# Official Journal L 394/2020

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 6324 November 2020 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 394

English edition

Legislation

Volume 6324 November 2020

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1750 of 15 October 2020 establishing a fisheries closure for anglerfish in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e for vessels flying the flag of Belgium | 1 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1751 of 17 November 2020 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name Würzburger Stein-Berg (PDO) | 4 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1752 of 23 November 2020 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entry for Australia in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which certain poultry commodities may be imported into or transit through the Union in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza (
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REGULATIONS

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1750 of 15 October 2020 establishing a fisheries closure for anglerfish in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e for vessels flying the flag of Belgium

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1751 of 17 November 2020 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name Würzburger Stein-Berg (PDO)

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1752 of 23 November 2020 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entry for Australia in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which certain poultry commodities may be imported into or transit through the Union in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza (
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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2020/1750

of 15 October 2020

establishing a fisheries closure for anglerfish in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e for vessels flying the flag of Belgium

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 (2) lays down quotas for 2020. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 (2) lays down quotas for 2020.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of anglerfish in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2020. |
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According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of anglerfish in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2020.

| (3) | It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock, |
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(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to Belgium for the stock of anglerfish in areas 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e for 2020 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

1.   Fishing for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Belgium shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to search for fish, shoot, set or haul a fishing gear for the purpose of fishing that stock.

2.   Transshipping, retaining on board, processing on board, transferring, caging, fattening and landing of fish and fishery products from that stock caught by those vessels shall remain authorised for catches taken prior to that date.

3.   Unintended catches of species from that stock by those vessels shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels, recorded, landed and counted against quotas in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

Article 3

Entry into force

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

Official Journal of the European Union

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

Done at Brussels, 15 October 2020.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 25, 30.1.2020, p. 1).

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(3)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

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ANNEX

| No | 21/TQ123 |
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| Member State | Belgium |
| Stock | ANF/*8ABDE (special condition to ANF/07.) |
| Species | Anglerfish (Lophiidae) |
| Zone | 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e |
| Closing date | 1.10.2020 |

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21/TQ123

Member State

Belgium

Stock

ANF/*8ABDE (special condition to ANF/07.)

Species

Anglerfish (Lophiidae)

Zone

8a, 8b, 8d and 8e

Closing date

1.10.2020

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2020/1751

of 17 November 2020

conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Würzburger Stein-Berg’ (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) | In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘Würzburger Stein-Berg’ sent by Germany and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union (2). |
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In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘Würzburger Stein-Berg’ sent by Germany and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

| (2) | No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013. |
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No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

| (3) | In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Würzburger Stein-Berg’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation. |
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In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Würzburger Stein-Berg’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.

| (4) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets, |
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(4)

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 name ‘Würzburger Stein-Berg’ (PDO) is hereby protected.

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, 17 November 2020.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

Member of the Commission

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

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(2)  
  OJ C 124, 17.4.2020, p. 26.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1752

of 23 November 2020

amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entry for Australia in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which certain poultry commodities may be imported into or transit through the Union in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of point 1 of Article 8, point 4 of Article 8 and Article 9(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs (2), and in particular Articles 23(1), 24(2) and 25(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (3) lays down veterinary certification requirements for imports into and transit, including storage during transit, through the Union of poultry and poultry products (‘the commodities’). It provides that the commodities are only to be imported into and transit through the Union from the third countries, territories, zones or compartments listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I thereto. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (3) lays down veterinary certification requirements for imports into and transit, including storage during transit, through the Union of poultry and poultry products (‘the commodities’). It provides that the commodities are only to be imported into and transit through the Union from the third countries, territories, zones or compartments listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I thereto.

| (2) | Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 also lays down the conditions for a third country, territory, zone or compartment to be considered as free from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). |
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(2)

Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 also lays down the conditions for a third country, territory, zone or compartment to be considered as free from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

| (3) | Australia is listed in the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as a third country from which imports into and transit through the Union of the commodities are not restricted due to the presence of HPAI. |
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(3)

Australia is listed in the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as a third country from which imports into and transit through the Union of the commodities are not restricted due to the presence of HPAI.

| (4) | On 31 July 2020, Australia confirmed to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) the presence of HPAI of subtype H7N7 in a poultry holding in Lethbridge, Victoria. Due to that confirmed outbreak of HPAI, Australia can no longer be considered as free from that disease and the veterinary authorities of Australia are not in the position to certify consignments of the commodities intended for import into or transit through the Union. |
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On 31 July 2020, Australia confirmed to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) the presence of HPAI of subtype H7N7 in a poultry holding in Lethbridge, Victoria. Due to that confirmed outbreak of HPAI, Australia can no longer be considered as free from that disease and the veterinary authorities of Australia are not in the position to certify consignments of the commodities intended for import into or transit through the Union.

| (5) | The entry for Australia in the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should therefore be amended to take account of the current epidemiological situation in that third country due to the current outbreak of HPAI. For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, it is appropriate to indicate in the same Annex, the date as of which that third country could no longer be considered as free from HPAI. This also ensures that, where Australia eventually regains freedom from HPAI and an opening date is established, consignments of such products produced after the closing date and before that opening date will not be eligible for introduction into the Union. |
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The entry for Australia in the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should therefore be amended to take account of the current epidemiological situation in that third country due to the current outbreak of HPAI. For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, it is appropriate to indicate in the same Annex, the date as of which that third country could no longer be considered as free from HPAI. This also ensures that, where Australia eventually regains freedom from HPAI and an opening date is established, consignments of such products produced after the closing date and before that opening date will not be eligible for introduction into the Union.

| (6) | Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(6)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (7) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
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(7)

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

Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2020.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

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(2)  
  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 74.

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(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1).

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ANNEX

In Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, the entry for Australia is replaced by the following:

| ISO code and name of third country or territory | Code of third country, territory, zone or compartment | Description of third country, territory, zone or compartment | Veterinary certificate | Specific conditions | Specific conditions | Avian influenza surveillance status | Avian influenza vaccination status | Salmonella Control Status(6) |
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| Model(s) | Additional guarantees | Closing date(1) | Opening date(2) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6A | 6B | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| ‘AU – Australia | AU-0 | Whole country | SPF | | | | | | | |
| EP, E | | | | | | | S4 |
| BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP, LT20 | | | 31.7.2020 | | | | S0, ST0’ |
| BPR | I | | | | |
| DOR | II | | | | |
| HER | III | | | | |
| POU | VI | | | | |
| RAT | VII | | | | |

ISO code and name of third country or territory

Code of third country, territory, zone or compartment

Description of third country, territory, zone or compartment

Veterinary certificate

Specific conditions

Specific conditions

Avian influenza surveillance status

Avian influenza vaccination status

Salmonella Control Status(6)

Model(s)

Additional guarantees

Closing date(1)

Opening date(2)

1

2

3

4

5

6

6A

6B

7

8

9

‘AU – Australia

AU-0

Whole country

SPF

EP, E

S4

BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP, LT20

31.7.2020

S0, ST0’

BPR

I

DOR

II

HER

III

POU

VI

RAT

VII

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