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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1248/2012
of 19 December 2012
laying down implementing technical standards with regard to the format of applications for registration of trade repositories according to Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (1),
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (2), and in particular Article 56(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Any information submitted to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in an application for registration of a trade repository should be provided in a durable medium, which enables its storage for future use and reproduction. In order to facilitate the identification of the information submitted by a trade repository, documents included with an application should bear a unique reference number.
(2)
This Regulation is based on the draft implementing technical standards submitted by ESMA to the European Commission, pursuant to the procedure in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority) (3).
(3)
In accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010, ESMA has conducted open public consultations on such draft implementing technical standards, analysed the potential related costs and benefits and requested the opinion of the ESMA Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group established in accordance with Article 37 of that Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Format of the application
1. An application for registration shall be provided in an instrument which stores information in a durable medium as defined in Article 2(1)(m) of Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).
2. An application for registration shall be submitted in the format set out in the Annex.
3. A trade repository shall give a unique reference number to each document it submits and shall ensure that the information submitted clearly identifies which specific requirement of the delegated act with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the details of the application for registration of trade repositories adopted pursuant to Article 56(3) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 it refers to, in which document that information is provided and also provides a reason if the information is not submitted as outlined in the document references section of the Annex.
Article 2
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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2012.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 September 2014
appointing a Spanish members and a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2014/654/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015. On 3 October 2011, by Council Decision 2011/661/EU (3), Ms Carmen María SANDOVAL SÁNCHEZ was appointed as alternate member until 25 January 2015.
(2)
A member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO. An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Carmen María SANDOVAL SÁNCHEZ.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The followingare hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a)
as member:
-
Mr Alberto GARRE LÓPEZ, Presidente de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia
and
(b)
as alternate member:
-
Mr Manuel PLEQUEZUELO ALONSO, Director-General de Participación Ciudadana, Unión Europea y Acción Exterior de la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 8 September 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1030/2012
of 26 October 2012
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Isle of Man Queenies (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the United Kingdom’s application to register the name ‘Isle of Man Queenies’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).
(2)
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, 26 October 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/205
of 6 February 2015
amending Decision 2006/415/EC on protective measures in relation to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in Bulgaria
(notified under document C(2015) 699)
(Text with EEA relevance)
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,
Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (3), and in particular Article 63(3) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 (4), and in particular Article 36(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2006/415/EC (5) lays down certain protection measures to be applied in order to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, including the establishment of areas A and B following a suspected or confirmed outbreak of that disease. Those areas are listed in the table set out in the Annex to that Decision.
(2)
Following a confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N1 in Bulgaria, that Member State took protection measures pursuant to Decision 2006/415/EC and established areas A and B, as provided for in Article 4 of that Decision.
(3)
The Commission has examined those measures in collaboration with Bulgaria, and considers that the borders of Areas A and B established by the competent authority in that Member State are at a sufficient distance to the actual location of the outbreak. Areas A and B in Bulgaria can therefore be confirmed and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.
(4)
Areas A and B in Bulgaria should be listed in the Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC.
(5)
The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 February 2015.
COUNCIL DECISION 2014/438/CFSP
of 8 July 2014
amending and extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) and Article 33,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1)
On 25 August 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/518/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Philippe Lefort as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia.
(2)
On 2 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/353/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the EUSR until 30 June 2014.
(3)
On 20 January 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/22/CFSP (3) providing the EUSR with a financial reference amount of EUR 1 040 000 for the period 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2014.
(4)
Following the resignation of Mr Philippe LEFORT on 31 January 2014, Mr Herbert SALBER should be appointed as the new EUSR for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia for the period until 28 February 2015.
(5)
The EUSR will implement the mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2013/353/CFSP is amended as follows:
(1)
in Article 1 the following paragraph is added:
‘Mr Herbert SALBER is hereby appointed as EUSR for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia for the period until 28 February 2015. The Council may decide that the mandate of the EUSR be terminated earlier, based on an assessment by the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and a proposal from the HR.’;
(2)
in Article 5, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013 shall be EUR 1 050 000.
The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2014 shall be EUR 1 050 000.
The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR in the period from 1 July 2014 to 28 February 2015 shall be EUR 1 380 000.’;
(3)
in Article 14, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. The implementation of this Decision and its consistency with other contributions from the Union to the region shall be kept under regular review. The EUSR shall present the Council, the HR and the Commission with a comprehensive mandate implementation report by the end of November 2014.’
Article 2
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 July 2014.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 2014.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 274/2014
of 14 March 2014
correcting the Lithuanian language version of Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 establishing a list of permitted health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health
(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 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
There are errors in the Lithuanian language version of Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (2) which should be corrected. Due to the high number of repetitive corrections, the Annex in the Lithuanian language version should be replaced in full. The other language versions are not affected.
(2)
Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 should therefore be corrected accordingly.
(3)
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
Concerns only the Lithuanian language version.
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, 14 March 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 November 2014
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms (Satellite Navigation)
(2014/787/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 172 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol31 to the EEA Agreement.
(3)
Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.
(4)
It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).
(5)
It is appropriate that the participation of EFTA States in the activities resulting from Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 commence from 1 January 2014 irrespective of when the EEA Joint Committee Decision annexed to this Decision is adopted, or whether the fulfilment of constitutional requirements for this EEA Joint Committee Decision, if any, is notified after 10 July 2014.
(6)
Entities established in the EFTA States should be entitled to participate in activities which start before the entry into force of the EEA Joint Committee Decision annexed to this Decision. The costs incurred for such activities, the implementation of which starts after 1 January 2014, may be considered eligible under the same conditions as those applicable to costs incurred by entities established in the Union Member States provided that the EEA Joint Committee Decision enters into force before the end of the action concerned.
(7)
Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8)
The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, shall be based on the draft decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1248/2013
of 28 November 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Ternera Gallega (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)
By virtue of 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 geographical indication ‘Ternera Gallega’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (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.
(3)
As no statement of objection 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 contained in the Annex to this Regulation 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, 28 November 2013.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2014/110/EU
of 17 December 2014
amending Directive 2004/33/EC as regards temporary deferral criteria for donors of allogeneic blood donations
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 setting standards of quality and safety for the collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and blood components and amending Directive 2001/83/EC (1), and in particular point (d) of the second paragraph of Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Point 2.2 of Annex III to Commission Directive 2004/33/EC (2) lays down temporary deferral criteria for donors with an infectious illness or donors leaving an area where an infectious illness is present.
(2)
Point 2.2.1 of Annex III to Directive 2004/33/EC establishes a deferral period for prospective donors of 28 days after leaving an area with ongoing transmission of West Nile Virus (WNV) to humans.
(3)
Recent scientific evidence has demonstrated that a temporary deferral of such prospective donors is not required if a Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) was carried out and the test was negative.
(4)
Therefore, the Member States should be given the option to apply such a test, if they want to replace the temporary deferral criteria.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Directive 2002/98/EC,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
The deferral criterion for West Nile Virus set out in the table (second column, last row) of point 2.2.1 of Annex III to Directive 2004/33/EC is replaced by the following:
‘28 days after leaving a risk area of locally acquired West Nile Virus unless an individual Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) is negative’
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2015 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 June 2014
establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the World Trade Organization
(2014/399/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 91, Article 100(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 21 November 2004, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan applied for accession to the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO), pursuant to Article XII of that Agreement.
(2)
A Working Party on the accession of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was established on 13 December 2004 in order to reach agreement on terms of accession acceptable to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and all WTO Members.
(3)
The Commission, on behalf of the Union, has negotiated a comprehensive series of market opening commitments on the part of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan which satisfy the Union's requests.
(4)
Those commitments are now embodied in the Protocol of Accession of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the WTO (‘the Protocol of Accession’).
(5)
Accession to the WTO is expected to make a positive and lasting contribution to the process of economic reform and sustainable development in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
(6)
The Protocol of Accession should therefore be approved.
(7)
Article XII of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that the terms of accession are to be agreed between the acceding Member and the WTO, and that the Ministerial Conference of the WTO approves the terms of accession on the WTO side. Article IV.2 of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that in the intervals between meetings of the Ministerial Conference, its functions shall be conducted by the General Council.
(8)
Accordingly, it is necessary to establish the position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the General Council of the WTO on the accession of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the WTO,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the World Trade Organization is to approve the accession.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 2014.