# Official Journal L 29/2023

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 661 February 2023 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 29

English edition

Legislation

Volume 661 February 2023

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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/206 of 5 October 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the types of factors to be considered for the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights for exposures secured by immovable property and the conditions to be taken into account for the assessment of the appropriateness of minimum loss given default values for exposures secured by immovable property (
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| | * | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/207 of 24 November 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the model of the certificate attesting compliance with the rules on organic production (
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| | * | Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/208 of 27 January 2023 establishing a fisheries closure for Norway lobster in Functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7 for vessels flying the flag of Ireland | 11 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/209 of 27 January 2023 establishing a fisheries closure for skates and rays in area 7d for vessels flying the flag of Belgium | 14 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/210 of 27 January 2023 establishing a fisheries closure for cod in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union | 17 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2023/211 of 23 January 2023 appointing two alternate members, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions | 20 |

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REGULATIONS

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/206 of 5 October 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the types of factors to be considered for the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights for exposures secured by immovable property and the conditions to be taken into account for the assessment of the appropriateness of minimum loss given default values for exposures secured by immovable property (
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/207 of 24 November 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the model of the certificate attesting compliance with the rules on organic production (
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Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/208 of 27 January 2023 establishing a fisheries closure for Norway lobster in Functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7 for vessels flying the flag of Ireland

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/209 of 27 January 2023 establishing a fisheries closure for skates and rays in area 7d for vessels flying the flag of Belgium

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/210 of 27 January 2023 establishing a fisheries closure for cod in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union

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DECISIONS

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Council Decision (EU) 2023/211 of 23 January 2023 appointing two alternate members, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions

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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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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2023/206

of 5 October 2022

supplementing Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the types of factors to be considered for the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights for exposures secured by immovable property and the conditions to be taken into account for the assessment of the appropriateness of minimum loss given default values for exposures secured by immovable property

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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 amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (1), and in particular Article 124(4), third subparagraph, and Article 164(8), third subparagraph thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 124(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, on the one hand, deals with the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights for exposures secured by mortgages on residential property and commercial immovable property. Article 164(6), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, on the other hand, deals with the assessment of the appropriateness of minimum loss given default (‘LGD’) values for exposures secured by mortgages on residential property or commercial immovable property. Both provisions thus deal with the calibration of parameters for exposures secured by immovable property. It is therefore appropriate that the types of factors to be considered for the assessment of the appropriateness of those risk weights and the conditions to be taken into account for the assessment of the appropriateness of those minimum LGD values are specified in a coherent manner. |
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Article 124(2) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, on the one hand, deals with the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights for exposures secured by mortgages on residential property and commercial immovable property. Article 164(6), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, on the other hand, deals with the assessment of the appropriateness of minimum loss given default (‘LGD’) values for exposures secured by mortgages on residential property or commercial immovable property. Both provisions thus deal with the calibration of parameters for exposures secured by immovable property. It is therefore appropriate that the types of factors to be considered for the assessment of the appropriateness of those risk weights and the conditions to be taken into account for the assessment of the appropriateness of those minimum LGD values are specified in a coherent manner.

| (2) | When specifying those factors and conditions, it is necessary to ensure proportionality and to account for the heterogeneity of the immovable property markets across Member States, while at the same time setting out a sufficiently harmonised framework for the assessment of the appropriateness of the risk weights and the minimum LGD values for exposures secured by mortgages on immovable property. To that end, a one-size-fits-all approach should be avoided. |
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When specifying those factors and conditions, it is necessary to ensure proportionality and to account for the heterogeneity of the immovable property markets across Member States, while at the same time setting out a sufficiently harmonised framework for the assessment of the appropriateness of the risk weights and the minimum LGD values for exposures secured by mortgages on immovable property. To that end, a one-size-fits-all approach should be avoided.

| (3) | When specifying the loss expectation for the purposes of determining the appropriateness of risk weights a number of factors providing insights into forward-looking market developments should be considered, including past and present structural characteristics of immovable property markets and national specificities related to real estate financing. |
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(3)

When specifying the loss expectation for the purposes of determining the appropriateness of risk weights a number of factors providing insights into forward-looking market developments should be considered, including past and present structural characteristics of immovable property markets and national specificities related to real estate financing.

| (4) | Given the economic relevance of real estate markets for Member States, sources of systemic risk, rather than merely economic downturns and idiosyncratic risks, should be taken into account when specifying the conditions for assessing the minimum LGD values. When taking into account the conditions for assessing minimum LGD values, a number of conditions related to sources of systemic risk that affect forward-looking property market developments should be considered, among them whether macroeconomic imbalances relate to a downturn, whether other macroprudential measures are in place, and national specificities related to immovable property markets and their financing. |
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Given the economic relevance of real estate markets for Member States, sources of systemic risk, rather than merely economic downturns and idiosyncratic risks, should be taken into account when specifying the conditions for assessing the minimum LGD values. When taking into account the conditions for assessing minimum LGD values, a number of conditions related to sources of systemic risk that affect forward-looking property market developments should be considered, among them whether macroeconomic imbalances relate to a downturn, whether other macroprudential measures are in place, and national specificities related to immovable property markets and their financing.

| (5) | Furthermore, given the significant differences between the real estate markets of the Member States, the specificities exclusively related to a national real estate market and its financing should be taken into account when assessing both the appropriateness of risk weights for exposures secured by immovable property, and the appropriateness of minimum loss given default values for such exposures. |
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Furthermore, given the significant differences between the real estate markets of the Member States, the specificities exclusively related to a national real estate market and its financing should be taken into account when assessing both the appropriateness of risk weights for exposures secured by immovable property, and the appropriateness of minimum loss given default values for such exposures.

| (6) | Article 124(2) and Article 164(6), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 allow for the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights or minimum LGD values for one or more property segments or for one or more parts of the territory of a Member State. It should thus be provided that the types of factors or the conditions for the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights or minimum LGD values may be applied to one or more property segments or to one or more parts of the territory of a Member State. It is however possible that data collected by means of Union harmonised reporting are not sufficiently granular to allow for the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights or minimum LGD values at the level of such property segment or part of a territory of a Member State. Where that is the case, the authorities designated in accordance with Article 124(1a) and Article 164(5) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 should be able to use additional sources of data for those assessments. |
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Article 124(2) and Article 164(6), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 allow for the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights or minimum LGD values for one or more property segments or for one or more parts of the territory of a Member State. It should thus be provided that the types of factors or the conditions for the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights or minimum LGD values may be applied to one or more property segments or to one or more parts of the territory of a Member State. It is however possible that data collected by means of Union harmonised reporting are not sufficiently granular to allow for the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights or minimum LGD values at the level of such property segment or part of a territory of a Member State. Where that is the case, the authorities designated in accordance with Article 124(1a) and Article 164(5) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 should be able to use additional sources of data for those assessments.

| (7) | Given that both Articles 124 and 164 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 deal with the assessments of the appropriateness of input parameters for the determination of own funds requirements for exposure types secured by immovable property, it is necessary to ensure coherence between the two assessments. It is therefore appropriate to include both sets of the relevant regulatory technical standards required by those Articles in a single Regulation. |
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Given that both Articles 124 and 164 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 deal with the assessments of the appropriateness of input parameters for the determination of own funds requirements for exposure types secured by immovable property, it is necessary to ensure coherence between the two assessments. It is therefore appropriate to include both sets of the relevant regulatory technical standards required by those Articles in a single Regulation.

| (8) | This Regulation is based on the draft regulatory technical standards submitted to the Commission by the European Banking Authority (EBA). |
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(8)

This Regulation is based on the draft regulatory technical standards submitted to the Commission by the European Banking Authority (EBA).

| (9) | The EBA has conducted an open public consultation on the draft regulatory technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits, and requested the advice 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), |
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The EBA has conducted an open public consultation on the draft regulatory technical standards on which this Regulation is based, analysed the potential related costs and benefits, and requested the advice 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

Types of factors to be considered for the assessment of the appropriateness of risk weights for exposures secured by immovable property

1.   When assessing the appropriateness of the risk weights referred to in Article 124(2), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the authorities designated in accordance with Article 124(1a) of that Regulation shall determine all of the following:

| (a) | the loss experience as the ratio of the following:






  (i) | in the case of exposures secured by mortgages on residential property as referred to Article 124(2), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the losses reported in accordance with Article 430a(1), point (a), of that Regulation and the exposure value reported in accordance with Article 430a(1), point (c), of that Regulation; |
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the loss experience as the ratio of the following:

(i)

in the case of exposures secured by mortgages on residential property as referred to Article 124(2), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the losses reported in accordance with Article 430a(1), point (a), of that Regulation and the exposure value reported in accordance with Article 430a(1), point (c), of that Regulation;

| (ii) | in the case of exposures secured by mortgages on commercial immovable property as referred to in Article 124(2), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the losses reported in accordance with Article 430a(1), point (d), of that Regulation and the exposure value reported in accordance with Article 430a(1), point (f), of that Regulation; |
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in the case of exposures secured by mortgages on commercial immovable property as referred to in Article 124(2), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the losses reported in accordance with Article 430a(1), point (d), of that Regulation and the exposure value reported in accordance with Article 430a(1), point (f), of that Regulation;

| (b) | the loss expectation as the best estimate of losses to be realised during a forward-looking horizon of at least one year, and, if so determined by that authority, up to three years. |
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(b)

the loss expectation as the best estimate of losses to be realised during a forward-looking horizon of at least one year, and, if so determined by that authority, up to three years.

For the purposes of point (b), the loss expectation shall be determined as the average of the estimated losses for each year during the chosen forward-looking horizon.

2.   The authorities designated in accordance with Article 124(1a) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 shall determine the loss expectation referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), in either of the following ways:

| (a) | by adjusting the loss experience referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), upwards or downwards; |
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(a)

by adjusting the loss experience referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), upwards or downwards;

| (b) | by keeping the loss experience unchanged. |
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(b)

by keeping the loss experience unchanged.

When determining the loss expectation referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), the authorities shall reflect the forward-looking immovable property market developments referred to in Article 124(2), first subparagraph, point (b), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 during a forward-looking horizon of at least one year and, if so determined by that authority, up to three years.

3.   The loss expectation referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), and determined in accordance with paragraph 2, shall be based on all of the following:

| (a) | the historical evolution and cyclical characteristics of the immovable property market as reflected in immovable property market transactions and prices, and in the volatility of those prices, as evidenced by the relevant data indicators or qualitative information; |
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the historical evolution and cyclical characteristics of the immovable property market as reflected in immovable property market transactions and prices, and in the volatility of those prices, as evidenced by the relevant data indicators or qualitative information;

| (b) | the past and present structural characteristics of the immovable property market, and the future evolution of those structural characteristics related to the size of the immovable property market, the specificities of real estate financing, national taxation systems and the national regulatory provisions for buying, holding or letting immovable property; |
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(b)

the past and present structural characteristics of the immovable property market, and the future evolution of those structural characteristics related to the size of the immovable property market, the specificities of real estate financing, national taxation systems and the national regulatory provisions for buying, holding or letting immovable property;

| (c) | the fundamental drivers of demand and supply in the immovable property market, as evidenced by any relevant data indicators or qualitative information, including lending standards, construction activity, vacancy rates, or transaction activity; |
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(c)

the fundamental drivers of demand and supply in the immovable property market, as evidenced by any relevant data indicators or qualitative information, including lending standards, construction activity, vacancy rates, or transaction activity;

| (d) | the riskiness of the exposures secured by immovable property, as measured by all of the following:






  (i) | indicators relevant for the property segments of the Member State and, where relevant, for parts of the territory of that Member State, having regard to Section 6 of the EBA Guidelines on subsets of exposures in the application of a Systemic Risk Buffer (3), issued in accordance with Article 133(6) of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (4); |
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(d)

the riskiness of the exposures secured by immovable property, as measured by all of the following:

(i)

indicators relevant for the property segments of the Member State and, where relevant, for parts of the territory of that Member State, having regard to Section 6 of the EBA Guidelines on subsets of exposures in the application of a Systemic Risk Buffer (3), issued in accordance with Article 133(6) of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (4);

| (ii) | the lending standard indicators specified in the recommendation of the European Systemic Risk Board on closing real estate data gaps (5); |
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(ii)

the lending standard indicators specified in the recommendation of the European Systemic Risk Board on closing real estate data gaps (5);

| (e) | the expected evolution in immovable property market prices and the expected volatility in those prices, including an assessment of the uncertainty around such expectations; |
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(e)

the expected evolution in immovable property market prices and the expected volatility in those prices, including an assessment of the uncertainty around such expectations;

| (f) | the expected evolution in meaningful macroeconomic key variables that could affect the solvency of borrowers, including an assessment of the uncertainty around such expectations; |
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(f)

the expected evolution in meaningful macroeconomic key variables that could affect the solvency of borrowers, including an assessment of the uncertainty around such expectations;

| (g) | the time horizon over which the forward-looking property market developments are expected to materialise; |
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(g)

the time horizon over which the forward-looking property market developments are expected to materialise;

| (h) | national specificities related exclusively to the real estate market and its financing, including public and private guarantee schemes, tax deductibility, and public support in the form of recourse regimes and social safety nets; |
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national specificities related exclusively to the real estate market and its financing, including public and private guarantee schemes, tax deductibility, and public support in the form of recourse regimes and social safety nets;

| (i) | any other data indicators and sources which provide insight into forward-looking property market developments which affect the loss expectation referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), or support the data quality of the loss experience referred to in paragraph 1, point (a). |
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(i)

any other data indicators and sources which provide insight into forward-looking property market developments which affect the loss expectation referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), or support the data quality of the loss experience referred to in paragraph 1, point (a).

4.   Where there is a lot of uncertainty as to the factors referred to in paragraph 3, point (e), the authorities designated in accordance with Article 124 (1a) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 shall consider a margin of prudence when determining the loss expectation in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.

5.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, the authorities designated in accordance with Article 124 (1a) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 shall have regard to other macroprudential measures in force that already address the identified systemic risks affecting the appropriateness of the risk weights referred to in Article 124(2), first subparagraph, of that Regulation, including the following measures in national law designed to enhance the resilience of the financial system:

| (a) | loan-to-value (LTV) limits; |
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loan-to-value (LTV) limits;

| (b) | debt-to-income limits; |
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(b)

debt-to-income limits;

| (c) | debt-service-to-income limits; |
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(c)

debt-service-to-income limits;

| (d) | other instruments addressing lending standards. |
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(d)

other instruments addressing lending standards.

Article 2

Conditions to be taken into account for the assessment of the appropriateness of the minimum LGD values for exposures secured by immovable property

1.   When assessing the appropriateness of the minimum LGD values in accordance with Article 164(6) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, the authorities designated in accordance with paragraph 5 of that Article shall, when performing the systemic risk assessment on the basis of macroeconomic imbalances affecting LGD estimates beyond the economic cycle, have regard to all of the following conditions:

| (a) | demand and supply conditions of real estate markets, and dynamics in real estate prices, including, where relevant and where a robust estimation is available, the degree of overvaluation or undervaluation of real estate prices; |
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demand and supply conditions of real estate markets, and dynamics in real estate prices, including, where relevant and where a robust estimation is available, the degree of overvaluation or undervaluation of real estate prices;

| (b) | conditions that affect drivers of LGD estimates, including, where relevant:






  (i) | changes in the length and in the effectiveness of the process for pursuing recoveries, due to changes in the recovery procedures; |
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(b)

conditions that affect drivers of LGD estimates, including, where relevant:

(i)

changes in the length and in the effectiveness of the process for pursuing recoveries, due to changes in the recovery procedures;

| (ii) | changes in the frequency of the return of obligors or individual credit facilities to non-defaulted status, due to changes in unemployment rates, or changes in household or corporate debt levels; |
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(ii)

changes in the frequency of the return of obligors or individual credit facilities to non-defaulted status, due to changes in unemployment rates, or changes in household or corporate debt levels;

| (iii) | interest rates; |
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(iii)

interest rates;

| (c) | other conditions that indirectly affect the value of collateral taken into account in LGD estimates, including, where relevant, loan-to-value (LTV) ratios, cross collateralisation, and other common forms of credit protection relevant to retail exposures secured by immovable property in the Member State concerned. |
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(c)

other conditions that indirectly affect the value of collateral taken into account in LGD estimates, including, where relevant, loan-to-value (LTV) ratios, cross collateralisation, and other common forms of credit protection relevant to retail exposures secured by immovable property in the Member State concerned.

2.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, the authorities designated in accordance with Article 164(5) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 shall have regard to all of the following:

| (a) | whether the macroeconomic imbalances are related to an economic downturn and hence are considered in the downturn LGD estimation for the exposures concerned; |
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(a)

whether the macroeconomic imbalances are related to an economic downturn and hence are considered in the downturn LGD estimation for the exposures concerned;

| (b) | other macroprudential measures in force that already address the identified systemic risks affecting the adequacy of minimum LGD values, including the following measures in national law designed to enhance the resilience of the financial system:






  (i) | loan-to-value limits; |
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(b)

other macroprudential measures in force that already address the identified systemic risks affecting the adequacy of minimum LGD values, including the following measures in national law designed to enhance the resilience of the financial system:

(i)

loan-to-value limits;

| (ii) | debt-to-income limits; |
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debt-to-income limits;

| (iii) | debt-service-to-income limits; |
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(iii)

debt-service-to-income limits;

| (iv) | other instruments addressing lending standards; |
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(iv)

other instruments addressing lending standards;

| (c) | the degree of uncertainty around the evolution of immovable property markets and their price volatility; |
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(c)

the degree of uncertainty around the evolution of immovable property markets and their price volatility;

| (d) | national specificities exclusively related to the real estate market and its financing, including public and private guarantee schemes, tax deductibility and public support in the form of recourse regimes and social safety nets; |
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(d)

national specificities exclusively related to the real estate market and its financing, including public and private guarantee schemes, tax deductibility and public support in the form of recourse regimes and social safety nets;

| (e) | where relevant and available, benchmarking comparisons of LGD estimates across credit institutions or Member States for comparable portfolios, comparable risk levels and comparable facilities secured by immovable property pledged as collateral. |
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(e)

where relevant and available, benchmarking comparisons of LGD estimates across credit institutions or Member States for comparable portfolios, comparable risk levels and comparable facilities secured by immovable property pledged as collateral.

Article 3

Assessments for property segments or specific parts of the territory of a Member State

An authority designated in accordance with Article 124(1a) or Article 164(5) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 may consider the factors set out in Article 1 of this Regulation, or take into account the conditions set out in Article 2 of this Regulation, for one or more property segments or one or more parts of the territory of a Member State.

Article 4

Use of other sources of data

Authorities designated in accordance with Article 124(1a) or Article 164(5), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 that determine the loss experience in accordance with Article 1(1), point (a), of this Regulation, or that assess the appropriateness of the minimum LGD values in accordance with Article 2 of this Regulation for a property segment or a part of the territory of a Member State, may use other sources of data, including national ad-hoc reporting and credit registers relating to that segment or that part of the territory, provided that the data collected in accordance with Article 430(1), point (a), and Article 430a, of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 are not sufficiently granular.

Article 5

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 the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

Done at Brussels, 5 October 2022.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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  OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1.

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(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).

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(3)  Final guidelines on the appropriate subsets of sectoral exposures to which competent or designated authorities may apply a systemic risk buffer in accordance with Article 133(5)(f) of Directive 2013/36/EU (EBA/GL/2020/13).

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(4)  Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC (OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 338).

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(5)  Recommendation of the European Systemic Risk Board of 21 March 2019 amending Recommendation ESRB/2016/14 on closing real estate data gaps (ESRB/2019/3) (OJ C 271, 13.8.2019, p. 1).

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2023/207

of 24 November 2022

amending Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the model of the certificate attesting compliance with the rules on organic production

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (1), and in particular Article 35(9) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 sets out the model of the certificate to be issued to any operator or group of operators that has notified its activity to the competent authorities of the Member State in which the activity is carried out and complies with that Regulation. The certificate referred to in Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is available in electronic form, using the electronic Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES). The technical development in TRACES allows the digital signature of the certificate with a qualified electronic seal. It is therefore appropriate to add a reference to the qualified electronic seal in the corresponding part of the certificate. |
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(1)

Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 sets out the model of the certificate to be issued to any operator or group of operators that has notified its activity to the competent authorities of the Member State in which the activity is carried out and complies with that Regulation. The certificate referred to in Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is available in electronic form, using the electronic Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES). The technical development in TRACES allows the digital signature of the certificate with a qualified electronic seal. It is therefore appropriate to add a reference to the qualified electronic seal in the corresponding part of the certificate.

| (2) | Regulation (EU) 2018/848 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(2)

Regulation (EU) 2018/848 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 is replaced by the text 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, 24 November 2022.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX VI

MODEL OF THE CERTIFICATE

CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 35(1) OF REGULATION (EU) 2018/848 ON ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND THE LABELLING OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS

Part I:   Mandatory elements

| 1. | Document number |
| --- | --- |

1.

Document number

| 2. | (choose as appropriate)






  — | Operator |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

(choose as appropriate)

—

Operator

| — | Group of operators – see point 9 |
| --- | --- |

—

Group of operators – see point 9

| 3. | Name and address of the operator or group of operators: |
| --- | --- |

3.

Name and address of the operator or group of operators:

| 4. | Name and address of the competent authority, or, where appropriate, control authority or control body of the operator or group of operators and code number in the case of control authority or control body: |
| --- | --- |

4.

Name and address of the competent authority, or, where appropriate, control authority or control body of the operator or group of operators and code number in the case of control authority or control body:

| 5. | Activity or activities of the operator or group of operators (choose as appropriate) |
| --- | --- |

5.

Activity or activities of the operator or group of operators (choose as appropriate)

| — | Production |
| --- | --- |

—

Production

| — | Preparation |
| --- | --- |

—

Preparation

| — | Distribution/ Placing on the market |
| --- | --- |

—

Distribution/ Placing on the market

| — | Storing |
| --- | --- |

—

Storing

| — | Import |
| --- | --- |

—

Import

| — | Export |
| --- | --- |

—

Export

| 6. | Category or categories of products as referred to in Article 35(7) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) and production methods (choose as appropriate) |
| --- | --- |

6.

Category or categories of products as referred to in Article 35(7) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) and production methods (choose as appropriate)

| (a) | unprocessed plants and plant products, including seeds and other plant reproductive material
  Production method:






  ☐ | organic production excluding during the conversion period |
| --- | --- | --- |

(a)

unprocessed plants and plant products, including seeds and other plant reproductive material

Production method:

☐

organic production excluding during the conversion period

| ☐ | production during the conversion period |
| --- | --- |

☐

production during the conversion period

| ☐ | organic production with non-organic production |
| --- | --- |

☐

organic production with non-organic production

| (b) | livestock and unprocessed livestock products
  Production method:






  ☐ | organic production excluding during the conversion period |
| --- | --- | --- |

(b)

livestock and unprocessed livestock products

Production method:

☐

organic production excluding during the conversion period

| ☐ | production during the conversion period |
| --- | --- |

☐

production during the conversion period

| ☐ | organic production with non-organic production |
| --- | --- |

☐

organic production with non-organic production

| (c) | algae and unprocessed aquaculture products
  Production method:






  ☐ | organic production excluding during the conversion period |
| --- | --- | --- |

(c)

algae and unprocessed aquaculture products

Production method:

☐

organic production excluding during the conversion period

| ☐ | production during the conversion period |
| --- | --- |

☐

production during the conversion period

| ☐ | organic production with non-organic production |
| --- | --- |

☐

organic production with non-organic production

| (d) | processed agricultural products, including aquaculture products, for use as food
  Production method:






  ☐ | production of organic products |
| --- | --- | --- |

(d)

processed agricultural products, including aquaculture products, for use as food

Production method:

☐

production of organic products

| ☐ | production of in-conversion products |
| --- | --- |

☐

production of in-conversion products

| ☐ | organic production with non-organic production |
| --- | --- |

☐

organic production with non-organic production

| (e) | feed
  Production method:






  ☐ | production of organic products |
| --- | --- | --- |

(e)

feed

Production method:

☐

production of organic products

| ☐ | production of in-conversion products |
| --- | --- |

☐

production of in-conversion products

| ☐ | organic production with non-organic production |
| --- | --- |

☐

organic production with non-organic production

| (f) | wine
  Production method:






  ☐ | production of organic products |
| --- | --- | --- |

(f)

wine

Production method:

☐

production of organic products

| ☐ | production of in-conversion products |
| --- | --- |

☐

production of in-conversion products

| ☐ | organic production with non-organic production |
| --- | --- |

☐

organic production with non-organic production

| (g) | other products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or not covered by the previous categories
  Production method:






  ☐ | production of organic products |
| --- | --- | --- |

(g)

other products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 or not covered by the previous categories

Production method:

☐

production of organic products

| ☐ | production of in-conversion products |
| --- | --- |

☐

production of in-conversion products

| ☐ | organic production with non-organic production |
| --- | --- |

☐

organic production with non-organic production

This document has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848 to certify that the operator or group of operators (choose as appropriate) complies with that Regulation.

| 7. | Date, place |
| --- | --- |

7.

Date, place

Name and signature on behalf of the issuing competent authority, or, where appropriate, control authority or control body, or qualified electronic seal:

| 8. | Certificate valid from...[insert date] to ...[insert date] |
| --- | --- |

8.

Certificate valid from...[insert date] to ...[insert date]

| 9. | List of members of the group of operators as defined in Article 36 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848






  Name of member | Address or other form of member identification |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | |
| | |
| | |

9.

List of members of the group of operators as defined in Article 36 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848

Name of member

Address or other form of member identification

Part II:   Specific optional elements

One or more elements to be completed if so decided by the competent authority or, where appropriate, the control authority or control body that issues the certificate to the operator or group of operators in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2018/848.

1.   Directory of products

| Name of the product and/or Combined Nomenclature (CN) code as referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (2) for products within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 | ☐ | Organic |
| --- | --- | --- |

Name of the product and/or Combined Nomenclature (CN) code as referred to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (2) for products within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/848

☐

Organic

| ☐ | In-conversion |
| --- | --- |

☐

In-conversion

2.   Quantity of products

| Name of the product and/or CN code as referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 for products within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 | ☐ | Organic |
| --- | --- | --- |

Name of the product and/or CN code as referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 for products within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/848

☐

Organic

| ☐ | In-conversion |
| --- | --- |

☐

In-conversion

Quantity estimated in kilograms, litres or, where relevant, in number of units

3.   Information on the land

| Name of the product | ☐ | Organic |
| --- | --- | --- |

Name of the product

☐

Organic

| ☐ | In-conversion |
| --- | --- |

☐

In-conversion

| ☐ | Non-organic |
| --- | --- |

☐

Non-organic

Surface in hectares

4.   List of premises or units where the activity is performed by the operator or group of operators

| Address or geolocation | Description of the activity or activities as referred to in point 5 of part I |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| | |
| | |

Address or geolocation

Description of the activity or activities as referred to in point 5 of part I

5.   Information on the activity or activities carried out by the operator or group of operators and whether the activity is, or the activities are performed for their own purpose or as a subcontractor carrying out the activity or activities for another operator, while the subcontractor remains responsible for the activity or activities performed

| Description of the activity or activities as referred to in point 5 of part I | ☐ | Carrying out activity/activities for own purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |

Description of the activity or activities as referred to in point 5 of part I

☐

Carrying out activity/activities for own purpose

| ☐ | Carrying out activity/activities as a subcontractor for another operator, while the subcontractor remains responsible for the activity or activities performed |
| --- | --- |

☐

Carrying out activity/activities as a subcontractor for another operator, while the subcontractor remains responsible for the activity or activities performed

6.   Information on the activity or activities carried out by the subcontracted third party in accordance with Article 34(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848

| Description of the activity or activities as referred to in point 5 of part I | ☐ | Operator or group of operators remains responsible |
| --- | --- | --- |

Description of the activity or activities as referred to in point 5 of part I

☐

Operator or group of operators remains responsible

| ☐ | Subcontracted third party is responsible |
| --- | --- |

☐

Subcontracted third party is responsible

7.   List of subcontractors carrying out an activity or activities for the operator or group of operators in accordance with Article 34(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, for which the operator or group of operators remains responsible as regards organic production and for which it has not transferred that responsibility to the subcontractor

| Name and address | Description of the activity or activities as referred to in point 5 of part I |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| | |
| | |

Name and address

Description of the activity or activities as referred to in point 5 of part I

8.   Information on the accreditation of the control body in accordance with Article 40(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848

| (a) | name of the accreditation body; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

name of the accreditation body;

| (b) | hyperlink to the accreditation certificate. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

hyperlink to the accreditation certificate.

9.   Other information

| |
| --- |

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(1)  Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).

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(2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 29/11

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/208

of 27 January 2023

establishing a fisheries closure for Norway lobster in Functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7 for vessels flying the flag of Ireland

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 (2) lays down quotas for 2022. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 (2) lays down quotas for 2022.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of Norway lobster in Functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Ireland have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of Norway lobster in Functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Ireland have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022.

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

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to Ireland for the stock of Norway lobster in Functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7 for 2022 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

1.   Fishing for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Ireland shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to search for fish, shoot, set or haul a fishing gear for the purpose of fishing that stock.

2.   Transshipping, retaining on board, processing on board, transferring, caging, fattening and landing of fish and fishery products from that stock caught by those vessels shall remain authorised for catches taken prior to that date.

3.   Unintended catches of species from that stock by those vessels shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels, recorded, landed and counted against quotas in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

Article 3

Entry into force

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

Official Journal of the European Union

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

Done at Brussels, 27 January 2023.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS

Member of the Commission

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

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(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 21, 31.1.2022, p. 1).

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(3)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

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ANNEX

| No | 15TQ109 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Ireland |
| Stock | NEP/*07U16 |
| Species | Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) |
| Zone | Functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7 |
| Closing date | 14.12.2022 |

No

15TQ109

Member State

Ireland

Stock

NEP/*07U16

Species

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

Zone

Functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7

Closing date

14.12.2022

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/209

of 27 January 2023

establishing a fisheries closure for skates and rays in area 7d for vessels flying the flag of Belgium

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 (2) lays down quotas for 2022. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 (2) lays down quotas for 2022.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of skates and rays in area 7d by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of skates and rays in area 7d by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022.

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

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated for 2022 to Belgium for the stock of skates and rays in area 7d referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Belgium shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.

Article 3

Entry into force

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

Official Journal of the European Union

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

Done at Brussels, 27 January 2023.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS

Member of the Commission

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

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(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 21, 31.1.2022, p. 1).

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ANNEX

| No | 14TQ109 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Stock | SRX/07D. (including special conditions: RJC/*2AC4C, RJC/*67AKD, RJC/07D., RJE/07D., RJH/*04-C., RJH/*67AKD, RJH/07D., RJM/*2AC4C, RJM/*67AKD, RJM/07D., RJN/*2AC4C, RJN/*67AKD, RJN/07D., SRX/*2AC4C and SRX/*67AKD) |
| Species | Skates and rays (Rajiformes) |
| Zone | 7d |
| Closing Date | 13.12.2022 |

No

14TQ109

Member State

Belgium

Stock

SRX/07D. (including special conditions: RJC/*2AC4C, RJC/*67AKD, RJC/07D., RJE/07D., RJH/*04-C., RJH/*67AKD, RJH/07D., RJM/*2AC4C, RJM/*67AKD, RJM/07D., RJN/*2AC4C, RJN/*67AKD, RJN/07D., SRX/*2AC4C and SRX/*67AKD)

Species

Skates and rays (Rajiformes)

Zone

7d

Closing Date

13.12.2022

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 29/17

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/210

of 27 January 2023

establishing a fisheries closure for cod in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 (2) lays down quotas for 2022. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 (2) lays down quotas for 2022.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of cod in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022. |
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(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of cod in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022.

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

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated for 2022 to Member States of the European Union for the stock of cod in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.

Article 3

Entry into force

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

Official Journal of the European Union

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

Done at Brussels, 27 January 2023.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS

Member of the Commission

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

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(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 21, 31.1.2022, p. 1).

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ANNEX

| No | 16/TQ109 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | European Union (All Member States) |
| Stock | COD/1N2AB. |
| Species | Cod (Gadus morhua) |
| Zone | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 |
| Closing date | 21.12.2022 |

No

16/TQ109

Member State

European Union (All Member States)

Stock

COD/1N2AB.

Species

Cod (Gadus morhua)

Zone

Norwegian waters of 1 and 2

Closing date

21.12.2022

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DECISIONS

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L 29/20

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/211

of 23 January 2023

appointing two alternate members, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Having regard to the proposals of the German Government,

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

| (2) | On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025. |
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(2)

On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.

| (3) | Two alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Ms Katy HOFFMEISTER was proposed for appointment and the resignation of Mr Boris RHEIN. |
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(3)

Two alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Ms Katy HOFFMEISTER was proposed for appointment and the resignation of Mr Boris RHEIN.

| (4) | The German Government has proposed the following representatives of regional bodies who hold a regional authority electoral mandate or who are politically accountable to an elected assembly as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Ms Simone OLDENBURG, Ministerin für Bildung und Kindertagesförderung, politische Verantwortung gegenüber dem Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Minister of Education and Daycare Facilities for Children, politically accountable to the Parliament of the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), and Ms Astrid WALLMANN, Mitglied des Landtags, Hessischer Landtag (Member of Regional Parliament, Parliament of the Federal State of Hesse), |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The German Government has proposed the following representatives of regional bodies who hold a regional authority electoral mandate or who are politically accountable to an elected assembly as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025: Ms Simone OLDENBURG, Ministerin für Bildung und Kindertagesförderung, politische Verantwortung gegenüber dem Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Minister of Education and Daycare Facilities for Children, politically accountable to the Parliament of the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), and Ms Astrid WALLMANN, Mitglied des Landtags, Hessischer Landtag (Member of Regional Parliament, Parliament of the Federal State of Hesse),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following representatives of regional bodies who hold an electoral mandate or who are politically accountable to an elected assembly are hereby appointed as alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025:

| — | Ms Simone OLDENBURG, Ministerin für Bildung und Kindertagesförderung, politische Verantwortung gegenüber dem Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Minister of Education and Daycare Facilities for Children, politically accountable to the Parliament of the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), |
| --- | --- |

—

Ms Simone OLDENBURG, Ministerin für Bildung und Kindertagesförderung, politische Verantwortung gegenüber dem Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Minister of Education and Daycare Facilities for Children, politically accountable to the Parliament of the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania),

| — | Ms Astrid WALLMANN, Mitglied des Landtags, Hessischer Landtag (Member of Regional Parliament, Parliament of the Federal State of Hesse). |
| --- | --- |

—

Ms Astrid WALLMANN, Mitglied des Landtags, Hessischer Landtag (Member of Regional Parliament, Parliament of the Federal State of Hesse).

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 January 2023

For the Council

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

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(1)  
  OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

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(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).

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