title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1964 of 9 November 2016 concerning the authorisations of a preparation of dolomite-magnesite for dairy cows and other ruminants for dairy production, weaned piglets and pigs for fattening and a preparation of montmorillonite-illite for all animal species as feed additives (Text with EEA relevance )

text:
               10.11.2016

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 303/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1964
   of 9 November 2016
   concerning the authorisations of a preparation of dolomite-magnesite for dairy cows and other ruminants for dairy production, weaned piglets and pigs for fattening and a preparation of montmorillonite-illite for all animal species as feed additives
   (Text with EEA relevance)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

               In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 applications were submitted for the authorisations of a preparation of dolomite-magnesite and a preparation of montmorillonite-illite. Those applications were accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (3)

               Those applications concern the authorisations of a preparation of dolomite-magnesite for dairy cows and other ruminants for dairy production, weaned piglets and pig for fattening and a preparation of montmorillonite-illite as feed additives for all animal species to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’.

               (4)

               The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 1 December 2015 (2) that the preparation of dolomite-magnesite does not have an adverse effect on animal health, on the environment or on human health. The Authority has also concluded that it is efficacious as an anti-caking agent. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (5)

               Due to the physiological similarity of the dairy cows with all ruminants for dairy production, it is appropriate to extend the use of this additive to other ruminants for dairy production.

               (6)

               The Authority concluded in its opinions of 30 October 2014 and 10 September 2015 (3) that the preparation of montmorillonite-illite does not have an adverse effect on animal health, on the environment or on human health. The Authority has also concluded that it is efficacious as an anti-caking agent and as binder. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

               (7)

               The assessment of the preparation of dolomite-magnesite and of the preparation of montmorillonite-illite shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of those preparations should be authorised as specified in the Annexes to this Regulation.

               (8)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The preparation specified in the Annex I, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘anti-caking agents’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   Article 2
   The preparation specified in the Annex II, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional groups ‘anti-caking agents’ and ‘binders’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   Article 3
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  EFSA Journal 2016;14(1):4341

      (3)  EFSA Journal 2014;12(11):3904 and EFSA Journal 2015;13(9):4237

      ANNEX I

                  Identification number of the additive

                  Additive

                  Chemical formula, description, methods of analysis

                  Species or category of animal

                  Maximum age

                  Minimum content

                  Maximum content

                  Other provisions

                  End of period of authorisation

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

                     Technological additives: anti-caking agents

                  1g598

                  Dolomite-Magnesite

                     Additive composition

                  Preparation of natural mixture of:
                  dolomite and magnesite ≥ 40 % (having a minimum content of: carbonates 24 %).

                     Characterisation of the active substance

                  Dolomite:

                              CAS number 16389-88-1

                              (CaMg)(CO3)2

                        Magnesite:

                              CAS number 546-93-0

                              MgCO3

                        Talc (hydrated silicates of magnesium):

                              CAS number 14807-96-6

                              Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

                              Talc ≥ 35 %

                        Chlorite (aluminium–magnesium):

                              CAS number 1318-59-8

                              (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si, Al)4O10(OH)8

                              Iron (structural) 6 % (average)

                              Chlorite ≥ 16 %

                              Free of quartz and asbestos

                     Analytical method
                      (1)

                  Characterisation of the feed additive:

                              —

                              X-ray diffraction (XRD), together with

                              —

                              atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS).

                  Dairy cows and other ruminants for dairy production
                  Weaned piglets
                  Pigs for fattening

                  —

                  5 000

                  20 000

                              1.

                              For use in weaned piglets until 35 kg.

                              2.

                              In the labelling of the additive and premixtures containing it, the following shall be indicated: ‘The additive dolomite-magnesite is rich in (inert) iron’.

                              3.

                              For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.

                  30 November 2026

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

      ANNEX II

                  Identification number of the additive

                  Additive

                  Chemical formula, description, methods of analysis

                  Species or category of animal

                  Maximum age

                  Minimum content

                  Maximum content

                  Other provisions

                  End of period of authorisation

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

                     Technological additives: binders

                  1g557

                  Montmorillonite-Illite

                     Additive composition

                  Preparation of montmorillonite-illite mixed layer clay mineral: phyllosilicates ≥ 75 %.

                     Characterisation of active substance

                  Phyllosilicates ≥ 75 %:

                              ≥ 35 % montmorillonite-illite (swellable)

                              ≥ 30 % illite/muscovite

                              ≤ 15 % kaolinite(non-swellable)

                        Quartz ≤ 20 %
                  Iron (structural) 3,6 % (average)
                  Free of asbestos

                     Analytical method
                      (1)

                  For the determination in feed additive:

                              —

                              X-ray diffraction (XRD),

                              —

                              inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES)

                  All animals species

                  —

                  10 000

                  20 000

                              1.

                              The instructions for use shall indicate the following:

                                          —

                                          ‘The simultaneous oral use with macrolides shall be avoided’,

                                          —

                                          ‘In addition, for poultry, the simultaneous use with robenidine shall be avoided’.

                              2.

                              For poultry: the simultaneous oral use with coccidiostats other than robenidine is contraindicated with level of montmorillonite-illite above 10 000  mg/kg of complete feed.

                              3.

                              In the labelling of feed additive and premixtures containing it, the following shall be indicated: ‘The additive, montmorillonite-illite, is rich in (inert) iron’.

                              4.

                              For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.

                              5.

                              The total amount of different sources of montmorillonite-illite in complete feedingstuff shall not exceeded the permitted maximum level of 20 000  mg/kg of complete feedingstuff.

                  30 November 2026

                     Technological additives: anti-caking agent

                  1g557

                  Montmorillonite-Illite

                     Additive composition

                  Preparation of montmorillonite-illite mixed layer clay mineral: phyllosilicates ≥ 75 %

                     Characterisation of active substance

                  Phyllosilicates ≥ 75 %:

                              ≥ 35 % montmorillonite/illite (swellable)

                              ≥ 30 % illite/muscovite

                              ≤ 15 % kaolinite (non-swellable)

                        Quartz ≤ 20 %
                  Iron (structural) 3,6 % (average)
                  Free of asbestos

                     Analytical method
                      (1)

                  For the determination in feed additive:

                              —

                              X-ray diffraction (XRD),

                              —

                              inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES).

                  All animals species

                  —

                  20 000

                  20 000

                              1.

                              Indicate in the instructions for use:

                                          —

                                          ‘The simultaneous oral use with macrolides shall be avoided’,

                                          —

                                          in poultry: ‘The simultaneous use with robenidine shall be avoided’.

                              2.

                              For poultry: the simultaneous oral use with coccidiostats other than robenidine is contraindicated.

                              3.

                              In the labelling of feed additive and premixtures containing it, the following shall be indicated: ‘The additive, montmorillonite-illite, is rich in (inert) iron’.

                              4.

                              For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks resulting from its use. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.

                              5.

                              The total amount of different sources of montmorillonite-illite in complete feedingstuff shall not exceeded the permitted maximum level of 20 000  mg/kg of complete feedingstuff.

                  30 November 2026

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/306 of 26 February 2015 renewing the approval of the active substance Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 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:
               27.2.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 56/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/306
   of 26 February 2015
   renewing the approval of the active substance Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 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) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The approval of the active substance Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97, previously referred to as ‘Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Apopka strain 97, PFR 97 or CG 170, ATCC20874’, as set out in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (2), expires on 31 December 2015.

               (2)

               An application for the renewal of the inclusion of Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3) was submitted in accordance with Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010 (4) within the time period provided for in that Article.

               (3)

               The applicant submitted the supplementary dossiers required in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010. The application was found to be complete by the rapporteur Member State.

               (4)

               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 (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) and the Commission on 3 June 2013.

               (5)

               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.

               (6)

               On 28 April 2014 (5) the Authority communicated to the Commission its conclusion on whether Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. The Commission presented the draft review report for Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 to the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 12 December 2014.

               (7)

               It has 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 are satisfied. Those approval criteria are therefore deemed to be satisfied.

               (8)

               The Commission further considered that Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 is a low-risk active substance pursuant to Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 is not a substance of concern and fulfils the conditions set in Annex II point 5 to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 is a micro-organism for which following the assessment by the Rapporteur Member State and the Authority taking into account the intended uses is expected to pose a low risk for humans, animals and the environment. Firstly no mycotoxins are detected and the substances produced by the strain are clearly identified and are not of toxicological concern. Therefore the risk for operators, workers consumers and the environment is considered to be low. Secondly the strain has a low viability in an aquatic environment and is not related to any known fish or daphnid pathogenes. Therefore the risk for aquatic non-target organisms is considered to be low. Finally taking into account the intended uses, no concentrated quantities of the microorganisms are released in the sewages and this indicates a low risk to biological methods of sewage treatment.

               (9)

               It is therefore appropriate to renew the approval of Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 and to include it in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as a low-risk active substance.

               (10)

               In accordance with Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, low risk substances are to be listed separately in the Regulation referred to in Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. It is therefore appropriate to add a Part D in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011. That Regulation should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (11)

               This Regulation should apply from the day after the date of expiry of the approval of the active substance Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97.

               (12)

               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
   Renewal of the approval of active substance
   The approval of the active substance Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97, as specified in Annex I, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
   Article 2
   Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
   1.   In Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 the second paragraph is replaced by the following paragraph:

      ‘The active substances approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are as set out in Part B of the Annex to this Regulation. The basic substances approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are as set out in Part C of the Annex to this Regulation. The low-risk active substances approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are as set out in Part D of the Annex to this Regulation.’

   2.   The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
   Article 3
   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 1 January 2016.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 26 February 2015.

            For the Commission

            The President

         Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

      (2)  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).

      (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 Regulation (EU) No 1141/2010 of 7 December 2010 laying down the procedure for the renewal of the inclusion of a second group of active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and establishing the list of those substances (OJ L 322, 8.12.2010, p. 10).

      (5)  EFSA Journal (2014);12(5):3679. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu

      ANNEX I

                  Common Name, Identification Numbers

                  IUPAC Name

                  Purity (1)

                  Date of approval

                  Expiration of approval

                  Specific provisions

                     Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97
                  Deposited in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) under the name Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Apopka ATCC 20874

                  Not applicable

                  Minimum concentration: 1,0 × 108 CFU/ml
                  Maximum concentration: 2,5 × 109 CFU/ml

                  1 January 2016

                  31 December 2030

                  For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 12 December 2014, shall be taken into account.
                  In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the protection of operators and workers, taking into account that Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 is to be considered as a potential sensitiser.
                  Strict maintenance of environmental conditions and quality control analysis during the manufacturing process shall be assured by the producer.

         (1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

      ANNEX II
      The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  in Part A, the entry relating to Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 is deleted;

                  (2)

                  the following Part D is added:
                  ‘PART D

                     Low-risk active substances'

                  General provisions applying to all substances listed in this Part: the Commission shall keep available all review reports (except for confidential information within the meaning of Article 63 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009) for consultation by any interested parties or shall make them available to them on specific request.

                              Common Name, Identification Numbers

                              IUPAC Name

                              Purity (1)

                              Date of approval

                              Expiration of approval

                              Specific provisions

                              1

                                 Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97
                              Deposited in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) under the name Paecilomyces fumosoroseus Apopka ATCC 20874

                              Not applicable

                              Minimum concentration: 1,0 × 108 CFU/ml
                              Maximum concentration: 2,5 × 109 CFU/ml

                              1 January 2016

                              31 December 2030

                              For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 12 December 2014, shall be taken into account.
                              In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to the protection of operators and workers, taking into account that Isaria fumosorosea strain Apopka 97 is to be considered as a potential sensitiser.
                              Strict maintenance of environmental conditions and quality control analysis during the manufacturing process shall be assured by the producer.

         (1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.’


title: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... implementing Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on population and housing censuses, as regards the modalities and structure of the quality reports and the technical format for data transmission, and amending Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010

text:
               COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/...

               of 23.5.2017

               implementing Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on population and housing censuses, as regards the modalities and structure of the quality reports and the technical format for data transmission, and amending Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010

               (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 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of  9 July 2008 on population and housing censuses
                  1
               , and in particular Articles 5(5) and 6(3) thereof,

               Whereas:

               (1)Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 establishes common rules for the decennial provision of comprehensive data on population and housing.

               (2)Under Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/712
                  2
               , the next population and housing census should relate to the reference year 2021.

               (3)Commission Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010
                  3
                laid down the modalities and structure of the quality reports and the technical format for data transmission on population and housing censuses for the reference year 2011.

               (4)For the purposes of the next population and housing census 2021, and in order to assess the quality of the data transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat), it is necessary to lay down new modalities and structure for the quality reports and the technical format for data transmission.

               (5)In accordance with Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008, Member States should transmit their validated data and metadata in electronic form, in an appropriate technical format to be adopted by the Commission. The Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) initiative on statistical and technical standards for the exchange and sharing of data and metadata, on which Census Hub is based, was launched by the Bank of International Settlements, the European Central Bank, the Commission (Eurostat), the International Monetary Fund, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations and the World Bank. For the exchange of official statistics, SDMX and the Census Hub provide statistical, technical and transmission standards. A technical format in accordance with those standards should therefore be introduced.

               (6)Commission Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010 requires Member States to store the population and housing census data for the 2011 reference year until 1 January 2025. In order to allow users to make comparisons between the two censuses, the 2011 census data should be available until 1 January 2035 in parallel with the 2021 data.

               (7)Commission Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

               (8)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

               Article 1

               Subject matter

               This Regulation lays down the modalities and structure of Member States’ reports on the quality of the data that they transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) from their population and housing censuses for the reference year 2021, and the technical format for data transmission.

               Article 2

               Definitions

               The definitions and technical specifications set out in Regulation (EC) No 763/2008, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543
                  4
                and Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/712 shall apply for the purpose of this Regulation.

               The following definitions shall also apply:

                        1.

                        ‘statistical unit’ means the basic observation unit, namely a natural person, household, family, living quarter or conventional dwelling;

                        2.

                        ‘individual enumeration’ means the collection of information on each statistical unit so that its characteristics can be recorded separately and cross-classified with other characteristics;

                        3.

                        ‘simultaneity’ means that the information obtained in a census refers to the same point in time (reference date);

                        4.

                        ‘universality within a defined territory’ means that data are provided for all statistical units within a precisely defined territory. Where the statistical units are persons, ‘universality within a defined territory’ means that data are provided based on information for all persons who have their usual residence in the defined territory (total population);

                        5.

                        ‘availability of small-area data’ means the availability of data for small geographical areas and small groups of statistical units;

                        6.

                        ‘defined periodicity’ means the regular conducting of censuses at the beginning of every decade, including the continuity of registers;

                        7.

                        ‘data source’ means the set of data records for statistical units and/or events relating to the statistical units which forms a direct basis for the production of census data about one or more specified topics for a specified target population;

                        8.

                        ‘target population’ means the set of all statistical units in a defined geographical area at the reference date which qualify for reporting on one or more specified topics. It includes each valid statistical unit only once;

                        9.

                        ‘estimated target population’ means the best available approximation of the target population. It consists of the census population plus under-coverage minus over-coverage;

                        10.

                        ‘census population’ means the set of statistical units that is factually represented by the census results on one or more specified topics for a specified target population. The data records for the census population are those in the data source for the specified target population, including all imputed records and excluding all deleted records. If a data source comprises, as a matter of methodological principle, data records for only a sample of the statistical units in its estimated target population, the census population includes the complementary set of statistical units, in addition to the statistical units in the sample;

                        11.

                        ‘complementary set of statistical units’ means the set of those statistical units that belong to an estimated target population, but on which, as a result of an applied sampling methodology, the data source contains no data records;

                        12.

                        ‘coverage assessment’ means a study of the difference between a specified target population and its census population;

                        13.

                        ‘post-enumeration survey’ means a survey conducted shortly after the enumeration for coverage and content assessment purposes;

                        14.

                        ‘under-coverage’ means the set of all statistical units that belong to a specified target population but are not included in the corresponding census population;

                        15.

                        ‘over-coverage’ means the set of all statistical units that are included in a census population used to report on a specified target population, but without belonging to that target population;

                        16.

                        ‘record imputation’ means the assignment of an artificial but plausible data record to exactly one geographical area at the most detailed geographical level for which census data are produced, and the imputation of that data record into a data source;

                        17.

                        ‘record deletion’ means the act of deleting or ignoring/not taking into account a data record that is included in a data source used to report on a specified target population but does not report any valid information on any statistical unit within that target population;

                        18.

                        ‘item imputation’ means the insertion of an artificial but plausible value on a specific topic into a data record that already exists in a data source but either does not contain this value or contains a value that is considered implausible;

                        19.

                        ‘questionnaire-based data’ means data originally obtained from respondents by means of a questionnaire in the context of a collection of statistical data that refer to a specified point in time;

                        20.

                        ‘record linkage’ means the process of merging information from different data sources by comparing records for individual statistical units and merging information referring to the same statistical unit;

                        21.

                        ‘unique identifier’ means a variable or set of variables in the data records in a data source or any list of statistical units which is used for

                        - verifying that the data source (or list of statistical units) includes no more than one data record for each statistical unit, and/or

                        -  record linkage;

                        22.

                        ‘register’ means a repository of information about statistical units which is directly updated in the course of events affecting the statistical units;

                        23.

                        ‘register-based data’ means data in or from a register;

                        24.

                        ‘matching of registers’ means record linkage where all matched data sources are contained in registers;

                        25.

                        ‘data extraction’ means the process of retrieving census information from information contained in a register and relating to individual statistical units;

                        26.

                        ‘coding’ means the process of converting information into codes representing classes within a classification scheme;

                        27.

                        ‘capturing’ means the process by which collected data are imported into a form suitable for further processing;

                        28.

                        ‘record editing’ means the process of checking and modifying data records to make them plausible while at the same time preserving major parts of them;

                        29.

                        ‘generation of a household’ means the identification of a private household according to the household-dwelling concept as defined in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543 under the topic ‘Household status’;

                        30.

                        ‘generation of a family’ means the identification of a family based on information on whether the persons live in the same household, but with no or incomplete information on family relationships between them. The term ‘family’ is specified in ‘family nucleus’ as defined in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543 under the topic ‘Family status’;

                        31.

                        ‘unit no-information’ means the failure to collect any data from a statistical unit that is in the census population;

                        32.

                        ‘statistical disclosure control’ means the methods and processes applied in order to minimise the risk of disclosing information on individual statistical units when releasing statistical information;

                        33.

                        ‘estimation’ means the calculation of statistical estimates using a mathematical formula and/or algorithm applied to the available data;

                        34.

                        ‘data structure definition’ means a set of structural metadata associated with a data set, which includes information about how topics are associated with the measures, dimensions and attributes of a hypercube, along with breakdowns, information about the representation of data and related descriptive metadata.

               Article 3

               Metadata and quality reporting

               Member States shall report to the Commission (Eurostat), by 31 March 2024, the background information and quality-related data and metadata specified in the Annex to this Regulation, with reference to their population and housing censuses for the reference year 2021 and to the data and metadata transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) under Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/712.

               Article 4

               Data sources

               Member States shall report on any data source(s) used for the collection of information needed to fulfil the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008, in particular to:

                        (a) meet the essential features listed in point (i) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008;

                        ((b) represent the target population;

                        (c) comply with the relevant technical specifications set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543; and

                        (d) contribute to the provision of data for the programme of statistical data set out in Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/712.

               Article 5

               Access to relevant information

               1.
                     Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat), at its request, with access to any information relevant to the assessment of the quality of the data and metadata transmitted under Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/712.

               2.
                     In complying with paragraph 1, Member States shall not be obliged to provide the Commission (Eurostat) with any microdata or confidential data.

               Article 6

               Technical format for data transmission

               The technical format to be used for the transmission of data and metadata for the reference year 2021 shall be the Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) format as implemented through the Census Hub. Member States shall transmit the required data in line with the data structure definitions and related technical specifications provided by the Commission (Eurostat). Member States shall store the required data and metadata until 1 January 2035, for any later transmission requested by the Commission (Eurostat).

               Article 7

               Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010

               In Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010, the third sentence is replaced by the following:

               ‘Member States shall store the data and metadata for the 2011 reference year until 1 January 2035. Member States shall not be obliged to make changes or revisions to these data after 1 January 2025. Member States choosing to do so shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) about the changes or revisions before they are implemented.’

               Article 8

               Entry into force

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

               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

               Done at Brussels, 23.5.2017

                     For the Commission

                     The President
                     Jean-Claude JUNCKER

                     (1)

                        OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 14.

                     (2)

                        Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/712 of 20 April 2017 establishing the reference year and the programme of the statistical data and metadata for population and housing censuses provided for by Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 105, 21.4.2017, p. 1).

                     (3)
                  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1151/2010 of 8 December 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on population and housing censuses, as regards the modalities and structure of the quality reports and the technical format for data transmission (OJ L 324, 9.12.2010, p. 1).

                     (4)
                  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543 of 22 March 2017 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on population and housing censuses as regards the technical specifications of the topics and of their breakdowns (OJ L 78, 23.3.2017, p. 13).

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               ANNEX

               Content and structure of the quality reports for data transmission

               The textual and quantitative metadata information on the population and housing censuses conducted in the Member States for the reference year 2021 comprises the following sections:

               1.   OVERVIEW

               1.1.   Legal background

               1.2.   Bodies responsible

               2.   DATA SOURCES

               2.1.   Classification of data sources in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008.

               2.2.   List of the data sources used for the 2021 census

               2.3.    ‘Data sources x topics’ matrix

               2.4.   Adequacy of data sources: extent to which they meet the essential features (Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008)

               2.4.1.   Individual enumeration;

               2.4.2.   Simultaneity;

               2.4.3.   Universality within the defined territory;

               2.4.4.   Availability of small-area data;

               2.4.5.   Defined periodicity.

               3.   CENSUS LIFECYCLE

               3.1.   Reference date

               Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with the reference date according to Article 3 of

               Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/712.

               3.2.   Preparation and execution of data collection

               3.2.1.   Questionnaire-based data

               design and testing of questionnaires (including copies of all final questionnaires);

               preparation of any address lists, preparation of the field work, mapping, publicity;

               data collection (including field work);

               legal obligation to collect information, incentives for providing truthful information or possible reasons for providing false information.

               3.2.2.   Register-based data

               creation of new registers from 2011 onwards (where applicable);

               re-design of existing registers from 2011 onwards (including changes in the contents of registers, adaptation of the census population, adaptation of definitions and/or technical specifications) (where applicable);

               maintenance of the registers (for each register used for the 2021 census), including

               -content of the register (statistical units and information on them, any record editing and/or item and record imputation in the register),

               -administrative responsibilities,

               -legal obligation to register information, incentives for providing truthful information and possible reasons for providing false information,

               -delays in reporting, in particular legal/official delays, data registration delays, late reporting,

               -evaluation of and clearance for non-registration, non-deregistration, multiple registration,

               -any major register revisions or updating of records that affects the 2021 census data, periodicity of register revisions,

               -usage, including ‘statistical usage of the register other than for the census’ and ‘usage of the register other than for statistical purposes (e.g. administrative purposes)’;

               matching and linking of registers (including unique identifier(s) used for record linkage);

               data extraction.

               3.2.3. Data collected by means of a sample

               For topics for which information has been collected by means of a sample, the metadata shall also contain descriptions of:

               -the sampling design,

               -methodologies used for any estimations, models or imputations,

               -possible biases in the estimation due to methodologies applied,

               -formulae and algorithms used to calculate the standard error.

               3.2.4. Data collected by combined methods (data based on more than one type of data source)

               For topics for which information has been collected by combined methods, the metadata shall also contain:

               -a description of the methods (types of data sources used and how information from different sources was combined, how the different sources and methods used complement and support each other and, if applicable, which parts of the population were covered by which source),

               -any other quality issues relating to the process of using combined methods.

               3.3.   Processing and evaluation

               3.3.1.   Data processing (including capturing, coding, identifying variable(s), record editing, record imputation, record deletion, estimation, record linkage including identifying variable(s) used for the record linkage, generation of households and families, measures to identify or limit unit-no-information);

               3.3.2.   Coverage assessment activities, methodology to treat non-response, post-enumeration survey(s) (where applicable), final data validation: method of assessing under- and over-coverage, including information on the quality of the under- and over-coverage estimates.

               3.4.   Dissemination (dissemination channels, ensuring statistical confidentiality including statistical disclosure control)

               3.5.   Measures to ensure cost effectiveness

               4. ASSESSMENT OF DATA QUALITY

               4.1. Comparability

               For each topic, Member States shall report on any deviation from the required concepts and definitions or any practice in the Member State that could impair the Union-wide comparability of the data.

               For the topic "Current Activity Status", Member States shall report on any estimation methods used to adjust data to meet more closely the definition set in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543.  Member States shall report on the extent to which the data sources and any estimation methods used result in deviation from the definition of "Current Activity Status" set in that Regulation.

               4.2   Timeliness and punctuality

               The following information shall be provided at national level:

               date(s) of the transmission of data to the Commission (Eurostat), broken down by hypercubes;

               date(s) of major revision(s) of the transmitted data, broken down by hypercubes;

               date(s) of transmission of the metadata.

               In the event of major revisions on or after 1 April 2024, Member States shall report the respective date(s) separately to the Commission (Eurostat) within a week.

               4.3.   Coherence

               Member States shall report on any significant inconsistencies between the data transmitted in the different datasets defined in Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/712.

               4.4.   Coverage and accuracy

               To indicate coverage, the following absolute values shall be provided for person counts at national level and shall be disaggregated by sex and broad age groups as defined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543:

               (a)
                     census population;

               (b)
                     number of all record imputations;

               (c)
                     number of all record deletions;

               (d)
                     under-coverage (estimated);

               (e)
                     over-coverage (estimated);

               (f)
                     estimated target population.

               For the assessment of accuracy the following absolute values shall be provided for person counts at national level and shall be disaggregated by sex and broad age groups as defined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/543:

               (a)
                     census population;

               (b)
                     number of observed data records on the topic derived from traditional census;

               (c)
                     number of observed data records on the topic derived from administrative registers;

               (d)
                     number of observed data records on the topic derived from sample surveys;

               (e)
                     number of observed data records on the topic derived from multiple data sources;

               (f)
                     complementary set of statistical units on the topic (for samples);

               (g)
                     number of imputed observations on the topic;

               (h)
                     number of records with missing information on the topic.

               The above absolute values for the assessment of accuracy shall be provided for the following census topics:

               (a)Legal Marital status (LMS);

               (b)Family status (FST);

               (c)Household status (HST);

               (d)Current activity status (CAS);

               (e)Occupation (OCC);

               (f)Industry (IND);

               (g)Status in employment(SIE);

               (h)Location of place of work (LPW);

               (i)Educational attainment (EDU);

               (j)Country/Place of birth (POB);

               (k)Country of citizenship (COC);

               (l)Year of arrival in the country since 2010 (YAT);

               (m)Year of arrival in the country since 1980 (YAE);

               (n)Place of usual residence one year prior to the census (ROY);

               (o)Housing arrangements (HAR).

               4.5 Completeness

               Member States shall report on the degree of completeness of the data in terms of the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 763/2008. They shall give details of any census topics or associated breakdowns for which data are not supplied.

               4.6 Relevance

               Information on the following shall be provided at Union level:

               (a)  actions taken to identify and fulfil user needs;

               (b)  monitoring of the extent of data extractions.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1355 of 20 July 2017 on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 11th partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080

text:
               21.7.2017

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 190/11

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/1355
   of 20 July 2017
   on the minimum selling price for skimmed milk powder for the 11th 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 11th partial invitation to tender, a minimum selling price should not 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 11th 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 July 2017, a minimum selling price has not been fixed.
   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 July 2017.

            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: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2012 of 7 August 2012 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year

text:
               8.8.2012

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 211/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 720/2012
   of 7 August 2012
   amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
   Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). Those prices and duties were last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 691/2012 (4).

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 7 August 2012.

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

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.

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

      (4)  OJ L 202, 28.7.2012, p. 15.

      ANNEX

         Amended representative prices and additional import duties applicable to white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 95 from 8 August 2012

                  (EUR)

                  CN code

                  Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned

                  Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned

                  1701 12 10 (1)

                  40,90

                  0,00

                  1701 12 90 (1)

                  40,90

                  2,34

                  1701 13 10 (1)

                  40,90

                  0,00

                  1701 13 90 (1)

                  40,90

                  2,63

                  1701 14 10 (1)

                  40,90

                  0,00

                  1701 14 90 (1)

                  40,90

                  2,63

                  1701 91 00 (2)

                  50,30

                  2,38

                  1701 99 10 (2)

                  50,30

                  0,00

                  1701 99 90 (2)

                  50,30

                  0,00

                  1702 90 95 (3)

                  0,50

                  0,22

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

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

         (3)  Per 1 % sucrose content.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/986 of 24 June 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               25.6.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 159/49

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/986
   of 24 June 2015
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 24 June 2015.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  MA

                  145,9

                  MK

                  37,9

                  TR

                  82,4

                  ZZ

                  88,7

                  0707 00 05

                  MK

                  20,6

                  TR

                  111,1

                  ZZ

                  65,9

                  0709 93 10

                  TR

                  108,2

                  ZZ

                  108,2

                  0805 50 10

                  AR

                  128,9

                  BO

                  143,4

                  BR

                  107,1

                  TR

                  102,0

                  ZA

                  140,6

                  ZZ

                  124,4

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  163,3

                  BR

                  100,2

                  CL

                  131,9

                  NZ

                  146,6

                  US

                  159,8

                  ZA

                  128,4

                  ZZ

                  138,4

                  0809 10 00

                  TR

                  270,9

                  ZZ

                  270,9

                  0809 29 00

                  TR

                  359,1

                  US

                  581,4

                  ZZ

                  470,3

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1638 of 6 September 2016 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

text:
                  13.9.2016

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 244/1

            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1638
      of 6 September 2016
      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)(e) thereof,
      Whereas:

                  (1)

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

                  (2)

                  The text of Additional note 2 to Chapter 15 of Part Two of the Combined Nomenclature defines the characteristics of oils derived solely from the treatment of olives, which are to be classified under headings 1509 and 1510. The text of that additional note is based on Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 (2), which defines the physico-chemical and organoleptic characteristics of olive oil and olive-pomace oil and lays down methods of assessing those characteristics. Those methods and the limit values for the characteristics of oils are regularly updated on the basis of an opinion of chemical experts and in line with the work carried out within the International Olive Council (IOC).

                  (3)

                  As a result of several amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91, the current text of Additional note 2 to Chapter 15 of Part Two of the Combined Nomenclature is no longer in line with the currently applicable version of Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 and needs to be amended accordingly.

                  (4)

                  To avoid recurrent amendments to the relevant parameters in Additional note 2 to Chapter 15 to keep it up to date with Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91, it is appropriate to adopt a new text of the additional note referring directly to the relevant parts of that Regulation.

                  (5)

                  Given that certain new CN codes will be introduced in Chapter 15 as of 1 January 2017, the new text of Additional note 2 to that Chapter, reflecting those new CN codes, should enter into force on 1 January 2017.

                  (6)

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

                  (7)

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

            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      Article 1
      In Chapter 15 of Part Two of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, Additional note 2 is replaced by the following:

                     ‘2.

                                 A.

                                    Headings 1509 and 1510 cover only oils derived solely from the treatment of olives and having the characteristics, with regard to the content of fatty acids and sterols, which are referred to in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91
                                     (*)
                                    . Their presence can be determined using methods set out in Annexes V and X to that Regulation.

                                 Headings 1509 and 1510 do not cover chemically altered olive oil (in particular re-esterified olive oil) and mixtures of olive oil with other oils. The presence of re-esterified olive oil is ascertained using the method set out in Annex VII to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91.

                                 B.

                                    Subheading 1509 10 covers only the olive oils defined in points 1, 2 and 3 below, obtained solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions which do not lead to the modification of the oil, and which have not undergone any treatment other than washing, decantation, centrifugation or filtration. Olive oils obtained using solvents, chemical or biochemical reagents, or re-esterification processes, as well as any mixtures with oils of other kinds, are excluded from this subheading.

                                             1.

                                                For the purposes of subheading 1509 10 10, ‘lampante olive oil’ means olive oil having the characteristics of olive oils of category 3 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91.

                                             2.

                                                For the purposes of subheading 1509 10 20‘extra virgin olive oil’ means olive oil having the characteristics of olive oils of category 1 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91.

                                             3.

                                                Subheading 1509 10 80 covers other virgin olive oils which have the characteristics of olive oils of category 2 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91.

                                 C.

                                    Subheading 1509 90 covers olive oil obtained by the treatment of olive oils of subheading 1509 10 10, 1509 10 20 and/or 1509 10 80, whether or not blended with virgin olive oil, and having the characteristics of olive oils of categories 4 and 5 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91.

                                 D.

                                    For the purposes of subheading 1510 00 10, ‘crude oils’ means oils with the characteristics of olive oils of category 6 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91.

                                 E.

                                    Subheading 1510 00 90 covers oils obtained by the treatment of oils of subheading 1510 00 10, whether or not blended with virgin olive oil, and oils not having the characteristics of the oils referred to in points B, C and D of this additional note.

                                 Oils of this subheading must have the characteristics of the olive oils of categories 7 and 8 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91.

      Article 2
      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2017.

         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels, 6 September 2016.

               For the Commission,

               On behalf of the President,

            Stephen QUEST

               Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union

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

         (2)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis (OJ L 248, 5.9.1991, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 20/2014 of 10 January 2014 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance butafosfan  Text with EEA relevance

text:
               11.1.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 8/20

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 20/2014
   of 10 January 2014
   amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance butafosfan
   (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 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), and in particular Article 14 in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,
   Whereas:

               (1)

               The maximum residue limit (‘MRL’) for pharmacologically active substances intended for use in the Union in veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals or in biocidal products used in animal husbandry are established in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009.

               (2)

               Pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding MRLs in foodstuffs of animal origin are set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 (2).

               (3)

               Butafosfan is currently included in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 as an allowed substance for bovine species, while establishing the absence of the need to establish an MRL.

               (4)

               An application for the extension of the existing entry for butafosfan applicable to porcine species has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency.

               (5)

               The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use recommended that there is no need to establish an MRL for butafosfan for porcine species.

               (6)

               According to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 the European Medicines Agency is to consider using MRLs established for a pharmacologically active substance in a particular foodstuff for another foodstuff derived from the same species, or MRLs established for a pharmacologically active substance in one or more species for another species.

               (7)

               The CVMP recommended the extrapolation of the evaluation results of butafosfan from bovine and porcine species to all mammalian food-producing species.

               (8)

               The entry for butafosfan in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 should therefore be amended to include the substance butafosfan for all mammalian food-producing species, while establishing the absence of the need to establish an MRL.

               (9)

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

         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   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, 10 January 2014.

            For the Commission

            The President

         José Manuel BARROSO

      (1)  OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 11.

      (2)  OJ L 15, 20.1.2010, p. 1.

      ANNEX
      In Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010, the entry for the substance butafosfan is replaced by the following:

                     Pharmacologically active substance

                     Marker residue

                     Animal species

                     MRL

                     Target tissues

                     Other provisions (according to Article 14(7) of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009)

                     Therapeutic classification

                     ‘Butafosfan

                     NOT APPLICABLE

                     All mammalian food producing species

                     No MRL required

                     NOT APPLICABLE

                     NO ENTRY

                     Alimentary tract and metabolism/mineral supplements’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/464 of 19 March 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

text:
               20.3.2015

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 76/44

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/464
   of 19 March 2015
   establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),
   Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

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

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 19 March 2015.

            For the Commission,

            On behalf of the President,

         Jerzy PLEWA

            Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

      (2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

      ANNEX

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

                  (EUR/100 kg)

                  CN code

                  Third country code (1)

                  Standard import value

                  0702 00 00

                  IL

                  94,1

                  MA

                  85,9

                  TR

                  94,6

                  ZZ

                  91,5

                  0707 00 05

                  JO

                  229,9

                  MA

                  179,7

                  TR

                  178,9

                  ZZ

                  196,2

                  0709 93 10

                  MA

                  101,2

                  TR

                  186,6

                  ZZ

                  143,9

                  0805 10 20

                  EG

                  47,3

                  IL

                  72,4

                  MA

                  53,1

                  TN

                  61,7

                  TR

                  71,6

                  ZZ

                  61,2

                  0805 50 10

                  TR

                  61,7

                  ZZ

                  61,7

                  0808 10 80

                  AR

                  94,0

                  BR

                  70,7

                  CL

                  125,7

                  CN

                  81,0

                  MK

                  28,2

                  US

                  181,4

                  ZZ

                  96,8

                  0808 30 90

                  AR

                  107,0

                  CL

                  97,1

                  CN

                  102,5

                  ZA

                  111,2

                  ZZ

                  104,5

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


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 825/2011 of 12 August 2011 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

text:
               18.8.2011

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 211/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 825/2011
   of 12 August 2011
   concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
   Whereas:

               (1)

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

               (2)

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

               (3)

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

               (4)

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

               (5)

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

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

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

            For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

         Algirdas ŠEMETA

            Member of the Commission

      (1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

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

      ANNEX

                  Description of the goods

                  Classification
                  CN code

                  Reasons

                  (1)

                  (2)

                  (3)

                  Styrene butadiene copolymer in primary form.
                  This copolymer is manufactured by mixing styrene butadiene rubber latex (SBR) with high styrene content resin.
                  The final product consists of a mixture of styrene butadiene copolymers with a proportion of styrene of 65 % by weight or more.

                  3903 90 90

                  Classification is determined by General Rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, Notes 1, 4 and 6 to Chapter 39, Note 4 (a) and 4 (c) to Chapter 40, subheading Note 1 to Chapter 39 and the wording of CN codes 3903, 3903 90 and 3903 90 90.
                  Styrene butadiene copolymers with a proportion of styrene of 65 % by weight or more do not comply with the definition of synthetic rubbers referred to in Note 4 (a) to Chapter 40 since once these products are vulcanised with sulphur, they do not fulfil the elongation and recovery requirements indicated in that Note.
                  Therefore the product is to be classified under CN code 3903 90 90 as other styrene polymers.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 583/2014 of 28 May 2014 amending for the 214th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network

text:
               29.5.2014

               EN

               Official Journal of the European Union

               L 160/27

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 583/2014
   of 28 May 2014
   amending for the 214th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
   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 Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a), 7a(1) and 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 22 May 2014 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to add one entity to its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. On 29 April 2014, the Sanctions Committee of the UNSC decided to remove one person from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Furthermore, on 14 May 2014, the Sanctions Committee of the UNSC decided to amend two entries on the list resulting in the creation of an additional entry.

               (3)

               Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated 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 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, 28 May 2014.

            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 Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:

                  (1)

                  The following entries shall be added under the heading ‘Legal persons, groups and entities’:

                              (a)

                                 ‘Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (alias (a) the Victory Front; (b) Jabhat al-Nusrah; (c) Jabhet al-Nusra; (d) Al-Nusrah Front; (e) Al-Nusra Front; (f) Ansar al-Mujahideen Network); (g) Levantine Mujahideen on the Battlefields of Jihad). Other information: (a) Operates in Syria; (b) Previously listed between 30 May 2013 and 13 May 2014 as an aka of Al-Qaida in Iraq. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 14.5.2014.’

                              (b)

                                 ‘Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad (alias (a) Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunnah Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad (b) Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad (c) Boko Haram (d) Western Education is a Sin). Address: Nigeria. Other information: (a) Affiliate of Al-Qaida and the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), (b) Associated with and Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis-Sudan (Ansaru), (c) The leader is Abubakar Shekau. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 22.5.2014.’

                  (2)

                  The following entry under the heading ‘Natural persons’ is deleted:
                  ‘Wali Ur Rehman. Date of birth: Approximately 1970. Place of birth: Pakistan. Nationality: Pakistani. Other information: (a) Reportedly born in South Waziristan, Pakistan; (b) Believed to be residing in Pakistan; (c) Emir of Tehrik-i-Taliban for Southwest Waziristan Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 21.10.2010.’

                  (3)

                  The entry ‘Agus Dwikarna. Date of birth: 11 August 1964. Place of birth: Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Nationality: Indonesian. Other information: arrested on 13.3.2002, sentenced 12.7.2002 in the Philippines.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by the following:
                  ‘Agus Dwikarna. Date of birth: 11.8.1964. Place of birth: Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Nationality: Indonesian. Passport No: Indonesian travel document number XD253038. Other information: (a) Physical description: height 165 cm; (b) Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice.’

                  (4)

                  The entry ‘Al-Qaida in Iraq (alias (a) AQI, (b) al-Tawhid, (c) the Monotheism and Jihad Group, (d) Qaida of the Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, (e) Al-Qaida of Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, (f) The Organization of Jihad's Base in the Country of the Two Rivers, (g) The Organization Base of Jihad/Country of the Two Rivers, (h) The Organization Base of Jihad/Mesopotamia, (i) Tanzim Qa'idat Al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, (j) Tanzeem Qa'idat al Jihad/Bilad al Raafidaini, (k) Jama'at Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad, (l) JTJ, (m) Islamic State of Iraq, (n) ISI, (o) al-Zarqawi network, (p) Jabhat al Nusrah, (q) Jabhet al-Nusra, (r) Al-Nusrah Front, (s) The Victory Front, (t) Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, (u) Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant). Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 18.10.2004.’ under the heading ‘Legal persons, groups and entities’ shall be replaced by the following:
                  ‘Al-Qaida in Iraq (alias (a) AQI, (b) al-Tawhid, (c) the Monotheism and Jihad Group, (d) Qaida of the Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, (e) Al-Qaida of Jihad in the Land of the Two Rivers, (f) The Organization of Jihad's Base in the Country of the Two Rivers, (g) The Organization Base of Jihad/Country of the Two Rivers, (h) The Organization Base of Jihad/Mesopotamia, (i) Tanzim Qa'idat Al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn, (j) Tanzeem Qa'idat al Jihad/Bilad al Raafidaini, (k) Jama'at Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad, (l) JTJ, (m) Islamic State of Iraq, (n) ISI, (o) al-Zarqawi network, (p) Jabhat al Nusrah, (q) Jabhet al-Nusra, (r) Al-Nusrah Front, (s) The Victory Front, (t) Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant). Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 18.10.2004.’