# Official Journal L 39/2015

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5814 February 2015 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 39

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5814 February 2015

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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Council Regulation (EU) 2015/229 of 12 February 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran | 1 |
| | * | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/230 of 12 February 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran | 3 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/231 of 11 February 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2014 on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 for frozen meat of bovine animals and providing for additional quantities to be allocated | 5 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/232 of 13 February 2015 amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance copper compounds (
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  ) | 7 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/233 of 13 February 2015 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to currencies in which there is an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (
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| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/234 of 13 February 2015 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 as regards the temporary importation of means of transport intended to be used by a natural person resident in the customs territory of the Union | 13 |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/235 of 13 February 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 15 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | * | Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/236 of 12 February 2015 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran | 18 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/237 of 12 February 2015 amending Implementing Decision 2014/237/EU on measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of harmful organisms as regards certain fruits and vegetables originating in India
  (notified under document C(2015) 662) | 21 |

Contents

II   Non-legislative acts

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REGULATIONS

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Council Regulation (EU) 2015/229 of 12 February 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/230 of 12 February 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/231 of 11 February 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2014 on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 for frozen meat of bovine animals and providing for additional quantities to be allocated

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/232 of 13 February 2015 amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance copper compounds (
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  )

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/233 of 13 February 2015 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to currencies in which there is an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/234 of 13 February 2015 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 as regards the temporary importation of means of transport intended to be used by a natural person resident in the customs territory of the Union

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/235 of 13 February 2015 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 (CFSP) 2015/236 of 12 February 2015 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

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Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/237 of 12 February 2015 amending Implementing Decision 2014/237/EU on measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of harmful organisms as regards certain fruits and vegetables originating in India
  (notified under document C(2015) 662)

(notified under document C(2015) 662)

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| | | Corrigenda |
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| | * | Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs ( OJ L 179, 19.6.2014 ) | 23 |

Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs ( OJ L 179, 19.6.2014 )

( OJ L 179, 19.6.2014 )

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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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REGULATIONS

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2015/229

of 12 February 2015

amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (1),

Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

| (2) | On 12 February 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/236 (3) amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP in order to extend, until 30 June 2015, the exemption provided for in Article 20(14) of that Decision concerning acts and transactions carried out with regard to listed entities in so far as necessary for the execution of obligations provided for in contracts concluded before 23 January 2012 or in ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such obligations where the supply of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products or the proceeds derived from their supply are for the reimbursement of outstanding amounts with respect to contracts concluded before 23 January 2012 to persons or entities within the territories of Member States or under their jurisdiction, where those contracts specifically provide for such reimbursements. |
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(2)

On 12 February 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/236 (3) amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP in order to extend, until 30 June 2015, the exemption provided for in Article 20(14) of that Decision concerning acts and transactions carried out with regard to listed entities in so far as necessary for the execution of obligations provided for in contracts concluded before 23 January 2012 or in ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such obligations where the supply of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products or the proceeds derived from their supply are for the reimbursement of outstanding amounts with respect to contracts concluded before 23 January 2012 to persons or entities within the territories of Member States or under their jurisdiction, where those contracts specifically provide for such reimbursements.

| (3) | That measure falls within the scope of the Treaty and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States. |
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That measure falls within the scope of the Treaty and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.

| (4) | Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(4)

Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In point (b) of Article 28a of Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, the words ‘until 31 December 2014’ are replaced by the words ‘until 30 June 2015’.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2015.

For the Council

The President

E. RINKĒVIČS

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(1)  
  OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.

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(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1).

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(3)  See page 18 of this Official Journal.

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/230

of 12 February 2015

implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (1), and in particular Article 46(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012. |
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(1)

On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

| (2) | By its judgment of 12 December 2013 in Case T-58/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include Gholam Golparvar, Ghasem Nabipour, Mansour Eslami, Mohamad Talai, Mohammad Fard, Alireza Ghezelayagh, Hassan Zadeh, Mohammad Pajand, Ahmad Sarkandi, Seyed Rasool and Ahmad Tafazoly on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012. |
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(2)

By its judgment of 12 December 2013 in Case T-58/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include Gholam Golparvar, Ghasem Nabipour, Mansour Eslami, Mohamad Talai, Mohammad Fard, Alireza Ghezelayagh, Hassan Zadeh, Mohammad Pajand, Ahmad Sarkandi, Seyed Rasool and Ahmad Tafazoly on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

| (3) | Gholam Golparvar should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons. |
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(3)

Gholam Golparvar should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons.

| (4) | By its judgment of 3 July 2014 in Case T-565/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include National Iranian Tanker Company on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012. |
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(4)

By its judgment of 3 July 2014 in Case T-565/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include National Iranian Tanker Company on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

| (5) | National Iranian Tanker Company should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons. |
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(5)

National Iranian Tanker Company should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons.

| (6) | Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(6)

Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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, 12 February 2015.

For the Council

The President

E. RINKĒVIČS

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(1)  
  OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.

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ANNEX

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I.   Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran

B.   Entities

| | Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |
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| 140. | National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) | 35 East Shahid Atefi Street, Africa Ave., 19177 Tehran, P.O. Box: 19395-4833, |
| Tel: +98 21 23801, |
| Email: info@nitc-tankers.com; all offices worldwide |

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

140.

National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC)

35 East Shahid Atefi Street, Africa Ave., 19177 Tehran, P.O. Box: 19395-4833,

Tel: +98 21 23801,

Email: info@nitc-tankers.com; all offices worldwide

The National Iranian Tanker Company provides financial support to the Government of Iran through its shareholders the Iranian State Retirement Fund, the Iranian Social Security Organization, and the Oil Industry Employees Retirement and Savings Fund, which are State-controlled entities. Moreover, NITC is one of the largest operators of crude oil carriers in the world and one of the main transporters of Iranian crude oil. Accordingly, NITC provides logistical support to the Government of Iran through the transport of Iranian oil.

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III.   Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)

A.   Person

| | Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |
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| 8. | Gholam Hossein Golparvar | Born on 23 January 1957, Iranian. ID Card No 4207. | Mr Golparvar acts on behalf of IRISL and companies associated with it. He has been commercial director of IRISL, as well as Managing Director and shareholder of the SAPID Shipping Company, non-executive director and shareholder of HDSL, and shareholder of Rhabaran Omid Darya Ship Management Company, which are designated by the EU as acting on behalf of IRISL. | |

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

8.

Gholam Hossein Golparvar

Born on 23 January 1957, Iranian. ID Card No 4207.

Mr Golparvar acts on behalf of IRISL and companies associated with it. He has been commercial director of IRISL, as well as Managing Director and shareholder of the SAPID Shipping Company, non-executive director and shareholder of HDSL, and shareholder of Rhabaran Omid Darya Ship Management Company, which are designated by the EU as acting on behalf of IRISL.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/231

of 11 February 2015

amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2014 on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 for frozen meat of bovine animals and providing for additional quantities to be allocated

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(1) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2014 (2) has laid down an allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities of import rights applied for for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 under the tariff quota opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 (3) for frozen meat of bovine animals. |
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(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2014 (2) has laid down an allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities of import rights applied for for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 under the tariff quota opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 (3) for frozen meat of bovine animals.

| (2) | Following the publication of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2014, the United Kingdom informed the Commission of an administrative error which led to the notification of a quantity higher than the quantity actually applied for. Taking into account the actual quantity applied for results in the increase of the allocation coefficient and of the import rights to be allocated to all operators concerned. |
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(2)

Following the publication of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2014, the United Kingdom informed the Commission of an administrative error which led to the notification of a quantity higher than the quantity actually applied for. Taking into account the actual quantity applied for results in the increase of the allocation coefficient and of the import rights to be allocated to all operators concerned.

| (3) | Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(3)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (4) | Rules should be established regarding the allocation of the resulting additional import rights to the operators. |
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(4)

Rules should be established regarding the allocation of the resulting additional import rights to the operators.

| (5) | Given the need to allocate the additional import rights as soon as possible, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication, |
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(5)

Given the need to allocate the additional import rights as soon as possible, this Regulation should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2014, ‘27,09851 %’ is replaced by ‘28,237983 %’.

Article 2

No later than 9 March 2015, Member States shall allocate the additional import rights resulting from the amendment made by Article 1 (the ‘additional import rights’) to operators who applied for, and were allocated, import rights under Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 for the import tariff quota period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.

The additional import rights to be allocated to those operators shall amount to 1,139473 % of the quantities applied for.

Article 3

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

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

Done at Brussels, 11 February 2015.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

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(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 720/2014 of 27 June 2014 on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 for frozen meat of bovine animals (OJ L 190, 28.6.2014, p. 65).

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(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 of 19 May 2008 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (OJ L 130, 20.5.2008, p. 3).

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/232

of 13 February 2015

amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance copper compounds

(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 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular the second alternative of Article 21(3) and Article 78(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Directive 2009/37/EC (2) included copper compounds as active substance in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3), under the condition that the Member States concerned ensure that the notifier at whose request copper compounds were included in that Annex provides further confirmatory information on the risk from inhalation and on the risk assessment for non-target organisms and for soil and water. |
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(1)

Commission Directive 2009/37/EC (2) included copper compounds as active substance in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (3), under the condition that the Member States concerned ensure that the notifier at whose request copper compounds were included in that Annex provides further confirmatory information on the risk from inhalation and on the risk assessment for non-target organisms and for soil and water.

| (2) | Active substances included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC are deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (4). |
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(2)

Active substances included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC are deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and are listed in Part A of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (4).

| (3) | The notifier submitted additional information taking the form of studies on the risk from inhalation and on the risk assessment for non-target organisms and for soil and water to the rapporteur Member State France within the time period provided for its submission. |
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(3)

The notifier submitted additional information taking the form of studies on the risk from inhalation and on the risk assessment for non-target organisms and for soil and water to the rapporteur Member State France within the time period provided for its submission.

| (4) | France assessed the additional information submitted by the notifier. It submitted its assessment, in the form of an addendum to the draft assessment report, to the other Member States, the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter 'the Authority', on 8 June 2012. |
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(4)

France assessed the additional information submitted by the notifier. It submitted its assessment, in the form of an addendum to the draft assessment report, to the other Member States, the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority, hereinafter 'the Authority', on 8 June 2012.

| (5) | The Commission consulted the Authority which presented its opinion on the risk assessment of copper compounds on 22 May 2013 (5). |
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(5)

The Commission consulted the Authority which presented its opinion on the risk assessment of copper compounds on 22 May 2013 (5).

| (6) | The Commission invited the notifier to submit its comments on the review report for copper compounds. |
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(6)

The Commission invited the notifier to submit its comments on the review report for copper compounds.

| (7) | In the light of the additional information provided by the notifier, the Commission considered that the further confirmatory information required had not been fully provided and that, in particular, the specific provision of row 277 of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, concerning monitoring programmes for contamination by copper, is not sufficient to conclude on the environmental risk assessment. |
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(7)

In the light of the additional information provided by the notifier, the Commission considered that the further confirmatory information required had not been fully provided and that, in particular, the specific provision of row 277 of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, concerning monitoring programmes for contamination by copper, is not sufficient to conclude on the environmental risk assessment.

| (8) | It is confirmed that the active substance copper compounds is to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. It is, in particular, appropriate to require that the notifier presents to the Commission, the Authority and the Member States a monitoring programme for areas where the contamination of soil and water (including sediments) by copper is a concern or may become one, in order to verify whether further limitations of use are necessary to prevent any unacceptable environmental effect. The results of that monitoring programme should also be presented. |
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(8)

It is confirmed that the active substance copper compounds is to be deemed to have been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. It is, in particular, appropriate to require that the notifier presents to the Commission, the Authority and the Member States a monitoring programme for areas where the contamination of soil and water (including sediments) by copper is a concern or may become one, in order to verify whether further limitations of use are necessary to prevent any unacceptable environmental effect. The results of that monitoring programme should also be presented.

| (9) | The maximum levels for certain heavy metals, as set in row 277 of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, were by mistake set with wrong measurement unit from those set in the respective FAO specifications. The maximum level set in the Annex to that Implementing Regulation should therefore be corrected. |
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(9)

The maximum levels for certain heavy metals, as set in row 277 of Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, were by mistake set with wrong measurement unit from those set in the respective FAO specifications. The maximum level set in the Annex to that Implementing Regulation should therefore be corrected.

| (10) | The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(10)

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (11) | Member States should be provided with time to amend or withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing copper compounds. |
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(11)

Member States should be provided with time to amend or withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing copper compounds.

| (12) | For plant protection products containing copper compounds, where Member States grant any grace period in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this period should expire at the latest 18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation. |
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(12)

For plant protection products containing copper compounds, where Member States grant any grace period in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, this period should expire at the latest 18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation.

| (13) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
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(13)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Transitional measures

Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing copper compounds as active substance by 6 September 2015.

Article 3

Grace period

Any grace period granted by Member States in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 6 September 2016 at the latest.

Article 4

Entry into force

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

Official Journal of the European Union

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

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2015.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.

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(2)  Commission Directive 2009/37/EC of 23 April 2009 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include chlormequat, copper compounds, propaquizafop, quizalofop-P, teflubenzuron and zeta-cypermethrin as active substances (OJ L 104, 24.4.2009, p. 23).

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(3)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).

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(4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).

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(5)  Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of confirmatory data submitted for the active substance Copper (I), copper (II) variants namely copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, tribasic copper sulfate, copper (I) oxide, Bordeaux mixture. EFSA Journal 2013;11(6):3235, 40 pp. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3235. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu/efsajournal.htm

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ANNEX

In Part A of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, row 277 on the active substance Copper Compounds is replaced by the following:

| Number | Common Name,
  Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity | Date of approval | Expiration of approval | Specific provisions |
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| ‘277 | Copper compounds: | | | 1 December 2009 | 31 January 2018 | PART A
  Only uses as bactericide and fungicide may be authorised.
  PART B
  In assessing applications to authorise plant protection products containing copper for uses other than on tomatoes in greenhouses, Member States shall pay particular attention to the criteria in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and shall ensure that any necessary data and information is provided before such an authorisation is granted.
  For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on copper compounds, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 23 January 2009, shall be taken into account.
  In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:






  — | the specification of the technical material as commercially manufactured which must be confirmed and supported by appropriate analytical data. The test material used in the toxicity dossiers should be compared and verified against this specification of the technical material, |

Number

Common Name,

Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity

Date of approval

Expiration of approval

Specific provisions

‘277

Copper compounds:

1 December 2009

31 January 2018

PART A

Only uses as bactericide and fungicide may be authorised.

PART B

In assessing applications to authorise plant protection products containing copper for uses other than on tomatoes in greenhouses, Member States shall pay particular attention to the criteria in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, and shall ensure that any necessary data and information is provided before such an authorisation is granted.

For the implementation of the uniform principles as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on copper compounds, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 23 January 2009, shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Member States shall pay particular attention to:

—

the specification of the technical material as commercially manufactured which must be confirmed and supported by appropriate analytical data. The test material used in the toxicity dossiers should be compared and verified against this specification of the technical material,

| — | the operator and worker safety and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment where appropriate, |
| --- | --- |

—

the operator and worker safety and ensure that conditions of use prescribe the application of adequate personal protective equipment where appropriate,

| — | the protection of water and non-target organisms. In relation to these identified risks risk mitigation measures, such as buffer zones, should be applied where appropriate, |
| --- | --- |

—

the protection of water and non-target organisms. In relation to these identified risks risk mitigation measures, such as buffer zones, should be applied where appropriate,

| — | the amount of active substance applied and ensure that the authorised amounts, in terms of rates and number of applications, are the minimum necessary to achieve the desired effects and do not cause any unacceptable effect on the environment taking into account background levels of copper at the application site. |
| --- | --- |

—

the amount of active substance applied and ensure that the authorised amounts, in terms of rates and number of applications, are the minimum necessary to achieve the desired effects and do not cause any unacceptable effect on the environment taking into account background levels of copper at the application site.

The notifiers shall present to the Commission, the Authority and the Member States a monitoring programme for vulnerable areas where the contamination of the soil and water (including sediments) by copper is a concern or may become one.

That monitoring programme shall be submitted by 31 July 2015. The interim results of such monitoring programme shall be submitted as interim report to the Rapporteur Member State, the Commission and the Authority by 31 December 2016. Final results shall be submitted by 31 December 2017.’

Copper hydroxide

CAS No 20427-59-2

CIPAC No 44.305

Copper (II) hydroxide

≥ 573 g/kg

Copper oxychloride

CAS No 1332-65-6 or 1332-40-7

CIPAC No 44.602

Dicopper chloride trihydroxide

≥ 550 g/kg

Copper oxide

CAS No 1317-39-1

CIPAC No 44.603

Copper oxide

≥ 820 g/kg

Bordeaux mixture

CAS No 8011-63-0

CIPAC No 44.604

Not allocated

≥ 245 g/kg

Tribasic copper sulphate

CAS No 12527-76-3

CIPAC No 44.306

Not allocated

≥ 490 g/kg

The following impurities are of toxicological concern and must not exceed the levels below (expressed in g/g):

| | Lead max 0,0005 g/g of copper content; |
| --- | --- |

Lead max 0,0005 g/g of copper content;

| | Cadmium max 0,0001 g/g of copper content; |
| --- | --- |

Cadmium max 0,0001 g/g of copper content;

| | Arsenic max 0,0001 g/g of copper content. |
| --- | --- |

Arsenic max 0,0001 g/g of copper content.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/233

of 13 February 2015

laying down implementing technical standards with regard to currencies in which there is an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

(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 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (1), and in particular Article 416(5) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 416(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 requires institutions to report assets as liquid assets where they meet certain conditions. In accordance with the third subparagraph of that Article, the condition that the assets are eligible collateral for standard liquidity operations of a central bank in a Member State or the central bank of a third country, may be waived for liquid assets held to meet liquidity outflows in a currency in which there is an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility. |
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(1)

Article 416(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 requires institutions to report assets as liquid assets where they meet certain conditions. In accordance with the third subparagraph of that Article, the condition that the assets are eligible collateral for standard liquidity operations of a central bank in a Member State or the central bank of a third country, may be waived for liquid assets held to meet liquidity outflows in a currency in which there is an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility.

| (2) | In recognition of the importance that Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 places on central bank eligibility in the qualification of an asset as liquid, the list of currencies in which there is an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility needs to be limited to those currencies where central bank eligibility is confined to central government debt and debt issued by the central bank and does not extend to any other assets which comprise liquid assets in accordance with the additional requirements set out in Articles 416 and 417 of that Regulation. |
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(2)

In recognition of the importance that Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 places on central bank eligibility in the qualification of an asset as liquid, the list of currencies in which there is an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility needs to be limited to those currencies where central bank eligibility is confined to central government debt and debt issued by the central bank and does not extend to any other assets which comprise liquid assets in accordance with the additional requirements set out in Articles 416 and 417 of that Regulation.

| (3) | The European Banking Authority (EBA) has carried out an assessment based on the best available knowledge supplied by Member States' competent authorities on central bank eligibility in a given currency. In the case of Bulgaria, the assessment indicated that the central bank does not extend liquidity to institutions except in extreme circumstances. Upon the emergence of a liquidity risk that may affect the stability of the banking system, the Bulgarian National Bank may extend to a solvent bank lev denominated credits with maturity no longer than three months, provided they are fully collateralised by gold, foreign currency or other such highly liquid assets. Consequently, the Bulgarian lev should be considered as a currency with an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has carried out an assessment based on the best available knowledge supplied by Member States' competent authorities on central bank eligibility in a given currency. In the case of Bulgaria, the assessment indicated that the central bank does not extend liquidity to institutions except in extreme circumstances. Upon the emergence of a liquidity risk that may affect the stability of the banking system, the Bulgarian National Bank may extend to a solvent bank lev denominated credits with maturity no longer than three months, provided they are fully collateralised by gold, foreign currency or other such highly liquid assets. Consequently, the Bulgarian lev should be considered as a currency with an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility.

| (4) | This Regulation is based on the draft implementing technical standards submitted by EBA to the Commission. |
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(4)

This Regulation is based on the draft implementing technical standards submitted by EBA to the Commission.

| (5) | EBA has conducted open public consultations on the draft implementing technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Banking Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), |
| --- | --- |

(5)

EBA has conducted open public consultations on the draft implementing technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the Banking Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The currencies in which there is an extremely narrow definition of central bank eligibility which meet the conditions referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 416(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2015.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1.

1

(2)  Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC (OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 12).

2

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ANNEX

Bulgarian lev (BGN)

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/234

of 13 February 2015

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 as regards the temporary importation of means of transport intended to be used by a natural person resident in the customs territory of the Union

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), and in particular Article 247 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2) provides a possibility for means of transport to be temporarily imported into the customs territory of the Union and used by natural persons in that territory under certain conditions. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2) provides a possibility for means of transport to be temporarily imported into the customs territory of the Union and used by natural persons in that territory under certain conditions.

| (2) | Recent incidents have indicated misuse of the temporary importation of means of transport. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Recent incidents have indicated misuse of the temporary importation of means of transport.

| (3) | An amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is necessary in order to exclude the possibility of such misuse. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

An amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is necessary in order to exclude the possibility of such misuse.

| (4) | In order to avoid customs debts being incurred because of lack of information on the new provisions, a period of time should be allowed for Member States and the Commission to inform the public about the new legal situation. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

In order to avoid customs debts being incurred because of lack of information on the new provisions, a period of time should be allowed for Member States and the Commission to inform the public about the new legal situation.

| (5) | Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee, |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 561 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.   Total relief from import duties shall be granted where means of transport are used commercially or privately by a natural person resident in the customs territory of the Union and employed by the owner, hirer or lessee of the means of transport established outside that territory.

Private use of the means of transport is allowed for journeys between the place of work and the place of residence of the employee or with the purpose of performing a professional task of the employee as stipulated in the contract of employment.

At the request of the customs authorities, the person using the means of transport shall present a copy of the contract of employment.’

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 May 2015.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2015.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

1

(2)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1).

2

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/235

of 13 February 2015

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. |
| --- | --- |

(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, |
| --- | --- |

(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, 13 February 2015.

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.

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) |
| --- |
| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | EG | 140,4 |
| IL | 91,3 |
| MA | 85,1 |
| TR | 103,8 |
| ZZ | 105,2 |
| 0707 00 05 | EG | 191,6 |
| JO | 217,9 |
| TR | 194,6 |
| ZZ | 201,4 |
| 0709 91 00 | EG | 57,5 |
| ZZ | 57,5 |
| 0709 93 10 | MA | 209,9 |
| TR | 235,6 |
| ZZ | 222,8 |
| 0805 10 20 | EG | 46,2 |
| IL | 68,1 |
| MA | 54,3 |
| TN | 53,2 |
| TR | 67,6 |
| ZZ | 57,9 |
| 0805 20 10 | IL | 132,5 |
| MA | 108,2 |
| ZZ | 120,4 |
| 0805 20 30 , 0805 20 50 , 0805 20 70 , 0805 20 90 | EG | 97,1 |
| IL | 150,1 |
| JM | 116,6 |
| MA | 128,7 |
| TR | 80,0 |
| ZZ | 114,5 |
| 0805 50 10 | TR | 55,3 |
| ZZ | 55,3 |
| 0808 10 80 | BR | 68,3 |
| CL | 94,3 |
| CN | 119,5 |
| MK | 22,6 |
| US | 191,3 |
| ZZ | 99,2 |
| 0808 30 90 | CL | 163,8 |
| ZA | 100,6 |
| ZZ | 132,2 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

EG

140,4

IL

91,3

MA

85,1

TR

103,8

ZZ

105,2

0707 00 05

EG

191,6

JO

217,9

TR

194,6

ZZ

201,4

0709 91 00

EG

57,5

ZZ

57,5

0709 93 10

MA

209,9

TR

235,6

ZZ

222,8

0805 10 20

EG

46,2

IL

68,1

MA

54,3

TN

53,2

TR

67,6

ZZ

57,9

0805 20 10

IL

132,5

MA

108,2

ZZ

120,4

0805 20 30 , 0805 20 50 , 0805 20 70 , 0805 20 90

EG

97,1

IL

150,1

JM

116,6

MA

128,7

TR

80,0

ZZ

114,5

0805 50 10

TR

55,3

ZZ

55,3

0808 10 80

BR

68,3

CL

94,3

CN

119,5

MK

22,6

US

191,3

ZZ

99,2

0808 30 90

CL

163,8

ZA

100,6

ZZ

132,2

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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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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/236

of 12 February 2015

amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP. |
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(1)

On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

| (2) | Decision 2010/413/CFSP allows for, inter alia, the execution of obligations provided for in contracts concluded before 23 January 2012 or in ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such obligations where the supply of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products or the proceeds derived from their supply are for the reimbursement of outstanding amounts with respect to contracts concluded before 23 January 2012 to persons or entities within the territories of Member States or under their jurisdiction, where those contracts specifically provide for such reimbursements. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Decision 2010/413/CFSP allows for, inter alia, the execution of obligations provided for in contracts concluded before 23 January 2012 or in ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such obligations where the supply of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products or the proceeds derived from their supply are for the reimbursement of outstanding amounts with respect to contracts concluded before 23 January 2012 to persons or entities within the territories of Member States or under their jurisdiction, where those contracts specifically provide for such reimbursements.

| (3) | Decision 2010/413/CFSP also provides that the asset freeze measures set out in that Decision do not apply to acts and transactions carried out with regard to entities listed in Annex II to that Decision insofar as necessary for the execution, until 31 December 2014, of the relevant obligations. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Decision 2010/413/CFSP also provides that the asset freeze measures set out in that Decision do not apply to acts and transactions carried out with regard to entities listed in Annex II to that Decision insofar as necessary for the execution, until 31 December 2014, of the relevant obligations.

| (4) | The Council considers that that exemption should be extended until 30 June 2015. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The Council considers that that exemption should be extended until 30 June 2015.

| (5) | Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement measures provided for in this Decision. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement measures provided for in this Decision.

| (6) | By its judgment of 12 December 2013 in Case T-58/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include Gholam Golparvar, Ghasem Nabipour, Mansour Eslami, Mohamad Talai, Mohammad Fard, Alireza Ghezelayagh, Hassan Zadeh, Mohammad Pajand, Ahmad Sarkandi, Seyed Rasool and Ahmad Tafazoly on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

By its judgment of 12 December 2013 in Case T-58/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include Gholam Golparvar, Ghasem Nabipour, Mansour Eslami, Mohamad Talai, Mohammad Fard, Alireza Ghezelayagh, Hassan Zadeh, Mohammad Pajand, Ahmad Sarkandi, Seyed Rasool and Ahmad Tafazoly on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

| (7) | Gholam Golparvar should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Gholam Golparvar should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons.

| (8) | By its judgment of 3 July 2014 in Case T-565/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include National Iranian Tanker Company on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

By its judgment of 3 July 2014 in Case T-565/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include National Iranian Tanker Company on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

| (9) | National Iranian Tanker Company should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons. |
| --- | --- |

(9)

National Iranian Tanker Company should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons.

| (10) | Decision 2010/413/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(10)

Decision 2010/413/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 20(14) of Decision 2010/413/CFSP is replaced by the following:

‘14.   Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to acts and transactions carried out with regard to entities listed in Annex II insofar as necessary for the execution, until 30 June 2015, of the obligations as referred to in Article 3c(2) provided that those acts and transactions have been authorised in advance, on a case-by-case basis, by the relevant Member State. The relevant Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of its intention to grant an authorisation.’

Article 2

Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2015.

For the Council

The President

E. RINKĒVIČS

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  OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.

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I.

I.   Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran

B.   Entities

| | Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 140. | National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) | 35 East Shahid Atefi Street, Africa Ave., 19177 Tehran, P.O. Box: 19395-4833, |
| Tel. +98 21 23801, |
| E-mail: info@nitc-tankers.com; all offices worldwide |

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

140.

National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC)

35 East Shahid Atefi Street, Africa Ave., 19177 Tehran, P.O. Box: 19395-4833,

Tel. +98 21 23801,

E-mail: info@nitc-tankers.com; all offices worldwide

The National Iranian Tanker Company provides financial support to the Government of Iran through its shareholders the Iranian State Retirement Fund, the Iranian Social Security Organization, and the Oil Industry Employees Retirement and Savings Fund, which are State-controlled entities. Moreover, NITC is one of the largest operators of crude oil carriers in the world and one of the main transporters of Iranian crude oil. Accordingly, NITC provides logistical support to the Government of Iran through the transport of Iranian oil.

II.

III.   Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)

A.   Person

| | Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8. | Gholam Hossein Golparvar | Born on 23 January 1957, Iranian. ID Card No 4207. | Mr Golparvar acts on behalf of IRISL and companies associated with it. He has been commercial director of IRISL, as well as Managing Director and shareholder of the SAPID Shipping Company, non-executive director and shareholder of HDSL, and shareholder of Rhabaran Omid Darya Ship Management Company, which are designated by the EU as acting on behalf of IRISL. | |

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

8.

Gholam Hossein Golparvar

Born on 23 January 1957, Iranian. ID Card No 4207.

Mr Golparvar acts on behalf of IRISL and companies associated with it. He has been commercial director of IRISL, as well as Managing Director and shareholder of the SAPID Shipping Company, non-executive director and shareholder of HDSL, and shareholder of Rhabaran Omid Darya Ship Management Company, which are designated by the EU as acting on behalf of IRISL.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/237

of 12 February 2015

amending Implementing Decision 2014/237/EU on measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of harmful organisms as regards certain fruits and vegetables originating in India

(notified under document C(2015) 662)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular the third sentence of Article 16(3), thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | In light of shortcomings identified by audits carried out by the Commission in India in 2010 and 2013, and the high number of interceptions of harmful organisms on certain plants and plant products of Indian origin at that time, the import of five commodities, which were most frequently intercepted because of the presence of harmful organisms, including plants other than seeds of Mangifera L., was prohibited by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/237/EU (2). |
| --- | --- |

(1)

In light of shortcomings identified by audits carried out by the Commission in India in 2010 and 2013, and the high number of interceptions of harmful organisms on certain plants and plant products of Indian origin at that time, the import of five commodities, which were most frequently intercepted because of the presence of harmful organisms, including plants other than seeds of Mangifera L., was prohibited by Commission Implementing Decision 2014/237/EU (2).

| (2) | The audit carried out by the Commission in India from 2 to 12 September 2014 showed significant improvements in the phytosanitary export certification system of that country. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

The audit carried out by the Commission in India from 2 to 12 September 2014 showed significant improvements in the phytosanitary export certification system of that country.

| (3) | Furthermore, India has provided assurances that appropriate technical measures are available to ensure that the export of plants of Mangifera L. other than seeds originating in India is free from harmful organisms. |
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(3)

Furthermore, India has provided assurances that appropriate technical measures are available to ensure that the export of plants of Mangifera L. other than seeds originating in India is free from harmful organisms.

| (4) | In this context it has been concluded that the risk of introduction of harmful organisms into the Union through the import of plants of Mangifera L. other than seeds can be reduced to an acceptable level if those appropriate measures are taken. |
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(4)

In this context it has been concluded that the risk of introduction of harmful organisms into the Union through the import of plants of Mangifera L. other than seeds can be reduced to an acceptable level if those appropriate measures are taken.

| (5) | Therefore Implementing Decision 2014/237/EU should be amended accordingly to allow the introduction into the Union territory of plants of Mangifera L. other than seeds from India. |
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(5)

Therefore Implementing Decision 2014/237/EU should be amended accordingly to allow the introduction into the Union territory of plants of Mangifera L. other than seeds from India.

| (6) | 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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(6)

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

Implementing Decision 2014/237/EU is amended as follows:

| 1. | Article 1 is replaced by the following:

  ‘Article 1
  The introduction into the territory of the Union of plants other than seeds and roots of Colocasia Schott and plants other than seeds of Momordica L., Solanum melongena L. and Trichosanthes L., originating in India shall be prohibited.’ |
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1.

Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

The introduction into the territory of the Union of plants other than seeds and roots of Colocasia Schott and plants other than seeds of Momordica L., Solanum melongena L. and Trichosanthes L., originating in India shall be prohibited.’

| 2. | The following Article 1a is inserted:

  ‘Article 1a
  The introduction into the territory of the Union of plants of Mangifera L. other than seeds originating in India shall only be allowed if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, as referred to in the first subparagraph of point (ii) of Article 13(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC, with a description, under the heading “Additional declaration”, of the appropriate measures taken to ensure freedom from harmful organisms.’ |
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2.

The following Article 1a is inserted:

‘Article 1a

The introduction into the territory of the Union of plants of Mangifera L. other than seeds originating in India shall only be allowed if accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, as referred to in the first subparagraph of point (ii) of Article 13(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC, with a description, under the heading “Additional declaration”, of the appropriate measures taken to ensure freedom from harmful organisms.’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2015.

For the Commission

Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.

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(2)  Commission Implementing Decision of 24 April 2014 on measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of harmful organisms as regards certain fruits and vegetables originating in India (OJ L 125, 26.4.2014, p. 93).

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Corrigenda

| 14.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 39/23 |
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14.2.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 39/23

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Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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  Official Journal of the European Union L 179 of 19 June 2014
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