title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/443 of 23 March 2016 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 as regards the list of feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls on imports (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
               24.3.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 78/51

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/443
   of 23 March 2016
   amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 as regards the list of feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls on imports
   (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 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 (1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (2) lays down rules concerning the increased level of official controls to be carried out on imports of feed and food of non-animal origin listed in Annex I thereto (‘the list’), at the points of entry into the territories referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 882/2004.

               (2)

               Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 provides that the list is to be reviewed on a regular basis, and at least quarterly, taking into account at least the sources of information referred to in that Article.

               (3)

               The occurrence and relevance of recent food incidents notified through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the findings of audits to third countries carried out by the Directorate for Health and Food Audits and Analysis of the Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, as well as the quarterly reports on consignments of feed and food of non-animal origin submitted by Member States to the Commission in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 indicate that the list should be amended.

               (4)

               In particular, for consignments of groundnuts and derived products originating from Madagascar, palm oil from Ghana, and lemons from Turkey the relevant sources of information indicate the emergence of new risks requiring the introduction of an increased level of official controls. Entries concerning those consignments should therefore be included in the list.

               (5)

               The list should also be amended by deleting the entries for commodities for which the available information indicates an overall satisfactory degree of compliance with the relevant safety requirements provided for in Union legislation and for which an increased level of official controls is therefore no longer justified. The entries in the list concerning aubergines and bitter melon from the Dominican Republic should therefore be deleted.

               (6)

               In order to ensure consistency and clarity, it is appropriate to replace Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (7)

               Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (8)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   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 from 1 April 2016.

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

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

      (1)  OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 of 24 July 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin and amending Decision 2006/504/EC (OJ L 194, 25.7.2009, p. 11).

      ANNEX

            ‘ANNEX I

               Feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls at the designated point of entry

                        Feed and food
                        (intended use)

                        CN code (1)

                        TARIC sub-division

                        Country of origin

                        Hazard

                        Frequency of physical and identity checks (%)

                        Dried grapes (vine fruit)

                              (Food)

                        0806 20

                           Afghanistan (AF)

                        Ochratoxin A

                        50

                                    —

                                    Almonds, in shell

                                    —

                                 0802 11

                           Australia (AU)

                        Aflatoxins

                        20

                                    —

                                    Almonds, shelled

                                    —

                                 0802 12

                              (Food)

                                    —

                                    Yardlong beans
                                    (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)

                                    —

                                    ex 0708 20 00 ;
                                    ex 0710 22 00

                           10

                           10

                           Cambodia (KH)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (3)

                        50

                                    —

                                    Aubergines

                                    —

                                    0709 30 00 ;

                        ex 0710 80 95

                           72

                              (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)

                        Chinese celery (Apium graveolens)

                              (Food — fresh or chilled herb)

                        ex 0709 40 00

                           20

                           Cambodia (KH)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (4)

                        50

                           Brassica oleracea

                        (other edible Brassica, “Chinese Broccoli”) (5)

                              (Food — fresh or chilled)

                        ex 0704 90 90

                           40

                           China (CN)

                        Pesticide residues (2)

                        50

                        Tea, whether or not flavoured

                              (Food)

                        0902

                           China (CN)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (6)

                        10

                                    —

                                    Yardlong beans
                                    (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)

                                    —

                                    ex 0708 20 00 ;
                                    ex 0710 22 00

                           10

                           10

                           Dominican Republic (DO)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (7)

                        20

                                    —

                                    Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)

                                    —

                                    0709 60 10 ;
                                    0710 80 51

                              (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)

                                    —

                                    ex 0709 60 99 ;
                                    ex 0710 80 59

                           20

                           20

                        Strawberries

                              (Food — fresh or chilled)

                        0810 10 00

                           Egypt (EG)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (8)

                        10

                        Peppers (sweet and other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)

                                    —

                                    0709 60 10 ;
                                    0710 80 51

                           Egypt (EG)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (9)

                        10

                              (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen)

                                    —

                                    ex 0709 60 99 ;
                                    ex 0710 80 59

                           20

                           20

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell

                                    —

                                 1202 41 00

                           Gambia (GM)

                        Aflatoxins

                        50

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled

                                    —

                                 1202 42 00

                                    —

                                    Peanut butter

                                    —

                                 2008 11 10

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved

                                    —

                                    2008 11 91 ;
                                    2008 11 96 ;
                                    2008 11 98

                              (Feed and food)

                        Palm oil

                              (Food)

                        1511 10 90 ;

                           Ghana (GH)

                        Sudan dyes (10)

                        50

                        1511 90 11 ;

                        1511 90 19 ;

                           90

                        1511 90 99

                        Sesamum seeds

                              (Food — fresh or chilled)

                        1207 40 90

                           India (IN)

                        Salmonella (11)

                        20

                        Enzymes; prepared enzymes

                              (Feed and food)

                        3507

                           India (IN)

                        Chloramphenicol

                        50

                        Peas with pods (unshelled)

                              (Food — fresh or chilled)

                        ex 0708 10 00

                           40

                           Kenya (KE)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (12)

                        10

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell

                                    —

                                 1202 41 00

                           Madagascar (MG)

                        Aflatoxins

                        50

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled

                                    —

                                 1202 42 00

                                    —

                                    Peanut butter

                                    —

                                 2008 11 10

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved

                                    —

                                    2008 11 91 ;
                                    2008 11 96 ;
                                    2008 11 98

                              (Feed and food)

                        Raspberries

                              (Food — frozen)

                        0811 20 31 ;

                           Serbia (RS)

                        Norovirus

                        10

                        ex 0811 20 11 ;

                           10

                        ex 0811 20 19

                           10

                        Watermelon (Egusi, Citrullus spp.) seeds and derived products

                              (Food)

                        ex 1207 70 00 ;
                        ex 1106 30 90 ;
                        ex 2008 99 99

                           10

                           30

                           50

                           Sierra Leone (SL)

                        Aflatoxins

                        50

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), in shell

                                    —

                                 1202 41 00

                           Sudan (SD)

                        Aflatoxins

                        50

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), shelled

                                    —

                                 1202 42 00

                                    —

                                    Peanut butter

                                    —

                                 2008 11 10

                                    —

                                    Groundnuts (peanuts), otherwise prepared or preserved

                                    —

                                    2008 11 91 ;
                                    2008 11 96 ;
                                    2008 11 98

                              (Feed and food)

                        Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.)

                              (Food — fresh or chilled)

                        ex 0709 60 99

                           20

                           Thailand (TH)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (13)

                        10

                                    —

                                    Yardlong beans
                                    (Vigna unguiculata spp. sesquipedalis)

                                    —

                                    ex 0708 20 00 ;
                                    ex 0710 22 00

                           10

                           10

                           Thailand (TH)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (14)

                        20

                                    —

                                    Aubergines

                                    —

                                    0709 30 00 ;

                        ex 0710 80 95

                           72

                              (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)

                                    —

                                    Dried apricots

                                    —

                                 0813 10 00

                           Turkey (TR)

                        Sulphites (15)

                        10

                                    —

                                    Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved

                                    —

                                 2008 50 61

                              (Food)

                        Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum)

                              (Food — fresh, chilled or dried)

                        0805 50 10

                           Turkey (TR)

                        Pesticide residues (2)

                        10

                                    —

                                    Sweet Peppers (Capsicum annuum)

                                    —

                                    0709 60 10 ;
                                    0710 80 51

                           Turkey (TR)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (16)

                        10

                              (Food — fresh, chilled or frozen vegetables)

                        Vine leaves

                              (Food)

                        ex 2008 99 99

                           11; 19

                           Turkey (TR)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (17)

                        50

                                    —

                                    Pistachios, in shell

                                    —

                                 0802 51 00

                           United States (US)

                        Aflatoxins

                        20

                                    —

                                    Pistachios, shelled

                                    —

                                 0802 52 00

                              (Food)

                                    —

                                    Dried apricots

                                    —

                                 0813 10 00

                           Uzbekistan (UZ)

                        Sulphites (15)

                        50

                                    —

                                    Apricots, otherwise prepared or preserved

                                    —

                                 2008 50 61

                              (Food)

                                    —

                                    Coriander leaves

                                    —

                                 ex 0709 99 90

                           72

                           Viet Nam (VN)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (18)

                        50

                                    —

                                    Basil (holy, sweet)

                                    —

                                    ex 1211 90 86 ;
                                    ex 2008 99 99

                           20

                           75

                                    —

                                    Mint

                                    —

                                    ex 1211 90 86 ;
                                    ex 2008 99 99

                           30

                           70

                                    —

                                    Parsley

                                    —

                                 ex 0709 99 90

                           40

                              (Food — fresh or chilled herbs)

                                    —

                                    Okra

                                    —

                                 ex 0709 99 90

                           20

                           Viet Nam (VN)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (18)

                        50

                                    —

                                    Peppers (other than sweet)(Capsicum spp.)

                                    —

                                 ex 0709 60 99

                           20

                              (Food — fresh or chilled)

                                    —

                                    Pitahaya (dragon fruit)

                                    —

                                 ex 0810 90 20

                           10

                           Viet Nam (VN)

                        Pesticide residues (2)
                            (18)

                        20

                              (Food — fresh or chilled)

         (1)  Where only certain products under any CN code are required to be examined and no specific subdivision under that code exists, the CN code is marked “ex”.

         (2)  Residues of at least those pesticides listed in the control programme adopted in accordance with Article 29(2) of 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) that can be analysed with multi-residue methods based on GC-MS and LC-MS (pesticides to be monitored in/on products of plant origin only).

         (3)  Residues of Chlorbufam.

         (4)  Residues of Phenthoate.

         (5)  Species of Brassica oleracea L. convar. Botrytis (L) Alef var.Italica Plenck, cultivar alboglabra. Also known as “Kai Lan”, “Gai Lan”, “Gailan”, “Kailan”, “Chinese bare Jielan”.

         (6)  Residues of Trifluralin.

         (7)  Residues of Acephate, Aldicarb (sum of aldicarb, its sulfoxide and its sulfone, expressed as aldicarb), Amitraz (amitraz including the metabolites containing the 2,4 -dimethylaniline moiety expressed as amitraz), Diafenthiuron, Dicofol (sum of p, p′ and o, p′ isomers), Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram) and Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as methiocarb).

         (8)  Residues of Hexaflumuron, Methiocarb (sum of methiocarb and methiocarb sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as methiocarb), Phenthoate and Thiophanate-methyl.

         (9)  Residues of Dicofol (sum of p, p′ and o, p′ isomers), Dinotefuran, Folpet, Prochloraz (sum of prochloraz and its metabolites containing the 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol moiety expressed as prochloraz), Thiophanate-methyl and Triforine.

         (10)  For the purposes of this Annex, “Sudan dyes” refers to the following chemical substances: (i) Sudan I (CAS Number 842-07-9); (ii) Sudan II (CAS Number 3118-97-6); (iii) Sudan III (CAS Number 85-86-9); (iv) Scarlet Red; or Sudan IV (CAS Number 85-83-6).

         (11)  Reference method EN/ISO 6579 or a method validated against it as referred to in Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 1).

         (12)  Residues of Acephate and Diafenthiuron.

         (13)  Residues of Formetanate: Sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride), Prothiofos and Triforine.

         (14)  Residues of Acephate, Dicrotophos, Prothiofos, Quinalphos and Triforine.

         (15)  Reference methods: EN 1988-1:1998, EN 1988-2:1998 or ISO 5522:1981.

         (16)  Residues of Diafenthiuron, Formetanate: Sum of formetanate and its salts expressed as formetanate (hydrochloride) and Thiophanate-methyl.

         (17)  Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram) and Metrafenone.

         (18)  Residues of Dithiocarbamates (dithiocarbamates expressed as CS2, including maneb, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram and ziram), Phenthoate and Quinalphos.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1121/2013 of 6 November 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Volaille de Bresse/Poulet de Bresse/Poularde de Bresse/Chapon de Bresse (PDO)]

text:
               9.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 299/26

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1121/2013
   of 6 November 2013
   approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Volaille de Bresse/Poulet de Bresse/Poularde de Bresse/Chapon de Bresse (PDO)]
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Volaille de Bresse’/‘Poulet de Bresse’/‘Poularde de Bresse’/‘Chapon de Bresse’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1509/2000 (3).

               (2)

               The purpose of the application is to amend the specification as regards the name, the product description, proof of origin, the method of production, labelling, national requirements and the contact details of the group and of the inspection authorities.

               (3)

               Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation (4).

               (4)

               As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
   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, 6 November 2013.

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

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

      (2)  OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 174, 13.7.2000, p. 7.

      (4)  OJ C 102, 9.4.2013, p. 12.

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

         Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)

      FRANCE
      Volaille de Bresse/Poulet de Bresse/Poularde de Bresse/Chapon de Bresse (PDO)


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1226/2013 of 29 November 2013 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 December 2013

text:
               30.11.2013

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 320/26

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1226/2013
   of 29 November 2013
   fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 December 2013
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

               (4)

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

               (5)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   From 1 December 2013, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 29 November 2013.

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5.

      ANNEX I

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

                  CN code

                  Description

                  Import duties (1)

                  (EUR/t)

                  1001 19 00
                  1001 11 00

                  Durum wheat, high quality

                  0,00

                  medium quality

                  0,00

                  low quality

                  0,00

                  ex 1001 91 20

                  Common wheat seed

                  0,00

                  ex 1001 99 00

                  High quality common wheat other than for sowing

                  0,00

                  1002 10 00
                  1002 90 00

                  Rye

                  0,00

                  1005 10 90

                  Maize seed other than hybrid

                  0,00

                  1005 90 00

                  Maize other than seed (2)

                  0,00

                  1007 10 90
                  1007 90 00

                  Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing

                  0,00

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

                  —

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

                  —

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

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

      ANNEX II

         Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I

      15.11.2013-28.11.2013

                  1.

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

                              (EUR/t)

                              Common wheat (1)

                              Maize

                              Durum wheat, high quality

                              Durum wheat, medium quality (2)

                              Durum wheat, low quality (3)

                              Exchange

                              Minnéapolis

                              Chicago

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              Quotation

                              203,08

                              122,01

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              Fob price USA

                              —

                              —

                              222,66

                              212,66

                              192,66

                              Gulf of Mexico premium

                              —

                              28,32

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              Great Lakes premium

                              37,83

                              —

                              —

                              —

                              —

                  2.

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

                              Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam:

                              17,27 EUR/t

                              Freight costs: Great Lakes-Rotterdam:

                              51,31 EUR/t

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

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

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 413/2014 of 23 April 2014 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine

text:
               24.4.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 121/37

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 413/2014
   of 23 April 2014
   opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine
   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 points (a), (c) and (d) of Article 187 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) provides for preferential arrangements for 2014 as regards customs duties for imports of certain goods originating in Ukraine. In accordance with Article 3 of that Regulation the agricultural products listed in Annex III thereto are to be admitted for import into the Union within the limits of the tariff quotas as set out in that Annex. The quotas referred to in Annex III to that Regulation are to be administered by the Commission in accordance with Article 184(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

               (2)

               While the quota concerned should normally be managed through the use of import licences, it is however appropriate to attribute import rights as a first step and to issue import licences as a second, as provided for in Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3). In this way, operators that have obtained import rights should be able to decide, during the course of the quota period, the moment when they wish to apply for import licences, in view of their actual trade flows.

               (3)

               Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 (4) should apply to import licences issued under this Regulation, save where derogations are appropriate.

               (4)

               Furthermore, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 which concern applications for import rights, the status of applicants and the issue of import licences should apply to import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation, without prejudice to additional conditions laid down in this Regulation.

               (5)

               For appropriate administration of the tariff quotas, a security should be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application, and at the time of issue of an import licence.

               (6)

               In order to oblige operators to apply for import licences for all the import rights allocated, it should be provided that such obligation constitutes a primary requirement within the meaning of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2012 (5).

               (7)

               Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1001/2013 (6) has replaced some CN codes in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (7) by new CN codes which now differ from those referred to in Regulation (EU) No 374/2014. The new CN codes should therefore be reflected in Annex I to this Regulation.

               (8)

               Since the quotas referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 are open only until 31 October 2014, this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible.

               (9)

               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
   Opening and management of tariffs quotas
   1.   This Regulation opens and manages import tariff quotas for the products indicated in Annex I.
   2.   The quantity of products covered by the quotas referred to in paragraph 1, the applicable rate of customs duty and the order numbers shall be as set out in Annex I.
   3.   The import tariff quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be managed by attributing import rights as a first step and issuing import licences as a second.
   4.   Regulations (EC) No 1301/2006 and (EC) No 376/2008 shall apply, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
   Article 2
   Import tariff quota period
   The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be open until 31 October 2014.
   Article 3
   Import rights applications
   1.   Applications for import rights shall be submitted no later than 13.00, Brussels time, on the 15th calendar day following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
   2.   A security of EUR 35 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of submission of an import rights application.
   3.   Applicants for import rights shall demonstrate that a quantity of poultry products falling under CN codes 0207, 0210 99 39, 1602 31, 1602 32 or 1602 39 21 has been imported by them or on their behalf under the relevant customs provisions, during the 12 month period immediately prior to the import tariff quota period (hereinafter ‘reference quantity’). A company formed by the merger of companies, each having an imported reference quantity, may combine those reference quantities as a basis for its application.
   4.   The total quantity covered by an application for import rights submitted in the import tariff quota period shall not exceed the applicant's reference quantity. Applications not complying with this rule shall be rejected by the competent authorities.
   5.   No later than the 7th working day following the end of the period for the submission of applications referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantities of all applications in kilograms of product weight and broken down by order number.
   6.   Import rights shall be awarded as from the 7th and no later than the 12th working day following the end of the period for the notification referred to in paragraph 5.
   7.   If application of the allocation coefficient referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 results in fewer import rights to be allocated than had been applied for, the security lodged in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be released proportionally without delay.
   8.   Import rights shall be valid from the day of the issue until 31 October 2014. Import rights shall not be transferable.
   Article 4
   Issue of import licences
   1.   The release into free circulation of the quantities awarded under the import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1) shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.
   2.   Import licence applications shall cover the total quantity of import rights allocated. This obligation shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) No 282/2012.
   3.   Licence applications may be submitted only in the Member State where the applicant has applied for and obtained import rights under the import tariff quotas referred to in Article 1(1).
   4.   A security of EUR 75 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged by the operator at the time of issue of the import licence. Each issue of an import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained and the security lodged for import rights shall be released proportionally without delay.
   5.   Import licences shall be issued upon application by and in the name of the operator who has obtained the import rights.
   6.   Licence applications shall refer to only one order number. They may concern several products covered by different CN codes. In that case, all the CN codes and their descriptions shall be entered in boxes 15 and 16 of the licence application and the licence respectively.
   7.   Licence applications and import licences shall contain:

               (a)

               in box 8, the name ‘Ukraine’ as country of origin and box ‘yes’ marked by a cross;

               (b)

               in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II.

         8.   Each licence shall mention the quantity for each CN code.
   9.   In accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, the import licences shall be valid for 30 days from the actual day of issue of the licence. The term of validity of the import licences shall, however, expire at the latest on 31 October 2014.
   Article 5
   Notifications to the Commission
   1.   By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission:

               (a)

               no later than 14 November 2014, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, for which import licences were issued during the quota period;

               (b)

               no later than 28 February 2015, of the quantities of products, including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used import licences and corresponding to the difference between the quantities entered on the back of the import licences and the quantities for which they were issued.

         2.   No later than 28 February 2015, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities of products, which were actually released into free circulation during the import tariff quota period laid down by this Regulation.
   3.   In the case of the notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the quantity shall be expressed in kilograms and broken down by order number.
   Article 6
   Entry into force
   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, 23 April 2014.

            For the Commission

            the President

         José Manuel BARROSO

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

      (2)  Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the reduction or elimination of customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine (OJ L 118, 22.4.2014, p. 1).

      (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13).

      (4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 of 23 April 2008 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3).

      (5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2012 of 28 March 2012 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products (OJ L 92, 30.3.2012, p. 4).

      (6)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1001/2013 of 4 October 2013 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 290, 31.10.2013, p. 1).

      (7)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

      ANNEX I
      Notwithstanding the rules on the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of products shall be regarded as merely indicative, since the applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined, within the context of this Annex, by the scope of the CN codes. Where ‘ex’ CN codes are indicated, the application of the preferential scheme is to be determined on the basis of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.

                  Order number

                  CN codes

                  Description

                  Quantity in tonnes (net weight)

                  Duty applicable
                  (EUR/t)

                  09.4273

                  0207 11 30
                  0207 11 90
                  0207 12
                  0207 13 10
                  0207 13 20
                  0207 13 30
                  0207 13 50
                  0207 13 60
                  0207 13 99
                  0207 14 10
                  0207 14 20
                  0207 14 30
                  0207 14 50
                  0207 14 60
                  0207 14 99
                  0207 24
                  0207 25
                  0207 26 10
                  0207 26 20
                  0207 26 30
                  0207 26 50
                  0207 26 60
                  0207 26 70
                  0207 26 80
                  0207 26 99
                  0207 27 10
                  0207 27 20
                  0207 27 30
                  0207 27 50
                  0207 27 60
                  0207 27 70
                  0207 27 80
                  0207 27 99
                  0207 41 30
                  0207 41 80
                  0207 42
                  0207 44 10
                  0207 44 21
                  0207 44 31
                  0207 44 41
                  0207 44 51
                  0207 44 61
                  0207 44 71
                  0207 44 81
                  0207 44 99
                  0207 45 10
                  0207 45 21
                  0207 45 31
                  0207 45 41
                  0207 45 51
                  0207 45 61
                  0207 45 81
                  0207 45 99
                  0207 51 10
                  0207 51 90
                  0207 52 90
                  0207 54 10
                  0207 54 21
                  0207 54 31
                  0207 54 41
                  0207 54 51
                  0207 54 61
                  0207 54 71
                  0207 54 81
                  0207 54 99
                  0207 55 10
                  0207 55 21
                  0207 55 31
                  0207 55 41
                  0207 55 51
                  0207 55 61
                  0207 55 81
                  0207 55 99
                  0207 60 05
                  0207 60 10
                  ex 0207 60 21 (1)

                  0207 60 31
                  0207 60 41
                  0207 60 51
                  0207 60 61
                  0207 60 81
                  0207 60 99
                  0210 99 39
                  1602 31
                  1602 32
                  1602 39 21

                  Meat and edible offal of poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen; other prepared or preserved meat of turkeys and of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus

                  16 000

                  0

                  09.4274

                  0207 12

                  Meat and edible offal of the poultry, not cut in pieces, frozen

                  20 000

                  0

         (1)  Fresh or chilled, halves or quarters of guinea fowls.

      ANNEX II
      Entries referred to in Article 4(7)(b)

                  —

                  In Bulgarian: Регламент за изпълнение (ЕC) № 413/2014

                  —

                  In Spanish: Reglamento de Ejecución (UE) no 413/2014

                  —

                  In Czech: Prováděcí nařízení (EU) č. 413/2014

                  —

                  In Danish: Gennemførelsesforordning (EU) nr. 413/2014

                  —

                  In German: Durchführungsverordnung (EU) Nr. 413/2014

                  —

                  In Estonian: Rakendusmäärus (EL) nr 413/2014

                  —

                  In Greek: Εκτελεστικός κανονισμός (ΕΕ) αριθ. 413/2014

                  —

                  In English: Implementing Regulation (EU) No 413/2014

                  —

                  In French: Règlement d'exécution (UE) no 413/2014

                  —

                  In Croatian: Provedbena uredba (EU) br. 413/2014

                  —

                  In Italian: Regolamento di esecuzione (UE) n. 413/2014

                  —

                  In Latvian: Īstenošanas regula (ES) Nr. 413/2014

                  —

                  In Lithuanian: Įgyvendinimo reglamentas (ES) Nr. 413/2014

                  —

                  In Hungarian: 413/2014/EU végrehajtási rendelet

                  —

                  In Maltese: Regolament ta' Implimentazzjoni (UE) Nru 413/2014

                  —

                  In Dutch: Uitvoeringsverordening (EU) nr. 413/2014

                  —

                  In Polish: Rozporządzenie wykonawcze (UE) nr 413/2014

                  —

                  In Portuguese: Regulamento de Execução (UE) n.o 413/2014

                  —

                  In Romanian: Regulamentul de punere în aplicare (UE) nr. 413/2014

                  —

                  In Slovak: Vykonávacie nariadenie (EÚ) č. 413/2014

                  —

                  In Slovene: Izvedbena uredba (EU) št. 413/2014

                  —

                  In Finnish: Täytäntöönpanoasetus (EU) N:o 413/2014

                  —

                  In Swedish: Genomförandeförordning (EU) nr 413/2014.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 774/2014 of 15 July 2014 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 July 2014

text:
               16.7.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 209/51

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 774/2014
   of 15 July 2014
   fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 July 2014
   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 183 thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 (2) states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 11 00, 1001 19 00, ex 1001 91 20 [common wheat seed], ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the CIF import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.

               (2)

               Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative CIF import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products referred to in that paragraph.

               (3)

               Under Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the import price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation is the daily CIF representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.

               (4)

               Import duties should be fixed for the period from 16 July 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.

               (5)

               Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   From 16 July 2014, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
   Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 15 July 2014.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 187, 21.7.2010, p. 5).

      ANNEX I

         Import duties on the products referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 applicable from 16 July 2014

                  CN code

                  Description

                  Import duties (1)

                  (EUR/t)

                  1001 11 00

                  Durum wheat seed

                  0,0

                  1001 19 00

                  High quality durum wheat, other than for sowing

                  0,0

                  Medium quality, other than for sowing

                  0,0

                  Low quality, other than for sowing

                  0,0

                  ex 1001 91 20

                  Common wheat seed

                  0,0

                  ex 1001 99 00

                  High quality common wheat, other than for sowing

                  0,0

                  1002 10 00

                  Rye seed

                  5,32

                  1002 90 00

                  Rye, other than for sowing

                  5,32

                  1005 10 90

                  Maize seed, other than hybrid

                  5,32

                  1005 90 00

                  Maize, other than for sowing (2)

                  5,32

                  1007 10 90

                  Grain sorghum, other than hybrids for sowing

                  5,32

                  1007 90 00

                  Grain sorghum, other than for sowing

                  5,32

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

                  —

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

                  —

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

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

      ANNEX II
      Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I

                  1.

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

                              (EUR/t)

                              Common wheat (1)

                              Maize

                              Exchange

                              Minneapolis

                              Chicago

                              Quotation

                              Gulf of Mexico premium

                              —

                              Great Lakes premium

                              —

                  2.

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

                              Freight costs: Gulf of Mexico–Rotterdam

                              11,87 EUR/t

                              Freight costs: Great Lakes–Rotterdam

                              46,07 EUR/t

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1454 of 5 September 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               6.9.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 238/3

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1454
   of 5 September 2016
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 5 September 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  MA

                  153,7

                  ZZ

                  153,7

                  0707 00 05

                  TR

                  130,2

                  ZZ

                  130,2

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  137,2

                  ZZ

                  137,2

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  168,0

                  CL

                  163,8

                  MA

                  157,0

                  TR

                  156,0

                  UY

                  130,8

                  ZA

                  169,8

                  ZZ

                  157,6

                  0806 10 10

                  EG

                  168,7

                  TR

                  128,5

                  ZZ

                  148,6

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  120,9

                  BR

                  106,9

                  CL

                  132,6

                  CN

                  98,0

                  NZ

                  130,4

                  US

                  141,5

                  ZA

                  88,2

                  ZZ

                  116,9

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  93,2

                  CL

                  104,1

                  TR

                  138,0

                  ZA

                  122,3

                  ZZ

                  114,4

                  0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90

                  TR

                  130,4

                  ZA

                  88,8

                  ZZ

                  109,6

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 497/2012 of 7 June 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the requirements for imports of animals susceptible to bluetongue  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               13.6.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 152/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 497/2012
   of 7 June 2012
   amending Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 as regards the requirements for imports of animals susceptible to bluetongue
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April 2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation into and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (1), and in particular Article 6(1), Article 7(e), and Article 13(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements (2) lays down the list of third countries, territories or parts thereof from which live ungulate animals, including those susceptible to bluetongue, may be introduced into the Union and the veterinary certification requirements for such introduction.

               (2)

               In particular, with regard to animals susceptible to bluetongue, certificates BOV-X, BOV-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y and RUM set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 include inter alia the requirement that the animals come from a territory which, at the date of issue of the certificate accompanying them had been free from bluetongue for a period of twelve months.

               (3)

               As a result of new technical developments, "inactivated vaccines" against bluetongue have become available which do not pose the risk of undesired local circulation of the vaccine virus to unvaccinated cattle, sheep and goats. It is now widely accepted that vaccination with inactivated vaccines is the preferred tool for the control of bluetongue and for the prevention of clinical disease in such animals in the Union.

               (4)

               To ensure better control of the spread of the bluetongue virus and to reduce the burden on the agricultural sector posed by that disease, the rules on vaccination laid down in Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (3) were recently amended by Directive 2012/5/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) to take account of the recent technological developments in vaccine production.

               (5)

               Accordingly, Directive 2000/75/EC now provides for the use of inactivated vaccines in all parts of the EU.

               (6)

               As a result of the evolving epidemiological situation as regards bluetongue, and to align with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) standards, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 of 26 October 2007 on implementing rules for Council Directive 2000/75/EC as regards the control, monitoring, surveillance and restrictions on movements of certain animals of susceptible species in relation to bluetongue (5) was amended recently. The EU standards require the absence of virus circulation for a minimum period of two years in order to consider a territory free from bluetongue. The period of twelve months referred to in the relevant certificates set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (7)

               Directive 2000/75/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1266/2007 apply to intra-Union movements of live ungulates of species susceptible to bluetongue. It is appropriate that the models of veterinary certificates BOV-X, BOV-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y and RUM set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 be amended to align the animal health requirements for imports into the Union, as regards bluetongue, to the requirements for intra-Union movement in animals susceptible to that disease.

               (8)

               Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (9)

               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:
   Article 1
   Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
   Article 2
   For a transitional period until 30 June 2012, consignments of live ungulates accompanied by a certificate issued before the date of entry into force of this Regulation in accordance with the models BOV-X, BOV-Y, OVI-X, OVI-Y or RUM set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 before the amendments introduced by this Regulation may continue to be introduced into the Union.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 7 June 2012.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 321.

      (2)  OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1.

      (3)  OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.

      (4)  OJ L 81, 21.3.2012, p. 1.

      (5)  OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 37.

      ANNEX
      In Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, Part 2 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  Models ‘BOV-X’, ‘BOV-Y’, ‘OVI-X’ and ‘OVI-Y’ are replaced by the following:

                  (2)

                  The Model ‧RUM’ is replaced by the following:


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/184 of 2 February 2015 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               7.2.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 31/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/184
   of 2 February 2015
   concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (2)

               Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.

               (3)

               Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.

               (4)

               It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.

               (5)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
   Article 2
   Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 2 February 2015.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Heinz ZOUREK

            Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

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

      ANNEX

                  Description of the goods

                  Classification
                  (CN code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  Silicon dioxide (also called ‘silica gel’) in the form of small transparent granules of 0,5 to 1,5 mm in diameter and packed in paper sachets or in plastic capsules that are water-vapour-permeable.
                  The silicon dioxide absorbs moisture and is presented to be used, for example, to protect and preserve medicines or to keep goods dry during shipment.

                  3824 90 96

                  Classification is determined by the General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and the wording of CN codes 3824, 3824 90 and 3824 90 96.
                  Classification under heading 2811 is excluded because the silica gel, packed in paper sachets or in plastic capsules, is intended for a specific use rather than general use and therefore cannot be considered a separate chemically defined compound of Chapter 28.
                  It is therefore to be classified in CN code 3824 90 96 as other chemical products not elsewhere specified or included.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1631 of 9 September 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               10.9.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 243/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1631
   of 9 September 2016
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 9 September 2016.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  MA

                  170,6

                  ZZ

                  170,6

                  0707 00 05

                  TR

                  121,6

                  ZZ

                  121,6

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  135,1

                  ZZ

                  135,1

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  142,7

                  CL

                  150,1

                  EG

                  94,4

                  TR

                  124,8

                  UY

                  140,3

                  ZA

                  168,9

                  ZZ

                  136,9

                  0806 10 10

                  TR

                  129,8

                  ZZ

                  129,8

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  110,6

                  BR

                  102,8

                  CL

                  131,2

                  NZ

                  128,6

                  US

                  179,7

                  ZA

                  90,9

                  ZZ

                  124,0

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  93,2

                  CL

                  101,2

                  TR

                  139,8

                  ZA

                  115,3

                  ZZ

                  112,4

                  0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90

                  TR

                  129,6

                  ZA

                  88,8

                  ZZ

                  109,2

                  0809 40 05

                  TR

                  216,0

                  ZZ

                  216,0

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2014 of 8 December 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               9.12.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 351/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1308/2014
   of 8 December 2014
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 8 December 2014.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  AL

                  64,5

                  IL

                  116,6

                  MA

                  80,8

                  TR

                  105,8

                  ZZ

                  91,9

                  0707 00 05

                  AL

                  67,6

                  JO

                  258,6

                  MA

                  164,1

                  TR

                  144,2

                  ZZ

                  158,6

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  73,2

                  TR

                  123,4

                  ZZ

                  98,3

                  0805 10 20

                  AR

                  35,3

                  SZ

                  37,7

                  TR

                  47,9

                  UY

                  32,9

                  ZA

                  37,6

                  ZW

                  33,1

                  ZZ

                  37,4

                  0805 20 10

                  MA

                  70,0

                  ZZ

                  70,0

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

                  IL

                  112,8

                  JM

                  168,3

                  TR

                  75,4

                  ZZ

                  118,8

                  0805 50 10

                  AL

                  64,4

                  TR

                  68,1

                  ZZ

                  66,3

                  0808 10 80

                  BA

                  32,4

                  BR

                  55,0

                  CA

                  135,6

                  CL

                  79,2

                  MK

                  38,0

                  NZ

                  96,9

                  US

                  93,1

                  ZA

                  99,9

                  ZZ

                  78,8

                  0808 30 90

                  CN

                  82,9

                  TR

                  174,9

                  ZZ

                  128,9

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 897/2011 of 2 September 2011 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               8.9.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 231/9

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 897/2011
   of 2 September 2011
   concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

               (2)

               Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.

               (3)

               Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.

               (4)

               It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).

               (5)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
   Article 2
   Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 2 September 2011.

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

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

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

      ANNEX

                  Description of goods

                  Classification
                  (CN code)

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  Product put up for retail sale in a bottle of 500 ml, containing (% by weight):

                              —

                              water

                              45,9

                              —

                              fructose

                              33,3

                              —

                              oligofructose

                              7,6

                              —

                              apple juice concentrate

                              3,6

                              —

                              blackcurrant juice concentrate

                              2,3

                              —

                              vegetable oligopeptides

                              2,3

                              —

                              citric acid

                              3,6

                              —

                              maté concentrate

                              0,7

                              —

                              food yeast

                              0,5

                              —

                              L-carnitine

                              0,1

                              —

                              potassium sorbate

                              0,1

                        The product is a reddish brown, cloudy, slightly viscose liquid with a density of 1,1812 g/cm3 and a Brix value of 40.
                  According to the packaging the product is based on water enriched with nutrients, which is destined to be integrated into the diet.
                  Instructions for use: 50 ml of the product diluted with 100 ml of water or juice.

                  2106 90 92

                  Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, and the wording of CN codes 2106, 2106 90 and 2106 90 92.
                  Due to the content of sugars and some other ingredients like potassium sorbate and citric acid, the product requires dilution before consumption and therefore it cannot be regarded as a beverage of heading 2202 (see also Combined Nomenclature Explanatory Notes to Chapter 22, General, second paragraph).
                  The product is therefore to be classified as a food preparation not elsewhere specified or included of heading 2106 (see also Harmonized System Explanatory Notes to heading 2106, second paragraph, point 7).