# Official Journal L 261/2016

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5928 September 2016 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 261

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5928 September 2016

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1725 of 23 September 2016 establishing a prohibition of fishing for undulate ray in Union waters of VIId by vessels flying the flag of France | 1 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1726 of 27 September 2016 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards carvone, diammonium phosphate, Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS02 and whey (
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| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1727 of 27 September 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 5 |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1728 of 27 September 2016 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by applications for import licences lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 in the sugar sector and suspending submission of applications for such licences | 7 |

Contents

II   Non-legislative acts

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REGULATIONS

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1725 of 23 September 2016 establishing a prohibition of fishing for undulate ray in Union waters of VIId by vessels flying the flag of France

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1726 of 27 September 2016 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards carvone, diammonium phosphate, Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS02 and whey (
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1727 of 27 September 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1728 of 27 September 2016 fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by applications for import licences lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 in the sugar sector and suspending submission of applications for such licences

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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

REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2016/1725

of 23 September 2016

establishing a prohibition of fishing for undulate ray in Union waters of VIId by vessels flying the flag of France

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 Community 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) 2016/72 (2), lays down quotas for 2016. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (2), lays down quotas for 2016.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2016. |
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(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2016.

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

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2016 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.

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, 23 September 2016.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

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

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(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 of 22 January 2016 fixing for 2016 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, and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2016, p. 1).

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ANNEX

| No | 31/TQ72 |
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| Member State | France |
| Stock | RJU/07D. |
| Species | Undulate ray (Raja undulata) |
| Zone | Union waters of VIId |
| Closing date | 12.9.2016 |

No

31/TQ72

Member State

France

Stock

RJU/07D.

Species

Undulate ray (Raja undulata)

Zone

Union waters of VIId

Closing date

12.9.2016

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2016/1726

of 27 September 2016

amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards carvone, diammonium phosphate, Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS02 and whey

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | For carvone, diammonium phosphate, Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS02 and whey no specific maximum residue limits (MRLs) were set. As those substances were not included in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the default value of 0,01 mg/kg laid down in Article 18(1)(b) of that Regulation applies. |
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(1)

For carvone, diammonium phosphate, Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS02 and whey no specific maximum residue limits (MRLs) were set. As those substances were not included in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the default value of 0,01 mg/kg laid down in Article 18(1)(b) of that Regulation applies.

| (2) | As regards carvone, the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded (2) that the inclusion of carvone (d-/l-carvone at a ratio of at least 100:1) in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 is appropriate. |
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(2)

As regards carvone, the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded (2) that the inclusion of carvone (d-/l-carvone at a ratio of at least 100:1) in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 is appropriate.

| (3) | Diammonium phosphate is approved as basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). In view of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/548 (4), the Commission considers that the inclusion of that substance in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 is appropriate. |
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(3)

Diammonium phosphate is approved as basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). In view of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/548 (4), the Commission considers that the inclusion of that substance in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 is appropriate.

| (4) | As regards Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS02, the Authority concluded (5) that the inclusion of that substance in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 is appropriate. |
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(4)

As regards Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS02, the Authority concluded (5) that the inclusion of that substance in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 is appropriate.

| (5) | Whey is approved as basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. In view of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/560 (6), the Commission considers that the inclusion of that substance in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 is appropriate. |
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(5)

Whey is approved as basic substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council. In view of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/560 (6), the Commission considers that the inclusion of that substance in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 is appropriate.

| (6) | Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(6)

Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 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

In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the following entries are inserted in alphabetical order:

| | ‘carvone (*1) |
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‘carvone (*1)

| | ‘diammonium phosphate’, |
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‘diammonium phosphate’,

| | ‘
  Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS02’ |
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‘
  Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain LAS02’

| | ‘whey’. |
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‘whey’.

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, 27 September 2016.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1.

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(2)  European Food Safety Authority, 2016. Statement on the assessment of the pesticide active substance carvone (d-/l-carvone at a ratio of at least 100:1) for inclusion in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. EFSA Journal 2016;14(2):4405, 14 pp. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4405.

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(3)  Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).

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(4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/548 of 8 April 2016 approving the basic substance diammonium phosphate in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 95, 9.4.2016, p. 1).

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(5)  European Food Safety Authority, 2015. Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Saccharomyces cerevisiae LAS02. EFSA Journal 2015;13(12):4322, 29 pp. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4322.

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(6)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/560 of 11 April 2016 approving the basic substance whey in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 96, 12.4.2016, p. 23).

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1727

of 27 September 2016

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

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1),

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

Whereas:

| (1) | Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto. |
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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, 27 September 2016.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

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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 | MA | 162,7 |
| ZZ | 162,7 |
| 0707 00 05 | TR | 125,7 |
| ZZ | 125,7 |
| 0709 93 10 | AR | 162,6 |
| TR | 133,9 |
| ZZ | 148,3 |
| 0805 50 10 | AR | 106,5 |
| CL | 124,5 |
| TR | 99,0 |
| UY | 70,9 |
| ZA | 95,1 |
| ZZ | 99,2 |
| 0806 10 10 | TR | 133,8 |
| ZA | 80,3 |
| ZZ | 107,1 |
| 0808 10 80 | AR | 154,2 |
| BR | 97,9 |
| CL | 139,8 |
| NZ | 124,7 |
| US | 144,0 |
| ZA | 118,7 |
| ZZ | 129,9 |
| 0808 30 90 | CL | 126,9 |
| CN | 92,9 |
| TR | 130,3 |
| ZA | 155,4 |
| ZZ | 126,4 |
| 0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90 | TR | 128,6 |
| ZZ | 128,6 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

MA

162,7

ZZ

162,7

0707 00 05

TR

125,7

ZZ

125,7

0709 93 10

AR

162,6

TR

133,9

ZZ

148,3

0805 50 10

AR

106,5

CL

124,5

TR

99,0

UY

70,9

ZA

95,1

ZZ

99,2

0806 10 10

TR

133,8

ZA

80,3

ZZ

107,1

0808 10 80

AR

154,2

BR

97,9

CL

139,8

NZ

124,7

US

144,0

ZA

118,7

ZZ

129,9

0808 30 90

CL

126,9

CN

92,9

TR

130,3

ZA

155,4

ZZ

126,4

0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90

TR

128,6

ZZ

128,6

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

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1728

of 27 September 2016

fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by applications for import licences lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 in the sugar sector and suspending submission of applications for such licences

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 188(1) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of sugar products. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of sugar products.

| (2) | The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 October 2016 exceed the quantities available under order numbers 09.4320 and 09.4321. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3). Submission of further applications for import licences under those order numbers should be suspended until the end of the quota period. |
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(2)

The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 October 2016 exceed the quantities available under order numbers 09.4320 and 09.4321. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3). Submission of further applications for import licences under those order numbers should be suspended until the end of the quota period.

| (3) | The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 October 2016 are equal to the quantities available under order number 09.4319. Submission of further applications for import licences under those order numbers should be suspended until the end of this quota period. |
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(3)

The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 October 2016 are equal to the quantities available under order number 09.4319. Submission of further applications for import licences under those order numbers should be suspended until the end of this quota period.

| (4) | In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
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(4)

In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, 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

1.   The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged under Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 from 8 to 14 September 2016 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

2.   Submission of further applications for import licences under the order numbers indicated in the Annex shall be suspended until the end of the 2016/2017 quota period.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2016.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

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(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (OJ L 254, 26.9.2009, p. 82).

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(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13).

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ANNEX

‘CXL concessions sugar’

2016/2017 Quota period

Applications lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016

| Order No | Country | Allocation coefficient (%) | Further applications |
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| 09.4317 | Australia | — | — |
| 09.4318 | Brazil | — | — |
| 09.4319 | Cuba | — | Suspended |
| 09.4320 | Any third country | 4,79785 | Suspended |
| 09.4321 | India | 3,118762 | Suspended |

Order No

Country

Allocation coefficient (%)

Further applications

09.4317

Australia

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—

09.4318

Brazil

—

—

09.4319

Cuba

—

Suspended

09.4320

Any third country

4,79785

Suspended

09.4321

India

3,118762

Suspended

‘Balkans sugar’

2016/2017 Quota period

Applications lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016

| Order No | Country | Allocation coefficient (%) | Further applications |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09.4324 | Albania | — | — |
| 09.4325 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | — |
| 09.4326 | Serbia | — | — |
| 09.4327 | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | — | — |

Order No

Country

Allocation coefficient (%)

Further applications

09.4324

Albania

—

—

09.4325

Bosnia and Herzegovina

—

—

09.4326

Serbia

—

—

09.4327

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

—

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‘Exceptional import sugar’ and ‘industrial sugar’

2016/2017 Quota period

Applications lodged from 8 to 14 September 2016

| Order No | Type | Allocation coefficient (%) | Further applications |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09.4380 | Exceptional import | — | — |
| 09.4390 | Industrial sugar | — | — |

Order No

Type

Allocation coefficient (%)

Further applications

09.4380

Exceptional import

—

—

09.4390

Industrial sugar

—

—

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