# Official Journal L 155/2013

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 567 June 2013 |

ISSN 1977-0677

doi:10.3000/19770677.L_2013.155.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 155

English edition

Legislation

Volume 567 June 2013

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS |
| | | 2013/267/EU |
| | * | Council Decision of 13 May 2013 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 65th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee as regards amendments to the Condition Assessment Scheme and at the 92nd session of the Maritime Safety Committee as regards amendments to the International Safety Management Code as well as amendments to Chapter III of the SOLAS Convention and to the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 concerning enclosed space entry and rescue drills | 1 |
| | | 2013/268/EU |
| | * | Council Decision of 13 May 2013 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with regard to the adoption of certain Codes and related amendments to certain conventions and protocols | 3 |
| | | REGULATIONS |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 520/2013 of 6 June 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 7 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | * | Council Decision 2013/269/CFSP of 27 May 2013 authorising Member States to sign, in the interests of the European Union, the Arms Trade Treaty | 9 |

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II   Non-legislative acts

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

2013/267/EU

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Council Decision of 13 May 2013 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 65th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee as regards amendments to the Condition Assessment Scheme and at the 92nd session of the Maritime Safety Committee as regards amendments to the International Safety Management Code as well as amendments to Chapter III of the SOLAS Convention and to the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 concerning enclosed space entry and rescue drills

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2013/268/EU

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Council Decision of 13 May 2013 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with regard to the adoption of certain Codes and related amendments to certain conventions and protocols

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REGULATIONS

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 520/2013 of 6 June 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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DECISIONS

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Council Decision 2013/269/CFSP of 27 May 2013 authorising Member States to sign, in the interests of the European Union, the Arms Trade Treaty

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Notice to readers — Council Regulation (EU) No 216/2013 of 7 March 2013 on the electronic publication of the Official Journal of the European Union
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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.
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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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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 May 2013

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 65th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee as regards amendments to the Condition Assessment Scheme and at the 92nd session of the Maritime Safety Committee as regards amendments to the International Safety Management Code as well as amendments to Chapter III of the SOLAS Convention and to the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 concerning enclosed space entry and rescue drills

(2013/267/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | Action by the Union in the sector of maritime transport should aim to improve maritime safety. |
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(1)

Action by the Union in the sector of maritime transport should aim to improve maritime safety.

| (2) | The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at its 64th session in October 2012 approved amendments to the Condition Assessment Scheme (Resolution MEPC.94(46)), arising from the adoption of the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers 2011. Those amendments are expected to be adopted in the 65th session of the MEPC, to be held on 13 to 17 May 2013. |
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(2)

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at its 64th session in October 2012 approved amendments to the Condition Assessment Scheme (Resolution MEPC.94(46)), arising from the adoption of the International Code on the Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers 2011. Those amendments are expected to be adopted in the 65th session of the MEPC, to be held on 13 to 17 May 2013.

| (3) | The IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meeting at its 91st session approved amendments to the International Safety Management (ISM) Code as well as amendments to Chapter III of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS), the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 and the Dynamically Supported Craft Code. Those amendments are expected to be adopted in the 92nd session of the MSC, to be held in June 2013. |
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(3)

The IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meeting at its 91st session approved amendments to the International Safety Management (ISM) Code as well as amendments to Chapter III of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS), the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 and the Dynamically Supported Craft Code. Those amendments are expected to be adopted in the 92nd session of the MSC, to be held in June 2013.

| (4) | The amendments to the Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS) for single hull oil tankers will modify the CAS to refer to the latest (2011) Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers or Enhanced Survey Programme (ESP). Regulation (EU) No 530/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2012 on the accelerated phasing-in of double hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers (1) provides for the application of the CAS. |
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(4)

The amendments to the Condition Assessment Scheme (CAS) for single hull oil tankers will modify the CAS to refer to the latest (2011) Enhanced Programme of Inspections during Surveys of Bulk Carriers and Oil Tankers or Enhanced Survey Programme (ESP). Regulation (EU) No 530/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2012 on the accelerated phasing-in of double hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers (1) provides for the application of the CAS.

| (5) | The amendments to the ISM Code will introduce specific clarifications to that Code in terms of appropriate manning considerations and responsibility for ISM-related delegated tasks as well as the insertion of relevant footnotes. The ISM Code, although set out in an Annex to Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on the implementation of the International Safety Management Code within the Community (2), is also defined in that Regulation as being ‘in its up-to-date version’. Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 requires that ships covered by it comply with the requirements of Part A of the ISM Code. Hence the changes to be adopted at the 92th session of the MSC will have a direct legal effect on that Regulation. |
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(5)

The amendments to the ISM Code will introduce specific clarifications to that Code in terms of appropriate manning considerations and responsibility for ISM-related delegated tasks as well as the insertion of relevant footnotes. The ISM Code, although set out in an Annex to Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on the implementation of the International Safety Management Code within the Community (2), is also defined in that Regulation as being ‘in its up-to-date version’. Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 requires that ships covered by it comply with the requirements of Part A of the ISM Code. Hence the changes to be adopted at the 92th session of the MSC will have a direct legal effect on that Regulation.

| (6) | The amendments to Chapter III of the SOLAS Convention with respect to the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 as well as to the Dynamically Supported Craft Code, will introduce into Regulation 19 of Chapter III of the SOLAS Convention, into Chapter 18 of the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 and into Chapter 17 of the Dynamically Supported Craft Code an obligation for rescue training for those crew members with responsibilities for working in enclosed spaces. Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (3) specifically applies the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 to domestic high speed passenger craft. For older crafts for which those High Speed Craft Codes do not apply, that Directive applies the previous Dynamically Supported Craft Code. |
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(6)

The amendments to Chapter III of the SOLAS Convention with respect to the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 as well as to the Dynamically Supported Craft Code, will introduce into Regulation 19 of Chapter III of the SOLAS Convention, into Chapter 18 of the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 and into Chapter 17 of the Dynamically Supported Craft Code an obligation for rescue training for those crew members with responsibilities for working in enclosed spaces. Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (3) specifically applies the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 to domestic high speed passenger craft. For older crafts for which those High Speed Craft Codes do not apply, that Directive applies the previous Dynamically Supported Craft Code.

| (7) | The amendments to be adopted at the 65th session of the MEPC and at the 92th session of the MSC can be considered positive developments and therefore should be given the Union’s support. |
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(7)

The amendments to be adopted at the 65th session of the MEPC and at the 92th session of the MSC can be considered positive developments and therefore should be given the Union’s support.

| (8) | The Union is neither a member of the IMO nor a contracting party to the conventions and codes concerned. It is therefore necessary for the Council to authorise the Member States to express the position of the Union in the MEPC and the MSC and express their consent to the bound by these amendments, |
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(8)

The Union is neither a member of the IMO nor a contracting party to the conventions and codes concerned. It is therefore necessary for the Council to authorise the Member States to express the position of the Union in the MEPC and the MSC and express their consent to the bound by these amendments,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.   The position of the Union at the 65th session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee shall be to agree to the adoption of the amendments to the Condition Assessment Scheme (MEPC Resolution 94(46)), as approved by that committee at its 64th session and as laid down in Annexes 13 and 16 to the IMO document MEPC 64/23/Add.1.

2.   The position of the Union at the 92nd session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee shall be to agree to the adoption of the amendments to the ISM Code and its related guidelines and the introduction of a new training requirement for rescue in enclosed spaces into Regulation 19 of Chapter III of the SOLAS Convention, into Chapter 18 of the High Speed Craft Codes 1994 and 2000 and into Chapter 17 of the Dynamically Supported Craft Code, as approved by that committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annexes 22, 30 and 31 to the IMO document MSC 91/22/Add.2 and in Annex 4 to the IMO document MSC 92/3/1, respectively.

3.   The position of the Union as set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be expressed by the Member States which are members of IMO acting jointly in the interest of the Union.

4.   Formal and minor change to this position may be agreed without requiring that position to be amended.

Article 2

Member States are hereby authorised to give their consent to be bound, in the interest of the Union, by the amendments referred to in Article 1(1) and (2).

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 May 2013.

For the Council

The President

S. COVENEY

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 May 2013

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with regard to the adoption of certain Codes and related amendments to certain conventions and protocols

(2013/268/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at its 64th session in October 2012 and the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) at its 91st session in November 2012 approved an IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code). The 28th IMO Assembly is expected to adopt that code in December 2013. |
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(1)

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at its 64th session in October 2012 and the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) at its 91st session in November 2012 approved an IMO Instruments Implementation Code (III Code). The 28th IMO Assembly is expected to adopt that code in December 2013.

| (2) | The MEPC at its 64th session and the MSC at its 91st session also approved an IMO Code on Recognised Organisations (RO Code). The MEPC is expected to adopt that code at its 65th session in May 2013 and the MSC at its 92nd session in June 2013. |
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(2)

The MEPC at its 64th session and the MSC at its 91st session also approved an IMO Code on Recognised Organisations (RO Code). The MEPC is expected to adopt that code at its 65th session in May 2013 and the MSC at its 92nd session in June 2013.

| (3) | The MSC at its 91st session approved amendments to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (‘the Load Lines Convention’); to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; and to the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement, 1969 with a view to rendering the III Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, for consideration and adoption by the 28th IMO Assembly. |
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(3)

The MSC at its 91st session approved amendments to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 (‘the Load Lines Convention’); to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; and to the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement, 1969 with a view to rendering the III Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, for consideration and adoption by the 28th IMO Assembly.

| (4) | The MEPC at its 64th session approved amendments to the protocols of 1978 and 1997 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (‘the MARPOL Convention’), with a view to rendering the III Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme. The MEPC is expected to adopt those amendments at its 66th session in 2014. |
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(4)

The MEPC at its 64th session approved amendments to the protocols of 1978 and 1997 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (‘the MARPOL Convention’), with a view to rendering the III Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme. The MEPC is expected to adopt those amendments at its 66th session in 2014.

| (5) | The MSC at its 91st session approved amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (‘the SOLAS Convention’) and the 1988 protocol to the SOLAS Convention, as well as to the protocol of 1988 relating to Load Lines Convention, 1966, with a view to rendering the III Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme. At its 92nd session, due to take place in June 2013, the MSC is expected to approve amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (‘the STCW Convention’), with the same purpose. The MSC is expected to adopt those amendments to the SOLAS Convention and to the STCW Convention at its 93rd session in 2014. |
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(5)

The MSC at its 91st session approved amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (‘the SOLAS Convention’) and the 1988 protocol to the SOLAS Convention, as well as to the protocol of 1988 relating to Load Lines Convention, 1966, with a view to rendering the III Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme. At its 92nd session, due to take place in June 2013, the MSC is expected to approve amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (‘the STCW Convention’), with the same purpose. The MSC is expected to adopt those amendments to the SOLAS Convention and to the STCW Convention at its 93rd session in 2014.

| (6) | The MEPC at its 64th session approved amendments to the Protocol of 1978 relating to the MARPOL Convention with a view to rendering the RO Code mandatory. The MEPC is expected to adopt those amendments at its 65th session. |
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(6)

The MEPC at its 64th session approved amendments to the Protocol of 1978 relating to the MARPOL Convention with a view to rendering the RO Code mandatory. The MEPC is expected to adopt those amendments at its 65th session.

| (7) | The MSC at its 91st session approved amendments to the SOLAS Convention and to the protocol of 1988 relating to the Load Lines Convention, with a view to rendering the RO Code mandatory. The MSC is expected to adopt those amendments at its 92nd session. |
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(7)

The MSC at its 91st session approved amendments to the SOLAS Convention and to the protocol of 1988 relating to the Load Lines Convention, with a view to rendering the RO Code mandatory. The MSC is expected to adopt those amendments at its 92nd session.

| (8) | Once adopted, the amendments to those conventions and protocols will be submitted by the IMO Secretary-General to the respective contracting parties in order for them to express their consent to be bound by those amendments either tacitly or expressly, according to the relevant provisions of each convention or protocol. |
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(8)

Once adopted, the amendments to those conventions and protocols will be submitted by the IMO Secretary-General to the respective contracting parties in order for them to express their consent to be bound by those amendments either tacitly or expressly, according to the relevant provisions of each convention or protocol.

| (9) | None of the conventions and protocols contain clauses excluding the formulation of reservations as regards amendments. |
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(9)

None of the conventions and protocols contain clauses excluding the formulation of reservations as regards amendments.

| (10) | The draft III Code is meant to replace IMO Assembly Resolution A.1054(27) which contains the existing Code for the implementation of mandatory IMO instruments, which in turn replaced, after several amendments, IMO Assembly Resolution A.847(20), which the Member States, as regards their responsibilities as flag States, are obliged to apply by virtue of Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (1). |
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(10)

The draft III Code is meant to replace IMO Assembly Resolution A.1054(27) which contains the existing Code for the implementation of mandatory IMO instruments, which in turn replaced, after several amendments, IMO Assembly Resolution A.847(20), which the Member States, as regards their responsibilities as flag States, are obliged to apply by virtue of Directive 2009/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (1).

| (11) | The matter of the RO Code is exhaustively regulated by Directive 2009/15/EC and by Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (2), either directly or by reference to a number of IMO resolutions. |
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(11)

The matter of the RO Code is exhaustively regulated by Directive 2009/15/EC and by Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (2), either directly or by reference to a number of IMO resolutions.

| (12) | Furthermore, Directive 2009/15/EC provides that, following the adoption of new instruments or protocols to the international conventions referred to therein, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, is to decide, taking into account the Member States’ parliamentary procedures as well as the relevant procedures within the IMO, on the detailed arrangements for ratifying those new instruments or protocols, while ensuring that they are applied uniformly and simultaneously in the Member States. The term ‘international conventions’ as defined both in Directive 2009/15/EC and in Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 includes the SOLAS, MARPOL and Load Lines conventions, together with the protocols and amendments to those conventions, and the related codes of mandatory application, in their up-to-date version. |
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(12)

Furthermore, Directive 2009/15/EC provides that, following the adoption of new instruments or protocols to the international conventions referred to therein, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, is to decide, taking into account the Member States’ parliamentary procedures as well as the relevant procedures within the IMO, on the detailed arrangements for ratifying those new instruments or protocols, while ensuring that they are applied uniformly and simultaneously in the Member States. The term ‘international conventions’ as defined both in Directive 2009/15/EC and in Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 includes the SOLAS, MARPOL and Load Lines conventions, together with the protocols and amendments to those conventions, and the related codes of mandatory application, in their up-to-date version.

| (13) | The obligations incumbent on the flag States under the STCW Convention are covered by Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (3). |
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(13)

The obligations incumbent on the flag States under the STCW Convention are covered by Directive 2008/106/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the minimum level of training of seafarers (3).

| (14) | In some areas, possible discrepancies have been identified between the III Code and the RO Code on the one hand, and legal acts of the Union on the other. It is necessary to ensure the consistency with Union law of the Member States’ obligations arising from the application of the III Code and the RO Code under the STCW, SOLAS, MARPOL and Load Lines conventions, their protocols and other conventions and protocols which render the III Code and the RO Code mandatory for the Contracting Parties. |
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(14)

In some areas, possible discrepancies have been identified between the III Code and the RO Code on the one hand, and legal acts of the Union on the other. It is necessary to ensure the consistency with Union law of the Member States’ obligations arising from the application of the III Code and the RO Code under the STCW, SOLAS, MARPOL and Load Lines conventions, their protocols and other conventions and protocols which render the III Code and the RO Code mandatory for the Contracting Parties.

| (15) | Directive 2009/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on compliance with flag State requirements (4) lays down a number of obligations for the Member States as flag States. These include in particular an obligation for Member States to take the necessary measures for an IMO audit of their administration to be carried out at least once every seven years. However, the relevant provision is to expire at the latest on 17 June 2017 or at an earlier date, as established by the Commission, if a mandatory IMO Member State Audit Scheme has entered into force. |
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(15)

Directive 2009/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on compliance with flag State requirements (4) lays down a number of obligations for the Member States as flag States. These include in particular an obligation for Member States to take the necessary measures for an IMO audit of their administration to be carried out at least once every seven years. However, the relevant provision is to expire at the latest on 17 June 2017 or at an earlier date, as established by the Commission, if a mandatory IMO Member State Audit Scheme has entered into force.

| (16) | With the exception of the areas of discrepancy with Union law, the two draft Codes must, on the whole, be considered a positive development in so far as they will establish high global standards for the activities of flag States and recognised organisations alike. For those reasons, the development of an IMO RO Code was explicitly envisaged in recital 4 of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009. The Union should therefore support the adoption of both Codes as mandatory instruments of the IMO. |
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(16)

With the exception of the areas of discrepancy with Union law, the two draft Codes must, on the whole, be considered a positive development in so far as they will establish high global standards for the activities of flag States and recognised organisations alike. For those reasons, the development of an IMO RO Code was explicitly envisaged in recital 4 of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009. The Union should therefore support the adoption of both Codes as mandatory instruments of the IMO.

| (17) | The Union is neither a member of the IMO nor a Contracting Party to the conventions and protocols concerned. It is therefore necessary for the Council to authorise the Member States to give their consent to be bound, in the interests of the Union, by the amendments to those conventions and protocols which will make the III Code and the RO Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, |
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(17)

The Union is neither a member of the IMO nor a Contracting Party to the conventions and protocols concerned. It is therefore necessary for the Council to authorise the Member States to give their consent to be bound, in the interests of the Union, by the amendments to those conventions and protocols which will make the III Code and the RO Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.   The position of the Union at the 28th IMO Assembly shall be to agree to the draft IMO Instruments Implementation Code, as approved by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee in its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 16 to IMO document MSC 91/22.

2.   The position of the Union at the 28th IMO Assembly shall be to agree to the following:

| (a) | amendments to Regulation 3 of Chapter 1 of Annex I and the inclusion of a new Annex IV to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, as approved by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 10 to IMO document MSC 91/22; |
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(a)

amendments to Regulation 3 of Chapter 1 of Annex I and the inclusion of a new Annex IV to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, as approved by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 10 to IMO document MSC 91/22;

| (b) | amendments to Regulation 2 of Annex I and the inclusion of a new Annex III to the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement, 1969 with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, as approved by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 12 to IMO document MSC 91/22; |
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(b)

amendments to Regulation 2 of Annex I and the inclusion of a new Annex III to the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement, 1969 with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, as approved by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 12 to IMO document MSC 91/22;

| (c) | amendments to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, by including a new Part F with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, as approved by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 11 to IMO document MSC 91/22. |
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(c)

amendments to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, by including a new Part F with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, as approved by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 11 to IMO document MSC 91/22.

Article 2

1.   The position of the Union at the 65th session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee shall be to agree to the draft IMO Code on Recognised Organisations, as approved by that committee at its 64th session and by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 19 to IMO document MSC 91/22.

2.   The position of the Union at the 65th session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee shall be to agree to the adoption of the amendments to Regulation 6 of Annex I and Regulation 8 of Annex II to the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 with a view to rendering the IMO Code on Recognised Organisations mandatory, as approved by that committee at its 64th session and as laid down in Annex 23 to IMO document MEPC 64/23.

3.   The position of the Union at the 66th session of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee shall be to agree to the adoption of the amendments to Regulation 1 of Annex I; the inclusion of a new Chapter 10 in Annex I; the amendments to Regulation 1 of Annex II; the inclusion of a new Chapter 9 in Annex II; the inclusion of new Chapters 1 and 2 in Annex III; the amendments to Regulation 1 of Annex IV; the inclusion of a new Chapter 6 in Annex IV; the inclusion of new Chapters 1 and 2 in Annex V; the amendments to Regulation 2 of Annex VI; and the inclusion of a new Chapter 5 in Annex VI to the protocols of 1978 and 1997 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, as approved by that committee at its 64th session and as laid down in Annex 20 to IMO document MEPC 64/23.

Article 3

1.   The position of the Union at the 92nd session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee shall be to agree to the draft IMO Code on Recognised Organisations, as approved by that committee at its 91st session and by the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee at its 64th session and as laid down in Annex 19 to IMO document MSC 91/22.

2.   The position of the Union at the 92nd session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee shall be to agree to the following:

| (a) | amendments to Regulation 1 of Chapter XI-1 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (SOLAS 1974) with a view to rendering the IMO Code on Recognised Organisations mandatory, as approved by that committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 20 to IMO document MSC 91/22; |
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(a)

amendments to Regulation 1 of Chapter XI-1 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (SOLAS 1974) with a view to rendering the IMO Code on Recognised Organisations mandatory, as approved by that committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 20 to IMO document MSC 91/22;

| (b) | amendments to Regulation 2-1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the 1988 Protocol to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 with a view to rendering the IMO Code on Recognised Organisations mandatory, as approved by that committee in its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 21 to IMO document MSC 91/22. |
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(b)

amendments to Regulation 2-1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the 1988 Protocol to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 with a view to rendering the IMO Code on Recognised Organisations mandatory, as approved by that committee in its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 21 to IMO document MSC 91/22.

3.   The position of the Union at the 93rd session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee shall be to agree to the following:

| (a) | amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (SOLAS 1974) by including a new Chapter XIII with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, as approved by that committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 17 to IMO document MSC 91/22; |
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(a)

amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (SOLAS 1974) by including a new Chapter XIII with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, as approved by that committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 17 to IMO document MSC 91/22;

| (b) | amendments to Regulation 3 of Chapter 1 of Annex I and the inclusion of a new Annex IV to Annex B to the 1988 Protocol to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, as approved by that committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 18 to IMO document MSC 91/22. |
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(b)

amendments to Regulation 3 of Chapter 1 of Annex I and the inclusion of a new Annex IV to Annex B to the 1988 Protocol to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme, as approved by that committee at its 91st session and as laid down in Annex 18 to IMO document MSC 91/22.

4.   The position of the Union at the 92nd and 93rd sessions of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee shall be to agree to the approval and subsequent adoption of appropriate amendments to the Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 with a view to rendering the IMO Instruments Implementation Code mandatory, together with an associated flag State audit scheme.

Article 4

1.   The position of the Union as set out in Articles 1, 2 and 3 shall be expressed by the Member States which are members of the IMO acting jointly in the interest of the Union, and subject to the declaration contained in the Annex.

2.   Formal and minor changes to the Union’s position as set out in Articles 1, 2 and 3 may be agreed without requiring that position to be amended.

Article 5

Member States are hereby authorised to give their consent to be bound, in the interest of the Union and subject to the declaration set out in the Annex, by the amendments referred to in Article 1(2), Article 2(2) and (3) and Article 3(2), (3) and (4).

Article 6

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 May 2013.

For the Council

The President

S. COVENEY

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(1)  
  OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 47.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 11.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 323, 3.12.2008, p. 33.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 131, 28.5.2009, p. 132.

4

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ANNEX

Declaration by [insert name of the contracting Member State]

[Insert name of the contracting Member State] considers that the [Insert name of the relevant Code] contains a set of minimum requirements on which States can elaborate and improve as appropriate for the enhancement of maritime safety and the protection of the environment.

In particular, as regards the [Insert name of the relevant Code], [Insert name of the contracting Member State] wishes to make clear that nothing in the said Code shall be construed to restrict or limit in any way the fulfilment of its obligations under the law of the European Union in relation to:

| — | the definition of ‘statutory certificates’ and ‘class certificates’, |
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—

the definition of ‘statutory certificates’ and ‘class certificates’,

| — | the scope of the obligations and criteria laid down for recognised organisations, |
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—

the scope of the obligations and criteria laid down for recognised organisations,

| — | the duties of the European Commission as regards the recognition, assessment and, where appropriate, the imposition of corrective measures or sanctions on recognised organisations. |
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—

the duties of the European Commission as regards the recognition, assessment and, where appropriate, the imposition of corrective measures or sanctions on recognised organisations.

In the case of an IMO audit, [Insert name of the contracting Member State] will state that only compliance with those provisions of the relevant international conventions which [Insert name of the contracting Member State] has accepted, including in the terms of this declaration, shall be verified.

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REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 520/2013

of 6 June 2013

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, 6 June 2013.

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.

1

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

2

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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 | AL | 41,5 |
| MA | 51,3 |
| MK | 65,0 |
| TN | 27,9 |
| TR | 62,1 |
| ZZ | 49,6 |
| 0707 00 05 | AL | 36,9 |
| MK | 34,4 |
| TR | 163,2 |
| ZZ | 78,2 |
| 0709 93 10 | TR | 145,6 |
| ZZ | 145,6 |
| 0805 50 10 | AR | 100,7 |
| TR | 95,7 |
| ZA | 109,5 |
| ZZ | 102,0 |
| 0808 10 80 | AR | 166,8 |
| BR | 108,4 |
| CL | 125,9 |
| CN | 71,8 |
| NZ | 134,1 |
| US | 209,8 |
| ZA | 120,3 |
| ZZ | 133,9 |
| 0809 10 00 | IL | 325,6 |
| TR | 183,3 |
| ZZ | 254,5 |
| 0809 29 00 | IL | 750,0 |
| TR | 459,9 |
| US | 811,3 |
| ZZ | 673,7 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

AL

41,5

MA

51,3

MK

65,0

TN

27,9

TR

62,1

ZZ

49,6

0707 00 05

AL

36,9

MK

34,4

TR

163,2

ZZ

78,2

0709 93 10

TR

145,6

ZZ

145,6

0805 50 10

AR

100,7

TR

95,7

ZA

109,5

ZZ

102,0

0808 10 80

AR

166,8

BR

108,4

CL

125,9

CN

71,8

NZ

134,1

US

209,8

ZA

120,3

ZZ

133,9

0809 10 00

IL

325,6

TR

183,3

ZZ

254,5

0809 29 00

IL

750,0

TR

459,9

US

811,3

ZZ

673,7

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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 2013/269/CFSP

of 27 May 2013

authorising Member States to sign, in the interests of the European Union, the Arms Trade Treaty

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 and Article 207(3) in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 11 March 2013, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty in the framework of the United Nations on those matters coming under the exclusive competence of the Union. |
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(1)

On 11 March 2013, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate the Arms Trade Treaty in the framework of the United Nations on those matters coming under the exclusive competence of the Union.

| (2) | On 2 April 2013, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the text of the Arms Trade Treaty. The General Assembly also requested the Secretary-General, as depositary of the Treaty, to open it for signature on 3 June 2013 and called upon all States to consider signing and, thereafter, according to their respective constitutional processes, becoming parties to the Treaty at the earliest possible date. |
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(2)

On 2 April 2013, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the text of the Arms Trade Treaty. The General Assembly also requested the Secretary-General, as depositary of the Treaty, to open it for signature on 3 June 2013 and called upon all States to consider signing and, thereafter, according to their respective constitutional processes, becoming parties to the Treaty at the earliest possible date.

| (3) | The object of the Treaty is to establish the highest possible common international standards for regulating or improving the regulation of the international trade in conventional arms, to prevent and eradicate the illicit trade in conventional arms and prevent their diversion. Member States expressed their satisfaction with the outcome of the negotiations and their willingness to urgently proceed to the signature of the Treaty. |
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(3)

The object of the Treaty is to establish the highest possible common international standards for regulating or improving the regulation of the international trade in conventional arms, to prevent and eradicate the illicit trade in conventional arms and prevent their diversion. Member States expressed their satisfaction with the outcome of the negotiations and their willingness to urgently proceed to the signature of the Treaty.

| (4) | Some of the provisions of the Treaty concern matters that fall under the exclusive competence of the Union because they are within the scope of the Common Commercial Policy or affect the Internal Market rules for the transfer of conventional arms and explosives. |
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(4)

Some of the provisions of the Treaty concern matters that fall under the exclusive competence of the Union because they are within the scope of the Common Commercial Policy or affect the Internal Market rules for the transfer of conventional arms and explosives.

| (5) | The European Union cannot sign the Treaty, as only States can be parties thereto. |
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(5)

The European Union cannot sign the Treaty, as only States can be parties thereto.

| (6) | Therefore, in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, with respect to those matters falling under the exclusive competence of the Union, the Council should authorise Member States to sign the Treaty in the interests of the Union, |
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(6)

Therefore, in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, with respect to those matters falling under the exclusive competence of the Union, the Council should authorise Member States to sign the Treaty in the interests of the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

With respect to those matters falling under the exclusive competence of the Union, Member States are hereby authorised to sign the Arms Trade Treaty in the interests of the Union.

Article 2

Member States are encouraged to sign the Arms Trade Treaty at the Solemn Ceremony in New York, on 3 June 2013, or at the earliest possible date.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 May 2013.

For the Council

The President

C. ASHTON

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