title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/80 of 20 January 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               21.1.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 14/45

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/80
   of 20 January 2015
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 20 January 2015.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  AL

                  62,0

                  EG

                  285,0

                  IL

                  160,5

                  MA

                  121,2

                  TR

                  155,0

                  ZZ

                  156,7

                  0707 00 05

                  JO

                  241,9

                  MA

                  66,8

                  TR

                  180,1

                  ZZ

                  162,9

                  0709 91 00

                  EG

                  119,3

                  ZZ

                  119,3

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  231,9

                  TR

                  171,0

                  ZZ

                  201,5

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  63,0

                  MA

                  62,6

                  TN

                  52,9

                  TR

                  64,2

                  ZA

                  97,5

                  ZZ

                  68,0

                  0805 20 10

                  IL

                  179,2

                  MA

                  84,7

                  ZZ

                  132,0

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

                  IL

                  126,0

                  JM

                  118,0

                  KR

                  153,2

                  MA

                  81,7

                  TR

                  121,7

                  ZZ

                  120,1

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  71,8

                  ZZ

                  71,8

                  0808 10 80

                  BR

                  65,4

                  CL

                  89,8

                  MK

                  24,4

                  US

                  154,2

                  ZZ

                  83,5

                  0808 30 90

                  CL

                  265,9

                  CN

                  92,1

                  US

                  138,7

                  ZZ

                  165,6

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1329/2014 of 9 December 2014 establishing the Forms referred to in Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a European Certificate of Succession

text:
               16.12.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 359/30

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1329/2014
   of 9 December 2014
   establishing the Forms referred to in Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a European Certificate of Succession
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and acceptance and enforcement of authentic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a European Certificate of Succession (1), and in particular Article 46(3)(b) and Articles 59(1), 60(2), 61(2), 65(2) and 67(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               For proper application of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 several forms should be established.

               (2)

               In accordance with Protocol No 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, those Member States did not take part in the adoption of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012. Therefore the United Kingdom and Ireland are not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation.

               (3)

               In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

               (4)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   1.   The form to be used for the attestation concerning a decision in a matter of succession referred to in Article 46(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 shall be as set out in Annex 1 as Form I.
   2.   The form to be used for the attestation concerning an authentic instrument in a matter of succession referred to in Articles 59(1) and 60(2) of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 shall be as set out in Annex 2 as Form II.
   3.   The form to be used for the attestation concerning a court settlement in a matter of succession referred to in Article 61(2) of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 shall be as set out in Annex 3 as Form III.
   4.   The form to be used for the application for a European Certificate of Succession referred to in Article 65(2) of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 shall be as set out in Annex 4 as Form IV.
   5.   The form to be used for the European Certificate of Succession referred to in Article 67(1) of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 shall be as set out in Annex 5 as Form V.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 August 2015.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
      Done at Brussels, 9 December 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 107.

      ANNEX 1

      ANNEX 2

      ANNEX 3

      ANNEX 4

      ANNEX 5


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 346/2011 of 8 April 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               9.4.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 96/19

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 346/2011
   of 8 April 2011
   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 Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
   Whereas:
   Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 2011.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 8 April 2011.

            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 350, 31.12.2007, 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

                  JO

                  68,6

                  MA

                  44,5

                  TN

                  104,8

                  TR

                  86,7

                  ZZ

                  76,2

                  0707 00 05

                  EG

                  152,2

                  TR

                  144,8

                  ZZ

                  148,5

                  0709 90 70

                  MA

                  50,5

                  TR

                  102,8

                  ZA

                  15,5

                  ZZ

                  56,3

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  55,7

                  IL

                  71,6

                  MA

                  51,2

                  TN

                  55,4

                  TR

                  73,3

                  ZZ

                  61,4

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  48,2

                  ZZ

                  48,2

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  75,8

                  BR

                  82,5

                  CA

                  107,4

                  CL

                  87,8

                  CN

                  94,0

                  MK

                  50,2

                  NZ

                  122,9

                  US

                  174,9

                  UY

                  74,1

                  ZA

                  80,4

                  ZZ

                  95,0

                  0808 20 50

                  AR

                  98,3

                  CL

                  100,9

                  CN

                  76,3

                  US

                  72,1

                  ZA

                  94,1

                  ZZ

                  88,3

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/193 of 3 February 2017 amending Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for Ukraine in the lists of third countries from which the introduction of certain commodities into the Union is authorised in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
               4.2.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 31/13

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/193
   of 3 February 2017
   amending Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entries for Ukraine in the lists of third countries from which the introduction of certain commodities into the Union is authorised in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of point 1 of Article 8 and point 4 of Article 8 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (2), and in particular Articles 23(1), 24(2), 25(2) and 28(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Decision 2007/777/EC (3) lays down animal and public health rules on imports into the Union, and the transit and storage in the Union, of consignments of certain meat products and consignments of treated stomachs, bladders and intestines which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Part 4 of Annex II thereto.

               (2)

               Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC sets out the list of third countries or parts thereof from which the introduction into the Union of consignments of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines into the Union is authorised, provided that those commodities comply with the treatment referred to in that list. Where third countries are regionalised for the purposes of inclusion in that list, their regionalised territories are set out in Part I of that Annex.

               (3)

               Part 4 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC sets out the treatments referred to in Part 2 of that Annex, assigning a code to each of those treatments. That Part sets out a non-specific treatment ‘A’ and specific treatments ‘B’ to ‘F’ listed in descending order of severity.

               (4)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (4) lays down veterinary certification requirements for imports into and transit, including storage during transit, through the Union of poultry and poultry products. It provides that those commodities are only to be imported into, and transit through the Union, from the third countries, territories, zones or compartments listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I thereto.

               (5)

               The veterinary certification requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 take into account whether or not specific conditions are required due to the disease status of those third countries, territories, zones or compartments, including sampling and testing for different poultry diseases, as appropriate. Those specific conditions, as well as the model veterinary certificates required to accompany the commodities for imports into and transit through the Union, are set out in Part 2 of Annex I to that Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 also lays down the conditions for a third country, territory, zone or compartment to be considered as free from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

               (6)

               Ukraine is listed in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC as a third country from which the introduction into the Union of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines of poultry, farmed featherd game, farmed ratites and wild game birds which have been subjected to a non-specific treatment ‘A’ are authorised from the whole of its territory.

               (7)

               Furthermore, Ukraine is listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as a third country from which imports into and transit through the Union of poultry and poultry products are authorised from the whole of its territory.

               (8)

               On 30 November 2016, Ukraine confirmed the presence of HPAI of subtype H5N8 on its territory and it may therefore no longer be considered as being free from that disease. The veterinary authorities of Ukraine, therefore, are no longer able to issue veterinary certificates for consignments of poultry and poultry products intended for export to the Union.

               (9)

               Subsequently, on 4 January 2017, Ukraine confirmed the presence of HPAI of subtype H5N8 in holdings in two other regions of its territory. The veterinary authorities of Ukraine have confirmed that they have implemented a stamping-out policy in order to control HPAI and limit its spread.

               (10)

               Ukraine has submitted information on the epidemiological situation on its territory and the measures it has taken to prevent the further spread of HPAI and that information has now been evaluated by the Commission. On the basis of that evaluation, as well as the guarantees provided by Ukraine, it is appropriate to conclude that limiting the restrictions on the introduction into the Union of consignments of poultry and poultry products to the areas affected by HPAI, which the veterinary authorities of Ukraine have placed under restrictions due to the current outbreaks, should be sufficient to cover the risks associated with the introduction into the Union of the poultry and poultry products.

               (11)

               Furthermore, in order to prevent the introduction of the HPAI virus into the Union, meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines obtained from poultry, farmed feathered game and wild game birds from the area of Ukraine affected by HPAI and which the veterinary authorities of Ukraine have placed under restriction due to the current outbreaks should undergo at least ‘treatment D’ as listed in Part 4 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC.

               (12)

               Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 and Decision 2007/777/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (13)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Part 1 and Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 3 February 2017.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

      (2)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 74.

      (3)  Commission Decision 2007/777/EC of 29 November 2007 laying down the animal and public health conditions and model certificates for imports of certain meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines for human consumption from third countries and repealing Decision 2005/432/EC (OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 49).

      (4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1).

      ANNEX I

                  (1)

                  In Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC, the following new entry for Ukraine is inserted between the entry for Russia and the entry for the United States:

                              Country

                              Territory

                              Description of territory

                              ISO code

                              Version

                              ‘Ukraine

                              UA

                              01/2016

                              Whole country

                              UA-1

                              01/2016

                              Whole country of Ukraine, excluding the area UA-2

                              UA-2

                              01/2016

                              The territories of Ukraine described under UA-2 in column 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, subject to the dates referred to in columns 6A and 6B of that table.’;

                  (2)

                  in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 2007/777/EC, the entry for Ukraine is replaced by the following:

                              ISO code

                              Country of origin or part thereof

                                          1.

                                          Domestic bovine

                                          2.

                                          Farmed cloven-hoofed game (excluding swine)

                              Domestic ovine/caprine

                                          1.

                                          Domestic porcine

                                          2.

                                          Farmed cloven-hoofed game (swine)

                              Domestic soliped

                                          1.

                                          Poultry

                                          2.

                                          Farmed feathered game (except ratites)

                              Farmed ratites

                              Domestic rabbit and farmed leporidae

                              Wild cloven-hoofed game (excluding swine)

                              Wild swine

                              Wild soliped

                              Wild leporidae (rabbits and hares)

                              Wild game birds

                              Wild land mammalian (excluding ungulates, solipeds and leporidae)

                              ‘UA

                              Ukraine UA

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              A

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              A

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              Ukraine UA-1

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              A

                              A

                              A

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              A

                              A

                              XXX

                              Ukraine UA-2

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              D

                              D

                              A

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              XXX

                              A

                              D

                              XXX’

      ANNEX II
      In Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, the entry for Ukraine is replaced by the following:

                     ISO code and name of third country or territory

                     Code of third country, territory, zone or compartment

                     Description of third country, territory, zone or compartment

                     Veterinary certificate

                     Specific conditions

                     Specific conditions

                     Avian influenza surveillance status

                     Avian influenza vaccination status

                     Salmonella control status (6)

                     Model(s)

                     Additional guarantees

                     Closing date (1)

                     Opening date (2)

                     1

                     2

                     3

                     4

                     5

                     6

                     6A

                     6B

                     7

                     8

                     9

                     ‘UA — Ukraine

                     UA-0

                     Whole country

                     EP, E

                     UA-1

                     The whole country of Ukraine excluding area UA-2

                     WGM

                     POU, RAT

                     UA-2

                     Area of Ukraine corresponding to:

                     UA-2.1

                     Kherson Oblast (region)

                     WGM

                     P2

                     30.11.2016

                     POU, RAT

                     P2

                     30.11.2016

                     UA-2.2

                     Odessa Oblast (region)

                     WGM

                     P2

                     4.1.2017

                     POU, RAT

                     P2

                     4.1.2017

                     UA-2.3

                     Chernivtsi Oblast (region)

                     WGM

                     P2

                     4.1.2017

                     POU, RAT

                     P2

                     4.1.2017’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 728/2013 of 25 July 2013 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               30.7.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 203/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 728/2013
   of 25 July 2013
   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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, 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 which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).

               (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 issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
   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, 25 July 2013.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         Algirdas ŠEMETA

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

      ANNEX

                  Description of the goods

                  Classification (CN code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  A castor consisting of:

                              —

                              a rectangular stainless steel plate with dimensions of approximately 14 × 10 cm with 4 screw holes,

                              —

                              a fork-shaped stainless steel housing with a swivel bearing that rotates through 360°,

                              —

                              a rubber tyre with a diameter of approximately 13 cm and a width of approximately 4 cm,

                              —

                              a plastic rim with a bearing.

                        The castor can be mounted on various articles, such as trolleys, hospital beds and other furniture.

                      (1) see image

                  7326 90 98

                  Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 3(b) and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 7326, 7326 90 and 7326 90 98.
                  Classification under heading 8302 is excluded as that heading only covers castors with a diameter not exceeding 75 mm or a width not exceeding 30 mm (see Note 2 to Chapter 83).
                  The intended principal use of the castor is not inherent to its objective characteristics, as it is equally suitable for goods of, for example, heading 8716 (trolleys), heading 9402 (hospital beds) or heading 9403 (other furniture). Classification as a part of a specific article is therefore excluded.
                  The castor is composite goods consisting of different materials (stainless steel, rubber and plastic). The component that gives the castor its essential character is the housing of stainless steel, as it is the basis for the structure of the castor.
                  The castor is therefore to be classified under CN code 7326 90 98 as other articles of iron or steel.

         (1)  The image is purely for information.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 794/2013 of 20 August 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               21.8.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 223/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 794/2013
   of 20 August 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, 20 August 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)

                  Code NC

                  Code des pays tiers (1)

                  Valeur forfaitaire à l'importation

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  131,0

                  ZZ

                  131,0

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  91,2

                  CL

                  112,7

                  TR

                  70,0

                  UY

                  134,9

                  ZA

                  108,5

                  ZZ

                  103,5

                  0806 10 10

                  EG

                  181,2

                  MA

                  150,8

                  MX

                  264,4

                  TR

                  150,6

                  ZZ

                  186,8

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  182,1

                  BR

                  111,3

                  CL

                  147,6

                  CN

                  77,8

                  NZ

                  123,6

                  US

                  108,5

                  ZA

                  118,8

                  ZZ

                  124,2

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  193,4

                  CL

                  148,9

                  TR

                  149,7

                  ZA

                  101,4

                  ZZ

                  148,4

                  0809 30

                  TR

                  138,8

                  ZZ

                  138,8

                  0809 40 05

                  BA

                  49,3

                  MK

                  74,4

                  TR

                  101,0

                  ZZ

                  74,9

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 501/2012 of 13 June 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (镇江香醋 (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu) (PGI))

text:
               14.6.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 153/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 501/2012
   of 13 June 2012
   entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ( (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu) (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 third subparagraph of Article 7(5) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

            Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, China’s application of 16 July 2007 to register the name
                   (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu) as a protected geographical indication (PGI) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
                (2).

               (2)

               Germany submitted an objection to such registration under Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. The objection was deemed admissible under point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 7(3) thereof.

               (3)

               By letter dated 2 August 2011, the Commission asked the Parties concerned to seek agreement among them.

               (4)

               Given that no formal agreement was reached between Germany and China in accordance with the designated timeframe and forms, the Commission should adopt a decision in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006.

               (5)

            The statement of the objection alleged that registration of
                   (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu) would jeopardise the existence of names, trademarks or products as specified in point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, due to the vinegar’s lower (4,5 grams) minimum total acid content than the one specified (5,0 grams) in German law as well as in European Standard EN 13188. Considering the acetic acid content as a decisive quality criterion for vinegar, the objector believes that marketing of such vinegar in the European Union would be misleading for the consumer as it would lead to distortion of the competition.

               (6)

            In the absence of specific legislation of the European Union, vinegar with a lower acidity can be lawfully manufactured and marketed within the EU as well as imported into the European Union. In addition,
                   (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu) is rice vinegar with its distinctive characteristics and is linked to Chinese cuisine. Therefore, neither a risk of confusion for consumers nor an attempt to fair and traditional usage could be identified in the fact that
                   (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu) is marketed in the EU with a minimum total acid content of 4,5 grams/100 ml.

               (7)

            The Commission understands that China would accept a minimum acidity rate of
                   (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu) not lower than 5,0 grams per 100 ml, which would accordingly meet the request of the German authorities and the aforementioned European Standard EN 13188. Germany has confirmed that this would resolve its concerns.

               (8)

            In order to have the largest consensus the minimum total acid content of
                   (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu) should, therefore, be set out at 5,00 grams/100 ml.

               (9)

            In the light of the above, the name
                   (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu) should be entered in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.

               (10)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Protected Geographical Indications and Protected Designations of Origin,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The designation contained in the Annex to this Regulation shall be entered in the register.
   Article 2
   The updated version of the single document is set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 13 June 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

      (2)  OJ C 254, 22.9.2010, p. 10.

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

         Class 1.8:   other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.)

      CHINA

          (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu) (PGI)

      ANNEX II
      SINGLE DOCUMENT

         COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

      ‘’(ZHENJIANG XIANG CU)

      EC No: CN-PGI-0005-0630-16.07.2007

         PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

      1.   Name

      ‘’ (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu)
      2.   Member State or Third Country

      People’s Republic of China
      3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

      3.1.   Type of product

                  Class 1.8:

                  other products of Annex I of the Treaty (spices etc.)

            3.2.   Description of product to which the name in (1) applies

      Zhenjiang Xiang Cu is a kind of brewed rice vinegar made from; sticky rice is the main raw material. It has a distinctive fragrance and a delicate flavour. The colour is a strong lustrous reddish brown with umber. It has a strong fragrance of fried rice and brewery products. The taste is dense and mild, fine and fresh, sour but not astringent, delicious and slightly sweet. Depending on specifications, the total acidity (based on acetic acid) falls within the range 5,00 g-6,00 g per 100 ml (not more than 15,50 g), fixed acid (based on lactic acid) 1,20 g-1,60 g per 100 ml, amino acid nitrogen (based on nitrogen) 0,12 g-0,18 g per 100 ml, and reducing sugar (based on dextrose) above 2,20 g per 100 ml.
      Depending on length of storage, Zhenjiang Xiang Cu is divided into two categories, viz. ‘Fragrant Vinegar’, which is the regular form with a storage period of over 180 days, and ‘Mature Vinegar’, which refers to Zhenjiang Fragrant Vinegar with a storage period of over 365 days.
      3.3.   Raw materials

      1.   Sticky rice: from the region of Zhenjiang. It has consistently good quality with strong glutinosity and appropriate crude protein. The amylopectin content can be as high as 100.
      2.   Wheat bran: from processed local wheat of premium quality, rich in the nutritional elements required for the fermentation of acetic acid bacteria.
      3.   Rice husk: from the processing of local rice; serves as carrier and forms the special gaseous environment for the growth of acetic acid bacteria in fermentation.
      4.   Daqu: growth carrier of saccharifying strains fermented by traditional techniques from such local premium materials as wheat, barley and green peas.
      5.   Frying rice: sticky soft scorched rice congee made from local premium rice; this is the main ingredient in the characteristic fragrance and colour of Zhenjiang Fragrant Vinegar.
      6.   Water: pure water accumulated in the landform and geology peculiar to the region of Zhenjiang, rich in various mineral substances. It has a slightly sweet flavour, appropriate hardness and pH value, suitable for brewing vinegar.
      3.4.   Feed (for products of animal origin only)

      —
      3.5.   Specific steps in production that must take place in the identified geographical area

      The production of Zhenjiang Xiang Cu, including the preparation of Daqu and rice wine broth, fermentation of brewing mass, extraction of the vinegar, steaming and storage/maturing of raw vinegar, must take place in the defined geographical area.
      3.6.   Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc.

      Glass bottles in compliance with food hygiene requirements; outer packaging may be cardboard boxes.
      3.7.   Specific rules concerning labelling

      The Zhenjiang Xiang Cu label is printed and affixed permanently on the bottle. The main details on the label include product name (Zhenjiang Xiang Cu), production techniques (solid fermentation), category of vinegar (brewed vinegar), main ingredients, net weight, the manufacturer’s name and address, production date and product standard code.
      4.   Concise definition of the geographical area

      The region of Zhenjiang is located in the southeast of China and on the southern bank of the Yangtze River. It lies between 31°37′-32°19′ north latitude and 118°58′-119°58′ east longitude. The region comprises Jurong City, Danyang City, Yangzhong City, Dantu District, Jingkou District, Runzhou District and Zhenjiang Development Zone.
      5.   Link with the geographical area

      5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area

      Zhenjiang is located in the southeast of China, at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal. It has a typical humid monsoon climate with a transition from a warm temperate zone to a subtropical zone. The annual average sunshine duration is 2 050,7 hours, the rate of sunshine is 46,8 %, the annual average temperature is 15,4 °C, the average humidity 77 % and the annual average precipitation is above 1 000 mm. The region of Zhenjiang is made up of sprawling low hills, fertile farmland, an intricate river network, and large numbers of small islands and ports along the river; the area is green in a pleasant, bright and humid climate.
      5.2.   Specificity of the product

      The colour of Zhenjiang Xiang Cu is a strong lustrous reddish brown with umber. The vinegar has a strong fragrance of fried rice and brewery products. The taste is dense and mild taste, albeit with a sour touch which includes acetic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, succinic acid, citric acid and gluconic acid, but which is not particularly astringent. It is fine and fresh, delicious and slightly sweet.
      5.3.   Causal link between the geographical area and a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product

      Zhenjiang is located in the southeast of China and has a typical humid monsoon climate with a transition from a warm temperate zone to a subtropical zone. It lies at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, in a country side of low green hills, fertile farmland, an intricate river network, and large numbers of small islands and ports along the river. It abounds in such agricultural crops as rice, wheat, barley and green peas, with rich by-products such as wheat bran and rice husk. The fact that Zhenjiang is humid and green can be conducive to the yield and reproduction of acetic acid bacteria. Water from the hills and springs gathers in rivers, lakes and wetlands after flowing through stone and rock, resulting in a rich content of mineral materials and producing a strong and slightly sweet flavour, which is most suitable for brewing vinegar.
      Zhenjiang City has long been known as the ‘City in the mountain forest and Home of Vinegar’. People in Zhenjiang started to make vinegar 1 400 years ago. The use of Zhenjiang Xiang Cu became established in the Liang Dynasty; it was regarded as the best rice vinegar in the early China Medicine Classics and won an international gold award in the Qing Dynasty. Zhenjiang Xiang Cu has become the city’s visiting card. There are almost 100 manufacturing plants producing vinegar in the city, where the fragrance of vinegar is in the air and vinegar-related eating habits and food culture can be seen everywhere.

         Reference to publication of the specification

      (Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/444 of 23 March 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               24.3.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 78/58

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/444
   of 23 March 2016
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 23 March 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  EG

                  109,3

                  IL

                  125,9

                  MA

                  94,8

                  SN

                  144,4

                  TR

                  104,6

                  ZZ

                  115,8

                  0707 00 05

                  MA

                  84,0

                  TR

                  146,9

                  ZZ

                  115,5

                  0709 91 00

                  EG

                  241,9

                  ZZ

                  241,9

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  53,1

                  TR

                  157,3

                  ZZ

                  105,2

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  46,7

                  IL

                  70,5

                  MA

                  56,0

                  TN

                  65,7

                  TR

                  72,0

                  ZZ

                  62,2

                  0805 50 10

                  MA

                  85,8

                  TR

                  88,5

                  ZZ

                  87,2

                  0808 10 80

                  BR

                  87,5

                  CL

                  130,3

                  CN

                  70,5

                  US

                  132,6

                  ZA

                  110,3

                  ZZ

                  106,2

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  113,2

                  CL

                  156,8

                  CN

                  88,2

                  TR

                  156,4

                  ZA

                  95,0

                  ZZ

                  121,9

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/283 of 24 February 2016 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               1.3.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 53/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/283
   of 24 February 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, 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 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.

               (5)

               The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,

         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 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 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, 24 February 2016,

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Stephen QUEST

            Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

      (2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1).

      ANNEX

                  Description of the goods

                  Classification
                  (CN-code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  An article predominantly made of plastics, having the shape of a pointed cylinder (so-called ‘LED glitter lamp’), approximately 17 cm high. The article tapers to a point at the top, with a broader base, and has a transparent plastic middle section. The middle section is decorated inside with a stylised figure of a girl and is filled with a transparent fluid which has glitter particles suspended in it.
                  The base contains several battery-powered light-emitting diodes (LEDs). When the article is shaken, the middle section glows gently in different colours. The light is only emitted briefly, for about one minute, after shaking.
                  See image (1).

                  3926 40 00

                  Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 3926 and 3926 40 00.
                  The article cannot be classified as a lamp under heading 9405, because it is not primarily designed to illuminate, for example, a room, nor is it a specialised lamp (see also the Harmonised System Explanatory Notes (HSEN) to heading 9405, (I), (1) and (3)).
                  According to its objective characteristics, the article is not essentially intended for the amusement of persons (children or adults) (see also the HSEN to heading 9503, (D)). Classification under heading 9503 as a toy is therefore also excluded.
                  Due to its objective characteristics, the article is mainly designed for decorative purposes. The illumination is only enhancing the ornamental effect.
                  Consequently, the article is to be classified under CN code 3926 40 00 as other ornamental articles of plastics.

         (1)  The image is purely for information.