# Official Journal L 214/2022

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 6517 August 2022 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 214

English edition

Legislation

Volume 6517 August 2022

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| | * | Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1403 of 16 August 2022 correcting certain language versions of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (
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| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1404 of 16 August 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as regards certain plants for planting of Lonicera L., originating in Turkey and certain plants for planting of Malus domestica, originating in Moldova | 3 |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1405 of 16 August 2022 fixing the interest rates to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal of agricultural products as from 1 October 2022 | 7 |

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II   Non-legislative acts

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REGULATIONS

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Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1403 of 16 August 2022 correcting certain language versions of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1404 of 16 August 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as regards certain plants for planting of Lonicera L., originating in Turkey and certain plants for planting of Malus domestica, originating in Moldova

Lonicera

Malus domestica,

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1405 of 16 August 2022 fixing the interest rates to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal of agricultural products as from 1 October 2022

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

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

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II Non-legislative acts

REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2022/1403

of 16 August 2022

correcting certain language versions of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

(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 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 23 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Bulgarian, Czech, German and Irish language versions of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 contain errors. In Chapter V, Section G of Annex IV, point 1 in the Czech and German language versions, as well as point 2 in the Bulgarian and Irish language versions contain an error which alters the meaning of these provisions. |
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The Bulgarian, Czech, German and Irish language versions of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 contain errors. In Chapter V, Section G of Annex IV, point 1 in the Czech and German language versions, as well as point 2 in the Bulgarian and Irish language versions contain an error which alters the meaning of these provisions.

| (2) | The Bulgarian, Czech, German and Irish language versions should therefore be corrected accordingly. The other language versions are not affected. |
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(2)

The Bulgarian, Czech, German and Irish language versions should therefore be corrected accordingly. The other language versions are not affected.

| (3) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(Does not concern the English language.)

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, 16 August 2022.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1404

of 16 August 2022

amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as regards certain plants for planting of Lonicera L., originating in Turkey and certain plants for planting of Malus domestica, originating in Moldova

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC (1), and in particular Article 42(4), first subparagraph thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 (2) establishes, on the basis of a preliminary risk assessment, a list of high risk plants, plant products and other objects. |
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 (2) establishes, on the basis of a preliminary risk assessment, a list of high risk plants, plant products and other objects.

| (2) | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2018 (3) lays down specific rules concerning the procedure to be followed in order to carry out the risk assessment referred to in Article 42(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 for high risk plants, plant products and other objects. |
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2018 (3) lays down specific rules concerning the procedure to be followed in order to carry out the risk assessment referred to in Article 42(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 for high risk plants, plant products and other objects.

| (3) | Following a preliminary assessment, 34 genera and one species of plants for planting, originating from third countries, were included in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as high risk plants. Among these are also the genera Lonicera L. and Malus Mill. |
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(3)

Following a preliminary assessment, 34 genera and one species of plants for planting, originating from third countries, were included in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as high risk plants. Among these are also the genera Lonicera L. and Malus Mill.

| (4) | On 27 November 2019, Turkey submitted to the Commission a request for export to the Union of two- to four-year-old rooted plants for planting in pots of Lonicera x bella, Lonicera caprifolium, Lonicera caucasica, Lonicera etrusca, Lonicera fragrantissima, Lonicera hellenica, Lonicera japonica, Lonicera ligustrina, Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera tatarica (hereafter referred to as ‘the specified species of Lonicera’). That request was supported by the relevant technical dossier. |
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On 27 November 2019, Turkey submitted to the Commission a request for export to the Union of two- to four-year-old rooted plants for planting in pots of Lonicera x bella, Lonicera caprifolium, Lonicera caucasica, Lonicera etrusca, Lonicera fragrantissima, Lonicera hellenica, Lonicera japonica, Lonicera ligustrina, Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera tatarica (hereafter referred to as ‘the specified species of Lonicera’). That request was supported by the relevant technical dossier.

| (5) | On 25 November 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) adopted a scientific opinion regarding the commodity risk assessment of the specified species of Lonicera potted plants for planting from Turkey (4). That scientific opinion covers the risk assessment of the specified species of Lonicera potted plants for planting that are maximum four years old. The Authority identified Lopholeucaspis japonica, Meloidogyne chitwoodi and Bemisia tabaci (European populations) as pests relevant for those plants for planting, evaluated the risk mitigation measures described in the dossier for those pests and estimated the likelihood of freedom from those pests. Lopholeucaspis japonica and Meloidogyne chitwoodi are listed as Union quarantine pests in Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 (5), while Bemisia tabaci (European populations) is a protected zone quarantine pest in accordance with Annex III to that Implementing Regulation. |
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On 25 November 2021, the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) adopted a scientific opinion regarding the commodity risk assessment of the specified species of Lonicera potted plants for planting from Turkey (4). That scientific opinion covers the risk assessment of the specified species of Lonicera potted plants for planting that are maximum four years old. The Authority identified Lopholeucaspis japonica, Meloidogyne chitwoodi and Bemisia tabaci (European populations) as pests relevant for those plants for planting, evaluated the risk mitigation measures described in the dossier for those pests and estimated the likelihood of freedom from those pests. Lopholeucaspis japonica and Meloidogyne chitwoodi are listed as Union quarantine pests in Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 (5), while Bemisia tabaci (European populations) is a protected zone quarantine pest in accordance with Annex III to that Implementing Regulation.

| (6) | On 4 March 2020, Moldova submitted to the Commission a request for export to the Union of one- to three-year-old bare-rooted grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica that are dormant and free of leaves. That request was supported by the relevant technical dossier. |
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On 4 March 2020, Moldova submitted to the Commission a request for export to the Union of one- to three-year-old bare-rooted grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica that are dormant and free of leaves. That request was supported by the relevant technical dossier.

| (7) | On 22 February 2022, the Authority adopted a scientific opinion regarding the commodity risk assessment of grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica from Moldova (6). The Authority identified Xiphinema rivesi (non-EU populations) as a pest relevant for those plants for planting, evaluated the risk mitigation measures described in the dossier for that pest and estimated the likelihood of freedom from that pest. Xiphinema rivesi (non-EU populations) is a Union quarantine pest in accordance with Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. |
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On 22 February 2022, the Authority adopted a scientific opinion regarding the commodity risk assessment of grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica from Moldova (6). The Authority identified Xiphinema rivesi (non-EU populations) as a pest relevant for those plants for planting, evaluated the risk mitigation measures described in the dossier for that pest and estimated the likelihood of freedom from that pest. Xiphinema rivesi (non-EU populations) is a Union quarantine pest in accordance with Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.

| (8) | On the basis of those opinions, the phytosanitary risk from the introduction into the Union of up to four-year-old rooted plants for planting in growing medium of Lonicera x bella, Lonicera caprifolium, Lonicera caucasica, Lonicera etrusca, Lonicera fragrantissima, Lonicera hellenica, Lonicera ligustrina, Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera tatarica, originating in Turkey and up to three-year-old bare-rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica, originating in Moldova, is considered to be acceptable subject to compliance with the corresponding special import requirements set out in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. |
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On the basis of those opinions, the phytosanitary risk from the introduction into the Union of up to four-year-old rooted plants for planting in growing medium of Lonicera x bella, Lonicera caprifolium, Lonicera caucasica, Lonicera etrusca, Lonicera fragrantissima, Lonicera hellenica, Lonicera ligustrina, Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera tatarica, originating in Turkey and up to three-year-old bare-rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica, originating in Moldova, is considered to be acceptable subject to compliance with the corresponding special import requirements set out in Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072.

| (9) | As a consequence, those plants for planting should no longer be considered high risk plants and they should be removed from the list of high risk plants, plant products and other objects in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019. |
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As a consequence, those plants for planting should no longer be considered high risk plants and they should be removed from the list of high risk plants, plant products and other objects in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019.

| (10) | Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (11) | Considering the invasive nature of Lonicera japonica, further risk assessment is required to determine its impact on biodiversity in the Union. Therefore, import of Lonicera japonica plants for planting into the Union from all third countries should remain prohibited until that risk assessment has been carried out. |
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Considering the invasive nature of Lonicera japonica, further risk assessment is required to determine its impact on biodiversity in the Union. Therefore, import of Lonicera japonica plants for planting into the Union from all third countries should remain prohibited until that risk assessment has been carried out.

| (12) | In order to comply with the Union obligations deriving from the World Trade Organization agreement on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures (7), the import of the specified species of Lonicera L. other than Lonicera japonica, originating in Turkey and up to three-year-old bare-rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica, originating in Moldova, should resume as fast as possible. Therefore, this Regulation should enter into force on the third day following that of its publication. |
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(12)

In order to comply with the Union obligations deriving from the World Trade Organization agreement on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures (7), the import of the specified species of Lonicera L. other than Lonicera japonica, originating in Turkey and up to three-year-old bare-rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica, originating in Moldova, should resume as fast as possible. Therefore, this Regulation should enter into force on the third day following that of its publication.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 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.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 August 2022.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4.

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(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 of 18 December 2018 establishing a provisional list of high risk plants, plant products or other objects, within the meaning of Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and a list of plants for which phytosanitary certificates are not required for introduction into the Union, within the meaning of Article 73 of that Regulation (OJ L 323, 19.12.2018, p. 10).

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(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2018 of 18 December 2018 laying down specific rules concerning the procedure to be followed in order to carry out the risk assessment of high risk plants, plant products and other objects within the meaning of Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 323, 19.12.2018, p. 7).

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(4)  EFSA PLH Panel (EFSA Panel on Plant Health), 2022. Scientific report on the commodity risk assessment of specified species of Lonicera potted plants from Turkey. EFSA Journal 2022;20(1):7014, 56 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7014

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(5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 (OJ L 319, 10.12.2019, p. 1).

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(6)  EFSA PLH Panel (EFSA Panel on Plant Health), 2022. Scientific Opinion on the commodity risk assessment of grafted plants of Malus domestica from Moldova. EFSA Journal 2022;20 (3):7021, 39 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7201

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(7)  Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement), (adopted on 15 April 1994, entered into force on 1 January 1995; UNTS volume 1867, p. 493) World Trade Organization, https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/sps_e/spsagr_e.htm

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ANNEX

In the table in point 1 of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019, the second column ‘Description’ is amended as follows:

| (1) | the entry ‘Lonicera L.’ is replaced by the following:

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  Lonicera L. other than up to four-year-old rooted plants for planting in growing medium of Lonicera x bella, Lonicera caprifolium, Lonicera caucasica, Lonicera etrusca, Lonicera fragrantissima, Lonicera hellenica, Lonicera ligustrina, Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera tatarica, originating in Turkey’; |
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the entry ‘Lonicera L.’ is replaced by the following:

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  Lonicera L. other than up to four-year-old rooted plants for planting in growing medium of Lonicera x bella, Lonicera caprifolium, Lonicera caucasica, Lonicera etrusca, Lonicera fragrantissima, Lonicera hellenica, Lonicera ligustrina, Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera tatarica, originating in Turkey’;

| (2) | the entry ‘Malus Mill., other than one- to two-year-old bare rooted, dormant, grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica originating in Serbia’ is replaced by the following:

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  Malus Mill., other than:






  — | one- to two-year-old bare rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica, originating in Serbia; and |
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the entry ‘Malus Mill., other than one- to two-year-old bare rooted, dormant, grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica originating in Serbia’ is replaced by the following:

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  Malus Mill., other than:

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one- to two-year-old bare rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica, originating in Serbia; and

| — | up to three-year-old bare-rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica, originating in Moldova’. |
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up to three-year-old bare-rooted, dormant, free of leaves, grafted plants for planting of Malus domestica, originating in Moldova’.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1405

of 16 August 2022

fixing the interest rates to be used for calculating the costs of financing intervention measures comprising buying-in, storage and disposal of agricultural products as from 1 October 2022

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (1), and in particular Article 20(4) thereof,

After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 3(1), point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014 (2) provides that expenditure relating to the financing costs incurred by Member States in mobilising funds to buy in products is to be determined in accordance with the methods set out in Annex I to that Regulation. |
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Article 3(1), point (a), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014 (2) provides that expenditure relating to the financing costs incurred by Member States in mobilising funds to buy in products is to be determined in accordance with the methods set out in Annex I to that Regulation.

| (2) | Point I.1 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014 provides that the financing costs in question are to be calculated on the basis of a uniform interest rate for the Union fixed by the Commission. This interest rate corresponds to the average of the 3-month and 12-month forward Euribor rates, recorded in the 6-month reference period to be determined by the Commission, preceding the notification from the Member States provided for in the first paragraph of point I.2 of that Annex, with a weighting of one third and two thirds respectively. |
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Point I.1 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014 provides that the financing costs in question are to be calculated on the basis of a uniform interest rate for the Union fixed by the Commission. This interest rate corresponds to the average of the 3-month and 12-month forward Euribor rates, recorded in the 6-month reference period to be determined by the Commission, preceding the notification from the Member States provided for in the first paragraph of point I.2 of that Annex, with a weighting of one third and two thirds respectively.

| (3) | In order to determine the applicable interest rates, the first paragraph of point I.2 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014 provides that Member States have to notify the Commission, at its request, of the average interest rate they actually bore during the reference period referred to in point I.1 of that Annex, no later than the deadline referred to in that request. |
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(3)

In order to determine the applicable interest rates, the first paragraph of point I.2 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014 provides that Member States have to notify the Commission, at its request, of the average interest rate they actually bore during the reference period referred to in point I.1 of that Annex, no later than the deadline referred to in that request.

| (4) | Furthermore, in accordance with the second paragraph of point I.2 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014, in the absence of any notification from a Member State, in the form and by the deadline referred to in the first paragraph of that point, the interest rate borne by that Member State has to be considered to be 0 %. Where a Member State declares that it did not bear any interest costs because it did not have agricultural products in public storage during the reference period, the Commission has to fix that interest rate in accordance with the third paragraph of that point. |
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(4)

Furthermore, in accordance with the second paragraph of point I.2 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014, in the absence of any notification from a Member State, in the form and by the deadline referred to in the first paragraph of that point, the interest rate borne by that Member State has to be considered to be 0 %. Where a Member State declares that it did not bear any interest costs because it did not have agricultural products in public storage during the reference period, the Commission has to fix that interest rate in accordance with the third paragraph of that point.

| (5) | Given the fact that there were no agricultural products in public storage during the 6 months reference period which is set for the months of November 2021 to April 2022, Member States were not requested to make notifications under the first paragraph of point I.2 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014. Therefore, the Commission fixed a reference interest rate pursuant to the third paragraph of that point. |
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(5)

Given the fact that there were no agricultural products in public storage during the 6 months reference period which is set for the months of November 2021 to April 2022, Member States were not requested to make notifications under the first paragraph of point I.2 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014. Therefore, the Commission fixed a reference interest rate pursuant to the third paragraph of that point.

| (6) | In accordance with point I.3 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014, the interest rate determined on the basis of point I.2 of that Annex is to be compared with the uniform interest rate fixed on the basis of point I.1 of that Annex. The interest rate applicable to each Member State has to be the lower of these two interest rates. However, for the purpose of reimbursing Member States expenditure, negative interest rates cannot be taken into account. |
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(6)

In accordance with point I.3 of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014, the interest rate determined on the basis of point I.2 of that Annex is to be compared with the uniform interest rate fixed on the basis of point I.1 of that Annex. The interest rate applicable to each Member State has to be the lower of these two interest rates. However, for the purpose of reimbursing Member States expenditure, negative interest rates cannot be taken into account.

| (7) | The interest rates applicable from 1 October 2022, should be fixed taking those various factors into account. |
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(7)

The interest rates applicable from 1 October 2022, should be fixed taking those various factors into account.

| (8) | Pursuant to Part I, point 4, of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014, the interest rates fixed by this Regulation are to continue to apply until a new interest rate is fixed by a subsequent Commission Implementing Regulation, |
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(8)

Pursuant to Part I, point 4, of Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014, the interest rates fixed by this Regulation are to continue to apply until a new interest rate is fixed by a subsequent Commission Implementing Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For expenditure relating to the financing costs incurred by Member States in mobilising funds to buy in products chargeable to the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), the interest rates provided for in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014 in accordance with Article 3(1), point (a), of that Regulation shall be fixed at 0 %.

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 from 1 October 2022.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 August 2022.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549.

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(2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 906/2014 of 11 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention expenditure (OJ L 255, 28.8.2014, p. 1).

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