# Official Journal L 224/2014

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5730 July 2014 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 224

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5730 July 2014

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS |
| | | 2014/505/EU |
| | * | Council Decision of 23 July 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden | 1 |
| | | Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden | 3 |
| | | REGULATIONS |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 824/2014 of 29 July 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 5 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | | 2014/506/EU |
| | * | Council Decision of 23 July 2014 appointing a German member and two German alternate members of the Committee of the Regions | 8 |

Contents

II   Non-legislative acts

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

2014/505/EU

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Council Decision of 23 July 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

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Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

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REGULATIONS

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 824/2014 of 29 July 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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DECISIONS

2014/506/EU

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Council Decision of 23 July 2014 appointing a German member and two German alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

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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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II Non-legislative acts

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 July 2014

on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

(2014/505/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Agreement on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (‘1966 Agreement’) between Denmark, Norway and Sweden was signed on 19 December 1966 and entered into force on 7 August 1967. |
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(1)

The Agreement on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (‘1966 Agreement’) between Denmark, Norway and Sweden was signed on 19 December 1966 and entered into force on 7 August 1967.

| (2) | The 1966 Agreement allowed for reciprocal access between Denmark, Norway and Sweden to fish in the area up to four nautical miles from their respective baselines in the Skagerrak and Kattegat. It also established that, for the purposes of such fishing, the area in question was deemed to constitute the high seas and that therefore flag State jurisdiction applied in matters such as control. |
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(2)

The 1966 Agreement allowed for reciprocal access between Denmark, Norway and Sweden to fish in the area up to four nautical miles from their respective baselines in the Skagerrak and Kattegat. It also established that, for the purposes of such fishing, the area in question was deemed to constitute the high seas and that therefore flag State jurisdiction applied in matters such as control.

| (3) | With the accession of Denmark and Sweden to the Union in 1973 and 1995 respectively, the Union became responsible for the management of the 1966 Agreement on behalf of those two Member States. |
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(3)

With the accession of Denmark and Sweden to the Union in 1973 and 1995 respectively, the Union became responsible for the management of the 1966 Agreement on behalf of those two Member States.

| (4) | On 29 July 2009, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway notified Denmark, the depositary of the 1966 Agreement, that they wished to terminate the 1966 Agreement with a formal denunciation in accordance with that Agreement and consequently, the 1966 Agreement expired on 7 August 2012. |
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(4)

On 29 July 2009, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway notified Denmark, the depositary of the 1966 Agreement, that they wished to terminate the 1966 Agreement with a formal denunciation in accordance with that Agreement and consequently, the 1966 Agreement expired on 7 August 2012.

| (5) | The Council authorised the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, a new agreement with the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat. |
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(5)

The Council authorised the Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, a new agreement with the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat.

| (6) | As a result of those negotiations, the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrakfor vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (‘Agreement’) was initialled on 24 October 2013. |
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(6)

As a result of those negotiations, the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrakfor vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (‘Agreement’) was initialled on 24 October 2013.

| (7) | The Agreement should be signed. |
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(7)

The Agreement should be signed.

| (8) | In order to guarantee the continuation of access by Union vessels for fishing activities, the Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis up to two years from the date of its signature, pending its entry into force, |
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(8)

In order to guarantee the continuation of access by Union vessels for fishing activities, the Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis up to two years from the date of its signature, pending its entry into force,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.

Article 3

The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis up to two years from the date of its signature (1), pending its entry into force.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.

For the Council

The President

S. GOZI

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(1)  The date of signature of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.

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AGREEMENT

between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

The European Union and the Kingdom of Norway, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’,

REFERRING to the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention’;

RECALLING the Agreement on Fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway of 27 February 1980, hereinafter referred to as ‘the 1980 Agreement’;

HAVING REGARD to the expiry on 7 August 2012 of the Agreement between Denmark, Norway and Sweden on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat of 19 December 1966;

AWARE of the traditional Danish, Norwegian and Swedish fisheries in the Skagerrak;

SEEKING to maintain reciprocal access for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden to conduct fishing in the Skagerrak in areas beyond four nautical miles from the respective baselines of the other said States, within their territorial sea and adjacent areas of fisheries jurisdiction;

CONSIDERING the importance of compliance by fishing vessels with the laws, regulations and control and enforcement measures adopted by the respective coastal States, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, the 1980 Agreement and this Agreement, in order to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of the living resources in the Skagerrak;

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

This Agreement applies to an area in the Skagerrak bounded on the west by a straight line running through the Hanstholm lighthouse and the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a straight line running through the Skagen lighthouse and the Tistlarna lighthouse, within those parts of the territorial sea and adjacent areas of fisheries jurisdiction of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, that extend beyond four nautical miles (1 nautical mile = 1,852 metres) from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.

Article 2

Within the area specified in Article 1, each Party undertakes, on the basis of its fisheries jurisdiction, in conformity with the Convention, and pursuant to its applicable laws, to permit vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden to engage in fishing, subject to the relevant provisions of the 1980 Agreement and in conformity with allocations agreed by the Parties.

Article 3

The Parties shall cooperate in order to establish, insofar as possible, harmonised rules and regulations in respect of fishing within the area specified in Article 1.

Article 4

The Parties agree to consult on questions related to the implementation and proper functioning of this Agreement, or in the event of a dispute concerning the interpretation thereof.

Article 5

This Agreement shall be without prejudice to other Agreements concerning fishing by vessels of one Party within the area of fisheries jurisdiction of the other Party.

Article 6

Without prejudice to Article 1, this Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are applied and under the conditions laid down in those Treaties and, on the other hand, to the territory of the Kingdom of Norway.

Article 7

This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt of the last notification that all internal procedures required for its entry into force, have been fulfilled by the Parties.

Article 8

This Agreement shall remain in force until 1 January 2022. In the event of the Agreement not being terminated by either Party through notice of termination given at least one year before the expiry of that period, it shall remain in force for additional periods of six years duration thereafter, provided that notice of termination has not been given at least one year before the expiry of any such six years period.

Article 9

This Agreement shall, pending its entry into force, be applied provisionally up to two years from the date of signature.

Article 10

This Agreement is drawn up in two copies in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Norwegian languages, each of these texts being authentic. In the event of contradiction or dispute, the English text shall prevail.

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REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 824/2014

of 29 July 2014

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

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto. |
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(1)

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

| (2) | The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
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(2)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 29 July 2014.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

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(2)  
  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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ANNEX

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

| (EUR/100 kg) |
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| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | TR | 41,5 |
| ZZ | 41,5 |
| 0707 00 05 | MK | 65,0 |
| TR | 81,4 |
| ZZ | 73,2 |
| 0709 93 10 | TR | 94,0 |
| ZZ | 94,0 |
| 0805 50 10 | AR | 133,1 |
| BO | 98,4 |
| CL | 125,6 |
| UY | 132,8 |
| ZA | 140,2 |
| ZZ | 126,0 |
| 0806 10 10 | BR | 153,8 |
| CL | 81,7 |
| EG | 159,6 |
| MA | 158,2 |
| TR | 162,0 |
| ZZ | 143,1 |
| 0808 10 80 | AR | 179,7 |
| BR | 121,1 |
| CL | 100,5 |
| NZ | 127,6 |
| US | 168,3 |
| ZA | 101,6 |
| ZZ | 133,1 |
| 0808 30 90 | AR | 75,4 |
| CL | 87,9 |
| NZ | 177,1 |
| TR | 191,6 |
| ZA | 88,0 |
| ZZ | 124,0 |
| 0809 10 00 | MK | 106,1 |
| TR | 248,9 |
| XS | 111,8 |
| ZZ | 155,6 |
| 0809 29 00 | CA | 378,3 |
| TR | 283,0 |
| US | 408,0 |
| ZZ | 356,4 |
| 0809 30 | MK | 73,7 |
| TR | 139,1 |
| ZZ | 106,4 |
| 0809 40 05 | BA | 57,7 |
| MK | 49,3 |
| TR | 141,2 |
| ZZ | 82,7 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

TR

41,5

ZZ

41,5

0707 00 05

MK

65,0

TR

81,4

ZZ

73,2

0709 93 10

TR

94,0

ZZ

94,0

0805 50 10

AR

133,1

BO

98,4

CL

125,6

UY

132,8

ZA

140,2

ZZ

126,0

0806 10 10

BR

153,8

CL

81,7

EG

159,6

MA

158,2

TR

162,0

ZZ

143,1

0808 10 80

AR

179,7

BR

121,1

CL

100,5

NZ

127,6

US

168,3

ZA

101,6

ZZ

133,1

0808 30 90

AR

75,4

CL

87,9

NZ

177,1

TR

191,6

ZA

88,0

ZZ

124,0

0809 10 00

MK

106,1

TR

248,9

XS

111,8

ZZ

155,6

0809 29 00

CA

378,3

TR

283,0

US

408,0

ZZ

356,4

0809 30

MK

73,7

TR

139,1

ZZ

106,4

0809 40 05

BA

57,7

MK

49,3

TR

141,2

ZZ

82,7

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(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

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DECISIONS

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 July 2014

appointing a German member and two German alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2014/506/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the GermanGovernment,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015 (1). On 10 July 2012, by Council Decision 2012/377/EU (3), Dr Zsuzsa BREIER was appointed as member until 25 January 2015. |
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(1)

On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015 (1). On 10 July 2012, by Council Decision 2012/377/EU (3), Dr Zsuzsa BREIER was appointed as member until 25 January 2015.

| (2) | A member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Dr Zsuzsa BREIER. |
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(2)

A member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Dr Zsuzsa BREIER.

| (3) | An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Michael REUTER. |
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(3)

An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Michael REUTER.

| (4) | An alternate member's seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Mark WEINMEISTER as member of the Committee of the Regions. |
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(4)

An alternate member's seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Mark WEINMEISTER as member of the Committee of the Regions.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

| a) | as member:






  — | Mr Mark WEINMEISTER, Staatssekretär für Europaangelegenheiten (Land Hessen) |
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a)

as member:

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Mr Mark WEINMEISTER, Staatssekretär für Europaangelegenheiten (Land Hessen)

and

| b) | as alternate members:






  — | Ms Ursula HAMMANN, Mitglied des Hessischen Landtags |
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b)

as alternate members:

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Ms Ursula HAMMANN, Mitglied des Hessischen Landtags

| — | Ms Sabine WASCHKE, Mitglied des Hessischen Landtags. |
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Ms Sabine WASCHKE, Mitglied des Hessischen Landtags.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.

For the Council

The President

S. GOZI

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(1)  
  OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

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(2)  
  OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.

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(3)  
  OJ L 182, 13.7.2012, p. 40.

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