# Official Journal L 291/2016

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5926 October 2016 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 291

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5926 October 2016

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| | | INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2016/1884 of 18 October 2016 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union | 1 |
| | | Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union | 3 |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2016/1885 of 18 October 2016 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union | 7 |
| | | Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the Schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union | 9 |
| | | REGULATIONS |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1886 of 25 October 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 13 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | * | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1887 of 24 October 2016 laying down the standard requirements for submission by Member States of applications, reports and requests for payments for the plant health survey programmes
  (notified under document C(2016) 6704)

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II   Non-legislative acts

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1884 of 18 October 2016 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union

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Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union

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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1885 of 18 October 2016 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union

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Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the Schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union

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REGULATIONS

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1886 of 25 October 2016 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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DECISIONS

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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1887 of 24 October 2016 laying down the standard requirements for submission by Member States of applications, reports and requests for payments for the plant health survey programmes
  (notified under document C(2016) 6704)

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(notified under document C(2016) 6704)

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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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 (EU) 2016/1884

of 18 October 2016

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with point (a)(v) of the second subparagraph of Article 218(6) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

| (1) | On 15 July 2013 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the World Trade Organisation under Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, in the course of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia. |
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(1)

On 15 July 2013 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the World Trade Organisation under Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, in the course of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia.

| (2) | Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council. |
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(2)

Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.

| (3) | Those negotiations have been concluded and an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union was initialled on 18 December 2015. |
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(3)

Those negotiations have been concluded and an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union was initialled on 18 December 2015.

| (4) | The Agreement was signed on behalf of the European Union on 16 June 2016, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/581 (2). |
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(4)

The Agreement was signed on behalf of the European Union on 16 June 2016, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/581 (2).

| (5) | The Agreement should be approved, |
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(5)

The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union, is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall designate the person empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the notification provided for in the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement (3).

Article 3

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

Done at Luxembourg, 18 October 2016.

For the Council

The President

M. LAJČÁK

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(1)  The European Parliament provided its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement on 13 September 2016.

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(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/581 of 11 April 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (OJ L 101, 16.4.2016, p. 1).

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(3)  The date of entry into force 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

in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union

A.   Letter from the Union

Letter from the Union

Sir,

Following negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of the Schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union, I have the honour to propose the following:

The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications:

| | Add 76 tonnes to the country allocated (Uruguay) EU tariff rate quota ‘boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled; edible offal of bovine animals, thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled’, tariff item numbers ex 0201 30 00 and ex 0206 10 95, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 4 076 tonnes; |
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Add 76 tonnes to the country allocated (Uruguay) EU tariff rate quota ‘boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled; edible offal of bovine animals, thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled’, tariff item numbers ex 0201 30 00 and ex 0206 10 95, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 4 076 tonnes;

| | Add 1 875 tonnes to the EU tariff rate quota ‘Meat of bovine animals, frozen — Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen’, tariff item numbers 0202 and 0206 29 91, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 54 875 tonnes. |
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Add 1 875 tonnes to the EU tariff rate quota ‘Meat of bovine animals, frozen — Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen’, tariff item numbers 0202 and 0206 29 91, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 54 875 tonnes.

The European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay shall notify each other of the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of the agreement. The agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification.

I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the above. I have the honour to propose that, if the above is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Съставено в Брюксел на

Hecho en Bruselas, el

V Bruselu dne

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den

Geschehen zu Brüssel am

Brüssel,

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις

Done at Brussels,

Fait à Bruxelles, le

Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì

Briselē,

Priimta Briuselyje,

Kelt Brüsszelben,

Magħmul fi Brussell,

Gedaan te Brussel,

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia

Feito em Bruxelas,

Întocmit la Bruxelles,

V Bruseli

V Bruslju,

Tehty Brysselissä

Utfärdat i Bryssel den

Image 1

За Европейския съюз

Рог la Unión Europea

Za Evropskou unii

For Den Europæiske Union

Für die Europäische Union

Euroopa Liidu nimel

Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση

For the European Union

Pour l'Union européenne

Za Europsku uniju

Per l'Unione europea

Eiropas Savienības vārdā –

Europos Sąjungos vardu

Az Európai Unió részéről

Għall-Unjoni Ewropea

Voor de Europese Unie

W imieniu Unii Europejskiej

Pela União Europeia

Pentru Uniunea Europeană

Za Európsku úniu

Za Evropsko unijo

Euroopan unionin puolesta

För Europeiska unionen

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B.   Letter from the Eastern Republic of Uruguay

Letter from the Eastern Republic of Uruguay

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

‘Following negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of the Schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union, I have the honour to propose the following:

The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications:

| | Add 76 tonnes to the country allocated (Uruguay) EU tariff rate quota ‘boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled; edible offal of bovine animals, thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled’, tariff item numbers ex 0201 30 00 and ex 0206 10 95, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 4 076 tonnes; |
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Add 76 tonnes to the country allocated (Uruguay) EU tariff rate quota ‘boneless meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled; edible offal of bovine animals, thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled’, tariff item numbers ex 0201 30 00 and ex 0206 10 95, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 4 076 tonnes;

| | Add 1 875 tonnes to the EU tariff rate quota ‘Meat of bovine animals, frozen — Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen’, tariff item numbers 0202 and 0206 29 91, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 54 875 tonnes. |
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Add 1 875 tonnes to the EU tariff rate quota ‘Meat of bovine animals, frozen — Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen’, tariff item numbers 0202 and 0206 29 91, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 20 %. The new tariff rate quota shall be 54 875 tonnes.

The European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay shall notify each other of the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of the agreement. The agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification.

I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the above. I have the honour to propose that, if the above is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.’.

I am able to inform you that my Government is in agreement with the contents of your letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Hecho en Bruselas, el

Съставено в Брюксел на

V Bruselu dne

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den

Geschehen zu Brüssel am

Brüssel,

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις

Done at Brussels,

Fait à Bruxelles, le

Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì

Briselē,

Priimta Briuselyje,

Kelt Brüsszelben,

Magħmul fi Brussell,

Gedaan te Brussel,

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia

Feito em Bruxelas,

Întocmit la Bruxelles,

V Bruseli

V Bruslju,

Tehty Brysselissä

Utfärdat i Bryssel den

Image 3

Por la República Oriental del Uruguay

За Източна република Уругвай

Za Uruguayskou východní republiku

For Den Østlige Republik Uruguay

Für die Republik Östlich des Uruguay

Uruguay Idavabariigi nimel

Για την Ανατολική Δημοκρατία της Оυρουγουάης

For the Eastern Republic of Uruguay

Pour la République orientale de l'Uruguay

Za Istočnu Republiku Urugvaj

Per la Repubblica orientale dell'Uruguay

Urugvajas Austrumu Republikas vārdā –

Urugvajaus Rytų Respublikos vardu

Az Uruguayi Keleti Köztársaság részéről

Għar-Repubblika Orjentali tal-Urugwaj

Voor de Republiek ten oosten van de Uruguay

W imieniu Wschodniej Republiki Urugwaju

Pela República Oriental do Uruguai

Pentru Republica Orientală a Uruguayului

Za Uruguajskú východnú republiku

Za Vzhodno republiko Urugvaj

Uruguayn itäisen tasavallan puolesta

För Republiken Uruguay

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2016/1885

of 18 October 2016

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with point (a)(v) of the second subparagraph of Article 218(6) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

| (1) | On 15 July 2013 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the World Trade Organization under Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, in the course of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia. |
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(1)

On 15 July 2013 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the World Trade Organization under Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, in the course of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia.

| (2) | Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission within the framework of the negotiating directives adopted by the Council. |
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(2)

Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission within the framework of the negotiating directives adopted by the Council.

| (3) | Those negotiations have been concluded and an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union was initialled on 7 October 2015. |
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(3)

Those negotiations have been concluded and an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union was initialled on 7 October 2015.

| (4) | The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Union on 19 April 2016, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/243 (2). |
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(4)

The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Union on 19 April 2016, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2016/243 (2).

| (5) | The Agreement should be approved, |
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(5)

The Agreement should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union, is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall designate the person empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the notification provided for in the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the European Union to be bound by the Agreement (3).

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 18 October 2016.

For the Council

The President

M. LAJČÁK

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(1)  Position of the European Parliament of 15 September 2016.

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(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2016/243 of 12 February 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (OJ L 45, 20.2.2016, p. 12).

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(3)  The date of entry into force 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

in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the Schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union

A.   Letter from the Union

Letter from the Union

Sir/Madam,

Following negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT) relating to the modification of the Schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union, I have the honour to propose the following:

| | The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications: | On tariff line 0703 20 00 add 2 150 tonnes to the allocation for People's Republic of China under the EU tariff rate quota for garlic, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 9,6 %. |
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The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications:

On tariff line 0703 20 00 add 2 150 tonnes to the allocation for People's Republic of China under the EU tariff rate quota for garlic, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 9,6 %.

| | Add 650 tonnes (drained net weight) to the allocation for People's Republic of China under the EU tariff rate quota for mushroom of species Agaricus, prepared, preserved or provisionally preserved:






  — | tariff item number 0711 51 00, out of quota rate 9,6 + 191 EUR/100 kg/net eda, in-quota rate 12 %; |
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Add 650 tonnes (drained net weight) to the allocation for People's Republic of China under the EU tariff rate quota for mushroom of species Agaricus, prepared, preserved or provisionally preserved:

Agaricus

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tariff item number 0711 51 00, out of quota rate 9,6 + 191 EUR/100 kg/net eda, in-quota rate 12 %;

| — | tariff item number 2003 10 20, out of quota rate 18,4 + 191 EUR/100kg/net eda, in-quota rate 23 %; |
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tariff item number 2003 10 20, out of quota rate 18,4 + 191 EUR/100kg/net eda, in-quota rate 23 %;

| — | tariff item number 2003 10 30, out of quota rate 18,4 + 222 EUR/100kg/net eda, in-quota rate 23 %. |
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tariff item number 2003 10 30, out of quota rate 18,4 + 222 EUR/100kg/net eda, in-quota rate 23 %.

| | On tariff line 6404 19 90 (footwear with outer soles of rubbers or plastics — other) lower the current bound EU duty of 17 % to 16,9 %. |
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On tariff line 6404 19 90 (footwear with outer soles of rubbers or plastics — other) lower the current bound EU duty of 17 % to 16,9 %.

| | On tariff line 8415 10 90 (window or wall air conditioning machines ‘split-system’) lower the current bound EU duty of 2,7 % to 2,5 %. |
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On tariff line 8415 10 90 (window or wall air conditioning machines ‘split-system’) lower the current bound EU duty of 2,7 % to 2,5 %.

| | The European Union and the People's Republic of China shall notify each other of the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of the agreement. The agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification. |
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The European Union and the People's Republic of China shall notify each other of the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of the agreement. The agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification.

I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the above. I have the honour to propose that, if the above is acceptable to your government, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China.

Please accept, Sir/Madam, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Съставено в Брюксел на

Hecho en Bruselas, el

V Bruselu dne

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den

Geschehen zu Brüssel am

Brüssel,

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις

Done at Brussels,

Fait à Bruxelles, le

Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì

Briselē,

Priimta Briuselyje,

Kelt Brüsszelben,

Magħmul fi Brussell,

Gedaan te Brussel,

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia

Feito em Bruxelas,

Întocmit la Bruxelles,

V Bruseli

V Bruslju,

Tehty Brysselissä

Utfärdat i Bryssel den

Image 5

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За Европейския съюз

Рог la Unión Europea

Za Evropskou unii

For Den Europæiske Union

Für die Europäische Union

Euroopa Liidu nimel

Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση

For the European Union

Pour l'Union européenne

Za Europsku uniju

Per l'Unione europea

Eiropas Savienības vārdā –

Europos Sąjungos vardu

Az Európai Unió részéről

Għall-Unjoni Ewropea

Voor de Europese Unie

W imieniu Unii Europejskiej

Pela União Europeia

Pentru Uniunea Europeană

Za Európsku úniu

Za Evropsko unijo

Euroopan unionin puolesta

För Europeiska unionen

Image 7

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B.   Letter from People's Republic of China

Letter from People's Republic of China

Sir/Madam,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

‘Following negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT) relating to the modification of the Schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union, I have the honour to propose the following:

| | The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications: | On tariff line 0703 20 00 add 2 150 tonnes to the allocation for People's Republic of China under the EU tariff rate quota for garlic, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 9,6 %. |
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The European Union shall incorporate in its schedule, for the customs territory of the EU 28, the concessions contained in the schedule of the EU 27 with the following modifications:

On tariff line 0703 20 00 add 2 150 tonnes to the allocation for People's Republic of China under the EU tariff rate quota for garlic, maintaining the present in-quota rate of 9,6 %.

| | Add 650 tonnes (drained net weight) to the allocation for People's Republic of China under the EU tariff rate quota for mushroom of species Agaricus, prepared, preserved or provisionally preserved:






  — | tariff item number 0711 51 00, out of quota rate 9,6 + 191 EUR/100 kg/net eda, in-quota rate 12 %; |
| --- | --- | --- |

Add 650 tonnes (drained net weight) to the allocation for People's Republic of China under the EU tariff rate quota for mushroom of species Agaricus, prepared, preserved or provisionally preserved:

Agaricus

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tariff item number 0711 51 00, out of quota rate 9,6 + 191 EUR/100 kg/net eda, in-quota rate 12 %;

| — | tariff item number 2003 10 20, out of quota rate 18,4 + 191 EUR/100kg/net eda, in-quota rate 23 %; |
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tariff item number 2003 10 20, out of quota rate 18,4 + 191 EUR/100kg/net eda, in-quota rate 23 %;

| — | tariff item number 2003 10 30, out of quota rate 18,4 + 222 EUR/100kg/net eda, in-quota rate 23 %. |
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tariff item number 2003 10 30, out of quota rate 18,4 + 222 EUR/100kg/net eda, in-quota rate 23 %.

| | On tariff line 6404 19 90 (footwear with outer soles of rubbers or plastics — other) lower the current bound EU duty of 17 % to 16,9 %. |
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On tariff line 6404 19 90 (footwear with outer soles of rubbers or plastics — other) lower the current bound EU duty of 17 % to 16,9 %.

| | On tariff line 8415 10 90 (window or wall air conditioning machines “split-system”) lower the current bound EU duty of 2,7 % to 2,5 %. |
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On tariff line 8415 10 90 (window or wall air conditioning machines “split-system”) lower the current bound EU duty of 2,7 % to 2,5 %.

| | The European Union and the People's Republic of China shall notify each other of the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of the agreement. The agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification. |
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The European Union and the People's Republic of China shall notify each other of the completion of their internal procedures for the entry into force of the agreement. The agreement shall enter into force 14 days after the date of receipt of the latest notification.

I should be obliged if you would confirm that your Government is in agreement with the above. I have the honour to propose that, if the above is acceptable to your government, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People's Republic of China.’

I am able to inform you that my Government is in agreement with the contents of your letter.

Please accept, Sir/Madam, the assurance of my highest consideration.

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Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den

Geschehen zu Brüssel am

Brüssel,

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Done at Brussels,

Fait à Bruxelles, le

Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì

Briselē,

Priimta Briuselyje,

Kelt Brüsszelben,

Magħmul fi Brussell,

Gedaan te Brussel,

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia

Feito em Bruxelas,

Întocmit la Bruxelles,

V Bruseli

V Bruslju,

Tehty Brysselissä

Utfärdat i Bryssel den

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За Китайската народна република

Por la República Popular China

Za Čínskou lidovou republiku

For Folkerepublikken Kina

Für die Volksrepublik China

Hiina Rahvavabariigi nimel

Για τη Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία της Κίνας

For the People's Republic of China

Pour la République populaire de Chine

Za Narodnu Republiku Kinu

Per la Repubblica popolare cinese

Ķīnas Tautas Republikas vārdā –

Kinijos Liaudies Respublikos vardu

A Kínai Népköztársaság részéről

Għar-Repubblika tal-Poplu taċ-Ċina

Voor de Volksrepubliek China

W imieniu Chińskiej Republiki Ludowej

Pela República Popular da China

Pentru Republica Populară Chineză

Za Čínsku ľudovú republiku

Za Ljudsko republiko Kitajsko

Kiinan kansantasavallan puolesta

För Folkrepubliken Kina

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REGULATIONS

| 26.10.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 291/13 |
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26.10.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 291/13

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1886

of 25 October 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, 25 October 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 | 130,7 |
| ZZ | 130,7 |
| 0707 00 05 | TR | 156,4 |
| ZZ | 156,4 |
| 0709 93 10 | TR | 150,0 |
| ZZ | 150,0 |
| 0805 50 10 | AR | 51,7 |
| CL | 95,1 |
| IL | 72,6 |
| TR | 98,9 |
| UY | 34,4 |
| ZA | 91,5 |
| ZZ | 74,0 |
| 0806 10 10 | BR | 291,2 |
| PE | 444,8 |
| TR | 151,5 |
| US | 261,8 |
| ZA | 228,5 |
| ZZ | 275,6 |
| 0808 10 80 | AR | 122,6 |
| AU | 237,5 |
| BR | 124,9 |
| CL | 124,1 |
| NZ | 136,5 |
| ZA | 150,0 |
| ZZ | 149,3 |
| 0808 30 90 | CN | 77,9 |
| TR | 154,5 |
| ZA | 164,5 |
| ZZ | 132,3 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

MA

130,7

ZZ

130,7

0707 00 05

TR

156,4

ZZ

156,4

0709 93 10

TR

150,0

ZZ

150,0

0805 50 10

AR

51,7

CL

95,1

IL

72,6

TR

98,9

UY

34,4

ZA

91,5

ZZ

74,0

0806 10 10

BR

291,2

PE

444,8

TR

151,5

US

261,8

ZA

228,5

ZZ

275,6

0808 10 80

AR

122,6

AU

237,5

BR

124,9

CL

124,1

NZ

136,5

ZA

150,0

ZZ

149,3

0808 30 90

CN

77,9

TR

154,5

ZA

164,5

ZZ

132,3

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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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DECISIONS

| 26.10.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 291/15 |
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26.10.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 291/15

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2016/1887

of 24 October 2016

laying down the standard requirements for submission by Member States of applications, reports and requests for payments for the plant health survey programmes

(notified under document C(2016) 6704)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC (1), and in particular Article 36(5) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 lays down, inter alia, provisions for the management of expenditure relating to plant health and plant reproductive material and requirements for the submission and the content of the national programmes concerning the presence of pests (‘survey programmes’). |
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(1)

Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 lays down, inter alia, provisions for the management of expenditure relating to plant health and plant reproductive material and requirements for the submission and the content of the national programmes concerning the presence of pests (‘survey programmes’).

| (2) | Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 provides that each year, by 31 May at the latest, Member States are to submit to the Commission the survey programmes starting in the following year for which they wish to apply for a grant. |
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(2)

Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 provides that each year, by 31 May at the latest, Member States are to submit to the Commission the survey programmes starting in the following year for which they wish to apply for a grant.

| (3) | Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 provides that each year, by 30 April at the latest, Member States shall submit to the Commission for each approved annual or multiannual programme an annual detailed technical and financial report covering the previous year. It also provides that each year, by 31 August at the latest, Member States shall submit to the Commission for each approved national programme an intermediate financial report. |
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(3)

Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 provides that each year, by 30 April at the latest, Member States shall submit to the Commission for each approved annual or multiannual programme an annual detailed technical and financial report covering the previous year. It also provides that each year, by 31 August at the latest, Member States shall submit to the Commission for each approved national programme an intermediate financial report.

| (4) | Article 24 of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 provides that each year, by 30 April at the latest, Member States shall submit to the Commission for each approved survey programme a payment request concerning the programmes implemented the previous year. |
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(4)

Article 24 of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 provides that each year, by 30 April at the latest, Member States shall submit to the Commission for each approved survey programme a payment request concerning the programmes implemented the previous year.

| (5) | Following the adoption of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, standard requirements for the content and the submission by Member States of national survey programmes, as defined in Article 21 of that Regulation should be established. |
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(5)

Following the adoption of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, standard requirements for the content and the submission by Member States of national survey programmes, as defined in Article 21 of that Regulation should be established.

| (6) | In addition, the standard requirements for the content of intermediate and final reporting, including the payment requests following the implementation of survey programmes, as defined in Articles 23 and 24 of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, should be established. |
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(6)

In addition, the standard requirements for the content of intermediate and final reporting, including the payment requests following the implementation of survey programmes, as defined in Articles 23 and 24 of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, should be established.

| (7) | To be in line with evolving Union legislation, the electronic standard templates for application, intermediate and final reporting, including the payments requests, will be provided online on the Commission's website and should be used for the surveys programme, to facilitate necessary modifications or including further details. The Commission informs and discusses with Member States all necessary modifications of the electronic standard templates in the framework of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed. The electronic standard templates are available on the Commissions website, at the latest by the first week of March (final reports and payment requests), by the first week of April (application) and by the first week of July (intermediate report) of the concerned year. |
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(7)

To be in line with evolving Union legislation, the electronic standard templates for application, intermediate and final reporting, including the payments requests, will be provided online on the Commission's website and should be used for the surveys programme, to facilitate necessary modifications or including further details. The Commission informs and discusses with Member States all necessary modifications of the electronic standard templates in the framework of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed. The electronic standard templates are available on the Commissions website, at the latest by the first week of March (final reports and payment requests), by the first week of April (application) and by the first week of July (intermediate report) of the concerned year.

| (8) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
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(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

This Decision concerns the standard requirements for the submission of applications for grants, reports and requests for payment in respect of annual and multiannual survey programmes carried out by Member States concerning the presence of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (‘pests’), which comply with the conditions stipulated in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014.

Article 2

Survey programmes referred to in Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 shall be submitted on-line by using the relevant electronic template indicated in Annex I.

Article 3

Intermediate financial reports referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 shall be submitted on-line by using the relevant electronic template indicated in Annex II.

Article 4

Annual detailed technical and financial reports referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, as well as the payment requests referred to in Article 24 of the same Regulation shall be submitted on-line by using the relevant electronic templates indicated in Annex III.

Article 5

This Decision shall apply to the submission of the survey programmes referred to in Article 2 and the reports referred to in Articles 3 and 4 as from 1 January 2017.

Article 6

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 October 2016.

For the Commission

Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

The specific template to be used to submit the application for annual- multiannual survey national programmes referred to in Article 2 is available on the DG SANTE website: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_food-safety/funding/cff/plant_health/survey-programmes_en.htm, in section 2. Templates for submission of survey programmes, 1. Application tool for Survey programmes for pests.

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ANNEX II

The specific template to be used to submit the intermediate reports of approved survey programmes referred to in Article 3 is available on the DG SANTE website: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_food-safety/funding/cff/plant_health/survey-programmes_en.htm, in section 3. Templates for reporting, 2. Financial intermediate report.

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ANNEX III

The specific template to be used to submit the final annual reports (including the payment requests) of approved survey programmes referred to in Article 4 is available on the DG SANTE website: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_food-safety/funding/cff/plant_health/survey-programmes_en.htm, in section 3. Templates for reporting, 1. Final annual technical and financial report.

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