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COUNCIL DECISION 2014/326/CFSP
of 28 January 2014
on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Korea in European Union crisis management operations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 37 thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1)
Conditions regarding the participation of third States in European Union crisis management operations should be laid down in an agreement establishing a framework for such possible future participation, rather than being defined on a case-by-case basis for each operation concerned.
(2)
Following the adoption of a Decision by the Council on 13 November 2012 authorising the opening of negotiations, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy negotiated an agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Korea in European Union crisis management operations (‘the Agreement’).
(3)
The Agreement should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Korea in the European Union crisis management operations is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Union.
Article 3
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 16(1) of the Agreement (1).
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1353/2014
of 15 December 2014
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1156/2012 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Council Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Directive 77/799/EEC (1), and in particular Article 20(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2011/16/EU requires that exchange of information in the field of taxation takes place using standard forms and computerised formats.
(2)
Standard forms to be used for exchange of information on request, spontaneous exchange of information, notifications and feedback information are to comply with Annexes I to IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1156/2012 (2).
(3)
A computerised format is to be used for the mandatory automatic exchange of information on certain specific categories of income and capital which is based on the existing computerised format pursuant to Article 9 of Council Directive 2003/48/EC (3).
(4)
Regulation (EU) No 1156/2012 should be amended accordingly.
(5)
The amendments should apply from 1 January 2015 in line with Article 29(1) of Directive 2011/16/EU as regards the entry into force of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions in the Member States necessary to comply with Article 8 of the Directive regarding the mandatory automatic exchange of information.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Administrative Cooperation for Taxation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EU) No 1156/2012 is amended as follows:
(1)
The following Article 1a is inserted:
‘Article 1a
The computerised format to be used for the mandatory automatic exchange of information pursuant to Article 8(1) of Directive 2011/16/EU shall comply with Annex V to this Regulation.’
(2)
Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 1156/2012 is added as set out in 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 from 1 January 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 December 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 606/2014
of 5 June 2014
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.
(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, 5 June 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION 2014/861/CFSP
of 1 December 2014
amending Decision 2012/699/CFSP on the Union support for the activities of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation in order to strengthen its monitoring and verification capabilities and in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28(1) and Article 31(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1)
On 13 November 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/699/CFSP (1).
(2)
Decision 2012/699/CFSP provides for a 24-month implementation period of the projects referred to in Article 1(2) after the date of conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3).
(3)
On 18 June 2014, the Provisional Technical Secretariat of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) requested the authorisation of the Union to extend the 24-month duration provided for in Article 5 of Decision 2012/699/CFSP by 12 months in order to allow for the implementation of the remaining parts of the projects not yet implemented by the end of that period.
(4)
Implementation of the remaining parts of the projects referred to in paragraphs 2.1. (Technical Assistance and Capacity Building), 2.2. (Developing Capacity for Future Generations of CTBT Experts - the Capacity Development Initiative (CDI)), 2.3. (Enhancing the Atmospheric Transport Model (ATM)), 2.4. (Characterisation and Mitigation of Radioxenon) and 2.6. (Sustainment of Certified IMS Auxiliary Stations) of the Annex to Decision 2012/699/CFSP, as specifically quoted in the request made by the CTBTO on 18 June 2014, could be performed without any resource implications.
(5)
Decision 2012/699/CFSP should therefore be amended in order to enable the full implementation of the projects set out therein by extending its duration accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2012/699/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1)
The second paragraph of Article 5 is replaced by the following:
‘It shall expire 36 months after the date of the conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in Article 3(3).’
.
(2)
The paragraph under Section 3 of the Annex is replaced by the following:
‘The total estimated duration of the implementation of the projects is 36 months.’
.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 1 December 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1001/2013
of 4 October 2013
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Articles 9 and 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Combined Nomenclature’, to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements of the Common Customs Tariff, the external trade statistics of the Community, and other Community policies concerning the importation or exportation of goods.
(2)
In the interests of legislative simplification, it is appropriate to modernise the Combined Nomenclature and to adapt its structure.
(3)
It is necessary to amend the Combined Nomenclature, in order to take account of the following: changes in requirements relating to statistics and to commercial policy, changes made in order to fulfil international commitments, technological and commercial developments, and the need to align or clarify texts.
(4)
In accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, Annex I to that Regulation should be replaced, with effect from 1 January 2014, by a complete version of the Combined Nomenclature, together with the autonomous and conventional rates of duty resulting from measures adopted by the Council or by the Commission.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 October 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 635/2014
of 13 June 2014
opening a tariff quota for the import of industrial sugar until the end of 2016/2017 marketing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of 17 December 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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), and in particular Article 193 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 139(1)(a) of of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides that the products referred to in Article 140(2) of that Regulation may be manufactured by using sugar produced in excess of the quotas referred to in Article 136 of that Regulation. However, those products may also be manufactured by using sugar imported in the Union. To guarantee the supply necessary for this production it is appropriate to suspend import duties for certain quantities of industrial sugar.
(2)
The experience of recent marketing years shows that the suspension of import duties on a quantity of 400 000 tonnes of sugar per marketing year intended for the production of products referred to in Article 140(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 has been sufficient to guarantee the supply necessary for the manufacture of such products in the Union during the marketing year in question.
(3)
In order to give the stakeholders the certainty that supply necessary for the manufacturing of products referred to in Article 140(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 will be constantly available each marketing year until the end of the quota system, it is appropriate to provide for the suspension of import duties for a certain quantity of sugar for each of the three following marketing years, from 2014/2015 until 2016/2017.
(4)
Furthermore, Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 (2) provides for the administration of the tariff quota for industrial import sugar with order number 09.4390.
(5)
It is therefore necessary to determine the quantity of industrial sugar for which no import duties should apply for the 2014/2015 until 2016/2017 marketing year.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The import duties for industrial sugar falling within CN 1701 and with order number 09.4390 shall be suspended for a quantity of 400 000 tonnes for each of the three marketing years from 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2017.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2014 until 30 September 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 June 2014.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 838/2013
of 30 August 2013
establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013.
(2)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2013.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2013 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3
Entry into force
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, 30 August 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1213/2014
of 11 November 2014
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3)
Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4)
It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Article 2
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Article 3
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, 11 November 2014.
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/573
of 30 January 2015
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in polyvinyl chloride sensors in in-vitro diagnostic medical devices
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2011/65/EU prohibits the use of lead in electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market.
(2)
Blood, body fluid and body gas analysers serve as a critical analytical instrument in many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Lead is required as a stabiliser in the processing of the PVC for the sensor cards. Although research of substitutes is ongoing, a suitable alternative is not yet available. The performance of tested alternatives both to lead in PVC and to PVC itself does not meet the specific technical requirements.
(3)
Both the substitution of lead in PVC sensor cards for in-vitro diagnostic medical devices for blood, body fluid and body gas analysis and the elimination of lead via substitution of PVC in these applications are technically impracticable.
(4)
The use of lead in PVC sensors for blood, body fluid and body gas analysis used in in-vitro diagnostic medical devices should therefore be exempted until 31 December 2018. In view of the innovation cycles for medical devices this is a short transition period which is unlikely to have adverse impacts on innovation.
(5)
Directive 2011/65/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by the last day of the ninth month after entry into force 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, 30 January 2015.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 953/2013
of 26 September 2013
amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 31 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
HS subheading 852851 in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) comprises monitors, other than cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitors, of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data-processing system of heading 8471. Monitors other than those of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data-processing system of heading 8471 are classified under HS subheading 852859.
(2)
In accordance with established case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (2), the classification of monitors under either HS subheading 852851 or 852859 has to be based on an overall assessment of the objective characteristics and properties of each particular monitor.
(3)
Due to the convergence of digital technologies, it has become very difficult to determine, by reference to mere technical characteristics, whether or not a particular monitor is of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data-processing system of heading 8471. In particular, ensuring the correct and uniform classification of flat panel displays which can display, with an acceptable level of functionality, signals from both automatic data-processing systems and other sources, has become technically impossible.
(4)
In order to ensure a rational development of production and an expansion of consumption within the territory of the Union and to promote trade between Member States and third countries, it is in the interest of both Union consumers and Union industry to provide for a duty-free treatment for the above-mentioned monitors.
(5)
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. The amendments to the CN subheadings provided for in this Regulation shall be applicable as TARIC subheadings until 31 December 2013.
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 September 2013.