title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 926/2011 of 12 September 2011 for the purposes of Council Decision 2009/470/EC as regards Union financial aid to the EU reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector

text:
               17.9.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 241/2

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 926/2011
   of 12 September 2011
   for the purposes of Council Decision 2009/470/EC as regards Union financial aid to the EU reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Decision 2009/470/EC lays down the procedures governing the Union’s financial contribution towards inspection measures in the veterinary field. Pursuant to that Decision, the Union is to contribute towards improving the efficiency of veterinary inspections by granting financial aid to EU liaison and EU reference laboratories. It provides that any EU liaison or EU reference laboratory designated as such in accordance with Union veterinary legislation and fulfilling the duties and requirements laid down therein, may receive Union aid.

               (2)

               Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules (2) lays down the general tasks, duties and requirements for EU reference laboratories for food and feed and for animal health and live animals. EU reference laboratories for food and feed are listed in Part I while EU reference laboratories for animal health and live animals are listed in Part II of Annex VII to that Regulation.

               (3)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006 of 28 November 2006 laying down detailed rules for the granting of Community financial assistance to Community reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector (3) lays down the detailed rules for the granting of Union financial aid for the operation of EU reference laboratories, as provided for in Article 31 of Decision 2009/470/EC and Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, and for the organisation of workshops.

               (4)

               Under Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006, the relationship between the Commission and individual EU reference laboratories is to be laid down in partnership agreements. Partnership agreements are to run for 5 years and be supported by a multiannual work programme.

               (5)

               EU reference laboratories are listed in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. The Joint Research Centre was designated for some of them. As it is a directorate-general of the Commission, this Regulation does not apply. Rules governing the Union financial aid for the Joint Research Centre are laid down in an annual administrative arrangement.

               (6)

               The level of the annual Union financial aid for the activity of certain EU reference laboratories is decided on a yearly basis by annual financing decisions relating to feed and food safety and animal health and live animals.

               (7)

               In 2008, the Commission’s Internal Audit Service (IAS) performed an audit on grant management in food safety, animal health and welfare and plant health activity. The IAS concluded that the detailed rules for the granting of Union financial aid to EU reference laboratories for feed and food and the animal health sector should be simplified. To simplify the rules, the IAS suggested that the Commission continue adopting annual financing decisions on a yearly basis but without the need for partnership agreements between the Commission and each individual EU reference laboratory.

               (8)

               Meetings and training activities held by EU reference laboratories need to be regularly organised. Therefore, meetings and training activities should be added to the list of eligible expenditure of this Regulation.

               (9)

               For financial control purposes, Articles 9, 36 and 37 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (4) are applicable.

               (10)

               Since a number of changes are to be made to Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006, that Regulation should be repealed and replaced by this Regulation in the interests of clarity, while taking into account Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

               (11)

               This Regulation is to apply to all EU reference laboratories whose framework partnership agreements come to an end in 2011 and for EU reference laboratories whose framework partnership agreements are terminated by mutual agreement. For EU reference laboratories whose framework partnership agreements are not terminated, Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006 remains applicable.

               (12)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   CHAPTER I

      GENERAL PROVISIONS

   Article 1
   Subject matter
   This Regulation lays down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and Decision 2009/470/EC as regards the arrangements for the granting of Union financial aid provided for in Article 32(7) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and Article 31(1) of Decision 2009/470/EC for the activities of EU reference laboratories (‘laboratories’) other than the Joint Research Centre, including for the organisation of workshops, and the conditions according to which that aid is granted.
   This Regulation shall apply to all EU reference laboratories whose framework partnership agreements come to an end in 2011 and for EU reference laboratories whose framework partnership agreements are terminated by mutual agreement. For EU laboratories whose framework partnership agreements are not terminated, Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006 remains applicable.
   Article 2
   Work programme and estimated budget
   1.   The laboratories shall, by 1 September of each calendar year ‘n’:

               (a)

               set out the Union activities planned during calendar year ‘n + 1’, including the organisation of workshops, (‘the work programme’) in collaboration with the Commission’s services;

               (b)

               submit to the Commission:

                           (i)

                           the work programme;

                           (ii)

                           the estimated budget per activity concerning the work programme’s expenditure (‘the estimated budget’).

         2.   Laboratories shall provide the estimated budget in computerised form in accordance with Annexes I(a) and I(b).
   Article 3
   Exchange rate
   For estimated budgets in a currency other than the euro, the Commission shall apply the first exchange rate fixed in September of year ‘n’, as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Article 4
   Approval
   The Commission shall adopt an annual financing decision (‘the annual financing decision’) approving the work programmes and the corresponding budgets for all laboratories.
   Any amendment to work programmes shall be subject to the Commission’s prior written agreement.
   Article 5
   Pre-financing
   Following the adoption by the Commission of the annual financing decision, laboratories may request pre-financing amounting to 70 % of the total aid for their work programme.
   Article 6
   Payment of the aid
   The balance of Union financial aid for work programmes shall be paid to laboratories following the approval of the financial and technical reports referred to in Articles 11 and 16 provided that laboratories have:

               (a)

               implemented the work programme effectively;

               (b)

               submitted the financial and technical reports within the time limits provided for in those Articles.

         Article 7
   Supporting documents
   1.   Laboratories shall record the work programme’s expenditure in their cost accounting system and keep all original documents or certified copies for 7 years for financial control purposes.
   2.   Laboratories shall keep all original supporting documents or certified copies of the supporting documents relating to the work programme receiving Union financial aid.
   3.   The supporting documents, evidencing all the expenditure referred to in the application for reimbursement, shall be sent to the Commission on request.
   Article 8
   Checks
   For financial control purposes, Articles 9, 36 and 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 shall apply.
   CHAPTER II

      ACTIVITIES OF THE LABORATORIES, EXCLUDING THE ORGANISATION OF WORKSHOPS

   Article 9
   Definition
   The activities of the laboratories are defined as being the tasks deriving from their responsibilities laid down in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.
   Article 10
   Eligibility
   1.   Expenditure relating to staff dedicated to the activities of the laboratories, subcontracting, capital equipment, consumables, the shipment of samples for comparative tests, missions, meetings, training activities and overheads shall be eligible under the laboratories’ activities.
   2.   The expenditure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be eligible within the limits set out in the relevant annual financing decision and in accordance with the eligibility rules set out in Annex II.
   3.   Laboratories shall submit a written request to the Commission for its prior approval to increase the budget of one of the items (staff, subcontracting, capital equipment, consumables, the shipment of samples for comparative tests, missions, meetings or training activities) and/or one of the activities mentioned in the work programme by more than 10 % and without exceeding the total eligible costs stipulated in the annual financing decision.
   Article 11
   Submission of reports on the laboratories’ activities
   1.   Laboratories shall submit, no later than 31 March of calendar year ‘n + 2’, to the Commission the following reports:

               (a)

               a paper version and an electronic version of their financial report drawn up in accordance with Annexes III(a) and III(b);

               (b)

               a technical report of their activities, certified by the laboratory’s technical director.

         However, for meetings and training activities, the financial report shall be drawn up and submitted in accordance with Article 16.
   The postmark shall serve as proof of the date of posting of the financial and technical reports.
   2.   Union financial aid may be reduced if the work programme is not effectively and/or entirely executed.
   3.   If the financial and technical reports are not sent within the time limit provided for in paragraph 1, Union financial aid shall be reduced.
   If the submission deadline is exceeded by more than 1 month, Union financial aid shall be reduced by 25 %.
   If the submission deadline is exceeded by more than 2 months, Union financial aid shall be reduced by 50 %.
   If the submission deadline is exceeded by more than 3 months, Union financial aid shall be reduced by 75 %.
   If the submission deadline is exceeded by more than 4 months, Union financial aid shall be reduced by 100 %.
   Article 12
   Exchange rate for payments in a currency other than the euro
   For requests regarding the payment of balances submitted in a currency other than the euro, the Commission shall apply the first exchange rate fixed in March of year ‘n’, as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
   However, the exchange rate for requests for the payment of balances for meetings and training activities submitted in a currency other than the euro shall be the rate provided for in Article 17.
   Article 13
   Value-added tax
   Non-recoverable value-added tax (VAT) paid by laboratories shall be regarded as eligible expenditure pursuant to this Regulation provided that laboratories submit, together with the financial report provided for in Article 11(1), an attestation from the Ministry of Finance of the relevant Member State or from an equivalent authority confirming that the laboratory is not subject or partially subject to VAT and that its area of activity is not subject to this tax.
   CHAPTER III

      ORGANISATION OF WORKSHOPS

   Article 14
   Definition
   A workshop is an annual date for information and coordination to which all National Reference Laboratories are invited by the laboratories.
   Article 15
   Eligibility
   1.   Expenditure relating to travel costs, hotel expenses and daily allowances for a maximum of thirty-two participants in workshops, to which at least one participant per Member State has been invited, shall be eligible under the organisation of workshops.
   2.   Additional expenditure relating to travel costs, hotel expenses and daily allowances for a maximum of three invited speakers in workshops shall be eligible under the organisation of workshops.
   3.   Additional expenditure relating to travel costs, hotel expenses and daily allowances for a maximum of ten representatives of third countries in workshops shall be eligible under the organisation of workshops.
   4.   Workshop expenditure referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be eligible within the limits set out in the annual financing decisions and in accordance with the eligibility rules set out in Annex IV. Derogations from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 may be granted in duly justified cases pursuant to the annual financing decisions.
   Article 16
   Submission of reports on workshops
   1.   Laboratories shall submit, no later than 2 months following the workshop, to the Commission the following:

               (a)

               a paper version and an electronic version of their financial report on the workshops drawn up in accordance with Annex V;

               (b)

               a technical report signed by the laboratory’s technical director.

         The postmark shall serve as proof of the date of posting of the financial and technical reports.
   2.   If the workshops’ financial and technical reports are not sent within the time limit set out in paragraph 1, Union financial aid shall be reduced.
   If the submission deadline is exceeded by more than 1 month, Union financial aid shall be reduced by 25 %.
   If the submission deadline is exceeded by more than 2 months, Union financial aid shall be reduced by 50 %.
   If the submission deadline is exceeded by more than 3 months, Union financial aid shall be reduced by 75 %.
   If the submission deadline is exceeded by more than 4 months, Union financial aid shall be reduced by 100 %.
   Article 17
   Exchange rate for payments in a currency other than the euro
   For requests regarding the payment of balances submitted in a currency other than the euro, the Commission shall apply the first exchange rate fixed in the month in which the workshop was held as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
   CHAPTER IV

      FINAL PROVISIONS

   Article 18
   Repeal
   Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006 is repealed.
   References to Regulation (EC) No 1754/2006 shall be construed as being made to this Regulation.
   Article 19
   Entry into force and applicability
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   It shall apply to Union financial aid granted to laboratories from 2012 onwards.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 12 September 2011.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.

      (2)  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 331, 29.11.2006, p. 8.

      (4)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.

      ANNEX I(a)
      (see Article 2(2))
      Estimated budget per activity:

                  Staff costs

                  Sub-Contract.

                  Capital Equipm.

                  Consumables

                  Comparative tests

                  Missions

                  Meetings

                  Training activities

                  Activity 1

                  Activity 2

                  Activity 3

                  Activity N

                  Total

      ANNEX I(b)

         Estimated budget for laboratories’ expenditure in respect of Union activities, including the organisation of work shops from 1 January to 31 December

      (see Article 2(2))

         Name and address of the EU Reference Laboratory:

         Bank account to which the financial aid should be transferred:

      IMPORTANT: All costs must be expressed in euro or in the currency of the concerned Member State.
      1.   STAFF

                  Category (1)

                  Status (2)

                  Gross monthly salary (3)

                  Time spent on project (number of days) (4)

                  Total eligible costs

      2.   SUBCONTRACTING

                  Description

                  Cost excluding VAT

                  VAT

                  Total cost

      3.   CAPITAL EQUIPMENT

                  Description

                  Cost/value excl. VAT

                  VAT

                  Total cost/value

                  Date of purchase or rental

                  Date of delivery

                  Depreciation period (36 or 60 months)

                  % use for project

                  Annual depreciation cost

                              2.1.

                              Equipment to be acquired during the period in question

                              2.2.

                              Equipment acquired before the period in question

      4.   CONSUMABLES

                  Description by type (5)

                  Cost excluding VAT

                  VAT

                  Total cost

      5.   THE SHIPMENT OF SAMPLES FOR COMPARATIVE TESTS

                  Description

                  Cost excluding VAT

                  VAT

                  Total cost

      6.   MISSIONS

                  Description

                  Travel cost

                  Hotel

                  Daily allowance

                  Total

      7.   MEETINGS

                  Description

                  Travel cost

                  Hotel

                  Daily allowance

                  Total

      8.   TRAINING ACTIVITIES

                  Cost

                  Participants’ travel expenses:

                  Hotel expenses:

                  Participants’ daily allowances:

                  Total expenditure for training activities:

      9.   OVERHEADS AND TOTAL EXPENDITURE FOR ACTIVITIES

                  Total expenditure (total items 1 to 8):

                  Overheads: 7 %

                  Total expenditure for activities:

      10.   WORKSHOPS

                  Cost

                  Participants’ travel expenses:

                  Hotel expenses:

                  Participants’ daily allowances:

                  Total expenditure for workshop:

      FINAL ESTIMATED BUDGET

                  Total expenditure regarding activities:

                  Total expenditure regarding the workshop:

                  Final estimated budget:

         (1)  To be specified for each person assigned to the project: senior scientist, junior scientist, technician, etc.

         (2)  Public official, contract staff, etc. – for contract staff, state the dates on which the contract starts and ends.

         (3)  Actual gross monthly salary (do not use pay scales), including social and other charges appearing on the salary statement.

         (4)  Calculated on the reference basis of 220 days/year.

         (5)  Examples: reagents, test animals, small laboratory supplies, etc.

      ANNEX II

         Eligibility rules applicable to expenditure relating to staff, subcontracting, capital equipment, consumables, shipment of samples for the comparative tests, missions, meetings, training activities and overheads

      (see Article 10(2))
      1.   Staff

      Staff costs (whatever the staff’s status) must be limited to actual wage costs (remuneration, wages, social charges and retirement costs) for staff specifically allocated entirely or in part to the implementation of the work programme.
      All staff working-time devoted to Union tasks must be recorded and certified on a basis of minimum 220 days/year. Recording and certification must be done at least once a month by the appointed project leader or a duly authorised senior member of the laboratories’ staff.
      2.   Subcontracting

      Reimbursement is to be based on actual costs incurred.
      3.   Capital equipment

      Equipment purchased, leased or rented are eligible items as direct costs. The reimbursable amount for leased or rented equipment may not exceed the amount at which the equipment could have been purchased for the duration of the test. Reimbursable costs are to be calculated as follows:

                  A

                  =

                  period in months for which the equipment is to be used for the work programme, from the date of delivery

                  B

                  =

                  depreciation period of 60 months (36 months in the case of computer equipment costing less than EUR 25 000)

                  C

                  =

                  cost of equipment

                  D

                  =

                  percentage use of equipment on the work programme

            For capital equipment costing less than EUR 3 000 the entire cost may be declared. No depreciation is needed on such equipment.
      4.   Consumables

      Reimbursement is to be based on actual costs incurred.
      All other expenditure on administration, business travel other than missions under point 6 and secretarial services is considered to be covered by ‘overheads’.
      5.   Shipment of samples for comparative tests

      Reimbursement is to be based on actual costs incurred in shipping samples for comparative tests.
      6.   Missions

      Travel and hotel costs incurred by the staff of the laboratories for missions scheduled in the work programme are to be reimbursed in accordance with Article 15(4). Daily allowances are to be granted in accordance with Article 15(4).
      7.   Meetings

      Travel and hotel costs incurred by a maximum of five outside experts for meetings taking place on the premises of the laboratories and scheduled in the work programme are to be reimbursed in accordance with Article 15(4). Daily allowances are to be granted in accordance with Article 15(4).
      8.   Training activities

      Travel and hotel costs incurred by a maximum of 32 representatives of NRLs for training activities provided for in the work programme are to be reimbursed in accordance with Article 15(4). Daily allowances are to be granted in accordance with Article 15(4).
      9.   Overheads

      A flat-rate contribution of 7 % of actual eligible costs, calculated on the basis of all the direct costs listed in items 1 to 8, is to be made automatically.

      ANNEX III(a)
      (see Article 11(1))
      Expenditure per activity:

                  Staff costs

                  Sub-Contract.

                  Capital Equipm.

                  Consumables

                  Comparative tests

                  Missions

                  Meetings

                  Training activities

                  Activity 1

                  Activity 2

                  Activity 3

                  Activity N

                  Total

      ANNEX III(b)

         Certified financial report

      (see Article 11(1))
      From …/…/… to …/…/…
      Exchange rate used: EUR 1 = …
      Reference number of the annual financing decision:
      Name and address of laboratory:
      Ceiling on annual financial aid from the Union:

                  Category of costs

                  Estimated budget

                  Item + 10 %

                  Declared costs

                  Eligible (1)

                              1.

                              Staff

                              2.

                              Subcontracting

                              3.

                              Capital equipment

                              4.

                              Consumables

                              5.

                              The shipment of samples for comparative tests

                              6.

                              Missions

                              7.

                              Meetings

                              8.

                              Training activities

                  Subtotal

                              9.

                              Overheads 7 %

                  Total

         Certification by the laboratory:

      We certify that:

                  —

                  the expenditure listed above was incurred in connection with the tasks defined in the work programme and was essential to the sound performance of those tasks,

                  —

                  the expenditure was actually incurred, accurately accounted for and eligible under the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 926/2011,

                  —

                  all supporting documents relating to the expenditure are available for inspection,

                  —

                  [insert name of laboratory] is not deriving any profit from the financial aid granted by the Union.

         Date:

            Name of Technical Director:
            Signature:

         Date:

            Name of Finance Officer:
            Signature:

         Breakdown by category

      (in euro or in the currency of the concerned Member State)
      1.   STAFF

                  Category

                  Status

                  Gross monthly salary

                  Time spent on project
                  (number of days)

                  Total eligible costs

      2.   SUBCONTRACTING

                  Description

                  Supplier

                  Cost excluding VAT

                  VAT

                  Total cost

      3.   CAPITAL EQUIPMENT

                  Description

                  Cost/value excl. VAT

                  VAT

                  Total cost/value

                  Date of purchase or rental

                  Date of delivery

                  Depreciation period
                  (36 or 60 months)

                  % use for project

                  Annual depreciation cost

                              2.1.

                              Equipment to be acquired for the purposes of the work programme

                              2.2.

                              Equipment acquired prior to the start of the work programme

      4.   CONSUMABLES

                  Description (details of each expenditure item (2))

                  Supplier

                  Cost excluding VAT

                  VAT

                  Total cost

      5.   COMPARATIVE TESTS

                  Description

                  Supplier

                  Cost excluding VAT

                  VAT

                  Total cost

      6.   MISSIONS

                  Description

                  Travel cost

                  Hotel

                  Daily allowance

                  Total cost

      7.   MEETINGS

                  Description

                  Travel cost

                  Hotel

                  Daily allowance

                  Total cost

      8.   TRAINING ACTIVITIES

                  Cost

                  Participants’ travel expenses:

                  Hotel expenses

                  Participants’ daily allowances:

                  Total expenditure for workshop:

      9.   OVERHEADS

                  Total expenditure (total items 1 to 8):

                  Overheads: 7 %

      10.   TOTAL

                  Total expenditure (total items 1 to 9):

         (1)  Column ‘Eligible’ is to be filled in by the Commission.

         (2)  Each item should be shown on a separate line.

      ANNEX IV

         Eligibility rules applicable to expenditure relating to workshops

      (see Article 15(4))
      I.   TRAVEL COSTS

      1.   TICKETS AND TRAVEL EXPENSES
      1.1.   General rules

      Participants must use the most appropriate and cost-effective means of transport. As far as possible, public or shared transport is to be used taking account, among other things, of the environmental impact.
      All travel is deemed to start on the premises of the laboratories. Participants are directly responsible for any detours made for private reasons, including departures from and/or returns to any other place, and must indicate such detours and pay the excess cost involved.
      Travel expenses incurred for the participation in the workshop are to be reimbursed exclusively based on the most appropriate and cost-effective means of transport between the laboratories’ premises and the place where the workshop is organised.
      Reimbursement must take into account the meetings’ duration and must be based on the best rates available from the preferential rates negotiated and other promotional fares available on the market.
      1.2.   Travel by rail

      Travel expenses are to be reimbursed for first-class travel by the shortest and most cost-effective route.
      1.3.   Travel by air

                  (1)

                  Air travel is to be booked, at the lowest available rates, taking into account the duration of meetings:

                              (a)

                              in economy class or equivalent;

                              (b)

                              in business class or equivalent, if the journey includes at least one segment involving at least 4 hours continuous flying time.

                  (2)

                  Where the fare conditions require a weekend stay (Sunday rule), additional daily allowances may be paid if cost-effective overall.
                  Participants are to request and retain from the approved travel agency the different rates available (including/excluding a weekend stay) so that the most cost-effective decision is reached. Nevertheless, participants are not under an obligation to spend the weekend at the place of workshop for the sole purpose of more cost-effective travel arrangements.
                  Used tickets, original boarding cards and hotel invoices are to be provided to the Commission upon its request.

            1.4.   Travel by car for professional reasons

      Travel by car is authorised if cost-effective compared to travel by air or rail, particularly where the car is shared by a number of participants.
      Travel by private car for professional reasons is authorised. However, travel expenses relating to the distance covered are to be reimbursed up to a maximum of EUR 0,22 per km.
      1.5.   Taxis – Parking – Tolls – Public transport (bus, tram, metro)

      The daily allowance is normally considered to cover all expenditure incurred by the participants attending a workshop. Expenses relating to public transport, taxi fares, tolls and parking are not eligible costs for reimbursement.
      II.   DAILY ALLOWANCES

         Calculation

      Daily allowances are to be calculated as follows:
      Length of mission:

                  —

                  6 hours or less: 20 % of the daily allowance and any travel costs on the basis of supporting documents,

                  —

                  more than 6 hours but not more than 12 hours: half the daily allowance,

                  —

                  more than 12 hours, but not more than 30 hours: the daily allowance,

                  —

                  more than 30 hours but not more than 36 hours: one and a half times the daily allowance,

                  —

                  more than 36 hours but not more than 54 hours: two times the daily allowance,

                  —

                  more than 54 hours but not more than 60 hours: two and a half times the daily allowance,

                  —

                  more than 60 hours but not more than 78 hours: three times the daily allowance,

                  —

                  more than 78 hours but not more than 84 hours: three and a half times the daily allowances, and so on.

         Method of length calculation

      The hours taken into account to calculate the daily allowance are:

                  —

                  for air travel: including 2 hours before the flight departure and 2 hours after the flight arrival,

                  —

                  for train travel: including 0,5 hour before train departure and 0,5 hour after the train arrival.

         Expenses covered

      The daily allowance is to be paid at a flat-rate amount and is considered to cover breakfast, two main meals and all other sundries, travel means as stipulated under point 1.5 and the cost of telecommunication tools.

         Amount of the daily allowance

      The amount of the daily allowance is to be determined in accordance with Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1066/2006 of 27 June 2006 adjusting from 1 July 2006 the scale for missions by officials and other servants of the European Communities in the Member States (1).
      III.   HOTEL COSTS

      The ceiling for hotel costs is to be determined in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1066/2006.
      IV.   OTHER

      If the maximum number of participants provided for in Article 15(1) of the present Regulation is not reached, but a minimum of twenty participants from National Reference Laboratories have attended the workshop, the Commission is to accept that a maximum of three participants from Union reference laboratories may receive daily allowances, depending on the length of their attendance at the workshop.
      Regarding travel and hotel costs of those three participants, the Commission is not to reimburse them, unless the workshop takes places in another town than that of the laboratory.
      In addition, payment of such daily allowance as well as travel and hotel costs is only to be made where the maximum Union financial aid is not exceeded.

         (1)  OJ L 194, 14.7.2006, p. 1.

      ANNEX V

         Financial report concerning the workshops/meetings/training activities

      (second subparagraph of Article 11(1) and Article 16(1)(a))
      Workshop/Meeting/Training activities on …

                  Date: …/…/…

                  Start: …: …

                  End: …: …

            Reference number of the annual financing decision:
      Name and address of laboratory:
      Ceiling on annual financial aid from the Union:
      Exchange rate used: EUR 1 = …

                     Place

                     Workshop Dates

                  City

                  Country

                  dd/mm/yy

                  dd/mm/yy

                  Currency

                  MS

                  Participant

                  Departure

                  Arrival

                  Travel expenses

                  Total travel paid by CRL

                  Total Travel in EUR

                  Number of Hours

                  Daily allowance

                  Number of daily allowances

                  Total allowance expenses

                  Hotel costs

                  Hotel costs in EUR

                  TOTAL (Travel + allowance + hotel)

                  Air

                  Train

                  Car

                  0,00

                  0:00:00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0:00:00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

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                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0:00:00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0:00:00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0:00:00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0:00:00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0:00:00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0:00:00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0:00:00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  Average:

                  0,00

                  0,00

                  0,00

                     Remarks:

                  Please fill columns F, G and H with the amount reimbursed in national currency. Indicate currency in column A
                  If there are two different currencies for one participant, then create one line per currency.
                  Find below the abbreviations to fulfil cells A, B and H2, and please indicate in the table the exchange rate used for the calculations

                              Exchange rates
                              (first day of the month in which the workshop was held - See Articles 9 in Chapter II and 13 in chapter III):

                              BGN

                              1,9558

                              BGN/EUR

                              CZK

                              27,485

                              CZK/EUR

                              DKK

                              7,456

                              DKK/EUR

                              EUR

                              1,0000

                              EUR/EUR

                              GBP

                              0,6715

                              GBP/EUR

                              HUF

                              251,77

                              HUF/EUR

                              LTL

                              3,4528

                              LTL/EUR

                              LVL

                              0,6972

                              LVL/EUR

                              NOK

                              8,238

                              NOK/EUR

                              PLN

                              3,831

                              PLN/EUR

                              SEK

                              9,0404

                              SEK/EUR

                              RON

                              3,3312

                              RON/EUR

                              (exchanges rates given as examples - to be updated)

                  Member State abbreviation:

                  Belgium

                  BE

                  Czech Republic

                  CZ

                  Denmark

                  DK

                  Germany

                  DE

                  Estonia

                  EE

                  Greece

                  EL

                  Spain

                  ES

                  France

                  FR

                  Ireland

                  IE

                  Italy

                  IT

                  Cyprus

                  CY

                  Latvia

                  LV

                  Lithuania

                  LT

                  Luxembourg

                  LU

                  Hungary

                  HU

                  Malta

                  MT

                  Netherlands

                  NL

                  Austria

                  AT

                  Poland

                  PL

                  Portugal

                  PT

                  Slovenia

                  SI

                  Slovakia

                  SK

                  Finland

                  FI

                  Sweden

                  SE

                  United Kingdom

                  UK

                  Romania

                  RO

                  Bulgaria

                  BG

                  (in EUR)

                  Member State

                  Daily allowance:

                  Hotel ceiling:

                  BE

                  92

                  140

                  CZ

                  75

                  155

                  DK

                  120

                  150

                  DE

                  93

                  115

                  EE

                  71

                  110

                  EL

                  82

                  140

                  ES

                  87

                  125

                  FR

                  95

                  150

                  IE

                  104

                  150

                  IT

                  95

                  135

                  CY

                  93

                  145

                  LV

                  66

                  145

                  LT

                  68

                  115

                  LU

                  92

                  145

                  HU

                  72

                  150

                  MT

                  90

                  115

                  NL

                  93

                  170

                  AT

                  95

                  130

                  PL

                  72

                  145

                  PT

                  84

                  120

                  SI

                  70

                  110

                  SK

                  80

                  125

                  FI

                  104

                  140

                  SE

                  97

                  160

                  UK

                  101

                  175

                  RO

                  52

                  170

                  BG

                  58

                  169

                  Total budget allocated for workshop

                  Total accepted costs

                  Reduction 25/50/75/100 %

                  Final eligible total costs

                  Advance payment

                  Outstanding amount to be paid

         Certification by the beneficiary

      We certify that:

                  —

                  this expenditure was actually incurred , accurately accounted for and eligible under the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 926/2011,

                  —

                  all supporting documents relating to these costs are available for inspection,

                  —

                  we are not deriving any profit from the subsidy granted by the Commission.

         Date:

            Name of technical director:
            Signature

         Date:

            Name of finance director:
            Signature

                  Term of the travel

                  Daily allowance

                  More than 06 hours but less than 12 hours, 12 hours included

                  0,5

                  More than 12 hours but less than 30 hours, 30 hours included

                  1

                  More than 30 hours but less than 36 hours, 36 hours included

                  1,5

                  More than 36 hours but less than 54 hours, 54 hours included

                  2

                  More than 54 hours but less than 60 hours, 60 hours included

                  2,5

                  More than 60 hours but less than 78 hours, 78 hours included

                  3

                  More than 78 hours but less than 84 hours, 84 hours included

                  3,5

                  More than 84 hours but less than 102 hours, 102 hours included

                  4

                  The hours taken into account to calculate the daily allowances are:

                              a)

                              for air travel: including 2 hours before the departure (transfer to the airport) and 2 hours after the arrival (transfer from the airport)

                              b)

                              for train: including 0,5 hour before the departure (transfer to the station) and 0,5 after the arrival (transfer from the station)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 376/2013 of 23 April 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               24.4.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 112/20

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 376/2013
   of 23 April 2013
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 23 April 2013.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  MA

                  58,1

                  TN

                  81,5

                  TR

                  101,9

                  ZZ

                  80,5

                  0707 00 05

                  MA

                  99,6

                  TR

                  134,3

                  ZZ

                  117,0

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  91,2

                  TR

                  107,5

                  ZZ

                  99,4

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  55,4

                  IL

                  71,6

                  MA

                  52,7

                  TN

                  69,6

                  TR

                  63,4

                  US

                  84,5

                  ZZ

                  66,2

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  91,6

                  ZA

                  116,4

                  ZZ

                  104,0

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  109,1

                  BR

                  93,0

                  CL

                  114,3

                  CN

                  79,3

                  MK

                  30,8

                  NZ

                  142,4

                  US

                  196,8

                  ZA

                  109,4

                  ZZ

                  109,4

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  113,2

                  CL

                  120,8

                  CN

                  72,9

                  ZA

                  122,9

                  ZZ

                  107,5

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2307 of 10 December 2015 concerning the authorisation of menadione sodium bisulphite and menadione nicotinamide bisulphite as feed additives for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               11.12.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 326/49

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/2307
   of 10 December 2015
   concerning the authorisation of menadione sodium bisulphite and menadione nicotinamide bisulphite as feed additives for all animal species
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

               (3)

               In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re-evaluation of the use of vitamin K3 in the form of menadione sodium bisulphite and menadione nicotinamide bisulphite as feed additives for all animal species. The applicant requested that these additives be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’. This application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (4)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 16 January 2014 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use in feed, menadione sodium bisulphite and menadione nicotinamide bisulphite do not have adverse effects on animal health, human health or the environment.

               (5)

               The Authority further concluded that menadione sodium bisulphite and menadione nicotinamide bisulphite are effective sources of vitamin K and that no safety concerns would arise for users provided that appropriate protective measures are taken. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (6)

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

               (7)

               Although the applicant withdrew the application for the use of menadione sodium bisulphite in water for drinking, this additive can be used within a compound feed subsequently administered via water.

               (8)

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

               (9)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Authorisation
   The substances specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect’, are authorised as feed additives in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   Article 2
   Transitional measures
   1.   The substances specified in the Annex and premixtures containing these substances, which are produced and labelled before 30 June 2016 in accordance with the rules applicable before 31 December 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.
   2.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the substances specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 31 December 2016 in accordance with the rules applicable before 31 December 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for food-producing animals.
   3.   Compound feed and feed materials containing the substances specified in the Annex which are produced and labelled before 31 December 2017 in accordance with the rules applicable before 31 December 2015 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for non-food-producing animals.
   Article 3
   Entry into force
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 10 December 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

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

      (3)  EFSA Journal 2014;12(1):3532.

      ANNEX

                  Identification number of the additive

                  Name of the holder of authorisation

                  Additive

                  Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

                  Species or category of animal

                  Maximum age

                  Minimum content

                  Maximum content

                  Other provisions

                  End of period of authorisation

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

                     Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect

                  3a710

                  —

                  ‘Menadione sodium bisulphite’ or ‘Vitamin K3’

                     Additive composition

                  Menadione sodium bisulphite
                  Chromium ≤ 45 mg/kg

                     Characterisation of the active substance

                  Menadione sodium bisulphite
                  C11H9NaO5S·3H2O
                  CAS No: 6147-37-1
                  Produced by chemical synthesis
                  Purity: min. 96 % MSB complex which corresponds to min. 50 % menadione.

                     Method of Analysis
                      (1)

                              —

                              For the determination of menadione sodium bisulphite in the feed additive: a spectrophotometric method using a visible detector at 635 nm (VDLUFA -Bd.III 13.7.1).

                              —

                              For the determination of menadione sodium bisulphite in premixtures and feedingstuffs: Normal Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph coupled to UV detector-decree 29/04/2010, Official Italian Journal No 120 25/5/2010.

                  All animal species

                  —

                  —

                  —

                              1.

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

                              2.

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

                              3.

                              The following equivalency shall be used if the amount of the additive is labelled: 1 mg vitamin K3 = 1 mg of menadione = 2 mg of menadione sodium bisulphite.

                              4.

                              Appropriate measures shall be taken to avoid the chromium emission in the air and prevent the exposure by inhalation or by dermal route. If such measures are technically not feasible or not sufficient, protective measures shall be taken according to national regulations implementing Union legislation on health and safety at work including Council Directives 89/391/EEC (2), 89/656/EEC (3), 92/85/EEC (4) and 98/24/EC (5) and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6).

                              5.

                              Appropriate protective gloves, respiratory and eye protection according to Council Directive 89/686/EEC (7) shall be worn during handling.

                  31 December 2025

                  3a711

                  —

                  ‘Menadione nicotinamide bisulphite’ or ‘Vitamin K3’

                     Additive composition

                  Menadione nicotinamide bisulphite
                  Chromium ≤ 142 mg/kg

                     Characterisation of the active substance

                  Menadione nicotinamide bisulphite
                  C11H9O5S·C6H7N2O
                  CAS No: 73581-79-0
                  Produced by chemical synthesis
                  Purity: min. 96 % menadione nicotinamide bisulphite complex which corresponds to min. 43,9 % menadione and min. 31,2 % nicotinamide

                     Method of Analysis
                      (1)

                              —

                              For the determination menadione nicotinamide bisulphite in the feed additive: a spectrophotometric method using a visible detector at 635 nm (VDLUFA — Bd.III 13.7.1).

                              —

                              For the determination of menadione nicotinamide bisulphite in premixtures and feedingstuffs: Normal Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph-decree 29/04/2010, Official Italian Journal No 120 25/5/2010.

                  All animal species

                  —

                  —

                  —

                              1.

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

                              2.

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

                              3.

                              The following equivalency shall be used if the amount of the additive is labelled: 1 mg vitamin K3 = 1 mg of menadione = 2,27 mg of menadione nicotinamide bisulphite.

                              4.

                              Appropriate measures shall be taken to avoid the chromium emission in the air and prevent the exposure by inhalation or by dermal route. If such measures are technically not feasible or not sufficient, protective measures shall be taken according to national regulations implementing Union legislation on health and safety at work including Directives 89/391/EEC, 89/656/EEC, 92/85/EEC, 98/24/EC and 2004/37/EC.

                              5.

                              Appropriate protective gloves, respiratory and eye protection according to Directive 89/686/EEC shall be worn during handling.

                  31 December 2025

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

         (2)  Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1).

         (3)  Council Directive 89/656/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (OJ L 393, 30.12.1989, p. 18).

         (4)  Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (OJ L 348, 28.11.1992, p. 1).

         (5)  Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (OJ L 131, 5.5.1998, p. 11).

         (6)  Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 50).

         (7)  Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment (OJ L 399, 30.12.1989, p. 18).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 691/2012 of 27 July 2012 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year

text:
               28.7.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 202/15

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 691/2012
   of 27 July 2012
   amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). Those prices and duties were last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 677/2012 (4).

               (2)

               The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.

               (3)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 27 July 2012.

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

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.

      (3)  OJ L 254, 30.9.2011, p. 12.

      (4)  OJ L 196, 24.7.2012, p. 57.

      ANNEX

         Amended representative prices and additional import duties applicable to white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 95 from 28 July 2012

                  (EUR)

                  CN code

                  Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned

                  Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned

                  1701 12 10 (1)

                  42,50

                  0,00

                  1701 12 90 (1)

                  42,50

                  1,86

                  1701 13 10 (1)

                  42,50

                  0,00

                  1701 13 90 (1)

                  42,50

                  2,15

                  1701 14 10 (1)

                  42,50

                  0,00

                  1701 14 90 (1)

                  42,50

                  2,15

                  1701 91 00 (2)

                  50,30

                  2,38

                  1701 99 10 (2)

                  50,30

                  0,00

                  1701 99 90 (2)

                  50,30

                  0,00

                  1702 90 95 (3)

                  0,50

                  0,22

         (1)  For the standard quality defined in point III of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

         (2)  For the standard quality defined in point II of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

         (3)  Per 1 % sucrose content.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 237/2013 of 15 March 2013 fixing the reference prices for certain fishery products for the 2013 fishing year

text:
               16.3.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 74/20

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 237/2013
   of 15 March 2013
   fixing the reference prices for certain fishery products for the 2013 fishing year
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 29(1) and (5) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that reference prices valid for the Union may be fixed each year, by product category, for products that are the subject of a tariff suspension under Article 28(1). The same holds for products which, by virtue of being either the subject of a binding tariff reduction under the WTO or some other preferential arrangements, must comply with a reference price.

               (2)

               Pursuant to Article 29(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for the products listed in Annex I, Parts A and B to that Regulation, is to be the same as the withdrawal price fixed in accordance with Article 20(1) of that Regulation.

               (3)

               The Union withdrawal prices for the products concerned are fixed for the 2013 fishing year by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 232/2013 (2).

               (4)

               Pursuant to Article 29(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the reference price for products other than those listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation is to be established in particular on the basis of the weighted average of customs values recorded on the import markets or in the ports of import in the three years immediately preceding the date on which the reference price is fixed.

               (5)

               There is no need to fix reference prices for those products falling under the criteria laid down in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 which are imported from third countries in insignificant volumes.

               (6)

               In order to allow a swift application of the reference prices in the year 2013, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

               (7)

               The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Regulation (EC) No 104/2000,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The reference prices for the 2013 fishing year of fishery products, as referred to in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 15 March 2013.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.

      (2)  See page 1 of this Official Journal.

      ANNEX
      1.   Reference prices for fishery products referred to in Article 29(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

                  Species

                  Size (1)

                  Reference price
                  (EUR/tonne)

                  Gutted with head (1)

                  Whole fish (1)

                  Additional Taric code

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Additional Taric code

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Herring of the species

                     Clupea harengus

                  ex 0302 41 00

                  1

                  —

                  F011

                  136

                  2

                  —

                  F012

                  208

                  3

                  —

                  F013

                  197

                  4a

                  —

                  F016

                  124

                  4b

                  —

                  F017

                  124

                  4c

                  —

                  F018

                  260

                  5

                  —

                  F015

                  231

                  6

                  —

                  F019

                  116

                  7a

                  —

                  F025

                  116

                  7b

                  —

                  F026

                  104

                  8

                  —

                  F027

                  87

                  Redfish
                  (Sebastes spp.)
                  ex 0302 89 31 and
                  ex 0302 89 39

                  1

                  —

                  F067

                  996

                  2

                  —

                  F068

                  996

                  3

                  —

                  F069

                  836

                  Cod of the species

                     Gadus morhua

                  ex 0302 51 10

                  1

                  F073

                  1 161

                  F083

                  839

                  2

                  F074

                  1 161

                  F084

                  839

                  3

                  F075

                  1 097

                  F085

                  645

                  4

                  F076

                  871

                  F086

                  484

                  5

                  F077

                  613

                  F087

                  355

                  Boiled in water

                  Fresh or refrigerated

                  Additional Taric code

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Additional Taric code

                  Extra, A (1)

                  Deepwater prawns
                  (Pandalus borealis)
                  ex 0306 26 90

                  1

                  F317

                  5 394

                  F321

                  1 114

                  2

                  F318

                  1 891

                  —

                  —

      2.   Reference prices for fishery products referred to in Article 29(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000

                  Product

                  Additional Taric code

                  Presentation

                  Reference price
                  (EUR/tonne)

                              1.

                              Redfish
                              (Sebastes spp.)

                  Whole:

                  ex 0303 89 31
                  ex 0303 89 39

                  F411

                              —

                              with or without head

                  998

                  ex 0304 89 21
                  ex 0304 89 29

                  Fillets:

                  F412

                              —

                              with bones (‘standard’)

                  2 011

                  F413

                              —

                              without bones

                  2 136

                  F414

                              —

                              blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg

                  2 239

            2.   Cod

                  (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac and Gadus macrocephalus) and fish of the species Boreogadus saida

                  ex 0303 63 10, ex 0303 63 30, ex 0303 63 90, ex 0303 69 10

                  F416

                  Whole, with or without head

                  1 095

                  ex 0304 71 90
                  ex 0304 79 10

                  Fillets:

                  F417

                              —

                              interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)

                  2 451

                  F418

                              —

                              interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

                  2 716

                  F419

                              —

                              individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin

                  2 574

                  F420

                              —

                              individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin

                  2 972

                  F421

                              —

                              blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg

                  2 990

                  ex 0304 95 25

                  F422

                  Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks

                  1 448

            3.   Coalfish

                  (Pollachius virens)

                  ex 0304 73 00

                  Fillets:

                  F424

                              —

                              interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)

                  1 611

                  F425

                              —

                              interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

                  1 739

                  F426

                              —

                              individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin

                  1 476

                  F427

                              —

                              individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin

                  1 764

                  F428

                              —

                              blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg

                  1 933

                  ex 0304 95 40

                  F429

                  Pieces and other meat, except minced blocks

                  976

            4.   Haddock

                  (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

                  ex 0304 72 00

                  Fillets:

                  F431

                              —

                              interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)

                  2 241

                  F432

                              —

                              interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

                  2 606

                  F433

                              —

                              individual or fully interleaved fillets, with skin

                  2 537

                  F434

                              —

                              individual or fully interleaved fillets, without skin

                  2 682

                  F435

                              —

                              blocks in immediate packing weighing not more than 4 kg

                  2 988

                              5.

                              Alaska pollack
                              (Theragra chalcogramma)

                  Fillets:

                  ex 0304 75 00

                  F441

                              —

                              interleaved or in industrial blocks, with bones (‘standard’)

                  1 170

                  F442

                              —

                              interleaved or in industrial blocks, without bones

                  1 311

                              6.

                              Herring
                              (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii)

                  Herring flaps

                  ex 0304 59 50

                  F450

                              —

                              exceeding 80 g a piece

                  510

                  ex 0304 99 23

                  F450

                              —

                              exceeding 80 g a piece

                  464

         (1)  The freshness, size and presentation categories are those laid down under Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.