title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077 of 18 November 2015 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins originating in Ukraine

text:
               19.11.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 302/57

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/2077
   of 18 November 2015
   opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins originating in Ukraine
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular points (a), (c) and (d) of Article 187 thereof,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 510/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 1216/2009 and (EC) No 614/2009 (2) and in particular points (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Article 9 and point (a) of Article 16(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By Council Decision 2014/668/EU (3), the Council authorised the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Ukraine, of the other part (‘the Agreement’). The Agreement provides for the elimination of customs duties on imports of goods originating in Ukraine in accordance with Annex I-A to Chapter I of the Agreement. The Appendix to that Annex I-A provides for import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins.

               (2)

               Pending the entry into force of the Agreement, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), import tariff quotas for eggs, egg products and albumins for 2014 and 2015 were opened and managed in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2014 (5).

               (3)

               The Agreement will be provisionally applied as of 1 January 2016. It is therefore necessary to open annual import tariff quota periods from 1 January 2016 onwards. In order to give due weight to the supply requirements of the Union existing and emerging production, processing and consumption market in terms of competitiveness, certainty and continuity of supply and the need to safeguard the equilibrium of that market, it is appropriate that those quotas are administered by the Commission in accordance with Article 184(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Article 14(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 510/2014.

               (4)

               The import tariff quotas concerned should be managed through the use of import licences. To this end, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (6) should apply, without prejudice to additional conditions laid down in this Regulation.

               (5)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 (7) lays down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products. That Regulation should apply to import licences issued in accordance with this Regulation, save where derogations are appropriate.

               (6)

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

               (7)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1001/2013 (8) has replaced some CN codes in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (9) by new CN codes which now differ from those referred to in the Appendix to Annex I-A to Chapter I of the Agreement. The new CN codes should therefore be reflected in Annex I to this Regulation.

               (8)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Opening and management of tariff quotas
   1.   This Regulation opens and manages, from 2016, annual import tariff quotas for the egg sector and albumin products indicated in Annex I, for the period from 1 January until 31 December.
   2.   The quantity of products covered by the quotas referred to in paragraph 1, the applicable rate of customs duty and the order numbers shall be as set out in Annex I.
   3.   The import tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed by means of import licences.
   4.   Regulations (EC) No 1301/2006 and (EC) No 376/2008 shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
   5.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the weight of egg products shall be converted into the shell egg equivalent according to the standard rates of yield set out in Annex 69 to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (10).
   6.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the weight of milk albumins shall be converted into the shell egg equivalent according to the standard rates of yield of 7,00 for dried milk albumins (CN code 3502 20 91) and of 53,00 for other milk albumins (CN code 3502 20 99) using the principles of conversion laid down in Annex 69 to Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
   Article 2
   Import tariff quota periods
   The quantity of the products set for the annual import tariff quota for each order number set out in Annex I shall be subdivided into four subperiods, as follows:

               (a)

               25 % from 1 January to 31 March;

               (b)

               25 % from 1 April to 30 June;

               (c)

               25 % from 1 July to 30 September;

               (d)

               25 % from 1 October to 31 December.

         Article 3
   Import licence applications and import licences
   1.   The release into free circulation of the quantities awarded under the import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.
   2.   A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged by the operator at the time of the submission of an import licence application.
   3.   Import licence applications shall refer to only one order number. They may concern several products covered by different CN codes. In that case, all the CN codes and their descriptions shall be entered in boxes 15 and 16 of the import licence application and the licence, respectively. In the case of tariff quota 09.4275 set out in Annex I, the total quantity shall be converted into the shell egg equivalent.
   4.   Import licence applications and licences shall contain:

               (a)

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

               (b)

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

         5.   Each licence shall mention the quantity for each CN code.
   6.   Applications for import licences shall be submitted in the first seven days of the month which precedes each of the subperiods referred to in Article 2.
   7.   Import licence applications shall be made for a minimum quantity of 1 tonne and a maximum of 10 % of the quantity available for the quota concerned in the quota subperiod concerned.
   8.   Member States shall notify the Commission, by the 14th day of the month in which applications are submitted, of the total quantities, including nil returns, of all applications, expressed in kilograms egg shell equivalent weight in the case of tariff quota 09.4275 set out in Annex I and in kilograms product weight in the case of tariff quota 09.4276, and broken down by order number.
   9.   Import licences shall be issued as from the 23rd day of the month in which applications are submitted and at the latest by the last day of that month.
   10.   The Commission shall set, where appropriate, the quantity for which no applications for licenses were received and which are automatically added to the quantity set for the next quota subperiod.
   Article 4
   Validity of import licences
   By way of derogation from Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the first day of the subperiod for which they have been issued. The term of validity of the import licences shall, however, expire on 31 December of each import tariff quota period at the latest.
   Article 5
   Notifications to the Commission
   1.   By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission not later than the 10th day following the month of application, of the quantities, including nil returns, covered by licences they have issued.
   2.   By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities, including nil returns, covered by unused or partially used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued:

               (a)

               together with the notifications referred to in Article 3(8) of this Regulation regarding the applications submitted for the last subperiod of the quota period;

               (b)

               for quantities not yet notified at the time of the first notification provided for in point (a), by 30 April following the end of each import tariff quota period at the latest.

         3.   No later than 30 April following the end of each import tariff quota period, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products, which were actually released into free circulation during that import tariff quota period.
   4.   In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms egg shell equivalent weight in the case of tariff quota 09.4275 set out in Annex I and in kilograms of product weight in the case of tariff quota 09.4276 and broken down by order number.
   Article 6
   Entry into force
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 18 November 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 1.

      (3)  Council Decision 2014/668/EU of 23 June 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards Title III (with the exception of the provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other Party) and Titles IV, V, VI and VII thereof, as well as the related Annexes and Protocols (OJ L 278, 20.9.2014, p. 1).

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

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

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

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

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

      (9)  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).

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

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

                  Order number

                  CN codes

                  Description

                  Import period

                  Quantity in tonnes

                  Duty applicable
                  (EUR/t)

                  09.4275

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

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

                  Year 2016

                  1 500
                  (expressed in shell egg equivalent)

                  0

                  Year 2017

                  1 800
                  (expressed in shell egg equivalent)

                  Year 2018

                  2 100
                  (expressed in shell egg equivalent)

                  Year 2019

                  2 400
                  (expressed in shell egg equivalent)

                  Year 2020

                  2 700
                  (expressed in shell egg equivalent)

                  From Year 2021

                  3 000
                  (expressed in shell egg equivalent)

                  09.4276

                  0407 21 00
                  0407 29 10
                  0407 90 10

                  Poultry' eggs in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked

                  3 000 (expressed in net weight)

                  0

      ANNEX II

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

                  —

                     In Bulgarian: Регламент за изпълнение (ЕC) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Spanish: Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Czech: Prováděcí nařízení (EU) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Danish: Gennemførelsesforordning (EU) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In German: Durchführungsverordnung (EU) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Estonian: Rakendusmäärus (EL) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Greek: Εκτελεστικός κανονισμός (ΕΕ) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In English: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In French: Règlement d'exécution (UE) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Croatian: Provedbena uredba (EU) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Italian: Regolamento di esecuzione (UE) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Latvian: Īstenošanas regula (ES) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Lithuanian: Įgyvendinimo reglamentas (ES) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Hungarian: (EU) 2015/2077 végrehajtási rendelet

                  —

                     In Maltese: Regolament ta' Implimentazzjoni (UE) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Dutch: Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Polish: Rozporządzenie wykonawcze (UE) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Portuguese: Regulamento de Execução (UE) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Romanian: Regulamentul de punere în aplicare (UE) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Slovak: Vykonávacie nariadenie (EÚ) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Slovene: Izvedbena uredba (EU) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Finnish: Täytäntöönpanoasetus (EU) 2015/2077

                  —

                     In Swedish: Genomförandeförordning (EU) 2015/2077


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/559 of 11 April 2016 authorising agreements and decisions on the planning of production in the milk and milk products sector

text:
               12.4.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 96/20

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/559
   of 11 April 2016
   authorising agreements and decisions on the planning of production in the milk and milk products 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 222 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The milk and milk products sector is experiencing a prolonged period of severe market imbalance. Farm gate milk prices have been under pressure for the last 18 months, due to imbalance between increased production and decelerating demand growth on the world market. Milk deliveries in the Union increased by more than 3,5 million tonnes in 2015, while import demand on the world market did not increase. This built on an even larger increase in milk deliveries in 2014, while the long-term trend in import demand is estimated to involve the equivalent of 1,5 million tonnes of milk more on average per year. Margins at farm level are squeezed between dropping milk revenues and increasing costs, notably linked to debt servicing. The long-term nature of investments in dairy herds makes it particularly difficult for farmers to quickly shift to alternative businesses under adverse circumstances.

               (2)

               The Commission has already taken a number of exceptional measures to address the situation on the basis of Article 219 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) No 949/2014 (2), (EU) No 950/2014 (3), (EU) No 1263/2014 (4), (EU) No 1336/2014 (5), (EU) No 1370/2014 (6), (EU) 2015/1549 (7), (EU) 2015/1852 (8) and (EU) 2015/1853 (9).

               (3)

               Skimmed milk powder has been bought in under public intervention since July 2015.

               (4)

               Aid for the private storage of butter, skimmed milk powder and cheese has been granted since the introduction of the Russian import ban in August 2014.

               (5)

               Despite the effectiveness of those measures, the situation continues to deteriorate due to the fact that the closure of the Russian market and lower demand from China have hit the milk and milk products sector at a time where investments in production had been made in view of the milk quota expiry on 31 March 2015 and positive prospects on the world market. On the basis of the available market analysis, any significant decrease in production volumes is not to be expected in the next two years.

               (6)

               In order to help the milk and milk products sector find a new balance under the prevailing severe market situation and accompany the necessary adjustments following milk quota expiry, it is appropriate to allow for voluntary agreements and decisions of recognised producer organisations, their associations and recognised interbranch organisations to plan production on a temporary basis for a period of six months.

               (7)

               Such agreements and decisions on planning of production should be temporarily authorised during six months, coinciding with spring and summer, which is the high production season in the milk and milk products sector and should therefore have the most significant impact.

               (8)

               In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 222(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, an authorisation is to be given on the condition that it does not impair the functioning of the internal market and that the agreements and decisions strictly aim at stabilising the milk and milk products sector. That specific condition excludes agreements and decisions that directly or indirectly lead to partitioning markets, to discrimination based on nationality or to fixing prices.

               (9)

               The authorisation provided for in this Regulation should cover the Union territory given that the severe market imbalance is common to the whole Union.

               (10)

               In order for the Member States to be in a position to assess whether the agreements and decisions do not undermine the functioning of the internal market and strictly aim to stabilise the milk and milk products sector, information should be provided to the competent authorities on the agreements concluded and decisions taken and on the production volume covered by them.

               (11)

               Given the severe market imbalance and the run-up to the seasonal peak, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication.

               (12)

               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
   Without prejudice to the provisions in Articles 152(3)(b)(i) and 209(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, recognised producer organisations, their associations and recognised interbranch organisations in the milk and milk products sector are hereby authorised to conclude voluntary joint agreements and take common decisions on planning the volume of milk to be produced during a period of six months starting from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the agreements and decisions referred to in Article 1 do not undermine the proper functioning of the internal market and strictly aim to stabilise the milk and milk products sector.
   Article 3
   The geographic scope of this authorisation is the Union territory.
   Article 4
   1.   As soon as the agreements or decisions referred to in Article 1 are concluded or taken, the producer organisations, associations and interbranch organisations concerned shall communicate those agreements or decisions to the competent authority of the Member State having the highest share of estimated volume of milk production covered by those agreements or decisions, indicating the following:

               (a)

               the estimated production volume covered;

               (b)

               the expected time period of implementation.

         2.   No later than 25 days after the end of the six-month period referred to in Article 1, the producer organisations, associations or interbranch organisations concerned shall communicate the production volume actually covered by the agreements or decisions to the competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
   3.   In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009 (10) Member States shall notify the Commission of the following:

               (a)

               no later than five days after the end of each one-month period, the agreements and decisions communicated to them in accordance with paragraph 1 during that period;

               (b)

               no later than 30 days after the end of the six-month period referred to in Article 1, an overview of the agreements and decisions implemented during that period.

         Article 5
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 11 April 2016.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 949/2014 of 4 September 2014 laying down temporary exceptional measures for the milk and milk product sector in the form of extending the public intervention period for butter and skimmed milk powder in 2014 (OJ L 265, 5.9.2014, p. 21).

      (3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 950/2014 of 4 September 2014 opening a temporary exceptional private storage aid scheme for certain cheeses and fixing in advance the amount of aid (OJ L 265, 5.9.2014, p. 22).

      (4)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1263/2014 of 26 November 2014 providing for temporary exceptional aid to milk producers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (OJ L 341, 27.11.2014, p. 3).

      (5)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1336/2014 of 16 December 2014 laying down temporary exceptional measures for the milk and milk product sector in the form of advancing the public intervention period for butter and skimmed milk powder in 2015 (OJ L 360, 17.12.2014, p. 13).

      (6)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1370/2014 of 19 December 2014 providing for temporary exceptional aid to milk producers in Finland (OJ L 366, 20.12.2014, p. 18).

      (7)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1549 of 17 September 2015 laying down temporary exceptional measures for the milk and milk product sector in the form of extending the public intervention period for butter and skimmed milk powder in 2015 and advancing the public intervention period for butter and skimmed milk powder in 2016 (OJ L 242, 18.9.2015, p. 28).

      (8)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1852 of 15 October 2015 opening a temporary exceptional private storage aid scheme for certain cheeses and fixing in advance the amount of aid (OJ L 271, 16.10.2015, p. 15).

      (9)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1853 of 15 October 2015 providing for temporary exceptional aid to farmers in the livestock sectors (OJ L 271, 16.10.2015, p. 25).

      (10)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009 of 31 August 2009 laying down detailed rules for the Member States' notification to the Commission of information and documents in implementation of the common organisation of the markets, the direct payments' regime, the promotion of agricultural products and the regimes applicable to the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands (OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/449 of 17 March 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               18.3.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 74/29

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/449
   of 17 March 2015
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 17 March 2015.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  EG

                  65,8

                  IL

                  94,1

                  MA

                  88,9

                  TR

                  87,7

                  ZZ

                  84,1

                  0707 00 05

                  JO

                  229,9

                  MA

                  179,7

                  TR

                  183,2

                  ZZ

                  197,6

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  106,7

                  TR

                  184,0

                  ZZ

                  145,4

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  46,7

                  IL

                  71,3

                  MA

                  54,4

                  TN

                  57,0

                  TR

                  68,2

                  ZZ

                  59,5

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  48,1

                  ZZ

                  48,1

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  94,0

                  BR

                  70,9

                  CA

                  81,0

                  CL

                  107,2

                  CN

                  97,0

                  MK

                  27,7

                  US

                  176,0

                  ZZ

                  93,4

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  108,2

                  CL

                  146,7

                  US

                  124,8

                  ZA

                  99,5

                  ZZ

                  119,8

         (1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1729 of 22 September 2016 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Culurgionis d'Ogliastra (PGI)]

text:
               29.9.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 262/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1729
   of 22 September 2016
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Culurgionis d'Ogliastra (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, Italy's application to register the name ‘Culurgionis d'Ogliastra’ 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 ‘Culurgionis d'Ogliastra’ should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘Culurgionis d'Ogliastra’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
   The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 2.5. pasta, 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, 22 September 2016.

            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 185, 24.5.2016, p. 3.

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1739 of 29 September 2016 amending for the 254th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

text:
               30.9.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 264/17

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1739
   of 29 September 2016
   amending for the 254th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(5) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

               (2)

               On 24 September 2016, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to remove two natural persons from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 29 September 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

            Acting Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

      (1)  OJ L 139 29.5.2002, p. 9.

      ANNEX
      In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, the following entries under the heading ‘Natural persons’ are deleted:

                     ‘Muhammad Abdallah Hasan Abu-Al-Khayr (alias (a) Mohammed Abdullah Hassan Abdul-Khair, (b) Muhammad Abdallah Hasan Abu-al-Khayr, (c) Muhammad Bin-'Abdullah Bin-Hamd'Abu-al-Khayr, (d) Abdallah al-Halabi, (e) 'Abdallah al-Halabi al-Madani, (f) Abdallah al-Makki, (g) Abdallah el-Halabi, (h) Abdullah al-Halabi, (i) Abu'Abdallah al-Halabi', (j) Abu Abdallah al-Madani, (k) Muhannad al-Jaddawi). Address: Yemen. Date of birth: (a) 19.6.1975, (b) 18.6.1975. Place of birth: Madinah al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia. Nationality: Saudi Arabian. National Identification No: 1006010555. Passport No: A741097 (Saudi Arabian passport issued on 14 November 1995 and expired on 19 September 2000). Other information: Appears on a 2009 list of 85 persons wanted by the government of Saudi Arabia. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 24.8.2010.’

                     ‘Hassan Muhammad Abu Bakr Qayed (alias (a) Hasan Muhammad Abu Bakr Qa'id, (b) Al-Husain Muhammad Abu Bakr Qayid, (c) Muhammad Hassan Qayed, (d) Mohammad Hassan Abu Bakar, (e) Hasan Qa'id, (f) Muhammad Hasan al-Libi, (g) Abu Yahya al-Libi, (h) Abu Yahya, (i) Sheikh Yahya, (j) Abu Yahya Yunis al Sahrawi, (k) Abu Yunus Rashid, (l) al-Rashid, (m) Abu al-Widdan, (n) Younes Al-Sahrawi, (o) Younes Al-Sahraoui). Address: Wadi 'Ataba, Libya (previous location in 2004). Date of birth: (a) 1963, (b) 1969. Place of birth: Marzaq, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Nationality: Libyan. Passport No: 681819/88 (Libyan passport). National identification No: 5617/87 (Libyan national identification). Other information: (a) Senior Al-Qaida leader who, as of late 2010, was responsible for the supervision of other senior Al-Qaida officials; (b) As of 2010, Al-Qaida commander in Pakistan and provider of financial assistance to Al-Qaida fighters in Afghanistan, (c) Has also been a top Al-Qaida strategist and field commander in Afghanistan, and instructor at Al-Qaida training camp; (d) Mother's name is Al-Zahra Amr Al-Khouri (a.k.a. al Zahra''Umar). Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 15.9.2011.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/950 of 15 June 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 2,4-DB, beta-cyfluthrin, carfentrazone ethyl, Coniothyrium minitans Strain CON/M/91-08 (DSM 9660), cyazofamid, deltamethrin, dimethenamid-P, ethofumesate, fenamidone, flufenacet, flurtamone, foramsulfuron, fosthiazate, imazamox, iodosulfuron, iprodione, isoxaflutole, linuron, maleic hydrazide, mesotrione, oxasulfuron, pendimethalin, picoxystrobin, silthiofam and trifloxystrobin (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               16.6.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 159/3

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/950
   of 15 June 2016
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 2,4-DB, beta-cyfluthrin, carfentrazone ethyl, Coniothyrium minitans Strain CON/M/91-08 (DSM 9660), cyazofamid, deltamethrin, dimethenamid-P, ethofumesate, fenamidone, flufenacet, flurtamone, foramsulfuron, fosthiazate, imazamox, iodosulfuron, iprodione, isoxaflutole, linuron, maleic hydrazide, mesotrione, oxasulfuron, pendimethalin, picoxystrobin, silthiofam and trifloxystrobin
   (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 carfentrazone ethyl, cyazofamid, ethofumesate, fenamidone, foramsulfuron, imazamox, isoxaflutole, linuron, mesotrione, oxasulfuron, pendimethalin and trifloxystrobin were derogated from by Commission Regulation (EU) No 823/2012 (3). The approval of those substances will expire on 31 July 2016.

               (3)

               The approval periods of the active substances 2,4-DB, beta-cyfluthrin, Coniothyrium minitans Strain CON/M/91-08 (DSM 9660), deltamethrin, dimethenamid-P, flufenacet, flurtamone, fosthiazate, iodosulfuron, iprodione, maleic hydrazide, picoxystrobin and silthiofam were derogated from by Regulation (EU) No 823/2012. The approval of these substances will expire on 31 October 2016.

               (4)

               Applications for the renewal of the approval of those substances were submitted in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (4).

               (5)

               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.

               (6)

               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.

               (7)

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

               (8)

               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 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 June 2016.

            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 Regulation (EU) No 823/2012 of 14 September 2012 derogating from Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the expiry dates of the approval of the active substances 2,4-DB, benzoic acid, beta-cyfluthrin, carfentrazone ethyl, Coniothyrium minitans Strain CON/M/91-08 (DSM 9660), cyazofamid, cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, dimethenamid-P, ethofumesate, ethoxysulfuron, fenamidone, flazasulfuron, flufenacet, flurtamone, foramsulfuron, fosthiazate, imazamox, iodosulfuron, iprodione, isoxaflutole, linuron, maleic hydrazide, mecoprop, mecoprop-P, mesosulfuron, mesotrione, oxadiargyl, oxasulfuron, pendimethalin, picoxystrobin, propiconazole, propineb, propoxycarbazone, propyzamide, pyraclostrobin, silthiofam, trifloxystrobin, warfarin and zoxamide (OJ L 250, 15.9.2012, p. 13).

      (4)  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 29, Ethofumesate, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (2)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 40, Deltamethrin, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (3)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 41, Imazamox, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (4)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 42, Oxasulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (5)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 44, Foramsulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (6)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 46, Cyazofamid, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (7)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 47, 2,4-DB, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (8)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 48, Beta-cyfluthrin, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (9)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 50, Iprodione, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (10)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 51, Linuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (11)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 52, Maleic hydrazide, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (12)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 53, Pendimethalin, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (13)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 59, Trifloxystrobin, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (14)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 60, Carfentrazone ethyl, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (15)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 61, Mesotrione, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (16)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 62, Fenamidone, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (17)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 63, Isoxaflutole, the date is replaced by ‘31 July 2017’;

                  (18)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 64, Flurtamone, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (19)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 65, Flufenacet, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (20)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 66, Iodosulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (21)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 67, Dimethenamid-P, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (22)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 68, Picoxystrobin, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (23)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 69, Fosthiazate, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (24)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 70, Silthiofam, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’;

                  (25)

                  in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 71, Coniothyrium minitans Strain CON/M/91-08 (DSM 9660), the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2017’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 163/2014 of 20 February 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               21.2.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 52/13

      COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 163/2014
   of 20 February 2014
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 20 February 2014.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  MA

                  57,7

                  TN

                  73,8

                  TR

                  94,6

                  ZZ

                  75,4

                  0707 00 05

                  EG

                  174,9

                  JO

                  206,0

                  MA

                  158,2

                  TR

                  159,2

                  ZZ

                  174,6

                  0709 91 00

                  EG

                  107,0

                  ZZ

                  107,0

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  33,6

                  TR

                  91,1

                  ZZ

                  62,4

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  46,6

                  IL

                  64,0

                  MA

                  51,7

                  TN

                  50,9

                  TR

                  73,1

                  ZA

                  63,5

                  ZZ

                  58,3

                  0805 20 10

                  IL

                  117,8

                  MA

                  99,2

                  TR

                  110,6

                  ZZ

                  109,2

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

                  EG

                  29,2

                  IL

                  126,7

                  JM

                  106,9

                  MA

                  124,3

                  TR

                  89,9

                  US

                  134,1

                  ZZ

                  101,9

                  0805 50 10

                  AL

                  39,1

                  MA

                  71,7

                  TR

                  61,2

                  ZZ

                  57,3

                  0808 10 80

                  CN

                  123,5

                  MK

                  32,3

                  US

                  139,8

                  ZZ

                  98,5

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  141,8

                  CL

                  186,0

                  CN

                  68,5

                  TR

                  125,1

                  US

                  126,7

                  ZA

                  107,3

                  ZZ

                  125,9

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/462 of 16 March 2017 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               17.3.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 72/66

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/462
   of 16 March 2017
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 16 March 2017.

            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 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  EG

                  184,2

                  MA

                  98,3

                  SN

                  196,7

                  TN

                  182,1

                  TR

                  96,3

                  ZZ

                  151,5

                  0707 00 05

                  EG

                  241,9

                  TR

                  178,3

                  ZZ

                  210,1

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  46,4

                  TR

                  135,9

                  ZZ

                  91,2

                  0805 10 22 , 0805 10 24 , 0805 10 28

                  EG

                  43,7

                  IL

                  69,3

                  MA

                  54,3

                  TN

                  55,3

                  TR

                  70,7

                  ZZ

                  58,7

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  66,0

                  ZZ

                  66,0

                  0808 10 80

                  CL

                  122,2

                  CN

                  154,7

                  US

                  105,5

                  ZA

                  116,3

                  ZZ

                  124,7

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  126,5

                  CL

                  134,8

                  CN

                  74,5

                  TR

                  148,9

                  ZA

                  113,6

                  ZZ

                  119,7

         (1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/590 of 31 March 2015 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Chouriça de carne de Melgaço (PGI))

text:
               16.4.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 99/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/590
   of 31 March 2015
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Chouriça de carne de Melgaço (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, Portugal's application to register the name ‘Chouriça de carne de Melgaço’ 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 ‘Chouriça de carne de Melgaço’ should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘Chouriça de carne de Melgaço’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
   The name referred to in the first paragraph identifies a product in Class 1.2. Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) set out 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, 31 March 2015.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Phil HOGAN

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  OJ C 423, 26.11.2014, p. 9.

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1061/2014 of 8 October 2014 fixing an acceptance percentage for the issuing of export licences, rejecting export-licence applications and suspending the lodging of export-licence applications for out-of-quota sugar

text:
               9.10.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 293/24

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1061/2014
   of 8 October 2014
   fixing an acceptance percentage for the issuing of export licences, rejecting export-licence applications and suspending the lodging of export-licence applications for out-of-quota sugar
   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 Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 7e in conjunction with Article 9(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               According to point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 139(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 the sugar produced during a marketing year in excess of the quota referred to in Article 136 of that Regulation may be exported only within the quantitative limit fixed by the Commission.

               (2)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 776/2014 of 16 July 2014 fixing the quantitative limit for the exports of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose until the end of the 2014/2015 marketing year (3) sets such quantitative limits.

               (3)

               The quantities of sugar covered by applications for export licences exceed the quantitative limit fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 776/2014. An acceptance percentage should therefore be set for quantities applied for from 1 to 3 October 2014. All export-licence applications for sugar lodged after 3 October 2014 should accordingly be rejected and the lodging of export-licence applications should be suspended,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   Export licences for out-of-quota sugar for which applications were lodged from 1 to 3 October 2014 shall be issued for the quantities applied for, multiplied by an acceptance percentage of 28,699472 %.
   2.   Applications for export licences for out-of-quota sugar submitted on 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 October 2014 are hereby rejected.
   3.   The lodging of applications for export licences for out-of-quota sugar shall be suspended for the period 13 October 2014 to 30 September 2015.
   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, 8 October 2014.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.

      (3)  OJ L 210, 17.7.2014, p. 11.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/781 of 5 May 2017 withdrawing the approval of the active substance methyl nonyl ketone, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
               6.5.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 118/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/781
   of 5 May 2017
   withdrawing the approval of the active substance methyl nonyl ketone, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular the second alternative of Article 21(3) and Article 78(2) thereof
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Directive 2008/127/EC (2) included methyl nonyl ketone as an active substance in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3). Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 608/2012 (4) required that the notifier at whose request methyl nonyl ketone has been included provide further confirmatory information on (a) the specification of the material tested in mammalian toxicology and ecotoxicology studies, (b) the specification with supporting batch data and validated methods of analysis, (c) an appropriate assessment of the fate and behaviour of that substance and its potential transformation products in the environment and (d) the risk to aquatic and to soil living organisms. This information was due by 30 April 2013 for points (a) and (b) and by 31 December 2015 for points (c) and (d).

               (2)

               Active substances included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC are deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (5).

               (3)

               The notifier failed to submit the confirmatory information on points (c) and (d) of recital (1) by 31 December 2015. The notifier also failed to reply to the letter from the Commission giving him the opportunity to explain his position before any decision to withdraw the substance would be taken.

               (4)

               Consequently, it is appropriate to withdraw the approval of methyl nonyl ketone.

               (5)

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

               (6)

               Member States should be given time to withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing that active substance. It is appropriate to limit the maximum duration of the grace period that may be granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 for plant protection products containing the active substance.

               (7)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Withdrawal of approval
   The approval of the active substance methyl nonyl ketone is withdrawn.
   Article 2
   Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
   In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 238, methyl nonyl ketone, is deleted.
   Article 3
   Transitional measures
   Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing methyl nonyl ketone as an active substance by 26 August 2017 at the latest.
   Article 4
   Grace period
   A grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 26 August 2018.
   Article 5
   Entry into force
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 5 May 2017.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  Commission Directive 2008/127/EC of 18 December 2008 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include several active substances (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 89).

      (3)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).

      (4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 608/2012 of 6 July 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substances denathonium benzoate, methyl nonyl ketone and plant oils/spearmint oil (OJ L 177, 7.7.2012, p. 19).

      (5)  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).


title: Council implementing Regulation (EU) No 965/2010 of 25 October 2010 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of sodium gluconate originating in the People’s Republic of China

text:
               28.10.2010

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 282/24

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 965/2010
   of 25 October 2010
   imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of sodium gluconate originating in the People’s Republic of China
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the ‘basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission (‘the Commission’), after consulting the Advisory Committee,
   Whereas:
   1.   PROCEDURE

   1.1.   Provisional measures

               (1)

               The Commission by Regulation (EU) No 377/2010 (2) (the ‘provisional Regulation’) imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of dry sodium gluconate originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘China’ or ‘country concerned’).

               (2)

               It is recalled that the proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged by the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) (‘the complainant’) on behalf of producers representing 100 % of the total Union production.

               (3)

               As set out in recital 13 of the provisional Regulation, the investigation of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 (‘investigation period’ or ‘IP’). With respect to the trends relevant for the injury assessment, the Commission analysed data covering the period from 1 January 2005 to the end of the IP (‘period considered’).

         1.2.   Subsequent procedure

               (4)

               Subsequent to the disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was decided to impose provisional anti-dumping measures (‘provisional disclosure’), several interested parties made written submissions making known their views on the provisional findings. The parties who so requested were granted an opportunity to be heard. The Commission continued to seek and verify all information it deemed necessary for its definitive findings. To this end verification visits were carried out at the following companies:

                  Producers in the Union:

                           —

                           Roquette GmbH, Germany,

                           —

                           Roquette UK, United Kingdom.

               (5)

               All parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend the imposition of definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of dry sodium gluconate originating in China and the definitive collection of the amounts secured by way of the provisional duty (‘final disclosure’). They were also granted a period within which they could make representations subsequent to this disclosure.

               (6)

               The oral and written comments submitted by the interested parties were considered and, where appropriate, the provisional findings were modified accordingly.

         2.   PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT

               (7)

               In the absence of any comments concerning the product concerned or the like product, recitals 14 to 17 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         3.   DUMPING

   3.1.   Market economy treatment (MET)

               (8)

               The Union industry (UI) reiterated its reservations on the MET granted to the Chinese exporting producer, Shandong Kaison Biochemical, without providing any new elements to support them.

               (9)

               The UI further claimed, without providing any evidence, that the raw materials used to produce dry sodium gluconate in China were exempt from VAT and that the buyer could be reimbursed a ‘virtual VAT’ of 13 % to 17 % on their purchases. In this regard, it was found that to produce dry sodium gluconate, the raw material (cornstarch) was purchased from several industrial suppliers that process the corn (agricultural product) into cornstarch. Furthermore, the prices of cornstarch in major regions of the world were examined and there were no indications that Chinese users of cornstarch obtained the product at favourable prices. In addition, several purchase invoices for cornstarch were checked and all of them carried VAT. In addition, there was no evidence that ‘virtual VAT’ was reimbursed on purchases. These claims were therefore rejected.

               (10)

               In the absence of any other comments with regard to MET, recitals 18 to 21 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         3.2.   Individual treatment (IT)

               (11)

               In the absence of any comments with regard to individual treatment (IT), recitals 22 to 25 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         3.3.   Normal value

   3.3.1.   Analogue country

               (12)

               In the absence of any comments with regard to the analogue country, recitals 26 to 32 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         3.3.2.   Methodology applied for the determination of the normal value

   3.3.2.1.   For the company granted MET

               (13)

               It should be clarified that, as a result of applying the methodology described in recitals 33 to 38 of the provisional Regulation, the normal value was not based on the actual domestic price of all transactions, as stated in recital 39 of that Regulation, but only on the profitable sales since the volume of profitable sales represented 80 % or less of the total sales volume.

               (14)

               In the absence of any other comments with regard to the methodology for the determination of the normal value for the company granted MET, recitals 33 to 38 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         3.3.2.2.   For the company granted IT

               (15)

               In the absence of any comments with regard to the method for calculating the normal value for the company granted IT, recitals 40 and 41 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         3.4.   Export price

               (16)

               In the absence of any comments with regard to the determination of the export price, recital 42 of the provisional Regulation is hereby confirmed.

         3.5.   Comparison

               (17)

               In the absence of any comments with regard to the comparison of the normal value and the export price, recitals 43 and 44 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         3.6.   Dumping Margins

               (18)

               In the absence of any comments with regard to the dumping margins, recitals 45 to 50 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

               (19)

               The definitive weighted average dumping margins expressed as a percentage of the CIF Union frontier price, duty unpaid, are:

                  Table 1

                           Company

                           Definitive dumping margin

                           Shandong Kaison Biochemical Co., Ltd

                           5,6 %

                           Qingdao Kehai Biochemistry Co. Ltd

                           51,1 %

                           All other companies

                           79,2 %

         4.   INJURY

   4.1.   Definition of the Union industry and Union production

               (20)

               In the absence of any comments concerning the definition of the Union industry and Union production, recitals 51 to 53 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         4.2.   Union consumption

               (21)

               In the absence of any comments concerning Union consumption, recitals 54 to 55 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         4.3.   Imports into the Union from China

               (22)

               It is noted that, as mentioned below in recital 34 of this Regulation, subsequent to the imposition of provisional measures, there were some minor corrections in the Union industry’s sales value. However, these had no impact on the undercutting margins as set out in recital 59 of the provisional Regulation. Therefore recitals 56 to 59 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         4.4.   Economic situation of the Union industry

               (23)

               Further to provisional disclosure one Chinese exporting producer contested the provisional findings claiming that some of the main injury indicators showed a positive development between 2008 and the IP.

               (24)

               It should first of all be noted that while certain injury indicators showed a somewhat positive development between 2008 and the IP (e.g. production volume, market share and investments), other indicators showed negative developments (e.g. sales volumes and prices, as well as profitability). In this regard, it is noted that Article 3(5) of the basic Regulation provides that no one or more of the injury indicators is decisive in assessing whether the Union industry suffered material injury.

               (25)

               In addition, the period under consideration covers the period between 2005 and the end of the IP. During this period most injury indicators clearly showed a negative development resulting in material injury during the IP. The somewhat positive development of certain injury indicators in the last year of this period did not undermine the finding of material injury.

               (26)

               Subsequent to the imposition of provisional measures, the replies to the questionnaire of two other sales branches of the Union industry were verified at their premises, as mentioned above in recital 4.

               (27)

               As result of these verifications, some minor adjustments were made to the total value of sales in the domestic market and to the cost of production. The profitability figure was also accordingly slightly amended. However, these changes did not have an impact on the trends and indexes in prices and profitability as provisionally established in recitals 66 and 68 as well as Tables 5 and 7 of the provisional Regulation.

               (28)

               Therefore the conclusions reached at provisional stage, i.e. that the Union industry suffered material injury within the meaning of Article 3(5) of the basic Regulation, are confirmed and recitals 60 to 79 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         5.   CAUSALITY

               (29)

               In the absence of any comments concerning causality, recitals 80 to 96 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         6.   UNION INTEREST

               (30)

               One cooperating user claimed that any increase in costs could not be easily passed on to final customers; therefore duties would have a significant impact on its profitability.

               (31)

               However, the investigation revealed that this user made high profit margins both overall and on a wide range of its products. For most of the products produced by this user, the expected cost increase was found not to be significant due to the small part of dry sodium gluconate in the total production cost and it was considered that, overall, the expected cost increase could be absorbed without significantly affecting the overall profitability. The user in question did not submit any further evidence or information supporting its claim. Therefore this claim had to be rejected.

               (32)

               In the absence of any other comments concerning the Union interest, recitals 97 to 107 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         7.   DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES

   7.1.   Injury elimination level

               (33)

               For the determination of the non-injurious price at definitive stage, the same methodology was used as the one described in recitals 111 to 113 of the provisional Regulation.

               (34)

               However, as mentioned above in recital 27, the verification of additional data of the Union industry led to minor corrections in the value of total domestic sales, total cost of production and profitability.

               (35)

               In the absence of any other comments that would alter the conclusion regarding the injury elimination level, recitals 108 to 113 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.

         7.2.   Definitive measures

               (36)

               In the light of the foregoing, it is considered that, in accordance with Article 9(4) of the basic Regulation, a definitive anti-dumping duty should be imposed on imports of dry sodium gluconate originating in China at the level of the lower of the dumping and the injury margins, in accordance with the lesser duty rule.

               (37)

               The proposed definitive anti-dumping duty rates are the following:

                  Table 2

                           Name

                           Injury Margin

                           Dumping Margin

                           Definitive duty

                           Shandong Kaison Biochemical Co. Ltd, Wulian County, Rizhao City

                           29,7 %

                           5,6 %

                           5,6 %

                           Qingdao Kehai Biochemistry Co. Ltd, Jiaonan City

                           27,1 %

                           51,1 %

                           27,1 %

                           All other companies

                           53,2 %

                           79,2 %

                           53,2 %

               (38)

               The individual company anti-dumping duty rates specified in this Regulation were established on the basis of the findings of the present investigation. Therefore, they reflect the situation found during that investigation with respect to these companies. These duty rates (as opposed to the countrywide duty applicable to ‘all other companies’) are thus exclusively applicable to imports of products originating in the country concerned and produced by the companies mentioned. Imported products produced by any other company not specifically mentioned in the operative part of this Regulation with its name and address, including entities related to those specifically mentioned, cannot benefit from these rates and shall be subject to the duty rate applicable to ‘all other companies’.

               (39)

               Any claim requesting the application of these individual company anti-dumping duty rates (e.g. following a change in the name of the entity or following the setting up of new production or sales entities) should be addressed to the Commission (3) forthwith with all relevant information, in particular any modification in the company’s activities linked to production, domestic and export sales associated with, for example, that name change or that change in the production and sales entities. If appropriate, the Regulation will then be accordingly amended by updating the list of companies benefiting from individual duty rates.

               (40)

               In order to ensure a proper enforcement of the anti-dumping duty, the countrywide duty level should not only apply to the non-cooperating exporting producers but also to those producers which did not have any exports to the Union during the IP.

         7.3.   Definitive collection of provisional duties

               (41)

               In view of the magnitude of the dumping margins found and in the light of the level of the injury caused to the Union industry, it is considered necessary that the amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty, imposed by the provisional Regulation should be definitively collected to the extent of the amount of the definitive duties imposed. Where the definitive duties are lower than the provisional duties, amounts provisionally secured in excess of the definitive rate of anti-dumping duties shall be released.

         7.4.   Special monitoring

               (42)

               In order to minimise the risks of circumvention due to the high difference in the duty rates, it is considered that special measures are needed in this case to ensure the proper application of the anti-dumping duties. These special measures include the following.

               (43)

               The presentation to the Customs authorities of the Member States of a valid commercial invoice, which shall conform to the requirements set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Imports not accompanied by such an invoice shall be made subject to the residual anti-dumping duty applicable to all other producers.

               (44)

               Should the exports by the companies benefiting from lower individual duty rates increase significantly in volume after the imposition of the measures concerned, such an increase in volume could be considered as constituting in itself a change in the pattern of trade due to the imposition of measures within the meaning of Article 13(1) of the basic Regulation. In such circumstances and provided the conditions are met, an anti-circumvention investigation may be initiated. This investigation may, inter alia, examine the need for the removal of individual duty rates and the consequent imposition of a countrywide duty,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of dry sodium gluconate, with a Customs Union and Statistics (CUS) number 0023277-9 and a Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number 527-07-1, currently falling within CN code ex 2918 16 00 (TARIC code 2918160010) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
   2.   The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the products described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies below shall be as follows:

               Company

               Anti-Dumping duty rate (%)

               TARIC additional codes

               Shandong Kaison Biochemical Co., Ltd, Wulian County, Rizhao City

               5,6

               A972

               Qingdao Kehai Biochemistry Co. Ltd, Jiaonan City

               27,1

               A973

               All other companies

               53,2

               A999

         3.   The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of the Member States of a valid commercial invoice, which shall conform to the requirements set out in the Annex. If no such invoice is presented, the duty rate applicable to all other companies shall apply.
   4.   Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
   Article 2
   The amounts secured by way of provisional anti-dumping duties pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 377/2010 on imports of dry sodium gluconate with a Customs Union and Statistics (CUS) number 0023277-9 and a Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number 527-07-1, currently falling within CN code ex 2918 16 00 (TARIC code 2918160010), and originating in the People’s Republic of China shall be definitely collected at the rate of the definitive duty imposed pursuant to Article 1. The amounts secured in excess of the rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty shall be released.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Luxembourg, 25 October 2010.

            For the Council

            The President

         S. VANACKERE

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

      (2)  OJ L 111, 4.5.2010, p. 5.

      (3)  European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade, Directorate H, Office N105 04/092, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË.

      ANNEX
      A declaration signed by an official of the entity issuing the commercial invoice, in the following format, must appear on the valid commercial invoice referred to in Article 1(3):

                  1.

                  The name and function of the official of the entity issuing the commercial invoice.

                  2.

                  The following declaration: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of dry sodium gluconate sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in (country concerned). I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’.

                  3.

                  Date and signature.