title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/555 of 5 April 2019 amending for the 298th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

text:
                  8.4.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 97/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/555
         of 5 April 2019
         amending for the 298th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(5) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

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

                     (2)

                     On 29 March 2019, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend six entries in the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.

                     (3)

                     One of entries amended by the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council was only concerned by an amendment which does not require transposition into Regulation (EC) No 881/2002.

                     (4)

                     Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 5 April 2019.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

                  Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

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

            ANNEX
            Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:

                        1.

                        The identifying data for the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ are amended as follows:
                        ‘Sayf-Al Adl (alias (a) Mohammed Salahaldin Abd El Halim Zidan. Date of birth: 11.4.1963. Place of birth: Monufia Governorate, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian; (b) Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi. Date of birth: (i) 11.4.1960, (ii) 11.4.1963. Place of birth: Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian; (c) Ibrahim al-Madani; (d) Saif Al-'Adil; (e) Seif al Adel). Date of birth: 11.4.1963. Place of birth: Monufia Governate, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 25.1.2001.’
                        is replaced by the following:
                        ‘Mohammed Salahaldin Abd El Halim Zidane (alias (a) Sayf-Al Adl. Date of birth: 11.4.1963. Place of birth: Monufia Governate, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian; (b) Muhamad Ibrahim Makkawi. Date of birth: (i) 11.4.1960, (ii) 11.4.1963. Place of birth: Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian; (c) Ibrahim al-Madani; (d) Saif Al-'Adil; (e) Seif al Adel). Date of birth: (i) 11.4.1963, (ii) 11.4.1960. Place of birth: Monufia Governorate, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Other information: Responsible for Usama bin Laden's (deceased) security. Hair: Dark. Eyes: Dark. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 25.1.2001.’

                        2.

                        The identifying data for the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ are amended as follows:
                        ‘Yassin Syawal (alias (a) Salim Yasin, (b) Yasin Mahmud Mochtar, (c) Abdul Hadi Yasin, (d) Muhamad Mubarok, (e) Muhammad Syawal, (f) Yassin Sywal, (g) Abu Seta, (h) Mahmud, (i) Abu Muamar, (j) Mubarok). Date of birth: Approximately 1972. Nationality: Indonesian. Other information: At large as at December 2003.’
                        is replaced by the following:
                        ‘Yassin Syawal (alias (a) Salim Yasin, (b) Yasin Mahmud Mochtar, (c) Abdul Hadi Yasin, (d) Muhamad Mubarok, (e) Muhammad Syawal, (f) Yassin Sywal, (g) Abu Seta, (h) Mahmud, (i) Abu Muamar, (j) Mubarok). Date of birth: 3.9.1962. Place of birth: Makassar, Indonesia. Nationality: Indonesian. Other information: At large as of December 2003. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 9.9.2003’

                        3.

                        The identifying data for the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ are amended as follows:
                        ‘Amor Mohamed Ghedeir (alias (a) Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, (b) Youcef Adel, (c) Abou Abdellah, (d) Abid Hammadou). Date of birth: Approximately 1958. Place of birth: Deb-Deb, Amenas, Wilaya (province) of Illizi, Algeria. Nationality: Algerian. Other information: (a) Mother's name is Benarouba Bachira; (b) Father's name is Mabrouk. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 3.7.2008.’
                        is replaced by the following:
                        ‘Amor Mohamed Ghedeir (alias (a) Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, (b) Youcef Adel, (c) Abou Abdellah, (d) Abid Hammadou born 12 Dec. 1965 in Touggourt, Wilaya (province) of Ouargla, Algeria (as previously listed)). Date of birth: Approximately 1958. Place of birth: Deb-Deb, Amenas, Wilaya (province) of Illizi, Algeria. Nationality: Algerian. Other information: (a) Mother's name is Benarouba Bachira; (b) Father's name is Mabrouk. Other information: Reportedly deceased as of 24 February 2013. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 3.7.2008.’

                        4.

                        The identifying data for the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ are amended as follows:
                        ‘Mohamed Lahbous (alias (a) Mohamed Ennouini, (b) Hassan, (c) Hocine). Date of birth: 1978. Place of birth: Mali. Nationality: Malian. Address: Mali. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 24 Oct. 2013.’
                        is replaced by the following:
                        ‘Mohamed Lahbous (alias (a) Mohamed Ennouini, (b) Hassan, (c) Hocine). Date of birth: 1978. Place of birth: Mali. Nationality: Malian. Address: Mali. Other information: Member of the Mouvement pour l'Unification et le Jihad en Afrique de l'Ouest (MUJAO). Reportedly deceased as of 14 February 2018. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 24.10.2013.’

                        5.

                        The identifying data for the following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ are amended as follows:
                        ‘Nusret Imamovic (alias Nusret Sulejman Imamovic). Date of birth: (a) 26.9.1971, (b) 26.9.1977. Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina Passport No: (a) 349054 (Bosnia and Herzegovina passport number), b) 3490054 (Bosnia and Herzegovina passport number). Address: Syrian Arab Republic (location as at September 2015). Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 29.2.2016.’
                        is replaced by the following:
                        ‘Nusret Imamovic (alias Nusret Sulejman Imamovic). Date of birth: (a) 26.9.1971, (b) 26.9.1977. Place of birth: Miljanovci, Kalesija Municipality, Bosnia. Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Passport No: (a) 349054 (Bosnia and Herzegovina passport number), b) 3490054 (Bosnia and Herzegovina passport number). Address: Syrian Arab Republic (location as of September 2015). Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 29.2.2016.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/987 of 29 May 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 293/2012 as regards the monitoring of CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles type-approved in a multi-stage process

text:
                  18.6.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 160/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/987
         of 29 May 2019
         amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 293/2012 as regards the monitoring of CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles type-approved in a multi-stage process
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union's integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 8(9) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 293/2012 (2) requires Member States but also manufacturers to report certain data on the registration of new light commercial vehicles pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011.

                     (2)

                     A new regulatory test procedure for measuring CO2 emissions and fuel consumption from light duty vehicles, the World Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) set out in Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 (3), is to replace, from 1 September 2019, the New European Test Cycle (NEDC) set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (4). That change will also affect the methodology for determining CO2 emissions and fuel consumption from N1 vehicles which are type-approved in a multi-stage process (hereinafter referred to as ‘multi-stage vehicles’).

                     (3)

                     Under Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, the specific emissions of CO2 of a multi-stage vehicle are to be allocated to the manufacturer of the base vehicle. In order to allow the base vehicle manufacturer to plan effectively and with sufficient certainty its compliance with its specific CO2 targets, the methodology ensures that the CO2 emissions and mass allocated to that manufacturer are known at the moment of the production and sale of the base vehicle, and not only at the moment when the final stage manufacturer places the completed vehicle on the market.

                     (4)

                     The base vehicle manufacturer should report to the Commission the input values used for the interpolation calculation referred to in point 1a.1 of Part A of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 as well as the incomplete base vehicle CO2 emissions and the mass values. Those values should be used to calculate the base vehicle manufacturer's average specific emissions and of its specific emissions target.

                     (5)

                     Manufacturers of incomplete base vehicles that were sold in the preceding calendar year for the purpose of completion by a second-stage manufacturer should submit the data specified in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 to the Business Data Repository of the European Environment Agency.

                     (6)

                     Implementing Regulation (EU) No 293/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (7)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            In Article 10 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 293/2012, the following paragraphs 3 and 4 are added:

                  ‘3.   For the purpose of calculating the provisional specific emissions target and the provisional average specific emissions of CO2 and for the purpose of the verification of the input values used pursuant to point 1a.1 of Part A of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, Manufacturers shall submit to the Commission, via electronic data transfer to the Data Repository managed by the European Environmental Agency, the data for each base vehicle subject to multi-stage type approval that they sold in the preceding calendar year in the Union, as specified in point 1c. of Part A of Annex II to that Regulation.
                  The data shall be transmitted via electronic data transfer to the Data Repository managed by the European Environmental Agency.

                  4.   Where manufacturers do not submit the detailed data referred to in paragraph 3, the provisional specific emissions target and the provisional average specific emissions shall be calculated on the basis of the detailed data as provided by the Member States.’

            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 the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
            Done at Brussels, 29 May 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 145, 31.5.2011, p. 1.

            (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 293/2012 of 3 April 2012 on monitoring and reporting of data on the registration of new light commercial vehicles pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 98, 4.4.2012, p. 1).

            (3)  Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 of 1 June 2017 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (OJ L 175, 7.7.2017, p. 1).

            (4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ L 199, 28.7.2008, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/989 of 17 June 2019 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance chlorpropham, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  18.6.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 160/11

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/989
         of 17 June 2019
         concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance chlorpropham, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 20(1) and Article 78(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Directive 2004/20/EC (2) included chlorpropham as an active substance in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3).

                     (2)

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

                     (3)

                     The approval of the active substance chlorpropham, as set out in Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, expires on 31 July 2019.

                     (4)

                     An application for the renewal of the approval of chlorpropham was submitted in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (5) within the time period provided for in that Article.

                     (5)

                     A Task Force composed of three applicants submitted the supplementary dossiers required in accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012. The application was found to be complete by the rapporteur Member State.

                     (6)

                     The rapporteur Member State prepared a renewal assessment report in consultation with the co-rapporteur Member State and submitted it to the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 29 April 2016.

                     (7)

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

                     (8)

                     On 18 June 2017 the Authority communicated to the Commission its conclusion (6) on whether chlorpropham can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The Authority concluded that a final consumer risk assessment through dietary intake cannot be performed due to several data gaps and uncertainties identified for the food crop uses. Nevertheless, a critical area of concern for chlorpropham was identified regarding the results of an indicative consumer risk assessment where acute and chronic dietary risks for consumers have been identified both for chlorpropham and for its major metabolite 3-chloroaniline. Moreover, the Authority also concluded that further scientific assessment of the potential endocrine disrupting properties of chlorpropham is needed and that the risk assessment for non-target arthropods for field uses could not be finalised.

                     (9)

                     The Commission invited the applicants to submit their comments on the conclusion of the Authority and, in accordance with Article 14(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012, on the draft renewal report. The applicants submitted their comments, which have been carefully examined.

                     (10)

                     However, despite the arguments put forward by the applicants, the concerns regarding the active substance could not be eliminated.

                     (11)

                     On 23 January 2019, one of the members of the Task Force that had submitted the application for renewal of approval of chlorpropham informed the Commission that it had decided to withdraw its support for the representative use of chlorpropham as a potato sprout suppressant. On 19 March 2019, the Task Force notified the Commission that it had withdrawn its support for all representative uses, except for non-edible crops, i.e. flower bulbs.

                     (12)

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

                     (13)

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

                     (14)

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

                     (15)

                     For plant protection products containing chlorpropham, where Member States grant any grace period in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, that period should, at the latest, expire on 8 October 2020.

                     (16)

                     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/917 (7) extended the expiry date of chlorpropham to 31 July 2019 in order to allow the renewal process to be completed before the expiry of the approval of that substance. However, given that a decision has been taken ahead of that extended expiry date, this Regulation should apply as soon as possible.

                     (17)

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

                     (18)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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

            Article 2
            Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
            In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 78, on chlorpropham, is deleted.

            Article 3
            Transitional measures
            Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing chlorpropham as active substance by 8 January 2020.

            Article 4
            Grace period
            Any grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire by 8 October 2020 at the latest.

            Article 5
            Entry into force
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 17 June 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

            (2)  Commission Directive 2004/20/EC of 2 March 2004 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include chlorpropham as an active substance (OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 32).

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

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

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

            (6)  EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2017. Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance chlorpropham. EFSA Journal 2017;15(7):4903, 29 pp. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4903.

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1013 of 16 April 2019 on prior notification of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods entering the Union (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  21.6.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 165/8

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1013
         of 16 April 2019
         on prior notification of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods entering the Union
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) 1107/2009, (EU) 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (1), and in particular point (b) of the first paragraph of Article 58 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Regulation (EU) 2017/625 establishes, inter alia, the framework for the performance of official controls and other official activities on animals and goods entering the Union from third countries to verify compliance with Union legislation in order to protect human, animal and plant health, animal welfare and, in relation to genetically modified organisms (GMO) and plant protection products, also the environment. That framework includes official controls performed on animals and goods entering the Union from third countries through designated border control posts.

                     (2)

                     Regulation (EU) 2017/625 requires the operator responsible for certain consignments entering the Union to give prior notification to the competent authorities of the border control posts before the arrival of the consignments. In order to enable those authorities to perform their official controls in a timely and effective manner, it is appropriate to fix the minimum period for giving prior notification at one working day before arrival of the consignments.

                     (3)

                     However, due to transport-related logistical constraints, it may not be possible to comply with the prior notification period of one working day before arrival of the consignment in certain cases. This may for example be the case when the consignment is transported from the place of dispatch to the border control post in less than 24 hours, and the information needed to complete the relevant parts of the Common Health Entry Document (CHED) required for giving prior notification in accordance with point (a) of Article 56(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 is not available before the consignment is loaded. In those cases, Member States should be allowed to require that prior notification is made at least four hours before the arrival of the consignment, so that a timely and effective performance of official controls could be ensured also under such circumstances.

                     (4)

                     Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1012 (2) provides for Member States to exempt border control posts which are to be designated for imports of unprocessed logs and sawn and chipped wood from certain border control post minimum requirements due to specific geographical constraints. That Regulation also provides that official controls and other official activities at the border control post designated for the aforementioned goods can be performed by a mobile official controls team. Therefore, to allow sufficient time for the organisation of official controls and other official activities at those border control posts, a derogation from the rules on the minimum time for the prior notification of the arrival of consignments should be provided in this Regulation.

                     (5)

                     Since Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applies from 14 December 2019, this Regulation should also apply from that date.

                     (6)

                     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
            Prior notification of consignments

               1.   The operator responsible for a consignment falling within the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall give prior notification, to the competent authority of the border control post of first arrival into the Union, at least one working day before the expected arrival of the consignment.

               2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where logistical constraints prevent compliance with the time limit set out in that paragraph, the competent authorities of the border control posts may apply a period of prior notification of at least four hours before the expected arrival of the consignment.

               3.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities of border control posts designated for imports of unprocessed logs and sawn and chipped wood in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1012 may apply a period of prior notification of up to five working days before the expected arrival of such consignments.

            Article 2
            Entry into force and application
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            It shall apply as from 14 December 2019.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 16 April 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1.

            (2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1012 of 12 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council by derogating from the rules on the designation of control points and from the minimum requirements for border control posts (See page 4 of this Official Journal).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014 of 12 June 2019 to lay down detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts, including inspection centres, and for the format, categories and abbreviations to use for listing border control posts and control points (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  21.6.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 165/10

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1014
         of 12 June 2019
         to lay down detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts, including inspection centres, and for the format, categories and abbreviations to use for listing border control posts and control points
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (1), and in particular Articles 60(2) and 64(4) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Regulation (EU) 2017/625 establishes, inter alia, the framework for the performance of official controls and other official activities on animals and goods entering the Union from third countries to verify compliance with Union agri-food chain legislation in order to protect human, animal and plant health, animal welfare and, in relation to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and plant protection products, also the environment. It provides that official controls are to be performed on consignments of animals and goods at the border control post of first arrival into the Union. To that end Member States are to designate border control posts.

                     (2)

                     Regulation (EU) 2017/625 sets out minimum requirements to be fulfilled by border control posts in order to be designated. It is therefore appropriate to lay down detailed rules on the minimum requirements concerning the infrastructure, equipment and documentation of border control posts.

                     (3)

                     In order to protect human and animal health, additional detailed rules on the minimum requirements should be established for border control posts, which have been designated for the category of animals and certain categories of goods such as products of animal origin, animal by-products, germinal products, composite products and hay and straw.

                     (4)

                     In certain cases, to take into account the particular unloading requirements of certain non-containerised consignments such as consignments of fishery products or consignments of animal by-products consisting for example of wool, and consignments of high volume bulk goods, which consist of large quantities of goods that are transported without being packed, border control posts should be exempted from the requirement to have an unloading area covered by a roof. Considering that consignments of bulk liquids of animal origin and non-animal origin are directly unloaded from the means of transport into tanks via special pipes, border control posts should not be required to have areas or rooms for the unloading of goods and inspection rooms or inspection areas for the performance of official controls and other official activities on bulk liquids.

                     (5)

                     With a view to prevent risks of cross-contamination, it is appropriate to lay down separation requirements for the unloading, storage and inspection facilities at border control posts which have been designated for products of animal origin, composite products, animal by-products and germinal products. However, provisions should be made to derogate from the separation requirements where the border control post has been designated for packed goods only, or for packed and certain unpacked goods where the risk assessment of the competent authorities at the border control post shows that there is no possibility of cross-contamination. In the latter case, in order to effectively deal with risks of cross-contamination, competent authorities should in addition ensure time separation as regards the handling of consignments and that facilities are cleaned and disinfected between arrivals of consignments.

                     (6)

                     As animals and goods entering the Union and subject to official controls at border control posts may not be in compliance with Union legislation, in order to avoid any risk of cross-contamination it is appropriate to establish rules to prohibit the use of certain border control posts facilities for consignments of animals and goods for intra-Union trade and to allow such use for consignments of animals and goods intended for export or which are moved from one point in the Union territory to another point in the Union territory, after passing through the territory of a third country, provided that the competent authorities implement appropriate risk prevention measures. Such measures should be based on an assessment of the capacity of the relevant facilities to accommodate such additional activity. The competent authorities should have appropriate arrangements in place to handle animals in accordance with Union rules on animal welfare.

                     (7)

                     To promote the efficiency of official controls and other official activities, a degree of flexibility should be provided by permitting, under certain conditions, the use of storage facilities of commercial undertakings and the storage in the means of transport in which the consignment was brought to the border control post.

                     (8)

                     To facilitate the efficient organisation and performance of official controls and other official activities, it is appropriate to allow that border control posts are split into one or more inspection centres, where the categories of animals and goods for which the border control post has been designated are to be controlled. In that respect, minimum requirements should be laid down for inspection centres.

                     (9)

                     The compliance of inspection centres with the minimum requirements for border control posts laid out in Article 64(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and the detailed rules on minimum requirements of this Regulation should be assessed by the Commission as part of the designation process of the border control post. Therefore, when notifying the Commission of the designation of a border control post, Member States should include all the necessary information about the inspection centres.

                     (10)

                     In order to ensure a proper verification of compliance of border control posts and of inspection centres within such posts with the minimum requirements laid down in Article 64(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and with the detailed rules laid down in this Regulation, Member States should inform the Commission of any changes in the infrastructure or operation of a border control post, or of an inspection centre within that post, if such changes necessitate an update to the information provided to the Commission in accordance with Article 59(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. It is therefore appropriate to require Member States in this Regulation to inform the Commission accordingly.

                     (11)

                     Article 53(2) and Article 60(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 requires each Member State to make available on the internet up to date lists of border control posts and control points on its territory and provide certain information for each border control post and control point. It is therefore appropriate to lay down in this Regulation the format for the lists of border control posts and control points together with the abbreviations to be used to indicate the categories of animals and goods for which border control posts and control points have been designated, and the additional specific information concerning the scope of the designation.

                     (12)

                     For transparency reasons, all inspection centres used as part of a border control post should be listed along with the post itself in the list of border control posts, indicating the categories of animals and goods controlled in the inspection centres. Any change concerning the inspection centres should be accurately reflected in the list.

                     (13)

                     The rules to be established by the Commission in accordance with Articles 60(2) and 64(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 are closely linked since they all concern requirements applicable to border control posts and control points and should therefore apply from the same date. To facilitate the correct and comprehensive application of those rules, it is appropriate to establish them in a single act.

                     (14)

                     Commission Decision 2001/812/EC (2) lays down minimum requirements for border inspection posts approved in accordance with Council Directive 97/78/EC (3), for inspection centres and rules for their listing. Commission Decision 2009/821/EC (4) draws up a list of approved border inspection posts. Commission Directive 98/22/EC (5) lays down minimum conditions for carrying out plant health checks at inspection posts on plant, plant products and other objects coming from third countries in accordance with Council Directive 2000/29/EC (6). To ensure consistency and avoid overlap of requirements Decision 2001/812/EC, Decision 2009/821/EC and Directive 98/22/EC should be repealed.

                     (15)

                     The relevant provisions and empowerments granted to the Commission set out in Regulation (EU) 2017/625 begin to apply from 14 December 2019. Therefore, the rules laid down in this Regulation should also apply from that date.

                     (16)

                     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
            Subject matter

               1.   This Regulation lays down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regards:

                           (a)

                           common detailed rules on minimum requirements for the infrastructure, equipment and documentation of border control posts and control points other than border control posts;

                           (b)

                           specific detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts designated for the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

                           (c)

                           detailed rules on minimum requirements for inspection centres;

                           (d)

                           the format, categories, abbreviations and other information for the listing of border control posts and control points other than border control posts.

            Article 2
            Definitions
            For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

                        1.

                        ‘packed goods’ means goods placed in any type of packaging which completely encloses the goods to prevent any leaking and loss of content;

                        2.

                        ‘inspection centre’ means a separate facility set up within a border control post and established for the purpose of carrying out official controls and other official activities on animals and goods within the scope of the designation of the border control post;

                        3.

                        ‘ungulates’ means ungulates as defined in Article 2(d) of Council Directive 2004/68/EC (7);

                        4.

                        ‘registered equidae’ means registered equidae as defined in Article 2(c) of Council Directive 2009/156/EC (8).

         CHAPTER I

               Common minimum requirements for border control posts

            Article 3
            Border control post infrastructure

               1.   Border control posts designated for the categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall have the following facilities:

                           (a)

                           areas or rooms where animals and goods are to be unloaded. Such areas must be covered by a roof, except in the cases referred to in paragraph 4;

                           (b)

                           inspection rooms or inspection areas with a supply of hot and cold running water and facilities for washing and drying hands;

                           (c)

                           housing areas or housing rooms for animals and storage areas or storage rooms, including rooms for cold storage where this is appropriate to the category of goods for which the border control post has been designated; and

                           (d)

                           access to toilets supplied with facilities for washing and drying hands.

               2.   The rooms referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fitted with walls, floors and ceilings that are easy to clean and disinfect, adequate drainage and adequate natural or artificial light.

               3.   The areas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be easy to clean, have adequate drainage and adequate natural or artificial light.

               4.   The requirement for the unloading areas to be covered by a roof provided for in paragraph 1(a) shall not apply in the following cases:

                           (a)

                           non-containerised consignments of fishery products for human consumption;

                           (b)

                           consignments of animal by-products consisting of wool, bulk processed animal protein, loose manure or guano; and

                           (c)

                           consignments of high volume bulk goods referred to in Article 47(1)(c), (d) and (e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

               5.   The facilities referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall not be required for the performance of official controls and other official activities on bulk liquids of animal origin and non-animal origin.

               6.   Member States may exempt border control posts, which have been designated for the categories of goods referred in Article 47(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, from the following requirements:

                           (a)

                           to have a supply of hot and cold running water and facilities for washing and drying hands as referred to in paragraph 1(b); and

                           (b)

                           to have rooms with ceilings that are easy to disinfect as referred to in paragraph 2.

               7.   The facilities referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c) shall not be shared with the other categories of goods referred to in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 when used for products of animal origin and composite products.

               8.   The facilities referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c) shall not be shared with food of non-animal origin when used for germinal products and animal by-products.

               9.   By way of derogation from the requirements of paragraphs 7 and 8, border control posts may share the facilities referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c) in the following cases:

                           (a)

                           border control posts that have been designated for categories of packed goods only; or

                           (b)

                           border control posts that have been designated for categories of packed goods and unpacked goods, provided that the following conditions are met:

                                       (i)

                                       the competent authorities conduct a risk assessment of the border control posts demonstrating how the avoidance of cross-contamination can be ensured and they implement the measures identified in the risk assessment for the prevention of such cross-contamination; and

                                       (ii)

                                       the competent authorities ensure a time separation between the handling of different consignments of unpacked goods and between the handling of consignments of unpacked and packed goods. During the period resulting from the time separation the facilities referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c) shall be cleaned and disinfected.

               10.   Paragraph 9 shall not apply to the facilities referred to in paragraph (1)(c) where those facilities are used for the storage of bulk animal by-products.

               11.   The competent authorities of the border control post may permit, under their control, the use of commercial storage facilities for the goods referred to in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, provided that those facilities are within the close vicinity of the border control post and are under the competence of the same customs authority.
               Such commercial storage facilities may be used to perform identity checks and physical checks on products of non-animal origin, provided that these facilities comply with the minimum requirements laid down in this Regulation.

               12.   Goods stored in commercial storage facilities in accordance with paragraph 11 shall be stored under hygienic conditions and be properly identified by barcodes or other electronic means, or labelling. Where the goods may pose a risk to human, animal and plant health, or in the case of GMOs and plant protection products also to the environment, they shall in addition be detained in a separate lockable room or areas fenced off from all other goods stored in the commercial storage facility.

               13.   Where the border control post is located at a road, rail, or port location, storage in the means of transport in which the goods were brought to the border control post, may be permitted under the control of the competent authorities.

               14.   Member States shall inform the Commission of any changes in the infrastructure or operation of a border control post, or of an inspection centre within that post, if such changes necessitate an update to the information provided to the Commission in accordance with Article 59(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

            Article 4
            Equipment and documentation of border control posts

               1.   Border control posts shall have access to:

                           (a)

                           equipment for the weighing of consignments where its use is relevant to the categories of animals and goods for which the border control post has been designated;

                           (b)

                           equipment to unload, open and examine consignments;

                           (c)

                           cleansing and disinfecting equipment and instructions for its use or a documented system of cleansing and disinfection where the cleansing and disinfection are provided by agents external to the border control post; and

                           (d)

                           adequate equipment for the temporary storage of samples under temperature control, pending their dispatch to the laboratory, and suitable containers for their transport.

               2.   Inspection rooms or inspection areas, where appropriate to the categories of animals and goods for which border control posts have been designated, shall be equipped with:

                           (a)

                           a table with smooth washable surface easy to clean and disinfect;

                           (b)

                           a thermometer to measure surface and core temperature of the goods;

                           (c)

                           defrosting equipment;

                           (d)

                           sampling equipment; and

                           (e)

                           sealing tape and numbered seals or clearly marked labels to ensure traceability.

               3.   Where necessary to ensure the integrity of samples taken as part of official controls, detailed instructions regarding sampling for analysis and transport of such samples to the designated official laboratory shall be available.

         CHAPTER II

               Specific minimum requirements for border control posts

            Article 5
            Border control posts designated for categories of animals

               1.   In addition to the requirements of Articles 3 and 4, border control posts which have been designated for animals referred to in Article 47(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall have the following:

                           (a)

                           changing room with showering facilities;

                           (b)

                           the areas or rooms for the unloading of animals referred to in Article 3(1)(a) provided with adequate space, light and ventilation;

                           (c)

                           equipment for feeding and watering;

                           (d)

                           storage facilities for feeding stuffs, for bedding and for litter and manure or arrangements in place with an external provider supplying the same facilities;

                           (e)

                           housing areas or housing rooms to separately detain the following categories of animals for which the border control post is designated:

                                       (i)

                                       ungulates other than registered equidae;

                                       (ii)

                                       registered equidae; and

                                       (iii)

                                       other animals other than ungulates (but including zoo ungulates);

                           (f)

                           inspection rooms or inspection areas provided with restraining equipment and the necessary equipment to carry out clinical examination; and

                           (g)

                           a dedicated access lane or other arrangements to spare the animals from any unnecessary waiting before they reach the unloading area.

               2.   The facilities referred to in paragraph 1(b), (c), (e), (f) and (g) shall be designed, constructed, maintained and operated so as to avoid the injury and unnecessary suffering of the animals and ensure their safety.

               3.   The facilities referred to in paragraph 1(a), (b), (c), (e) and (f) shall constitute one integrated and whole working unit.

               4.   The facilities referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be used for the performance of official controls and other official activities on consignments of animals for intra-Union trade.
               The facilities referred to in paragraph 1 may be used for the performance of official controls and other official activities on consignments of animals intended for export from the Union or which are moved from one of the territories listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 to another territory listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2017/625, after passing through the territory of a third country, provided that the following conditions are met:

                           (a)

                           the competent authorities conduct a risk assessment of the border control posts demonstrating how the avoidance of cross-contamination can be ensured and they implement the measures identified in the risk assessment for the prevention of such cross-contamination; and

                           (b)

                           the competent authorities ensure a time separation between the handling of consignments of animals intended for export from the Union or which are moved from one of the territories listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 to another territory listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2017/625, after passing through the territory of a third country, and any other consignments of animals entering the Union. During the period resulting from the time separation the facilities used for the handling of consignments of animals shall be cleaned and disinfected.

               5.   The facilities referred to in paragraph 1(b), (c), (e) and (f) shall not be shared with the categories of goods referred to in Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

            Article 6
            Border control posts designated for categories of products of animal origin, animal by-products, germinal products, composite products and hay and straw

               1.   In addition to the requirements of Articles 3 and 4, border control posts which have been designated for the categories of goods referred to in Article 47(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall:

                           (a)

                           have inspection rooms referred to in Article 3(1)(b) equipped with facilities to maintain, where necessary, a temperature controlled environment;

                           (b)

                           where they have been designated for categories of chilled, frozen and ambient temperature goods be able to simultaneously store those goods at each appropriate temperature category, pending results of laboratory analysis, tests or diagnosis, or pending the outcome of the competent authority's controls; and

                           (c)

                           have changing rooms.

               2.   The facilities referred to in paragraph 1 shall constitute one integrated and whole working unit.

               3.   The facilities referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be used for the performance of official controls and other official activities on consignments of goods for intra-Union trade.
               The facilities referred to in paragraph 1 may be used for the performance of official controls and other official activities on consignments of goods intended for export from the Union or which are moved from one of the territories listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 to another territory listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2017/625, after passing through the territory of a third country, provided that the following conditions are met:

                           (a)

                           the competent authorities conduct a risk assessment of the border control posts demonstrating how the avoidance of cross-contamination can be ensured and they implement the measures identified in the risk assessment for the prevention of such cross-contamination; and

                           (b)

                           the competent authorities ensure a time separation between the handling of consignments of goods intended for export from the Union or which are moved from one of the territories listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 to another territory listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2017/625, after passing through the territory of a third country, and any other consignments of goods entering the Union. During the period resulting from the time separation the facilities used for the handling of consignments of goods shall be cleaned and disinfected.

               4.   The requirements referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply for the performance of official controls and other official activities on bulk liquids of animal origin and non-animal origin.

               5.   Live frogs, live fish and live invertebrates which are intended for human consumption and hatching eggs and fishing baits may be inspected at border control posts which have been designated for categories of goods referred to in Article 47(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

         CHAPTER III

               Lists of border control posts and control points

            Article 7
            Format, categories, abbreviations and other information for the list of border control posts and control points

               1.   Member States shall use the format set out in Annex I to provide the information referred to in Article 60(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

               2.   In drawing up the lists of border control posts referred to in Article 60(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and the lists of control points in accordance with Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, Member States shall use the abbreviations and the specifications set out in Annex II.

               3.   The lists of border control posts and control points shall be accompanied by an explanatory note containing the abbreviations and specifications set out in Annex II.

         CHAPTER IV

               Inspection centres

            Article 8
            Requirements for inspection centres

               1.   Border control posts may comprise one or more inspection centres for carrying out, as necessary, official controls and other official activities on the categories of animals and goods, which are within the scope of the designation of the border control post.

               2.   Inspection centres shall comply with the minimum requirements for border control posts set out Article 64(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and the detailed rules on minimum requirements of this Regulation.
               The requirements of Article 64(3)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 shall not apply to inspection centres which have access to the technology and equipment for the operation of the information management system for official controls (IMSOC) referred to in Article 131 of that Regulation and to other computerised information management systems available in another facility of the same border control post.

               3.   Inspection centres must be:

                           (a)

                           under the remit of the same customs authority of the border control post; and

                           (b)

                           under the control of the competent authority of the border control post.

               4.   Where Member States notify the Commission of the designation of a border control post in accordance with Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, they shall also submit to the Commission all the relevant information concerning any inspection centres established within such border control post.

               5.   Member States shall list each inspection centre together with the relevant border control post designated in conformity with Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, in accordance with the format set out in Annex I. This information shall also specify the categories of animals and goods, which are controlled in inspection centres in accordance with Article 7.

               6.   Member States shall remove inspection centres from the list referred to in paragraph 5 once they cease to comply with paragraphs 2 and 3, and inform the Commission of the removal and of the reasons for this decision.

            Article 9
            Repeals
            Commission Decisions 2001/812/EC and 2009/821/EC and Commission Directive 98/22/EC are repealed with effect from 14 December 2019.

            Article 10
            Entry into force and date of application
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            It shall apply from 14 December 2019.
            However, as regards border control posts which are designated for the goods referred to in Article 47(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 in accordance with Article 59(1) of that Regulation and which do not have, at the date of entry into force of this Regulation, areas or rooms for unloading which are covered by a roof, the second sentence of Article 3(1)(a) and Article 3(3) shall apply from 14 December 2021.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 12 June 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 93, 7.4.2017, p. 3.

            (2)  Commission Decision 2001/812/EC of 21 November 2001 laying down the requirements for the approval of border inspection posts responsible for veterinary checks on products introduced into the Community from third countries (OJ L 306, 23.11.2001, p. 28).

            (3)  Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9).

            (4)  Commission Decision 2009/821/EC of 28 September 2009 drawing up a list of approved border inspection posts, laying down certain rules on the inspections carried out by Commission veterinary experts and laying down the veterinary units in Traces (OJ L 296, 12.11.2009, p. 1).

            (5)  Commission Directive 98/22/EC of 15 April 1998 laying down the minimum conditions for carrying out plant health checks in the Community, at inspection posts other than those at the place of destination, of plants, plant products or other objects coming from third countries (OJ L 126, 28.4.1998, p. 26).

            (6)  Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1).

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

            (8)  Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae (OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1).

            ANNEX I

               Format for the lists of border control posts

                           1.

                           2.

                           3.

                           4.

                           5.

                           6.

                           7.

                           Border Control Post

                           Contact details

                           TRACES code

                           Type of transport

                           Inspection centres

                           Categories of animals and goods and specifications

                           Additional specifications regarding the scope of the designation

               Format for the lists of control points

                           1.

                           2.

                           3.

                           6.

                           7.

                           Control Point

                           Contact details

                           TRACES code

                           Categories of animals and goods and specifications

                           Additional specifications regarding the scope of the designation

            ANNEX II

               Field number 1: Border Control Post (BCP)/Control Point (CP)

            Name of the BCP/CP

               Field number 2: Contact details of the BCP and CP

            Complete address
            email address
            telephone number
            Opening hours (mandatory only for BCP)
            Website (mandatory only for BCP)

               Field number 3:

            Assigned TRACES-CODE

               Field number 4: Type of transport of the BCP

                        A

                        =

                        Airport

                        F

                        =

                        Rail

                        P

                        =

                        Port

                        R

                        =

                        Road

               Field number 5: Inspection centres

            (Please note that several inspection centres may be within a BCP)
            Name of the inspection centre
            Address and contacts details

               Field number 6: BCP and CP

            Categories of animals and goods and specifications

               Field number 7: BCP and CP

            Additional specifications regarding the scope of the designation: free text to provide the additional specification (1)

               Abbreviations and specifications applicable to the categories of animals and goods for which the BCP/CP is designated, including inspection centres where applicable.

               (a)   For animals referred to in Article 47(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625

                           Abbreviations

                        LA

                        Live animals

                        -U

                        Ungulates other than registered equidae

                        -E

                        Registered equidae

                        -O

                        Other animals other than ungulates (This abbreviation includes zoo ungulates)

                           Specifications

                        (*)

                        Suspension of BCP and CP as referred to in Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625

                        (1)

                        See additional specifications in field 7

               (b)   For products of animal origin, composite products, germinal products, animal by-products, hay and straw referred to in Article 47(1)(b) of (Regulation (EU) 2017/625 or covered by conditions or measures referred to in Article 47(1)(d)(e) or (f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625

                           Abbreviations

                        POA

                        Products of animal origin, composite products, germinal products, animal by-products, hay and straw

                        -HC

                        Products for human consumption

                        -NHC

                        Products not for human consumption

                        -NT

                        No temperature requirement

                        -T

                        Frozen/chilled products

                        -T(FR)

                        Frozen products

                        -T(CH)

                        Chilled products

                           Specifications

                        (*)

                        Suspension of BCP and CP as referred to in Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625

                        (1)

                        See additional specifications in field 7

                        (2)

                        Packed products only

                        (3)

                        Fishery products only

                        (4)

                        Liquid in bulk only

               (c)   For plants, plant products and other objects referred to in Article 47(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625

                           Abbreviations

                        P

                        Plants

                        PP

                        Plants products

                        PP(WP)

                        Wood and wood products

                        OO

                        Other Objects

                           Specifications

                        (*)

                        Suspension of BCP and CP as referred to in Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625

                        (1)

                        See additional specifications in field 7

               (d)   For goods of non-animal origin referred to in Article 47(1)(d)(e) or (f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625

                           Abbreviations

                        PNAO

                        Products of non-animal origin

                        -HC(food)

                        Food of non-animal origin covered by conditions or measures referred to in Article 47(1)(d)(e) or (f) of (Regulation (EU) 2017/625

                        -NHC(feed)

                        Feed of non-animal origin covered by conditions or measures referred to in Article 47(1)(d)(e) or (f) of (Regulation (EU) 2017/625

                        -NHC(other)

                        Products of non-animal origin, which are neither food nor feed

                        -NT

                        No temperature requirement

                        -T

                        Frozen/chilled products

                        -T(FR)

                        Frozen products

                        -T(CH)

                        Chilled products

                           Specifications

                        (*)

                        Suspension of BCP and CP as referred to in Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625

                        (1)

                        See additional specifications in field 7

                        (2)

                        Packed products only

                        (4)

                        Liquid in bulk only


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1016 of 20 June 2019 on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 37th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080

text:
                  21.6.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 165/65

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1016
         of 20 June 2019
         on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 37th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
         Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (2), and in particular Article 32 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 (3) has opened the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure.

                     (2)

                     In the light of the tenders received for the 37th partial invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should be fixed.

                     (3)

                     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
            For the 37th partial invitation to tender for the selling of skimmed milk powder within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080, in respect of which the period during which tenders were to be submitted ended on 18 June 2019, the minimum selling price shall be 175,90 EUR/100 kg.

            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, 20 June 2019.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Jerzy PLEWA

                  Director-General

                  Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

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

            (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 of 25 November 2016 opening the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure (OJ L 321, 29.11.2016, p. 45).


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1169 of 8 July 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela

text:
                  9.7.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 183/1

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1169
         of 8 July 2019
         implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 of 13 November 2017 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (1), and in particular Article 17(1) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 13 November 2017 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/2063.

                     (2)

                     The statement of reasons for three persons listed in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 should be updated, and the gender of all persons listed in that Annex should be included in the identifying information.

                     (3)

                     Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day after 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 July 2019.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               A.-K. PEKONEN

            (1)  OJ L 295, 14.11.2017, p. 21.

            ANNEX
            In Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2017/2063, entries 1 to 18 are replaced by the following entries:

                           Name

                           Identifying information

                           Reasons

                           Date of listing

                           ‘1.

                           Néstor Luis Reverol Torres

                           Date of birth: 28 October 1964
                           Gender: male

                           Minister for Interior, Justice and Peace; former Commander General of the Bolivarian National Guard. Responsible for serious human rights violations and repression of the democratic opposition in Venezuela, including the prohibition and repression of political demonstrations.

                           22.1.2018

                           2.

                           Gustavo Enrique González López

                           Date of birth: 2 November 1960
                           Gender: male

                           Reappointed as Head of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) on 30 April 2019. Formerly Security and Intelligence Adviser for the President's office from 8 January 2019 to 30 April 2019 and Head of SEBIN until October 2018. As Head of SEBIN, responsible for serious human rights violations (including arbitrary detention, inhuman and degrading treatment, and torture) and repression of civil society and the democratic opposition in Venezuela.

                           22.1.2018

                           3.

                           Tibisay Lucena Ramírez

                           Date of birth: 26 April 1959
                           Gender: female

                           President of the National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral – CNE). Her actions and policies have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by facilitating the establishment of the Constituent Assembly by failing to ensure that the CNE remains an impartial and independent institution in accordance with the Venezuelan Constitution.

                           22.1.2018

                           4.

                           Antonio José Benavides Torres

                           Date of birth: 13 June 1961
                           Gender: male

                           Chief of the Capital District (Distrito Capital) Government until January 2018. General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard until 21 June 2017. Involved in repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Venezuela, and responsible for serious human rights violations committed by the Bolivarian National Guard under his command. His actions and policies as General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard, including the Bolivarian National Guard taking the lead in the policing of civilian demonstrations and publicly advocating that military courts should have jurisdiction over civilians, have undermined the rule of law in Venezuela.

                           22.1.2018

                           5.

                           Maikel José Moreno Pérez

                           Date of birth: 12 December 1965
                           Gender: male

                           President, and former Vice President, of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia). In these roles, he has supported and facilitated the Government's actions and policies which have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, and is responsible for actions and statements that have usurped the authority of the National Assembly.

                           22.1.2018

                           6.

                           Tarek William Saab Halabi

                           Date of birth: 10 September 1963
                           Gender: male

                           Venezuelan Attorney General appointed by the Constituent Assembly. In this role and previous roles as Ombudsman and President of the Republican Moral Council, he has undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela by publicly supporting actions against opponents of the Government and the withdrawal of competences from the National Assembly.

                           22.1.2018

                           7.

                           Diosdado Cabello Rondón

                           Date of birth: 15 April 1963
                           Gender: male

                           President of the Constituent Assembly and First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Involved in undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by using the media to publicly attack and threaten political opposition, other media and civil society.

                           22.1.2018

                           8.

                           Tareck Zaidan El-Aissami Maddah

                           Vice President of Economy and Minister for National Industry and Production
                           Date of birth: 12 November 1974
                           Gender: male

                           Vice President of Economy and Minister for National Industry and Production. As the former Vice President of Venezuela with oversight of the direction of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) Maddah is responsible for the serious human rights violations carried out by the organisation, including arbitrary detention, politically motivated investigations, inhumane and degrading treatment, and torture. He is also responsible for supporting and implementing policies and activities which undermine democracy and the rule of law, including the prohibition of public demonstrations, and heading President Maduro's “anti-coup command” which has targeted civil society and the democratic opposition.

                           25.6.2018

                           9.

                           Sergio José Rivero Marcano

                           Inspector General of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces
                           Date of birth: 8 November 1964
                           Gender: male

                           General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard until 16 January 2018. Involved in the repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Venezuela, and responsible for serious human rights violations committed by the Bolivarian National Guard under his command, including the excessive use of force, and the arbitrary detention and abuse of civil society and opposition members. His actions and policies as General Commander of the Bolivarian National Guard, including the Bolivarian National Guard assaulting members of the democratically elected National Assembly and intimidating journalists reporting on the fraudulent elections for the illegitimate Constituent Assembly, have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela.

                           25.6.2018

                           10.

                           Jesús Rafael Suárez Chourio

                           General Commander of the Bolivarian Army
                           Date of birth: 19 July 1962
                           Gender: male

                           General Commander of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army and former Commander of Venezuela's Comprehensive Defence Region of the Central Zone (REDI Central). Responsible for human rights violations by forces under his command, including the use of excessive force and the mistreatment of detainees. Has targeted the democratic opposition and supported the use of military courts to try civilian protestors.

                           25.6.2018

                           11.

                           Iván Hernández Dala

                           Head of Directorate-General of Military Counter-Intelligence
                           Date of birth: 18 May 1966
                           Gender: male

                           Head of the Directorate-General of Military Counter-Intelligence (DGCIM) since January 2014 and Head of the Presidential Guard since September 2015. As Head of the DGCIM, Iván Hernández Dala is responsible for serious human rights violations and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition committed by members of the DGCIM under his command, including excessive use of force and the ill-treatment of detainees.

                           25.6.2018

                           12.

                           Delcy Eloina Rodríguez Gómez

                           Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
                           Date of birth: 18 May 1969
                           Gender: female

                           Vice President of Venezuela, former President of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly and former member of the Presidential Commission for the illegitimate National Constituent Assembly. Her actions on the Presidential Commission and then as President of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly have undermined democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including usurping the powers of the National Assembly and using them to target the opposition and prevent them taking part in the political process.

                           25.6.2018

                           13.

                           Elías José Jaua Milano

                           Minister of Popular Power for Education
                           Date of birth: 16 December 1969
                           Gender: male

                           Minister of Popular Power for Education. Former President of the Presidential Commission for the illegitimate National Constituent Assembly. Responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela through his role in leading the establishment of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly.

                           25.6.2018

                           14.

                           Sandra Oblitas Ruzza

                           Vice President of National Electoral Council
                           Date of birth: 7 June 1969
                           Gender: female

                           Vice President of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and President of the Commission of the Electoral and Civilian Register. Responsible for the CNE's activities which have undermined democracy in Venezuela, including facilitating the establishment of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly and manipulation of the electoral process.

                           25.6.2018

                           15.

                           Freddy Alirio Bernal Rosales

                           Date of birth: 16 June 1962
                           Gender: male

                           Head of the National Control Centre of the Committee for Local Supply and Production (CLAP) and Commissioner General of SEBIN. Responsible for undermining democracy through manipulation of CLAP programme distributions amongst voters. Additionally, as Commissioner General of SEBIN, he is responsible for SEBIN's activities which include serious human rights violations such as arbitrary detention.

                           25.6.2018

                           16.

                           Katherine Nayarith Harrington Padrón

                           Date of birth: 5 December 1971
                           Gender: female

                           Deputy Prosecutor General (also translated as Deputy Attorney General) from July 2017 until October 2018. Appointed Deputy Prosecutor General by the Supreme Court in violation of the Constitution, rather than by the National Assembly. Responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Venezuela, including by initiating politically-motivated prosecutions and failing to investigate allegations of human rights violations by the Maduro regime.

                           25.6.2018

                           17.

                           Socorro Elizabeth Hernández Hernández

                           Date of birth: 11 March 1952
                           Gender: female

                           Member (Rector) of the National Electoral Council (CNE) and member of the National Electoral Board (JNE). Responsible for the CNE's activities which have undermined democracy in Venezuela, including facilitating the establishment of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly and manipulation of the electoral process in relation to a cancelled presidential recall election in 2016, postponement of gubernatorial elections in 2016, and the relocation of polling stations at short notice before gubernatorial elections in 2017.

                           25.6.2018

                           18.

                           Xavier Antonio Moreno Reyes

                           Secretary-General of the National Electoral Council
                           Gender: male

                           Secretary-General of the National Electoral Council (CNE). Responsible for approving CNE decisions which have undermined democracy in Venezuela, including facilitating the establishment of the illegitimate Constituent Assembly and manipulation of the electoral process.

                           25.6.2018’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1173 of 2 July 2019 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Ayrshire New Potatoes’/‘Ayrshire Earlies’ (PGI))

text:
                  10.7.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 184/11

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1173
         of 2 July 2019
         entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Ayrshire New Potatoes’/‘Ayrshire Earlies’ (PGI))
         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)

                     Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the United Kingdom's application to register the name ‘Ayrshire New Potatoes’/‘Ayrshire Earlies’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

                     (2)

                     As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Ayrshire New Potatoes’/‘Ayrshire Earlies’ should therefore be entered in the register,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The name ‘Ayrshire New Potatoes’/‘Ayrshire Earlies’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
            The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6. – Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).

            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, 2 July 2019.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Phil HOGAN

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  OJ C 94, 12.3.2019, p. 5.

            (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).