# Official Journal L 278/2011

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  doi:10.3000/19770677.L_2011.278.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | L 278 |
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5425 October 2011 |

ISSN 1977-0677

doi:10.3000/19770677.L_2011.278.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 278

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5425 October 2011

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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1072/2011 of 20 October 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Liquirizia di Calabria (PDO)) | 1 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1073/2011 of 20 October 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca/Fasola z Doliny Dunajca (PDO)) | 3 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1074/2011 of 24 October 2011 concerning the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625 as a feed additive for weaned piglets (holder of the authorisation Integro Gida SAN. ve TIC. A.S. represented by RM Associates Ltd) (
  1
  ) | 5 |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1075/2011 of 24 October 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 7 |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1076/2011 of 24 October 2011 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year | 9 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | | 2011/703/EU |
| | * | Commission Implementing Decision of 10 October 2011 on the Union financial contribution to national programmes of six Member States (Belgium, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom) in 2011 for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector
  (notified under document C(2011) 7142) | 11 |

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II   Non-legislative acts

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REGULATIONS

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1072/2011 of 20 October 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Liquirizia di Calabria (PDO))

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1073/2011 of 20 October 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca/Fasola z Doliny Dunajca (PDO))

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1074/2011 of 24 October 2011 concerning the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625 as a feed additive for weaned piglets (holder of the authorisation Integro Gida SAN. ve TIC. A.S. represented by RM Associates Ltd) (
  1
  )

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1075/2011 of 24 October 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

7

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1076/2011 of 24 October 2011 amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year

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DECISIONS

2011/703/EU

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Commission Implementing Decision of 10 October 2011 on the Union financial contribution to national programmes of six Member States (Belgium, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom) in 2011 for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector
  (notified under document C(2011) 7142)

(notified under document C(2011) 7142)

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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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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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II Non-legislative acts

REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1072/2011

of 20 October 2011

entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Liquirizia di Calabria (PDO))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Liquirizia di Calabria’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2). |
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(1)

Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Liquirizia di Calabria’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

| (2) | As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register, |
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(2)

As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 20 October 2011.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Dacian CIOLOȘ

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

1

(2)  
  OJ C 321, 26.11.2010, p. 28.

2

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ANNEX

Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.8.   Other products of Annex I to the Treaty (spices, etc.)

Class 2.4.   Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares

ITALY

Liquirizia di Calabria (PDO)

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1073/2011

of 20 October 2011

entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca/Fasola z Doliny Dunajca (PDO))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Poland’s application to register the name ‘Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca/Fasola z Doliny Dunajca’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2). |
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(1)

Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Poland’s application to register the name ‘Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca/Fasola z Doliny Dunajca’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

| (2) | As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register, |
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(2)

As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 20 October 2011.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Dacian CIOLOȘ

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

1

(2)  
  OJ C 314, 18.11.2010, p. 10.

2

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ANNEX

Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

POLAND

Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca/Fasola z Doliny Dunajca (PDO)

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1074/2011

of 24 October 2011

concerning the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625 as a feed additive for weaned piglets (holder of the authorisation Integro Gida SAN. ve TIC. A.S. represented by RM Associates Ltd)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. |
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(2)

In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

| (3) | The application concerns the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex as a feed additive for weaned piglets, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’. |
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(3)

The application concerns the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex as a feed additive for weaned piglets, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.

| (4) | The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 11 May 2011 (2) that Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625, under the proposed conditions of use, does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that this additive has the potential to improve the growth performance in weaned piglets. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. |
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(4)

The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 11 May 2011 (2) that Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625, under the proposed conditions of use, does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that this additive has the potential to improve the growth performance in weaned piglets. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

| (5) | The assessment of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation. |
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(5)

The assessment of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
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(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 24 October 2011.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.

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(2)  
  EFSA Journal 2011; 9 (5):2173.

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EFSA Journal

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ANNEX

| Identification number of the additive | Name of the holder of authorisation | Additive | Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method | Species or category of animal | Maximum age | Minimum content | Maximum content | Other provisions | End of period of authorisation |
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| CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % |
| Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers |
| 4b1872 | Integro Gida SAN. ve TIC. A.S. represented by RM Associates Ltd | Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  NCYC R-625 | | Additive composition

  Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625 containing a minimum of 1 x 1010 CFU/g additive |

Identification number of the additive

Name of the holder of authorisation

Additive

Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

Species or category of animal

Maximum age

Minimum content

Maximum content

Other provisions

End of period of authorisation

CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers

4b1872

Integro Gida SAN. ve TIC. A.S. represented by RM Associates Ltd

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

NCYC R-625

Additive composition

Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625 containing a minimum of 1 x 1010 CFU/g additive

| | Characterisation of the active substance


  Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625 |
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Characterisation of the active substance

Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R-625

| | Method of analysis
   (1) | Enumeration: pour plate method using yeast extract dextrose chloramphenicol (CGYE) agar (EN 15789) |
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Method of analysis
   (1)

Enumeration: pour plate method using yeast extract dextrose chloramphenicol (CGYE) agar (EN 15789)

| | Identification: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
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Identification: polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Piglets

(weaned)

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4 x 1010

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| 1. | In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting. |
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1.

In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting.

| 2. | For use in weaned piglets up to approximately 35 kg. |
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2.

For use in weaned piglets up to approximately 35 kg.

| 3. | For safety: breathing protection shall be used during handling. |
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3.

For safety: breathing protection shall be used during handling.

14.11.2021

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(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.asp

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1075/2011

of 24 October 2011

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:

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,

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 hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 October 2011.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 October 2011.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

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

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ANNEX

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

| (EUR/100 kg) |
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| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | AL | 57,4 |
| MA | 51,7 |
| MK | 58,0 |
| ZZ | 55,7 |
| 0707 00 05 | AL | 45,6 |
| MK | 62,2 |
| TR | 147,7 |
| ZZ | 85,2 |
| 0709 90 70 | AR | 33,4 |
| TR | 135,7 |
| ZZ | 84,6 |
| 0805 50 10 | AR | 63,2 |
| TR | 66,8 |
| ZA | 81,1 |
| ZZ | 70,4 |
| 0806 10 10 | BR | 217,1 |
| CL | 71,4 |
| MK | 110,6 |
| TR | 129,4 |
| ZA | 67,9 |
| ZZ | 119,3 |
| 0808 10 80 | AR | 61,9 |
| BR | 86,4 |
| CA | 105,4 |
| CL | 90,0 |
| CN | 82,6 |
| NZ | 110,5 |
| US | 82,8 |
| ZA | 100,1 |
| ZZ | 90,0 |
| 0808 20 50 | CN | 49,9 |
| TR | 127,5 |
| ZZ | 88,7 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

AL

57,4

MA

51,7

MK

58,0

ZZ

55,7

0707 00 05

AL

45,6

MK

62,2

TR

147,7

ZZ

85,2

0709 90 70

AR

33,4

TR

135,7

ZZ

84,6

0805 50 10

AR

63,2

TR

66,8

ZA

81,1

ZZ

70,4

0806 10 10

BR

217,1

CL

71,4

MK

110,6

TR

129,4

ZA

67,9

ZZ

119,3

0808 10 80

AR

61,9

BR

86,4

CA

105,4

CL

90,0

CN

82,6

NZ

110,5

US

82,8

ZA

100,1

ZZ

90,0

0808 20 50

CN

49,9

TR

127,5

ZZ

88,7

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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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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1076/2011

of 24 October 2011

amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year

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 Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1070/2011 (4). |
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(1)

The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1070/2011 (4).

| (2) | The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, |
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(2)

The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 for the 2011/12 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 October 2011.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 October 2011.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

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(2)  
  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 254, 30.9.2011, p. 12.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 277, 22.10.2011, p. 16.

4

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ANNEX

Amended representative prices and additional import duties applicable to white sugar, raw sugar and products covered by CN code 1702 90 95 from 25 October 2011

| (EUR) |
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| CN code | Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned | Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned |
| 1701 11 10  (1) | 48,08 | 0,00 |
| 1701 11 90  (1) | 48,08 | 0,48 |
| 1701 12 10  (1) | 48,08 | 0,00 |
| 1701 12 90  (1) | 48,08 | 0,18 |
| 1701 91 00  (2) | 51,25 | 2,09 |
| 1701 99 10  (2) | 51,25 | 0,00 |
| 1701 99 90  (2) | 51,25 | 0,00 |
| 1702 90 95  (3) | 0,51 | 0,21 |

(EUR)

CN code

Representative price per 100 kg net of the product concerned

Additional duty per 100 kg net of the product concerned

1701 11 10  (1)

48,08

0,00

1701 11 90  (1)

48,08

0,48

1701 12 10  (1)

48,08

0,00

1701 12 90  (1)

48,08

0,18

1701 91 00  (2)

51,25

2,09

1701 99 10  (2)

51,25

0,00

1701 99 90  (2)

51,25

0,00

1702 90 95  (3)

0,51

0,21

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(1)  For the standard quality defined in point III of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

(2)  For the standard quality defined in point II of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

(3)  Per 1 % sucrose content.

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DECISIONS

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 10 October 2011

on the Union financial contribution to national programmes of six Member States (Belgium, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom) in 2011 for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector

(notified under document C(2011) 7142)

(Only the Danish, Dutch, English, French, Greek and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2011/703/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 of 22 May 2006 establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea (1), and in particular Article 24(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 lays down the conditions whereby Member States may receive a contribution from the European Union for expenditure incurred in their national programmes of collection and management of data. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 lays down the conditions whereby Member States may receive a contribution from the European Union for expenditure incurred in their national programmes of collection and management of data.

| (2) | Those programmes are to be drawn up in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 of 14 July 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (3). |
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(2)

Those programmes are to be drawn up in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 of 14 July 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (3).

| (3) | Belgium, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom have submitted national programmes for 2011-2013 as provided for in Article 4(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. These programmes were approved in 2011 in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. |
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(3)

Belgium, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom have submitted national programmes for 2011-2013 as provided for in Article 4(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. These programmes were approved in 2011 in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 199/2008.

| (4) | Those Member States have submitted annual budget forecasts covering the period 2011-2013 according to Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 as regards the expenditure incurred by Member States for the collection and management of the basic fisheries data (4). The Commission has evaluated Member States’ annual budget forecasts, as laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008, by taking into account the approved national programmes. |
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(4)

Those Member States have submitted annual budget forecasts covering the period 2011-2013 according to Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 as regards the expenditure incurred by Member States for the collection and management of the basic fisheries data (4). The Commission has evaluated Member States’ annual budget forecasts, as laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008, by taking into account the approved national programmes.

| (5) | Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008 establishes that the Commission is to approve the annual budget forecast and is to decide on the annual Union financial contribution to each national programme in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and on the basis of the outcome of the evaluation of the annual budget forecasts as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008. |
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(5)

Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008 establishes that the Commission is to approve the annual budget forecast and is to decide on the annual Union financial contribution to each national programme in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and on the basis of the outcome of the evaluation of the annual budget forecasts as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1078/2008.

| (6) | Article 24(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 establishes that a Commission Decision is to fix the rate of the financial contribution. Article 16 of that Regulation provides that Union financial measures in the area of basic data collection are not to exceed 50 % of the costs incurred by Member States in carrying out the programme of collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector. |
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(6)

Article 24(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 establishes that a Commission Decision is to fix the rate of the financial contribution. Article 16 of that Regulation provides that Union financial measures in the area of basic data collection are not to exceed 50 % of the costs incurred by Member States in carrying out the programme of collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector.

| (7) | This Decision constitutes the financing decision within the meaning of Article 75(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5). |
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(7)

This Decision constitutes the financing decision within the meaning of Article 75(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5).

| (8) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, |
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(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The maximum global amounts of the Union financial contribution to be granted to each Member State for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector for 2011 and the rate of the Union financial contribution, are established in the Annex.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 10 October 2011.

For the Commission

Maria DAMANAKI

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 160, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 186, 15.7.2008, p. 3.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 24.

4

(5)  
  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

5

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ANNEX

NATIONAL PROGRAMMES 2011-2013

Eligible expenditure and maximum Union contribution for 2011

| (in EUR) |
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| Member State | Eligible expenditure | Maximum Union contribution
  (Rate of 50 %) |
| Belgium | 1 941 476,00 | 970 738,00 |
| Denmark | 6 224 501,00 | 3 112 250,50 |
| Greece | 4 497 987,00 | 2 248 993,50 |
| Netherlands | 4 295 697,00 | 2 147 848,50 |
| Sweden | 5 956 869,00 | 2 978 434,50 |
| United Kingdom | 8 976 540,00 | 4 488 270,00 |
| Total | 31 893 070,00 | 15 946 535,00 |

(in EUR)

Member State

Eligible expenditure

Maximum Union contribution

(Rate of 50 %)

Belgium

1 941 476,00

970 738,00

Denmark

6 224 501,00

3 112 250,50

Greece

4 497 987,00

2 248 993,50

Netherlands

4 295 697,00

2 147 848,50

Sweden

5 956 869,00

2 978 434,50

United Kingdom

8 976 540,00

4 488 270,00

Total

31 893 070,00

15 946 535,00

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