title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 634/2013 of 28 June 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2013

text:
               29.6.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 179/89

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 634/2013
   of 28 June 2013
   fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 July 2013
   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 (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.

               (2)

               Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.

               (3)

               Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.

               (4)

               Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 July 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.

               (5)

               Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   From 1 July 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
   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, 28 June 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 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.

      ANNEX I

         Import duties on the products referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applicable from 1 July 2013

                  CN code

                  Description

                  Import duties (1)

                  (EUR/t)

                  1001 19 00
                  1001 11 00

                  Durum wheat, high quality

                  0,00

                  medium quality

                  0,00

                  low quality

                  0,00

                  ex 1001 91 20

                  Common wheat seed

                  0,00

                  ex 1001 99 00

                  High quality common wheat other than for sowing

                  0,00

                  1002 10 00
                  1002 90 00

                  Rye

                  0,00

                  1005 10 90

                  Maize seed other than hybrid

                  0,00

                  1005 90 00

                  Maize other than seed (2)

                  0,00

                  1007 10 90
                  1007 90 00

                  Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing

                  0,00

         (1)  The importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, from a reduction in the duty of:

                  —

                  EUR 3/t, where the port of unloading is located on the Mediterranean Sea (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar) or on the Black Sea, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal,

                  —

                  EUR 2/t, where the port of unloading is located in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula, for goods arriving in the Union via the Atlantic Ocean.

         (2)  The importer may benefit from a flat-rate reduction of EUR 24/t where the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 are met.

      ANNEX II

         Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I

      14.6.2013-27.6.2013

                  1.

                  Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:

                              (EUR/t)

                              Common wheat (1)

                              Maize

                              Durum wheat, high quality

                              Durum wheat, medium quality (2)

                              Durum wheat, low quality (3)

                              Exchange

                              Minnéapolis

                              Chicago

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              Quotation

                              238,02

                              198,43

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              Fob price USA

                              —

                              —

                              257,40

                              247,40

                              227,40

                              Gulf of Mexico premium

                              —

                              28,95

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              Great Lakes premium

                              32,94

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              —

                  2.

                  Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010:

                              Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam:

                              16,34 EUR/t

                              Freight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam:

                              49,61 EUR/t

         (1)  Premium of EUR 14/t incorporated (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).

         (2)  Discount of EUR 10/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).

         (3)  Discount of EUR 30/t (Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 164/2013 of 21 February 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin

text:
               22.2.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 49/64

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 164/2013
   of 21 February 2013
   amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin
   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), and in particular Article 143 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 614/2009 of 7 July 2009 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.

               (2)

               Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin.

               (3)

               Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 should be amended accordingly.

               (4)

               Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication.

               (5)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the text 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, 21 February 2013.

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

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 181, 14.7.2009, p. 8.

      (3)  OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 47.

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX I

                        CN code

                        Description of goods

                        Representative price
                        (EUR/100 kg)

                        Security pursuant to Article 3(3)
                        (EUR/100 kg)

                        Origin (1)

                        0207 12 10

                        Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, presented as “70 % chickens”, frozen

                        158,2

                        0

                        AR

                        121,7

                        0

                        BR

                        0207 12 90

                        Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, presented as “65 % chickens”, frozen

                        153,1

                        0

                        AR

                        150,0

                        0

                        BR

                        0207 14 10

                        Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, boneless cuts, frozen

                        271,6

                        9

                        AR

                        241,2

                        18

                        BR

                        318,4

                        0

                        CL

                        223,0

                        23

                        TH

                        0207 27 10

                        Turkeys, boneless cuts, frozen

                        280,0

                        5

                        BR

                        323,6

                        0

                        CL

                        0408 11 80

                        Egg yolks

                        569,2

                        0

                        AR

                        0408 91 80

                        Eggs, not in shell, dried

                        486,0

                        0

                        AR

                        1602 32 11

                        Preparations of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, uncooked

                        266,7

                        6

                        BR

                        206,3

                        24

                        TH

                        3502 11 90

                        Egg albumin, dried

                        750,3

                        0

                        AR

         (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 1195/2011 of 16 November 2011 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               22.11.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 303/10

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1195/2011
   of 16 November 2011
   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, 16 November 2011.

            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 product consisting of a plastic collar shaped to fit the neck with a shock-absorbing foam layer and hook-and-loop fasteners (so-called "cervical collar").
                  It is used to support the cervical portion of a person's spinal cord (neck) and head, for example, when rescuing and transporting patients with suspected or known spinal injuries, or for supporting the neck of a person who has suffered an injury such as whiplash.

                  9021 10 10

                  Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Note 6 to Chapter 90 and by the wording of CN codes 9021, 9021 10 and 9021 10 10.
                  The collar is considered to be an appliance for supporting or holding parts of the body following an illness, operation or injury within the meaning of Note 6 to Chapter 90.
                  The product cannot be considered to be a splint or other fracture appliance as it is not used to immobilise part of the body following a fracture. Classification under CN code 9021 10 90 is therefore excluded.
                  The product is therefore to be classified under CN code 9021 10 10 as an orthopaedic appliance.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1278 of 14 July 2017 approving 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 11 (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
               15.7.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 184/30

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/1278
   of 14 July 2017
   approving 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 11
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 (2) establishes a list of existing active substances to be evaluated for their possible approval for use in biocidal products. That list includes 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one.

               (2)

               2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one has been evaluated for use in products of product-type 11, preservatives for liquid-cooling and processing systems, as described in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

               (3)

               Slovenia was designated as evaluating competent authority and submitted the assessment report together with its recommendations on 7 April 2016.

               (4)

               In accordance with Article 7(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency was formulated on 15 December 2016 by the Biocidal Products Committee, having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating competent authority.

               (5)

               According to that opinion, biocidal products of product-type 11 containing 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one may be expected to satisfy the criteria of Article 19(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, provided that certain specifications and conditions concerning their use are complied with.

               (6)

               It is therefore appropriate to approve 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one for use in biocidal products of product-type 11, subject to compliance with certain specifications and conditions.

               (7)

               Since 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one meets the criteria for classification as skin sensitiser sub-category 1A as specified in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), treated articles treated with or incorporating 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one should be appropriately labelled when placed on the market.

               (8)

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

               (9)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 11, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 14 July 2017.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 294, 10.10.2014, p. 1).

      (3)  Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1).

      ANNEX

                  Common Name

                  IUPAC Name
                  Identification Numbers

                  Minimum degree of purity of the active substance (1)

                  Date of approval

                  Expiry date of approval

                  Product type

                  Specific conditions

                  2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one

                  IUPAC Name:
                  2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one
                  EC No: 220-239-6
                  CAS No: 2682-20-4

                  950 g/kg

                  1 January 2019

                  31 December 2028

                  11

                  The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following conditions:

                              (1)

                              The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any use covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union-level risk assessment of the active substance.

                              (2)

                              In view of the risks identified for the uses assessed, the product assessment shall pay particular attention to:

                                          (a)

                                          industrial and professional users;

                                          (b)

                                          surface water and soil for products used in large and small open recirculating cooling systems with direct emission to surface water.

                        The placing on the market of treated articles is subject to the following condition:
                  The person responsible for the placing on the market of a treated article treated with or incorporating 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one shall ensure that the label of that treated article provides the information listed in the second subparagraph of Article 58(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

         (1)  The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance evaluated. The active substance in the product placed on the market can be of equal or different purity if it has been proven to be technically equivalent to the evaluated active substance.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 620/2013 of 26 June 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               27.6.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 175/45

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 620/2013
   of 26 June 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, 26 June 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

                  MK

                  49,2

                  TR

                  98,7

                  ZZ

                  74,0

                  0707 00 05

                  MK

                  29,3

                  TR

                  116,3

                  ZZ

                  72,8

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  102,6

                  TR

                  127,4

                  ZZ

                  115,0

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  86,5

                  BR

                  96,4

                  TR

                  78,7

                  ZA

                  99,9

                  ZZ

                  90,4

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  167,5

                  BR

                  116,6

                  CL

                  130,8

                  CN

                  105,7

                  NZ

                  144,4

                  US

                  156,1

                  ZA

                  128,3

                  ZZ

                  135,6

                  0809 10 00

                  IL

                  342,4

                  TR

                  218,5

                  ZZ

                  280,5

                  0809 29 00

                  TR

                  335,5

                  ZZ

                  335,5

                  0809 30

                  TR

                  179,1

                  ZZ

                  179,1

                  0809 40 05

                  CL

                  216,9

                  IL

                  308,9

                  ZA

                  377,9

                  ZZ

                  301,2

         (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) 2017/64 of 14 December 2016 concerning the authorisation of glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance. )

text:
                  17.1.2017

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 13/242

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/64
      of 14 December 2016
      concerning the authorisation of glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated as a feed additive for all animal species
      (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 such authorisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).

                  (2)

                  Glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for all animal species. That product was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

                  (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 glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated as a feed additive for all animal species. The applicant requested that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘sensory additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

                  (4)

                  The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 11 December 2014 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use in feed glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated does not have adverse effects on animal health, human health or the environment. The Authority further concluded that the function of glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated in feed is similar to that on food. The Authority has already concluded that for food glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated is efficacious, as it increases the food smell or palatability. The Authority could not conclude on the safety of for glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated used in water for drinking. However, that substance can be used within a compound feed subsequently administered via water.

                  (5)

                  Restrictions and conditions should be provided for to allow better control. For practical reasons and taking into account the re-evaluation performed by the Authority, maximum recommended contents should be set up. Where the recommended content of the additive in complete feedingstuff is exceeded, the identification number of the feed additive, its name and added amount should be indicated on the label of premixtures, compound feeds and feed materials.

                  (6)

                  The Authority concluded that in the absence of data on user safety glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated should be considered as irritant to skin, eyes and respiratory tract and as a skin sensitiser. Consequently, appropriate protective measures should be taken. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

                  (7)

                  The assessment of glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that substance should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

                  (8)

                  Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation for glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.

                  (9)

                  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
      Authorisation
      The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and to the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’, is authorised as a feed additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
      Article 2
      Transitional measures
      1.   The substance specified in the Annex and premixtures containing that substance, which are produced and labelled before 6 August 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 6 February 2017 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
      2.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the substance as specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 6 February 2018 in accordance with the rules applicable before 6 February 2017 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for food-producing animals.
      3.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the substance as specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 6 February 2019 in accordance with the rules applicable before 6 February 2017 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for non-food-producing animals.
      Article 3
      Entry into force
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 14 December 2016.

               For the Commission

               The President

            Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

         (2)  Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1).

         (3)  EFSA Journal 2015;13(1):3971.

         ANNEX

                     Identification number of the additive

                     Name of the holder of authorisation

                     Additive

                     Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                     Species or category of animal

                     Maximum age

                     Minimum content

                     Maximum content

                     Other provisions

                     End of period of authorisation

                     mg of active substance/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

                        Category: Sensory additives. Functional group: Flavouring compounds

                     2b16060

                     —

                     Glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated

                        Additive composition

                     Glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated

                        Characterisation of the active substance

                     Glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated
                     Produced by extraction of species of the genus Glycyrrhiza
                     Purity: min. 98-100 % (on dry matter basis)
                     Chemical formula: C42H65O16

                     CAS No 53956-04-0
                     FLAVIS No: 16.060

                        Method of analysis
                         (1)

                     For the identification of the glycyrrhizic acid ammoniated in the feed additive and flavouring premixtures:
                     European Pharmacopeian 6.0, method 01/2008:1772.

                     All animal species

                     —

                     —

                     —

                                 1.

                                 The additive shall be incorporated into the feed in the form of a premixture.

                                 2.

                                 In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, the storage and stability conditions shall be indicated.

                                 3.

                                 On the label of the additive the following shall be indicated:
                                 ‘Recommended maximum content of the active substance of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %:

                                             —

                                             0,3 mg/kg for chickens for fattening and laying hens,

                                             —

                                             1 mg/kg for other species and categories.’

                                 4.

                                 The functional group, the identification number, the name and the added amount of the active substance shall be indicated on the labelling of the premixtures, feed materials and compound feedingstuffs, if the following content of the active substance in complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % is exceeded:

                                             —

                                             0,3 mg/kg for chickens for fattening and laying hens,

                                             —

                                             1 mg/kg for other species and categories.

                                 5.

                                 For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks by inhalation, dermal contact or eyes contact. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves.

                     6 February 2027

            (1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1609 of 24 September 2015 approving propiconazole as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 7 (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               25.9.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 249/17

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1609
   of 24 September 2015
   approving propiconazole as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 7
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 (2) establishes a list of existing active substances to be evaluated for their possible approval for use in biocidal products. That list includes propiconazole.

               (2)

               Propiconazole has been evaluated for use in product-type 7, film preservatives, as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

               (3)

               Finland was designated as evaluating competent authority and submitted the assessment report, together with its recommendations on 6 November 2013.

               (4)

               In accordance with Article 7(1)(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency was formulated on 4 December 2014 by the Biocidal Product Committee, having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating competent authority.

               (5)

               According to that opinion, biocidal products used for product-type 7 and containing propiconazole may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 19(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, provided that certain conditions concerning its use are complied with.

               (6)

               It is therefore appropriate to approve propiconazole for use in biocidal products for product-type 7 subject to compliance with certain specifications and conditions.

               (7)

               Since propiconazole meets the criteria for being very persistent (vP) according to Annex XIII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), and meets the criteria for classification as skin sensitiser category 1 as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), treated articles treated with or incorporating propiconazole should be appropriately labelled when placed on the market.

               (8)

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

               (9)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Propiconazole is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 7, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 24 September 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 294, 10.10.2014, p. 1).

      (3)  Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

      (4)  Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1).

      ANNEX

                  Common Name

                  IUPAC Name
                  Identification Numbers

                  Minimum degree of purity of the active substance (1)

                  Date of approval

                  Expiry date of approval

                  Product type

                  Specific conditions

                  Propiconazole

                  IUPAC Name:
                  1-[[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole
                  EC No: 262-104-4
                  CAS No: 60207-90-1

                  960 g/kg

                  1 December 2016

                  30 November 2026

                  7

                  The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any uses covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union level risk assessment of the active substance.
                  The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following conditions:

                              (1)

                              For industrial or professional users, safe operational procedures and appropriate organizational measures shall be established. Products shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment where exposure cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by other means.

                              (2)

                              In view of the risks to the soil compartment, labels and, where provided, safety data sheets of products shall indicate that measures shall be taken to protect the soil during the outdoor application of the preserved mixtures to prevent losses and minimise emissions to the environment, unless it can be demonstrated that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level by other means.

                              (3)

                              In view of the risks to the aquatic compartment, products shall not be authorised for preservation of mixtures used for outdoor application on mineral surfaces, unless it can be demonstrated that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level.

                        The placing on the market of treated articles is subject to the following condition:
                  The person responsible for the placing on the market of a treated article treated with or incorporating propiconazole shall ensure that the label of that treated article provides the information listed in the second subparagraph of Article 58(3) of the Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

         (1)  The purity indicated in this column was the minimum degree of purity of the active substance used for the evaluation made in accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC. The active substance in the product placed on the market can be of equal or different purity if it has been proven technically equivalent with the evaluated active substance.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2046 of 23 November 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               24.11.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 318/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2046
   of 23 November 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 November 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General

            Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  MA

                  91,2

                  TR

                  83,7

                  ZZ

                  87,5

                  0707 00 05

                  TR

                  153,9

                  ZZ

                  153,9

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  101,9

                  TR

                  143,2

                  ZZ

                  122,6

                  0805 20 10

                  MA

                  71,9

                  ZZ

                  71,9

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

                  JM

                  110,2

                  MA

                  98,3

                  PE

                  116,9

                  TR

                  76,4

                  ZZ

                  100,5

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  64,7

                  TR

                  86,7

                  ZZ

                  75,7

                  0808 10 80

                  CL

                  185,9

                  NZ

                  177,5

                  ZA

                  176,7

                  ZZ

                  180,0

                  0808 30 90

                  CN

                  81,3

                  TR

                  126,8

                  ZZ

                  104,1

         (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’.