country, total number of records, total payment amounts

                        —

                        Per originating country, statistics on total number of reporting financial institutions, total payment amounts

                        —

                        Per unique account, statistics on account holder quantity, payment category, amount per payment category

                        —

                        Per account, statistics on account holder type, account holder taxpayer identification number or functional equivalent, account holder residence country, natural person as account holder, closed account, dormant account

                        —

                        Per account holder, statistics on controlling person type, controlling person taxpayer identification number or functional equivalent, controlling person residence country, natural person as controlling person.

            ANNEX XII

               List referred to in Article 2d

            The statistical data required for the mandatory automatic exchange of information in accordance with Article 8aa of Directive 2011/16/EU, pursuant to Article 23(4) of that Directive covers the following information:

                        —

                        Number of country-by-country reports received from Reporting Entities

                        —

                        Number of country-by-country reports due to be reported by Reporting Entities but not received or only partial report provided, breakdown per jurisdictions of the Ultimate Parent Entities

                        —

                        Number of country-by-country reports received from each other Member State.

                        —

                        Number of country-by-country reports due but not received from each other Member State.

                        —

                        Number of country-by-country reports sent to each other Member State.

                  ’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/95 of 9 January 2018 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Slavonski med’ (PDO)]

text:
               23.1.2018

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 17/9

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/95
   of 9 January 2018
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Slavonski med’ (PDO)]
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Croatia's application to register the name ‘Slavonski med’ 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 ‘Slavonski med’ should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘Slavonski med’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
   The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.4. – Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.), 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 January 2018.

            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 292, 2.9.2017, p. 7.

      (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).