title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/709 of 20 May 2020 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Jambon de Bayonne’ (PGI))

text:
                  28.5.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 166/2

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/709
         of 20 May 2020
         approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Jambon de Bayonne’ (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 the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Jambon de Bayonne’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2139/98 (2).

                     (2)

                     Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation (3).

                     (3)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Jambon de Bayonne’ (PGI) are hereby approved.

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 20 May 2020.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2139/98 of 06 October 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 270, 7.10.1998, p. 7).

            (3)  OJ C 18, 20.1.2020, p. 39.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/712 of 25 May 2020 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

text:
                  29.5.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 167/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/712
         of 25 May 2020
         amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1), point (e), thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a nomenclature of goods (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CN’), which is set out in Annex I to that Regulation.

                     (2)

                     Subheading 2403 99 10 of the CN covers ‘chewing tobacco and snuff’, which are smokeless tobacco products.

                     (3)

                     Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 of the Council (2), which laid down the Common Customs Tariff, the predecessor of the CN, was adopted in only four languages: German, French, Italian and Dutch. In those language versions, the products now referred to in subheading 2403 99 10 are referred to as ‘Kautabak und Schnupftabak’ in German, as ‘tabac à mâcher et tabac à priser’ in French, as ‘tabacco da masticare e tabacco da fiuto’ in Italian and ‘pruimtabak en snuif’ in Dutch.

                     (4)

                     In the English version of the Common Customs Tariff, which dates from 1973 and thus postdates the German, French, Italian and Dutch language versions, the products now referred to in subheading 2403 99 10 are referred to as ‘chewing tobacco and snuff’.

                     (5)

                     In English, the word ‘snuff’, when used about tobacco products, means a preparation of pulverized tobacco to be inhaled through the nostrils, chewed, or placed against the gums. The English language version of the CN and some other language versions have thus led to confusion as to whether the term ‘snuff’ should be restricted to products that can be inhaled through the nose or also include preparations of pulverized tobacco that can be placed against the gums.

                     (6)

                     All different language versions of Union acts are authentic, but later language versions cannot expand or restrict the scope of Union Acts that predate those later language versions.

                     (7)

                     It is clear from the German, French, Italian and Dutch language versions that the intention of the legislator was to restrict the products referred to in subheading 2403 99 10 of the CN to chewing tobacco and tobacco products that can be inhaled through the nose. In order to ensure a uniform interpretation of the CN throughout the Union and thus to ensure legal certainty, the wording of subheading 2403 99 10 should therefore be amended to clarify that the meaning of the terms ‘snuff’ should be restricted to nasal tobacco.

                     (8)

                     Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (9)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1

                        The row for CN code 2403 99 10 of Chapter 24 of Part Two of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is replaced by the following:

                                       ‘2403 99 10

                                       --- Chewing tobacco and snuff (nasal tobacco)

                                       41,6

                                       —’

            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.
            It shall apply from 1 January 2021.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 25 May 2020.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Philip KERMODE

                  Acting Director-General

                  Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union

            (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

            (2)  Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 of the Council of 28 June 1968 on the common customs tariff (OJ L 172, 22.7.1968, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/713 of 27 May 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin

text:
                  29.5.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 167/3

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/713
         of 27 May 2020
         amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 183(b) thereof,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 510/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 1216/2009 and (EC) No 614/2009 (2), and in particular Article 5(6)(a) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.

                     (2)

                     Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin.

                     (3)

                     Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (4)

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

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 27 May 2020.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Wolfgang BURTSCHER

                  Director-General

                  Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

            (2)  OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 1.

            (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 of 28 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and repealing Regulation No 163/67/EEC (OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 47).

            ANNEX

                     ‘ANNEX I

                                 CN code

                                 Description

                                 Representative price
                                 (EUR/100 kg)

                                 Security under Article 3
                                 (EUR/100 kg)

                                 Origin  (1)

                                 0207 12 90

                                 Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, presented as “65 % chickens”, frozen

                                 134,8

                                 0

                                 AR

                                 0207 14 10

                                 Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, boneless cuts, frozen

                                 213,7
                                 192,9
                                 260,7
                                 219,0

                                 26
                                 34
                                 12
                                 24

                                 AR
                                 BR
                                 CL
                                 TH

                                 1602 32 11

                                 Preparations of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, uncooked

                                 207,7

                                 24

                                 BR

               ’

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/714 of 28 May 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 as regards the use of electronic documentation for the performance of official controls and other official activities and the period of application of temporary measures (Text with EEA relevance)

text:
                  29.5.2020

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 167/6

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/714
         of 28 May 2020
         amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 as regards the use of electronic documentation for the performance of official controls and other official activities and the period of application of temporary measures
         (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 Regulations (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 Article 141(1) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Regulation (EU) 2017/625 lays down rules for, inter alia, the performance of official controls and of other official activities by the competent authorities of Member States. It also empowers the Commission to adopt, by means of an implementing act, appropriate temporary measures necessary to contain risks to human, animal and plant health and animal welfare, if it has evidence of a serious disruption in a Member State’s control system.

                     (2)

                     In order to address the specific circumstances due to the ongoing crisis related to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 (2) allows Member States to apply temporary measures in relation to official controls and other official activities. That Implementing Regulation allows for official controls and other official activities on official certificates and official attestations to be performed on an electronic copy of such certificates or attestations, subject to certain conditions.

                     (3)

                     In order to ensure smooth trade, it should be clarified that official controls and other official activities may be performed on a copy of the original certificates or attestations, which has been provided by certain electronic means. In addition, it should be clarified that the obligation to provide the original of those documents as soon as technically feasible does not apply where official controls and other official activities are performed based on electronic data produced and submitted in the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES).

                     (4)

                     Some Member States have informed the Commission and the other Member States that the serious disruptions in the functioning of their control systems in view of the crisis linked to COVID-19 and the difficulties to perform official controls and other official activities will persist beyond 1 June 2020. In order to address these serious disruptions and facilitate the planning and the performance of official controls and other official activities during the crisis linked to COVID-19, the period of application of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 should be prolonged until 1 August 2020.

                     (5)

                     Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (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
            Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        Article 4 is replaced by the following:

                           ‘Article 4

                              1.   Official controls and other official activities on official certificates and official attestations may exceptionally be performed:

                                          (a)

                                          on a copy of the original of such certificates or attestations, that is made available electronically, provided the person responsible for presenting the official certificate or official attestation presents to the competent authority a statement affirming that the original of the official certificate or official attestation will be submitted as soon as technically feasible; or

                                          (b)

                                          on electronic data from such certificates or attestations, where such data has been produced and submitted by the competent authority in TRACES.

                              2.   When performing official controls and other official activities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the competent authority shall take into account the risk of non-compliance of animals and goods concerned and operators’ past record as regards the outcome of official controls performed on them and their compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.’;

                        (2)

                        in Article 6, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:

                                    ‘It shall apply until 1 August 2020’.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            It shall apply from 2 June 2020.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 28 May 2020.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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

            (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 of 30 March 2020 on temporary measures to contain risks to human, animal and plant health and animal welfare during certain serious disruptions of Member States’ control systems due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (OJ L 98, 31.3.2020, p. 30).