# Official Journal L 136/2015

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 583 June 2015 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 136

English edition

Legislation

Volume 583 June 2015

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/858 of 29 May 2015 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Uva de mesa embolsada del Vinalopó (PDO)) | 1 |
| | | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/859 of 2 June 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 3 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2015/860 of 26 May 2015 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments | 5 |

Contents

II   Non-legislative acts

page

REGULATIONS

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/858 of 29 May 2015 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Uva de mesa embolsada del Vinalopó (PDO))

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/859 of 2 June 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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DECISIONS

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Council Decision (EU) 2015/860 of 26 May 2015 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments

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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 IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/858

of 29 May 2015

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Uva de mesa embolsada del Vinalopó (PDO))

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) | Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Uva de mesa embolsada del Vinalopó’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2). |
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(1)

Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Uva de mesa embolsada del Vinalopó’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).

| (2) | Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation. |
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(2)

Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.

| (3) | As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved, |
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(3)

As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Uva de mesa embolsada del Vinalopó’ (PDO) are hereby approved.

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, 29 May 2015.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN

Member of the Commission

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

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(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).

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(3)  
  OJ C 18, 21.1.2015, p. 6.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/859

of 2 June 2015

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

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

Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto. |
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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, 2 June 2015.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

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(2)  
  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

| (EUR/100 kg) |
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| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | AL | 46,1 |
| MA | 76,7 |
| MK | 108,8 |
| TR | 80,1 |
| ZZ | 77,9 |
| 0707 00 05 | AL | 34,4 |
| MK | 29,9 |
| ZZ | 32,2 |
| 0709 93 10 | TR | 126,8 |
| ZZ | 126,8 |
| 0805 50 10 | BO | 145,2 |
| BR | 107,1 |
| ZA | 124,3 |
| ZZ | 125,5 |
| 0808 10 80 | AR | 100,0 |
| BR | 122,5 |
| CL | 135,1 |
| NZ | 143,9 |
| US | 219,4 |
| ZA | 156,5 |
| ZZ | 146,2 |
| 0809 10 00 | TR | 304,7 |
| ZZ | 304,7 |
| 0809 29 00 | US | 715,4 |
| ZZ | 715,4 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

AL

46,1

MA

76,7

MK

108,8

TR

80,1

ZZ

77,9

0707 00 05

AL

34,4

MK

29,9

ZZ

32,2

0709 93 10

TR

126,8

ZZ

126,8

0805 50 10

BO

145,2

BR

107,1

ZA

124,3

ZZ

125,5

0808 10 80

AR

100,0

BR

122,5

CL

135,1

NZ

143,9

US

219,4

ZA

156,5

ZZ

146,2

0809 10 00

TR

304,7

ZZ

304,7

0809 29 00

US

715,4

ZZ

715,4

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(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

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DECISIONS

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/860

of 26 May 2015

on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 115, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and the second paragraph of Article 218(8) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 14 May 2013 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Swiss Confederation to amend the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (1), in order to align that Agreement with the recent developments at global level where it was agreed to promote automatic exchange of information as an international standard. |
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On 14 May 2013 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Swiss Confederation to amend the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (1), in order to align that Agreement with the recent developments at global level where it was agreed to promote automatic exchange of information as an international standard.

| (2) | The text of the Amending Protocol, which is the result of the negotiations, duly reflects the negotiating directives issued by the Council, as it aligns the Agreement with the latest developments at international level concerning automatic exchange of information, namely the Global Standard for automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The Union, its Member States and the Swiss Confederation have actively participated in the work of the OECD. The text of the Agreement, as amended by the Amending Protocol, is the legal basis for implementing the Global Standard in the relations between the Union and the Swiss Confederation. |
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(2)

The text of the Amending Protocol, which is the result of the negotiations, duly reflects the negotiating directives issued by the Council, as it aligns the Agreement with the latest developments at international level concerning automatic exchange of information, namely the Global Standard for automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The Union, its Member States and the Swiss Confederation have actively participated in the work of the OECD. The text of the Agreement, as amended by the Amending Protocol, is the legal basis for implementing the Global Standard in the relations between the Union and the Swiss Confederation.

| (3) | Therefore, the Amending Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion at a later date, |
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(3)

Therefore, the Amending Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion at a later date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing of the Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of that Amending Protocol (2).

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Amending Protocol on behalf of the Union.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 26 May 2015.

For the Council

The President

F. MOGHERINI

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(1)  
  OJ L 385, 29.12.2004, p. 30.

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(2)  The text of the Amending Protocol will be published together with the Decision on its conclusion.

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