title: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... extending the special guarantees concerning Salmonella spp. laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council to meat derived from broilers (Gallus gallus) intended for Denmark

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               COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...

               of 28.2.2018

               extending the special guarantees concerning Salmonella spp. laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council to meat derived from broilers (Gallus gallus) intended for Denmark

               (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 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin
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               , and in particular Article 8(3)(b) thereof,

               Whereas:

               (1)Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down specific rules on the hygiene of food of animal origin for food business operators, with certain special guarantees for certain food of animal origin intended for the Finnish and Swedish markets. Accordingly, food business operators intending to place meat from specified animals on the market in those Member States must comply with certain rules in respect of Salmonella. Furthermore, consignments of such meat are to be accompanied by a trade document stating that a microbiological test has been carried out with negative results in accordance with Union legislation.

               (2)In addition, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005
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                specifies those special guarantees, laying down rules on the sampling of such meat and microbiological methods for the examination of those samples. It also sets out a trade document to accompany consignments of the meat.

               (3)On 5 October 2007, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration forwarded an application to the Commission for special guarantees to be authorised for Denmark concerning Salmonella in meat derived from broilers (Gallus gallus) for the whole of Denmark in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. The application includes a description of the Danish Salmonella Control Programme for meat derived from broilers (Gallus gallus).

               (4)During its meeting on 18 June 2008, the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health agreed on a Commission staff working document entitled "Guidance document on the minimum requirements for Salmonella control programmes to be recognised equivalent to those approved for Sweden and Finland in respect of meat and eggs of Gallus gallus"
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                (the "Guidance document").

               (5)The Danish Salmonella Control Programme for meat derived from broilers (Gallus gallus) is considered equivalent to that approved for Finland and Sweden and is in line with the Guidance document. However, the prevalence of Salmonella in Danish flocks of breeders of Gallus gallus was higher than the upper limit proposed in the Guidance document, therefore it could not be considered equivalent to the situation in Finland and Sweden.

               (6)On 6 February 2017, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration forwarded data on the prevalence of Salmonella in flocks of rearing breeders, adult breeders, broilers and meat of Gallus gallus for the period 2011-2016. The prevalences for 2015-2016 are in accordance with the upper limits set in the Guidance document.

               (7)The special guarantees should therefore be extended to consignments of meat derived from broilers (Gallus gallus) intended for Denmark. In addition, the rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 concerning the sampling of such meat, the microbiological methods for the examination of those samples and the trade document should apply to such consignments.

               (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

               Denmark is authorised to apply the special guarantees concerning Salmonella spp. laid down in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 to consignments of meat as defined in point 1.1 of Annex I to that Regulation, derived from broilers (Gallus gallus) intended for Denmark.

               Article 2

               Consignments of meat referred to in Article 1 shall be accompanied by a trade document complying with the model set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005.

               Article 3

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

               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

               Done at Brussels, 28.2.2018

                     For the Commission

                     The President
                     Jean-Claude JUNCKER

                     (1)

                        OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.

                     (2)

                        Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 of 14 October 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning Salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs (OJ L 271, 15.10.2005, p. 17).

                     (3)

                  https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/safety/docs/biosafety_food-borne-disease_salmonella_guidance_min-req_eggs-poultry-meat.pdf


title: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No …/.. on a temporary derogation from the rules of preferential origin laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 in respect of bicycles and other cycles produced in Cambodia regarding the use, under cumulation, of parts originating in Malaysia

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               COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No …/..

               of 8.3.2018

               on a temporary derogation from the rules of preferential origin laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 in respect of bicycles and other cycles produced in Cambodia regarding the use, under cumulation, of parts originating in Malaysia

               THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

               Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

               Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code
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                and in particular Articles 64(6) and 66(b) thereof,

               Whereas:

               (1)By Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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                the Union granted generalised tariff preferences (‘GSP’) to Cambodia. The GSP scheme became applicable on 1 January 2014.

               (2)Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 provides for the possibility to grant, in certain precisely defined circumstances and for certain goods, derogations from the rules on preferential origin in favour of GSP beneficiary countries. According to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446
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               , regional cumulation can only apply in the same regional group to countries which, at the time of exportation to the Union, are beneficiaries of the GSP.

               (3)On 13 October 2016, Cambodia submitted a request for a three-year extension of a derogation granted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 822/2014
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               . Under that derogation, Cambodia was entitled, for the purpose of determining the origin of bicycles of HS heading 8712 imported to the Union from Cambodia, to consider parts originating in Malaysia to be materials originating in Cambodia by virtue of regional cumulation under the GSP scheme, even though Malaysia was not a GSP beneficiary country.

               (4)In its request, Cambodia considered that considerable efforts had been made by its bicycle industry to gradually comply with the Union rules of origin for the least developed countries (as provided for in Annex 22-03 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446), under which in order for a product to be considered originating in the least developed country, the materials used for its production and imported from other countries should not exceed 70 %. However, Cambodia concluded that more time is needed for that industry to reach full compliance with the Union rules of origin for the least developed countries.

               (5)By letter of 17 February 2017, the Commission requested Cambodia to submit further information. On 15 June 2017, Cambodia transmitted its answer to that request, as a result of which its application was considered complete.

               (6)In its reply, Cambodia demonstrated that efforts had been made to render the bicycle industry more autonomous thanks to investments aiming to set up further part manufacturing lines (such as frames, painting, wielding or rims). Cambodia also explained that manufacturers had been incented to purchase bike accessories as well as packaging material from local suppliers in order to increase the added value created in Cambodia. Consequently, Cambodia has now its own policy to attract investors to set up industrial clusters in special economic zones to support the bicycle industry.

               (7)Cambodia underlines that an additional period of time is important to maintain the momentum of the Cambodian bicycle industry and for new projects to take effect, notably in the field of promoting investments in other ASEAN members which will help to meet the needs of the Cambodian bicycle industry with regard to quality and price of the bicycle parts.

               (8)It appears from that additional information that Cambodia now affords its bicycle industry a satisfactory level of autonomy and the figures presented in its report show that a continuous fulfilment of the rule of origin allowing the use of up to 70 % of non-originating materials is now within reach. Therefore, given that improvement, there is no need for a long period of extension of the derogation or for a high number of units imported into the Union to be covered by that derogation. As the derogation for 2016 concerned 150 000 units, a number of 100 000 units will be sufficient to support Cambodia in completing the autonomy of its industry.

               (9)Nevertheless, as Cambodia explained in its request, making full use of the derogation depends on the seasonal rhythm separating the period for ordering parts (October-December) from the period of importation of those parts from the other countries (from May of the following year to March of the third year). Therefore it appears necessary to provide a sufficiently long period of time for the derogation to be beneficial. For the same puposes, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

               (10)In order to allow efficient monitoring of the operation of the derogation, it is necessary to require the authorities of Cambodia to communicate regularly to the Commission the details of the certificates of origin Form A which have been issued within the framework of the derogation.

               (11)The derogation should concern all products of HS heading 8712 using parts of HS heading 8714 originating in Malaysia.

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

               Article 1

               1. By way of derogation from point (a) of Article 55(2) of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2446, Cambodia shall be entitled to rely on regional cumulation of origin in accordance with Title II, Chapter 1, Section 2 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 when using parts of HS heading 8714 originating in Malaysia for the production of bicycles and other cycles of HS heading 8712 to be exported to the Union.

               2. The proofs of origin for the parts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up in accordance with Title II, Chapter 2, Section 2, Subsection 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447
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               .

               Article 2

               The derogation provided for in Article 1 shall apply to products of HS heading 8712 exported from Cambodia and declared for release for free circulation in the Union during the period and up to the quantities set out in the Annex.

               Article 3

               The quantities set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be managed in accordance with Articles 49 to 54 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.

               Article 4

               Box 4 of certificates of origin Form A issued by the competent authorities of Cambodia or statements on origin made out by the exporters registered in Cambodia with regard to products referred to in Article 2 shall bear the following endorsements:

               - "Derogation — Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/…",

               The competent authorities of Cambodia shall forward to the Commission, by the end of the month following each civil quarter, a quarterly statement of the quantities of products referred to in Article 2 in respect of which certificates of origin Form A have been issued  and the serial numbers of those certificates.

               Article 5

               The competent authorities of Cambodia shall take all the necessary measures to ensure compliance with Articles 1 and 4 and to put in place and maintain any administrative structures and systems to ensure the correct implementation of the derogation referred to in Article 1 and administrative cooperation, both with the authorities of Malaysia and with the European Commission and the customs authorities of the Member States of the Union, as specified in Title II, Chapter 2, Section 2, Subsection 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.

               Article 6

               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, 8.3.2018

                     For the Commission

                     The President
                     Jean-Claude JUNCKER

                     (1)

                        OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1.

                     (2)

                        Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 (OJ L 303, 31.10.2012, p. 1).

                     (3)

                        Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code (OJ L343, 29.12.2015, p. 1).

                     (4)

                        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 822/2014 of 28 July 2014 on a derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 as regards the rules of origin under the scheme of generalised tariff preferences in respect of bicycles produced in Cambodia regarding the use under cumulation of bicycle parts originating in Malaysia (OJ L 223, 29.7.2014, p. 19).

                     (5)

                        Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558).

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               ANNEX

                           Order No

                           CN Code

                           Description of goods

                           Period

                           Quantities (in units)

                           09.8094

                           8712

                           Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised

                           xx.xx.2017 to 31 December 2019

                           100.000