title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 445/2012 of 25 May 2012 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               26.5.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 137/3

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 445/2012
   of 25 May 2012
   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, 25 May 2012.

            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

                  AL

                  98,8

                  MA

                  66,7

                  TR

                  116,3

                  ZZ

                  93,9

                  0707 00 05

                  AL

                  41,0

                  JO

                  183,3

                  MK

                  36,4

                  TR

                  134,1

                  ZZ

                  98,7

                  0709 93 10

                  JO

                  183,3

                  TR

                  105,4

                  ZZ

                  144,4

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  46,8

                  IL

                  75,8

                  MA

                  48,8

                  TR

                  52,1

                  ZA

                  66,7

                  ZZ

                  58,0

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  60,0

                  ZA

                  150,0

                  ZZ

                  105,0

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  130,3

                  BR

                  83,6

                  CA

                  135,2

                  CL

                  97,8

                  CN

                  119,3

                  EC

                  94,2

                  MK

                  41,0

                  NZ

                  137,3

                  US

                  156,2

                  UY

                  68,1

                  ZA

                  94,5

                  ZZ

                  105,2

                  0809 29 00

                  US

                  750,1

                  ZZ

                  750,1

         (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) No 1094/2013 of 4 November 2013 on the allocation to France and the United Kingdom of additional days at sea within ICES division VIIe

text:
               6.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 294/30

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1094/2013
   of 4 November 2013
   on the allocation to France and the United Kingdom of additional days at sea within ICES division VIIe
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (1), and in particular point 7 of Annex IIC thereof,
   Having regard to the requests made by France and the United Kingdom,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Table I of Annex IIC to Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 specifies the maximum number of days at sea on which EU vessels of overall length equal to or greater than 10 metres carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm or static nets, including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm may be present in ICES division VIIe from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014.

               (2)

               Point 7.5 of that Annex enables the Commission to allocate an additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be present in that area when carrying on board or deploying such beam trawls or static nets, on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004.

               (3)

               In view of the data on beam trawlers withdrawn from the fishing fleet presented in the request submitted by France in accordance with points 7.1 and 7.4 of Annex IIC and applying the calculation method provided for in point 7.2 of that Annex, 11 additional days at sea should be allocated to France for the period between 1 February 2013 and 31 January 2014 for vessels carrying on board or deploying such beam trawls.

               (4)

               In view of the data on vessels with static nets withdrawn from the fishing fleet presented in the request submitted by France in accordance with points 7.1 and 7.4 of Annex IIC and applying the calculation method provided for in point 7.2 of that Annex, 14 additional days at sea should be allocated to France for the period between 1 February 2013 and 31 January 2014 for vessels carrying on board or deploying such static nets.

               (5)

               In view of the data on beam trawlers withdrawn from the fishing fleet presented in the request submitted by the United Kingdom in accordance with points 7.1 and 7.4 of Annex IIC and applying the calculation method provided for in point 7.2 of that Annex, 43 additional days at sea should be allocated to the United Kingdom for the period between 1 February 2013 and 31 January 2014 for vessels carrying on board or deploying such beam trawls.

               (6)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Additional fishing days for France
   1.   For the period between 1 February 2013 and 31 January 2014 the maximum number of days a fishing vessel flying the flag of France and carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm may be present in ICES division VIIe, as laid down in Table I of Annex IIC to Regulation (EU) No 39/2013, is increased to 175 days per year.
   2.   For the period between 1 February 2013 and 31 January 2014 the maximum number of days a fishing vessel flying the flag of France and carrying on board or deploying static nets, including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm may be present in ICES division VIIe, as laid down in Table I of Annex IIC to Regulation (EU) No 39/2013, is increased to 178 days per year.
   Article 2
   Additional fishing days for the United Kingdom
   For the period between 1 February 2013 and 31 January 2014 the maximum number of days a fishing vessel flying the flag of the United Kingdom and carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm may be present in ICES division VIIe, as laid down in Table I of Annex IIC to Regulation (EU) No 39/2013, is increased to 207 days per year.
   Article 3
   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, 4 November 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 23, 25.1.2013, p. 1.


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/354 of 11 March 2016 implementing Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic

text:
               12.3.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 67/18

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/354
   of 11 March 2016
   implementing Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 of 10 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic (1), and in particular Article 17(1) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 10 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 224/2014.

               (2)

               On 7 March 2016, the United Nations Security Council Committee, established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2127 (2013), added one person and one entity to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.

               (3)

               Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

            For the Council

            The President

         A.G. KOENDERS

      (1)  OJ L 70, 11.3.2014, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      The following entries are added to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 224/2014:
      A.   Persons

                     ‘9.

                     Joseph KONY (Alias: a) Kony b) Joseph Rao Kony c) Josef Kony d) Le Messie sanglant)
                     Designation: Commander of the Lord's Resistance Army
                     Date of birth: a) 1959 b) 1960 c) 1961 d) 1963 e) 18 Sep. 1964 f) 1965 g) (Aug. 1961) h) (Jul. 1961) i) 1 Jan. 1961 j) (Apr. 1963)
                     Place of birth: a) Palaro Village, Palaro Parish, Omoro County, Gulu District, Uganda b) Odek, Omoro, Gulu, Uganda c) Atyak, Uganda
                     Nationality: Uganda Passport
                     Address: a) Vakaga, Central African Republic b) Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic c) Basse-Kotto, Central African Republic d) Haut-Mbomou, Central African Republic e) Mbomou, Central African Republic f) Haut-Uolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo g) Bas-Uolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo h) (Reported address: Kafia Kingi (a territory on the border of Sudan and South Sudan whose final status has yet to be determined). As of January 2015, 500 Lord's Resistance Army elements were reportedly expelled from the Sudan.)
                     Listed on: 7 March 2016.
                     Other information:
                     Kony is the founder and leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) (CFe.002). Under his leadership, the LRA has engaged in the abduction, killing, and mutilation of thousands of civilians across Central Africa. The LRA has been responsible for kidnapping, displacing, committing sexual violence against, and killing hundreds of individuals across CAR, and has looted and destroyed civilian property. Father's name is Luizi Obol. Mother's name is Nora Obol.
                     Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:
                     Joseph Kony was listed on 7 March 2016 pursuant to paragraphs 12 and 13 (b), (c), and (d) of resolution 2262 (2016) as “engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR;”“involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law, as applicable, or that constitute human rights abuses or violations, in the CAR, including acts involving sexual violence, targeting of civilians, ethnic- or religious-based attacks, attacks on schools and hospitals, and abduction and forced displacement;”“recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the CAR, in violation of applicable international law;” and “providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including diamonds, gold, and wildlife products in or from the CAR.”
                     Additional information:
                     Kony founded the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and has been described as the group's founder, religious leader, chairman, and commander-in-chief. Emerging in northern Uganda in the 1980s, the LRA engaged in the abduction, killing, and mutilation of thousands of civilians across central Africa. Under increasing military pressure, Kony ordered the LRA to withdraw from Uganda in 2005 and 2006. Since then, the LRA has been operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), CAR, South Sudan and reportedly Sudan.
                     Kony, as the leader of the LRA, devises and implements LRA strategy, including standing orders to attack and brutalize civilian populations. Since December 2013, the LRA under the leadership of Joseph Kony has kidnapped, displaced, committed sexual violence against, and killed hundreds of individuals across CAR, and has looted and destroyed civilian property. Concentrated in eastern CAR and reportedly in Kafia Kingi, a territory on the border of Sudan and South Sudan whose final status has yet to be determined but militarily controlled by the former, the LRA raids villages to pillage food and supplies. The fighters set ambushes to attack security forces and steal their equipment when they respond to LRA attacks, and LRA fighters also target and loot villages that do not have a military presence. The LRA has also intensified attacks on diamond and gold mining sites.
                     Kony is subject to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. The ICC has charged him with twelve counts of crimes against humanity including murder, enslavement, sexual enslavement, rape, inhumane acts of inflicting serious bodily injury and suffering, and twenty-one counts of war crimes including murder, cruel treatment of civilians, intentionally directing an attack against a civilian population, pillaging, inducing rape, and enlisting, through abduction, of children under the age of 15 years.
                     Kony has issued standing orders for rebel fighters to loot diamonds and gold from artisanal miners in eastern Central African Republic. Reportedly, some of the minerals are then transported by Kony's group to Sudan, or traded with local civilians and members of the former Séléka.
                     Kony has also instructed his fighters to poach elephants in the Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, from where elephant tusks are reportedly transported through the east of the Central African Republic to Sudan, where senior LRA officials reportedly sell and trade with Sudanese merchants and local officials. The trade of ivory represents a significant source of income for Kony's group. As of January 2015, 500 Lord's Resistance Army elements were reportedly expelled from the Sudan.’

      B.   Entities

                     ‘2.

                     LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY (Alias: a) LRA b) Lord's Resistance Movement (LRM) c) Lord's Resistance Movement/Army (LRM/A)
                     Address: a) Vakaga, Central African Republic b) Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic c) Basse-Kotto, Central African Republic d) Haut-Mbomou, Central African Republic e) Mbomou, Central African Republic f) HautUolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo g) Bas-Uolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo h) (Reported address: Kafia Kingi (a territory on the border of Sudan and South Sudan whose final status has yet to be determined). As of January 2015, 500 Lord's Resistance Army elements were reportedly expelled from the Sudan.)
                     Listed on: 7 March 2016.
                     Other Information: Emerged in northern Uganda in the 1980s. Has engaged in the abduction, killing and mutilation of thousands of civilians in Central Africa, including hundreds in the Central African Republic. The leader is Joseph Kony.
                     Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:
                     The Lord's Resistance Army was listed on 7 March 2016 pursuant to paragraphs 12 and 13 (b), (c), and (d) of resolution 2262 (2016) as “engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR;”“involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law, as applicable, or that constitute human rights abuses or violations, in the CAR, including acts involving sexual violence, targeting of civilians, ethnic- or religious-based attacks, attacks on schools and hospitals, and abduction and forced displacement;”“recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the CAR, in violation of applicable international law;” and “providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including diamonds, gold, and wildlife products in or from the CAR.”
                     Additional information:
                     Emerging in northern Uganda in the 1980s, the LRA has engaged in the abduction, killing, and mutilation of thousands of civilians across central Africa. Under increasing military pressure, Joseph Kony, the LRA's leader, ordered the LRA to withdraw from Uganda in 2005 and 2006. Since then, the LRA has been operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), CAR, South Sudan and reportedly Sudan.
                     Since December 2013, the LRA has kidnapped, displaced, committed sexual violence against, and killed hundreds of individuals across CAR, and has looted and destroyed civilian property. Concentrated in eastern CAR and reportedly in Kafia Kingi, a territory on the border of Sudan and South Sudan whose final status has yet to be determined but militarily controlled by the former, the LRA raids villages to pillage food and supplies. The fighters set ambushes to attack security forces and steal their equipment when they respond to LRA attacks, and LRA fighters also target and loot villages that do not have a military presence. The LRA has also intensified attacks on diamond and gold mining sites.
                     LRA cells are frequently accompanied by captives who are forced to work as porters, cooks, and sex slaves. The LRA engages in gender-based violence including rapes of women and young girls.
                     In December 2013, the LRA abducted dozens of people in Haute-Kotto. The LRA is reported to have been involved in the abductions of hundreds of civilians in CAR since the beginning of 2014.
                     LRA fighters attacked Obo, in eastern CAR's Haut-Mbomou Prefecture, on several occasions in early 2014.
                     The LRA continued to carry out attacks in Obo and other locations in southeastern CAR between May and July 2014, including apparently coordinated attacks and abductions in Mbomou Prefecture in early June.
                     Since at least 2014, the LRA has been involved in elephant poaching and elephant trafficking for revenue generation. The LRA reportedly traffics ivory from Garamba National Park in northern DRC to Darfur, to trade for weapons and supplies. The LRA reportedly transports poached elephant tusks through CAR into Darfur, Sudan to sell. Additionally, as of early 2014, Kony had reportedly ordered LRA fighters to loot diamonds and gold from miners in eastern CAR for transport to Sudan. As of January 2015, 500 Lord's Resistance Army elements were reportedly expelled from the Sudan.
                     In early February 2015, LRA fighters armed with heavy weapons abducted civilians in Kpangbayanga, Haut-Mbomou, and stole food items.
                     On April 20, 2015, an LRA attack and the abduction of children from Ndambissoua, southeastern CAR led most of the village residents to flee. And in early July 2015, the LRA attacked several villages in southern Haute-Kotto Prefecture; the attacks involved looting, violence against civilians, burning of houses, and kidnapping.
                     Since January 2016, attacks imputed to the LRA have multiplied in Mbomou, Haut-Mbomou and Haute-Kotto affecting in particular mining areas in Haute-Kotto. These attacks have involved looting, violence against civilians, destruction of property and abductions. They have led to displacements of the population, including around 700 people who have sought refuge in Bria.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1242/2013 of 25 November 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Cordero Segureño (PGI)]

text:
               4.12.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 323/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1242/2013
   of 25 November 2013
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Cordero Segureño (PGI)]
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Cordero Segureño’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Cordero Segureño’ 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 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, 25 November 2013.

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

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  OJ C 180, 26.6.2013, p. 21.

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

         Class 1.2.   Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)

      SPAIN
      Cordero Segureño (PGI)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/91 of 10 January 2017 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Brillat-Savarin (PGI))

text:
               19.1.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 15/36

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/91
   of 10 January 2017
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Brillat-Savarin (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, France's application to register the name ‘Brillat-Savarin’ 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 ‘Brillat-Savarin’ should therefore be entered in the register,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The name ‘Brillat-Savarin’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
   The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.3. Cheeses, 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, 10 January 2017.

            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 330, 8.9.2016, p. 6.

      (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 1044/2011 of 19 October 2011 entering a name in the register of the traditional specialities guaranteed (Kabanosy (TSG))

text:
               20.10.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 275/16

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1044/2011
   of 19 October 2011
   entering a name in the register of the traditional specialities guaranteed (Kabanosy (TSG))
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 9(5) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, Poland’s application, received on 22 January 2007, to register the name ‘Kabanosy’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                   (2).

               (2)

               The Czech Republic, Germany and Austria submitted objections to the registration pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006. The objections were deemed admissible under point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 9(3) of that Regulation.

               (3)

               By letters dated 26 January 2010, the Commission invited the Member States concerned to engage in appropriate consultations.

               (4)

               While within the designated time-frame agreements have been reached between Austria and Poland and between the Czech Republic and Poland, no agreement has been reached between Germany and Poland. The Commission therefore has to adopt a decision in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006.

               (5)

               The statements of objections concerned non-compliance with the conditions laid down in Articles 2 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006.

               (6)

               Concerning the alleged failure of compliance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 in respect of the specific character of ‘Kabanosy’ no manifest error was identified. By its characteristics as defined in the specification (characteristics of the meat, taste and the unique shape) ‘Kabanosy’ is clearly distinguished from other similar products of the same category and is thus in compliance with the definition for specific character in point (a) of Article 2(1) of that Regulation. In the specification ‘Kabanosy’ is described as long, thin sticks of dry sausage twisted off at one end, evenly wrinkled and folded in two, which should be considered as the product’s intrinsic physical feature and therefore not as a matter of product presentation. Lastly, national standardisation of ‘Kabanosy’ does not impede the registration of the name since it has been established in order to define the specificity of the product and, therefore, it is covered by the derogation set out in the third subparagraph of Article 2(2) of that Regulation.

               (7)

               As regards the objections based on non-compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006, no manifest error was identified either. The name ‘Kabanosy’ does not refer only to claims of a general nature used for a set of products nor is it misleading. Therefore it is not concerned by the second subparagraph of Article 4(3) of that Regulation. The specific character is further not due to the product’s provenance or geographical origin. The product specification rather establishes a quality criterion for the pig population that has an effect on the quality of the finished product and thus indeed on the specific character of ‘Kabanosy’. ‘Kabanosy’s’ main elements of its traditional character consist of both the use of traditional raw materials and traditional method of production, thus those elements are in compliance with Article 4(1) of that Regulation.

               (8)

               Regarding the existence of several other linguistic or orthographic variations of the name, only ‘Kabanosy’ is sought to be registered in accordance with point (a) of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006.

               (9)

               The protection referred to in Article 13(2) of that Regulation has not been requested. Registration without reservation of the name however allows that a registered name may continue to be used on the labelling of products not corresponding to the registered specification without the indication ‘traditional speciality guaranteed’, the abbreviation ‘TSG’ or the associated EU logo. Once ‘Kabanosy’ is registered it would still be possible to produce and market ‘Kabanosy’-like products under the name ‘Kabanosy’ but without reference to EU registration. Thus the registration of ‘Kabanosy’ as a traditional speciality guaranteed would in no way impair other producers’ rights to use a similar or even identical name for their products.

               (10)

               In order to respect fair and traditional usage and to avoid the actual likelihood of confusion, the labelling of ‘Kabanosy’ should contain an indication, in the languages of the countries in which the product is marketed, informing the consumers that it has been produced following the Polish tradition.

               (11)

               In the light of the above, the name ‘Kabanosy’ should be entered in the register of the traditional specialities guaranteed and the product specification should be updated accordingly.

               (12)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion by the Standing Committee on Traditional Specialities Guaranteed,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The designation contained in the Annex I to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register of the traditional specialities guaranteed.
   Article 2
   The consolidated product specification is set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 19 October 2011.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ C 156, 9.9.2009, p. 27.

      ANNEX I
      Products of Annex I to the EC Treaty intended for human consumption:

         Class 1.2.   Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)

      POLAND
      Kabanosy (TSG)

      ANNEX II
      APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A TSG

         COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 509/2006

         ‘KABANOSY’

         EC No: PL-TSG-0007-0050-22.01.2007

      1.   Name and address of the applicant group

                  Name:

                  Związek ‘Polskie Mięso’

                  Address:

                  ul. Chałubińskiego 8, 00-613 Warsaw

                  Tel.

                  +48 228302657

                  Fax

                  +48 228301648

                  E-mail:

                  info@polskie-mieso.pl

            2.   Member State or third country

      Poland
      3.   Product Specification

      3.1.   Name(s) to be registered (Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2007)

      ‘Kabanosy’
      The indication ‘Produced following the Polish tradition’ translated into the language of the country where marketed shall appear on the labelling.
      3.2.   Whether the name

                  

                  is specific in itself

                  expresses the specific character of the agricultural product or foodstuff

            The name expresses the specific character of the product. In 19th century Poland and Lithuania the term ‘kaban’, or the diminutive form ‘kabanek’, referred to extensively reared young hogs which used to be fattened mainly with potatoes, and the meat they produced was customarily called ‘kabanina’. ‘Kabanos’ is derived from the name used to designate these hogs.
      3.3.   Whether reservation of the name is sought pursuant to Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006

                  

                  Registration with reservation of the name

                  Registration without reservation of the name

            3.4.   Type of product

                  Class 1.2 —

                  Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)

            3.5.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff to which the name under point 3.1 applies (Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2007)

      ‘Kabanosy’ are long, thin sticks of dry sausage twisted off at one end and evenly wrinkled. The sticks are folded in two and in the curve there is an indent where they were hung.
      The surface of the ‘kabanosy’ is dark red in colour with a cherry tint. A cross-section reveals dark red pieces of meat and cream-coloured fat.
      The ‘feel to the touch’ is that of a smooth, dry and evenly wrinkled surface.
      ‘Kabanosy’ have a strong taste of cured, baked pork and a delicate, smoky aftertaste redolent of caraway and pepper.
      Chemical composition:

                  —

                  protein content — not less than 15,0 %,

                  —

                  water content — not more than 60,0 %,

                  —

                  fat content — not more than 35,0 %,

                  —

                  salt content — not more than 3,5 %,

                  —

                  nitrate (III) and nitrate (V) content expressed as NaNO2 — not more than 0,0125 %.

            The above chemical composition values ensure the traditional quality of the product. The finished product yield in relation to the meat used as a raw material must be less than 68 %.
      3.6.   Description of the production method of the agricultural product or foodstuff to which the name under point 3.1 applies (Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2007)

         Ingredients

                  Meat (100 kg of raw material):

                              —

                              Class I pork with a fat content of up to 15 % — 30 kg,

                              —

                              Class IIA pork with a fat content of up to 20 % — 40 kg,

                              —

                              Class IIB pork with a fat content of up to 40 % — 30 kg.

                  Seasonings (per 100 kg of meat)

                              —

                              natural pepper — 0,15 kg,

                              —

                              nutmeg — 0,05 kg,

                              —

                              caraway — 0,07 kg,

                              —

                              sugar — 0,20 kg.

                  Other additives:

                              —

                              curing mix (based on a mixture of table salt (NaCl) and sodium nitrite (NaNO2)) — about 2 kg.

         Feeding in the context of the production of pork intended for use in the making of ‘kabanosy’

      Feeding refers to fatty-meat fattening. The aim is to produce pigs with a bodyweight of up to 120 kg, characterised by a higher intramuscular fat content (more than 3 %).

                  —

                  Fattening is based on late-maturing breeds, and an appropriate fattening regime makes it possible to achieve the desired intramuscular fat content. The breeds used for fattening do not carry the RN gene, and the RYR 1T gene is present in 20 % of the population.

                  —

                  Fattening should be carried out in three phases – phase I up to about 60 kg, phase II up to about 90 kg, and phase III up to 120 kg,

                  —

                  Fattening of animals up to 90 kg bodyweight is carried out using two types of feed mixes. The feed mixes (doses) contain:
                  —   as energy components: cereal middlings – wheat, barley, rye, oat, triticale or maize; maize middlings and middlings of naked oat varieties account for up to 30 % of mixes,
                  —   as protein components: – lupin, field bean and pea middlings, post-extraction soya meal, post-extraction rapeseed meal, rapeseed oil cake, fodder yeast or dried green fodder.

                  —

                  Feed mixes (doses) for animals from 90 to 120 kg contain:
                  —   as energy components: wheat, barley, rye and triticale middlings. Maize middlings and middlings of naked oat varieties may not be used in mixes (doses),
                  —   as protein components: middlings of leguminous crops (lupin, field bean and pea), post-extraction soya meal, rapeseed oilcake or post-extraction rapeseed meal and dried green fodder.

                  —

                  At no point in the feeding cycle may the following be used: vegetable oils, feed of animal origin, e.g. powdered milk, dried whey or fish meal.

                  —

                  The metabolic energy content in mixes in all phases of fattening is 12-13 MJ of ME/kg of mix. The protein content in mixes should be around 16-18 % in the first phase of fattening, 15-16 % in the second phase, and about 14 % in the final phase.

                  —

                  Doses for fatteners may be based on nutritive mixes alone, or nutritive mixes and bulk feed, i.e. potatoes and green fodder.

         Stages in the production of ‘kabanosy’

      Stage 1
      Preliminary cutting up of all meat ingredients. Ensuring that the pieces of meat are of a uniform size (about 5 cm in diameter).
      Stage 2
      Traditional curing (dry method) for about 48 hours, using a curing mix.
      Stage 3
      Class I meat is reduced to around 10 mm in size, Class IIA and Class IIB meat to around 8 mm in size.
      Stage 4
      Mixing of all meat ingredients and seasonings: natural pepper, nutmeg, caraway and sugar.
      Stage 5
      Stuffing into thin sheep casings of between 20 and 22 mm in diameter and twisting-off at one end of sticks of about 25 cm in length.
      Stage 6
      Settling at a temperature not exceeding 30 °C for 2 hours. Preliminary drying of the surface, ‘settling’ of the ingredients within the sticks.
      Stage 7
      Drying of the surface and traditional smoking in hot smoke (for about 150 minutes) and baking until a temperature of at least 70 °C is reached inside the sticks.
      Stage 8
      Smoking is stopped and the ‘kabanosy’ are left in the smoke room for about 1 hour, after which they are chilled and refrigerated to below 10 °C.
      Stage 9
      Drying at 14-18 °C and 80 % humidity for 3-5 days until the desired yield is obtained (not exceeding 68 %).
      3.7.   Specific character of the agricultural product or foodstuff (Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2007)

      The specific character of ‘kabanosy’ derives from several attributes that are typical of the product:

                  —

                  tenderness, succulence and specific properties of the meat,

                  —

                  exceptional taste and aroma,

                  —

                  uniform, characteristic shape.

         Tenderness, succulence and specific properties of the meat

      Pork from pigs of late-maturing breeds fattened to a bodyweight of about 120 kg and having the genetic traits described in point 3.6 is an essential ingredient of ‘kabanosy’ which influences the specific nature of the sausage. Compliance with these requirements yields an intramuscular fat content in excess of 3 %, ensuring that the meat possesses the appropriate gustatory and technological properties that are essential for the production of ‘kabanosy’. The use of such raw materials and conformity to the traditional method of production, with special regard to the stages of mincing, curing and smoking, ensures that ‘kabanosy’ are exceptionally tender and succulent. Another characteristic of ‘kabanosy’ is the clearly audible noise they make when they are broken in two. This is the result of the meat’s tenderness and the way in which ‘kabanosy’ are prepared, in particular, drying and smoking.

         Exceptional taste and aroma

      Their taste and aroma are the features which set ‘kabanosy’ apart from other sausages. These features are the result of the use in the production process of appropriately selected seasonings and the proportions thereof: natural pepper, nutmeg, caraway, sugar and the specific smoking process, which further enhances the product’s flavour.

         Uniform, characteristic shape

      The specific character of ‘kabanosy’ is linked mainly to their unique shape. ‘Kabanosy’ are long, thin sticks of dry sausage twisted off at one end and evenly wrinkled.
      3.8.   Traditional character of the agricultural product or foodstuff (Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2007)

         Traditional method of production and storage

      Kabanosy, or thin, dried and smoked pork sausages in sheep casings, were eaten throughout Poland as early as the 1920s and 1930s. They were produced in small, local butchers’ establishments under the same name, but in different regional varieties. The main differences concerned the seasonings used, but also the quality of the sausages themselves. The cookery books and food publications of the day, like M. Karczewska’s ‘Wyrób wędlin i innych przetworów mięsnych sposobem domowym’, published in Warsaw in 1937, provided recipes and helped to standardise production techniques for ‘kabanosy’, enabling brand consolidation and quality improvements. These sausages tasted good and preservation techniques like smoking and drying meant that they could be kept for long periods.
      After 1945 standardisation was introduced in an attempt to improve product quality. ‘Kabanosy’ were officially released for consumption by the Decree of the Ministers for Provisions, Industry and Commerce of 15 September 1948 (Journal of Laws 1948/44, item 334). Technological and production aspects were subsequently standardised (Standard No RN-54/MPMIM1-Mięs-56 of 30 December 1954), and in 1964 the Polish Meat Industry Headquarters in Warsaw issued a standard recipe for ‘Kabanosy’ based on traditional production methods (Internal Regulations No 21).
      ‘Kabanosy’ were extremely popular during Communist times (1945-89); everybody used to buy them. They graced elegant tables on special occasions and were equally suitable as picnic food for travellers, as gifts or as a snack with vodka. Together with ham and bacon, they also became a Polish export speciality.

         Traditional ingredient – pork

      ‘Kabanosy’ are made from specially fattened hogs which used to be known as ‘kabany’. The term ‘kaban’ features in the 1834 epic poem ‘Pan Tadeusz’ by Poland’s national bard Adam Mickiewicz. Originally used to refer to wild boars, hogs and even horses, by the 19th century, according to the 1863 Encyklopedyja Powszechna, Volume 13, the term was universally used to designate a well fed, fat young hog. The hogs were specially fattened up to obtain delicate, exquisite meat with a high intramuscular fat content which gave the products made from it a strong, specific taste, tenderness and succulence. The term ‘kabanina’, derived from ‘kaban’, was also widely used. According to the definition in the Polish dictionary published in Vilnius in 1861, it usually referred to pork.
      The meat of pigs kept for the production of ‘kabanosy’ must have an intramuscular fat content of more than 3 %; this is the marbling that confers on the product the desired tenderness, succulence and excellent taste. The use of such meat has a decisive influence on the quality of the final product and its specific character, and is in keeping with the traditional method of production.
      3.9.   Minimum requirements and procedures to check the specific character (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2007)

      With regard to the specific character of ‘kabanosy’, the following in particular should be subjected to checks:

                  (1)

                  Quality of raw materials used in production (pork, seasonings), including:

                              —

                              technological suitability of the meat;

                              —

                              type of fattening;

                              —

                              curing time;

                              —

                              seasonings used in the production of ‘kabanosy’ and the proportions in which they are used.

                  (2)

                  ‘Kabanosy’ smoking process
                  In the course of an inspection, the following must be checked:

                              —

                              maintenance of the temperature required for traditional smoking in hot smoke and the heating temperature;

                              —

                              maintenance of the duration and temperature of repeat smoking in cold smoke;

                              —

                              use of beech chips for smoking in cold smoke.

                  (3)

                  Quality of the finished product:

                              —

                              protein content;

                              —

                              water content;

                              —

                              fat content;

                              —

                              sodium chloride content;

                              —

                              nitrate (III) and nitrate (V) content;

                              —

                              taste and aroma.

                  (4)

                  Shape of the product.

            Frequency of checks
      Checks on the abovementioned stages must be carried out once every 2 months. If all these stages are proceeding correctly, the frequency of the checks may be reduced to two per year.
      If irregularities occur at any stage, the frequency of checks on that stage must be increased (to once every 2 months). Checks on other stages may be carried out once every 6 months.
      4.   Authorities or bodies verifying compliance with the product specification

      4.1.   Name and address

                  Name:

                  Główny Inspektorat Jakości Handlowej Artykułów Rolno-Spożywczych

                  Address:

                  ul. Wspólna 30, 00-930 Warsaw, POLAND

                  Tel.

                  +48 226232901

                  Fax

                  +48 226232099

                  E-mail:

                  —

                      Public

                   Private

            4.2.   Specific tasks of the authority or body

      The above inspection authority is responsible for checks on the entire specification.


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1063/2011 of 21 October 2011 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism

text:
               22.10.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 277/1

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1063/2011
   of 21 October 2011
   implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 18 July 2011, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) No 687/2011 (2) implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001, by establishing an updated list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies.

               (2)

               The Council has determined that the persons listed in Annex I to this Regulation have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Articles 1(2) and (3) of Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (3), that a decision has been taken with respect to them by a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of that Common Position, and that they should be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.

               (3)

               The Council has concluded that there are no longer grounds for keeping the person listed in Annex II to this Regulation on the list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies.

               (4)

               The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies should be updated accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   The persons listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall be added to the list provided for in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.
   2.   The person listed in Annex II to this Regulation shall be removed from the list provided for in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.
   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, 21 October 2011.

            For the Council

            The President

         M. DOWGIELEWICZ

      (1)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70.

      (2)  OJ L 188, 19.7.2011, p. 2.

      (3)  OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.

      ANNEX I

         Persons referred to in Article 1(1)

                  1.

                  ABDOLLAHI Hamed (a.k.a Mustafa Abdullahi), born August 11, 1960 in Iran. Iranian national. Passport: D9004878.

                  2.

                  ARBABSIAR Manssor (a.k.a. Mansour Arbabsiar), born March 6 or 15, 1955 in Iran. Iranian and US national. Passport: C2002515 (Iran); Passport: 477845448 (USA). National ID no.: 07442833, expiry date 15 March 2016 (USA driving licence).

                  3.

                  SHAHLAI Abdul Reza (a.k.a Abdol Reza Shala'i, a.k.a. Abd-al Reza Shalai, a.k.a. Abdorreza Shahlai, a.k.a. Abdolreza Shahla'i, a.k.a. Abdul-Reza Shahlaee, a.k.a. Hajj Yusef, a.k.a. Haji Yusif, a.k.a. Hajji Yasir, a.k.a. Hajji Yusif, a.k.a. Yusuf Abu-al-Karkh), born circa 1957 in Iran. Addresses: (1) Kermanshah, Iran, (2) Mehran Military Base, Ilam Province, Iran.

                  4.

                  SHAKURI Ali Gholam, born circa 1965 in Tehran, Iran

                  5.

                  SOLEIMANI Qasem (a.k.a Ghasem Soleymani, a.k.a Qasmi Sulayman, a.k.a Qasem Soleymani, a.k.a Qasem Solaimani, a.k.a Qasem Salimani, a.k.a Qasem Solemani, a.k.a Qasem Sulaimani, a.k.a Qasem Sulemani), born March 11, 1957 in Qom, Iran. Iranian national. Passport: 008827 (Iran Diplomatic), issued 1999. Title: Major General.

      ANNEX II

         Person referred to in Article 1(2)

      EL FATMI, Nouredine (a.k.a. Nouriddin EL FATMI, a.k.a. Nouriddine EL FATMI, a.k.a. Noureddine EL FATMI, a.k.a. Abu AL KA'E KA'E, a.k.a. Abu QAE QAE, a.k.a. FOUAD, a.k.a. FZAD, a.k.a. Nabil EL FATMI, a.k.a. Ben MOHAMMED, a.k.a. Ben Mohand BEN LARBI, a.k.a. Ben Driss Muhand IBN LARBI, a.k.a. Abu TAHAR, a.k.a. EGGIE), born 15.8.1982 in Midar (Morocco), passport (Morocco) No. N829139 – member of the ‘Hofstadgroep’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1320 of 26 July 2016 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
                  3.8.2016

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 209/1

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1320
      of 26 July 2016
      concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
      Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (1), and in particular Articles 57(4) and 58(2) thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

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

                  (2)

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

                  (3)

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

                  (4)

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

                  (5)

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

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

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 26 July 2016.

               For the Commission,

               On behalf of the President,

            Stephen QUEST

               Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union

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

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

         ANNEX

                     Description of the goods

                     Classification
                     (CN-code)

                     Reasons

                     (1)

                     (2)

                     (3)

                     A mat and a ‘special pen’ put up together for retail sale.
                     The mat is rectangular consisting of two layers of textile fabric which are hemmed together along the edges.
                     The upper layer is a woven fabric of textile fibres having cartoon-like images printed along the edges. In the centre colourful prints are coated with a white chemical which becomes transparent when wet, making the colourful prints of the fabric visible e.g. wet fingers leave coloured traces. Once the textile material has dried up, the colours disappear under the white coating again.
                     The ‘special pen’ of plastics is used for ‘writing’ on the mat through wetting the surface coating with its wet point. The ‘special pen’ is refillable with water.
                     (See image) (*)

                     9503 00 70

                     Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 9503  and 9503 00 70 .
                     The images printed on the edges of the mat and the colourful prints covered by the coating, as well as the ‘special pen’ that is used for ‘writing’ with water indicate that the articles are designed for the amusement of children (see also the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes to Chapter 95, General, first paragraph). The ‘special pen’ is not an accessory to the mat, because it serves the main function of the mat, i.e. ‘writing’ on the mat. It does not adapt the mat for a particular operation, nor does it increase its range of operations, or enable it to perform a particular service connected with the main function of the mat.
                     Although the mat can be ‘written’ on by means other than the pen, the pen is nevertheless the principal means to write on the mat. The ‘special pen’ can therefore not be considered a minor negligible article within the meaning of the third paragraph of the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature (CNEN) to subheading 9503 00 70 .
                     Consequently, the ‘special pen’ is an individual article of equal importance to the mat and both articles are forming a set. The articles can be considered as put up in a set within the meaning of the wording of subheading 9503 00 70 , because they are different types of articles. If presented separately, they would be classified under different subheadings of the CN (see also the CNEN to subheading 9503 00 70 , first paragraph). Classification under subheading 9503 00 99  is therefore excluded.
                     Consequently, the article is to be classified under CN code 9503 00 70  as ‘other toys, put up in sets’.

            (*)  The image is purely for information.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 796/2013 of 21 August 2013 concerning the denial of authorisation of the substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene as a feed additive  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               22.8.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 224/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 796/2013
   of 21 August 2013
   concerning the denial of authorisation of the substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene as a feed additive
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

               The substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for use on all animal species as part of the group ‘Flavouring and appetising substances — All natural products and corresponding synthetic products’. That substance was subsequently entered in the European Union Register of Feed Additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, with CAS number 2530-10-1 and Flavis number 15.024.

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re-evaluation of this substance as a feed additive for all animal species, requesting that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and in the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (4)

               The substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene was also included in the list of flavouring substances in Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (3), as a flavouring substance under evaluation for which additional scientific data had to be submitted. Such data was submitted.

               (5)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 15 May 2013 (4) about the use of this substance as a flavouring substance in food that this substance is mutagenic in vitro and in vivo and that its use as a flavouring substance in food raises a safety concern.

               (6)

               This assessment indicates that 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene is very likely to be mutagenic also for animals consuming feed containing this substance as a sensory additive. Consequently, it has not been established that this substance does not have an adverse effect on animal health, when used as a feed additive under the proposed conditions of use.

               (7)

               The conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are therefore not satisfied. Accordingly, the authorisation of 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene as a feed additive should be denied.

               (8)

               Since further use of 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene as a feed additive may cause a risk to animal health, it should be withdrawn from the market as soon as possible.

               (9)

               Taking into account practical reasons, a transitional period should be laid down to address the situation of existing stocks of feed containing the flavouring substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene already in the market before the entry into force of this Regulation.

               (10)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Authorisation of 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene as an additive in animal nutrition is denied.
   Article 2
   Existing stocks of 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene and premixtures containing it shall be withdrawn from the market as soon as possible and at the latest by 11 October 2013. Compound feed produced containing 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene before the date of entry into force of this Regulation may be used up until stocks are exhausted and at the latest by 11 October 2013.
   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 is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 21 August 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

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

      (3)  OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34.

      (4)  EFSA Journal 2013; 11(5):3227.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1020/2013 of 23 October 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               24.10.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 282/48

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1020/2013
   of 23 October 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, 23 October 2013.

            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

                  37,2

                  MK

                  47,7

                  ZZ

                  42,5

                  0707 00 05

                  MK

                  58,9

                  TR

                  119,2

                  ZZ

                  89,1

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  147,7

                  ZZ

                  147,7

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  87,9

                  CL

                  90,0

                  IL

                  100,2

                  TR

                  80,3

                  ZA

                  101,2

                  ZZ

                  91,9

                  0806 10 10

                  BR

                  228,3

                  TR

                  173,2

                  ZZ

                  200,8

                  0808 10 80

                  CL

                  142,9

                  IL

                  85,8

                  NZ

                  177,4

                  US

                  168,1

                  ZA

                  112,8

                  ZZ

                  137,4

                  0808 30 90

                  CN

                  64,2

                  TR

                  125,4

                  US

                  165,9

                  ZZ

                  118,5

         (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) No 719/2014 of 27 June 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               28.6.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 190/63

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 719/2014
   of 27 June 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, 27 June 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

                  MK

                  66,2

                  TR

                  54,6

                  ZZ

                  60,4

                  0707 00 05

                  MK

                  32,3

                  TR

                  74,4

                  ZZ

                  53,4

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  108,4

                  ZZ

                  108,4

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  114,3

                  BO

                  130,6

                  TR

                  125,4

                  ZA

                  112,8

                  ZZ

                  120,8

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  105,8

                  BR

                  86,3

                  CL

                  103,9

                  NZ

                  132,3

                  US

                  146,5

                  ZA

                  127,4

                  ZZ

                  117,0

                  0809 10 00

                  TR

                  220,7

                  ZZ

                  220,7

                  0809 29 00

                  TR

                  301,6

                  ZZ

                  301,6

         (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’.