title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 3/2013 of 4 January 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               5.1.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 2/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 3/2013
   of 4 January 2013
   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, 4 January 2013.

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

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  IL

                  51,1

                  MA

                  45,5

                  TN

                  72,6

                  TR

                  100,4

                  ZZ

                  67,4

                  0707 00 05

                  EG

                  191,6

                  TR

                  157,1

                  ZZ

                  174,4

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  44,7

                  TR

                  136,9

                  ZZ

                  90,8

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  73,2

                  MA

                  68,1

                  TR

                  80,4

                  ZA

                  50,5

                  ZZ

                  68,1

                  0805 20 10

                  MA

                  70,3

                  ZZ

                  70,3

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

                  IL

                  78,2

                  MA

                  101,4

                  TR

                  85,9

                  ZZ

                  88,5

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  76,3

                  ZZ

                  76,3

                  0808 10 80

                  CA

                  164,3

                  MK

                  29,8

                  US

                  199,3

                  ZZ

                  131,1

                  0808 30 90

                  CN

                  63,9

                  US

                  159,3

                  ZZ

                  111,6

         (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) 2016/667 of 27 April 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds

text:
               29.4.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 115/28

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/667
   of 27 April 2016
   amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (1), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 provides for a list of Member States' competent authorities to be maintained by the Commission in Annex III.

               (2)

               The contact details for the Kimberley Process Authorities in Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom have to be rectified.

               (3)

               Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is replaced by 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, 27 April 2016.

            For the Commission

         Federica MOGHERINI

            Vice-President

      (1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28.

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX III

               List of Member States' competent authorities and their tasks as referred to in Articles 2 and 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002

               BELGIUM

                        Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie, Algemene Directie Economische Analyses en Internationale Economie, Dienst Vergunningen.

                        Service Public Fédéral Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie, Direction générale des Analyses économiques et de l'Economie internationale, Service Licence.

                        Italiëlei 124, bus 71

                        B-2000 Antwerpen

                        Tel. +32 2 277 54 59

                        Fax +32 2 277 54 61

                        E-mail: kpcs-belgiumdiamonds@economie.fgov.be

                  In Belgium the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 and the customs treatment will only be done at:

                        The Diamond Office,

                        Hovenierstraat 22

                        B-2018 Antwerpen

               CZECH REPUBLIC

            In the Czech Republic the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 and the customs treatment will only be done at:

                        Generální ředitelství cel

                        Budějovická 7

                        140 96 Praha 4

                        Česká republika

                        Tel. (420-2) 61 33 38 41, (420-2) 61 33 38 59, cell (420-737) 213 793

                        Fax (420-2) 61 33 38 70

                        E-mail: diamond@cs.mfcr.cz

                  Permanent service at designated custom office — Praha Ruzyně
            Tel. (420-2) 20 113 788 (Mondays to Fridays -7:30am — 15:30pm)
            Tel. (420-2) 20 119 678 (Saturdays, Sundays and rest — 15:30pm — 7:30am)

               GERMANY

            In Germany the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of EU certificates, will only be done at the following authority:

                        Hauptzollamt Koblenz

                        Zollamt Idar-Oberstein

                        Zertifizierungsstelle für Rohdiamanten

                        Hauptstraße 197

                        D-55743 Idar-Oberstein

                        Tel. (49-6781) 56 27-0

                        Fax (49-6781) 56 27-19

                        E-mail: poststelle.za-idar-oberstein@zoll.bund.de

                  For the purpose of Articles 5(3), 6, 9, 10, 14(3), 15 and 17 of this Regulation, concerning in particular reporting obligations to the Commission, the following authority shall act as competent German authority:

                        Generalzolldirektion

                        - Direktion VI -

                        Recht des grenzüberschreitenden Warenverkehrs/Besonderes Zollrecht

                        Krelingstraβe 50

                        D-90408 Nürnberg

                        Tel. (49-911) 376 3754

                        Fax (49-911) 376 2273

                        E-mail: DVIA3.gzd@zoll.bund.de

               PORTUGAL

                        Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira

                        Direção de Serviços de Regulação Aduaneira

                        R. da Alfândega, 5

                        1149-006 Lisboa

                        Tel. +351 218813888/9

                        Fax +351 218813941

                        E-mail: dsra@at.gov.pt

                  In Portugal the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 and the customs treatment will only be done at:

                        Alfândega do Aeroporto de Lisboa

                        Aeroporto de Lisboa,

                        Terminal de Carga, Edifício 134

                        1750-364 Lisboa

                        Tel. +351 210030080

                        Fax +351 210037777

                        E-mail address: aalisboa-kimberley@at.gov.pt

               ROMANIA

                        Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Consumatorilor

                        (National Authority for Consumer Protection)

                        1 Bd. Aviatorilor Nr. 72, sectorul 1 București, România

                        (72 Aviatorilor Bvd., sector 1, Bucharest, Romania)

                        Cod postal (Postal code) 011865

                        Tel. (40-21) 318 46 35/312 98 90/312 12 75

                        Fax (40-21) 318 46 35/314 34 62

                        www.anpc.ro

               UNITED KINGDOM

                        Government Diamond Office

                        Conflict Department

                        Room WH.1.163

                        Foreign and Commonwealth Office

                        King Charles Street

                        London

                        SW1A 2AH

                        Tel. (44-207) 008 6903/5797

                        Fax (44-207) 008 3905

                        E-mail: KPUK@fco.gov.uk’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 307/2012 of 11 April 2012 establishing implementing rules for the application of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods

text:
               12.4.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 102/2

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 307/2012
   of 11 April 2012
   establishing implementing rules for the application of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (1), and in particular Article 8(6) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Requests by Member States or on the initiative of the Commission, to initiate the procedure under Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 to prohibit, restrict or place under Union scrutiny a substance other than vitamins or minerals, or an ingredient containing a substance other than vitamins or minerals that is added to foods or used in the manufacture of foods should meet certain conditions and uniform rules should be established for checking that these conditions are met. One of the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 is that the intake of the substance should greatly exceed normal intake of a balanced and varied diet and it should present a potential risk to consumers as demonstrated by relevant scientific data. Further, Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 provides that the procedure should also be applied where the substance presents a potential risk to health for reasons other than a great excess of its normal intake. In addition, Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 provides that the substance should be added to foods or used in the manufacture of foods.

               (2)

               For the purpose of the application of the condition mentioned above, dietary intakes of the concerned substance that greatly exceed those expected under normal conditions of consumption of a balanced and varied diet should reflect actual intake of the substance and not a theoretical assumption of intake, and should be assessed on a case-by-case basis in comparison with the average level of intake of the substance by the general adult population or other population groups for which potential risks to consumers have been identified.

               (3)

               The Member State putting forward a request should provide the necessary information to demonstrate that the conditions required by Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 are met. This should include information on the placing on the market of food products containing the substance and the available and relevant generally accepted scientific evidence that associates the substance with a potential risk to consumers. Only those requests ascertained as complete should be sent to the European Food Safety Authority (hereafter ‘the Authority’) for a safety assessment based on the available information. The Authority should adopt an opinion on the safety of the substance within a specified time limit as laid down in Article 29(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). Interested parties should be allowed to submit comments to the Commission following the publication of the opinion by the Authority.

               (4)

               Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 states that food business operators, or any other interested parties, may at any time submit for evaluation to the Authority a file containing the scientific data demonstrating the safety of a substance listed in Annex III, Part C to that Regulation, under the conditions of its use in a food or in a category of foods and explaining the purpose of that use. Any such file submitted by a food business operator or interested party should be based on guidance documents adopted or endorsed by the Authority, such as the guidance on submissions for safety evaluation of sources of nutrients or of other ingredients proposed for use in the manufacture of food, or any further revised version of such guidance.

               (5)

               In order for the Commission to take a decision concerning a substance included in Annex III, Part C to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 within the required deadline, it is necessary to take into consideration only those files submitted within 18 months from the date a substance has been included in that Annex. Furthermore, in order for the Commission to take a decision within the stipulated deadline, the Authority should give its opinion on the safety of the substance within a time limit of nine months from receiving a file that is considered to be valid and complete in accordance with the guidance documents adopted or endorsed by the Authority.

               (6)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Subject matter
   This Regulation establishes implementing rules for the application of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 and in particular:

               (a)

               the conditions for the use of the procedure referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006; and

               (b)

               the procedure referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 concerning substances listed in Annex III, Part C thereto.

         Article 2
   Definitions
   For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

               (a)

               ‘request’ means the submission to the Commission by a Member State of information, including scientific data, for the purpose of initiating the procedure under paragraph 2 of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006;

               (b)

               ‘file’ means a file as referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 that is submitted by a food business operator or interested party to the Authority;

               (c)

               ‘placing on the market’ as defined by Article 3(8) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.

         Article 3
   Conditions to be met for the request
   1.   In the assessment of the conditions under which the concerned substance is added to foods or used in the manufacture of foods, as laid down in paragraph 1 of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, the placing on the market in one or more Member States of the food product to which the substance has been added shall be taken into account.
   2.   Member States may submit a request to the Commission when the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 shows at least one of the following:

               (a)

               a potential risk to consumers is associated with the ingestion of amounts of the substance that greatly exceed those reasonably expected under normal conditions of consumption of a balanced and varied diet, due to the conditions under which the substance is added to food or used in the manufacture of food;

               (b)

               a potential risk to consumers is associated with the consumption of this substance by the general adult population or other specified population group for which a potential risk has been identified.

         3.   For the purposes of this Regulation those conditions that would result in the ingestion of amounts of a substance greatly exceeding those reasonably expected to be ingested under normal conditions of consumption of a balanced and varied diet shall occur under actual circumstances and shall be assessed on a case-by-case basis in comparison with the average intake of the concerned substance by the general adult population or other specified population group for which health concerns have been raised.
   4.   The conditions and requirements laid down in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article and the requirements laid down in Article 4 of this Regulation, shall apply mutatis mutandis where the procedure under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 is initiated by the Commission.
   Article 4
   Content of the request
   1.   The request shall contain the available and relevant generally accepted scientific evidence demonstrating that the conditions specified in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 are met and shall include:

               (a)

               Evidence demonstrating the addition of the substance to food or use of the substance in the manufacture of food.
               Such evidence shall include information on the current placing on the market of food products containing the substance as referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 3 of this Regulation.

               (b)

               In cases referred to in Article 3(2)(a), evidence demonstrating that intake of the substance greatly exceeds normal conditions of consumption of a balanced and varied diet, as assessed in accordance with Article 3(3).
               Such evidence shall include scientific data that represents actual dietary intake of the substance obtained from the most recently available dietary intake surveys or food consumption surveys. The inclusion of foods to which the substance has been added and/or food supplements containing the substance may be taken into account. Member States shall provide justification for the basis of their assessment of ‘normal conditions of consumption of a balanced and varied diet’ when making the request.

               (c)

               Evidence demonstrating a potential risk to consumers from consumption of the substance.
               This evidence shall consist of relevant scientific data including unpublished validated reports, scientific opinions by a public risk assessment body or independent and peer-reviewed articles. A summary of the scientific data and the list of references of the scientific data shall be provided.

         2.   The Commission may ask the Member State to provide clarifications or additional information if the request is incomplete.
   3.   The Commission shall publish any complete request made by a Member State on its official website.
   4.   The Commission shall send the request to the Authority accompanied by all the available information, following consultation of the Member States. The Authority shall adopt a scientific opinion within a specified time limit as laid down by Article 29(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
   5.   Interested parties may submit comments to the Commission within 30 days from the publication by the Authority of its opinion.
   Article 5
   Substance included in Annex III, Part C
   1.   To be considered valid, a file submitted by a food business operator or any other interested party to the Authority in view of a safety assessment of the substance placed in Part C of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, pursuant to the procedure provided under Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, shall be based on relevant guidance documents adopted or endorsed by the Authority.
   In the case where it considers a file as not valid for the purpose of the first subparagraph, the Authority shall inform the food business operator or interested party that has submitted the file and the Commission, indicating the reasons why the file is not considered valid.
   2.   Only files submitted within 18 months from the entry into force of a decision that includes a substance to Part C of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 shall be taken into account by the Authority as being a valid file for the purposes of a decision as laid down in paragraph 5 of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.
   Article 6
   Opinion of the Authority
   1.   The Authority shall give its opinion on files referred to in Article 5(1) of this Regulation within nine months from the date of receipt of a valid file. The Authority shall assess the validity of the file within 30 days from receipt of the file.
   2.   The Authority may request the food business operator or interested party to supplement the data or information submitted in a file within a specified time limit. When the Authority seeks supplementary information from the food business operator or any other interested party, the time limit referred to in paragraph 1 shall be extended only once by up to three months and shall include the time needed by the food business operator or any interested party to provide this supplementary information. The food business operator or interested party shall submit the requested information within 15 days from the date of receipt of the Authority’s request.
   Article 7
   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, 11 April 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 404, 30.12.2006, p. 26.

      (2)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 407/2014 of 23 April 2014 approving transfluthrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 18  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               24.4.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 121/14

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 407/2014
   of 23 April 2014
   approving transfluthrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 18
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). That list includes transfluthrin.

               (2)

               Transfluthrin has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 18, insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods, as defined in Annex V to that Directive, which corresponds to product-type 18 as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

               (3)

               The Netherlands was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 13 July 2010 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.

               (4)

               The competent authority report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the findings of the review were incorporated in an assessment report reviewed within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 13 March 2014.

               (5)

               According to that assessment report, biocidal products used for product-type 18 and containing transfluthrin may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC, provided that certain specifications and conditions relating to its use are satisfied.

               (6)

               It is therefore appropriate to approve transfluthrin for use in biocidal products for product-type 18 subject to compliance with such specifications and conditions.

               (7)

               Since the evaluation did not address nanomaterials, the approval should not cover such materials pursuant to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

               (8)

               A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is approved, in order to permit interested parties to take the preparatory measures necessary to meet the new requirements laid down.

               (9)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Transfluthrin shall be approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 18, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 23 April 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 of 4 December 2007 on the second phase of the 10-year work programme referred to in Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 3).

      (3)  Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1).

      ANNEX

                  Common name

                  IUPAC name
                  Identification numbers

                  Minimum degree of purity of the active substance (1)

                  Date of approval

                  Expiry date of approval

                  Product type

                  Specific conditions  (2)

                  Transfluthrin

                  IUPAC Name:
                  2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzyl (1R,3S)-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate
                  or
                  2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzyl (1R)-trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate
                  EC No: 405-060-5
                  CAS No: 118712-89-3

                  965 g/kg of 1R trans configuration

                  1 November 2015

                  31 October 2025

                  18

                  The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any uses covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union level risk assessment of the active substance.
                  Authorisations are subject to the following condition:
                  In view of the risks for water, sediment and soil compartments, transfluthrin shall not be used in vaporisers for indoor use or insecticidal coils unless it can be demonstrated in the application for product authorisation that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level.

         (1)  The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance used for the evaluation made in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. The active substance in the product placed on the market can be of equal or different purity if it has been proven technically equivalent with the evaluated active substance.

         (2)  For the implementation of the common principles of Annex VI to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, the content and conclusions of assessment reports are available on the Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/environment/biocides/index.htm


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 250/2012 of 21 March 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2011 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               22.3.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 82/3

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 250/2012
   of 21 March 2012
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2011 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or consigned from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station
   (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 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 provides for the possibility to adopt appropriate Union emergency measures for food and feed imported from a third country in order to protect public health, animal health or the environment, where the risk cannot be contained satisfactorily by means of measures taken by the Member States individually.

               (2)

               Following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station on 11 March 2011, the Commission was informed that radionuclide levels in certain food products originating in Japan exceeded the action levels in food applicable in Japan. Such contamination may constitute a threat to public and animal health in the Union and therefore Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2011 (2) was adopted.

               (3)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2011 provides that consignments of products covered by that Regulation are to be accompanied by a declaration signed by an authorised representative of the competent authority of Japan and attesting, inter alia, where the consignment originates in and where it is consigned from. The content of that declaration further differs depending on whether the products originate in or are consigned from a prefecture close to the Fukushima nuclear power station or not.

               (4)

               For consignments originating in the Fukushima prefecture and in the 10 prefectures close to it, the Japanese authorities are required to certify that they do not contain levels of radionuclides caesium-134 and caesium-137 above the maximum levels set out in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2011. In addition, the competent authorities of the border inspection post or designated point of entry into the Union are to carry out identity and physical checks, including laboratory analysis on the presence of caesium-134 and caesium-137, on at least 10 % of such consignments.

               (5)

               For consignments consigned from the Fukushima prefecture and from the 10 prefectures close to it, the Japanese authorities are required to certify that they had not been exposed to radioactivity during transit. In such cases, as well as in cases where the consignments originate and are consigned from other prefectures in Japan than Fukushima and its surrounding 10 prefectures, the competent authorities of the border inspection post or designated point of entry into the Union are to carry out identity and physical checks, including laboratory analysis on the presence of caesium-134 and caesium-137, on at least 20 % of such consignments.

               (6)

               The results of the checks, including laboratory analysis, carried out pursuant to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2011 by the competent authorities of the border inspection post or designated point of entry into the Union indicate that the control measures on feed and food intended for export to the Union are correctly and efficiently applied by the Japanese authorities. It is therefore appropriate to reduce the frequency of checks carried out on such consignments by the competent authorities of the border inspection post or designated point of entry into the Union.

               (7)

               In addition, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2011 is to apply until 31 March 2012. The Japanese competent authorities continue to monitor the presence of radioactivity in feed and food. The results of that monitoring show that certain feed and food in prefectures close to the Fukushima nuclear power station continue to contain levels of radioactivity above the action levels. It is therefore appropriate to extend the date of application of the measures laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2011.

               (8)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (9)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Amending provisions
   Implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2011 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               in Article 5(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:

                           ‘(b)

                           identity and physical checks, including laboratory analysis on the presence of caesium-134 and caesium-137, on at least:

                                       —

                                       5 % of the consignments of products referred to in Article 2(3)(d), and

                                       —

                                       10 % of the consignments of products referred to in Article 2(3)(b) and (c).’;

               (2)

               in Article 10, the second paragraph, the date ‘31 March 2012’ is replaced by ‘31 October 2012’.

         Article 2
   Entry into force
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 252, 28.9.2011, p. 10.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/704 of 19 April 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector

text:
                  20.4.2017

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 104/4

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/704
      of 19 April 2017
      amending Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector
      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
      Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 187 thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

                  The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (2) (‘the SAA’) was signed on 16 June 2008 and entered into force on 1 June 2015. Article 27(3) of the SAA provides for a duty-free access on imports into the Union for products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina of headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature, within the limit of an annual tariff quota of 12 000 tonnes.

                  (2)

                  The Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (3) (‘the Protocol’) was signed on 15 December 2016. Its signature on behalf of the European Union and the Member States and its provisional application has been authorised by Council Decision (EU) 2017/75 (4).

                  (3)

                  Article 2(1) of the Protocol provides for changes to the existing tariff quotas for sugar originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina with effect from 1 February 2017. The relevant annual tariff quota for sugar is being increased from 12 000 tonnes to 13 210 tonnes.

                  (4)

                  Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 (5) provides for the opening and the administration of tariff quotas in the sugar sector, including those originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina. To implement the tariff quotas for sugar laid down in the Protocol, it is therefore necessary to amend that Regulation accordingly.

                  (5)

                  Since the Protocol applies from 1 February 2017, the proposed amendments should apply from the same date and enter into force on the day of its publication.

                  (6)

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

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

                  (1)

                  In Article 1, point (f) is replaced by the following:

                              ‘(f)

                              Article 27(3) of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (*1), as amended by the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (*2),

                     (*1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.2015, p. 2."

                     (*2)  OJ L 12, 17.1.2017, p. 3.’"

                  (2)

                  In Annex I, Part II is replaced by the text 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.
      It shall apply from 1 February 2017.

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 19 April 2017.

               For the Commission

               The President

            Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

         (2)  OJ L 164, 30.6.2015, p. 2.

         (3)  OJ L 12, 17.1.2017, p. 3.

         (4)  Council Decision (EU) 2017/75 of 21 November 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (OJ L 12, 17.1.2017, p. 1).

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

         ANNEX

               ‘Part II: Balkans sugar

                        Third Country or Customs Territories

                        Order number

                        CN code

                        Quantities (tonnes)

                        In quota rate (EUR/ton)

                        Albania

                        09.4324

                        1701  and 1702

                        1 000

                        0

                        Bosnia and Herzegovina

                        09.4325

                        1701  and 1702

                        13 210

                        0

                        Serbia

                        09.4326

                        1701  and 1702

                        181 000

                        0

                        Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

                        09.4327

                        1701  and 1702

                        7 000

                        0’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 243/2011 of 11 March 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oravský korbáčik (PGI))

text:
               12.3.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 66/19

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 243/2011
   of 11 March 2011
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Oravský korbáčik (PGI))
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Slovakia's application to register the name ‘Oravský korbáčik’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 11 March 2011.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         Dacian CIOLOŞ

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

      (2)  OJ C 188, 13.7.2010, p. 15.

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

         Class 1.3.   Cheeses

      SLOVAKIA
      Oravský korbáčik (PGI)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/550 of 23 March 2017 on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the seventh partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080

text:
               24.3.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 79/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/550
   of 23 March 2017
   on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the seventh partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (2), and in particular Article 32 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

               In the light of the tenders received for the seventh partial invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should not be fixed.

               (3)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   For the seventh partial invitation to tender for the selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080, in respect of which the period during which tenders were to be submitted ended on 21 March 2017, a minimum selling price has not been fixed.
   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, 23 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 206, 30.7.2016, p. 71.

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