title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1589 of 26 September 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances amidosulfuron, beta-cyfluthrin, bifenox, chlorotoluron, clofentezine, clomazone, cypermethrin, daminozide, deltamethrin, dicamba, difenoconazole, diflubenzuron, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin, fludioxonil, flufenacet, fosthiazate, indoxacarb, lenacil, MCPA, MCPB, nicosulfuron, picloram, prosulfocarb, pyriproxyfen, thiophanate-methyl, triflusulfuron and tritosulfuron (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  27.9.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 248/24

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1589
         of 26 September 2019
         amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances amidosulfuron, beta-cyfluthrin, bifenox, chlorotoluron, clofentezine, clomazone, cypermethrin, daminozide, deltamethrin, dicamba, difenoconazole, diflubenzuron, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin, fludioxonil, flufenacet, fosthiazate, indoxacarb, lenacil, MCPA, MCPB, nicosulfuron, picloram, prosulfocarb, pyriproxyfen, thiophanate-methyl, triflusulfuron and tritosulfuron
         (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 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 17 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2) sets out the active substances deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

                     (2)

                     The approval periods of the active substances beta-cyfluthrin, chlorotoluron, clomazone, cypermethrin, daminozide, deltamethrin, fludioxonil, flufenacet, fosthiazate, indoxacarb, MCPA, MCPB, prosulfocarb and thiophanate-methyl were extended until 31 October 2019 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1262 (3).

                     (3)

                     The approval period of the active substance tritosulfuron was extended until 30 November 2019 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1796 (4).

                     (4)

                     The approval periods of the active substances amidosulfuron, bifenox, clofentezine, dicamba, difenoconazole, diflubenzuron, diflufenican, fenoxaprop-P, fenpropidin, lenacil, nicosulfuron, picloram and pyriproxyfen were extended until 31 December 2019 by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1796.

                     (5)

                     The approval period of the active substance triflusulfuron will expire on 31 December 2019.

                     (6)

                     Applications for the renewal of the approval of those substances were submitted in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (5).

                     (7)

                     Due to the fact that the assessment of those substances has been delayed for reasons beyond the control of the applicants, the approvals of those active substances are likely to expire before a decision has been taken on their renewal. It is therefore necessary to extend their approval periods.

                     (8)

                     In view of the aim of the first paragraph of Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, as regards cases where the Commission is to adopt a Regulation providing that the approval of an active substance referred to in the Annex to this Regulation is not renewed because the approval criteria are not satisfied, the Commission is to set the expiry date at the same date as before this Regulation or at the date of the entry into force of the Regulation providing that the approval of the active substance is not renewed, whichever date is later. As regards cases where the Commission is to adopt a Regulation providing for the renewal of an active substance referred to in the Annex to this Regulation, the Commission will endeavour to set, as appropriate under the circumstances, the earliest possible application date.

                     (9)

                     Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (10)

                     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
            The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

            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, 26 September 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.

            (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).

            (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1262 of 20 September 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances 1-methylcyclopropene, beta-cyfluthrin, chlorothalonil, chlorotoluron, clomazone, cypermethrin, daminozide, deltamethrin, dimethenamid-p, diuron, fludioxonil, flufenacet, flurtamone, fosthiazate, indoxacarb, MCPA, MCPB, prosulfocarb, thiophanate-methyl and tribenuron (OJ L 238, 21.9.2018, p. 62).

            (4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1796 of 20 November 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances amidosulfuron, bifenox, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, clofentezine, dicamba, difenoconazole, diflubenzuron, diflufenican, dimoxystrobin, fenoxaprop-p, fenpropidin, lenacil, mancozeb, mecoprop-p, metiram, nicosulfuron, oxamyl, picloram, pyraclostrobin, pyriproxyfen and tritosulfuron (OJ L 294, 21.11.2018, p. 15).

            (5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 of 18 September 2012 setting out the provisions necessary for the implementation of the renewal procedure for active substances, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 252, 19.9.2012, p. 26).

            ANNEX
            Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 40, Deltamethrin, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (2)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 48, Beta-cyfluthrin, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (3)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 65, Flufenacet, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (4)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 69, Fosthiazate, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (5)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 102, Chlorotoluron, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (6)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 103, Cypermethrin, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (7)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 104, Daminozide, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (8)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 105, Thiophanate-methyl, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (9)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 107, MCPA, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (10)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 108, MCPB, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (11)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 119, Indoxacarb, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (12)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 160, Prosulfocarb, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (13)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 161, Fludioxonil, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (14)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 162, Clomazone, the date is replaced by ‘31 October 2020’;

                        (15)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 169, Amidosulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (16)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 170, Nicosulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (17)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 171, Clofentezine, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (18)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 172, Dicamba, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (19)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 173, Difenoconazole, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (20)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 174, Diflubenzuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (21)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 176, Lenacil, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (22)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 178, Picloram, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (23)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 179, Pyriproxyfen, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (24)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 180, Bifenox, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (25)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 181, Diflufenican, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (26)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 182, Fenoxaprop-P, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (27)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 183, Fenpropidin, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’;

                        (28)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 186, Tritosulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘30 November 2020’;

                        (29)

                        in the sixth column, expiration of approval, of row 289, Triflusulfuron, the date is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1292 of 25 September 2018 approving cyphenothrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  26.9.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 241/11

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1292
         of 25 September 2018
         approving cyphenothrin as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission 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 cyphenothrin.

                     (2)

                     Cyphenothrin has been evaluated for use in biocidal products of product-type 18, insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods, as described in Annex V to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), which corresponds to product-type 18 as described in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

                     (3)

                     Greece was designated as a rapporteur Member State and its evaluating competent authority submitted the assessment report together with its recommendations on 11 April 2013.

                     (4)

                     In accordance with Article 7(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency was formulated on 14 December 2017 by the Biocidal Products Committee, having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating competent authority (4).

                     (5)

                     It can be derived from Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 that substances for which the Member States' evaluation has been completed by 1 September 2013 should be evaluated while taking into account the conditions set out in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC. Following the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency, biocidal products of product-type 18 containing cyphenothrin may be expected to satisfy the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC, provided that certain specifications and conditions concerning their use are complied with.

                     (6)

                     It is therefore appropriate to approve cyphenothrin for use in biocidal products of product-type 18, subject to compliance with certain specifications and conditions.

                     (7)

                     The opinion of the European Chemicals Agency concludes that cyphenothrin meets the criteria for being a persistent (P) and toxic (T) substance in accordance with Annex XIII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5).

                     (8)

                     For the purposes of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, cyphenothrin meets the conditions set out in point (d) of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 and should be therefore considered a candidate for substitution. The receiving competent authority or, in the case of an evaluation of an application for a Union authorisation, the evaluating competent authority, should perform a comparative assessment as part of the evaluation of an application for authorisation or for renewal of authorisation of a biocidal product containing cyphenothrin.

                     (9)

                     Since it can be derived from Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 that substances for which the Member States' evaluation has been completed by 1 September 2013 should be approved under the terms of Directive 98/8/EC, the period of approval should be 10 years, in accordance with the practice established under that Directive.

                     (10)

                     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.

                     (11)

                     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
            Cyphenothrin is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 25 September 2018.

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

            (4)  Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) Opinion on the application for approval of the active substance Cyphenothrin, Product type: 18, ECHA/BPC/183/2017, Adopted on 14 December 2017.

            (5)  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).

            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

                        Cyphenothrin

                        IUPAC Name:
                        (RS)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1RS,3RS;1RS,3SR)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate
                        EC No: 254-484-5
                        CAS No: 39515-40-7

                        92 % w/w (total isomers)

                        1 February 2020

                        31 January 2030

                        18

                        Cyphenothrin is considered a candidate for substitution in accordance with point (d) of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
                        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 uses 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)

                                                professional users;

                                                b)

                                                toddlers;

                                                c)

                                                surface water, sediment, soil and groundwater, following indoor surface treatment;

                                                d)

                                                earthworm-eating mammals and fish-eating mammals due to secondary poisoning, following indoor surface treatment.

                                    3)

                                    For products that may lead to residues in food or feed, the need to set new or to amend existing maximum residue levels (MRLs) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) or Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) shall be verified, and any appropriate risk mitigation measures shall be taken to ensure that the applicable MRLs are not exceeded.

               (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.

               (2)  Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11).

               (3)  Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1501 of 9 October 2018 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance pymetrozine, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  10.10.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 254/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1501
         of 9 October 2018
         concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance pymetrozine, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
         (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 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 20(1) and Article 78(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Directive 2001/87/EC (2) included pymetrozine as an active substance in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3).

                     (2)

                     Active substances included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC are deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (4).

                     (3)

                     The approval of the active substance pymetrozine, as set out in Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, expires on 30 June 2019.

                     (4)

                     An application for the renewal of the approval of pymetrozine was submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010 (5) within the time period provided for in that Article.

                     (5)

                     The applicant submitted the supplementary dossiers required in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010. The application was found to be complete by the rapporteur Member State.

                     (6)

                     The rapporteur Member State prepared a renewal assessment report in consultation with the co-rapporteur Member State and submitted it to the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 28 June 2013.

                     (7)

                     The Authority communicated the renewal assessment report to the applicant and to the Member States for comments and forwarded the comments received to the Commission. The Authority also made the supplementary summary dossier available to the public.

                     (8)

                     On 28 August 2014 the Authority communicated to the Commission its conclusion (6) on whether pymetrozine can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The Authority concluded that there is a high potential for the representative uses assessed to result in groundwater exposure above the parametric drinking water limit of 0,1 μg/l by the toxicologically relevant metabolite CGA371075 in all pertinent groundwater scenarios. The Authority further concluded that several other toxicologically relevant metabolites of pymetrozine are also predicted to occur above 0,1 μg/L in some or all pertinent groundwater scenarios for the representative uses evaluated. It also concluded that the toxicological profile of metabolites included in the plant residue definition for risk assessment could not be confirmed and that the assessment of the risk to aquatic organisms from exposure to metabolite M3MF could not be ﬁnalised for all representative uses considered based on the information available in the dossier.

                     (9)

                     Additionally, the Authority concluded that pymetrozine caused adverse effects on endocrine organs across different species and timelines. However, the scientific assessment for potential endocrine disruption properties of pymetrozine could not be finalised by the Authority based on the information available in the dossier.

                     (10)

                     The Commission invited the applicant to submit its comments on the conclusion of the Authority and, in accordance with Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010, on the draft review report. The applicant submitted its comments, which have been carefully examined.

                     (11)

                     However, despite the arguments put forward by the applicant, the concerns related to the substance could not be eliminated.

                     (12)

                     Consequently, it has not been established with respect to one or more representative uses of at least one plant protection product that the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are satisfied. It is therefore appropriate not to renew the approval of the active substance pymetrozine in accordance with Article 20(1)(b) of that Regulation.

                     (13)

                     Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (14)

                     Member States should be allowed sufficient time to withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing pymetrozine.

                     (15)

                     For plant protection products containing pymetrozine, where Member States grant any grace period in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, that period should, at the latest, expire on 30 January 2020.

                     (16)

                     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/917 (7) extended the expiry date of pymetrozine to 30 June 2019 in order to allow the renewal process to be completed before the expiry of the approval of that substance. However, given that a decision is taken ahead of that extended expiry date, this Regulation should apply as soon as possible.

                     (17)

                     This Regulation does not prevent the submission of a further application for the approval of pymetrozine pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

                     (18)

                     The Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed has not delivered an opinion within the time-limit laid down by its Chairman. An implementing act was deemed to be necessary and the chair submitted the draft implementing act to the appeal committee for further deliberation. The appeal committee did not deliver an opinion,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Non-renewal of approval of active substance
            The approval of the active substance pymetrozine is not renewed.

            Article 2
            Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
            In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 23, on pymetrozine, is deleted.

            Article 3
            Transitional measures
            Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing pymetrozine as active substance by 30 April 2019 at the latest.

            Article 4
            Grace period
            Any grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire by 30 January 2020.

            Article 5
            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, 9 October 2018.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.

            (2)  Commission Directive 2001/87/EC of 12 October 2001 amending Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market to include acibenzolar-s-methyl, cyclanilide, ferric phosphate, pymetrozine and pyraflufen-ethyl as active substances (OJ L 276, 19.10.2001, p. 17).

            (3)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).

            (4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).

            (5)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010 of 7 December 2010 laying down the procedure for the renewal of the inclusion of a second group of active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and establishing the list of those substances (OJ L 322, 8.12.2010, p. 10).

            (6)  EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2014. Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance pymetrozine. EFSA Journal 2014;12(9):3817, 102 pp. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3817.

            (7)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/917 of 27 June 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances alpha-cypermethrin, beflubutamid, benalaxyl, benthiavalicarb, bifenazate, boscalid, bromoxynil, captan, carvone, chlorpropham, cyazofamid, desmedipham, dimethoate, dimethomorph, diquat, ethephon, ethoprophos, etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamidone, fenamiphos, flumioxazine, fluoxastrobin, folpet, foramsulfuron, formetanate, Gliocladium catenulatum strain: J1446, isoxaflutole, metalaxyl-m, methiocarb, methoxyfenozide, metribuzin, milbemectin, oxasulfuron, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, phenmedipham, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole, pymetrozine and s-metolachlor (OJ L 163, 28.6.2018, p. 13).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1559 of 17 October 2018 concerning the authorisation of cumin tincture (Cuminum cyminum L.) as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  18.10.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 261/16

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1559
         of 17 October 2018
         concerning the authorisation of cumin tincture (Cuminum cyminum L.) 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.

                     (2)

                     In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of cumin tincture (Cuminum cyminum L.) as a feed additive for all animal species. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. The applicant requested that the additive be classified in the additive category ‘sensory additives’.

                     (3)

                     The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 17 April 2018 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, cumin tincture (Cuminum cyminum L.) does not have adverse effects on animal health, human health or the environment. The Authority has concluded that since cumin seeds are universally recognised to flavour food and their function in feed would be essentially the same as that in food, no further demonstration of efficacy is necessary. Therefore, that conclusion can be extrapolated for feed. The Authority further noted that for the safety of the additive for users a potential to be dermal/eye irritant cannot be excluded. In addition, the additive contains a variety of compounds known to cause allergic reactions in sensitive persons. Therefore, sensitisation may occur. Consequently, appropriate protective measures should be taken.

                     (4)

                     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.

                     (5)

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

                     (6)

                     The applicant proposed use levels for the substances concerned to the Authority. Having regard to that proposal, the Authority considered that certain use levels are safe. For the purpose of official controls along the food chain, the recommended maximum content of the active substance should be indicated on the label of the feed additive.

                     (7)

                     The fact that the use of the substance concerned in water for drinking is not authorised should not preclude their use in compound feed, which is administered via water.

                     (8)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            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
            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, 17 October 2018.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

            (2)  EFSA Journal 2018;16(5):5273

            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

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

                           Category: Sensory additives. Functional group: Flavouring compounds

                        2b161

                        —

                        Cumin tincture

                           Additive composition

                        Cumin tincture of Cuminum cyminum L.

                           Characterisation of the active substance

                        Tincture from Cuminum cyminum L. seeds as defined by the Council of Europe (1).

                                    —

                                    98 % ± 0,5 % of a water/ethanol (3:1, v/v) mixture;

                                    —

                                    2 ± 0,5 % of plant derived compounds;

                                    —

                                    total flavonoids ≤ 300 ppm;

                                    —

                                    total polyphenols ≤ 560 ppm;

                                    —

                                    total p-menth-3-en-7-al ≤ 8 ppm;

                                    —

                                    phytochemical marker: 4-iso-propylbenzaldehyde (cuminaldehyde): 25 ± 5 ppm.

                              Liquid form
                        CoE No 161

                           Method of analysis
                            (2)

                        For the quantification of the phytochemical marker (4-iso-propylbenzaldehyde) in the feed additive: gas chromatography coupled with flame ionisation detection (GC-FID)

                        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 conditions and stability to heat treatment 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 %: 0,03 ml/kg feed’

                                    4.

                                    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.

                        7 November 2028

               (1)  Natural sources of flavourings — Report No 2 (2007)

               (2)  Details of the methods of analysis 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) 2018/1800 of 21 November 2018 fixing the trigger volumes for the years 2019 and 2020 for the purposes of possible application of additional import duties on certain fruit and vegetables

text:
                  22.11.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 296/28

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1800
         of 21 November 2018
         fixing the trigger volumes for the years 2019 and 2020 for the purposes of possible application of additional import duties on 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), and in particular point (b) of the first paragraph of Article 183 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Article 39 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 (2) provides that an additional import duty as referred to in Article 182(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 may be applied to the products and during the periods listed in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892. That additional import duty has to apply if the quantity of any of the products put into free circulation for any of the periods of application set out in that Annex exceeds the trigger volume of imports in a year for that product. Additional import duties shall not be imposed where the imports are unlikely to disturb the Union market, or where the effects would be disproportionate to the intended objective.

                     (2)

                     In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 182(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 the trigger volumes of imports for the possible application of additional import duties on certain fruit and vegetables are based on import data and domestic consumption data for the previous three years. On the basis of the data notified by the Member States for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, the trigger volumes for certain fruit and vegetables should be fixed for the years 2019 and 2020.

                     (3)

                     Taking into account that the period of application of possible additional import duties as set out in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 starts for a number of products on 1 January, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2019 and therefore it should enter into force as soon as possible,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            For the years 2019 and 2020, the trigger volumes referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 182(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 for the products listed in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 are 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.
            It shall apply from 1 January 2019.
            It shall expire on 30 June 2020.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 21 November 2018.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

            (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 of 13 March 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (OJ L 138, 25.5.2017, p. 57).

            ANNEX

               Trigger volumes for the products and periods set out in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892, for the possible application of additional import duties

            Without prejudice to the rules on the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the description of the products is deemed to be indicative only. For the purposes of this Annex, the scope of the additional import duties is determined by the scope of the CN codes as they stand at the time of adoption of this Regulation.

                        Order number

                        CN code

                        Description of products

                        Period of application

                        Trigger volume (tonnes)

                        2019

                        2020

                        78.0020

                        0702 00 00

                        Tomatoes

                        From 1 June to 30 September

                        326 943

                        78.0015

                        From 1 October

                        to 31 May

                        811 333

                        78.0065

                        0707 00 05

                        Cucumbers

                        From 1 May to 31 October

                        76 688

                        78.0075

                        From 1 November

                        to 30 April

                        46 494

                        78.0085

                        0709 91 00

                        Artichokes

                        From 1 November

                        to 30 June

                        55 581

                        78.0100

                        0709 93 10

                        Courgettes

                        From 1 January to 31 December

                        60 635

                        78.0110

                        0805 10 22
                        0805 10 24
                        0805 10 28

                        Oranges

                        From 1 December

                        to 31 May

                        678 007

                        78.0120

                        0805 22 00

                        Clementines

                        From 1 November

                        to end of February

                        100 326

                        78.0130

                        0805 21
                        0805 29 00

                        Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings and similar citrus hybrids

                        From 1 November

                        to end of February

                        164 563

                        78.0160

                        0805 50 10

                        Lemons

                        From 1 January to 31 May

                        36 456

                        78.0155

                        From 1 June to 31 December

                        340 396

                        78.0170

                        0806 10 10

                        Table grapes

                        From 16 July to 16 November

                        83 264

                        78.0175

                        0808 10 80

                        Apples

                        From 1 January to 31 August

                        399 660

                        78.0180

                        From 1 September to 31 December

                        48 524

                        78.0220

                        0808 30 90

                        Pears

                        From 1 January to 30 April

                        144 570

                        78.0235

                        From 1 July to 31 December

                        28 470

                        78.0250

                        0809 10 00

                        Apricots

                        From 1 June to 31 July

                        114 722

                        78.0265

                        0809 29 00

                        Cherries other than sour

                        From 16 May to 15 August

                        36 289

                        78.0270

                        0809 30

                        Peaches, including nectarines

                        From 16 June to 30 September

                        303 691

                        78.0280

                        0809 40 05

                        Plums

                        From 16 June to 30 September

                        28 092


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1799 of 21 November 2018 on the establishment of a temporary direct statistical action for the dissemination of selected topics of the 2021 population and housing census geocoded to a 1 km2 grid (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  22.11.2018

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 296/19

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1799
         of 21 November 2018
         on the establishment of a temporary direct statistical action for the dissemination of selected topics of the 2021 population and housing census geocoded to a 1 km2 grid
         (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 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (1), and in particular Article 14(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     The dissemination of Union-wide harmonised census topics on a constant area grid, in particular on a 1 km2 grid, is a key European statistical output for future policy-making and census strategies by the Member States.

                     (2)

                     Pursuant to Article 14(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, the Commission may decide in specific and duly justified cases, in order to meet unexpected needs, on a temporary direct statistical action which shall fulfil conditions laid down in Article 14(2) of that Regulation.

                     (3)

                     This temporary direct statistical action should provide for data collection covering one reference year. All Member States should be able to produce univariate census data geocoded to a 1 km2 grid at the reference date for the 2021 population and housing census; the Union should also make financial contributions to National Statistical Institutes and other national authorities to cover the incremental costs incurred by them. This action is supported by a cost-effectiveness analysis and an estimate of overall incremental production costs provided by the Commission.

                     (4)

                     This action is justified by a common need across the Union for reliable, accurate and comparable information on population distribution with sufficient spatial resolution, founded on harmonised output requirements and intended in particular for pan-European regional policy-making.

                     (5)

                     Harmonised, spatially resolved demographic information across the Union is available, and the objective is to disseminate one dataset per Member State, containing selected topics of the 2021 population and housing census geocoded to a 1 km2 grid. There is no additional burden on respondents as all necessary information will be obtained from the 2021 census data.

                     (6)

                     In particular, in order to achieve comparable harmonised outputs across the Union, a Union-wide constant area grid consisting of 1 km2 cells needs to be determined. Furthermore, the specific topics and their breakdowns as well as the detailed programme to be disseminated on this 1 km2 grid need to be established. Finally, it is necessary to specify the required spatial and statistical metadata for such a dataset.

                     (7)

                     Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and related Commission Implementing Regulations lay down the required metadata (3), data format (4), and network services (5) for the dissemination of spatial data. In particular, point 1 of Annex III covers possible statistical grid systems for spatial data dissemination and, according to point 10 of Annex III, is applicable to spatial datasets under the theme ‘Population distribution — demography’.

                     (8)

                     Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council (6) and related Commission Implementing Regulations establish common rules for transmission of the 2021 census data, in particular the reference year and the required metadata (7), the technical specifications of the census topics and their breakdowns (8), and the technical format (9).

                     (9)

                     Member States should transmit their validated data and metadata in electronic form, in an appropriate technical format to be provided by the Commission. The Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) initiative on statistical and technical standards for the exchange and sharing of data and metadata, on which the Census Hub is based, was launched by the Bank of International Settlements, the European Central Bank, the Commission (Eurostat), the International Monetary Fund, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations and the World Bank. For the exchange of official statistics, SDMX and the Census Hub provide statistical, technical and transmission standards. A technical format in accordance with those standards should therefore be introduced.

                     (10)

                     The Commission (Eurostat) hosted a project on ‘Harmonised protection of census data in the ESS’, which delivered good practices and implementation guidelines for the harmonised disclosure protection of 1 km2 grid data.

                     (11)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Subject matter
            A temporary direct statistical action is hereby established in order to develop, produce and disseminate selected topics of the 2021 population and housing census geocoded to a 1 km2 grid (‘1 km2 grid data’).
            To this end, a unique harmonised and constant geospatial reference grid for Europe is determined consisting of cells with an area of 1 km2. And the specific topics and their breakdowns are established as well as the detailed programme and metadata for the dissemination of 2021 population and housing census data geocoded to the 1 km2 reference grid.

            Article 2
            Definitions
            For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 shall apply.
            The following definitions shall also apply:

                        (1)

                        ‘grid’, ‘grid cell’ and ‘grid point’ mean grid, grid cell and grid point as defined in Annex II (2.1) of Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010;

                        (2)

                        ‘total population’ means all persons of a grid cell whose usual residence is located in that grid cell;

                        (3)

                        ‘data item’ means a single measurement contained in the table defined in Annex II of this Regulation;

                        (4)

                        ‘data value’ means the information provided by a data item. A data value can be either a ‘numerical value’ or a ‘special value’;

                        (5)

                        ‘numerical value’ means an integer number equal to or greater than ‘0’ that provides statistical information on the observation of that data item;

                        (6)

                        ‘validated data’ means data verified by the Member States according to agreed validation rules;

                        (7)

                        ‘observed value’ means a numerical value that represents observed or imputed information to the best of knowledge based on all available 2021 census information, in particular before the application of any statistical disclosure control measures;

                        (8)

                        ‘confidential value’ means a numerical value which, in order to protect the statistical confidentiality of the data, must not be divulged in accordance with the Member States' protective measures against disclosure of statistical data;

                        (9)

                        ‘special value’ means a symbol that is transmitted in a data item instead of a numerical value;

                        (10)

                        ‘flag’ means a code that can accompany a particular data item to describe a specific characteristic of its data value.

            Article 3
            Technical specifications of the 1 km2 reference grid

               1.   In accordance with Section 1.5 of Annex IV of Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010, the statistical 1 km2 reference grid for pan-European usage shall be the Equal Area Grid ‘Grid_ETRS89-LAEA1000’. The spatial extent of the reference grid in the coordinate system specified for this grid in Section 2.2.1 of Annex II of the same Regulation shall be limited to easting values between 900 000 and 7 400 000 metres and northing values between 900 000 and 5 500 000 metres for the purpose of this Regulation.

               2.   In accordance with Section 1.4.1.1 of Annex IV of the same Regulation, each individual grid cell of the 1 km2 reference grid shall be identified by a unique grid cell code, which is composed of the characters ‘CRS3035RES1000mN’. This is followed by the northing value in metres of the grid point in the lower-left corner of the grid cell, followed by the character ‘E’, followed by the easting value in metres of the grid point in the lower-left corner of the grid cell.

               3.   The country code of the transmitting Member State as defined in the Interinstitutional Style Guide published by the Publications Office of the European Union, followed by the character ‘_’, shall be prepended to the cell code of each grid cell transmitted by that Member State.

            Article 4
            Technical specifications of the 1 km2 grid data topics and their breakdowns
            The technical specifications of the topics set out in the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2017/543 for the 2021 census data shall apply. The breakdowns of the topics for the purpose of this Regulation are specified in Annex I of this Regulation.

            Article 5
            Programme of the 1 km2 grid data

               1.   The programme of the 1 km2 grid data to be transmitted by each Member State to the Commission (Eurostat) for the reference year 2021 is specified in Annex II.

               2.   Member States shall replace any confidential value with the special value ‘not available’.

            Article 6
            Output harmonisation

               1.   In order to facilitate Union-wide comparability, the output data values to be disseminated shall be harmonised. To this end, preference shall be given to numerical values over special values as far as possible.

               2.   In order to ensure sufficiently accurate and reliable information on the spatial distribution of the total population, Member States shall respect the following requirements:

                           (a)

                           data items on total population shall not be reported as confidential;

                           (b)

                           data items on total population with an observed value other than ‘0’ shall be marked with the flag ‘populated’; and

                           (c)

                           data items on total population with an observed value ‘0’ shall not be marked with the flag ‘populated’.

            Article 7
            Metadata
            Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with metadata for the 1 km2 grid data in accordance with Annex III.

            Article 8
            Reference date
            The reference date of the 1 km2 grid data transmitted by each Member State shall be identical to the reference date reported by that Member State in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/712.

            Article 9
            Data and metadata transmission date

               1.   Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with validated and aggregated data and with metadata on total population by 31 December 2022.

               2.   Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with validated and aggregated data and with metadata by 31 March 2024.

            Article 10
            Technical format for data and metadata transmission
            The technical format to be used for data and metadata transmission shall be the SDMX format as implemented through the Census Hub. Member States shall transmit the required data and metadata in accordance with the data structure definitions and related technical specifications provided by the Commission (Eurostat). They shall store the required data and metadata until 31 December 2034 for any later transmission requested by the Commission (Eurostat).

            Article 11
            Quality requirements

               1.   Member States shall ensure the quality of the data transmitted.

               2.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the quality criteria referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 shall apply to the data to be transmitted.

               3.   At the request of the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide it with additional information necessary to evaluate the quality of the statistical information.

            Article 12
            Dissemination

               1.   The Commission (Eurostat) shall disseminate the 1 km2 grid datasets referred to in Article 5 as well as the associated metadata referred to in Article 7.

               2.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the programme of the 1 km2 grid data and metadata to be transmitted by Member States and disseminated by Eurostat corresponds to the data that Member States disseminate at national level in accordance with Directive 2007/2/EC and its implementing Regulations (EC) No 1205/2008, (EC) No 976/2009 and (EU) No 1089/2010.

            Article 13
            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, 21 November 2018.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.

            (2)  Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an infrastructure for spatial information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).

            (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1205/2008 of 3 December 2008 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards metadata (OJ L 326, 4.12.2008, p. 12).

            (4)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services (OJ L 323, 8.12.2010, p. 11).

            (5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 976/2009 of 19 October 2009 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Network Services (OJ L 274, 20.10.2009, p. 9).

            (6)  Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on population and housing censuses (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 14).

            (7)  Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/712 of 20 April 2017 establishing the reference year and the programme of the statistical data and metadata for population and housing censuses provided for by Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 105, 21.4.2017, p. 1).

            (8)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543 of 22 March 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on population and housing censuses as regards the technical specifications of the topics and of their breakdowns (OJ L 78, 23.3.2017, p. 13).

            (9)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/881 of 23 May 2017 implementing Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on population and housing censuses, as regards the modalities and structure of the quality reports and the technical format for data transmission, and amending Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010 (OJ L 135, 24.5.2017, p. 6).

            ANNEX I

               Technical specifications of the census topic breakdowns referred to in Article 4

            The technical specifications of the breakdowns for the purpose of this Regulation of the census topics specified in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2017/543 shall be presented as follows:

                        —

                        Each topic selected for dissemination on the 1 km2 reference grid is quoted with its heading from the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2017/543.

                        —

                        The technical specifications laid down in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2017/543 referring to that topic in general shall apply.

                        —

                        Thereafter, the breakdown for that topic is specified.

                        —

                        All breakdowns are designed to break down any total or subtotal referring to persons.

               Topic: Place of usual residence

            The breakdown categories of this topic on which a Member State shall report are all cells of the 1 km2 reference grid specified in Article 3(1) whose area includes a part of the territory of that Member State, complemented by a single virtual grid cell per Member State to account for persons that are not allocated.

                        Geographical area based on the 1 km2 reference grid (1)

                        GEO.G.

                        x.

                        All grid cells belonging partly or entirely to the territory of the Member State

                        x.

                        y.

                        One virtual grid cell per Member State

                        y.

                  If the place of usual residence of a person is unknown within the territory of the reporting Member State that is covered by the reference grid, additional scientifically-based, well-documented, and publicly available statistical estimation methods may be used to allocate this person to a specific grid cell. Persons who are not allocated to any cell of the reference grid shall be allocated to the virtual grid cell GEO.G.y. of that Member State.

               Topic: Sex

            The breakdown SEX. specified in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2017/543 for this topic shall apply for the purpose of this Regulation.

               Topic: Age

            The following breakdown categories shall be reported:

                        Age

                        AGE.G.

                        1.

                        Under 15 years

                        1.

                        2.

                        15 to 64 years

                        2.

                        3.

                        65 years and over

                        3.

                  As specified in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2017/543, the age reached in completed years of age at the reference date shall be reported.

               Topic: Current activity status (number of employed persons)

            The following breakdown category included in the breakdown CAS.L. specified in Regulation (EU) 2017/543 shall be reported:

                        Current activity status

                        CAS.L.

                        1.

                        Employed persons

                        1.1.

                  The specification of ‘employed’ persons in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2017/543 shall apply for this category.

               Topic: Country/place of birth

            The following breakdown categories included in the breakdown POB.L. specified in Regulation (EU) 2017/543 shall be reported:

                        Country/place of birth

                        POB.L.

                        1.

                        Place of birth in reporting country

                        1.

                        2.

                        Place of birth in other EU Member State

                        2.1.

                        3.

                        Place of birth elsewhere

                        2.2.

               Topic: Place of usual residence one year prior to the census

            The following breakdown categories included in the breakdown ROY. specified in Regulation (EU) 2017/543 shall be reported:

                        Place of usual residence one year prior to the census

                        ROY.

                        1.

                        Usual residence unchanged

                        1.

                        2.

                        Move within the reporting country

                        2.1.

                        3.

                        Move from outside the reporting country

                        2.2.

                  A move within the same grid cell shall be reported either as a ‘Move within the reporting country’ (ROY.2.1.) or as a ‘Move from outside the reporting country’ (ROY.2.2.) as appropriate.

               (1)  The codes ‘x.’ are grid cell identification codes as specified in Article 3. The code ‘y.’ shall consist of the character string ‘unallocated’ prepended by the country code of the reporting Member State as specified in Article 3(3).

            ANNEX II

               Programme of the statistical census data geocoded to the 1 km2 reference grid referred to in Article 5

            The programme of the 1 km2 grid data to be transmitted for the reference year 2021 shall consist of one two-dimensional table that cross-tabulates the set of grid cells GEO.G. defined in Annex I against the following selection of categories from the census topic breakdowns specified in Annex I:

                        Census topic categories to be broken down on the 1 km2 reference grid

                        STAT.G.

                        0.

                        SEX.0.: Total population

                        0.

                        1.

                        SEX.1.: Male

                        1.

                        2.

                        SEX.2.: Female

                        2.

                        3.

                        AGE.G.1.: Under 15 years

                        3.

                        4.

                        AGE.G.2.: 15 to 64 years

                        4.

                        5.

                        AGE.G.3.: 65 years and over

                        5.

                        6.

                        CAS.L.1.1.: Employed persons (1)

                        6.

                        7.

                        POB.L.1.: Place of birth in reporting country

                        7.

                        8.

                        POB.L.2.1.: Place of birth in other EU Member State

                        8.

                        9.

                        POB.L.2.2.: Place of birth elsewhere

                        9.

                        10.

                        ROY.1.: Place of usual residence one year prior to the census unchanged

                        10.

                        11.

                        ROY.2.1.: Place of usual residence one year prior to the census: move within reporting country

                        11.

                        12.

                        ROY.2.2.: Place of usual residence one year prior to the census: move from outside of the reporting country

                        12.

               (1)  Data on the category ‘employed persons’ shall be transmitted as far as possible, subject to availability in the transmitting Member State.

            ANNEX III

               Required metadata for the 1 km2 grid data referred to in Article 7

               Metadata on data items

                        1.

                        Where applicable, Member States shall add the following flags to a data item:

                                    (a)

                                    ‘provisional’;

                                    (b)

                                    ‘populated’;

                                    (c)

                                    ‘revised’;

                                    (d)

                                    ‘see information attached’;

                                    (e)

                                    ‘confidential’ (1).

                        2.

                        Only data values on ‘total population’ which are reported under Article 9(1) and which are not considered final data by the Member State at the time of reporting shall be accompanied by the flag ‘provisional’.

                        3.

                        The flag ‘populated’ shall be applicable only to ‘total population’ data items under the provisions specified in Article 6(2).

                        4.

                        For each data value accompanied by at least one of the flags ‘revised’ or ‘see information attached’ an explanatory text shall be provided.

                        5.

                        Each data item whose confidential value has been replaced by the special value ‘not available’ shall be marked with the flag ‘confidential’.

               Metadata on the topics

            In addition to the metadata on the topics transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) under Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2017/712, Member States shall provide metadata on each topic included in Annex I informing about the data sources and methodology used to obtain the data values for that topic on the 1 km2 reference grid. In particular, the metadata shall contain:

                        —

                        information on the reliability and accuracy of the reported data values;

                        —

                        a description of any methodology used to estimate the data values on the 1 km2 reference grid, including reliability and accuracy of the resulting data values;

                        —

                        a description of any methodology used to allocate persons to specific grid cells under the topic ‘place of usual residence’, including information on the characteristics of persons under the category GEO.G.y.

               Reference metadata

            The metadata information and structure laid down in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2017/881 shall be supplemented for the purpose of this Regulation by the following items specifically referring to the 1 km2 grid data:

                        —

                        Item 3.3. ‘Processing and evaluation’ shall be supplemented by the additional sub-item 3.3.3. ‘Additional information on generic (not topic-related) methodology applied in order to produce the 1 km2 grid dataset’.

                        —

                        Item 3.4. ‘Dissemination’ shall be supplemented by specific information about statistical disclosure control measures related to the 1 km2 grid dataset. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with information about the measures related to the harmonised protection of 1 km2 grid data, in particular if they used the ESS good practices and implementation guidelines for the harmonised protection of 1 km2 grid data.

                        —

                        Item 4.2. ‘Timeliness and punctuality’ shall be supplemented by specific calendar date(s) of the transmission and possible revisions of the 1 km2 grid data and metadata.

                        —

                        Item 4. ‘Assessment of data quality’ shall be supplemented by the additional sub-item 4.7 ‘Geographic information – data quality’ covering geographic quality principles, in particular territorial coverage and comparability, positional accuracy, as well as temporal coherence and completeness of the geographic data used for geocoding.

               (1)  This flag is not applicable to data items on total population, as laid down in Article 6(2)(a).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/23 of 7 January 2019 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq

text:
                  8.1.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 5/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/23
         of 7 January 2019
         amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96 (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists public bodies, corporations and agencies and natural and legal persons, bodies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources that were located outside Iraq on the date of 22 May 2003 under that Regulation.

                     (2)

                     On 27 December 2018, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove one entry from the list of persons or entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.

                     (3)

                     Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 7 January 2019.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

                  Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

            (1)  OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6.

            ANNEX
            In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, the following entry is deleted:

                           ‘106.

                           RAYON STATE ESTABLISHMENT (alias RAYON STATE COMPANY). Address: P.O. Box 11230, Hindiya, Babylon, Iraq.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/109 of 24 January 2019 authorising an extension of use of Schizochytrium sp. oil as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  25.1.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 23/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/109
         of 24 January 2019
         authorising an extension of use of Schizochytrium sp. oil as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 provides that only novel foods authorised and included in the Union list may be placed on the market within the Union.

                     (2)

                     Pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (2) establishing a Union list of authorised novel foods was adopted.

                     (3)

                     Pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, the Commission is to decide on the authorisation and on the placing on the Union market of a novel food and on the updating of the Union list.

                     (4)

                     Commission Implementing Decision 2014/463/EU (3) authorised, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), the placing on the market of oil from the microalgae Schizochytrium sp. as a novel food to be used in a number of foods.

                     (5)

                     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1032 (5) extended the authorisation of oil from the microalgae Schizochytrium sp. (T18) as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 to fruit/vegetable purees.

                     (6)

                     On 10 September 2018, the company DSM Nutritional Products Europe made a request to the Commission to change the conditions of use of the novel food Schizochytrium sp. oil within the meaning of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. The application requested to extend the use of Schizochytrium sp. oil to fruit and vegetable purees.

                     (7)

                     The proposed extension of use of the novel food does not change the safety considerations that supported the authorisation of Schizochytrium sp. (T18) oil by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1032 and it does not either pose any safety concern. Taking into account those considerations, the proposed extension of use complies with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

                     (8)

                     The Commission did not request an opinion from the European Food Safety Authority in accordance with Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283, as an extension of use of Schizochytrium sp. oil and the subsequent updating of the Union list are not liable to have an effect on human health.

                     (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

               1.   The entry in the Union list of authorised novel foods, established under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, referring to the substance Schizochytrium sp. oil shall be amended as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

               2.   The entry in the Union list referred to in the first paragraph shall include the conditions of use and labelling requirements laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is amended in accordance with the Annex 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, 24 January 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 327, 11.12.2015, p. 1.

            (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 of 20 December 2017 establishing the Union list of novel foods in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods (OJ L 351, 30.12.2017, p. 72).

            (3)  Commission Implementing Decision 2014/463/EU of 14 July 2014 on authorising the placing on the market of oil from the micro-algae Schizochytrium sp. as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Decisions 2003/427/EC and 2009/778/EC (OJ L 209, 16.7.2014, p. 55).

            (4)  Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel foods ingredients (OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1).

            (5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1032 of 20 July 2018 authorising the extension of use of oil from the micro algae Schizochytrium sp. as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 185, 23.7.2018, p. 9).

            ANNEX
            The entry for ‘Schizochytrium sp. oil’ in Table 1 (Authorised novel foods) of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 is replaced by the following:

                           Authorised novel food

                           Conditions under which the novel food may be used

                           Additional specific labelling requirements

                           Other requirements

                           ‘
                                 Schizochytrium

                              sp. oil

                              Specified food category

                              Maximum levels of DHA

                           The designation of the novel food on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘Oil from the microalgae Schizochytrium sp.”’

                           Dairy products except milk-based drinks

                           200 mg/100 g or for cheese products 600 mg/100 g

                           Dairy analogues except drinks

                           200 mg/100 g or for analogues to cheese products 600 mg/100 g

                           Spreadable fat and dressings

                           600 mg/100 g

                           Breakfast cereals

                           500 mg/100 g

                           Food Supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC

                           250 mg DHA/day for general population

                           450 mg DHA/day for pregnant and lactating women

                           Total diet replacement for weight control as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 and meal replacements for weight control

                           250 mg/meal

                           Milk-based drinks and similar products intended for young children

                           200 mg/100 g

                           Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013

                           Foods intended to meet the expenditure of intense muscular effort, especially for sportsmen

                           Foods bearing statements on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in accordance with the requirements of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014

                           Foods for special medical purposes as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013

                           In accordance with the particular nutritional requirements of the persons for whom the products are intended

                           Bakery products (breads, rolls, and, sweet biscuits)

                           200 mg/100 g

                           Cereal bars

                           500 mg/100 g

                           Cooking fats

                           360 mg/100 g

                           Non-alcoholic beverages (including dairy analogue and milk-based drinks)

                           80 mg/100 ml

                           Fruit/vegetable puree

                           100 mg/100 g


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/431 of 18 March 2019 amending for the 296th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

text:
                  19.3.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 75/68

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/431
         of 18 March 2019
         amending for the 296th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(5) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

                     (2)

                     On 13 March 2019, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend one entry in the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 18 March 2019.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

                  Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

            (1)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.

            ANNEX
            In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, under the heading ‘Natural persons’, the identifying data for the entry:

               ‘Hamza Usama Muhammad bin Laden. Date of birth: 9.5.1989. Place of birth: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Nationality: Saudi Arabian. Other information: (a) Son of Usama bin Laden (deceased); (b) Announced by Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri as an official member of Al-Qaida. Has called for followers of Al-Qaida to commit terror attacks. Is seen as the most probable successor of al-Zawahiri. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 28.2.2019.’

            is replaced by the following:

               ‘Hamza Usama Muhammad bin Laden. Date of birth: 9.5.1989. Place of birth: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Other information: (a) Son of Usama bin Laden (deceased); (b) Announced by Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri as an official member of Al-Qaida. Has called for followers of Al-Qaida to commit terror attacks. Is seen as the most probable successor of al-Zawahiri. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 28.2.2019.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/432 of 18 March 2019 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq

text:
                  19.3.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 75/70

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/432
         of 18 March 2019
         amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96 (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists public bodies, corporations and agencies and natural and legal persons, bodies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources that were located outside Iraq on the date of 22 May 2003 under that Regulation.

                     (2)

                     On 13 March 2019, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove four entries from the list of persons or entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.

                     (3)

                     Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 18 March 2019.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

                  Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

            (1)  OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6.

            ANNEX
            In Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, the following entries are deleted:

                        ‘46.

                        GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR MAIN OUT PALL DRAIN. Address: P.O. Box 113, Nassiriyah, Iraq.’

                        ‘98.

                        NATIONAL TOBACCO STATE COMPANY (alias NATIONAL TOBACCO STATE ENTERPRISE). Address: P.O. Box 6, Arbil, Iraq.’

                        ‘145.

                        STATE ENTERPRISE FOR PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES. Address: Khor Al Zubair, P.O. Box 933, Basrah, Iraq.’

                        ‘147.

                        STATE ENTERPRISE FOR PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRIES. Address: P.O. Box 248, Hartha District, Basrah, Iraq.’