# Official Journal L 12/2021

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 6415 January 2021 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 12

English edition

Legislation

Volume 6415 January 2021

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/28 of 14 January 2021 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 as regards the Union tariff quota for bananas originating in Mexico | 1 |

Contents

II   Non-legislative acts

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REGULATIONS

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/28 of 14 January 2021 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 as regards the Union tariff quota for bananas originating in Mexico

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| | | Corrigenda |
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| | * | Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1939 of 7 November 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 as regards Auxiliary Emission Strategies (AES), access to vehicle OBD information and vehicle repair and maintenance information, measurement of emissions during cold engine start periods and use of portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS) to measure particle numbers, with respect to heavy duty vehicles ( OJ L 303, 25.11.2019 ) | 3 |

Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1939 of 7 November 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 as regards Auxiliary Emission Strategies (AES), access to vehicle OBD information and vehicle repair and maintenance information, measurement of emissions during cold engine start periods and use of portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS) to measure particle numbers, with respect to heavy duty vehicles ( OJ L 303, 25.11.2019 )

( OJ L 303, 25.11.2019 )

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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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II Non-legislative acts

REGULATIONS

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/28

of 14 January 2021

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 as regards the Union tariff quota for bananas originating in Mexico

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 of 29 June 2000 implementing for the Community the tariff provisions of Decision No 2/2000 of the Joint Council under the Interim Agreement on Trade and Trade-related matters between the European Community and the United Mexican States (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | To take account of the accession to the European Union of Croatia on 1 July 2013, the Council, by Decision (EU) 2019/573 (2), concluded on behalf of the European Union and its Member States the Third Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part (3), which was signed on 27 November 2018, and entered into force on 1 March 2020. |
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(1)

To take account of the accession to the European Union of Croatia on 1 July 2013, the Council, by Decision (EU) 2019/573 (2), concluded on behalf of the European Union and its Member States the Third Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part (3), which was signed on 27 November 2018, and entered into force on 1 March 2020.

| (2) | By Decision (EU) 2019/104 (4), the Council approved the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union in the Joint Council established under the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, on amendments to the Agreement necessary to take account of the accession of Croatia to the Union. |
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(2)

By Decision (EU) 2019/104 (4), the Council approved the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union in the Joint Council established under the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, on amendments to the Agreement necessary to take account of the accession of Croatia to the Union.

| (3) | Decision No 1/2020 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council (5) provides for an increase of the Union tariff quota applicable to fresh bananas originating in Mexico for release for free circulation in the Union. |
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(3)

Decision No 1/2020 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council (5) provides for an increase of the Union tariff quota applicable to fresh bananas originating in Mexico for release for free circulation in the Union.

| (4) | Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 should therefore be amended in order to implement the increase of the tariff quota laid down in the Decision No 1/2020 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council. Given that the tariff quota for bananas for the year 2020 has been exhausted, an individual order number has to be attributed to the additional volume for that year. |
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(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 should therefore be amended in order to implement the increase of the tariff quota laid down in the Decision No 1/2020 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council. Given that the tariff quota for bananas for the year 2020 has been exhausted, an individual order number has to be attributed to the additional volume for that year.

| (5) | In order to avoid any unnecessary delay in the application of this tariff quota, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency and should apply retroactively from the third day after the publication of the Decision No 1/2020 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
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(5)

In order to avoid any unnecessary delay in the application of this tariff quota, this Regulation should enter into force as a matter of urgency and should apply retroactively from the third day after the publication of the Decision No 1/2020 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1362/2000 is amended as follows:

| (1) | the row with order number 09.1834 is replaced by the following:









  Order No | CN code | Description | Annual tariff quota volume (net weight, unless otherwise specified) | Tariff quota duty (% reduction) |
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| ‘09.1834 | 0803 90 10 | Bananas, fresh (excluding plantains) | Until 31 December 2020:
  2 000 tonnes;
  from 1 January 2021:
  2 010 tonnes | Fixed duty to be applied’ |

(1)

the row with order number 09.1834 is replaced by the following:

Order No

CN code

Description

Annual tariff quota volume (net weight, unless otherwise specified)

Tariff quota duty (% reduction)

‘09.1834

0803 90 10

Bananas, fresh (excluding plantains)

Until 31 December 2020:

2 000 tonnes;

from 1 January 2021:

2 010 tonnes

Fixed duty to be applied’

| (2) | the following row is inserted between the row with order number 09.1834 and the row with order number 09.1847:









  Order No | CN code | Description | Annual tariff quota volume (net weight, unless otherwise specified) | Tariff quota duty (% reduction) |
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| ‘09.1838 | 0803 90 10 | Bananas, fresh (excluding plantains) | From 13 August 2020
  until 31 December 2020:
  10 tonnes | Fixed duty to be applied’ |

(2)

the following row is inserted between the row with order number 09.1834 and the row with order number 09.1847:

Order No

CN code

Description

Annual tariff quota volume (net weight, unless otherwise specified)

Tariff quota duty (% reduction)

‘09.1838

0803 90 10

Bananas, fresh (excluding plantains)

From 13 August 2020

until 31 December 2020:

10 tonnes

Fixed duty to be applied’

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 13 August 2020.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 January 2021.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 157, 30.6.2000, p. 1.

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(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/573 of 8 April 2019 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of the Third Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (OJ L 100, 11.4.2019, p. 3).

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(3)  
  OJ L 325, 20.12.2018, p. 3.

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(4)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/104 of 22 May 2018 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EU-Mexico Joint Council established under the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, as regards the amendment of Decisions No 2/2000 and No 2/2001 of the Joint Council to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (OJ L 21, 24.1.2019, p. 23).

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(5)  Decision No 1/2020 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council of 31 July 2020 amending Decision No 2/2000 [2020/1180] (OJ L 259, 10.8.2020, p. 40).

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Corrigenda

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1939 of 7 November 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 as regards Auxiliary Emission Strategies (AES), access to vehicle OBD information and vehicle repair and maintenance information, measurement of emissions during cold engine start periods and use of portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS) to measure particle numbers, with respect to heavy duty vehicles

(
  Official Journal of the European Union L 303 of 25 November 2019
  )

‘Table 1

Test parameters

| Parameter | Unit | Source |
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| THC concentration (1) | ppm | Gas analyser |
| CO concentration (1) | ppm | Gas analyser |
| NOx concentration (1) | ppm | Gas analyser |
| CO2 concentration (1) | ppm | Gas analyser |
| CH4 concentration  (1)
   (2) | ppm | Gas analyser |
| PM number concentration | #/cm3 | PM number analyser |
| Dilution setting (if applicable) | - | PM number analyser |
| Exhaust gas flow | kg/h | Exhaust Flow Meter (hereinafter “EFM”) |
| Exhaust temperature | K | EFM |
| Ambient temperature (3) | K | Sensor |
| Ambient pressure | kPa | Sensor |
| Engine torque (4) | Nm | ECU or Sensor |
| Engine speed | rpm | ECU or Sensor |
| Engine fuel flow | g/s | ECU or Sensor |
| Engine coolant temperature | K | ECU or Sensor |
| Engine intake air temperature (3) | K | Sensor |
| Vehicle ground speed | km/h | ECU and GPS |
| Vehicle latitude | degree | GPS |
| Vehicle longitude | degree | GPS |

Parameter

Unit

Source

THC concentration (1)

ppm

Gas analyser

CO concentration (1)

ppm

Gas analyser

NOx concentration (1)

ppm

Gas analyser

CO2 concentration (1)

ppm

Gas analyser

CH4 concentration  (1)
   (2)

ppm

Gas analyser

PM number concentration

# /cm3

PM number analyser

Dilution setting (if applicable)

-

PM number analyser

Exhaust gas flow

kg/h

Exhaust Flow Meter (hereinafter “EFM”)

Exhaust temperature

K

EFM

Ambient temperature (3)

K

Sensor

Ambient pressure

kPa

Sensor

Engine torque (4)

Nm

ECU or Sensor

Engine speed

rpm

ECU or Sensor

Engine fuel flow

g/s

ECU or Sensor

Engine coolant temperature

K

ECU or Sensor

Engine intake air temperature (3)

K

Sensor

Vehicle ground speed

km/h

ECU and GPS

Vehicle latitude

degree

GPS

Vehicle longitude

degree

GPS

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(1)  Measured or corrected to a wet basis.

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(2)  Gas engines only.

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(3)  Use the ambient temperature sensor or an intake air temperature sensor.

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(4)  The recorded value shall be either (a) the net brake engine torque in accordance with point 2.4.4 of this Appendix or (b) the net brake engine torque calculated from the torque values in accordance with point 2.4.4 of this Appendix.’

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