title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1089 of 5 July 2016 approving dicopper oxide as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               6.7.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 180/25

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1089
   of 5 July 2016
   approving dicopper oxide as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 21
   (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 dicopper oxide.

               (2)

               Dicopper oxide has been evaluated for use in products of product-type 21, antifouling products, as described in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

               (3)

               France was designated as evaluating competent authority and submitted the assessment report together with its recommendations on 31 October 2014.

               (4)

               In accordance with Article 7(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency was formulated on 9 December 2015 by the Biocidal Products Committee, having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating competent authority.

               (5)

               According to that opinion, biocidal products of product-type 21 and containing dicopper oxide may be expected to satisfy the criteria of Article 19(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, provided that certain specifications and conditions concerning their use are complied with.

               (6)

               The acceptability of the risks related to the use of antifouling products, as well as the suitability of the proposed risk mitigation measures, should however be further confirmed. In order to facilitate, at the time of the renewal of the approvals of existing antifouling active substances, the review and comparison of the risks and benefits of those substances as well as of the risk mitigation measures applied, the expiry date of approval of all those substances should be the same.

               (7)

               It is therefore appropriate to approve dicopper oxide for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 subject to compliance with certain specifications and conditions.

               (8)

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

               (9)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Dicopper oxide is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 21, 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, 5 July 2016.

            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).

      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

                  Dicopper oxide

                  IUPAC Name:
                  Copper (I) oxide
                  EC No: 215-270-7
                  CAS No: 1317-39-1

                  94,2 % w/w

                  1 January 2018

                  31 December 2025

                  21

                  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.
                  In the event that products containing dicopper oxide are subsequently authorised for use by non-professional users, persons making products available on the market for non-professional users shall ensure that the products are supplied with appropriate gloves.
                  For biocidal products, authorisations are subject to the following conditions:

                              1.

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

                              2.

                              Labels and, where provided, instructions for use shall indicate that children shall be kept away until treated surfaces are dry.

                              3.

                              Labels and, where provided, safety data sheets of products authorised shall indicate that application, maintenance and repair activities shall be conducted within a contained area, on an impermeable hard standing with bunding or on soil covered with an impermeable material to prevent losses and minimise emissions to the environment, and that any losses or waste containing dicopper oxide shall be collected for reuse or disposal.

                              4.

                              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 used for the evaluation made in accordance with Article 89(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. The active substance in the product placed on the market can be of equal or different purity if it has been proven technically equivalent with the evaluated active substance.

         (2)  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: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 673/2012 of 23 July 2012 implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

text:
               24.7.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 196/8

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 673/2012
   of 23 July 2012
   implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.

               (2)

               In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, and in accordance with Council Implementing Decision 2012/424/CFSP of 23 July 2012 implementing Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (2), additional persons and entities should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to the list set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
   Article 2
   The Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 23 July 2012.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. ASHTON

      (1)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.

      (2)  See page 81 of this Official Journal.

      ANNEX

         Persons and entities referred to in Article 1

         Persons

                  Name

                  Identifying information

                  Reasons

                  Date of listing

                  1.

                  Brigadier General
                  Sha’afiq Masa

                  Head of Branch 215 (Damascus) of the army's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of detained opponents. Involved in repressive actions against civilians.

                  24.7.2012

                  2.

                  Brigadier General
                  Burhan Qadour

                  Head of Branch 291 (Damascus) of the army's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  3.

                  Brigadier General
                  Salah Hamad

                  Deputy Head of Branch 291 of the army's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  4.

                  Brigadier General
                  Muhammad (or: Mohammed) Khallouf (a.k.a. Abou Ezzat)

                  Head of Branch 235, a.k.a. "Palestine" (Damascus) of the army's intelligence service, which is at the centre of the army's apparatus of repression. Directly involved in repression of opponents. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  5.

                  Major General Riad al-Ahmed

                  Deputy Head of Latakia Branch of the army's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture and murder of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  6.

                  Brigadier General
                  Abdul Salam Fajr Mahmoud

                  Head of the Bab Tuma (Damascus) Branch of the air force's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  7.

                  Brigadier General
                  Jawdat al-Ahmed

                  Head of the Homs Branch of the air force's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  8.

                  Colonel
                  Qusay Mihoub

                  Head of the Deraa branch of the air force's intelligence service (sent from Damascus to Deraa at the start of demonstrations there). Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  9.

                  Colonel
                  Suhail Al-Abdullah

                  Head of the Latakia Branch of the air force's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  10.

                  Brigadier General
                  Khudr Khudr

                  Head of the Latakia branch of the General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  11.

                  Brigadier General
                  Ibrahim Ma’ala

                  Head of branch 285 (Damascus) of the General Intelligence Directorate (replaced Brig. Gen. Hussam Fendi at end 2011). Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  12.

                  Brigadier General
                  Firas Al-Hamed

                  Head of branch 318 (Homs) of the General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  13.

                  Brigadier General
                  Hussam Luqa

                  Since April 2012, head of the Homs branch of the Political Security Directorate (succeeded Brig. Gen. Nasr al-Ali). Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  14.

                  Brigadier General
                  Taha Taha

                  Site manager of the Latakia branch of the Political Security Directorate. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  15.

                  Brigadier General
                  Nasr al-Ali

                  Since April 2012 manager of the Deraa site of the Political Security Directorate (ex-head of the Homs branch). Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                  24.7.2012

                  16.

                  Bassel Bilal

                  Police officer at Idlib central prison; has taken part directly in acts of torture of opponents held in Idlib central prison.

                  24.7.2012

                  17.

                  Ahmad Kafan

                  Police officer at Idlib central prison; has taken part directly in acts of torture of opponents held in Idlib central prison.

                  24.7.2012

                  18.

                  Bassam al-Misri

                  Police officer at Idlib central prison; has taken part directly in acts of torture of opponents held in Idlib central prison.

                  24.7.2012

                  19.

                  Ahmed al-Jarroucheh

                  Date of birth: 1957

                  Head of the foreign branch of General Intelligence (branch 279). As such, responsible for General Intelligence arrangements in Syrian embassies. He participates directly in the repression implemented by the Syrian authorities against opponents and in particular has responsibility for repression of the Syrian opposition abroad.

                  24.7.2012

                  20.

                  Michel Kassouha
                  (a.k.a. Ahmed Salem; a.k.a. Ahmed Salem Hassan)

                  Date of birth: 1 February 1948

                  Member of the Syrian security services since the early 1970s, he is involved in combating opposition in France and Germany. Since March 2006, has been responsible for public relations of branch 273 of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate. A longstanding member of the managerial staff, he is close to General Intelligence Directorate head Ali Mamlouk, one of the top security officials of the regime who has been subject to EU restrictive measures since 9 May 2011. He directly supports the regime's repression of opponents and is responsible inter alia for repression of the Syrian opposition abroad.

                  24.7.2012

                  21.

                  General Ghassan Jaoudat Ismail

                  Date of birth: 1960
                  Place of origin: Drekish, Tartus region.

                  Responsible for the missions branch of the air force intelligence service, which, in cooperation with the special operations branch, manages the elite troops of the air force intelligence service, who play an important role in the repression conducted by the regime. As such, Ghassan Jaoudat Ismail is one of the military leaders directly implementing the repression of opponents conducted by the regime.

                  24.7.2012

                  22.

                  General Amer al-Achi (a.k.a. Amis al Ashi; a.k.a. Ammar Aachi; a.k.a. Amer Ashi)

                  Graduate of the military school of Aleppo, head of the intelligence branch of the air force intelligence service (since 2012), close to Daoud Rajah, Syrian Minister for Defence. Through his role in the air force intelligence service, Amer al-Achi is implicated in the repression of the Syrian opposition.

                  24.7.2012

                  23.

                  General Mohammed Ali Nasr (or: Mohammed Ali Naser)

                  Date of birth: around 1964

                  Close to Maher al-Assad, younger brother of the President. Most of his career has been spent in the Republican Guard. In 2010 he joined the internal branch (or branch 251) of the General Intelligence Directorate which is responsible for combating the political opposition. As one of its senior officers, General Mohammed Ali is directly involved in the repression of opponents.

                  24.7.2012

                  24.

                  General Issam Hallaq

                  Air Force Chief of Staff since 2010. Commands air operations against opponents.

                  24.7.2012

                  25.

                  Ezzedine Ismael

                  Date of birth: middle of the 1940s (probably 1947).
                  Place of birth: Bastir. Jableh region.

                  Retired general, longstanding member of the managerial staff of the air force intelligence service, of which he became the head in the early 2000s. Was appointed political and security adviser to the President in 2006. As political and security adviser to the Syrian president, Ezzedine Ismael is implicated in the political repression conducted by the regime against the opposition.

                  24.7.2012

                  26.

                  Samir Joumaa (a.k.a. Abou Sami)

                  Date of birth: around 1962

                  For almost 20 years he has been head of the office of Mohammad Nassif Kheir Bek, one of the main security advisers of Bashar al-Assad (and officially deputy to the Vice-President, Farouk al-Sharaa). Samir Joumaa's closeness to Bashar al-Assad and Mohammed Nassif Kheir Bek means that he is implicated in the policy of repression conducted by the regime against its opponents.

                  24.7.2012

         Entities

                  Name

                  Identifying information

                  Reasons

                  Date of listing

                  1.

                  Drex Technologies S.A.

                  Incorporation date: 4 July 2000
                  Incorporation number: 394678
                  Director: Rami Makhlouf
                  Registered agent: Mossack Fonseca & Co (BVI) Ltd

                  Drex Technologies is wholly owned by Rami Makhlouf, who is listed under EU sanctions for providing financial support to the Syrian regime. Rami Makhlouf uses Drex Technologies to facilitate and manage his international financial holdings, including a majority share in SyriaTel, which the EU has previously listed on the grounds that it also provides financial support to the Syrian regime.

                  24.7.2012

                  2.

                  Cotton Marketing Organisation

                              Address: Bab Al-Faraj P.O. Box 729, Aleppo

                              Tél.: +96321 2239495/6/7/8

                              Cmo-aleppo@mail.sy

                              www.cmo.gov.sy

                  State-owned company. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime.

                  3.

                  Syrian Arab Airlines (a.k.a. SAA, a.k.a. Syrian Air)

                              Al-Mohafazeh Square, P.O. Box 417, Damascus, Syria

                              Tel: +963112240774

                  Public company controlled by the regime. Provides financial support for the regime.

                  24.7.2012


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/131 of 1 February 2016 approving C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 2, 4, 6, 11, 12 and 13 (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               2.2.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 25/48

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/131
   of 1 February 2016
   approving C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 2, 4, 6, 11, 12 and 13
   (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 C(M)IT/MIT (3:1).

               (2)

               C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) has been evaluated in accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) for use in product-type 2, private area and public health area disinfectants and other biocidal products, product-type 4, food and feed area disinfectants, product-type 6, in-can preservatives, product-type 11, preservatives for liquid-cooling and processing systems, product-type 12, slimicides, and product-type 13, metalworking-fluid preservatives, as defined in Annex V to that Directive, which correspond respectively to product-types 2, 4, 6, 11, 12 and 13 as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

               (3)

               France was designated as evaluating competent authority and submitted the assessment reports, together with its recommendations, to the Commission on 19 October 2011, 27 November 2012 and 22 April 2013 in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 6 of Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 (4).

               (4)

               In accordance with Article 7(1)(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the opinions of the European Chemicals Agency were formulated on 5 February 2015, 14 April 2015 and 17 June 2015 by the Biocidal Products Committee, having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating competent authority.

               (5)

               According to those opinions, biocidal products used for product-types 2, 4, 6, 11, 12 and 13 and containing C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) may be expected to satisfy the requirements of Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC, provided that certain conditions concerning its use are complied with.

               (6)

               It is therefore appropriate to approve C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) for use in biocidal products for product-types 2, 4, 6, 11, 12 and 13 subject to compliance with certain specifications and conditions.

               (7)

               For the use in product-type 4, the evaluation did not address the incorporation of biocidal products containing C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) in materials and articles intended to come into contact directly or indirectly with food within the meaning of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). Such materials may require the establishment of specific limits on the migration into food, as referred to in Article 5(1)(e) of that Regulation. The approval should therefore not cover such use unless the Commission has established such limits or it has been established pursuant to that Regulation that such limits are not necessary.

               (8)

               Since C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) meets the criteria for classification as skin sensitiser category 1 as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), treated articles treated with or incorporating C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) should be appropriately labelled when placed on the market.

               (9)

               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.

               (10)

               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
   C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-types 2, 4, 6, 11, 12 and 13, 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, 1 February 2016.

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

      (5)  Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC (OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4).

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

      ANNEX

                  Common Name

                  IUPAC Name
                  Identification Numbers

                  Minimum degree of purity of the active substance (1)

                  Date of approval

                  Expiry date of approval

                  Product type

                  Specific conditions

                  C(M)IT/MIT (3:1)

                  IUPAC Name:
                  Reaction mass of 5-chloro-2-methyl-2h-isothiazol-3-one and 2-methyl-2h-isothiazol-3-one (3:1)
                  EC No: n/a
                  CAS No: 55965-84-9

                  579 g/kg (theoretical calculated dry weight).
                  The active substance is manufactured as a technical concentrate (TK) with different solvents and stabilisers.

                  1 July 2017

                  30 June 2027

                  2

                  The product assessment shall pay particular attention to the exposures, the risks and the efficacy linked to any uses covered by an application for authorisation, but not addressed in the Union level risk assessment of the active substance.
                  The authorisations of biocidal products are subject to the following condition:
                  For professional users, safe operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures shall be established. Products shall be used with appropriate personal protective equipment where exposure cannot be reduced to an acceptable level by other means.
                  The placing on the market of treated articles is subject to the following condition:
                  The person responsible for the placing on the market of a treated article treated with or incorporating C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) shall ensure that the label of that treated article provides the information listed in the second subparagraph of Article 58(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

                  4

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

                              (1)

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

                              (2)

                              In view of the risks identified for professional users, biocidal products shall only be loaded by automated systems, unless it can be demonstrated that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level by other means.

                              (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.

                              (4)

                              Products shall not be incorporated in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food within the meaning of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, unless the Commission has established specific limits on the migration of C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) into food or it has been established pursuant to that Regulation that such limits are not necessary.

                        The placing on the market of treated articles is subject to the following condition:
                  The person responsible for the placing on the market of a treated article treated with or incorporating C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) shall ensure that the label of that treated article provides the information listed in the second subparagraph of Article 58(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

                  6

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

                              (1)

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

                              (2)

                              In view of the risks to the environment, biocidal products shall not be used to preserve pulp and paper processing fluids, unless it can be demonstrated that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level.

                        The placing on the market of treated articles is subject to the following conditions:

                              (1)

                              In view of the risks identified for human health, mixtures treated with or incorporating C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) and placed on the market for use by the general public shall not contain C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) at a concentration triggering classification as skin sensitiser, unless exposure can be avoided by other means than the wearing of personal protective equipment.

                              (2)

                              In view of the risks identified for human health, liquid detergents treated with or incorporating C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) and placed on the market for use by professional users shall not contain C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) at a concentration triggering classification as skin sensitiser, unless exposure can be avoided by other means than the wearing of personal protective equipment.

                              (3)

                              In view of the risks identified for human health, mixtures treated with or incorporating C(M)IT/MIT (3:1), other than liquid detergents, and placed on the market for use by professional users shall not contain C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) at a concentration triggering classification as skin sensitiser, unless exposure can be avoided, including by the wearing of personal protective equipment.

                              (4)

                              The person responsible for the placing on the market of a treated article treated with or incorporating C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) shall ensure that the label of that treated article provides the information listed in the second subparagraph of Article 58(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

                  11

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

                              (1)

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

                              (2)

                              In view of the risks identified for the environment, products shall not be authorised for the preservation of photographic processing liquid, preservation of wood treatment solution and for the use in large open recirculating cooling systems unless it can be demonstrated that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level.

                              (3)

                              In view of risks identified for the environment, and unless it can be demonstrated that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level, labels and, where provided, safety data sheet of products shall indicate that:

                                          (a)

                                          For uses in small open recirculating cooling systems, risk mitigation measures shall be in place to reduce the direct contamination of terrestrial compartment via air deposition.

                                          (b)

                                          For uses other than those specified under condition (2), release of waste water from the facilities shall be directed to a sewage treatment plant.

                        The placing on the market of treated articles is subject to the following condition:
                  The person responsible for the placing on the market of a treated article treated with or incorporating C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) shall ensure that the label of that treated article provides the information listed in the second subparagraph of Article 58(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

                  12

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

                              (1)

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

                              (2)

                              In view of the risks identified for the environment, products shall not be authorised for use in off-shore installations, unless it can be demonstrated that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level.

                              (3)

                              In view of the risks identified for human health, labels or safety data sheets of products authorised for off-shore installations shall indicate that drilling mud shall not contain C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) at a concentration triggering classification as skin sensitiser, unless safe operational procedures and appropriate organisational measures can be established for workers.

                              (4)

                              In view of the risks identified for the environment, labels or safety data sheets of products authorised for use in paper mills shall indicate the need for an appropriate dilution of the industrial release from the facilities into the watercourse after mechanical/chemical treatment or after treatment in a sewage treatment plant, unless it can be demonstrated that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level by other means.

                        The placing on the market of treated articles is subject to the following condition:
                  The person responsible for the placing on the market of a treated article treated with or incorporating C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) shall ensure that the label of that treated article provides the information listed in the second subparagraph of Article 58(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

                  13

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

                              (1)

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

                              (2)

                              In view of the risks identified for professional users, loading of the products into metalworking fluids shall be semi-automated or automated, unless it can be demonstrated that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level by other means.

                              (3)

                              In view of the risks identified for professional users, labels and, where provided, safety data sheets shall indicate that the products shall not be used in metal working fluids at a concentration triggering classification as skin sensitiser, unless it can be demonstrated that risks can be reduced to an acceptable level by other means.

                        The placing on the market of treated articles is subject to the following condition:
                  The person responsible for the placing on the market of a treated article treated with or incorporating C(M)IT/MIT (3:1) shall ensure that the label of that treated article provides the information listed in the second subparagraph of Article 58(3) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

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

         (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) No 1174/2012 of 5 December 2012 approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Abbacchio Romano (PGI))

text:
               11.12.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 337/15

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1174/2012
   of 5 December 2012
   approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Abbacchio Romano (PGI))
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Abbacchio Romano’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 507/2009 (2).

               (2)

               The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by amending the deadline for affixing the identification mark on the lambs.

               (3)

               The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since the amendment is a minor one within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission may approve it without recourse to the procedure laid down in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of the said Regulation,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Abbacchio Romano’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Annex II to this Regulation contains the Single Document setting out the main points of the specification.
   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, 5 December 2012.

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

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

      (2)  OJ L 151, 16.6.2009, p. 27.

      ANNEX I
      The specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Abbacchio Romano’ is amended as follows:
      The amendment consists in extending the deadline for applying the ‘Abbacchio Romano’ PGI identification mark on the lamb. Consequently it will be applied within 20 days of the birth of the animal instead of 10.

      ANNEX II

         AMENDMENT APPLICATION

      Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

         Amendment application in accordance with Article 9

         ‘ABBACCHIO ROMANO’

      EC No: IT-PGI-0105-0972-23.2.2012

         PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

      1.   Heading in the specification affected by the amendment

                  —

                  

                  Name of product

                  —

                  

                  Description of product

                  —

                  

                  Geographical area

                  —

                  ☒

                  Proof of origin

                  —

                  

                  Method of production

                  —

                  

                  Link

                  —

                  

                  Labelling

                  —

                  

                  National requirements

                  —

                  

                  Other [to be specified]

            2.   Type of amendment(s)

                  —

                  ☒

                  Amendment to Single Document or Summary Sheet

                  —

                  

                  Amendment to Specification of registered PDO or PGI for which neither the Single Document nor the Summary has been published

                  —

                  

                  Amendment to Specification that requires no amendment to the published Single Document (Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

                  —

                  

                  Temporary amendment to Specification resulting from imposition of obligatory sanitary or phytosanitary measures by public authorities (Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006)

            3.   Amendment(s):

      Agenda 4.4. Proof of origin: the ‘Abbacchio Romano’ PGI identification mark must be affixed within 20 days of the birth of the animal, instead of 10 days.
      This requirement is prompted by the need to avoid infections of the auricle, which have, in some cases, led to carcases being destroyed, causing economic damage to the farmer. This mainly occurs in warm periods.

         SINGLE DOCUMENT

      Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

         ‘ABBACCHIO ROMANO’

      EC No: IT-PGI-0105-0972-23.2.2012

         PGI ( X ) PDO ( )

      1.   Name

      ‘Abbacchio Romano’
      2.   Member State or Third Country

      Italy
      3.   Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff

      3.1.   Type of product

                  Class 1.1. —

                  Fresh meat (and offal)

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

      The ‘Abbacchio Romano’ PGI is exclusively restricted to lambs born, raised and slaughtered in the zone indicated at 4. On release for consumption the meat has the following characteristics:
      colour: light pink with white fat cover;
      texture: fine texture;
      consistency: solid, lightly marbled with fat.
      Release for consumption can be of the whole carcase or in the following other cuts: whole; half-carcase (obtained by sagittal sectioning); spalla (shoulder); leg; chops; head and pluck (heart, lungs and liver).
      Carcases must display the following features on slaughter: cold weight, without skin, with head and pluck: 8 kg maximum; colour of flesh: light pink (particular emphasis is put on the internal muscles of the abdominal wall); consistency of muscular masses: solid (absence of serosity); colour of fat: white; consistency of fat: solid (with particular emphasis on the fat mass above the point of attachment of the tail, at 18–20 °C ambient temperature); fat cover: moderate over the external surface of the carcase but not excessive over the kidneys.
      3.3.   Raw materials (for processed products only)

      This is the meat and parts of male and female lambs of the most widespread genetic types to be found in the delimited area, i.e. the Sarda, Comisana, Sopravvissana, Massese and Merinizzata Italiana breeds and crosses. The lambs are slaughtered at between 28 and 40 days old, up to 8 kg dead weight. Furthermore, the animals intended for the production of the PGI ‘Abbacchio Romano’ must be identified within 20 days of birth by a tag or button affixed to the left ear, the front of which shows the identification code of the holding in letters and figures and the back the lamb’s serial number.
      3.4.   Feed (for products of animal origin only)

      The lambs must be fed with their mothers’ milk (natural suckling). Supplementary grazing on natural foods and wild plants is permitted.
      The mother ewes graze on the natural and sown pasture and meadow land typical of the production zone (point 4). Dried fodder and concentrates are also permitted, but synthetic substances and genetically modified organisms are not.
      3.5.   Specific steps in production that must take place in the defined geographical area

      The lambs must be born, raised and slaughtered in the Region of Lazio.
      3.6.   Specific rules on slicing, grating, packaging, etc.

      —
      3.7.   Specific rules concerning labelling

      The product must be released for consumption bearing the specific logo in order to identify it and guarantee its origin.
      Marking must be carried out at the abattoir. The meat is displayed for the sale in the cuts described in point 3.2.
      In addition to the Community graphic symbol and indications and the information required by law, the packaging must carry on the label the following indications in clear and legible print:

                  —

                  the name ‘Abbacchio Romano’ must appear in clear indelible letters that are significantly larger than and markedly different from all other writing. It must be followed by ‘Indicazione Geografica Protetta’ and/or ‘IGP’,

                  —

                  the logo must be impressed on the carcase surface so that it lies on the outward side of the cuts,

                  —

                  the logo takes the form of a square made up of three coloured lines, green, white and red, interrupted above by a wavy red line linked to a red oval within the square containing a stylised lamb’s head. The square is interrupted below by the red capital letters ‘IGP’. Within the lower part of the square are the words ‘Abbachio’ in yellow capitals and ‘Romano’ in red capitals.

            The name ‘Abbacchio Romano’ must be in Italian.
      4.   Concise definition of the geographical area

      The entire territory of the Region of Lazio.
      5.   Link with the geographical area

      5.1.   Specificity of the geographical area

      The soil and climate characteristics of the entire Region of Lazio provide optimum conditions for rearing sheep without causing stress to the animals. The region has various types of relief, such as limestone mountains, volcanic mountains, hills and alluvial plains, an annual average temperature of 13 °C – 16 °C and annual rainfall of at least 650 mm along the coastal strip, 1 000-1 500 mm on the inland plains and up to 1 800-2 000 mm on the Terminillo and in the Simbruini mountain range.
      The lambs are reared in the free-range and semi-free range and are fed with their mothers’ milk. The mother ewes graze on the natural and sown pasture and meadow land typical of the production zone (point 4). The lambs and ewes are not subjected to forced feeding, environmental stress or hormonal treatment designed to boost production; traditional mountain grazing in the summer is permitted.
      5.2.   Specificity of the product

      The meat is distinguished by its light pink colour and white fat cover; fine texture; solid consistency, lightly marbled with fat. These characteristics have made ‘Abbacchio Romano’ so well known in the regional gastronomy that it plays a fundamental role in the cooking of Rome and the Region of Lazio and has spawned about a hundred different dishes.
      5.3.   Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI)

      The ‘Abbacchio Romano’ has had, since time immemorial, a strong link with the region’s countryside, which is proven not only by the importance of sheep raising for the economy and traditions of the Region of Lazio as a whole but also and above all by its long-standing reputation with consumers. The natural and sown pasture land confers distinctive qualities on the milk of the mother ewes that the lambs feed on, the synergy being exceptionally favourable for both the quality and also the uniformity of the characteristics of the meat. The PGI product has such a considerable impact on the regional gastronomy and plays such a fundamental role in the cooking of Rome and the Region of Lazio that it is the basis of approximately a hundred different dishes. At social level, the link between the product and the geographical area is proven by the numerous rural festivals, feasts and shows in the Region of Lazio that are centred on the ‘Abbacchio Romano’. It is worth noting that the Roman word ‘abbacchio’ is used uniformly in the Region of Lazio. As a matter of fact, according to the Chiappino Dictionary of Roman dialect, the term ‘abbacchio’ refers to a suckling lamb or a lamb that has recently stopped suckling and ‘agnello’ a lamb of almost one year of age that has been shorn twice already. In Florence both are called ‘agnello’ (lamb). Roman terms such as ‘sbacchiattura’ and ‘abbacchiatura’ (slaughter of such animals) are also used for a number of operations carried out on the ‘abbacchio’.

         Reference to publication of the specification

      http://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/3335
      by going directly to the home page of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policy (www.politicheagricole.it) and clicking on ‘Qualità e sicurezza’ (in the top right-hand corner of the screen) and then on ‘Disciplinari di Produzione all’esame dell’UE’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 293/2011 of 23 March 2011 fixing allocation coefficient, rejecting further applications and closing the period for submitting applications for available quantities of out-of-quota sugar to be sold on the Union market at reduced surplus levy

text:
               25.3.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 79/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 293/2011
   of 23 March 2011
   fixing allocation coefficient, rejecting further applications and closing the period for submitting applications for available quantities of out-of-quota sugar to be sold on the Union market at reduced surplus levy
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 222/2011 of 3 March 2011 laying down exceptional measures as regards the release of out-of-quota sugar and isoglucose on the Union market at reduced surplus levy during marketing year 2010/2011 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The quantities covered by certificate applications for out-of-quota sugar submitted from 14 to 18 March 2011 and notified to the Commission exceed the limit set in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 222/2011.

               (2)

               Therefore, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 222/2011 it is necessary to fix an allocation coefficient, which the Member States shall apply to the quantities covered by each notified certificate application, to reject the applications which have not yet been notified and to close the period for submitting the applications.

               (3)

               In order to act before the issuing of certificates applied for, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The quantities for which certificate applications for out-of-quota sugar have been submitted under Regulation (EU) No 222/2011 from 14 to 18 March 2011 and notified to the Commission shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 67,106224 %. Applications for certificates submitted from 21 to 25 March 2011 are hereby rejected and the period for submitting applications for certificates is closed as from 28 March 2011.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 23 March 2011.

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

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 60, 5.3.2011, p. 6.


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 479/2014 of 12 May 2014 implementing Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire

text:
               13.5.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 138/3

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 479/2014
   of 12 May 2014
   implementing Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire (1), and in particular Article 11a(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               On 12 April 2005, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.

               (2)

               The Council carried out a review of the list set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005, in accordance with Article 11a(6) of that Regulation.

               (3)

               The Council has determined that there are no longer grounds for keeping one person on the list set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.

               (4)

               In addition, the information in relation to two persons on the list set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 should be updated.

               (5)

               Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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, 12 May 2014.

            For the Council

            The President

         C. ASHTON

      (1)  OJ L 95, 14.4.2005, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 is amended as follows:

                  I.

                  The entry for the following person is replaced by the following:

                              Name (and any aliases)

                              Identifying information

                              Grounds for designation

                              4.

                              Marcel Gossio

                              Born 18 February 1951 in Adjamé.
                              Passport number: 08AA14345 (presumed expired on 6 October 2013)

                              Subject of an international arrest warrant. Involved in the misappropriation of public funds and in the funding and arming of the militia.
                              Instrumental to the funding of the Gbagbo clan and of the militia. Also a central figure in illegal arms trafficking.
                              The sizeable sums of money he has misappropriated and his familiarity with the illegal arms networks make him a continued threat to the security and stability of Côte d'Ivoire.

                  II.

                  The entry for the following person is renamed as follows:
                  ‘Justin Koné Katina’ is replaced by ‘Justin Koné Katinan’

                  III.

                  The entry for the following person is deleted:
                  Oulaï Delafosse


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/489 of 23 March 2015 concerning the authorisation of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R645 as a feed additive for all animal species  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               24.3.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 78/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/489
   of 23 March 2015
   concerning the authorisation of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R645 as a feed additive for all animal species
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R645. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (3)

               That application concerns the authorisation of a preparation of selenomethionine, an organic compound of selenium, as a feed additive for all animal species, to be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’.

               (4)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 3 July 2014 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R645 does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment and that its use may be considered as an efficient source of selenium for all animal species. 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 selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R645 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (6)

               The Authority concluded that the limitation of the supplementation with organic selenium established for other organic compounds of selenium should also apply to selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R645. Furthermore, in case different compounds of selenium are added to the feed, the supplementation with organic selenium should not exceed 0,2 mg per kg complete feed.

               (7)

               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 preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘compounds of trace elements’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 23 March 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  EFSA Journal 2014; 12(7):3797.

      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

                  Selenium in mg/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %

                     Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements

                  3b817

                  —

                  Selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R645
                  (Selenised yeast inactivated)

                     Characterisation of the additive:

                  Preparation of organic selenium:

                              Content of selenium: 2 000 to 2 400 mg Se/kg

                              Organic selenium > 98 % of total selenium

                              Selenomethionine > 70 % of total selenium

                     Characterisation of the active substance:

                              Selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R645

                              Chemical formula: C5H11NO2Se

                     Analytical method
                      (1):
                  For the determination of selenomethionine in the feed additive:

                              —

                              reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (RP-HPLC-UV), or

                              —

                              high performance liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICPMS) after triple proteolytic digestion.

                        For the determination of total selenium in the feed additive:

                              —

                              inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES), or

                              —

                              inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS).

                        For the determination of total selenium in premixtures, compound feed and feed materials: hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) after microwave digestion (EN 16159:2012).

                  All species

                  —

                  0,50(total)

                              1.

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

                              2.

                              For user safety: breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves shall be worn during handling.

                              3.

                              Technological additives or feed materials included in the preparation of the additive shall ensure a dusting potential < 0,2 mg selenium/m3 air.

                              4.

                              In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, indicate the storage and stability conditions.

                              5.

                              Maximum supplementation with organic selenium:
                              0,20 mg Se/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %.

                  13 April 2025

         (1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the European Union Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/authorisation/evaluation_reports/Pages/index.aspx


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 803/2014 of 24 July 2014 amending Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in the People's Republic of China

text:
               25.7.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 219/33

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 803/2014
   of 24 July 2014
   amending Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in the People's Republic of China
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’),
   Having regard to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013 of 13 May 2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in the People's Republic of China (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
   Whereas:
   A.   PREVIOUS PROCEDURE

               (1)

               On 13 May 2013 the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the Union of ceramic tableware and kitchenware (‘tableware’) originating in the People's Republic of China (‘the PRC’) with Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013.

               (2)

               In the original investigation a large number of exporting producers from the PRC made themselves known. As a result the Commission selected a sample of Chinese exporting producers to be investigated.

               (3)

               The Council imposed individual duty rates on imports of tableware ranging from 13,1 % to 23,4 % on the sampled companies, and 17,9 % on other cooperating companies not included in the sample.

               (4)

               The Council also imposed a duty rate of 36,1 % on imports of tableware from Chinese companies which either did not make themselves known or did not cooperate with the investigation.

               (5)

               Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013 states that where any new exporting producer of tableware in the PRC provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that:

                           (1)

                           it did not export to the Union ceramic tableware and kitchenware during the investigation period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011 (‘the investigation period’);

                           (2)

                           it is not related to any of the exporters or producers in the PRC which are subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by that Regulation; and

                           (3)

                           it has actually exported to the Union the product concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union;

                     then Article 1(2) of that Regulation can be amended by granting the new exporting producer the duty rate applicable to the cooperating companies not included in the sample, namely the weighted average duty rate of 17,9 %.

         B.   REQUESTS FOR NEW EXPORTING PRODUCER TREATMENT

               (6)

               Four companies came forward after the publication of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013 claiming that they met all three criteria set out above in recital (5) and providing evidence.

               (7)

               All four companies are manufacturers and exporters of the product concerned.

               (8)

               Three of them were in existence during the original investigation but they did not export to the Union during the original investigation period.

               (9)

               The fourth company did not exist during the original investigation and therefore could not have exported during the investigation period.

               (10)

               The Commission analysed the evidence submitted by all four companies and it found that each of the four companies meet the three criteria to be considered as New Exporting Producers. Consequently, their names can be added to the cooperating companies not included in the sample as listed in Annex I of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013.

               (11)

               The four companies and the Union industry were informed of the findings of this investigation and were given an opportunity to comment. No comments were received.

               (12)

               This Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The following companies shall be added to the list of exporting producers from the People's Republic of China in Annex I of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013:

               Company

               TARIC additional code

               Liling Taiyu Porcelain Industries Co., Ltd

               B956

               Liling Xinyi Ceramics Industry Ltd

               B957

               T&C Shantou Daily Chemical Industry Co., Ltd

               B958

               Jing He Ceramics Co., Ltd

               B959

         Article 2
   As stipulated in Article 1(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013, the application of the individual anti-dumping duty rate shall be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of the Member States of a valid commercial invoice, which shall conform to the requirements set out in Annex II to that Regulation. If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to ‘All other companies’ mentioned in the table of Article 1(2) of that Regulation shall apply.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 24 July 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

      (2)  OJ L 131, 15.5.2013, p. 1.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1394 of 16 August 2016 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance

text:
               19.8.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 225/50

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1394
   of 16 August 2016
   amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (1), and in particular Article 58(1)(a) to (c), Article 59(1), (2) and (5) and Article 62(2)(b) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 19a(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 (2) sets out rules for reduced administrative penalties for area over-declaration under a certain area-related aid scheme or support measure where a beneficiary did not yet receive such a penalty previously for that given area-related aid scheme or support measure. In accordance with the principles of sound financial management and to prevent abuse of the system and to stimulate correct declarations in the future, the outstanding amount should be paid back in case the beneficiary faces again an administrative penalty referred to in Articles 19a and 21 of that Regulation for that given area-related aid scheme or support measure in the following claim year. It is therefore justified to define a specific control rate for follow-up of this provision.

               (2)

               It is necessary to clarify that, for the purpose of the on-the-spot checks referred to in Article 50(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 (3), the amounts of advanced and interim payments should be counted towards the 5 % of minimum control rate for on-the-spot checks. It is therefore appropriate to amend the second subparagraph of Article 50(1) of that Regulation.

               (3)

               Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (4)

               The Committee for Direct Payments and the Rural Development Committee have not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by the Chair,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Amendment of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014
   Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               the following Article 33a is inserted:
               ‘Article 33a
               Additional control rate for on-the-spot checks to follow-up the beneficiaries referred to in Article 19a(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014
               1.   The beneficiaries who were subject to a reduced administrative penalty in accordance with Article 19a(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 for an area-related aid scheme or support measure following an over-declaration identified in the course of an on-the-spot check shall be subject to a follow-up on-the-spot check for that given aid scheme or support measure in the following claim year.
               2.   The follow-up on-the-spot check referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be necessary where the over-declaration identified has led to an up-date of the reference parcels concerned in the identification system for agricultural parcels as referred to in Article 5 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 in the year of the finding.’;

               (2)

               the second subparagraph of Article 50(1) is replaced by the following:
               ‘Where an operation subject to on-the-spot check has received advance or interim payments, those payments shall be counted towards the expenditure covered by on-the-spot checks as referred to in the first subparagraph.’.

         Article 2
   Entry into force and application
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply to aid applications, applications for support and payment claims relating to claim years or premium periods starting as from 1 January 2016.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 16 August 2016.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549.

      (2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system and conditions for refusal or withdrawal of payments and administrative penalties applicable to direct payments, rural development support and cross compliance (OJ L 181, 20.6.2014, p. 48).

      (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 of 17 July 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system, rural development measures and cross compliance (OJ L 227, 31.7.2014, p. 69).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 of 25 November 2016 opening the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure

text:
               29.11.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 321/45

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2080
   of 25 November 2016
   opening the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (2), and in particular Article 28 and Article 31(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Given the current situation on the skimmed milk powder market in terms of price recovery and the high level of intervention stocks it is appropriate to open the sale of skimmed milk powder from public intervention by a tendering procedure in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240.

               (2)

               In order to manage sales from intervention in an adequate way, it is necessary to specify the date before which the skimmed milk powder that is available for sale must have entered into public intervention.

               (3)

               Pursuant to Article 28(4)(b), (c) and (d) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240, it is necessary to fix the periods for the submission of tenders, the minimum quantity for which a tender may be submitted and the amount of the security that has to be lodged when submitting a tender.

               (4)

               For the purposes of Article 31(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240, it is necessary to lay down the time limits by which Member States are to notify the Commission of all admissible tenders.

               (5)

               In the interests of an efficient administration, Member States should make their notifications to the Commission in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009 (3).

               (6)

               The Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chair,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Scope
   Sales by a tendering procedure of skimmed milk powder entered into storage before 1 November 2015 are open under the conditions provided for in Chapter III of Title II of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240.
   Article 2
   Submission of tenders
   1.   The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall end on 13 December 2016 at 11.00 (Brussels time).
   2.   The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period. They shall end at 11.00 (Brussels time) on the first and third Tuesday of the month. However, in August it shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the fourth Tuesday and in December it shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the second Tuesday. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.
   3.   Tenders shall be submitted to the paying agencies approved by the Member States (4).
   Article 3
   Quantity per tender and unit of measurement
   The minimum quantity of skimmed milk powder for which a tender may be submitted shall be 20 tonnes.
   The proposed price shall be the price per 100 kg of product.
   Article 4
   Security
   When submitting a tender for the sale of skimmed milk powder, a security of EUR 50/tonne shall be lodged to the paying agency where the tender is submitted.
   Article 5
   Notification to the Commission
   The notification provided for in Article 31(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 shall be made in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 792/2009 by 16.00 (Brussels time) on the days referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation.
   Article 6
   Entry into force
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 25 November 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Phil HOGAN

            Member of the Commission

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

      (2)  OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 71.

      (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 792/2009 of 31 August 2009 laying down detailed rules for the Member States' notification to the Commission of information and documents in implementation of the common organisation of the markets, the direct payments' regime, the promotion of agricultural products and the regimes applicable to the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands (OJ L 228, 1.9.2009, p. 3).

      (4)  The addresses of the paying agencies are available on the European Commission website http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/milk/policy-instruments/index_en.htm


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 148/2014 of 17 February 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 as regards categories and classes for recording of market prices in the beef sector and as regards market price for pig carcasses

text:
               18.2.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 46/1

      COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 148/2014
   of 17 February 2014
   amending Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 as regards categories and classes for recording of market prices in the beef sector and as regards market price for pig carcasses
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 20, first paragraph, point (s) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 (2) lays down detailed rules for the implementation of the Union scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and the reporting of market prices thereof, as provided for in Article 43, point (m) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (3). Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 has been repealed and replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 with effect of 1 January 2014.

               (2)

               In accordance with point A (II) of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 category A, C and E of the Union scale for the classification of carcasses of bovine animals cover respectively carcasses of uncastrated males, castrated males and female animals aged from 12 months to less than 24 months. In addition, Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 added a new category Z to that classification that covers carcasses of animals aged from 8 months to less than 12 months. In view of that, it is necessary to adapt the categories and classes in relation to which national and Union market prices in the beef sector are to be recorded pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008.

               (3)

               As regards the Union scale for the classification of pig carcasses, Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 introduced class S for lean meat content of 60 % or more of carcass weight as an obligatory class and reserved class E for lean meat content of more than 55 % but less than 60 % of carcass weight. Therefore, it is necessary to adapt the provision in Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 on the basis of which the market prices for pig carcasses in Member States are to be determined.

               (4)

               Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (5)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 is amended as follows:

               (1)

               Article 14(1) is replaced by the following:
               ‘1.   National and Union recording of market prices on the basis of the Union scale for the classification of carcasses referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) shall be carried out each week and shall relate to the following conformation and fat cover classes for the categories specified in point A (II) of Annex IV to that Regulation:

                           (a)

                           carcasses of animals aged from 8 months to less than 12 months: U2, U3, R2, R3, O2, O3;

                           (b)

                           carcasses of uncastrated male animals aged from 12 months to less than 24 months: U2, U3, R2, R3, O2, O3;

                           (c)

                           carcasses of uncastrated male animals aged from 24 months: R3;

                           (d)

                           carcasses of castrated male animals aged from 12 months: U2, U3, U4, R3, R4, O3, O4;

                           (e)

                           carcasses of female animals that have calved: R3, R4, O2, O3, O4, P2, P3;

                           (f)

                           carcasses of other female animals aged from 12 months: U2, U3, R2, R3, R4, O2, O3, O4.

               (2)

               Article 25(2) is replaced by the following:
               ‘2.   The price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be determined using the quotation of the following categories:

                           (a)

                           carcasses 60 to less than 120 kg: E, S;

                           (b)

                           carcasses 120 to less than 180 kg: R’.

         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, 17 February 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 of 10 December 2008 laying down detailed rules on the implementation of the Community scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcasses and the reporting of prices thereof (OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 3).

      (3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1).

      (4)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.’