title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/398 of 8 March 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 as regards some additional tariff quotas in the sector of poultrymeat and derogating from that Regulation for the quota year 2018/2019

text:
                  13.3.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 71/18

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/398
         of 8 March 2019
         amending Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 as regards some additional tariff quotas in the sector of poultrymeat and derogating from that Regulation for the quota year 2018/2019
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular points (a) and (b) of Article 187 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     The European Union and the People's Republic of China (‘China’) signed an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters (‘the Agreement’) in relation to DS492 European Union — Measures affecting Tariff Concessions on Certain Poultry Meat Products on 18 September 2018. The signature of the Agreement on behalf of the European Union was authorised by Council Decision (EU) 2018/1252 (2) and its conclusion by Council Decision (EU) 2019/143 (3).

                     (2)

                     In accordance with the Agreement, the European Union is to open several tariff rate quotas for certain poultry meat products.

                     (3)

                     Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 (4) provides for the opening and administration of certain Union import tariff quotas in the sector of poultrymeat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries.

                     (4)

                     It is therefore appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 to take account of the tariff rate quotas to be opened pursuant to the Agreement.

                     (5)

                     The Agreement provides for entry into force on 1 April 2019. Therefore, for the quota year 2018/2019 the quantities of poultry meat products for the tariff rate quotas to be made available pursuant to the Agreement, should be calculated on a pro rata basis, taking into account the date of entry into force of the Agreement. As from the quota period commencing on 1 July 2019 the full annual quantities of poultry meat products under the Agreement should be available.

                     (6)

                     Given that some quotas for poultrymeat products allocated to China are to be administered on a quarterly basis and that the application period for the quarter commencing on 1 April 2019 will have expired at the time of entry into force of the Agreement, the quantities under the Agreement for the period covering 1 April to 30 June 2019 should be made available as from the date of application of this Regulation which should be that of the entry into force of the Agreement.

                     (7)

                     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
            Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007
            Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        In Article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

                           ‘1.   The tariff quotas in Annex I to this Regulation are hereby opened for imports of the products covered by the agreements between the Union and Brazil, the Union and Thailand, and the Union and China, as approved by Council Decisions 2007/360/EC, 2012/792/EU (*1) and (EU) 2019/143 (*2).
                           The tariff quotas are opened on an annual basis for the period from 1 July to 30 June.

                           (*1)  Council Decision 2012/792/EU of 6 December 2012 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Brazil pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat provided for in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994, and of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to processed poultry meat provided for in the EU Schedule annexed to GATT 1994 (OJ L 351, 20.12.2012, p. 47)."

                           (*2)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/143 of 28 January 2019 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China in connection with DS492 European Union — Measures affecting Tariff Concessions on Certain Poultry Meat Products (OJ L 27, 31.1.2019, p. 2).’"

                        (2)

                        Article 3 is replaced by the following:

                           ‘Article 3

                              1.   With the exception of quotas in Groups Nos 3, 4B, 5B, 6B, 6C and 10, the quantity established for the annual quota period shall be spread out over four subperiods, as follows:

                                          (a)

                                          30 % from 1 July to 30 September;

                                          (b)

                                          30 % from 1 October to 31 December;

                                          (c)

                                          20 % from 1 January to 31 March;

                                          (d)

                                          20 % from 1 April to 30 June.

                              2.   The annual quantity established for quotas in Groups Nos 3, 4B, 5B, 6B, 6C and 10 shall not be divided into subperiods.

                              3.   The annual quantities established for quotas in Groups Nos 5A and 5B shall be managed by attributing import rights as a first step and issuing import licences as a second.’

                        (3)

                        Article 4 is amended as follows:

                                    (a)

                                    paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

                                       ‘4.   By way of derogation from Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, as regards Groups Nos 3, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and 8, each applicant may lodge more than one application for import licences for products in one group where such products originate in more than one country. Separate applications for each country of origin must be submitted simultaneously to the competent authority of a Member State. They shall be regarded as a single application, for the purposes of the maximum quantity referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article.’

                                    (b)

                                    paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

                                       ‘6.   Except for Groups Nos 3, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and 8, licences carry an obligation to import from the country that is specified. For the groups concerned by this obligation, the country of origin shall be entered in box 8 of the application and of the licence itself, and the word ‘yes’ shall be marked with a cross.’

                        (4)

                        In Article 5, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

                           ‘2.   A security of EUR 50 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged at the time of submission of the licence application for Groups Nos 2, 3, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 8, 9 and 10. For Groups Nos 1, 4A, 4B and 7, the security shall be set at EUR 10 per 100 kilograms and for import rights applications for Groups Nos 5A and 5B the security shall be set at EUR 35 per 100 kilograms.’

                        (5)

                        In Article 6(3), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
                        ‘For Groups Nos 3, 4B, 5B, 6B, 6C and 10 the notification referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph shall not apply.’

                        (6)

                        Article 8 is replaced by the following:

                           ‘Article 8

                              1.   Release for free circulation within the quotas referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate of origin issued by the competent authorities of China (for Groups Nos 9 and 10), Brazil (for Groups Nos 1, 4A, 4B, and 7) or Thailand (for Groups Nos 2, 5A and 5B) in accordance with Articles 57, 58 and 59 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 (*3).

                              2.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply to Groups Nos 3, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D and 8.

                           (*3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558).’"

                        (7)

                        Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            Derogations from Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the quota year 2018/2019

               1.   By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 616/2007, as regards the quotas corresponding to Groups Nos 6C, 6D, 9 and 10 set out in Annex I to that Regulation as amended by point (7) of Article 1 of the present Regulation, the following pro rata quantities shall be made available for the quota year 2018/2019:

                           (a)

                           for order number 09.4266: 15 tonnes;

                           (b)

                           for order number 09.4267: 15 tonnes;

                           (c)

                           for order number 09.4268: 1 250 tonnes;

                           (d)

                           for order number 09.4269: 1 500 tonnes;

                           (e)

                           for order number 09.4283: 150 tonnes.

               2.   By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 616/2007, as regards the quotas corresponding to Groups Nos 6C, 6D, 9 and 10 set out in Annex I to that Regulation as amended by point (7) of Article 1 of the present Regulation, the following rules shall apply for the quota year 2018/2019:

                           (a)

                           applications for import licences for Groups 6C and 10 shall be submitted between the 8th calendar day and, no later than 13.00, Brussels time, the 15th calendar day following the date from which this Regulation applies;

                           (b)

                           applications for import licences for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2019 for Groups 6D and 9 shall be submitted between the 8th calendar day and, no later than 13.00, Brussels time, the 15th calendar day following the date from which this Regulation applies;

                           (c)

                           Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantity applied for and broken down by order number and origin, no later than the 7th working day following the end of the period for the submission of applications referred to in points (a) and (b);

                           (d)

                           import licences shall be issued as from the 7th and no later than the 12th working day following the end of the notification period referred to in point (c);

                           (e)

                           Member States shall notify the Commission between 16 and 31 May 2019 the quantities covered by the licences they have issued.

            Article 3
            Entry into force and application
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            It shall apply from 1 April 2019.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 8 March 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

            (2)  Council Decision (EU) 2018/1252 of 18 September 2018 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China in connection with DS492 European Union — Measures affecting Tariff Concessions on Certain Poultry Meat Products (OJ L 237, 20.9.2018, p. 2).

            (3)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/143 of 28 January 2019 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China in connection with DS492 European Union — Measures affecting Tariff Concessions on Certain Poultry Meat Products (OJ L 27, 31.1.2019, p. 2).

            (4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 of 4 June 2007 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the sector of poultrymeat originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries (OJ L 142, 5.6.2007, p. 3).

            ANNEX

                     ‘ANNEX I

                        Poultry meat, salted or in brine
                         (1)

                                 Country

                                 Group No

                                 Management periodicity

                                 Order number

                                 CN Code

                                 Customs duty

                                 Annual quantity
                                 (tonnes)

                                 Minimum per application

                                 Maximum per application

                                 Brazil

                                 1

                                 Quarterly

                                 09.4211

                                 ex 0210 99 39

                                 15,4 %

                                 170 807

                                 100 t

                                 10 %

                                 Thailand

                                 2

                                 Quarterly

                                 09.4212

                                 ex 0210 99 39

                                 15,4 %

                                 92 610

                                 100 t

                                 5 %

                                 Other

                                 3

                                 Annual

                                 09.4213

                                 ex 0210 99 39

                                 15,4 %

                                 828

                                 10 t

                                 10 %

                        Preparations of poultry meat other than turkey

                                 Country

                                 Group No

                                 Management periodicity

                                 Order number

                                 CN Code

                                 Customs duty

                                 Annual quantity
                                 (tonnes)

                                 Minimum per application

                                 Maximum per application

                                 Brazil

                                 4A

                                 Quarterly

                                 09.4214

                                 1602 32 19

                                 8 %

                                 79 477

                                 100 t

                                 10 %

                                 09.4251

                                 1602 32 11

                                 630 EUR/t

                                 15 800

                                 100 t

                                 10 %

                                 09.4252

                                 1602 32 30

                                 10,9 %

                                 62 905

                                 100 t

                                 10 %

                                 4B

                                 Annual

                                 09.4253

                                 1602 32 90

                                 10,9 %

                                 295

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                                 Thailand

                                 5A

                                 Quarterly

                                 09.4215

                                 1602 32 19

                                 8 %

                                 160 033

                                 100 t

                                 10 %

                                 09.4254

                                 1602 32 30

                                 10,9 %

                                 14 000

                                 100 t

                                 10 %

                                 09.4255

                                 1602 32 90

                                 10,9 %

                                 2 100

                                 10 t

                                 10 %

                                 09.4256

                                 1602 39 29

                                 10,9 %

                                 13 500

                                 100 t

                                 10 %

                                 5B

                                 Annual

                                 09.4257

                                 1602 39 21

                                 630 EUR/t

                                 10

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                                 09.4258

                                 ex 1602 39 85  (2)

                                 10,9 %

                                 600

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                                 09.4259

                                 ex 1602 39 85  (3)

                                 10,9 %

                                 600

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                                 Other

                                 6A

                                 Quarterly

                                 09.4216

                                 1602 32 19

                                 8 %

                                 11 443

                                 10 t

                                 10 %

                                 09.4260

                                 1602 32 30

                                 10,9 %

                                 2 800

                                 10 t

                                 10 %

                                 6B

                                 Annual

                                 09.4261 (4)

                                 1602 32 11

                                 630 EUR/t

                                 340

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                                 09.4262

                                 1602 32 90

                                 10,9 %

                                 470

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                                 09.4263 (5)

                                 1602 39 29

                                 10,9 %

                                 220

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                                 09.4264 (5)

                                 ex 1602 39 85  (2)

                                 10,9 %

                                 148

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                                 09.4265 (5)

                                 ex 1602 39 85  (3)

                                 10,9 %

                                 125

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                                 6C

                                 Annual

                                 09.4266 (6)

                                 1602 39 29

                                 10,9 %

                                 60

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                                 09.4267 (6)

                                 1602 39 85

                                 10,9 %

                                 60

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                                    Erga omnes

                                 6D

                                 Quarterly

                                 09.4268

                                 1602 32 19

                                 8 %

                                 5 000

                                 10 t

                                 10 %

                                 China

                                 9

                                 Quarterly

                                 09.4269

                                 1602 39 29

                                 10,9 %

                                 6 000

                                 10 t

                                 10 %

                                 China

                                 10

                                 Annual

                                 09.4283

                                 1602 39 85

                                 10,9 %

                                 600

                                 10 t

                                 100 %

                        Preparations of turkey meat

                                 Country

                                 Group No

                                 Management periodicity

                                 Order number

                                 CN Code

                                 Customs duty

                                 Annual quantity
                                 (tonnes)

                                 Minimum per application

                                 Maximum per application

                                 Brazil

                                 7

                                 Quarterly

                                 09.4217

                                 1602 31

                                 8,5 %

                                 92 300

                                 100 t

                                 10 %

                                 Other

                                 8

                                 Quarterly

                                 09.4218

                                 1602 31

                                 8,5 %

                                 11 596

                                 10 t

                                 10 %

               ’

               (1)  Applicability of the preferential arrangements is determined on the basis of the CN code and is subject to the meat salted or in brine being poultry meat of CN 0207.

               (2)  Processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry meat or offal.

               (3)  Processed duck, geese, guinea fowl meat, containing less than 25 % by weight of poultry meat or offal.

               (4)  Other than Brazil, including Thailand.

               (5)  Other than Thailand, including Brazil.

               (6)  Other than China.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/430 of 18 March 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards the exercise of limited privileges without supervision before the issuance of a light aircraft pilot licence (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  19.3.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 75/66

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/430
         of 18 March 2019
         amending Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 as regards the exercise of limited privileges without supervision before the issuance of a light aircraft pilot licence
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (1), and in particular Article 23(1) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Subpart B of Annex I (‘Part-FCL’) to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 (2) lays down the requirements for a light aircraft pilot licence (‘LAPL’).

                     (2)

                     Pursuant to Article 12(2a)(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, Member States may apply national licencing rules that provide for earlier access to some pilot privileges compared to a LAPL until 8 April 2020. These national licencing rules are also used to offer LAPL training in a modular way whereby the completion of certain LAPL training modules enables earlier access to some privileges before the issuance of a LAPL.

                     (3)

                     Member States that apply such modular LAPL training have reported to the Commission and to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (‘the Agency’) that it supports the promotion of aerial sports and leisure pilot activities. This is in line with the objectives of the General Aviation Road Map that aims to create a more proportional, flexible and proactive regulatory system. (3)

                     (4)

                     Under Article 4(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, Member States may authorise student pilots to fly single-engine piston aeroplanes with a maximum take-off mass not exceeding 2 000 kg without supervision before the issuance of a LAPL and subject to conditions.

                     (5)

                     In order to promote more flexible regulatory system for general aviation, Article 4(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 should be amended to enable Member States to authorise student pilots who follow a LAPL training course to exercise limited privileges without supervision on completion of certain training modules, taking into account the extent of training necessary for the intended level of pilot competence to be achieved, before they meet all the requirements necessary for the issuance of a LAPL for aeroplanes, helicopters, sailplanes or balloons.

                     (6)

                     Member States should periodically inform the Commission and the Agency if they provide such authorisations to student pilots under Article 4(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 and should monitor such authorisations in order to maintain an acceptable level of aviation safety.

                     (7)

                     Furthermore, Article 4(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 should be amended to extend the period during which Member States can authorise the exercise of specified limited privileges to fly aeroplanes under instrument flight rules before the pilot complies with all of the requirements necessary for the issue of an instrument rating. This extension is necessary pending the introduction of a basic instrument rating.

                     (8)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation have been suggested in Opinion No 08/2017 issued by the Agency pursuant to Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

                     (9)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 127 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

                           ‘(7)   A Member State may authorise student pilots who follow a LAPL training course to exercise limited privileges without supervision before they meet all the requirements necessary for the issuance of a LAPL, subject to the following conditions:

                                       (a)

                                       the scope of the privileges shall be based on a safety risk assessment carried out by the Member State, taking into account the extent of training necessary for the intended level of pilot competence to be achieved;

                                       (b)

                                       the privileges shall be limited to the following:

                                                   (i)

                                                   the whole or part of the national territory of the authorising Member State;

                                                   (ii)

                                                   aircraft registered in the authorising Member State;

                                                   (iii)

                                                   aeroplanes and helicopters, both as single-engine piston aircraft with a maximum take-off mass not exceeding 2000 kg, sailplanes and balloons;

                                       (c)

                                       for training conducted under the authorisation, the holder of such an authorisation who applies for the issuance of a LAPL shall receive credits that are determined by the Member State on the basis of a recommendation from an ATO or a DTO;

                                       (d)

                                       the Member State shall submit periodical reports and safety risk assessments to the Commission and to the Agency every 3 years;

                                       (e)

                                       the Member States shall monitor the use of authorisations issued under this paragraph to ensure an acceptable level of aviation safety and take appropriate action in case of identifying an increased safety risk or any other safety concerns.’;

                        (2)

                        in paragraph 8, in the introductory sentence, ‘8 April 2019’ is replaced by ‘8 April 2021’.

            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, 18 March 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1.

            (2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 311, 25.11.2011, p. 1).

            (3)  https://www.easa.europa.eu/easa-and-you/general-aviation/general-aviation-road-map

            (4)  Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/444 of 19 March 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 as regards the forms for guarantor's undertakings and the inclusion of air transport costs in the customs value in view of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union

text:
                  20.3.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 77/61

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/444
         of 19 March 2019
         amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 as regards the forms for guarantor's undertakings and the inclusion of air transport costs in the customs value in view of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (1), and in particular Articles 6(3)(b), 76(a) and 100(1)(b) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom submitted the notification of its intention to withdraw from the Union pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. The Treaties will cease to apply to the United Kingdom from the date of entry into force of a withdrawal agreement or failing that, two years after that notification, i.e. from 30 March 2019, unless the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, unanimously decides to extend that period.

                     (2)

                     If the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom, customs duties will need to be applied to goods brought into the customs territory of the Union from the United Kingdom. In accordance with Article 71 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, the cost of transport up to the place where goods are brought into the customs territory of the Union is to be included in the customs value of the imported goods. The percentages of total air transport costs to be included in the customs value are set out in Annex 23-01 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 (2). After its withdrawal from the Union, the United Kingdom should be added to the appropriate list of third countries in that Annex.

                     (3)

                     The forms for guarantor's undertakings are set out in Annexes 32-01, 32-02 and 32-03 and in Chapters VI and VII of Annex 72-04. Those forms list the Member States of the Union and the other Contracting Parties to the Convention on a common transit procedure (3), as amended by Decision No 1/2017 of the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit (4) (‘the Convention’). When the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it should no longer be listed among the Member States in those forms. However, the United Kingdom has expressed its wish to accede to the Convention as a separate Contracting Party from the date following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom, and has met the conditions for its accession. In the event of that accession, the United Kingdom should be listed among the other Contracting Parties to the Convention in the forms for guarantor's undertakings.

                     (4)

                     This Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency. The provisions of this Regulation relating to the inclusion of the costs of air transport from the United Kingdom in the customs value and to the deletion of the references to the United Kingdom from the part of the forms for guarantor's undertakings designated for the Member States should apply from the day following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom unless a withdrawal agreement concluded with the United Kingdom has entered into force by that date. The provisions relating to the inclusion of the references to the United Kingdom into the list of the other Contracting Parties to the Convention in the forms for guarantor's undertakings should apply from the date of the United Kingdom's accession to the Convention as a separate Contracting Party unless a withdrawal agreement concluded with the United Kingdom has entered into force by the day following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom.

                     (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
            Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        in Annex 23-01, in the table, in the last row of the first column (‘Zone Q’), the following words are added:
                        ‘, United Kingdom’;

                        (2)

                        in Annex 32-01, point 1 is amended as follows:

                                    (a)

                                    after the words ‘the Kingdom of Sweden’, the words ‘, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ are deleted;

                                    (b)

                                    after the words ‘the Republic of Turkey’, the words ‘, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ are inserted;

                        (3)

                        in Annex 32-02, point 1 is amended as follows:

                                    (a)

                                    after the words ‘the Kingdom of Sweden’, the words ‘, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ are deleted;

                                    (b)

                                    after the words ‘the Republic of Turkey’, the words ‘, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ are inserted;

                        (4)

                        in Annex 32-03, point 1 is amended as follows:

                                    (a)

                                    after the words ‘the Kingdom of Sweden’, the words ‘and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ are deleted;

                                    (b)

                                    after the words ‘the Republic of Turkey’, the words ‘, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’ are inserted;

                        (5)

                        in Annex 72-04, Part II is amended as follows:

                                    (a)

                                    in Chapter VI, in box 7, after the words ‘Turkey —’, the words ‘United Kingdom —’ are inserted;

                                    (b)

                                    in Chapter VII, in box 6, after the words ‘Turkey —’, the words ‘United Kingdom —’ are inserted.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            Article 1(1), Article 1(2)(a), Article 1(3)(a) and Article 1(4)(a) shall apply from the day following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union.
            Article 1(2)(b), Article 1(3)(b), Article 1(4)(b) and Article 1(5) shall apply from the day the United Kingdom accedes to the Convention on a common transit procedure.
            However, this Regulation shall not apply if a withdrawal agreement concluded with the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union has entered into force by the date following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to and in the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 19 March 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1.

            (2)  OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558.

            (3)  OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2.

            (4)  Decision No 1/2017 of the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit of 5 December 2017 amending Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (OJ L 8, 12.1.2018, p. 1).


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/445 of 19 March 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 setting the net balance available for EAGF expenditure

text:
                  20.3.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 77/64

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/445
         of 19 March 2019
         amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 setting the net balance available for EAGF expenditure
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (1), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 (2) sets the net balance available for European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) expenditure, as well as the amounts available for the budget years 2014 to 2020 for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), pursuant to Article 10c(2) and Articles 136, 136a and 136b of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (3) and to Article 7(2), Article 14 and Article 66(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

                     (2)

                     In accordance with Article 11(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, Lithuania notified the Commission by 1 August 2018 of its decision to reduce by the amount of EUR 360 000 direct payments and the estimated product of this reduction for the calendar year 2019 to be made available as additional support for measures under rural development. The relevant national ceilings were adapted through Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/71 (5).

                     (3)

                     In accordance with Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (6), the sub-ceiling for market related expenditure and direct payments of the multiannual financial framework set out in Annex I to that Regulation is to be adjusted under the technical adjustment provided for in Article 6(1) of that Regulation following the transfers between the EAFRD and direct payments.

                     (4)

                     As a result of those changes, it is necessary to adjust the net balance available for EAGF as set by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014. For the sake of clarity, the amounts to be made available to the EAFRD should also be published.

                     (5)

                     Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 19 March 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549.

            (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 367/2014 of 10 April 2014 setting the net balance available for EAGF expenditure (OJ L 108, 11.4.2014, p. 13).

            (3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16).

            (4)  Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608).

            (5)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/71 of 9 November 2018 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 16, 18.1.2019, p. 1).

            (6)  Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884).

            ANNEX

                     ‘ANNEX

                                 (EUR million - current prices)

                                 Budget year

                                 Amounts made available to EAFRD

                                 Amounts transferred from EAFRD

                                 Net balance available for EAGF expenditure

                                 Article 10b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

                                 Article 136 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

                                 Article 136b of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009

                                 Article 66 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                                 Article 136a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                                 Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                                 Article 136a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

                                 2014

                                 296,300

                                 51,600

                                 4,000

                                 43 778,100

                                 2015

                                 51,600

                                 4,000

                                 621,999

                                 499,384

                                 44 189,785

                                 2016

                                 4,000

                                 1 138,146

                                 108,659

                                 573,047

                                 43 950,242

                                 2017

                                 4,000

                                 1 174,732

                                 111,026

                                 572,440

                                 44 145,682

                                 2018

                                 4,000

                                 1 184,257

                                 110,213

                                 571,820

                                 44 162,350

                                 2019

                                 4,000

                                 1 491,459

                                 111,358

                                 571,158

                                 43 880,341

                                 2020

                                 4,000

                                 1 507,843

                                 112,401

                                 570,356

                                 43 887,112

               ’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/446 of 19 March 2019 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  20.3.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 77/67

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/446
         of 19 March 2019
         amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 (1), and in particular Article 33(2) and (3) and Article 38(d) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Products imported from a third country may be placed on the Union market as organic if they are covered by a certificate of inspection issued by the competent authorities, control authorities or control bodies of a recognised third country or by a recognised control authority or control body. In accordance with Action 12 of the Action Plan for the Future of Organic Production in the European Union (2), the Commission has developed a system of electronic certification for imports of organic products, as a module integrated into the electronic Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) established by Commission Decision 2003/24/EC (3). In order to improve the functioning of the electronic certification system, it is appropriate to use the qualified electronic seal in TRACES for the endorsement of the certificates of inspection for the purposes of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 (4).

                     (2)

                     Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 sets out the list of third countries whose systems of production and control measures for organic production of agricultural products are recognised as equivalent to those laid down in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.

                     (3)

                     According to information provided by Australia, the internet address of its competent authority has changed. Furthermore, the names of the control bodies ‘Australian Certified Organic Pty. Ltd’ and ‘NASAA Certified Organic (NCO)’ have changed.

                     (4)

                     According to information provided by Chile, ‘ARGENCERT’ is not recognised by the Chilean authorities as a control body and should therefore be deleted from the list. The name of ‘BIO CERTIFICADORA SERVICIOS LIMITADA’ has changed.

                     (5)

                     Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 sets out the list of control authorities and control bodies competent to carry out controls and issue certificates in third countries for the purpose of equivalence.

                     (6)

                     ‘BAȘAK Ekolojik Ürünler Kontrol ve Sertifikasyon Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd’ has notified the Commission of the change of its address.

                     (7)

                     The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘CCPB Srl’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product category A to Benin, Cote d'Ivoire and Togo, for product category D to Vietnam, and for product categories D and E to Seychelles and Hong Kong.

                     (8)

                     The Commission carried out investigations on suspected irregularities in relation to several lots of products from Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates that had been certified as being organic by ‘Control Union Certifications’. ‘Control Union Certifications’ did not provide timely and conclusive answers to the various requests for information made by the Commission. In addition, ‘Control Union Certifications’ failed to demonstrate the traceability and organic status of those products. Moreover, ‘Control Union Certifications’ issued a certificate of inspection for products that had previously been downgraded to conventional by the competent authorities of a Member State due to pesticide residues. Therefore, the Commission has decided to withdraw the recognition of ‘Control Union Certifications’ pursuant to points (c), (d) and (f) of the first subparagraph of Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 for all product categories in respect of Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. As a consequence, the entries relating to those countries should be deleted from the list of recognised control bodies and control authorities in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 for ‘Control Union Certifications’.

                     (9)

                     The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Ecocert SA’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product category D to Kosovo.

                     (10)

                     The Commission has received a request from ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’ to change its address.

                     (11)

                     The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘IBD Certificações Ltda’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A and D to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

                     (12)

                     The Commission has received and examined a request from ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’ to amend its specifications. Based on the information received, the Commission has concluded that it is justified to extend the geographical scope of its recognition for product categories A and D to Russia and for product category E to Argentina.

                     (13)

                     ‘Organska Kontrola’ and ‘Quality Assurance International’ have notified the Commission of the change of their addresses.

                     (14)

                     Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/39 (5) erroneously refers to ‘Letis S.A’ as a recognised control body for product category B in respect of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and El Salvador. That error needs to be corrected.

                     (15)

                     Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/39 also erroneously refers to ‘Organic Control System’ as a recognised control body for product category E in respect of the Republic of North Macedonia. That error needs to be corrected as well.

                     (16)

                     Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 should therefore be amended and corrected accordingly.

                     (17)

                     The deletion of the recognition of ‘Letis S.A’ for product category B in respect of Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and El Salvador and the deletion of the recognition of ‘Organic Control System’ for product category E in respect of the Republic of North Macedonia should apply retroactively from the date of entry into force of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/39.

                     (18)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on organic production,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended and corrected as follows:

                        (1)

                        in Article 13(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
                        ‘The original certificate of inspection shall be a printed and hand-signed copy of the completed electronic certificate in TRACES or, alternatively, a certificate of inspection signed in TRACES with a qualified electronic seal within the meaning of Article 3(27) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*1).

                           (*1)  Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73).’;"

                        (2)

                        Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;

                        (3)

                        Annex IV is amended and corrected in accordance with Annex II 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.
            Points (7) and (8) of Annex II shall apply from 31 January 2019.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 19 March 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.

            (2)  COM(2014) 179 final.

            (3)  Commission Decision 2003/24/EC of 30 December 2002 concerning the development of an integrated computerised veterinary system (OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 44).

            (4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 of 8 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (OJ L 334, 12.12.2008, p. 25).

            (5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/39 of 10 January 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries (OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 106).

            ANNEX I
            Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        the entry relating to Australia is amended as follows:

                                    (a)

                                    in point 4, the internet address is replaced by the following: ‘http://www.agriculture.gov.au/’;

                                    (b)

                                    in point 5, the rows relating to code numbers AU-BIO-001 and AU-BIO-004 are replaced by the following:

                                                ‘AU-BIO-001

                                                ACO Certification Ltd

                                                www.aco.net.au

                                                AU-BIO-004

                                                NASAA Certified Organic

                                                www.nasaa.com.au’

                        (2)

                        in the entry relating to Chile, point 5 is amended as follows:

                                    (a)

                                    the row relating to code number CL-BIO-004 is deleted;

                                    (b)

                                    the row relating to code number CL-BIO-010 is replaced by the following:

                                                ‘CL-BIO-010

                                                BIO CERTIFICADORA SERVICIOS LIMITADA O BIOAUDITA

                                                https://www.bioaudita.cl’

            ANNEX II
            Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 is amended and corrected as follows:

                        (1)

                        in the entry relating to ‘Bașak Ekolojik Ürünler Kontrol ve Sertifikasyon Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd’, point 1 is replaced by the following:

                                    ‘1.

                                    Address: Atatürk Mahallesi 1014. Sokak No:21 D:1, 35920 Selçuk/IZMIR, Turkey’;

                        (2)

                        in the entry relating to ‘CCPB Srl’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

                                    ‘BJ-BIO-102

                                    Benin

                                    x

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    CI-BIO-102

                                    Côte d'Ivoire

                                    x

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    HK-BIO-102

                                    Hong Kong

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    x

                                    x

                                    —

                                    SC-BIO-102

                                    Seychelles

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    x

                                    x

                                    —

                                    TG-BIO-102

                                    Togo

                                    x

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    VN-BIO-102

                                    Vietnam

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    x

                                    —

                                    —’

                        (3)

                        in the entry relating to ‘Control Union Certifications’, in point 3, the following rows are deleted:

                                    ‘AE-BIO-149

                                    United Arab Emirates

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    KZ-BIO-149

                                    Kazakhstan

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    MD-BIO-149

                                    Moldova

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    RU-BIO-149

                                    Russia

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    TR-BIO-149

                                    Turkey

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x

                                    x’

                        (4)

                        in the entry relating to ‘Ecocert SA’, in point 3, the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:

                                    ‘XK-BIO-154

                                    Kosovo

                                    —

                                    —

                                    —

                                    x

                                    —

                                    —’

                        (5)

                        in the entry relating to ‘Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG), DBA as Quality Certification Services (QCS)’, point 1 is replaced by the following:

                                    ‘1.

                                    Address: 5700 SW 34th st, suite 349, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States’;

                        (6)

                        in the entry relating to ‘IBD Certificações Ltda’, in point 3, the following rows are inserted in the order of the code numbers:

                                    ‘CO-BIO-122

                                    Colombia

                                    x

                                    —

                                    —

                                    x

                                    —

                                    —

                                    EC-BIO-122

                                    Ecuador

                                    x

                                    —

                                    —

                                    x

                                    —

                                    —

                                    PE-BIO-122

                                    Peru

                                    x

                                    —

                                    —

                                    x

                                    —

                                    —’

                        (7)

                        in the entry relating to ‘Letis S.A’, in point 3, in the rows relating to Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and El Salvador, the cross in column B is deleted;

                        (8)

                        in the entry relating to ‘Organic Control System’, in point 3, in the row relating to the Republic of North Macedonia, the cross in column E is deleted;

                        (9)

                        in the entry relating to ‘Organización Internacional Agropecuaria’, point 3 is amended as follows:

                                    (a)

                                    the following row is inserted in the order of the code numbers:

                                                ‘RU-BIO-110

                                                Russia

                                                x

                                                —

                                                —

                                                x

                                                —

                                                —’

                                    (b)

                                    in the row relating to Argentina, a cross is added in column E;

                        (10)

                        in the entry relating to ‘Organska Kontrola’, point 1 is replaced by the following:

                                    ‘1.

                                    Address: Kranjčevićeva 15, 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina’;

                        (11)

                        in the entry relating to ‘Quality Assurance International’, point 1 is replaced by the following:

                                    ‘1.

                                    Address: 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92122, United States.’.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/548 of 2 April 2019 approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Piemonte’ (PDO)

text:
                  5.4.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 96/1

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/548
         of 2 April 2019
         approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Piemonte’ (PDO)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     The Commission has examined the application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Piemonte’, sent by Italy in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (2)

                     The Commission has published the application for the approval of an amendment to the specification in the Official Journal of the European Union (2), as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (3)

                     No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (4)

                     The amendment to the specification should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (5)

                     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
            The amendment to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Piemonte’ (PDO) is hereby approved.

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 2 April 2019.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Phil HOGAN

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  OJ C 435, 3.12.2018, p. 11.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/550 of 2 April 2019 approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Tierra de León’ (PDO)

text:
                  5.4.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 96/4

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/550
         of 2 April 2019
         approving an amendment to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Tierra de León’ (PDO)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     The Commission has examined the application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Tierra de León’, sent by Spain in accordance with Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. The amendment includes the change of name from ‘Tierra de León’ to ‘León’.

                     (2)

                     The Commission has published the application for the approval of an amendment to the specification in the Official Journal of the European Union (2), as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (3)

                     No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (4)

                     The amendment to the specification should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (5)

                     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
            The amendment to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Tierra de León’ (PDO) is hereby approved.

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 2 April 2019.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Phil HOGAN

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  OJ C 439, 6.12.2018, p. 4.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/551 of 3 April 2019 approving amendments to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Graves supérieures’ (PDO)

text:
                  5.4.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 96/5

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/551
         of 3 April 2019
         approving amendments to the specification for a Protected Designation of Origin or a Protected Geographical Indication ‘Graves supérieures’ (PDO)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     The Commission has examined France's application pursuant to Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 for the approval of amendments to the specification for the Protected Designation of Origin ‘Graves supérieures’.

                     (2)

                     The Commission published the application for the approval of amendments to the specification, as required by Article 97(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

                     (3)

                     No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (4)

                     The amendments to the specification should therefore be approved in accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

                     (5)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Graves supérieures’ (PDO) are hereby approved.

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

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 3 April 2019.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Phil HOGAN

                  Member of the Commission

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

            (2)  OJ C 449, 13.12.2018, p. 22.