# Official Journal L 47/2013

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  doi:10.3000/19770677.L_2013.047.eng |
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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5620 February 2013 |

ISSN 1977-0677

doi:10.3000/19770677.L_2013.047.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 47

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5620 February 2013

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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013 of 7 January 2013 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Union and the quarantine conditions thereof (
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  ) | 1 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 140/2013 of 18 February 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pa de Pagès Català (PGI)) | 18 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 of 19 February 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) (
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  ) | 20 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 142/2013 of 19 February 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 as regards the data relating to the body issuing certificates in New Zealand for the export of milk products | 49 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EU) No 143/2013 of 19 February 2013 amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards the determination of CO2 emissions from vehicles submitted to multi-stage type-approval (
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  ) | 51 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 144/2013 of 19 February 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 as regards certain oenological practices and the applicable restrictions and Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 as regards the registering of these practices in the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept | 56 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 145/2013 of 19 February 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe | 63 |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 146/2013 of 19 February 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 68 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | | 2013/90/EU |
| | * | Commission Implementing Decision of 18 February 2013 approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in certain areas of Latvia
  (notified under document C(2013) 720) | 70 |
| | | 2013/91/EU |
| | * | Commission Implementing Decision of 18 February 2013 amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Latvia
  (notified under document C(2013) 722)

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  ) | 72 |
| | | 2013/92/EU |
| | * | Commission Implementing Decision of 18 February 2013 on the supervision, plant health checks and measures to be taken on wood packaging material actually in use in the transport of specified commodities originating in China
  (notified under document C(2013) 789) | 74 |

Contents

II   Non-legislative acts

page

REGULATIONS

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013 of 7 January 2013 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Union and the quarantine conditions thereof (
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  )

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 140/2013 of 18 February 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pa de Pagès Català (PGI))

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Commission Regulation (EU) No 141/2013 of 19 February 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) (
  1
  )

1

20

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 142/2013 of 19 February 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 as regards the data relating to the body issuing certificates in New Zealand for the export of milk products

49

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Commission Regulation (EU) No 143/2013 of 19 February 2013 amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards the determination of CO2 emissions from vehicles submitted to multi-stage type-approval (
  1
  )

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51

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 144/2013 of 19 February 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 as regards certain oenological practices and the applicable restrictions and Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 as regards the registering of these practices in the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept

56

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 145/2013 of 19 February 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe

63

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 146/2013 of 19 February 2013 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

68

DECISIONS

2013/90/EU

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Commission Implementing Decision of 18 February 2013 approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in certain areas of Latvia
  (notified under document C(2013) 720)

(notified under document C(2013) 720)

70

2013/91/EU

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Commission Implementing Decision of 18 February 2013 amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Latvia
  (notified under document C(2013) 722)

   (
  1
  )

(notified under document C(2013) 722)

1

72

2013/92/EU

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Commission Implementing Decision of 18 February 2013 on the supervision, plant health checks and measures to be taken on wood packaging material actually in use in the transport of specified commodities originating in China
  (notified under document C(2013) 789)

(notified under document C(2013) 789)

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

Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

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

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II Non-legislative acts

REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 139/2013

of 7 January 2013

laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Union and the quarantine conditions thereof

(codification)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 10(3) and point (b) of second subparagraph of Article 10(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (2), and in particular Article 17(2)(b) and Article 17(3) and the first and fourth indents of Article 18(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 of 23 March 2007 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Community and the quarantine conditions thereof (3) has been substantially amended several times (4). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 of 23 March 2007 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Community and the quarantine conditions thereof (3) has been substantially amended several times (4). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

| (2) | Following the outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza of the Asian lineage in South-East Asia in 2004, the Commission adopted several Decisions banning amongst other commodities the import of birds, other than poultry, from affected third countries. |
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(2)

Following the outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza of the Asian lineage in South-East Asia in 2004, the Commission adopted several Decisions banning amongst other commodities the import of birds, other than poultry, from affected third countries.

| (3) | In order to draw up an inventory of the risks posed by the import of captive birds, the Commission on 13 April 2005 requested the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to provide a scientific opinion on the risks posed by imports of birds caught in the wild and captive bred birds from third countries. |
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(3)

In order to draw up an inventory of the risks posed by the import of captive birds, the Commission on 13 April 2005 requested the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to provide a scientific opinion on the risks posed by imports of birds caught in the wild and captive bred birds from third countries.

| (4) | Following that request, the EFSA Panel on animal health and welfare adopted, during their meeting of 26 and 27 October 2006, a Scientific Opinion on the Animal Health and Welfare risks associated with the import of wild birds, other than poultry, into the Union. That Scientific Opinion identifies possible tools and options which can reduce any identified animal health risk related to imports of birds other than poultry. |
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(4)

Following that request, the EFSA Panel on animal health and welfare adopted, during their meeting of 26 and 27 October 2006, a Scientific Opinion on the Animal Health and Welfare risks associated with the import of wild birds, other than poultry, into the Union. That Scientific Opinion identifies possible tools and options which can reduce any identified animal health risk related to imports of birds other than poultry.

| (5) | One of the recommendations of the EFSA Scientific Opinion relates to controls carried out in the third countries exporting birds, other than poultry, to the Union. Improvements at the point of export should have most impact in reducing the probability that infected birds are presented for entry into the Union. For that reason, import conditions should be laid down in this Regulation in such a way that only imports from third countries authorised for imports into the Union of such birds are allowed. |
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(5)

One of the recommendations of the EFSA Scientific Opinion relates to controls carried out in the third countries exporting birds, other than poultry, to the Union. Improvements at the point of export should have most impact in reducing the probability that infected birds are presented for entry into the Union. For that reason, import conditions should be laid down in this Regulation in such a way that only imports from third countries authorised for imports into the Union of such birds are allowed.

| (6) | Another EFSA recommendation relates to imports of birds caught in the wild. The Scientific Opinion identifies the risk caused by those birds that may be infected due to lateral spread from other infected wild birds and from the contaminated environment, as well as overspill from infected poultry. Taking into account the role played by wild migratory birds in the spread of avian influenza from Asia to Europe in 2005 and 2006, it is appropriate to limit imports of birds, other than poultry, only to birds bred in captivity. |
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(6)

Another EFSA recommendation relates to imports of birds caught in the wild. The Scientific Opinion identifies the risk caused by those birds that may be infected due to lateral spread from other infected wild birds and from the contaminated environment, as well as overspill from infected poultry. Taking into account the role played by wild migratory birds in the spread of avian influenza from Asia to Europe in 2005 and 2006, it is appropriate to limit imports of birds, other than poultry, only to birds bred in captivity.

| (7) | It is seldom possible to distinguish with certainty between birds that have been caught in the wild and captive bred birds. Methods of marking can be applied to both types of birds without it being possible to distinguish between them. It is therefore appropriate to limit imports of birds, other than poultry, to breeding establishments that are approved by the competent authority of the third country of export, and to lay down certain minimum conditions for such approval. |
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(7)

It is seldom possible to distinguish with certainty between birds that have been caught in the wild and captive bred birds. Methods of marking can be applied to both types of birds without it being possible to distinguish between them. It is therefore appropriate to limit imports of birds, other than poultry, to breeding establishments that are approved by the competent authority of the third country of export, and to lay down certain minimum conditions for such approval.

| (8) | The imported birds should be transported directly to an approved quarantine facility or centre in a Member State, where they should remain until infection with avian influenza or Newcastle disease virus is ruled out. |
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(8)

The imported birds should be transported directly to an approved quarantine facility or centre in a Member State, where they should remain until infection with avian influenza or Newcastle disease virus is ruled out.

| (9) | In case avian influenza or Newcastle disease is suspected in an approved quarantine facility or in a unit of an approved quarantine centre, it is appropriate to wait until the suspicion is confirmed to rule out any other cause of disease symptoms before commencing to kill and destroy the birds in the affected premises. |
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(9)

In case avian influenza or Newcastle disease is suspected in an approved quarantine facility or in a unit of an approved quarantine centre, it is appropriate to wait until the suspicion is confirmed to rule out any other cause of disease symptoms before commencing to kill and destroy the birds in the affected premises.

| (10) | Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (5) was adopted to take account of the experience gained in the control of avian influenza. Based on that Directive, Commission Decision 2006/437/EC of 4 August 2006 approving a Diagnostic Manual for avian influenza as provided for in Council Directive 2005/94/EC (6) (the diagnostic manual) was adopted laying down at Union level diagnostic procedures, sampling methods and criteria for the evaluation of the results of laboratory tests for the confirmation of an outbreak of avian influenza. Account should be taken of that Decision as regards the testing regimes for avian influenza in approved quarantine facilities and centres. |
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(10)

Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (5) was adopted to take account of the experience gained in the control of avian influenza. Based on that Directive, Commission Decision 2006/437/EC of 4 August 2006 approving a Diagnostic Manual for avian influenza as provided for in Council Directive 2005/94/EC (6) (the diagnostic manual) was adopted laying down at Union level diagnostic procedures, sampling methods and criteria for the evaluation of the results of laboratory tests for the confirmation of an outbreak of avian influenza. Account should be taken of that Decision as regards the testing regimes for avian influenza in approved quarantine facilities and centres.

| (11) | It is appropriate to lay down further import procedures relating to the transfer from the border inspection post to the approved quarantine facilities or centres upon entry into the Union in order to ensure that imported birds arrive at the designated approved quarantine facility or centre within a reasonable time period. |
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(11)

It is appropriate to lay down further import procedures relating to the transfer from the border inspection post to the approved quarantine facilities or centres upon entry into the Union in order to ensure that imported birds arrive at the designated approved quarantine facility or centre within a reasonable time period.

| (12) | Approved quarantine facilities and centres, the list of which is to be published by Member States, should comply with certain minimum conditions. |
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(12)

Approved quarantine facilities and centres, the list of which is to be published by Member States, should comply with certain minimum conditions.

| (13) | Certain imports of birds are covered by other Union legislation. Therefore, they should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. |
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(13)

Certain imports of birds are covered by other Union legislation. Therefore, they should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

| (14) | The animal health risk posed by racing pigeons that are brought into the Union to be released again so that they may fly back to their origin is such that they should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. |
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(14)

The animal health risk posed by racing pigeons that are brought into the Union to be released again so that they may fly back to their origin is such that they should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

| (15) | In addition, certain third countries have animal health conditions that are equivalent to those provided for in Union legislation. Therefore, imports of birds from those countries should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. |
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(15)

In addition, certain third countries have animal health conditions that are equivalent to those provided for in Union legislation. Therefore, imports of birds from those countries should be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

| (16) | Certain derogations should also be considered for those birds found to be infected with low pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease in an approved quarantine facility or centre, in those cases where the occurrence of disease does not pose a risk to the animal health status of the Union. |
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(16)

Certain derogations should also be considered for those birds found to be infected with low pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease in an approved quarantine facility or centre, in those cases where the occurrence of disease does not pose a risk to the animal health status of the Union.

| (17) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
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(17)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation lays down the animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Union, from the third countries and parts thereof referred to in Annex I, and the quarantine conditions for such imports.

Article 2

Scope

This Regulation shall apply to animals of the avian species.

However, it shall not apply to:

| (a) | poultry; |
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(a)

poultry;

| (b) | birds imported for conservation programmes approved by the competent authority in the Member State of destination; |
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(b)

birds imported for conservation programmes approved by the competent authority in the Member State of destination;

| (c) | pet animals referred to in the third paragraph of Article 1 of Directive 92/65/EEC, accompanying their owner; |
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(c)

pet animals referred to in the third paragraph of Article 1 of Directive 92/65/EEC, accompanying their owner;

| (d) | birds intended for zoos, circuses, amusement parks or experiments; |
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(d)

birds intended for zoos, circuses, amusement parks or experiments;

| (e) | birds destined for bodies, institutes or centres approved according to Article 13 of Directive 92/65/EEC; |
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(e)

birds destined for bodies, institutes or centres approved according to Article 13 of Directive 92/65/EEC;

| (f) | racing pigeons which are introduced to the territory of the Union from a neighbouring third country where they are normally resident and then immediately released with the expectation that they will fly back to that third country; |
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(f)

racing pigeons which are introduced to the territory of the Union from a neighbouring third country where they are normally resident and then immediately released with the expectation that they will fly back to that third country;

| (g) | birds imported from Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, and the Vatican City State. |
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(g)

birds imported from Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, and the Vatican City State.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions of Directive 2005/94/EC shall apply except for the definition of poultry in point 4 of Article 2 of that Directive. For the purposes of this Regulation ‘poultry’ means fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks, geese, quails, pigeons, pheasants, partridges and ratites (Ratitae) reared or kept in captivity for breeding, the production of meat or eggs for consumption, or for restocking supplies of game.

Ratitae

The following definitions shall also apply:

| (a) | ‘birds’ means animals of the avian species other than those referred to in the second paragraph of Article 2; |
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(a)

‘birds’ means animals of the avian species other than those referred to in the second paragraph of Article 2;

| (b) | ‘approved breeding establishment’ means:






  (i) | an establishment used exclusively for the breeding of birds; and |
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(b)

‘approved breeding establishment’ means:

(i)

an establishment used exclusively for the breeding of birds; and

| (ii) | that has been inspected and approved by the competent authority of the exporting third country for compliance with the conditions provided for in Article 4 and Annex II; |
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(ii)

that has been inspected and approved by the competent authority of the exporting third country for compliance with the conditions provided for in Article 4 and Annex II;

| (c) | ‘captive bred birds’ means birds that have not been caught in the wild but have been born and bred in captivity from parents that mated or had gametes otherwise transferred in captivity; |
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(c)

‘captive bred birds’ means birds that have not been caught in the wild but have been born and bred in captivity from parents that mated or had gametes otherwise transferred in captivity;

| (d) | ‘seamlessly closed leg-ring’ means a ring or band in a continuous circle, without any break or join, which has not been tampered with in any way, of a size which cannot be removed from the bird when its leg is fully grown after having been applied in the first days of the bird’s life and which has been commercially manufactured for that purpose; |
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(d)

‘seamlessly closed leg-ring’ means a ring or band in a continuous circle, without any break or join, which has not been tampered with in any way, of a size which cannot be removed from the bird when its leg is fully grown after having been applied in the first days of the bird’s life and which has been commercially manufactured for that purpose;

| (e) | ‘approved quarantine facility’ means premises, other than quarantine centres:






  (i) | in which quarantine of imported birds is carried out; |
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(e)

‘approved quarantine facility’ means premises, other than quarantine centres:

(i)

in which quarantine of imported birds is carried out;

| (ii) | which has been inspected and approved by the competent authority for compliance with the minimum conditions provided for in Article 6 and Annex IV; |
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(ii)

which has been inspected and approved by the competent authority for compliance with the minimum conditions provided for in Article 6 and Annex IV;

| (f) | ‘approved quarantine centre’ means premises:






  (i) | in which quarantine of imported birds is carried out; |
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(f)

‘approved quarantine centre’ means premises:

(i)

in which quarantine of imported birds is carried out;

| (ii) | containing a number of units, which are operationally and physically separated from each other and in which each unit contains only birds of the same consignment, with the same health status, and therefore comprises a single epidemiological unit; |
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(ii)

containing a number of units, which are operationally and physically separated from each other and in which each unit contains only birds of the same consignment, with the same health status, and therefore comprises a single epidemiological unit;

| (iii) | which has been inspected and approved by the competent authority for compliance with the minimum conditions provided for in Article 6 and Annex IV; |
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(iii)

which has been inspected and approved by the competent authority for compliance with the minimum conditions provided for in Article 6 and Annex IV;

| (g) | ‘sentinel birds’ means poultry which are to be used as a diagnostic aid during quarantine; |
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(g)

‘sentinel birds’ means poultry which are to be used as a diagnostic aid during quarantine;

| (h) | ‘diagnostic manual’ means the Diagnostic Manual for avian influenza set out in the Annex to Decision 2006/437/EC. |
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(h)

‘diagnostic manual’ means the Diagnostic Manual for avian influenza set out in the Annex to Decision 2006/437/EC.

Article 4

Approved breeding establishments

Approved breeding establishments shall comply with the following conditions:

| (a) | the breeding establishment must be approved by the competent authority in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex II, and assigned an approval number; |
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(a)

the breeding establishment must be approved by the competent authority in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex II, and assigned an approval number;

| (b) | that approval number must have been communicated to the Commission by that authority; |
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(b)

that approval number must have been communicated to the Commission by that authority;

| (c) | the name and approval number of the breeding establishment must appear on a list of breeding establishments drawn up by the Commission; |
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(c)

the name and approval number of the breeding establishment must appear on a list of breeding establishments drawn up by the Commission;

| (d) | the approval of the breeding establishment must be immediately withdrawn or suspended by the competent authority where it no longer complies with the conditions set out in Annex II and the Commission must be immediately informed thereof. |
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(d)

the approval of the breeding establishment must be immediately withdrawn or suspended by the competent authority where it no longer complies with the conditions set out in Annex II and the Commission must be immediately informed thereof.

Article 5

Import conditions

Imports of birds shall be authorised only if the birds comply with the following conditions:

| (a) | the birds are captive bred birds; |
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(a)

the birds are captive bred birds;

| (b) | the birds must originate from third countries or parts thereof referred to in Annex I; |
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(b)

the birds must originate from third countries or parts thereof referred to in Annex I;

| (c) | the birds come from approved breeding establishments that comply with the conditions laid down in Article 4; |
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(c)

the birds come from approved breeding establishments that comply with the conditions laid down in Article 4;

| (d) | the birds were subjected to a laboratory virus detection test 7 to 14 days prior to shipment with negative results for any avian influenza and Newcastle disease virus; |
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(d)

the birds were subjected to a laboratory virus detection test 7 to 14 days prior to shipment with negative results for any avian influenza and Newcastle disease virus;

| (e) | the birds have not been vaccinated against avian influenza; |
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(e)

the birds have not been vaccinated against avian influenza;

| (f) | the birds are accompanied by an animal health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex III (the animal health certificate); |
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(f)

the birds are accompanied by an animal health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex III (the animal health certificate);

| (g) | the birds are identified with an individual identification number by means of a uniquely marked seamlessly closed leg-ring or a microchip in accordance with Article 66(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 (7); |
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(g)

the birds are identified with an individual identification number by means of a uniquely marked seamlessly closed leg-ring or a microchip in accordance with Article 66(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 (7);

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| (h) | the individual identification number of leg-rings or microchips provided for in point (g) must contain at least the following:






  — | the ISO code of the exporting third country performing the identification, |
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(h)

the individual identification number of leg-rings or microchips provided for in point (g) must contain at least the following:

—

the ISO code of the exporting third country performing the identification,

| — | a unique serial number; |
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—

a unique serial number;

| (i) | the individual identification number provided for in point (g) must be registered on the animal health certificate; |
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(i)

the individual identification number provided for in point (g) must be registered on the animal health certificate;

| (j) | the birds are transported in new containers which are individually identified externally with an identification number that must correspond with the identification number indicated on the animal health certificate. |
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(j)

the birds are transported in new containers which are individually identified externally with an identification number that must correspond with the identification number indicated on the animal health certificate.

Article 6

Approved quarantine facilities and centres

Approved quarantine facilities and centres shall comply with the minimum conditions set out in Annex IV.

Each Member State shall draw up and keep up to date a list of approved quarantine facilities and centres and their approval numbers and make it available to the Commission, to the other Member States and to the public.

Article 7

Direct transport of birds to approved quarantine facilities or centres

Birds shall be transported directly from the border inspection post to an approved quarantine facility or centre in cages or crates.

The total journey time from that post to that quarantine facility or centre must not normally exceed nine hours.

When vehicles are used for this journey they shall be sealed by the competent authorities with a tamper proof seal.

Article 8

Attestation

Importers or their agents shall provide a written attestation, in an official language of the Member State of entry, and signed by the person responsible for the quarantine facility or centre certifying that the birds will be accepted for quarantine.

That attestation shall:

| (a) | clearly indicate the name and address and approval number of the quarantine facility or centre; |
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(a)

clearly indicate the name and address and approval number of the quarantine facility or centre;

| (b) | reach the border inspection post via e-mail or fax prior to time of arrival of the consignment at that post or shall be presented by the importer or his agent before the birds are released from the border inspection post. |
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(b)

reach the border inspection post via e-mail or fax prior to time of arrival of the consignment at that post or shall be presented by the importer or his agent before the birds are released from the border inspection post.

Article 9

Transit of birds in the Union

Where birds are introduced into the Union via a Member State other than that of destination, all measures shall be taken to ensure that the consignment reaches the intended Member State of destination.

Article 10

Monitoring of the transport of birds

1.   Where Union legislation provides for the monitoring of birds from the border inspection post to the approved quarantine facility or centre at the place of destination, the following exchanges of information shall be provided:

| (a) | the official veterinarian responsible for the border inspection post shall notify the competent authority responsible for the approved quarantine facility or centre at the place of destination of the consignment, of the place of origin and the place of destination of the birds via the Traces network; |
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(a)

the official veterinarian responsible for the border inspection post shall notify the competent authority responsible for the approved quarantine facility or centre at the place of destination of the consignment, of the place of origin and the place of destination of the birds via the Traces network;

| (b) | the person responsible for the approved quarantine facility or centre of destination shall notify by e-mail or fax, within one working day of the date of arrival of the consignment at the quarantine facility or centre, the official veterinarian responsible for the approved quarantine facility or centre at the place of destination of the arrival of the consignment at its destination; |
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(b)

the person responsible for the approved quarantine facility or centre of destination shall notify by e-mail or fax, within one working day of the date of arrival of the consignment at the quarantine facility or centre, the official veterinarian responsible for the approved quarantine facility or centre at the place of destination of the arrival of the consignment at its destination;

| (c) | the official veterinarian responsible for the approved quarantine facility or centre at the place of destination of the consignment shall notify via the Traces network, within three working days of the date of arrival of the consignment at the quarantine facility or centre, the official veterinarian responsible for the border inspection post who notified him of the shipment of the consignment of the arrival of the consignment at its destination. |
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(c)

the official veterinarian responsible for the approved quarantine facility or centre at the place of destination of the consignment shall notify via the Traces network, within three working days of the date of arrival of the consignment at the quarantine facility or centre, the official veterinarian responsible for the border inspection post who notified him of the shipment of the consignment of the arrival of the consignment at its destination.

2.   If confirmation is provided to the competent authority responsible for the border inspection post, that the birds declared as being intended for an approved quarantine facility or centre have not arrived at their destination within three working days of the estimated date of arrival of the consignment at the quarantine facility or centre, the competent authority shall take appropriate measures vis-à-vis the person responsible for the consignment.

Article 11

Quarantine provisions

1.   The birds shall be quarantined for at least 30 days in an approved quarantine facility or centre (‘the quarantine’).

2.   At least at the beginning and the end of quarantine of each consignment, the official veterinarian shall inspect the conditions of quarantine, including an examination of the mortality records and a clinical inspection of the birds in the approved quarantine facility or in each unit of the approved quarantine centre.

However, the official veterinarian shall carry out inspections more frequently if required by the disease situation.

Article 12

Examination, sampling and testing to be carried out in relation to a consignment during quarantine

1.   The examination, sampling and testing procedures for avian influenza and Newcastle disease, set out in Annex V, shall be carried out following the arrival of the birds in quarantine.

2.   When sentinel birds are used a minimum of 10 sentinel birds shall be used in the approved quarantine facility or in each unit of the approved quarantine centre.

3.   Sentinel birds used for examination, sampling and testing procedures shall be:

| (a) | at least three weeks old and used only once for those purposes; |
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(a)

at least three weeks old and used only once for those purposes;

| (b) | leg-banded for identification purposes or identified with another non-removable identification; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

leg-banded for identification purposes or identified with another non-removable identification;

| (c) | unvaccinated and have been found sero-negative for avian influenza and Newcastle disease within a period of 14 days before the date of commencement of quarantine; |
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(c)

unvaccinated and have been found sero-negative for avian influenza and Newcastle disease within a period of 14 days before the date of commencement of quarantine;

| (d) | placed in the approved quarantine facility or in a unit of the approved quarantine centre before the arrival of the birds in the common airspace and as close as possible to the birds in such a way that close contact between the sentinel birds and the excrements of the birds in quarantine is ensured. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

placed in the approved quarantine facility or in a unit of the approved quarantine centre before the arrival of the birds in the common airspace and as close as possible to the birds in such a way that close contact between the sentinel birds and the excrements of the birds in quarantine is ensured.

Article 13

Action in case of a suspected disease in an approved quarantine facility or centre

1.   If during quarantine in an approved quarantine facility, it is suspected that one or more birds and/or sentinel birds are infected with avian influenza or Newcastle disease, the following measures shall be taken:

| (a) | the competent authority shall place the approved quarantine facility under official supervision; |
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(a)

the competent authority shall place the approved quarantine facility under official supervision;

| (b) | samples for virological examination as set out in point 2 of Annex V shall be taken from those birds and sentinel birds and shall be analysed accordingly; |
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(b)

samples for virological examination as set out in point 2 of Annex V shall be taken from those birds and sentinel birds and shall be analysed accordingly;

| (c) | no birds shall enter or leave the approved quarantine facility until the suspicion is ruled out. |
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(c)

no birds shall enter or leave the approved quarantine facility until the suspicion is ruled out.

2.   If the suspicion of avian influenza or Newcastle disease in the affected approved quarantine facility as referred to in paragraph 1 is confirmed, the following measures shall be taken:

| (a) | all birds and sentinel birds in the approved quarantine facility shall be killed and destroyed; |
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(a)

all birds and sentinel birds in the approved quarantine facility shall be killed and destroyed;

| (b) | the approved quarantine facility shall be cleaned and disinfected; |
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(b)

the approved quarantine facility shall be cleaned and disinfected;

| (c) | no birds shall enter the approved quarantine facility until 21 days following the final cleaning and disinfection. |
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(c)

no birds shall enter the approved quarantine facility until 21 days following the final cleaning and disinfection.

3.   If during quarantine in an approved quarantine centre, it is suspected that one or more birds and/or sentinel birds in a unit of the quarantine centre are infected with avian influenza or Newcastle disease, the following measures shall be taken:

| (a) | the competent authority shall place the approved quarantine centre under official supervision; |
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(a)

the competent authority shall place the approved quarantine centre under official supervision;

| (b) | samples for virological examination as set out in point 2 of Annex V shall be taken from those birds and sentinel birds and shall be analysed accordingly; |
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(b)

samples for virological examination as set out in point 2 of Annex V shall be taken from those birds and sentinel birds and shall be analysed accordingly;

| (c) | no birds shall enter or leave the approved quarantine centre until the suspicion is ruled out. |
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(c)

no birds shall enter or leave the approved quarantine centre until the suspicion is ruled out.

4.   If the suspicion of avian influenza or Newcastle disease in the affected unit of the approved quarantine centre as referred to in paragraph 3 is confirmed, the following measures shall be taken:

| (a) | all birds and sentinel birds in the affected unit of the approved quarantine centre shall be killed and destroyed; |
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(a)

all birds and sentinel birds in the affected unit of the approved quarantine centre shall be killed and destroyed;

| (b) | the unit concerned shall be cleaned and disinfected; |
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(b)

the unit concerned shall be cleaned and disinfected;

| (c) | the following samples shall be taken:






  (i) | where sentinel birds are used, not earlier than 21 days following the final cleaning and disinfection of the unit concerned, samples for serological examination as set out in Annex V must be taken from sentinel birds in the other quarantine units; or |
| --- | --- | --- |

(c)

the following samples shall be taken:

(i)

where sentinel birds are used, not earlier than 21 days following the final cleaning and disinfection of the unit concerned, samples for serological examination as set out in Annex V must be taken from sentinel birds in the other quarantine units; or

| (ii) | where no sentinel birds are used, during 7 to 15 days following the final cleaning and disinfection, samples for virological examination as set out in point 2 of Annex V must be taken from birds in the other quarantine units; |
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(ii)

where no sentinel birds are used, during 7 to 15 days following the final cleaning and disinfection, samples for virological examination as set out in point 2 of Annex V must be taken from birds in the other quarantine units;

| (d) | no birds shall leave the approved quarantine centre until the results of the sampling provided for in point (c) have been confirmed as negative. |
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(d)

no birds shall leave the approved quarantine centre until the results of the sampling provided for in point (c) have been confirmed as negative.

5.   Member States shall inform the Commission of any measures taken under this Article.

Article 14

Derogations relating to a positive finding of low pathogenic avian influenza or Newcastle disease in an approved quarantine facility or centre

1.   Where during quarantine one or more birds and/or sentinel birds are found to be infected with low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) or Newcastle disease, the competent authority may, based on a risk assessment, grant derogations from the measures provided for in Article 13(2)(a) and (4)(a), provided that such derogations do not endanger disease control (the derogation).

Member States shall immediately inform the Commission of any such derogations.

2.   When an official veterinarian inspects an approved quarantine facility or centre that has been granted a derogation, and one or more of the birds and/or sentinel birds are found to be infected with LPAI or Newcastle disease, the measures set out in paragraphs 3 to 7 shall be complied with.

Member States shall immediately inform the Commission of any such measures.

3.   In the case of a positive finding of LPAI, instead of the standard samples as provided for in the diagnostic manual, the following samples shall be taken for laboratory testing, 21 days following the date of the last positive finding of LPAI in the approved quarantine facility or from each unit in the approved quarantine centre and at intervals of 21 days:

| (a) | samples of any dead sentinel birds or other birds present at the time of sampling; |
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(a)

samples of any dead sentinel birds or other birds present at the time of sampling;

| (b) | tracheal/oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds or from all birds where there are less than 60 present at the approved quarantine facility or the unit concerned of the approved quarantine centre; or if the birds are small, exotic and not used to being handled or handling them would be dangerous for people, samples of fresh faeces must be collected; the sampling and laboratory testing of such samples must continue until two consecutive negative laboratory results are obtained which must be at least at an interval of 21 days. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

tracheal/oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from at least 60 birds or from all birds where there are less than 60 present at the approved quarantine facility or the unit concerned of the approved quarantine centre; or if the birds are small, exotic and not used to being handled or handling them would be dangerous for people, samples of fresh faeces must be collected; the sampling and laboratory testing of such samples must continue until two consecutive negative laboratory results are obtained which must be at least at an interval of 21 days.

However, the competent authority may grant derogations from the sample size provided for in this paragraph, based on the outcome of a risk assessment.

4.   In the case of a positive finding of Newcastle disease, the competent authority may only grant a derogation provided that in the 30 days following the death or clinical recovery of the last case of that disease, sampling in accordance with points 1 and 2 of Annex V, not taking account of the reference to the time period specified, has been carried out with negative results.

5.   Birds shall not be released from quarantine until at least the laboratory testing period provided for in paragraph 3 has elapsed.

6.   The approved quarantine facility or the unit concerned of the approved quarantine centre shall be cleaned and disinfected after it has been emptied. Any matter or waste likely to have been contaminated as well as all the waste that has accumulated during the laboratory testing period provided for in paragraph 3 shall be removed in such a way that ensures that the pathogen is not spread, and destroyed in such a way that guarantees the destruction of the virus of LPAI or Newcastle disease present.

7.   The repopulation of the approved quarantine facility or centre shall not take place for a period of 21 days following the date of completion of the final cleansing and disinfection as provided for in paragraph 6.

Article 15

Action in case of suspected Chlamydiosis

If during quarantine in an approved quarantine facility or centre, it is suspected or confirmed that psittaciformes are infected with Chlamydophila psittaci all birds of the consignment shall be treated by a method approved by the competent authority and the quarantine shall be prolonged for at least two months following the date of the last recorded case.

Chlamydophila psittaci

Article 16

Release from quarantine

Birds shall only be released from quarantine in an approved quarantine facility or centre on written authorisation by an official veterinarian.

Article 17

Notification and reporting requirements

1.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission within 24 hours any case of avian influenza or Newcastle disease detected in an approved quarantine facility or centre.

2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the following information on an annual basis:

| (a) | the number of birds imported via approved quarantine facilities and centres per species and per approved breeding establishment of origin; |
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(a)

the number of birds imported via approved quarantine facilities and centres per species and per approved breeding establishment of origin;

| (b) | information regarding the mortality rate for imported birds from the animal health certification procedure in the country of origin to the end of the quarantine period; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

information regarding the mortality rate for imported birds from the animal health certification procedure in the country of origin to the end of the quarantine period;

| (c) | the number of cases of positive findings of avian influenza, Newcastle disease and Chlamydophila psittaci in approved quarantine facilities or centres. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the number of cases of positive findings of avian influenza, Newcastle disease and Chlamydophila psittaci in approved quarantine facilities or centres.

Article 18

Cost relating to quarantine

All quarantine costs incurred by the application of this Regulation shall be borne by the importer.

Article 19

Repeal

Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex VII.

Article 20

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, 7 January 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 84, 24.3.2007, p. 7.

3

(4)  See Annex VI.

4

(5)  
  OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.

5

(6)  
  OJ L 237, 31.8.2006, p. 1.

6

(7)  
  OJ L 166, 19.6.2006, p. 1.

7

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ANNEX I

List of third countries from which imports of captive bred birds are authorised

| 1. | Third countries or parts thereof listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (1), where column 4 of that table provides for a model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites (BPP); |
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1.

Third countries or parts thereof listed in columns 1 and 3 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (1), where column 4 of that table provides for a model veterinary certificate for breeding or productive poultry other than ratites (BPP);

| 2. | Argentina; |
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2.

Argentina;

| 3. | Philippines: National Capital Region. |
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3.

Philippines: National Capital Region.

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(1)  
  OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1.

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ANNEX II

Conditions governing approval of breeding establishments in the third country of origin as provided for in Article 4

CHAPTER 1

Approval of breeding establishments

In order to be granted approval as provided for in Article 4, a breeding establishment shall comply with the conditions set out in this Chapter.

| (1) | The breeding establishment must be clearly demarcated and separated from its surroundings or the animals confined and located so as not to pose a health risk to animal holdings whose health status might be jeopardised. |
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(1)

The breeding establishment must be clearly demarcated and separated from its surroundings or the animals confined and located so as not to pose a health risk to animal holdings whose health status might be jeopardised.

| (2) | It must have adequate means for catching, confining and isolating animals and have available adequate approved quarantine facilities and approved procedures for animals coming from establishments that have not been approved. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

It must have adequate means for catching, confining and isolating animals and have available adequate approved quarantine facilities and approved procedures for animals coming from establishments that have not been approved.

| (3) | The person responsible for the breeding establishment must have adequate experience in the breeding of birds. |
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(3)

The person responsible for the breeding establishment must have adequate experience in the breeding of birds.

| (4) | The breeding establishment must be free of avian influenza, Newcastle disease and Chlamydophila psittaci; in order for it to be declared free from those diseases, the competent authority shall assess the records on the animal health status kept for at least the previous three years before the date of the application for approval and the results of the clinical and laboratory tests carried out on the animals therein. However, new breeding establishments shall only be approved on the results of the clinical and laboratory tests carried out on the animals in such establishments. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The breeding establishment must be free of avian influenza, Newcastle disease and Chlamydophila psittaci; in order for it to be declared free from those diseases, the competent authority shall assess the records on the animal health status kept for at least the previous three years before the date of the application for approval and the results of the clinical and laboratory tests carried out on the animals therein. However, new breeding establishments shall only be approved on the results of the clinical and laboratory tests carried out on the animals in such establishments.

| (5) | It must keep up-to-date records indicating:






  (a) | the number and identity (age, sex, species and individual identification number where practical) of the animals of each species present in the breeding establishment; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(5)

It must keep up-to-date records indicating:

(a)

the number and identity (age, sex, species and individual identification number where practical) of the animals of each species present in the breeding establishment;

| (b) | the number and identity (age, sex, species and individual identification number where practical) of animals arriving in the breeding establishment or leaving it, together with information on their origin or destination, the transport from or to the breeding establishment and the animals health status; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the number and identity (age, sex, species and individual identification number where practical) of animals arriving in the breeding establishment or leaving it, together with information on their origin or destination, the transport from or to the breeding establishment and the animals health status;

| (c) | the results of blood tests or any other diagnostic procedures; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the results of blood tests or any other diagnostic procedures;

| (d) | cases of disease and, where appropriate, the treatment administered; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

cases of disease and, where appropriate, the treatment administered;

| (e) | the results of the post-mortem examinations on animals that have died in the breeding establishment, including still-born animals; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

the results of the post-mortem examinations on animals that have died in the breeding establishment, including still-born animals;

| (f) | observations made during any isolation or quarantine period. |
| --- | --- |

(f)

observations made during any isolation or quarantine period.

| (6) | The breeding establishment must either have an arrangement with a competent laboratory to perform post-mortem examinations, or have one or more appropriate premises where such examinations may be performed by a competent person under the authority of the approved veterinarian. |
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(6)

The breeding establishment must either have an arrangement with a competent laboratory to perform post-mortem examinations, or have one or more appropriate premises where such examinations may be performed by a competent person under the authority of the approved veterinarian.

| (7) | The breeding establishment must either have suitable arrangements or on-site facilities for the appropriate disposal of the bodies of animals which die of a disease or are euthanised. |
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(7)

The breeding establishment must either have suitable arrangements or on-site facilities for the appropriate disposal of the bodies of animals which die of a disease or are euthanised.

| (8) | The breeding establishment must secure, by contract or legal instrument, the services of a veterinarian approved by and under the control of the competent authority of the exporting third country, who:






  (a) | shall ensure that appropriate disease surveillance and control measures in relation to the disease situation of the country concerned are approved by the competent authority and applied in the breeding establishment. Such measures shall include:






  (i) | an annual disease surveillance plan including appropriate zoonoses control of the animals; |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

(8)

The breeding establishment must secure, by contract or legal instrument, the services of a veterinarian approved by and under the control of the competent authority of the exporting third country, who:

(a)

shall ensure that appropriate disease surveillance and control measures in relation to the disease situation of the country concerned are approved by the competent authority and applied in the breeding establishment. Such measures shall include:

(i)

an annual disease surveillance plan including appropriate zoonoses control of the animals;

| (ii) | clinical, laboratory and post-mortem testing of animals suspected to be affected by transmissible diseases; |
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(ii)

clinical, laboratory and post-mortem testing of animals suspected to be affected by transmissible diseases;

| (iii) | vaccination of susceptible animals against infectious diseases as appropriate, in conformity with the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE); |
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(iii)

vaccination of susceptible animals against infectious diseases as appropriate, in conformity with the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE);

| (b) | shall ensure that any suspect deaths or the presence of any other symptoms suggesting that animals have contracted avian influenza, Newcastle disease or Chlamydophila psittaci is notified without delay to the competent authority of the third country; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

shall ensure that any suspect deaths or the presence of any other symptoms suggesting that animals have contracted avian influenza, Newcastle disease or Chlamydophila psittaci is notified without delay to the competent authority of the third country;

| (c) | shall ensure that animals entering the breeding establishment have been isolated as necessary, and in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation and the instructions, if any, given by the competent authority; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

shall ensure that animals entering the breeding establishment have been isolated as necessary, and in accordance with the requirements of this Regulation and the instructions, if any, given by the competent authority;

| (d) | shall be responsible for the day to day compliance with the animal health requirements of this Regulation and of Union legislation on welfare of animals during transport. |
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(d)

shall be responsible for the day to day compliance with the animal health requirements of this Regulation and of Union legislation on welfare of animals during transport.

| (9) | If the breeding establishment breeds animals intended for laboratories carrying out experiments, the general care and accommodation of such animals must be in conformity with the requirements of Article 33 of Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). |
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(9)

If the breeding establishment breeds animals intended for laboratories carrying out experiments, the general care and accommodation of such animals must be in conformity with the requirements of Article 33 of Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

CHAPTER 2

Maintaining the approval of breeding establishments

Breeding establishments shall only remain approved as such if they comply with the conditions set out in this Chapter.

| (1) | The premises are under the control of an official veterinarian from the competent authority, who shall:






  (a) | ensure that the conditions set out in this Regulation are met; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(1)

The premises are under the control of an official veterinarian from the competent authority, who shall:

(a)

ensure that the conditions set out in this Regulation are met;

| (b) | visit the premises of the breeding establishment at least once per year; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

visit the premises of the breeding establishment at least once per year;

| (c) | audit the activity of the approved veterinarian and the implementation of the annual disease surveillance plan; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

audit the activity of the approved veterinarian and the implementation of the annual disease surveillance plan;

| (d) | verify that the results of the clinical, post-mortem and laboratory tests on the animals have revealed no occurrence of avian influenza, Newcastle disease or Chlamydophila psittaci. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

verify that the results of the clinical, post-mortem and laboratory tests on the animals have revealed no occurrence of avian influenza, Newcastle disease or Chlamydophila psittaci.

| (2) | Only animals coming from another approved breeding establishment are introduced into the breeding establishment, in accordance with the conditions set out in this Regulation. |
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(2)

Only animals coming from another approved breeding establishment are introduced into the breeding establishment, in accordance with the conditions set out in this Regulation.

| (3) | The breeding establishment shall keep the records referred to in point 5 of Chapter 1 following the date of approval, for a period of at least 10 years. |
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(3)

The breeding establishment shall keep the records referred to in point 5 of Chapter 1 following the date of approval, for a period of at least 10 years.

CHAPTER 3

Quarantine of birds introduced from other sources than approved breeding establishments

By way of derogation from point 2 of Chapter 2, birds introduced from sources other than approved breeding establishments, may be introduced in a breeding establishment after approval for such an introduction is given by the competent authority, provided that such animals undergo quarantine in accordance with the instructions given by the competent authority before being added to the collection. The quarantine period must be at least 30 days.

CHAPTER 4

Suspending, withdrawing or regranting approval of breeding establishments

The procedures for partly or completely suspending, withdrawing or regranting approval of breeding establishments shall comply with the conditions set out in this Chapter.

| (1) | Where the competent authority finds that a breeding establishment no longer complies with the conditions set out in Chapters 1 and 2, or there has been a change of use so that it is no longer used exclusively for the breeding of birds, it shall suspend or withdraw the approval of such establishment. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Where the competent authority finds that a breeding establishment no longer complies with the conditions set out in Chapters 1 and 2, or there has been a change of use so that it is no longer used exclusively for the breeding of birds, it shall suspend or withdraw the approval of such establishment.

| (2) | Where the competent authority has received notification of the suspicion of avian influenza, Newcastle disease or Chlamydophila psittaci, it shall suspend the approval of the breeding establishment, until the suspicion has been officially ruled out. It shall ensure that the measures necessary to confirm or rule out the suspicion and to avoid any spread of disease are taken, in accordance with the requirements of Union legislation governing measures to be taken against the disease in question and on trade in animals. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Where the competent authority has received notification of the suspicion of avian influenza, Newcastle disease or Chlamydophila psittaci, it shall suspend the approval of the breeding establishment, until the suspicion has been officially ruled out. It shall ensure that the measures necessary to confirm or rule out the suspicion and to avoid any spread of disease are taken, in accordance with the requirements of Union legislation governing measures to be taken against the disease in question and on trade in animals.

| (3) | Where the suspected disease is confirmed, the competent authority may only approve the breeding establishment again in accordance with Chapter 1 following:






  (a) | the eradication of the disease and the source of infection in the breeding establishment; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(3)

Where the suspected disease is confirmed, the competent authority may only approve the breeding establishment again in accordance with Chapter 1 following:

(a)

the eradication of the disease and the source of infection in the breeding establishment;

| (b) | the suitable cleaning and disinfection of the breeding establishment; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the suitable cleaning and disinfection of the breeding establishment;

| (c) | the fulfilling of the conditions laid down in Chapter 1, with the exception of point 4. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the fulfilling of the conditions laid down in Chapter 1, with the exception of point 4.

| (4) | The competent authority shall immediately inform the Commission of the suspension, withdrawal or regranting of approval of any breeding establishment. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The competent authority shall immediately inform the Commission of the suspension, withdrawal or regranting of approval of any breeding establishment.

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(1)  
  OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 33.

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ANNEX III

Animal health certificate as referred to in point (f) of article 5 for imports of certain birds other than poultry intended for dispatch to the Union

Image 1

Part I: Details of dispatched consignment

COUNTRY

Veterinary certificate to EU

I.1. Consignor

Name

Address

Tel. No

I.2. Certificate reference number

I.2.a.

I.3. Central competent authority

I.4. Local competent authority

I.5. Consignee

Name

Address

Postal code

Tel. No

I.6.

I.7. Country of origin

ISO code

I.8. Region of origin

Code

I.9. Country of destination

ISO code

I.10.

I.11. Place of origin

Holding

Name

Approval number

Address

I.12. Place of destination

Name

Approval number

Address

I.13. Place of loading

Address

Approval number

I.14. Date of departure

Time of departure

I.15. Means of transport

Aeroplane

Ship

Railway wagon

Road vehicle

Other

Identification:

Documentary references:

I.16. Entry border inspection post (BIP)

I.17. No(s) of CITES

I.18. Description of commodity

I.19. Commodity code (HS code)

I.20. Quantity

I.21.

I.22. Number of packages

I.23. Identification of container/seal number

I.24.

I.25. Commodities certified for:

Quarantine

I.26.

I.27. For import or admission into EU

I.28. Identification of the commodities

Species

(Scientific name)

Identification system

Identification number

Quantity

Image 2

Part II: Certification

COUNTRY

Captive Bred Birds

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b.

II.1. Health attestation

I, the undersigned official veterinarian of ... (insert name of third country) certify that:

II.1.1. The birds have been kept in a breeding establishment approved by the competent authority for that purpose on the territory of the exporting country for at least 21 days or since hatching.

II.1.2. The birds are captive bred (the birds have not been caught in the wild and have been born and bred in captivity from parents that mated or had gametes otherwise transferred in captivity).

II.1.3. The birds described in point I.28 have been subjected either today, within 48 hours, or on the last working day prior to dispatch, to a clinical inspection and found free of obvious signs of disease.

II.1.4. Newcastle Disease and avian influenza in poultry and other birds kept in captivity and psittacosis in psittaciforms (1) are notifiable diseases.

II.1.5. The birds come from a holding, which is not under animal health restrictions in connection with any diseases referred to in II.1.4.

II.1.6. Avian influenza and Newcastle disease outbreaks have not been notified either in the holding of origin or in the surrounding area within a radius of 10 km for at least 30 days.

II.1.7. Only in the case of psittaciforms (1): outbreaks of psittacosis have not been reported in the breeding establishment during the last 60 days.

II.1.8. The birds were subjected to a laboratory virus detection test 7 to 14 days prior to shipment with negative results for any avian influenza and Newcastle disease virus.

II.1.9. The birds have not been vaccinated against avian influenza.

II.1.10. The birds have:

(2) [not been vaccinated against Newcastle Disease.]

or

(2) [have been vaccinated against Newcastle Disease using:

(name and type (live or inactivated) of Newcastle disease virus strain used in vaccine(s)) at the age of ... weeks.]

II.2. Transport of the birds

II.2.1. In case ot ClTES-listed species the birds will be transported according to ‘CITES guidelines for transport’.

II.2.2. The birds described in this certificate are transported in crates or cages, which:

(a) contain only birds coming from the same breeding establishment;

(b) contain only birds of the same species or which consist of different compartments, each compartment containing only birds of the same species;

(c) bear the name and the address of the establishment of origin and a specific registration number of the establishment and a specific identification number of the individual crate or cage;

(d) are constructed in such a way so as to:

(i) preclude the loss of excrement and to minimise the loss of feathers during transport;

(ii) allow visual inspection of the birds;

(iii) allow cleansing and disinfection;

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COUNTRY

Captive Bred Birds

II.a. Certificate reference number

II.b.

(e) are being used for the first time and have been, as well as the vehicle in which they are loaded, cleaned and disinfected before loading in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority;

(f) in the case of air transport, are at least in accordance with the most recent IATA (International Airline Transport Association) rules governing the transport of live animals,

Notes

Part I

Box reference: I.11: Place of origin: the holding can only be a breeding establishment according to the definition of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 139/2013.

Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or containers and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship). Separate information is to be provided in the event of unloading and reloading,

Box reference I.19: use the appropriate HS codes: 01.36.31, 01.06.32, 01.06.39.

Box reference I.23: Identification of container: each crate/cage/compartment must be identified.

Part II

(1) Only applicable in case of psittaciforms.

(2) Keep as appropriate.

Note for the importer: this certificate is only for veterinary purposes and has to accompany the consignment until it reaches the border inspection post,

After the import control at the border inspection post, this consignment must be transported directly to an approved quarantine facility or centre,

The certificate is valid for 10 days. In case of transport by boat the validity is prolonged by the time of the sea voyage.

Official veterinarian

Name (in capitals):

Qualification and title:

Date:

Signature:

Stamp:

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ANNEX IV

Minimum conditions for approved quarantine facilities and centres for birds as referred to in article 6

Approved quarantine facilities and centres shall comply with the conditions set out in Chapters 1 and 2.

CHAPTER 1

Construction and equipment of quarantine facilities or centres

| (1) | The quarantine facility or centre must be a separate building or buildings which are separated from other poultry holdings and other bird holdings by a distance specified by the competent authority based on a risk assessment which takes into account the epidemiology of avian influenza and Newcastle disease. Entry/exit doors must be lockable with signs indicating: ‘QUARANTINE — No admission for unauthorised persons’. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Each quarantine unit of the quarantine centre must occupy a separate airspace. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | The quarantine facility or centre must be bird, fly and vermin proof and sealable so as to permit fumigation. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | The approved quarantine facility and each unit of an approved quarantine centre must be equipped with hand washing facilities. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Entry and exit doors to the approved quarantine facility and to each unit of an approved quarantine centre must be double door systems. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Hygiene barriers must be installed at all entrances/exits to the approved quarantine facility and the different units of an approved quarantine centre. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

| (7) | All equipment must be constructed in such a way that it can be cleaned and disinfected. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

| (8) | The feed store must be bird and rodent proof and must be protected against insects. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

| (9) | A container must be available to store litter and must be bird and rodent proof. |
| --- | --- |

(9)

| (10) | A refrigerator and/or freezer must be provided for holding carcases. |
| --- | --- |

(10)

CHAPTER 2

Management requirements

| (1) | Approved quarantine facilities and centres must:






  (a) | have an efficient control system so as to ensure adequate surveillance of the animals; |
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(1)

(a)

have an efficient control system so as to ensure adequate surveillance of the animals;

| (b) | be under the control and responsibility of the official veterinarian; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

be under the control and responsibility of the official veterinarian;

| (c) | be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with a programme approved by the competent authority after which there shall be an appropriate resting period; the disinfectants used must be approved for that purpose by the competent authority. |
| --- | --- |

(c)

be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with a programme approved by the competent authority after which there shall be an appropriate resting period; the disinfectants used must be approved for that purpose by the competent authority.

| (2) | For each consignment of birds quarantined:






  (a) | the approved quarantine facility or unit of an approved quarantine centre must be cleaned and disinfected and then be kept free of birds for at least seven days before the imported birds are introduced; |
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(2)

(a)

the approved quarantine facility or unit of an approved quarantine centre must be cleaned and disinfected and then be kept free of birds for at least seven days before the imported birds are introduced;

| (b) | the consignment of birds must come from a single approved breeding establishment in the third country of origin and be introduced over a period of not more than 48 hours; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the consignment of birds must come from a single approved breeding establishment in the third country of origin and be introduced over a period of not more than 48 hours;

| (c) | the quarantine period must start when the last bird is introduced; |
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(c)

the quarantine period must start when the last bird is introduced;

| (d) | the approved quarantine facility or unit of an approved quarantine centre must be emptied of birds, cleaned and disinfected at the end of the quarantine period. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

the approved quarantine facility or unit of an approved quarantine centre must be emptied of birds, cleaned and disinfected at the end of the quarantine period.

| (3) | Precautions shall be taken to prevent cross-contamination between incoming and outgoing consignments. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Unauthorised persons shall not enter the approved quarantine facility or centre. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Persons entering the approved quarantine facility or centre must wear protective clothing including footwear. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | No contacts between personnel shall take place, which may cause contamination between approved quarantine facilities or units of approved quarantine centres. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

| (7) | Appropriate equipment shall be available for cleaning and disinfection. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

| (8) | If identification by microchipping is used, an appropriate microchip reader shall be available at the approved quarantine facility or centre. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

| (9) | Cleaning and disinfection of the cages or crates used for the transport must be carried out at the approved quarantine facility or centre unless they are destroyed. If reused, they must be made of a material that allows effective cleaning and disinfection. The cages and crates must be destroyed in such a way so as to avoid spread of disease causing agents. |
| --- | --- |

(9)

| (10) | Litter and waste material shall be collected regularly, stored in the litter container and subsequently treated in such a way as to avoid spread of disease-causing agents. |
| --- | --- |

(10)

| (11) | Carcases of birds must be examined in an official laboratory designated by the competent authority. |
| --- | --- |

(11)

| (12) | The necessary analyses and treatments of birds must be carried out in consultation with and under the control of the official veterinarian. |
| --- | --- |

(12)

| (13) | The official veterinarian must be informed of diseases and death of birds and/or sentinel birds during the quarantine. |
| --- | --- |

(13)

| (14) | The person in charge of the approved quarantine facility or centre must keep a record of:






  (a) | the date, number and species of birds entering and leaving for each consignment; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(14)

(a)

the date, number and species of birds entering and leaving for each consignment;

| (b) | copies of the animal health certificates and the Common Veterinary Entry Documents accompanying the imported birds; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

copies of the animal health certificates and the Common Veterinary Entry Documents accompanying the imported birds;

| (c) | individual identification numbers of the imported birds, and in case of identification by microchip the details of the type of microchip and the reader used shall be recorded; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

individual identification numbers of the imported birds, and in case of identification by microchip the details of the type of microchip and the reader used shall be recorded;

| (d) | if in the quarantine facility or centre sentinel birds are used, the number and placing of the sentinel birds in the quarantine facility or centre; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

if in the quarantine facility or centre sentinel birds are used, the number and placing of the sentinel birds in the quarantine facility or centre;

| (e) | any significant observation: cases of illness and number of deaths on a daily basis; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

any significant observation: cases of illness and number of deaths on a daily basis;

| (f) | dates and results of testing; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

dates and results of testing;

| (g) | types and dates of treatment; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

types and dates of treatment;

| (h) | persons entering and leaving the quarantine facility or centre. |
| --- | --- |

(h)

persons entering and leaving the quarantine facility or centre.

| (15) | The records referred to in point 14 shall to be kept for at least 10 years. |
| --- | --- |

(15)

CHAPTER 3

Suspending, withdrawing or regranting approval of quarantine facilities and centres

The procedures for partly or completely suspending, withdrawing or regranting approval of quarantine facilities and centres shall comply with the conditions set out in this Chapter.

| (1) | Where the competent authority finds that a quarantine facility or centre no longer complies with the conditions set out in Chapters 1 and 2, or there has been a change of use which is no longer covered by Article 3(e) and (f), it shall inform the Commission of this fact. Such quarantine facilities or centres shall not be used for imports in accordance with this Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Where the competent authority finds that a quarantine facility or centre no longer complies with the conditions set out in Chapters 1 and 2, or there has been a change of use which is no longer covered by Article 3(e) and (f), it shall inform the Commission of this fact. Such quarantine facilities or centres shall not be used for imports in accordance with this Regulation.

| (2) | Approval shall only be regranted to a quarantine facility or centre when the conditions laid down in Chapters 1 and 2 are again fulfilled. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Approval shall only be regranted to a quarantine facility or centre when the conditions laid down in Chapters 1 and 2 are again fulfilled.

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ANNEX V

Examination, sampling and testing procedures for avian influenza and Newcastle disease

| (1) | During quarantine either the sentinel birds, or if sentinel birds are not used, the imported birds, shall be subjected to the following procedures:






  (a) | with use of sentinel birds:






  (i) | blood samples for serological examination must be taken from all sentinel birds not less then 21 days following their entry into the quarantine and at least three days before the end of the quarantine; |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

(1)

(a)

with use of sentinel birds:

(i)

blood samples for serological examination must be taken from all sentinel birds not less then 21 days following their entry into the quarantine and at least three days before the end of the quarantine;

| (ii) | if sentinel birds show positive or inconclusive serological results for the samples referred to in point (i), the imported birds must be subjected to virological examination; cloacal swabs (or faeces) and tracheal/oropharyngeal swabs must be taken from at least 60 birds or from all birds if the consignment is less than 60 birds; |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

if sentinel birds show positive or inconclusive serological results for the samples referred to in point (i), the imported birds must be subjected to virological examination; cloacal swabs (or faeces) and tracheal/oropharyngeal swabs must be taken from at least 60 birds or from all birds if the consignment is less than 60 birds;

| (b) | without use of sentinel birds, imported birds must be examined virologically (serological testing not being appropriate). Tracheal/oropharyngeal and/or cloacal swabs (or faeces) must be taken from at least 60 birds or from all birds if the consignment is less than 60 birds, during the first 7 to 15 days of the quarantine. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

without use of sentinel birds, imported birds must be examined virologically (serological testing not being appropriate). Tracheal/oropharyngeal and/or cloacal swabs (or faeces) must be taken from at least 60 birds or from all birds if the consignment is less than 60 birds, during the first 7 to 15 days of the quarantine.

| (2) | In addition to the testing set out in point 1, the following samples shall be taken for virological examination:






  (a) | cloacal swabs (or faeces) and tracheal/oropharyngeal swabs, if possible, from clinically ill birds or ill sentinel birds; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(2)

(a)

cloacal swabs (or faeces) and tracheal/oropharyngeal swabs, if possible, from clinically ill birds or ill sentinel birds;

| (b) | from the intestinal contents, brain, trachea, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and other obviously affected organs as soon as possible following the death from either:






  (i) | dead sentinel birds and all birds dead on arrival and those which die during quarantine; or |
| --- | --- | --- |

(b)

from the intestinal contents, brain, trachea, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and other obviously affected organs as soon as possible following the death from either:

(i)

dead sentinel birds and all birds dead on arrival and those which die during quarantine; or

| (ii) | in the case of high mortality in small birds of large consignments from at least 10 % of the dead birds. |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

in the case of high mortality in small birds of large consignments from at least 10 % of the dead birds.

| (3) | All virological and serological testing of samples taken during quarantine must be carried out in official laboratories designated by the competent authority using diagnostic procedures in accordance with the diagnostic manual for avian influenza and the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the OIE for Newcastle disease. For virological examination pooling of samples up to a maximum of five samples of individual birds in one pool is allowed. Faecal material must be pooled separately from other organ and tissue samples. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Virus isolates must be submitted to the national reference laboratory. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

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ANNEX VI

Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

| Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 | (OJ L 84, 24.3.2007, p. 7). |
| --- | --- |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1278/2007 | (OJ L 284, 30.10.2007, p. 20). |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 86/2008 | (OJ L 27, 31.1.2008, p. 8). |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 311/2008 | (OJ L 93, 4.4.2008, p. 3). |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2008 | (OJ L 166, 27.6.2008, p. 18). |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 754/2008 | (OJ L 205, 1.8.2008, p. 6). |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1219/2008 | (OJ L 330, 9.12.2008, p. 4). |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1294/2008 | (OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 41). |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 201/2009 | (OJ L 71, 17.3.2009, p. 3). |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2009 | (OJ L 164, 26.6.2009, p. 37). |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1118/2009 | (OJ L 307, 21.11.2009, p. 3). |
| Commission Regulation (EU) No 239/2010 | (OJ L 75, 23.3.2010, p. 18). |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 66/2012 | (OJ L 23, 26.1.2012, p. 1). |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2012 | (OJ L 121, 8.5.2012, p. 18). |

Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2007

(OJ L 84, 24.3.2007, p. 7).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1278/2007

(OJ L 284, 30.10.2007, p. 20).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 86/2008

(OJ L 27, 31.1.2008, p. 8).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 311/2008

(OJ L 93, 4.4.2008, p. 3).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2008

(OJ L 166, 27.6.2008, p. 18).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 754/2008

(OJ L 205, 1.8.2008, p. 6).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1219/2008

(OJ L 330, 9.12.2008, p. 4).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1294/2008

(OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 41).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 201/2009

(OJ L 71, 17.3.2009, p. 3).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2009

(OJ L 164, 26.6.2009, p. 37).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1118/2009

(OJ L 307, 21.11.2009, p. 3).

Commission Regulation (EU) No 239/2010

(OJ L 75, 23.3.2010, p. 18).

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 66/2012

(OJ L 23, 26.1.2012, p. 1).

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 390/2012

(OJ L 121, 8.5.2012, p. 18).

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ANNEX VII

Correlation Table

| Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 | This Regulation |
| --- | --- |
| Articles 1 and 2 | Articles 1 and 2 |
| Article 3, first paragraph | Article 3, first paragraph |
| Article 3, second paragraph, points (a) to (h) | Article 3, second paragraph, points (a) to (h) |
| Article 3, second paragraph, point (i) | — |
| Article 4 | Article 4 |
| Article 5, introductory wording | Article 5, introductory wording |
| Article 5, point (a) | Article 5, point (a) |
| Article 5, point (b) | Article 5, point (b) |
| Article 5, point (ba) | Article 5, point (c) |
| Article 5, point (c) | Article 5, point (d) |
| Article 5, point (d) | Article 5, point (e) |
| Article 5, point (e) | Article 5, point (f) |
| Article 5, point (f) | Article 5, point (g) |
| Article 5, point (g) | Article 5, point (h) |
| Article 5, point (h) | Article 5, point (i) |
| Article 5, point (i) | Article 5, point (j) |
| Articles 6 to 18 | Articles 6 to 18 |
| Article 19 | — |
| — | Article 19 |
| Article 20, first paragraph | Article 20 |
| Article 20, second paragraph | — |
| Annexes I to IV | Annexes I to IV |
| Annex VI | Annex V |
| — | Annex VI |
| — | Annex VII |

Regulation (EC) No 318/2007

This Regulation

Articles 1 and 2

Articles 1 and 2

Article 3, first paragraph

Article 3, first paragraph

Article 3, second paragraph, points (a) to (h)

Article 3, second paragraph, points (a) to (h)

Article 3, second paragraph, point (i)

—

Article 4

Article 4

Article 5, introductory wording

Article 5, introductory wording

Article 5, point (a)

Article 5, point (a)

Article 5, point (b)

Article 5, point (b)

Article 5, point (ba)

Article 5, point (c)

Article 5, point (c)

Article 5, point (d)

Article 5, point (d)

Article 5, point (e)

Article 5, point (e)

Article 5, point (f)

Article 5, point (f)

Article 5, point (g)

Article 5, point (g)

Article 5, point (h)

Article 5, point (h)

Article 5, point (i)

Article 5, point (i)

Article 5, point (j)

Articles 6 to 18

Articles 6 to 18

Article 19

—

—

Article 19

Article 20, first paragraph

Article 20

Article 20, second paragraph

—

Annexes I to IV

Annexes I to IV

Annex VI

Annex V

—

Annex VI

—

Annex VII

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 140/2013

of 18 February 2013

entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pa de Pagès Català (PGI))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2). |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).

| (2) | Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Pa de Pagès Català’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3). |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Pa de Pagès Català’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3).

| (3) | As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 18 February 2013.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Dacian CIOLOȘ

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

2

(3)  
  OJ C 128, 3.5.2012, p. 14.

3

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ANNEX

Agricultural products and foodstuffs listed in Part I of Annex I to Regulation Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012:

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

SPAIN

Pa de Pagès Català (PGI)

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 141/2013

of 19 February 2013

implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS)

(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 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 establishes a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics on public health and health and safety at work. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 establishes a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics on public health and health and safety at work.

| (2) | Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, implementing measures are needed to specify the data and metadata to be provided on health status, health determinants and health care covered by Annex I to that Regulation and to set the reference periods and intervals for providing these data. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, implementing measures are needed to specify the data and metadata to be provided on health status, health determinants and health care covered by Annex I to that Regulation and to set the reference periods and intervals for providing these data.

| (3) | Those data represent a minimum statistical data set that should allow better monitoring of the Union’s health programmes and policies on social inclusion and social protection, health inequalities and healthy ageing. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Those data represent a minimum statistical data set that should allow better monitoring of the Union’s health programmes and policies on social inclusion and social protection, health inequalities and healthy ageing.

| (4) | Confidential data sent by Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) should be handled in accordance with the principle of statistical confidentiality as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (2) and with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3). |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Confidential data sent by Member States to the Commission (Eurostat) should be handled in accordance with the principle of statistical confidentiality as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (2) and with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3).

| (5) | A cost-benefit analysis has been carried out and evaluated in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008. It has demonstrated that the availability of comparable Union-wide data is likely to be of great benefit for health and social policy decisions and for scientific purposes, with the use of common tools allowing data consistency across countries, even though the related costs would vary depending on the degree of integration of the requested variables and methodology within existing national surveys. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

A cost-benefit analysis has been carried out and evaluated in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008. It has demonstrated that the availability of comparable Union-wide data is likely to be of great benefit for health and social policy decisions and for scientific purposes, with the use of common tools allowing data consistency across countries, even though the related costs would vary depending on the degree of integration of the requested variables and methodology within existing national surveys.

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

(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Scope

European statistics based on the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) shall concern health status, health care and health determinants as well as socio-demographic characteristics of the population aged 15 and over.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

| 1. | ‘household’ means a person living alone or a group of people who live together in the same private dwelling and share expenditure, including the joint provision of the essentials of living; this definition does not cover collective households such as hospitals, care or residential homes, prisons, military barracks, religious institutions, boarding houses or hostels. |
| --- | --- |

1.

‘household’ means a person living alone or a group of people who live together in the same private dwelling and share expenditure, including the joint provision of the essentials of living; this definition does not cover collective households such as hospitals, care or residential homes, prisons, military barracks, religious institutions, boarding houses or hostels.

| 2. | ‘usual residence’ means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage or in default, the place of legal or registered residence.
  Only the following persons shall be considered to be usual residents of the geographical area in question:






  (a) | those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference date; or |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

‘usual residence’ means the place where a person normally spends the daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage or in default, the place of legal or registered residence.

Only the following persons shall be considered to be usual residents of the geographical area in question:

(a)

those who have lived in their place of usual residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months before the reference date; or

| (b) | those who arrived in their place of usual residence in the 12 months before the reference date with the intention of staying there for at least one year. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

those who arrived in their place of usual residence in the 12 months before the reference date with the intention of staying there for at least one year.

Where the circumstances referred to in points (a) or (b) cannot be established, ‘usual residence’ shall mean the place of legal or registered residence.

| 3. | ‘microdata’ means non-aggregated observations or measurements of characteristics of individual units. |
| --- | --- |

3.

‘microdata’ means non-aggregated observations or measurements of characteristics of individual units.

| 4. | ‘metadata’ means data defining and describing other data as well as statistical business processes. |
| --- | --- |

4.

‘metadata’ means data defining and describing other data as well as statistical business processes.

Article 3

Data required

1.   Each Member State shall provide to the Commission (Eurostat) the microdata set out in Annex I.

2.   These microdata shall be based on nationally representative probability samples.

3.   With a view to achieving a high level of harmonisation of the survey results across countries, the Commission (Eurostat), in close cooperation with Member States, shall propose methodological and practical recommendations and guidelines on sampling and the implementation of the survey in the form of a ‘European Health Interview Survey Manual’ including a model questionnaire.

4.   The minimum effective sample size, calculated on the assumption of simple random sampling, is set out in Annex II. Weighting factors shall be calculated to take into account the units’ probability of selection, non-response and, as appropriate, adjustment of the sample to external data relating to the distribution of persons in the target population.

5.   Small parts of the national territory amounting to no more than 2 % of the national population of respective Member States and the national territories listed in Annex III are excluded.

Article 4

Reference year and population

1.   The reference year shall be 2013, 2014 or 2015.

2.   The reference population shall be individuals aged 15 and over living in private households residing in the territory of the Member State concerned at the time of the data collection.

3.   The collection of data shall be spread over at least three months including at least one month of the autumn season (September-December).

Article 5

Reference metadata

1.   The quality-related reference metadata shall be provided according to the European Statistical System standard specified by the Commission (Eurostat) and agreed with the Member States.

2.   Member States shall provide these metadata to the Commission (Eurostat) not later than two months after transmission of the microdata.

Article 6

Provision of microdata and reference metadata to the Commission (Eurostat)

1.   Member States shall provide finalised, validated and weighted microdata and quality-related reference metadata required by this Regulation in accordance with an exchange standard specified by the Commission (Eurostat). Microdata and quality-related reference metadata shall be provided using the Single Entry Point services.

2.   Microdata shall be made available at the latest by 30 September 2015 or nine months after the end of the national data collection period in cases where the survey is carried out beyond December 2014.

Article 7

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, 19 February 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 70.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

3

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ANNEX I

Microdata to be submitted to the Commission (Eurostat)

TECHNICAL SURVEY VARIABLES

| Variable name | Description | Answer categories and codes | Filter |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PID | Identification number of respondent | 10-digit number






  – 1 | missing |

Variable name

Description

Answer categories and codes

Filter

PID

Identification number of respondent

10-digit number

– 1

missing

Everybody

HHID

Identification number of household

10-digit number

| – 1 | missing |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing

Everybody

PRIMSTRAT

Primary strata as used in the selection of the sample

0001 – 9999

| – 2 | not applicable (no stratification) |
| --- | --- |

– 2

not applicable (no stratification)

Everybody

PSU

Primary sampling units as used in the selection of the sample

0001 – 9999

| – 2 | not applicable (no multistage sampling) |
| --- | --- |

– 2

not applicable (no multistage sampling)

Everybody

WGT

Final individual weight

Number 5.3

| – 1 | missing |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing

Everybody

PROXY

Was the selected person interviewed or someone else (proxy interview)

| 1 | Person himself/herself |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Other member of the household |
| 3 | Someone else outside the household |

1

Person himself/herself

2

Other member of the household

3

Someone else outside the household

| – 1 | missing |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing

Everybody

REFYEAR

Reference year of the interview

4 digits

Everybody

REFMONTH

Reference month of the interview

1 – 12

| – 1 | missing |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing

Everybody

INTMETHOD

Data collection method used

| 10 | Postal, non-electronic version |
| --- | --- |
| 11 | Postal, electronic version (e-mail) |
| 20 | Face-to-face, non-electronic version |
| 21 | Face-to-face, electronic version |
| 30 | Telephone, non-electronic version |
| 31 | Telephone, electronic version |
| 40 | Use of internet |
| 50 | Mixed mode collection (e.g.: both postal and interview to collect data) |

10

Postal, non-electronic version

11

Postal, electronic version (e-mail)

20

Face-to-face, non-electronic version

21

Face-to-face, electronic version

30

Telephone, non-electronic version

31

Telephone, electronic version

40

Use of internet

50

Mixed mode collection (e.g.: both postal and interview to collect data)

Everybody

INTLANG

Language used for interview

3-digit codes (Standard Code List Eurostat)

| – 1 | missing |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing

Everybody

CORE SOCIAL VARIABLES

| Variable name | Description | Answer categories and codes | Filter |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SEX | Sex of respondent | 1 | Male |
| 2 | Female |

Variable name

Description

Answer categories and codes

Filter

SEX

Sex of respondent

1

Male

2

Female

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

AGE

Age of respondent in completed years at the time of the interview

digit number

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

COUNTRY

Country of residence

2 digits based on NUTS, at the most aggregated level (level 0 or country level)

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

BIRTHPLACE

Country of birth

| 10 | Native-born |
| --- | --- |
| 21 | Born in another EU Member State |
| 22 | Born in non-EU country |

10

Native-born

21

Born in another EU Member State

22

Born in non-EU country

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CITIZEN

Country of citizenship at time of data collection

| 10 | National/has citizenship of the reporting country |
| --- | --- |
| 21 | Non-national/does not have citizenship of the reporting country but national of other EU Member States |
| 22 | Non-national/does not have citizenship of the reporting country but non-EU country nationality |

10

National/has citizenship of the reporting country

21

Non-national/does not have citizenship of the reporting country but national of other EU Member States

22

Non-national/does not have citizenship of the reporting country but non-EU country nationality

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

REGION

Region of residence

Coding according to NUTS at 2-digit level

| – 1 | missing |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing

Everybody

DEG_URB

Degree of urbanisation

| 1 | Densely-populated area |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Intermediate-populated area |
| 3 | Thinly-populated area |

1

Densely-populated area

2

Intermediate-populated area

3

Thinly-populated area

| – 1 | missing |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing

Everybody

MARSTALEGAL

Legal marital status

| 1 | Never married and never been in a registered partnership |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Married or in a registered partnership |
| 3 | Widowed or in registered partnership that ended with death of partner (not remarried or in new registered partnership) |
| 4 | Divorced or in registered partnership that was legally dissolved (not remarried or in new registered partnership) |

1

Never married and never been in a registered partnership

2

Married or in a registered partnership

3

Widowed or in registered partnership that ended with death of partner (not remarried or in new registered partnership)

4

Divorced or in registered partnership that was legally dissolved (not remarried or in new registered partnership)

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

MARSTADEFACTO

De facto marital status

| 1 | Person living in a consensual union |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Person not living in a consensual union |

1

Person living in a consensual union

2

Person not living in a consensual union

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HATLEVEL

Highest level of education completed (Educational attainment)

Based on ISCED-2011 classification

| 0 | — | Early childhood development, pre-primary education |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | Primary education |
| 2 | — | Lower secondary education |
| 3 | — | Upper secondary education |
| 4 | — | Post-secondary but non-tertiary education |
| 5 | — | Tertiary education; short-cycle |
| 6 | — | Tertiary education; bachelor level or equivalent |
| 7 | — | Tertiary education; master level or equivalent |
| 8 | — | Tertiary education; doctoral level or equivalent |

0

—

Early childhood development, pre-primary education

1

—

Primary education

2

—

Lower secondary education

3

—

Upper secondary education

4

—

Post-secondary but non-tertiary education

5

—

Tertiary education; short-cycle

6

—

Tertiary education; bachelor level or equivalent

7

—

Tertiary education; master level or equivalent

8

—

Tertiary education; doctoral level or equivalent

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

MAINSTAT

Self-declared labour status

| 10 | Carries out a job or profession, including unpaid work for a family business or holding, an apprenticeship or paid traineeship, etc. |
| --- | --- |
| 20 | Unemployed |
| 31 | Pupil, student, further training, unpaid work experience |
| 32 | In retirement or early retirement or has given up business |
| 33 | Permanently disabled |
| 34 | In compulsory military or community service |
| 35 | Fulfilling domestic tasks |
| 36 | Other inactive person |

10

Carries out a job or profession, including unpaid work for a family business or holding, an apprenticeship or paid traineeship, etc.

20

Unemployed

31

Pupil, student, further training, unpaid work experience

32

In retirement or early retirement or has given up business

33

Permanently disabled

34

In compulsory military or community service

35

Fulfilling domestic tasks

36

Other inactive person

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

FT_PT

Full or part-time work

| 1 | Full-time |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Part-time |

1

Full-time

2

Part-time

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

MAINSTAT = 10

JOBSTAT

Status in employment

| 10 | Self-employed |
| --- | --- |
| 21 | Employee with a permanent job/work contract of unlimited duration |
| 22 | Employee with a temporary job/work contract of limited duration |

10

Self-employed

21

Employee with a permanent job/work contract of unlimited duration

22

Employee with a temporary job/work contract of limited duration

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

MAINSTAT = 10

JOBISCO

Occupation in employment

ISCO-08 coded at 2-digit level

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

MAINSTAT = 10

LOCNACE

Economic sector in employment

NACE Rev. 2 — sections

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

MAINSTAT = 10

HHNBPERS

Number of persons living in household, including the respondent

0 – 98

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HHNBPERS_0_4

Number of persons aged 4 or younger

0 – 98

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HHNBPERS_5_13

Number of persons aged from 5 to 13

0 – 98

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HHNBPERS_14_15

Number of persons aged from 14 to 15

0 – 98

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HHNBPERS_16_24

Number of persons aged from 16 to 24

0 – 98

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HHNBPERS_25_64

Number of persons aged from 25 to 64

0 – 98

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HHNBPERS_65plus

Number of persons aged 65 and over

0 – 98

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HHTYPE

Type of household

| 10 | One-person household |
| --- | --- |
| 21 | Lone parent with child(ren) aged less than 25 |
| 22 | Couple without child(ren) aged less than 25 |
| 23 | Couple with child(ren) aged less than 25 |
| 24 | Couple or lone parent with child(ren) aged less than 25 and other persons living in household |
| 25 | Other type of household |

10

One-person household

21

Lone parent with child(ren) aged less than 25

22

Couple without child(ren) aged less than 25

23

Couple with child(ren) aged less than 25

24

Couple or lone parent with child(ren) aged less than 25 and other persons living in household

25

Other type of household

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HH_ACT

Number of persons aged 16 – 64 in the household who are employed

0 – 98

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HH_INACT

Number of persons aged 16 – 64 in the household who are unemployed or are economically inactive

0 – 98

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HHINCOME

Net monthly equivalised income of the household

| 1 | Below 1st quintile |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Between 1st quintile and 2nd quintile |
| 3 | Between 2nd quintile and 3rd quintile |
| 4 | Between 3rd quintile and 4th quintile |
| 5 | Between 4th quintile and 5th quintile |

1

Below 1st quintile

2

Between 1st quintile and 2nd quintile

3

Between 2nd quintile and 3rd quintile

4

Between 3rd quintile and 4th quintile

5

Between 4th quintile and 5th quintile

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HEALTH VARIABLES

| Variable name | Description | Answer categories and codes | Filter |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Health status — Minimum European Health Module |
| HS1 | Self perceived general health:
  how a person perceives his/her health in general | 1 | Very good |
| 2 | Good |
| 3 | Fair |
| 4 | Bad |
| 5 | Very bad |

Variable name

Description

Answer categories and codes

Filter

Health status — Minimum European Health Module

HS1

Self perceived general health:

how a person perceives his/her health in general

1

Very good

2

Good

3

Fair

4

Bad

5

Very bad

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HS2

Long-standing health problem:

Suffer from any illness or health problem of a duration of at least six months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HS3

General activity limitation:

Limitation in activities people usually do because of health problems for at least the past six months

| 1 | Severely limited |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Limited but not severely |
| 3 | Not limited at all |

1

Severely limited

2

Limited but not severely

3

Not limited at all

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Diseases and chronic conditions

CD1a

Suffering from asthma in the past 12 months (allergic asthma included)

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1b

Suffering from chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1c

Suffering from a myocardial infarction (heart attack) in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1d

Suffering from a coronary heart disease or angina pectoris in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1e

Suffering from high blood pressure in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1f

Suffering from a stroke (cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis) in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1g

Suffering from arthrosis (arthritis excluded) in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1h

Suffering from a low back disorder or other chronic back defect in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1i

Suffering from a neck disorder or other chronic neck defect in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1j

Suffering from diabetes in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1k

Suffering from an allergy, such as rhinitis, eye inflammation, dermatitis, food allergy or other (allergic asthma excluded) in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1l

Suffering from cirrhosis of the liver in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1m

Suffering from urinary incontinence, problems in controlling the bladder in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1n

Suffering from kidney problems in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

CD1o

Suffering from depression in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Accidents and injuries

AC1a

Occurrence of a road traffic accident in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

AC1b

Occurrence of an accident at home in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

AC1c

Occurrence of a leisure accident in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

AC2

Most serious medical care intervention for the most serious accident in the past 12 months

| 1 | Admission to a hospital or any other health facility |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | A doctor or nurse |
| 3 | No intervention was needed |

1

Admission to a hospital or any other health facility

2

A doctor or nurse

3

No intervention was needed

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if

AC1a = 1 or

AC1b = 1 or

AC1c = 1

Absence from work (due to health problems)

AW1

Absent from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if MAINSTAT = 10

AW2

Number of days of absence from work due to personal health problems in the past 12 months

Number of days

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AW1 = 1

Physical and sensory functional limitations

PL1

Wearing glasses or contact lenses

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |
| 3 | Blind or can not see at all |

1

Yes

2

No

3

Blind or can not see at all

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PL2

Difficulty in seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

If PL1 = 1 or 2

PL3

Use of a hearing aid

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |
| 3 | Profoundly deaf |

1

Yes

2

No

3

Profoundly deaf

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PL4

Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a quiet room even when using a hearing aid

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

If PL3 = 1 or 2

PL5

Difficulty in hearing what is said in a conversation with one other person in a noisier room even when using a hearing aid

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

If PL3 = 1 or 2 and

PL4 = 1 or 2 or 3

PL6

Difficulty in walking half a km on level ground without the use of any aid

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PL7

Difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Personal care activities

PC1a

Difficulty in feeding yourself

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

PC1b

Difficulty in getting in and out of a bed or chair

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

PC1c

Difficulty in dressing and undressing

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

PC1d

Difficulty in using toilets

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

PC1e

Difficulty in bathing or showering

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

PC2

Usually receiving help with one or more self-care activities: feeding yourself, getting in and out of a bed or chair, dressing and undressing, using toilets, bathing or showering

| 1 | Yes, with at least one activity |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes, with at least one activity

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if (AGE >= 65) and

{PC1a ≠ 1 or PC1b ≠ 1 or PC1c ≠ 1 or PC1d ≠ 1 or PC1e ≠ 1}

PC3

Need to receive help or more help with one or more self-care activities: feeding yourself, getting in and out of a bed or chair, dressing and undressing, using toilets, bathing or showering

| 1 | Yes, with at least one activity |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes, with at least one activity

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if (AGE >= 65) and

{PC1a ≠ 1 or PC1b ≠ 1 or PC1c ≠ 1 or PC1d ≠ 1 or PC1e ≠ 1}

Household activities

HA1a

Difficulty in preparing meals

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |
| 5 | Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it) |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

5

Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

HA1b

Difficulty in using the telephone

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |
| 5 | Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it) |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

5

Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

HA1c

Difficulty to do shopping

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |
| 5 | Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it) |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

5

Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

HA1d

Difficulty in managing medication

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |
| 5 | Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it) |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

5

Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

HA1e

Difficulty in doing light housework

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |
| 5 | Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it) |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

5

Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

HA1f

Difficulty in doing occasional heavy housework

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |
| 5 | Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it) |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

5

Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

HA1g

Difficulty in taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks

| 1 | No difficulty |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some difficulty |
| 3 | A lot of difficulty |
| 4 | Cannot do at all/Unable to do |
| 5 | Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it) |

1

No difficulty

2

Some difficulty

3

A lot of difficulty

4

Cannot do at all/Unable to do

5

Not applicable (never tried it or do not need to do it)

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AGE >= 65

HA2

Usually receiving help with one or more domestic activities: preparing meals, using the telephone, shopping, managing medication, light or occasional heavy housework, taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks

| 1 | Yes, with at least one activity |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes, with at least one activity

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if (AGE >= 65) and

{HA1a ≠ 1 or HA1b ≠ 1 or HA1c ≠ 1 or HA1d ≠ 1 or HA1e ≠ 1 or HA1f ≠ 1or HA1g ≠ 1}

HA3

Need for help or more help with one or more domestic activities: preparing meals, using the telephone, shopping, managing medication, light or occasional heavy housework, taking care of finances and everyday administrative tasks

| 1 | Yes, with at least one activity |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes, with at least one activity

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if (AGE >= 65) and

{HA1a ≠ 1 or HA1b ≠ 1 or HA1c ≠ 1 or HA1d ≠ 1 or HA1e ≠ 1 or HA1f ≠ 1or HA1g ≠ 1}

Pain

PN1

Intensity of bodily pain during the past 4 weeks

| 1 | None |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Very mild |
| 3 | Mild |
| 4 | Moderate |
| 5 | Severe |
| 6 | Very severe |

1

None

2

Very mild

3

Mild

4

Moderate

5

Severe

6

Very severe

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PN2

Extent that pain interfered with normal work during the past 4 weeks (including both work outside the home and housework)

| 1 | Not at all |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | A little bit |
| 3 | Moderately |
| 4 | Quite a bit |
| 5 | Extremely |

1

Not at all

2

A little bit

3

Moderately

4

Quite a bit

5

Extremely

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Mental health

MH1a

Extent of having little interest or pleasure in doing things over the last 2 weeks

| 1 | Not at all |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Several days |
| 3 | More than half the days |
| 4 | Nearly every day |

1

Not at all

2

Several days

3

More than half the days

4

Nearly every day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

MH1b

Extent of feeling down, depressed or hopeless over the last 2 weeks

| 1 | Not at all |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Several days |
| 3 | More than half the days |
| 4 | Nearly every day |

1

Not at all

2

Several days

3

More than half the days

4

Nearly every day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

MH1c

Extent of having trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much over the last 2 weeks

| 1 | Not at all |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Several days |
| 3 | More than half the days |
| 4 | Nearly every day |

1

Not at all

2

Several days

3

More than half the days

4

Nearly every day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

MH1d

Extent of feeling tired or having little energy over the last 2 weeks

| 1 | Not at all |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Several days |
| 3 | More than half the days |
| 4 | Nearly every day |

1

Not at all

2

Several days

3

More than half the days

4

Nearly every day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

MH1e

Extent of having poor appetite or overeating over the last 2 weeks

| 1 | Not at all |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Several days |
| 3 | More than half the days |
| 4 | Nearly every day |

1

Not at all

2

Several days

3

More than half the days

4

Nearly every day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

MH1f

Extent of feeling bad about yourself, feeling being a failure over the last 2 weeks

| 1 | Not at all |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Several days |
| 3 | More than half the days |
| 4 | Nearly every day |

1

Not at all

2

Several days

3

More than half the days

4

Nearly every day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

MH1g

Extent of having trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television, over the last 2 weeks

| 1 | Not at all |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Several days |
| 3 | More than half the days |
| 4 | Nearly every day |

1

Not at all

2

Several days

3

More than half the days

4

Nearly every day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

MH1h

Extent of moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed or being so fidgety or restless, over the last 2 weeks

| 1 | Not at all |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Several days |
| 3 | More than half the days |
| 4 | Nearly every day |

1

Not at all

2

Several days

3

More than half the days

4

Nearly every day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Health care

Use of inpatient and day care

HO1

Admission as an inpatient in a hospital in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HO2

Number of nights spent as a patient in a hospital in the past 12 months

Number 1 – 99

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if HO1 = 1

HO3

Admission as a day patient in a hospital in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

HO4

Number of times admitted as a day patient in a hospital in the past 12 months

Number 1 – 300

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if HO3 = 1

Use of ambulatory and home care

AM1

Last time of a visit to a dentist or orthodontist

(for personal treatment)

| 1 | Less than 6 months ago |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 6 to 12 months ago |
| 3 | 12 months ago or longer |
| 4 | Never |

1

Less than 6 months ago

2

6 to 12 months ago

3

12 months ago or longer

4

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

AM2

Last time of a consultation of a general practitioner or family doctor (for personal treatment)

| 1 | Less than 12 months ago |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 12 months ago or longer |
| 3 | Never |

1

Less than 12 months ago

2

12 months ago or longer

3

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

AM3

Number of consultations of a general practitioner or family doctor during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)

Number 0 – 99

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

If AM2 = 1

AM4

Last time of a consultation of a medical or surgical specialist (for personal treatment)

| 1 | Less than 12 months ago |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 12 months ago or longer |
| 3 | Never |

1

Less than 12 months ago

2

12 months ago or longer

3

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

AM5

Number of consultations of a medical or surgical specialist during the past four weeks (for personal treatment)

Number 0 – 99

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

If AM4 = 1

AM6a

Consultation of a physiotherapist or kinesitherapist in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

AM6b

Consultation of a psychologist or psychotherapist in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

AM7

Use of any home care services for personal needs during the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Medicine use

MD1

Use of any medicines prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks

(excluding contraception)

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

MD2

Use of any medicines, herbal medicines or vitamins not prescribed by a doctor during the past two weeks

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Preventive services

PA1

Last time of vaccination against flu

Month/year (MMYYYY)

Never or too long ago (0)

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PA2

Last time of blood pressure measurement by a health professional

| 1 | Within the past 12 months |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 1 to less than 3 years |
| 3 | 3 to less than 5 years |
| 4 | More than 5 years |
| 5 | Never |

1

Within the past 12 months

2

1 to less than 3 years

3

3 to less than 5 years

4

More than 5 years

5

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PA3

Last time of blood cholesterol measurement by a health professional

| 1 | Within the past 12 months |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 1 to less than 3 years |
| 3 | 3 to less than 5 years |
| 4 | More than 5 years |
| 5 | Never |

1

Within the past 12 months

2

1 to less than 3 years

3

3 to less than 5 years

4

More than 5 years

5

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PA4

Last time of blood sugar measurement by a health professional

| 1 | Within the past 12 months |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 1 to less than 3 years |
| 3 | 3 to less than 5 years |
| 4 | More than 5 years |
| 5 | Never |

1

Within the past 12 months

2

1 to less than 3 years

3

3 to less than 5 years

4

More than 5 years

5

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PA5

Last time of a faecal occult blood test

| 1 | Within the past 12 months |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 1 to less than 2 years |
| 3 | 2 to less than 3 years |
| 4 | More than 3 years |
| 5 | Never |

1

Within the past 12 months

2

1 to less than 2 years

3

2 to less than 3 years

4

More than 3 years

5

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PA6

Last time of a colonoscopy

| 1 | Within the past 12 months |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 1 to less than 5 years |
| 3 | 5 to less than 10 years |
| 4 | More than 10 years |
| 5 | Never |

1

Within the past 12 months

2

1 to less than 5 years

3

5 to less than 10 years

4

More than 10 years

5

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PA7

Last time of a mammography (breast X-ray)

| 1 | Within the past 12 months |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 1 to less than 2 years |
| 3 | 2 to less than 3 years |
| 4 | More than 3 years |
| 5 | Never |

1

Within the past 12 months

2

1 to less than 2 years

3

2 to less than 3 years

4

More than 3 years

5

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

If SEX = 2

PA8

Last time of a cervical smear test

| 1 | Within the past 12 months |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 1 to less than 2 years |
| 3 | 2 to less than 3 years |
| 4 | More than 3 years |
| 5 | Never |

1

Within the past 12 months

2

1 to less than 2 years

3

2 to less than 3 years

4

More than 3 years

5

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

If SEX = 2

Unmet needs for health care

UN1a

Unmet need for health care in the past 12 months due to long waiting list(s)

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |
| 3 | No need for health care |

1

Yes

2

No

3

No need for health care

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

UN1b

Unmet need for health care in the past 12 months due to distance or transportation problems

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |
| 3 | No need for health care |

1

Yes

2

No

3

No need for health care

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

UN2a

Could not afford medical examination or treatment in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |
| 3 | No need |

1

Yes

2

No

3

No need

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

UN2b

Could not afford dental examination or treatment in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |
| 3 | No need |

1

Yes

2

No

3

No need

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

UN2c

Could not afford prescribed medicines in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |
| 3 | No need |

1

Yes

2

No

3

No need

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

UN2d

Could not afford mental health care (by a psychologist or a psychiatrist for example) in the past 12 months

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |
| 3 | No need |

1

Yes

2

No

3

No need

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Health determinants

Weight and height

BM1

Height without shoes

Number in cm

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

BM2

Weight without clothes and shoes

Number in kg

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Physical activity/exercise

PE1

Physical effort of working tasks (both paid and unpaid work activities included)

| 1 | Mostly sitting or standing |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Mostly walking or tasks of moderate physical effort |
| 3 | Mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work |
| 4 | Not performing any working tasks |

1

Mostly sitting or standing

2

Mostly walking or tasks of moderate physical effort

3

Mostly heavy labour or physically demanding work

4

Not performing any working tasks

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PE2

Number of days in a typical week walking to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously

Number of days 1 – 7

| 0 | I never carry out such physical activities |
| --- | --- |
| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |

0

I never carry out such physical activities

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PE3

Time spent on walking to get to and from places on a typical day

| 1 | 10 – 29 minutes per day |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 30 – 59 minutes per day |
| 3 | 1 hour to less than 2 hours per day |
| 4 | 2 hours to less than 3 hours per day |
| 5 | 3 hours or more per day |

1

10 – 29 minutes per day

2

30 – 59 minutes per day

3

1 hour to less than 2 hours per day

4

2 hours to less than 3 hours per day

5

3 hours or more per day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if PE2 ≠ 0

PE4

Number of days in a typical week bicycling to get to and from places at least 10 minutes continuously

Number of days 1 – 7

| 0 | I never carry out such physical activities |
| --- | --- |
| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |

0

I never carry out such physical activities

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PE5

Time spent on bicycling to get to and from places on a typical day

| 1 | 10 – 29 minutes per day |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 30 – 59 minutes per day |
| 3 | 1 hour to less than 2 hours per day |
| 4 | 2 hours to less than 3 hours per day |
| 5 | 3 hours or more per day |

1

10 – 29 minutes per day

2

30 – 59 minutes per day

3

1 hour to less than 2 hours per day

4

2 hours to less than 3 hours per day

5

3 hours or more per day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if PE4 ≠ 0

PE6

Number of days in a typical week doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities that cause at least a small increase in breathing or heart rate for at least 10 minutes continuously

Number of days 1 – 7

| 0 | I never carry out such physical activities |
| --- | --- |
| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |

0

I never carry out such physical activities

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

PE7

Time spent on doing sports, fitness or recreational (leisure) physical activities in a typical week

HHMM (hours/minutes)

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if PE6 ≠ 0

PE8

Number of days in a typical week doing muscle-strengthening activities

Number of days 1 – 7

| 0 | I never carry out such physical activities |
| --- | --- |
| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |

0

I never carry out such physical activities

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Consumption of fruit and vegetables

FV1

Frequency of eating fruit, excluding juice

| 1 | Once or more a day |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 4 to 6 times a week |
| 3 | 1 to 3 times a week |
| 4 | Less than once a week |
| 5 | Never |

1

Once or more a day

2

4 to 6 times a week

3

1 to 3 times a week

4

Less than once a week

5

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

FV2

Number of portions of fruit a day, excluding juice

Number 1 – 99

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if FV1 = 1

FV3

Frequency of eating vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes

| 1 | Once or more a day |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 4 to 6 times a week |
| 3 | 1 to 3 times a week |
| 4 | Less than once a week |
| 5 | Never |

1

Once or more a day

2

4 to 6 times a week

3

1 to 3 times a week

4

Less than once a week

5

Never

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

FV4

Number of portions of vegetables or salad, excluding juice and potatoes a day

Number 1 – 99

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if FV3 = 1

Smoking

SK1

Type of smoking behaviour

| 1 | Daily smoking |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Occasional smoking |
| 3 | No smoking |

1

Daily smoking

2

Occasional smoking

3

No smoking

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

SK2

Kind of tobacco product consumed

| 1 | Cigarettes (manufactured and/or hand-rolled) |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Cigars |
| 3 | Pipe tobacco |
| 4 | Other |

1

Cigarettes (manufactured and/or hand-rolled)

2

Cigars

3

Pipe tobacco

4

Other

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if SK1 = 1 or 2

SK3

Average number of cigarettes a day

Number 1 – 99

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if SK1 = 1 and

SK2 = 1

SK4

Frequency of exposure to tobacco smoke indoors

| 1 | Never or almost never |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Less than 1 hour per day |
| 3 | 1 hour or more a day |

1

Never or almost never

2

Less than 1 hour per day

3

1 hour or more a day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Alcohol consumption

AL1

Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink of any kind (beer, wine, cider, spirits, cocktails, premixes, liqueurs, homemade alcohol...) in the past 12 months

| 1 | Every day or almost |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 5 – 6 days a week |
| 3 | 3 – 4 days a week |
| 4 | 1 – 2 days a week |
| 5 | 2 – 3 days in a month |
| 6 | Once a month |
| 7 | Less than once a month |
| 8 | Not in the past 12 months, as I no longer drink alcohol |
| 9 | Never, or only a few sips or tries, in my whole life |

1

Every day or almost

2

5 – 6 days a week

3

3 – 4 days a week

4

1 – 2 days a week

5

2 – 3 days in a month

6

Once a month

7

Less than once a month

8

Not in the past 12 months, as I no longer drink alcohol

9

Never, or only a few sips or tries, in my whole life

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

AL2

Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Monday — Thursday

| 1 | On all 4 days |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | On 3 of the 4 days |
| 3 | On 2 of the 4 days |
| 4 | On 1 of the 4 days |
| 5 | On none of the 4 days |

1

On all 4 days

2

On 3 of the 4 days

3

On 2 of the 4 days

4

On 1 of the 4 days

5

On none of the 4 days

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AL1 = 1, 2, 3 or 4

AL3

Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Monday to Thursday)

| 1 | 16 or more drinks a day |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 10 – 15 drinks a day |
| 3 | 6 – 9 drinks a day |
| 4 | 4 – 5 drinks a day |
| 5 | 3 drinks a day |
| 6 | 2 drinks a day |
| 7 | 1 drink a day |
| 8 | 0 drink a day |

1

16 or more drinks a day

2

10 – 15 drinks a day

3

6 – 9 drinks a day

4

4 – 5 drinks a day

5

3 drinks a day

6

2 drinks a day

7

1 drink a day

8

0 drink a day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

If (AL1 = 1, 2, 3 or 4) and (AL2 = 1, 2, 3 or 4)

AL4

Frequency of consumption of an alcoholic drink for Friday — Sunday

| 1 | On all 3 days |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | On 2 of the 3 days |
| 3 | On 1 of the 3 days |
| 4 | On none of the 3 days |

1

On all 3 days

2

On 2 of the 3 days

3

On 1 of the 3 days

4

On none of the 3 days

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AL1 = 1, 2, 3 or 4

AL5

Number of alcoholic (standard) drinks on average on one of the days (Friday — Sunday)

| 1 | 16 or more drinks a day |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 10 – 15 drinks a day |
| 3 | 6 – 9 drinks a day |
| 4 | 4 – 5 drinks a day |
| 5 | 3 drinks a day |
| 6 | 2 drinks a day |
| 7 | 1 drink a day |
| 8 | 0 drink a day |

1

16 or more drinks a day

2

10 – 15 drinks a day

3

6 – 9 drinks a day

4

4 – 5 drinks a day

5

3 drinks a day

6

2 drinks a day

7

1 drink a day

8

0 drink a day

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if (AL1 = 1, 2, 3 or 4) and (AL4 = 1, 2, or 3)

AL6

Frequency of risky single-occasion drinking (equivalent of 60 g of pure ethanol or more) during the past 12 months

| 1 | Every day or almost |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 5 – 6 days a week |
| 3 | 3 – 4 days a week |
| 4 | 1 – 2 days a week |
| 5 | 2 – 3 days in a month |
| 6 | Once a month |
| 7 | Less than once a month |
| 8 | Not in the past 12 months |
| 9 | Never in my whole life |

1

Every day or almost

2

5 – 6 days a week

3

3 – 4 days a week

4

1 – 2 days a week

5

2 – 3 days in a month

6

Once a month

7

Less than once a month

8

Not in the past 12 months

9

Never in my whole life

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if AL1 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7

Social support

SS1

Number of close people to count on in case of serious personal problems

| 1 | None |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | 1 or 2 |
| 3 | 3 to 5 |
| 4 | 6 or more |

1

None

2

1 or 2

3

3 to 5

4

6 or more

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

SS2

Degree of concern shown by other people in what the person is doing

| 1 | A lot of concern and interest |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Some concern and interest |
| 3 | Uncertain |
| 4 | Little concern and interest |
| 5 | No concern and interest |

1

A lot of concern and interest

2

Some concern and interest

3

Uncertain

4

Little concern and interest

5

No concern and interest

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

SS3

How easy is it to get practical help from neighbours in case of need

| 1 | Very easy |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Easy |
| 3 | Possible |
| 4 | Difficult |
| 5 | Very difficult |

1

Very easy

2

Easy

3

Possible

4

Difficult

5

Very difficult

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

Provision of informal care or assistance

IC1

Providing care or assistance to one or more persons suffering from some age problem, chronic health condition or infirmity, at least once a week

(professional activities excluded)

| 1 | Yes |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | No |

1

Yes

2

No

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

Everybody

IC2

Prevailing relationship of the person(s) suffering from any chronic condition or infirmity or due to old age being provided with care or assistance at least once a week from the respondent

| 1 | Member(s) of respondent’s family |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Non-member(s) of respondent’s family |

1

Member(s) of respondent’s family

2

Non-member(s) of respondent’s family

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if IC1 = 1

IC3

Number of hours per week the respondent provides care or assistance to the person(s) suffering from any chronic condition or infirmity or due to old age

| 1 | Less than 10 hours per week |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | At least 10 but less than 20 hours per week |
| 3 | 20 hours per week or more |

1

Less than 10 hours per week

2

At least 10 but less than 20 hours per week

3

20 hours per week or more

| – 1 | missing (don’t know, refusal) |
| --- | --- |
| – 2 | not applicable |

– 1

missing (don’t know, refusal)

– 2

not applicable

if IC1 = 1

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ANNEX II

Final sample sizes to be achieved

| | Persons aged 15 or over to be interviewed |
| --- | --- |
| EU Member States |
| Belgium | 6 500 |
| Bulgaria | 5 920 |
| Czech Republic | 6 510 |
| Denmark | 5 350 |
| Germany | 15 260 |
| Estonia | 4 270 |
| Ireland | 5 057 |
| Greece | 6 667 |
| Spain | 11 620 |
| France | 13 110 |
| Italy | 13 180 |
| Cyprus | 4 095 |
| Latvia | 4 555 |
| Lithuania | 4 850 |
| Luxembourg | 4 000 |
| Hungary | 6 410 |
| Malta | 3 975 |
| Netherlands | 7 515 |
| Austria | 6 050 |
| Poland | 10 690 |
| Portugal | 6 515 |
| Romania | 8 420 |
| Slovenia | 4 486 |
| Slovakia | 5 370 |
| Finland | 5 330 |
| Sweden | 6 200 |
| United Kingdom | 13 085 |
| Total of EU Member States | 194 990 |
| Switzerland | 5 900 |
| Iceland | 3 940 |
| Norway | 5 170 |
| Total including Switzerland, Iceland and Norway | 210 000 |

Persons aged 15 or over to be interviewed

EU Member States

Belgium

6 500

Bulgaria

5 920

Czech Republic

6 510

Denmark

5 350

Germany

15 260

Estonia

4 270

Ireland

5 057

Greece

6 667

Spain

11 620

France

13 110

Italy

13 180

Cyprus

4 095

Latvia

4 555

Lithuania

4 850

Luxembourg

4 000

Hungary

6 410

Malta

3 975

Netherlands

7 515

Austria

6 050

Poland

10 690

Portugal

6 515

Romania

8 420

Slovenia

4 486

Slovakia

5 370

Finland

5 330

Sweden

6 200

United Kingdom

13 085

Total of EU Member States

194 990

Switzerland

5 900

Iceland

3 940

Norway

5 170

Total including Switzerland, Iceland and Norway

210 000

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ANNEX III

National territories that are excluded from the survey

| Country | National territories |
| --- | --- |
| France | French Overseas Departments and territories |
| Cyprus | The non-government controlled area |
| Netherlands | Caribbean Islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba), the West Frisian Islands with the exception of Texel |
| Ireland | All offshore islands with the exception of Achill, Bull, Cruit, Gorumna, Inishnee, Lettermore, Lettermullan and Valentia |
| United Kingdom | Scotland north of the Caledonian Canal, the Scilly Islands |

Country

National territories

France

French Overseas Departments and territories

Cyprus

The non-government controlled area

Netherlands

Caribbean Islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba), the West Frisian Islands with the exception of Texel

Ireland

All offshore islands with the exception of Achill, Bull, Cruit, Gorumna, Inishnee, Lettermore, Lettermullan and Valentia

United Kingdom

Scotland north of the Caledonian Canal, the Scilly Islands

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 142/2013

of 19 February 2013

amending Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 as regards the data relating to the body issuing certificates in New Zealand for the export of milk products

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 144(1) and Article 148(c), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas (2) lists in its Annex XII bodies responsible for issuing inward-monitoring arrangement (IMA 1) certificates. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas (2) lists in its Annex XII bodies responsible for issuing inward-monitoring arrangement (IMA 1) certificates.

| (2) | New Zealand has communicated to the Commission a change, as from 1 March 2013, of the name and the location of the issuing body listed in that Annex. In view of that it is necessary to update the data relating to the issuing body in New Zealand listed in Annex XII to that Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

New Zealand has communicated to the Commission a change, as from 1 March 2013, of the name and the location of the issuing body listed in that Annex. In view of that it is necessary to update the data relating to the issuing body in New Zealand listed in Annex XII to that Regulation.

| (3) | Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (4) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply to the IMA 1 certificates issued from 1 March 2013.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 February 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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

1

(2)  
  OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29.

2

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ANNEX

In Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001, the entry for New Zealand is replaced by the following:

| ‘New Zealand | ex 0405 10 11 | Butter | Ministry for Primary Industries | Pastoral House |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25 The Terrace |
| PO Box 2526 |
| Wellington 6140 |
| Tel. +64 4 894 0100 |
| Fax + 64 4 894 0720 |
| www.mpi.govt.nz’ |

‘New Zealand

ex 0405 10 11

Butter

Ministry for Primary Industries

Pastoral House

25 The Terrace

PO Box 2526

Wellington 6140

Tel. +64 4 894 0100

Fax + 64 4 894 0720

www.mpi.govt.nz’

ex 0405 10 19

Butter

ex 0405 10 30

Butter

ex 0406 90 01

Cheese for processing

ex 0406 90 21

Cheddar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 143/2013

of 19 February 2013

amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards the determination of CO2 emissions from vehicles submitted to multi-stage type-approval

(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 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (euro 5 and euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

Having regard to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (2), and in particular Article 39(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 establishes common technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles and replacement parts with regard to their emissions and lays down rules for in-service conformity, durability of pollution control devices, on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems, measurement of fuel consumption and accessibility of vehicle repair and maintenance information. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 establishes common technical requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles and replacement parts with regard to their emissions and lays down rules for in-service conformity, durability of pollution control devices, on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems, measurement of fuel consumption and accessibility of vehicle repair and maintenance information.

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (euro 5 and euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (3) lays down the administrative provisions for checking the conformity of vehicles with regard to CO2 emissions and sets out the requirements for the measurement of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of such vehicles. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (euro 5 and euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (3) lays down the administrative provisions for checking the conformity of vehicles with regard to CO2 emissions and sets out the requirements for the measurement of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of such vehicles.

| (3) | Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union’s integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (4), lays down the obligation to set up a procedure to obtain representative values of CO2 emissions, fuel efficiency and mass of completed vehicles while ensuring that the manufacturer of the base vehicle has timely access to the mass and to the specific emissions of CO2 of the completed vehicle. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union’s integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (4), lays down the obligation to set up a procedure to obtain representative values of CO2 emissions, fuel efficiency and mass of completed vehicles while ensuring that the manufacturer of the base vehicle has timely access to the mass and to the specific emissions of CO2 of the completed vehicle.

| (4) | Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, the specific emissions of CO2 of completed vehicles are to be allocated to the manufacturer of the base vehicle. When establishing the monitoring procedure to ensure that the values of CO2 emissions, fuel efficiency and mass of completed vehicles are representative, the method for determining the mass and CO2 values should be set out, if appropriate, based on a table of CO2 values corresponding to different final inertia weight classes or based on only one CO2 value derived from the base vehicle mass plus a default added mass differentiated by N1 class. |
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(4)

Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, the specific emissions of CO2 of completed vehicles are to be allocated to the manufacturer of the base vehicle. When establishing the monitoring procedure to ensure that the values of CO2 emissions, fuel efficiency and mass of completed vehicles are representative, the method for determining the mass and CO2 values should be set out, if appropriate, based on a table of CO2 values corresponding to different final inertia weight classes or based on only one CO2 value derived from the base vehicle mass plus a default added mass differentiated by N1 class.

| (5) | On the basis of those alternative methods, indicated in point 7 of Part B of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, different options were considered and assessed in terms of accuracy, representativeness and feasibility. The option based on testing the base vehicle with a single estimated mass value, where the component corresponding to the bodywork is calculated by applying a polynomial formula dependent of the reference mass of the base vehicle, presents the best balance between accuracy in terms of CO2 emissions determination from the completed vehicle, costs involved, and ease of implementation. |
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(5)

On the basis of those alternative methods, indicated in point 7 of Part B of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, different options were considered and assessed in terms of accuracy, representativeness and feasibility. The option based on testing the base vehicle with a single estimated mass value, where the component corresponding to the bodywork is calculated by applying a polynomial formula dependent of the reference mass of the base vehicle, presents the best balance between accuracy in terms of CO2 emissions determination from the completed vehicle, costs involved, and ease of implementation.

| (6) | In order to ensure that the performance of vehicle manufacturers in reducing CO2 emissions pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 can be adequately and efficiently monitored, it is necessary to include the relevant information in the certificate of conformity. |
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(6)

In order to ensure that the performance of vehicle manufacturers in reducing CO2 emissions pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 can be adequately and efficiently monitored, it is necessary to include the relevant information in the certificate of conformity.

| (7) | Sufficient lead time should be given in order to allow manufacturers and national authorities to adapt their procedures to the new rules. |
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(7)

Sufficient lead time should be given in order to allow manufacturers and national authorities to adapt their procedures to the new rules.

| (8) | In the light of the experience gained from the application of the procedure for determining the CO2 emissions from completed vehicles and the monitoring of those emissions, it is appropriate to review the procedure and evaluate the representativeness of the CO2 emissions as well as the efficacy and accuracy of the monitoring of CO2 emissions at the latest by the end of 2016. |
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(8)

In the light of the experience gained from the application of the procedure for determining the CO2 emissions from completed vehicles and the monitoring of those emissions, it is appropriate to review the procedure and evaluate the representativeness of the CO2 emissions as well as the efficacy and accuracy of the monitoring of CO2 emissions at the latest by the end of 2016.

| (9) | Directive 2007/46/EC and Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(9)

Directive 2007/46/EC and Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (10) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee – Motor Vehicles, |
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(10)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee – Motor Vehicles,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I and IX to Directive 2007/46/EC are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Annexes I and XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

The Commission shall assess the need to review the procedure set out in points 5.1 to 5.7 of Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as amended by this Regulation.

On the basis of that assessment and no later than 31 December 2016, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council accompanied, if appropriate, by any appropriate proposals.

Article 4

1.   For a transitional period until 1 January 2014, certificates of conformity of base vehicles of category N1 within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 issued in accordance with Directive 2007/46/EC and Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 before the amendments introduced by this Regulation, shall continue to be valid.

2.   For a transitional period until 1 January 2014, certificates of conformity of completed vehicles of category N1 within scope of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 issued in accordance with Directive 2007/46/EC and Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 before the amendments introduced by this Regulation, shall continue to be valid.

3.   With effect from 1 January 2013, national authorities shall consider certificates of conformity complying with the requirements set out in this Regulation to be valid.

Article 5

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 January 2014, with the exception of Article 4(3) which shall apply from 1 January 2013.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 February 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 263, 9.10.2007, p. 1.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 199, 28.7.2008, p. 1.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 145, 31.5.2011, p. 1.

4

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ANNEX I

Annexes I and IX to Directive 2007/46/EC are amended as follows:

| (1) | in Annex I, the following points 2.17, 2.17.1 and 2.17.2 are added:
  2.17.   Vehicle submitted to multi-stage type-approval (only in the case of incomplete or completed vehicles of category N1 within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007: yes/no (1)
  2.17.1.   Mass of the base vehicle in running order: ...kg.
  2.17.2.   Default added mass, calculated in accordance with Section 5 of Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008: ...kg.’ |
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(1)

in Annex I, the following points 2.17, 2.17.1 and 2.17.2 are added:

2.17.   Vehicle submitted to multi-stage type-approval (only in the case of incomplete or completed vehicles of category N1 within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007: yes/no (1)

2.17.1.   Mass of the base vehicle in running order: ...kg.

2.17.2.   Default added mass, calculated in accordance with Section 5 of Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008: ...kg.’

| (2) | Annex IX is amended as follows:






  (a) | Part I, Complete and completed vehicles, is amended as follows:






  (i) | in Model B – Side 1, Completed vehicles, EC certificate of conformity, the following point 0.2.2 is inserted:






  ‘0.2.2. | Type-approval information of the base vehicle (q):
  Type: ...
  Variant (a): ...
  Version (a): ...
  Type-approval number, including extension number ...’ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

(2)

Annex IX is amended as follows:

(a)

Part I, Complete and completed vehicles, is amended as follows:

(i)

in Model B – Side 1, Completed vehicles, EC certificate of conformity, the following point 0.2.2 is inserted:

‘0.2.2.

Type-approval information of the base vehicle (q):

Type: ...

Variant (a): ...

Version (a): ...

Type-approval number, including extension number ...’

| (ii) | in Model B – Side 1, Completed vehicles, EC certificate of conformity, the following point 0.5.1 is inserted:






  ‘0.5.1. | Name and address of the manufacturer of the base vehicle (q) ...’ |
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(ii)

in Model B – Side 1, Completed vehicles, EC certificate of conformity, the following point 0.5.1 is inserted:

‘0.5.1.

Name and address of the manufacturer of the base vehicle (q) ...’

| (iii) | in Side 2 – Vehicle category N1 (complete and completed vehicles), the following point 14 is inserted:






  ‘14. | Mass of the base vehicle in running order: ...kg (1)(q)’ |
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(iii)

in Side 2 – Vehicle category N1 (complete and completed vehicles), the following point 14 is inserted:

‘14.

| (b) | in the ‘Explanatory notes relating to Annex IX’, the following explanatory note (q) is added:






  ‘(q) | In the case of completed vehicles of category N1 within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.’ |
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(b)

in the ‘Explanatory notes relating to Annex IX’, the following explanatory note (q) is added:

‘(q)

In the case of completed vehicles of category N1 within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.’

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ANNEX II

Annexes I and XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 are amended as follows:

| (1) | in Appendix 3 of Annex I, the following points 2.17, 2.17.1 and 2.17.2 are inserted:
  2.17.   Vehicle submitted to multi-stage type-approval (only in the case of incomplete or completed vehicles of category N1 within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007): yes/no (1)
  2.17.1.   Mass of the base vehicle in running order: ... kg
  2.17.2.   Default added mass, calculated in accordance with Section 5 of Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008: ... kg’ |
| --- | --- |

(1)

in Appendix 3 of Annex I, the following points 2.17, 2.17.1 and 2.17.2 are inserted:

2.17.   Vehicle submitted to multi-stage type-approval (only in the case of incomplete or completed vehicles of category N1 within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007): yes/no (1)

2.17.1.   Mass of the base vehicle in running order: ... kg

2.17.2.   Default added mass, calculated in accordance with Section 5 of Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008: ... kg’

| (2) | in Annex XII, the following Section 5 is added:
  ‘5.   DETERMINATION OF CO2 EMISSIONS AND FUEL CONSUMPTION FROM N1 VEHICLES SUBMITTED TO MULTI-STAGE TYPE-APPROVAL
  5.1.   For the purpose of determining the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of a vehicle submitted to multi-stage type-approval, as defined in Article 3(7) of Directive 2007/46/EC, the base vehicle, as defined in Article 3(18) of that Directive, shall be tested in accordance with points 2 and 3 of this Annex.
  5.2.   The reference mass to be used for the testing shall be the one resulting from the following formula:





  In this formula:







  RM | = | reference mass to be used for the testing in kg |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RM Base_Vehicle | = | reference mass of the base vehicle, as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, in kg |
| DAM | = | default added mass, calculated in accordance with the formula set out in point 5.3, corresponding to the estimated weight of the bodywork fitted to the base vehicle, in kg. |

(2)

in Annex XII, the following Section 5 is added:

‘5.   DETERMINATION OF CO2 EMISSIONS AND FUEL CONSUMPTION FROM N1 VEHICLES SUBMITTED TO MULTI-STAGE TYPE-APPROVAL

5.1.   For the purpose of determining the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of a vehicle submitted to multi-stage type-approval, as defined in Article 3(7) of Directive 2007/46/EC, the base vehicle, as defined in Article 3(18) of that Directive, shall be tested in accordance with points 2 and 3 of this Annex.

5.2.   The reference mass to be used for the testing shall be the one resulting from the following formula:

Formula

In this formula:

RM

=

reference mass to be used for the testing in kg

RM Base_Vehicle

=

reference mass of the base vehicle, as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, in kg

DAM

=

default added mass, calculated in accordance with the formula set out in point 5.3, corresponding to the estimated weight of the bodywork fitted to the base vehicle, in kg.

5.3.   The default added mass shall be calculated according to the following formula:

DAM:
  Formula

In this formula:

| DAM | = | default added mass in kg |
| --- | --- | --- |
| a | = | multiplying factor, calculated in accordance with the formula set out in point 5.4 |
| TPMLM | = | technically permissible maximum laden mass, stated by the manufacturer of the base vehicle, in kg |
| RM Base_Vehicle | = | reference mass of the base vehicle, as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, in kg. |

DAM

=

default added mass in kg

a

=

multiplying factor, calculated in accordance with the formula set out in point 5.4

TPMLM

=

technically permissible maximum laden mass, stated by the manufacturer of the base vehicle, in kg

RM Base_Vehicle

=

reference mass of the base vehicle, as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, in kg.

5.4.   The multiplying factor shall be calculated according to the following formula:

Formula

In this formula:

| a | = | multiplying factor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RM Base_Vehicle | = | reference mass of the base vehicle, as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, in kg. |

a

=

multiplying factor

RM Base_Vehicle

=

reference mass of the base vehicle, as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, in kg.

5.5.   The manufacturer of the base vehicle is responsible for the correct application of the requirements laid down in points 5.1 to 5.4.

5.6.   The manufacturer of the completed vehicle shall include, in the certificate of conformity, the information concerning the base vehicle, in accordance with Annex IX to Directive 2007/46/EC.

5.7.   In the case of vehicles submitted to individual vehicle approval, the individual approval certificate shall include the following information:

| (a) | the CO2 emissions measured according to the methodology set out in points 5.1 to 5.4; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the CO2 emissions measured according to the methodology set out in points 5.1 to 5.4;

| (b) | the mass of the completed vehicle in running order; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the mass of the completed vehicle in running order;

| (c) | the identification code corresponding to the type, variant and version of the base vehicle; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the identification code corresponding to the type, variant and version of the base vehicle;

| (d) | the type-approval number of the base vehicle, including the extension number; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

the type-approval number of the base vehicle, including the extension number;

| (e) | the name and address of the manufacturer of the base vehicle; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

the name and address of the manufacturer of the base vehicle;

| (f) | the mass of the base vehicle in running order. |
| --- | --- |

(f)

the mass of the base vehicle in running order.

5.8.   The procedure set out in points 5.1 to 5.7 shall apply to base vehicles of category N1, as defined in point 1.2.1 of Part A of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC, included in the scope of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.’.

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20.2.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 47/56

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 144/2013

of 19 February 2013

amending Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 as regards certain oenological practices and the applicable restrictions and Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 as regards the registering of these practices in the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 121, Article 185a, Article 185c(3) and Article 192, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions (2), authorised oenological practices are laid down in Annex I to that Regulation. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has amended the conditions of use of certain oenological practices already authorised in the European Union. In order to provide EU producers with the same possibilities as those available to third-country producers, the conditions of use of these oenological practices should be amended in the EU on the basis of the conditions of use defined by the OIV. |
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(1)

In accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 of 10 July 2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions (2), authorised oenological practices are laid down in Annex I to that Regulation. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has amended the conditions of use of certain oenological practices already authorised in the European Union. In order to provide EU producers with the same possibilities as those available to third-country producers, the conditions of use of these oenological practices should be amended in the EU on the basis of the conditions of use defined by the OIV.

| (2) | The OIV has adopted new oenological practices. In order to provide EU producers with the new possibilities available to third-country producers, these new oenological practices should be authorised in the EU under the conditions of use defined by the OIV. |
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(2)

The OIV has adopted new oenological practices. In order to provide EU producers with the new possibilities available to third-country producers, these new oenological practices should be authorised in the EU under the conditions of use defined by the OIV.

| (3) | Appendix 10 to Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 contains requirements for the partial dealcoholisation of wine. The concept of partial dealcoholisation of wine has been replaced at the OIV by that of the correction of the alcohol content of wine. The text of the Appendix should therefore be amended. The Appendix also stipulates that Member States may provide that the partial dealcoholisation of wine be subject to notification to the competent authorities. In order to ensure efficient controls it should be specified that this is an advance notification before the implementation in practice of the dealcoholisation treatment. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Appendix 10 to Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 contains requirements for the partial dealcoholisation of wine. The concept of partial dealcoholisation of wine has been replaced at the OIV by that of the correction of the alcohol content of wine. The text of the Appendix should therefore be amended. The Appendix also stipulates that Member States may provide that the partial dealcoholisation of wine be subject to notification to the competent authorities. In order to ensure efficient controls it should be specified that this is an advance notification before the implementation in practice of the dealcoholisation treatment.

| (4) | Wines from Italy of the type ‘aleatico’ which have the right to the protected designation of origin ‘Pergola’ and to the traditional expression ‘passito’, and wines from Hungary with a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication and having the right to the expression ‘jégbor’ have a very high sugar content and are produced in small quantities. In order to ensure the preservation of these wines, Italy and Hungary have requested a derogation from the maximum limit on sulphur dioxide content. Maximum limits on sulphur dioxide content of 350 mg/l for the Italian wines and 400 mg/l for the Hungarian wines should be authorised. |
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(4)

Wines from Italy of the type ‘aleatico’ which have the right to the protected designation of origin ‘Pergola’ and to the traditional expression ‘passito’, and wines from Hungary with a protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication and having the right to the expression ‘jégbor’ have a very high sugar content and are produced in small quantities. In order to ensure the preservation of these wines, Italy and Hungary have requested a derogation from the maximum limit on sulphur dioxide content. Maximum limits on sulphur dioxide content of 350 mg/l for the Italian wines and 400 mg/l for the Hungarian wines should be authorised.

| (5) | Carbon dioxide not originating from alcoholic fermentation of the cuvée may be present in sparkling wines as a result of gaseous exchanges taking place when carbon dioxide is used for transfer by counter-pressure. These gaseous exchanges do not increase the carbon dioxide pressure and therefore should not lead to the conclusion that these products have been aerated. It should be clarified that only gaseous exchanges with carbon dioxide from alcoholic fermentation of the cuvée which are inevitable as a result of transfer by counter-pressure must be accepted. |
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(5)

Carbon dioxide not originating from alcoholic fermentation of the cuvée may be present in sparkling wines as a result of gaseous exchanges taking place when carbon dioxide is used for transfer by counter-pressure. These gaseous exchanges do not increase the carbon dioxide pressure and therefore should not lead to the conclusion that these products have been aerated. It should be clarified that only gaseous exchanges with carbon dioxide from alcoholic fermentation of the cuvée which are inevitable as a result of transfer by counter-pressure must be accepted.

| (6) | In accordance with Article 120g of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 provides for certain methods of analysis enabling the establishment of the composition of products in the wine sector and rules enabling it to be established whether these products have been subject to treatment in breach of authorised oenological practices, in the absence of methods or rules recommended and published by the OIV. The OIV has adopted certain specific methods to analyse grape sugar (rectified concentrated grape must). The corresponding methods currently included in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 should be deleted. |
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(6)

In accordance with Article 120g of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 provides for certain methods of analysis enabling the establishment of the composition of products in the wine sector and rules enabling it to be established whether these products have been subject to treatment in breach of authorised oenological practices, in the absence of methods or rules recommended and published by the OIV. The OIV has adopted certain specific methods to analyse grape sugar (rectified concentrated grape must). The corresponding methods currently included in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 should be deleted.

| (7) | Certain oenological practices are particularly exposed to the risk of fraudulent use and must be indicated in the registers and accompanying documents in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 of 26 May 2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the vineyard register, compulsory declarations and the gathering of information to monitor the wine market, the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept (3). Requirements relating to practices such as correcting the alcohol content of wines, acidification treatment by cation exchanger and electro-membrane treatment specify that these practices should be entered in the registers referred to above. The rules regarding the registration provided for in Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 should be amended to take into account the amendments made to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 by this Regulation. |
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(7)

Certain oenological practices are particularly exposed to the risk of fraudulent use and must be indicated in the registers and accompanying documents in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 of 26 May 2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the vineyard register, compulsory declarations and the gathering of information to monitor the wine market, the documents accompanying consignments of wine products and the wine sector registers to be kept (3). Requirements relating to practices such as correcting the alcohol content of wines, acidification treatment by cation exchanger and electro-membrane treatment specify that these practices should be entered in the registers referred to above. The rules regarding the registration provided for in Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 should be amended to take into account the amendments made to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 by this Regulation.

| (8) | Regulations (EC) No 606/2009 and (EC) No 436/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(8)

Regulations (EC) No 606/2009 and (EC) No 436/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (9) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee established by Article 195(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, |
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(9)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee established by Article 195(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 606/2009

Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is amended as follows:

| (1) | Annex I A is amended in accordance with the text in Annex I to this Regulation; |
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(1)

Annex I A is amended in accordance with the text in Annex I to this Regulation;

| (2) | Annex I B is amended in accordance with the text in Annex II to this Regulation; |
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(2)

Annex I B is amended in accordance with the text in Annex II to this Regulation;

| (3) | Annex II is amended in accordance with the text in Annex III to this Regulation; |
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(3)

Annex II is amended in accordance with the text in Annex III to this Regulation;

| (4) | Annex IV is amended in accordance with the text in Annex IV to this Regulation. |
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(4)

Annex IV is amended in accordance with the text in Annex IV to this Regulation.

Article 2

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 436/2009

Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 is amended as follows:

| (1) | Article 41(1) is amended as follows:






  (a) | point (p) is replaced by the following:






  ‘(p) | treatment by electrodialysis or by cation exchanger to ensure the tartaric stabilisation of the wine or acidification by cation exchanger treatment;’; |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

(1)

Article 41(1) is amended as follows:

(a)

point (p) is replaced by the following:

‘(p)

treatment by electrodialysis or by cation exchanger to ensure the tartaric stabilisation of the wine or acidification by cation exchanger treatment;’;

| (b) | point (s) is replaced by the following:






  ‘(s) | correction of the alcohol content of wine;’; |
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(b)

point (s) is replaced by the following:

‘(s)

correction of the alcohol content of wine;’;

| (c) | the following point (v) is added:






  ‘(v) | acidification or deacidification by electro-membrane treatment.’; |
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(c)

the following point (v) is added:

‘(v)

acidification or deacidification by electro-membrane treatment.’;

| (2) | Annex VI is amended in accordance with the text shown in Annex V to this Regulation. |
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(2)

Annex VI is amended in accordance with the text shown in Annex V to this Regulation.

Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 19 February 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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

1

(2)  
  OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 1.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 128, 27.5.2009, p. 15.

3

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ANNEX I

Annex I A to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is amended as follows:

| (1) | the table is amended as follows:






  (a) | in row 10:






  (i) | in column 1, the following indent is added:






  ‘— | yeast protein extracts.’; |
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(1)

the table is amended as follows:

(a)

in row 10:

(i)

in column 1, the following indent is added:

‘—

yeast protein extracts.’;

| (ii) | in column 3, the following text is added:

  ‘For the treatment of musts of white wines and rosé wines the limit on the use of yeast protein extracts shall be 30 g/hl, and for the treatment of red wines it shall be 60 g/hl’; |
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(ii)

in column 3, the following text is added:

‘For the treatment of musts of white wines and rosé wines the limit on the use of yeast protein extracts shall be 30 g/hl, and for the treatment of red wines it shall be 60 g/hl’;

| (b) | in row 40, the oenological practice in column 1 is replaced by the following text:

  ‘Correction of the alcohol content of wine’; |
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(b)

in row 40, the oenological practice in column 1 is replaced by the following text:

‘Correction of the alcohol content of wine’;

| (c) | the following rows are inserted:








  ‘48 | Acidification by treatment with cation exchangers | Conditions and limits laid down in points C and D of Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Articles 11 and 13 of this Regulation.
  Under the conditions set out in Appendix 15. | |
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| 49 | Reduction in sugar content of musts through membrane coupling | For the products defined in point 10 of Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, under the conditions stipulated in Appendix 16. | |
| 50 | Deacidification by electromembrane treatment | Conditions and limits laid down in points C and D of Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Articles 11 and 13 of this Regulation.
  Under the conditions set out in Appendix 17.’ | |

(c)

the following rows are inserted:

‘48

Acidification by treatment with cation exchangers

Conditions and limits laid down in points C and D of Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Articles 11 and 13 of this Regulation.

Under the conditions set out in Appendix 15.

49

Reduction in sugar content of musts through membrane coupling

For the products defined in point 10 of Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, under the conditions stipulated in Appendix 16.

50

Deacidification by electromembrane treatment

Conditions and limits laid down in points C and D of Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Articles 11 and 13 of this Regulation.

Under the conditions set out in Appendix 17.’

| (2) | Appendix 10 is replaced by the following:



  ‘Appendix 10

  Requirements for treatment to correct the alcohol content of wines

  The aim of treatment to correct alcohol content (“the treatment”) is to reduce excessive levels of ethanol in wine in order to improve the balance of flavour.
  Requirements:






  (1) | The objectives may be achieved by separation techniques applied separately or in combination. |
| --- | --- | --- |

(2)

Appendix 10 is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix 10

Requirements for treatment to correct the alcohol content of wines

The aim of treatment to correct alcohol content (“the treatment”) is to reduce excessive levels of ethanol in wine in order to improve the balance of flavour.

Requirements:

(1)

The objectives may be achieved by separation techniques applied separately or in combination.

| (2) | The wines treated must have no organoleptic faults and must be suitable for direct human consumption. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

The wines treated must have no organoleptic faults and must be suitable for direct human consumption.

| (3) | Elimination of alcohol from the wine may not be carried out if one of the enrichment operations laid down in Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 has been applied to one of the wine products used in the preparation of the wine in question. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Elimination of alcohol from the wine may not be carried out if one of the enrichment operations laid down in Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 has been applied to one of the wine products used in the preparation of the wine in question.

| (4) | The alcohol content may be reduced by a maximum of 20 % and the total alcoholic strength by volume of the final product must comply with that defined in subparagraph (a) of the second paragraph of point 1 of Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The alcohol content may be reduced by a maximum of 20 % and the total alcoholic strength by volume of the final product must comply with that defined in subparagraph (a) of the second paragraph of point 1 of Annex XIb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

| (5) | The treatment is to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The treatment is to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician.

| (6) | The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

| (7) | The Member States may require this treatment to be notified in advance to the competent authorities.’; |
| --- | --- |

(7)

The Member States may require this treatment to be notified in advance to the competent authorities.’;

| (3) | in Appendix 14 the third and fourth indents are replaced by the following:






  ‘— | The treatment is to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician. The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. |
| --- | --- | --- |

(3)

in Appendix 14 the third and fourth indents are replaced by the following:

‘—

The treatment is to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician. The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

| — | The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 (*1) and with the national provisions adopted for the implementation thereof. They must comply with the requirements of the International Oenological Codex published by the OIV. |
| --- | --- |

—

The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 (*1) and with the national provisions adopted for the implementation thereof. They must comply with the requirements of the International Oenological Codex published by the OIV.

*1

(*1)  
  OJ L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1.’;"

*1

| (4) | the following Appendices 15, 16 and 17 are added:


  ‘Appendix 15

  Requirements for acidification by treatment with cation exchangers

  The aim of treatment with cation exchangers (“the treatment”) is to increase the titratable acidity and actual acidity (reduction in pH) by partial physical extraction of cations using a cation exchanger.
  Requirements:






  (1) | The treatment is to be carried out using cation exchange resins regenerated in the acid cycle. |
| --- | --- | --- |

(4)

the following Appendices 15, 16 and 17 are added:

‘Appendix 15

Requirements for acidification by treatment with cation exchangers

The aim of treatment with cation exchangers (“the treatment”) is to increase the titratable acidity and actual acidity (reduction in pH) by partial physical extraction of cations using a cation exchanger.

Requirements:

(1)

The treatment is to be carried out using cation exchange resins regenerated in the acid cycle.

| (2) | The treatment must be limited to the elimination of excess cations. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

The treatment must be limited to the elimination of excess cations.

| (3) | To avoid the production of fractions of must or of wine, the treatment is to be performed continuously, with in-line incorporation of the treated products into the original products. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

To avoid the production of fractions of must or of wine, the treatment is to be performed continuously, with in-line incorporation of the treated products into the original products.

| (4) | As an alternative, the resin could be directly incorporated into the tank, in the quantity required, then separated by any appropriate technical method. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

As an alternative, the resin could be directly incorporated into the tank, in the quantity required, then separated by any appropriate technical method.

| (5) | All the operations are to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

All the operations are to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician.

| (6) | The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

| (7) | The cationic resins used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, EU and national provisions adopted thereunder and the analytical requirements laid down in Appendix 4 to this Annex. Their use must not excessively modify the physico-chemical composition or the organoleptic characteristics of the must or wine and must comply with the limits set out in point 3 of the International Oenological Codex monograph “Cation-exchange resins” published by the OIV. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

The cationic resins used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, EU and national provisions adopted thereunder and the analytical requirements laid down in Appendix 4 to this Annex. Their use must not excessively modify the physico-chemical composition or the organoleptic characteristics of the must or wine and must comply with the limits set out in point 3 of the International Oenological Codex monograph “Cation-exchange resins” published by the OIV.

‘Appendix 16

Requirements for treatment to reduce the sugar content of musts by membrane coupling

The aim of treatment to reduce sugar content (“the treatment”) is to remove sugar from a must by membrane coupling linking microfiltration or ultrafiltration to nanofiltration or reverse osmosis.

Requirements:

| (1) | The treatment induces a reduction in volume as a function of the quantity of the sugar content of the sugar solution removed from the initial must. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

The treatment induces a reduction in volume as a function of the quantity of the sugar content of the sugar solution removed from the initial must.

| (2) | The processes must allow the content of must constituents other than the sugars to be preserved. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

The processes must allow the content of must constituents other than the sugars to be preserved.

| (3) | The reduction in sugar content of musts excludes the correction of the alcohol content of wines which are derived from them. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The reduction in sugar content of musts excludes the correction of the alcohol content of wines which are derived from them.

| (4) | The treatment must not be used in conjunction with one of the enrichment operations provided for in Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The treatment must not be used in conjunction with one of the enrichment operations provided for in Annex XVa to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

| (5) | The treatment is carried out on a volume of must determined as a function of the sugar content reduction objective being sought. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The treatment is carried out on a volume of must determined as a function of the sugar content reduction objective being sought.

| (6) | The objective of the first stage is to render the must suitable for the second stage of concentration and to preserve the macromolecules greater in size than the membrane’s cut-off threshold. This stage may be carried out by ultrafiltration. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The objective of the first stage is to render the must suitable for the second stage of concentration and to preserve the macromolecules greater in size than the membrane’s cut-off threshold. This stage may be carried out by ultrafiltration.

| (7) | The permeate obtained during the first stage of treatment is then concentrated by nanofiltration or by reverse osmosis.
  The original water and the organic acids not retained by nanofiltration in particular may be reintroduced in the treated must. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

The permeate obtained during the first stage of treatment is then concentrated by nanofiltration or by reverse osmosis.

The original water and the organic acids not retained by nanofiltration in particular may be reintroduced in the treated must.

| (8) | The treatment must be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

The treatment must be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician.

| (9) | The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and with the national provisions adopted for the implementation thereof. They must comply with the requirements of the International Oenological Codex published by the OIV. |
| --- | --- |

(9)

The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and with the national provisions adopted for the implementation thereof. They must comply with the requirements of the International Oenological Codex published by the OIV.

‘Appendix 17

Requirements for deacidification by electro-membrane treatment

Electro-membrane treatment (“the treatment”) is a physical method for ionic must or wine extraction under the action of an electric field using anion-permeable membranes and bipolar membranes. Using anion-permeable membranes and bipolar membranes allows the reduction in titration acidity and actual acidity (increase in pH) to be controlled.

Requirements:

| (1) | The anionic membranes must be arranged so as to allow only the extraction of anions and in particular of organic acids of must and wine. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

The anionic membranes must be arranged so as to allow only the extraction of anions and in particular of organic acids of must and wine.

| (2) | The bipolar membranes must be impermeable to the anions and cations of must and wine. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

The bipolar membranes must be impermeable to the anions and cations of must and wine.

| (3) | The wine obtained from must or the acidified wine by this treatment must contain at least 1 g.l-1 of tartaric acid. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The wine obtained from must or the acidified wine by this treatment must contain at least 1 g.l-1 of tartaric acid.

| (4) | Deacidification by membrane and acidification are mutually exclusive. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Deacidification by membrane and acidification are mutually exclusive.

| (5) | The process is to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The process is to be carried out under the responsibility of an oenologist or qualified technician.

| (6) | The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The treatment must be recorded in the register referred to in Article 185c(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

| (7) | The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and with the national provisions adopted for the implementation thereof. They must comply with the requirements of the International Oenological Codex published by the OIV. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

The membranes used must comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and with the national provisions adopted for the implementation thereof. They must comply with the requirements of the International Oenological Codex published by the OIV.

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(*1)  
  OJ L 12, 15.1.2011, p. 1.’;’

*1

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ANNEX II

In Annex I B to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009, point 2 of Part A is amended as follows:

| (1) | in point (d), the following indent is added:






  ‘— | wines from Italy of the “aleatico” type entitled to the protected designation of origin “Pergola” and the traditional expression “passito”;’; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(1)

in point (d), the following indent is added:

‘—

wines from Italy of the “aleatico” type entitled to the protected designation of origin “Pergola” and the traditional expression “passito”;’;

| (2) | in point (e), the sixth indent is replaced by the following:






  ‘— | wines from Hungary entitled to a protected designation of origin and described in accordance with Hungarian provisions as “Tokaji máslás”, “Tokaji fordítás”, “Tokaji aszúeszencia”, “Tokaji eszencia”, “Tokaji aszú” or “Töppedt szőlőből készült bor” or “Jégbor”,’. |
| --- | --- | --- |

(2)

in point (e), the sixth indent is replaced by the following:

‘—

wines from Hungary entitled to a protected designation of origin and described in accordance with Hungarian provisions as “Tokaji máslás”, “Tokaji fordítás”, “Tokaji aszúeszencia”, “Tokaji eszencia”, “Tokaji aszú” or “Töppedt szőlőből készült bor” or “Jégbor”,’.

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ANNEX III

The third paragraph of point 10 of Part A of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 is replaced by the following:

‘The use of carbon dioxide in the case of the process of transfer by counter-pressure is authorised under supervision and on condition that the inevitable gaseous exchanges with the carbon dioxide from the alcoholic fermentation of the cuvée do not increase the pressure of carbon dioxide contained in sparkling wines.’

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ANNEX IV

In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 606/2009, points (a) to (e) of Part B are deleted.

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ANNEX V

Figure 11 of point 1.4(b) of Part B of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 is replaced by the following:

‘11: the alcohol content of the product has been corrected;’.

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| 20.2.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 47/63 |
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20.2.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 47/63

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 145/2013

of 19 February 2013

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (1), and in particular Article 11(a) and (b) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the persons covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions relating to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the persons covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions relating to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed.

| (2) | Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (2) identifies the natural and legal persons to whom restrictions are to apply as provided for in Article 5 of that Decision, and Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 gives effect to that Decision to the extent that action at Union level is required. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (2) identifies the natural and legal persons to whom restrictions are to apply as provided for in Article 5 of that Decision, and Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 gives effect to that Decision to the extent that action at Union level is required.

| (3) | On 18 February 2013, the Council decided to remove certain entries from the list of persons and entities to whom the restrictions should apply. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should be amended to ensure consistency with that Council Decision. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

On 18 February 2013, the Council decided to remove certain entries from the list of persons and entities to whom the restrictions should apply. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should be amended to ensure consistency with that Council Decision.

| (4) | Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should be updated on the basis of the information most recently provided by Member States regarding the identification of competent authorities. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should be updated on the basis of the information most recently provided by Member States regarding the identification of competent authorities.

| (5) | Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is amended as follows:

| (1) | Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

| (2) | Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

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, 19 February 2013.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

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(1)  
  OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p.1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6–23

2

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ANNEX I

"ANNEX II

Web sites for information on the competent authorities referred to in Articles 4, 7 and 8 and address for notifications to the European Commission

BELGIUM

http://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctions

BULGARIA

http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/135/index.html

CZECH REPUBLIC

http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce

DENMARK

http://um.dk/da/politik-og-diplomati/retsorden/sanktioner/

GERMANY

http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/Aussenwirtschaft/aussenwirtschaftsrecht,did=404888.html

ESTONIA

http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/

IRELAND

http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519

GREECE

http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html

SPAIN

http://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/Sanciones%20Internacionales/Paginas/Sanciones_%20Internacionales.aspx

FRANCE

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/

ITALY

http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm

CYPRUS

http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions

LATVIA

http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539

LITHUANIA

http://www.urm.lt/sanctions

LUXEMBOURG

http://www.mae.lu/sanctions

HUNGARY

http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kulpolitikank/nemzetkozi_szankciok/

MALTA

http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.asp

NETHERLANDS

www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-vrede-en-veiligheid/sancties

AUSTRIA

http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=

POLAND

http://www.msz.gov.pl

PORTUGAL

http://www.min-nestrangeiros.pt

ROMANIA

http://www.mae.ro/node/1548

SLOVENIA

http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika_in_mednarodno_pravo/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/

SLOVAKIA

http://www.foreign.gov.sk

FINLAND

http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet

SWEDEN

http://www.ud.se/sanktioner

UNITED KINGDOM

www.fco.gov.uk/competentauthorities

Address for notifications to the European Commission

| European Commission |
| --- |
| Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) |
| EEAS 02/309 |
| B-1049 Brussels |
| Belgium |
| E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu" |

European Commission

Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)

EEAS 02/309

B-1049 Brussels

Belgium

E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu"

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ANNEX II

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is amended as follows:

| (1) | The following entries shall be deleted from the heading ‘I. Persons’: | Name
  (and any aliases) | Identifying information | Grounds for designation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| (1) | Chapfika, David | Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture (former Deputy Minister of Finance), born 7.4.1957;
  Passport: ZL037165.
  ID: 63-052161G48 | National Chairman of the ZANU-PF fund-raising Committee, sponsored militias in 2008 by providing support to militia bases in the Hoyuyu area of Mutoko. |
| (2) | Chigudu, Tinaye Elisha Nzirasha | Former Provincial Governor: Manicaland. Born 13.08.42.
  Passport AD000013.
  ID 63-022247R42. | Former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Mines and Mines Development in Zimbabwe and former provincial governor of Manicaland. Associated with the ZANU-PF faction of the government. In June 2008 ordered repression of MDC supporters |
| (3) | Chipanga, Tongesai Shadreck | Former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, born 10.10.1940 alt 10.10.1946. | Former member of the Government and former director of Zimbabawe’s secret police, associated with politically motivated murder. |
| (4) | Kwenda, R. | Major, Zaka East. | Directly involved in the terror campaign waged before and during the elections. Leader of violence in Zaka in 2008. |
| (5) | Mahofa, Shuvai Ben | Former Deputy Minister for Youth Development, Gender and Employment Creation, born 4.4.1941.
  Passport AD000369.
  ID 27-031942V27 | Sponsored those who established torture bases in Masvingo. Persons from these bases killed Mapurisa Zvidzai on 24 April 2008 and Tiziro Moyo on 11 June 2008. |
| (6) | Mashava, G. | Colonel, Chiredzi Central. | Led politically motivated violence in Chirendzi in 2008. |
| (7) | Moyo, Gilbert | ‘War veteran’, leader of ZANU-PF militia. | Directly involved in the terror campaign waged before and during the 2008 elections in Mashonaland West (Chegutu); involved in violent farm takeovers. |
| (8) | Mpabanga, S. | Lieutenant-Colonel, Mwenezi East | Directly involved in the terror campaign waged before and during the elections. Led politically motivated violence in Mwenezi |
| (9) | Msipa, Cephas George | Former Provincial Governor: Midlands, born 7.7.1931. | Former Provincial Governor associated with the ZANU-PF faction of the Government. |
| (10) | Muchono, C. | Lieutenant-Colonel, Mwenezi West. | Directly involved in the terror campaign waged before and during the elections, by leading terror campaign in Mwenezi in 2008. |
| (11) | Mudenge, Isack Stanislaus Gorerazvo | Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education (former Minister of Foreign Affairs), born 17.12.1941 , alt 17.12.1948
  Passport AD000964.
  ID 63-645385Q22 | ZANU-PF Member of Government. |
| (12) | Mudonhi, Columbus | Assistant Inspector ZRP. | Directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections, by leading violence in Buhera in 2008. |
| (13) | Mugariri, Bothwell | Former Senior Assistant Police Commissioner. | Former member of the security forces and bearing wide responsibility for serious violations of the freedom of peaceful assembly. As Officer in charge in Harare, connected to violent operations in March 2007. |
| (14) | Mumba, Isaac | Superintendent. | Directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the 2008 elections. In chain of command which organized violence in Soka village in Muzarabani. |
| (15) | Mutsvunguma, S. | Colonel, Headlands. | Directly involved in the terror campaign waged before and during the elections in 2008 in Mutare and the Highlands. |
| (16) | Nkomo, John Landa | Vice-President. Former Speaker of House of Assembly (former Minister of Special Affairs in the President's Office), ZANU-PF national chairman, born 22.8.1934.
  Passport AD000477.
  ID 63-358161Q73 | Longest serving ZANU-PF Member of Government. |
| (17) | Nyambuya, Michael Reuben | Former Minister for Energy and Power Development (former Lieutenant General, Provincial Governor: Manicaland), born 23.7.1955.
  Passport AN045019.
  ID 50-013758E50 | Former ZANU-PF member of Government. Involved in violence in Manicaland and used army personnel for farm take-overs. |
| (18) | Parirenyatwa, David Pagwese | Former Minister of Health and Child Welfare (former Deputy Minister), born 2.8.1950.
  Passport AD000899.
  ID 63-320762P47 | Former ZANU-PF Member of the Government. Organised torture bases in Murehwa North and provided support to gangs who murdered Edward Pfukwa on 17 June 2008 and Alloys Chandisareva Sanyangore in November 2008. |
| (19) | Rangwani, Dani | Police Detective Inspector. Born 11.2.1962.
  ID 70-006039V70 | Member of the security forces. Involved in group of 50 men paid directly by ZANU-PF to locate and torture MDC supporters in April 2007. |
| (20) | Ruwodo, Richard | Director War Veterans Affairs in the Ministry of Defence. Brigadier General, promoted on 12 August 2008 to the rank of Major General (retired); former Acting PUS for Ministry of Defence, born 14.3.1954.
  ID 63-327604B50 | Senior army officer directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections. Oversees the war veterans, which as a group have been used to carry out the repressive policies of the ZANU-PF faction of the government. |
| (21) | Zhuwao, Patrick | Former Deputy Minister for Science and Technology. Born 23.5.1967.
  ID 63-621736K70 | Former ZANU-PF Member of Government. Disrupted Conference on the Constitution in July 2009. Terrorised MDC supporters around Norton, accompanied by CIO agents. |

(1)

The following entries shall be deleted from the heading ‘I. Persons’:

Name

(and any aliases)

Identifying information

Grounds for designation

(1)

Chapfika, David

Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture (former Deputy Minister of Finance), born 7.4.1957;

Passport: ZL037165.

ID: 63-052161G48

National Chairman of the ZANU-PF fund-raising Committee, sponsored militias in 2008 by providing support to militia bases in the Hoyuyu area of Mutoko.

(2)

Chigudu, Tinaye Elisha Nzirasha

Former Provincial Governor: Manicaland. Born 13.08.42.

Passport AD000013.

ID 63-022247R42.

Former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Mines and Mines Development in Zimbabwe and former provincial governor of Manicaland. Associated with the ZANU-PF faction of the government. In June 2008 ordered repression of MDC supporters

(3)

Chipanga, Tongesai Shadreck

Former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, born 10.10.1940 alt 10.10.1946.

Former member of the Government and former director of Zimbabawe’s secret police, associated with politically motivated murder.

(4)

Kwenda, R.

Major, Zaka East.

Directly involved in the terror campaign waged before and during the elections. Leader of violence in Zaka in 2008.

(5)

Mahofa, Shuvai Ben

Former Deputy Minister for Youth Development, Gender and Employment Creation, born 4.4.1941.

Passport AD000369.

ID 27-031942V27

Sponsored those who established torture bases in Masvingo. Persons from these bases killed Mapurisa Zvidzai on 24 April 2008 and Tiziro Moyo on 11 June 2008.

(6)

Mashava, G.

Colonel, Chiredzi Central.

Led politically motivated violence in Chirendzi in 2008.

(7)

Moyo, Gilbert

‘War veteran’, leader of ZANU-PF militia.

Directly involved in the terror campaign waged before and during the 2008 elections in Mashonaland West (Chegutu); involved in violent farm takeovers.

(8)

Mpabanga, S.

Lieutenant-Colonel, Mwenezi East

Directly involved in the terror campaign waged before and during the elections. Led politically motivated violence in Mwenezi

(9)

Msipa, Cephas George

Former Provincial Governor: Midlands, born 7.7.1931.

Former Provincial Governor associated with the ZANU-PF faction of the Government.

(10)

Muchono, C.

Lieutenant-Colonel, Mwenezi West.

Directly involved in the terror campaign waged before and during the elections, by leading terror campaign in Mwenezi in 2008.

(11)

Mudenge, Isack Stanislaus Gorerazvo

Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education (former Minister of Foreign Affairs), born 17.12.1941 , alt 17.12.1948

Passport AD000964.

ID 63-645385Q22

ZANU-PF Member of Government.

(12)

Mudonhi, Columbus

Assistant Inspector ZRP.

Directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections, by leading violence in Buhera in 2008.

(13)

Mugariri, Bothwell

Former Senior Assistant Police Commissioner.

Former member of the security forces and bearing wide responsibility for serious violations of the freedom of peaceful assembly. As Officer in charge in Harare, connected to violent operations in March 2007.

(14)

Mumba, Isaac

Superintendent.

Directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the 2008 elections. In chain of command which organized violence in Soka village in Muzarabani.

(15)

Mutsvunguma, S.

Colonel, Headlands.

Directly involved in the terror campaign waged before and during the elections in 2008 in Mutare and the Highlands.

(16)

Nkomo, John Landa

Vice-President. Former Speaker of House of Assembly (former Minister of Special Affairs in the President's Office), ZANU-PF national chairman, born 22.8.1934.

Passport AD000477.

ID 63-358161Q73

Longest serving ZANU-PF Member of Government.

(17)

Nyambuya, Michael Reuben

Former Minister for Energy and Power Development (former Lieutenant General, Provincial Governor: Manicaland), born 23.7.1955.

Passport AN045019.

ID 50-013758E50

Former ZANU-PF member of Government. Involved in violence in Manicaland and used army personnel for farm take-overs.

(18)

Parirenyatwa, David Pagwese

Former Minister of Health and Child Welfare (former Deputy Minister), born 2.8.1950.

Passport AD000899.

ID 63-320762P47

Former ZANU-PF Member of the Government. Organised torture bases in Murehwa North and provided support to gangs who murdered Edward Pfukwa on 17 June 2008 and Alloys Chandisareva Sanyangore in November 2008.

(19)

Rangwani, Dani

Police Detective Inspector. Born 11.2.1962.

ID 70-006039V70

Member of the security forces. Involved in group of 50 men paid directly by ZANU-PF to locate and torture MDC supporters in April 2007.

(20)

Ruwodo, Richard

Director War Veterans Affairs in the Ministry of Defence. Brigadier General, promoted on 12 August 2008 to the rank of Major General (retired); former Acting PUS for Ministry of Defence, born 14.3.1954.

ID 63-327604B50

Senior army officer directly involved in the campaign of terror waged before and after the elections. Oversees the war veterans, which as a group have been used to carry out the repressive policies of the ZANU-PF faction of the government.

(21)

Zhuwao, Patrick

Former Deputy Minister for Science and Technology. Born 23.5.1967.

ID 63-621736K70

Former ZANU-PF Member of Government. Disrupted Conference on the Constitution in July 2009. Terrorised MDC supporters around Norton, accompanied by CIO agents.

| (2) | The following entry shall be deleted from the heading ‘II. Entities’: | Name | Identifying information | Grounds for designation |
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| (1) | Divine Homes (PVT) Ltd | 6 Hillside Shopping Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe; 31 Kensington Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe; 12 Meredith Drive, Eastlea, Harare, Zimbabwe. | Chaired by David Chapfika. |

(2)

The following entry shall be deleted from the heading ‘II. Entities’:

Name

Identifying information

Grounds for designation

(1)

Divine Homes (PVT) Ltd

6 Hillside Shopping Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe; 31 Kensington Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe; 12 Meredith Drive, Eastlea, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Chaired by David Chapfika.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 146/2013

of 19 February 2013

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

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto. |
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(1)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.

| (2) | The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
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(2)

The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 19 February 2013.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

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 | IL | 80,1 |
| MA | 60,3 |
| TN | 88,1 |
| TR | 118,6 |
| ZZ | 86,8 |
| 0707 00 05 | EG | 208,4 |
| MA | 191,6 |
| TR | 166,4 |
| ZZ | 188,8 |
| 0709 91 00 | EG | 76,0 |
| ZZ | 76,0 |
| 0709 93 10 | MA | 41,2 |
| TR | 118,0 |
| ZZ | 79,6 |
| 0805 10 20 | EG | 52,4 |
| IL | 71,3 |
| MA | 56,1 |
| TN | 52,2 |
| TR | 58,3 |
| ZZ | 58,1 |
| 0805 20 10 | IL | 147,9 |
| MA | 101,7 |
| ZZ | 124,8 |
| 0805 20 30 , 0805 20 50 , 0805 20 70 , 0805 20 90 | EG | 67,0 |
| IL | 138,3 |
| KR | 134,8 |
| MA | 121,6 |
| TR | 66,6 |
| ZA | 148,7 |
| ZZ | 112,8 |
| 0805 50 10 | EG | 83,9 |
| TR | 79,2 |
| ZZ | 81,6 |
| 0808 10 80 | CN | 84,0 |
| MK | 34,9 |
| US | 177,3 |
| ZZ | 98,7 |
| 0808 30 90 | AR | 136,4 |
| CL | 223,6 |
| CN | 36,6 |
| TR | 179,9 |
| US | 140,7 |
| ZA | 109,9 |
| ZZ | 137,9 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

IL

80,1

MA

60,3

TN

88,1

TR

118,6

ZZ

86,8

0707 00 05

EG

208,4

MA

191,6

TR

166,4

ZZ

188,8

0709 91 00

EG

76,0

ZZ

76,0

0709 93 10

MA

41,2

TR

118,0

ZZ

79,6

0805 10 20

EG

52,4

IL

71,3

MA

56,1

TN

52,2

TR

58,3

ZZ

58,1

0805 20 10

IL

147,9

MA

101,7

ZZ

124,8

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

EG

67,0

IL

138,3

KR

134,8

MA

121,6

TR

66,6

ZA

148,7

ZZ

112,8

0805 50 10

EG

83,9

TR

79,2

ZZ

81,6

0808 10 80

CN

84,0

MK

34,9

US

177,3

ZZ

98,7

0808 30 90

AR

136,4

CL

223,6

CN

36,6

TR

179,9

US

140,7

ZA

109,9

ZZ

137,9

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(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘
  ZZ
  ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

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DECISIONS

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 18 February 2013

approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in certain areas of Latvia

(notified under document C(2013) 720)

(Only the Latvian text is authentic)

(2013/90/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 16(1) and the fourth subparagraph of Article 20(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Directive 2001/89/EC introduces the minimum Union measures for the control of classical swine fever, including those to be applied in case of confirmation of the presence of classical swine fever in feral pigs. |
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(1)

Directive 2001/89/EC introduces the minimum Union measures for the control of classical swine fever, including those to be applied in case of confirmation of the presence of classical swine fever in feral pigs.

| (2) | In November 2012 Latvia confirmed the presence of classical swine fever in feral pigs in the eastern part of its territory, along the border with Russia and Belarus. |
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(2)

In November 2012 Latvia confirmed the presence of classical swine fever in feral pigs in the eastern part of its territory, along the border with Russia and Belarus.

| (3) | Following the cases in the wild boar, in November 2012 classical swine fever outbreaks in backyard pig holdings were also confirmed in the same area. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Following the cases in the wild boar, in November 2012 classical swine fever outbreaks in backyard pig holdings were also confirmed in the same area.

| (4) | Latvia has adopted disease control measures as provided for in Directive 2001/89/EC, that have lead to the eradication of the disease from those pig holdings. |
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(4)

Latvia has adopted disease control measures as provided for in Directive 2001/89/EC, that have lead to the eradication of the disease from those pig holdings.

| (5) | In the light of the epidemiological situation, on 15 January 2013 Latvia submitted to the Commission, in accordance with Directive 2001/89/EC, a plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in the concerned area of that Member State. In addition, as Latvia intends to introduce vaccination of feral pigs, on the same date it also submitted to the Commission a vaccination plan for its approval. |
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(5)

In the light of the epidemiological situation, on 15 January 2013 Latvia submitted to the Commission, in accordance with Directive 2001/89/EC, a plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in the concerned area of that Member State. In addition, as Latvia intends to introduce vaccination of feral pigs, on the same date it also submitted to the Commission a vaccination plan for its approval.

| (6) | The plans submitted by Latvia have been examined by the Commission and found to comply with Directive 2001/89/EC. |
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(6)

The plans submitted by Latvia have been examined by the Commission and found to comply with Directive 2001/89/EC.

| (7) | For the sake of trasparency, it is appropriate to set out in this Decision the geographical areas of Latvia where the eradication plan is to be implemented and where the emergency vaccination of feral pigs is to be applied. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

For the sake of trasparency, it is appropriate to set out in this Decision the geographical areas of Latvia where the eradication plan is to be implemented and where the emergency vaccination of feral pigs is to be applied.

| (8) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
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(8)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The plan submitted by Latvia on 15 January 2013 for the eradication of classical swine fever in the areas referred to in Part 1 of the Annex is approved.

Article 2

The plan submitted by Latvia on 15 January 2013 for the emergency vaccination of feral pigs in the areas referred to in Part 2 of the Annex is approved.

Article 3

Latvia shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the plans referred to in Articles 1 and 2.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Latvia.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2013.

For the Commission

Tonio BORG

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5.

1

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ANNEX

PART 1

Areas covered by the eradication plan

In the novads of Alūksnes the pagasti of Pededzes and Liepnas. In the novads of Rēzeknes the pagasti of Pušas, Mākoņkalna and Kaunatas. In the novads of Daugavpils the pagasti of Dubnas, Višķu, Ambeļu, Biķernieku, Maļinovas, Naujenes, Tabores, Vecsalienas, Salienas, Skrudalienas, Demenes and Laucesas. In the novads of Balvu the pagasti of Vīksnas, Kubuļu, Balvu, Bērzkalnes, Lazdulejas, Briežuciema, Vectilžas, Tilžas, Krišjāņu and Bērzpils. In the novads of Rugāju the pagasti of Rugāju and Lazdukalna. In the novads of Viļakas the pagasti of Žiguru, Vecumu, Kupravas, Susāju, Medņevas and Šķilbēnu. In the novads of Baltinavas the pagasts of Baltinavas. In the novads of Kārsavas the pagasti of Salnavas, Malnavas, Goliševas, Mērdzenes and Mežvidu. In the novads of Ciblas the pagasti of Pušmucovas, Līdumnieku, Ciblas, Zvirgzdenes and Blontu. In the novads of Ludzas the pagasti of Ņukšu, Briģu, Isnaudas, Nirzas, Pildas, Rundēnu and Istras. In the novads of Zilupes the pagasti of Zaļesjes, Lauderu and Pasienes. In the novads of Dagdas the pagasti of Andzeļu, Ezernieku, Šķaunes, Svariņu, Bērziņu, Ķepovas, Asūnes, Dagdas, Konstantinovas and Andrupenes. In the novads of Aglonas the pagasti of Kastuļinas, Grāveru, Šķeltovas and Aglonas. In the novads of Krāslavas the pagasti of Aulejas, Kombuļu, Skaistas, Robežnieku, Indras, Piedrujas, Kalniešu, Krāslavas, Kaplavas, Ūdrīšu and Izvaltas.

PART 2

Areas covered by the emergency vaccination plan

In the novads of Alūksnes the pagasti of Pededzes and Liepnas. In the novads of Rēzeknes the pagasti of Pušas, Mākoņkalna and Kaunatas. In the novads of Daugavpils the pagasti of Dubnas, Višķu, Ambeļu, Biķernieku, Maļinovas, Naujenes, Tabores, Vecsalienas, Salienas, Skrudalienas, Demenes and Laucesas. In the novads of Balvu the pagasti of Vīksnas, Kubuļu, Balvu, Bērzkalnes, Lazdulejas, Briežuciema, Vectilžas, Tilžas, Krišjāņu and Bērzpils. In the novads of Rugāju the pagasti of Rugāju and Lazdukalna. In the novads of Viļakas the pagasti of Žiguru, Vecumu, Kupravas, Susāju, Medņevas and Šķilbēnu. In the novads of Baltinavas the pagasts of Baltinavas. In the novads of Kārsavas the pagasti of Salnavas, Malnavas, Goliševas, Mērdzenes and Mežvidu. In the novads of Ciblas the pagasti of Pušmucovas, Līdumnieku, Ciblas, Zvirgzdenes and Blontu. In the novads of Ludzas the pagasti of Ņukšu, Briģu, Isnaudas, Nirzas, Pildas, Rundēnu and Istras. In the novads of Zilupes the pagasti of Zaļesjes, Lauderu and Pasienes. In the novads of Dagdas the pagasti of Andzeļu, Ezernieku, Šķaunes, Svariņu, Bērziņu, Ķepovas, Asūnes, Dagdas, Konstantinovas and Andrupenes. In the novads of Aglonas the pagasti of Kastuļinas, Grāveru, Šķeltovas and Aglonas. In the novads of Krāslavas the pagasti of Aulejas, Kombuļu, Skaistas, Robežnieku, Indras, Piedrujas, Kalniešu, Krāslavas, Kaplavas, Ūdrīšu and Izvaltas.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 18 February 2013

amending Decision 2008/855/EC as regards animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in Latvia

(notified under document C(2013) 722)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2013/91/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (3) lays down certain control measures in relation to classical swine fever in the Member States or regions thereof listed in the Annex thereto. Different epidemiological situations regarding classical swine fever are registered in Member States or areas thereof. The Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC therefore consists of three parts, each listing areas of Member States, to which different measures apply according to the epidemiological situation. |
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(1)

Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States (3) lays down certain control measures in relation to classical swine fever in the Member States or regions thereof listed in the Annex thereto. Different epidemiological situations regarding classical swine fever are registered in Member States or areas thereof. The Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC therefore consists of three parts, each listing areas of Member States, to which different measures apply according to the epidemiological situation.

| (2) | The Member States concerned with areas listed in Part II of the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC are to ensure that consignments of fresh pigmeat from holdings located in those areas, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing, meat of those pigs, are dispatched to other Member States only if they comply with certain requirements. |
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(2)

The Member States concerned with areas listed in Part II of the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC are to ensure that consignments of fresh pigmeat from holdings located in those areas, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing, meat of those pigs, are dispatched to other Member States only if they comply with certain requirements.

| (3) | On 20 November 2012 Latvia reported cases of classical swine fever in wild boar in the novadi of Dagdas and Zilupes, along the border with Russia and Belarus. The wild boars were checked within the framework of a national surveillance programme. In addition, on 27 November 2012 Latvia reported classical swine fever outbreaks in backyard holdings of the same area. |
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(3)

On 20 November 2012 Latvia reported cases of classical swine fever in wild boar in the novadi of Dagdas and Zilupes, along the border with Russia and Belarus. The wild boars were checked within the framework of a national surveillance programme. In addition, on 27 November 2012 Latvia reported classical swine fever outbreaks in backyard holdings of the same area.

| (4) | Latvia has taken measures in the framework of Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (4) and an infected area has been established in part of the territory of the novadi of Alūksnes, Rēzeknes, Daugavpils, Balvu, Rugāju, Viļakas, Baltinavas, Kārsavas, Ciblas, Ludzas, Zilupes, Dagdas, Aglonas and Krāslavas. In addition, Latvia has submitted to the Commission a plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in the concerned area of that Member State. That plan has been approved by the Commission by Implementing Decision 2013/90/EU of 18 February 2013 approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in certain areas of Latvia (5). |
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(4)

Latvia has taken measures in the framework of Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (4) and an infected area has been established in part of the territory of the novadi of Alūksnes, Rēzeknes, Daugavpils, Balvu, Rugāju, Viļakas, Baltinavas, Kārsavas, Ciblas, Ludzas, Zilupes, Dagdas, Aglonas and Krāslavas. In addition, Latvia has submitted to the Commission a plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in the concerned area of that Member State. That plan has been approved by the Commission by Implementing Decision 2013/90/EU of 18 February 2013 approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in certain areas of Latvia (5).

| (5) | On the basis of the information provided by Latvia, it is appropriate to list the relevant parts of the novadi of Alūksnes, Rēzeknes, Daugavpils, Balvu, Rugāju, Viļakas, Baltinavas, Kārsavas, Ciblas, Ludzas, Zilupes, Dagdas, Aglonas and Krāslavas in Part II of the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC. |
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(5)

On the basis of the information provided by Latvia, it is appropriate to list the relevant parts of the novadi of Alūksnes, Rēzeknes, Daugavpils, Balvu, Rugāju, Viļakas, Baltinavas, Kārsavas, Ciblas, Ludzas, Zilupes, Dagdas, Aglonas and Krāslavas in Part II of the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC.

| (6) | Decision 2008/855/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(6)

Decision 2008/855/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (7) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
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(7)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Part II of the Annex to Decision 2008/855/EC, the following entry is added:

‘
  Latvia

In the novads of Alūksnes the pagasti of Pededzes and Liepnas. In the novads of Rēzeknes the pagasti of Pušas, Mākoņkalna and Kaunatas. In the novads of Daugavpils the pagasti of Dubnas, Višķu, Ambeļu, Biķernieku, Maļinovas, Naujenes, Tabores, Vecsalienas, Salienas, Skrudalienas, Demenes and Laucesas. In the novads of Balvu the pagasti of Vīksnas, Kubuļu, Balvu, Bērzkalnes, Lazdulejas, Briežuciema, Vectilžas, Tilžas, Krišjāņu and Bērzpils. In the novads of Rugāju the pagasti of Rugāju and Lazdukalna. In the novads of Viļakas the pagasti of Žiguru, Vecumu, Kupravas, Susāju, Medņevas and Šķilbēnu. In the novads of Baltinavas the pagasts of Baltinavas. In the novads of Kārsavas the pagasti of Salnavas, Malnavas, Goliševas, Mērdzenes and Mežvidu. In the novads of Ciblas the pagasti of Pušmucovas, Līdumnieku, Ciblas, Zvirgzdenes and Blontu. In the novads of Ludzas the pagasti of Ņukšu, Briģu, Isnaudas, Nirzas, Pildas, Rundēnu and Istras. In the novads of Zilupes the pagasti of Zaļesjes, Lauderu and Pasienes. In the novads of Dagdas the pagasti of Andzeļu, Ezernieku, Šķaunes, Svariņu, Bērziņu, Ķepovas, Asūnes, Dagdas, Konstantinovas and Andrupenes. In the novads of Aglonas the pagasti of Kastuļinas, Grāveru, Šķeltovas and Aglonas. In the novads of Krāslavas the pagasti of Aulejas, Kombuļu, Skaistas, Robežnieku, Indras, Piedrujas, Kalniešu, Krāslavas, Kaplavas, Ūdrīšu and Izvaltas.’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2013.

For the Commission

Tonio BORG

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 19.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5.

4

(5)  See page 70 of this Official Journal.

5

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 18 February 2013

on the supervision, plant health checks and measures to be taken on wood packaging material actually in use in the transport of specified commodities originating in China

(notified under document C(2013) 789)

(2013/92/EU)

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) | Wood packaging material actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds to the Union is to comply with points (2) and (8) of Section I of Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC. |
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(1)

Wood packaging material actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds to the Union is to comply with points (2) and (8) of Section I of Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC.

| (2) | Recent plant health checks by Member States have shown that wood packaging material used in the transport of certain commodities originating in China was contaminated by harmful organisms, in particular by Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky), causing outbreaks of those organisms in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria and the United Kingdom. |
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(2)

Recent plant health checks by Member States have shown that wood packaging material used in the transport of certain commodities originating in China was contaminated by harmful organisms, in particular by Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky), causing outbreaks of those organisms in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria and the United Kingdom.

| (3) | Therefore the wood packaging material of those commodities should be subject to the supervision referred to in Article 13(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC, to the plant health checks referred to in Article 13a(1)(b)(iii) of that Directive and, where appropriate, to the measures referred to in Article 13c(7) of that Directive. The results of those plant health checks should be notified to the Commission. |
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(3)

Therefore the wood packaging material of those commodities should be subject to the supervision referred to in Article 13(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC, to the plant health checks referred to in Article 13a(1)(b)(iii) of that Directive and, where appropriate, to the measures referred to in Article 13c(7) of that Directive. The results of those plant health checks should be notified to the Commission.

| (4) | On the basis of the results notified to the Commission, a review should be carried out by 31 May 2014 to evaluate the efficacy of this Decision and to assess the phytosanitary import risks to the Union of wood packaging material used in the transport of certain commodities originating in China. |
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(4)

On the basis of the results notified to the Commission, a review should be carried out by 31 May 2014 to evaluate the efficacy of this Decision and to assess the phytosanitary import risks to the Union of wood packaging material used in the transport of certain commodities originating in China.

| (5) | This Decision should apply until 31 March 2015. |
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(5)

This Decision should apply until 31 March 2015.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health, |
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(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Definitions

For the purpose of this decision, the following definitions shall apply:

| (a) | ‘wood packaging material’ means wood or wood products used in supporting, protecting or carrying a commodity, in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars and dunnage, actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds; processed wood produced by glue, heat or pressure or a combination thereof and packaging material entirely composed of wood of 6 mm of thickness or less are excluded; |
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(a)

‘wood packaging material’ means wood or wood products used in supporting, protecting or carrying a commodity, in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars and dunnage, actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds; processed wood produced by glue, heat or pressure or a combination thereof and packaging material entirely composed of wood of 6 mm of thickness or less are excluded;

| (b) | ‘specified commodities’ means commodities originating in China imported into the Union using the Combined Nomenclature codes listed in Annex I and meeting the descriptions laid down in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (2); |
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(b)

‘specified commodities’ means commodities originating in China imported into the Union using the Combined Nomenclature codes listed in Annex I and meeting the descriptions laid down in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (2);

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| (c) | ‘consignment’ means a quantity of goods being covered by a single document required for customs formalities or for other formalities. |
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(c)

‘consignment’ means a quantity of goods being covered by a single document required for customs formalities or for other formalities.

Article 2

Supervision

1.   The wood packaging material of each consignment of the specified commodities shall be subject to customs supervision pursuant to Article 37(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (3) and to supervision by the responsible official bodies as referred to in Article 13(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC. Specified commodities may only be placed under one of the customs procedures as specified in Article 4(16)(a), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, if the formalities as specified in Article 3 have been completed.

2.   The responsible official bodies may require that airport authorities, harbour authorities or either importers or operators, as arranged between them, give, as soon as they are aware of the imminent arrival of the specified commodities, advance notice thereof to the customs office of the point of entry and to the official body of the point of entry.

Article 3

Plant health checks

The wood packaging material of consignments of the specified commodities shall be subject to the plant health checks provided for in Article 13a(1)(b)(iii) of Directive 2000/29/EC at the minimum frequencies set out in Annex I to this Decision to confirm that the wood packaging material meets the requirements laid down in points (2) and (8) of Section I of Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC.

Plant health checks shall take place at the point of entry into the Union or the place of destination established in accordance with Commission Directive 2004/103/EC (4) which shall apply mutatis mutandis.

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mutatis mutandis

Article 4

Measures in case of non-compliance

Where the plant health checks referred to in Article 3 show that points (2) and (8) of Section I of Part A of Annex IV to Directive 2000/29/EC are not complied with or that the wood packaging material is contaminated by harmful organisms listed in Part A of Annex I to that Directive, the Member State concerned shall immediately subject the non-compliant wood packaging material to one of the measures provided for in Article 13c(7) of that Directive.

Article 5

Reporting

Without prejudice to Commission Directive 94/3/EC (5), Member States shall notify the number and the results of the plant health checks carried out in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of this Decision to the Commission using the reporting template in Annex II by 31 October 2013 for the period from 1 April 2013 to 30 September 2013, by 30 April 2014 for the period from 1 October 2013 to 31 March 2014, by 31 October 2014 for the period from 1 April 2014 to 30 September 2014 and by 30 April 2015 for the period from 1 October 2014 to 31 March 2015.

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Article 6

Review

This Decision shall be reviewed by 31 May 2014.

Article 7

Entry into force and end of application

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 2013.

It shall apply until 31 March 2015.

Article 8

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2013.

For the Commission

Tonio BORG

Member of the Commission

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

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(2)  
  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

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(3)  
  OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.

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(4)  
  OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 16.

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(5)  
  OJ L 32, 5.2.1994, p. 37.

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ANNEX I

SPECIFIED COMMODITIES

| Combined Nomenclature Code | Description | Frequency of plant health checks (%) |
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| 2514 00 00 | Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | 90 |
| 2515 | Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2,5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | 90 |
| 2516 | Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | 90 |
| 6801 00 00 | Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate) | 15 |
| 6802 | Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 6801 ; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate) | 15 |

Combined Nomenclature Code

Description

Frequency of plant health checks (%)

2514 00 00

Slate, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

90

2515

Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone of an apparent specific gravity of 2,5 or more, and alabaster, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

90

2516

Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape

90

6801 00 00

Setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)

15

6802

Worked monumental or building stone (except slate) and articles thereof, other than goods of heading 6801 ; mosaic cubes and the like, of natural stone (including slate), whether or not on a backing; artificially coloured granules, chippings and powder, of natural stone (including slate)

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ANNEX II

REPORTING TEMPLATE

| Report on the phytosanitary import checks of wood packaging material of each consignment of the specified commodities originating in China |
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| Reporting Period: |
| Reporting Member State: |
| Points of entry involved: | Place of inspection | : | number inspected at point of entry:


  number inspected at place of destination: |

Report on the phytosanitary import checks of wood packaging material of each consignment of the specified commodities originating in China

Reporting Period:

Reporting Member State:

Points of entry involved:

Place of inspection

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number inspected at point of entry:

number inspected at place of destination:

Combined Nomenclature Code: 2514 00 00

Combined Nomenclature Code: 2515

Combined Nomenclature Code: 2516

Combined Nomenclature Code: 6801 00 00

Combined Nomenclature Code: 6802

No of incoming consignments entering the EU via the reporting Member State

No of inspected consignments

| — | Of which, with a harmful organism and without a compliant ISPM15 mark (please provide breakdown per harmful organism and whether the mark is missing or incorrect) |
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Of which, with a harmful organism and without a compliant ISPM15 mark (please provide breakdown per harmful organism and whether the mark is missing or incorrect)

| — | Of which, with a harmful organism and a compliant ISPM15 mark (please provide breakdown per harmful organism) |
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Of which, with a harmful organism and a compliant ISPM15 mark (please provide breakdown per harmful organism)

| — | Of which, without a compliant ISPM15 mark only (please provide breakdown between missing mark and incorrect mark) |
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Of which, without a compliant ISPM15 mark only (please provide breakdown between missing mark and incorrect mark)

Total No of inspected consignments intercepted with non-compliant wood packaging material

Total No of inspected consignments with compliant wood packaging material

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