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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 904/2013
of 19 September 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 143 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 614/2009 of 7 July 2009 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
(2)
Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin.
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 should be amended accordingly.
(4)
Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 September 2013.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 June 2014
approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part
(2014/495/Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 10 May 2010, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Georgia for the conclusion of a new agreement between the Union and Georgia to replace the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (1).
(2)
Taking into account the close historical relationship and progressively closer links between the Parties, as well as their desire to strengthen and widen relations in an ambitious and innovative way, the negotiations on the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), were successfully finalised by the initialling of the Agreement on 29 November 2013.
(3)
On 10 March 2014 the Commission proposed to the Council that the Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union and applied in part on a provisional basis in accordance with Article 431 of the Agreement, pending its conclusion at a later date.
(4)
The Agreement also covers matters falling under the European Atomic Energy Community competence, namely those listed in point (k) of Article 298 of the Agreement.
(5)
The Agreement should therefore be concluded, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, as regards matters falling under the Euratom Treaty.
(6)
The signature and conclusion of the Agreement are subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling under the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(7)
According to Article 102 of the Euratom Treaty, the Agreement is not to enter into force for the European Atomic Energy Community until the Commission has been notified by the Member States that the Agreement has become applicable in accordance with the provisions of their respective national laws.
(8)
The conclusion of the Agreement by the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, should therefore be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The conclusion by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, is hereby approved (2).
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2014.
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 494/2013
of 29 May 2013
implementing Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (1), and in particular Article 8a(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 18 May 2006, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 765/2006.
(2)
The Council considers that one person and two entities should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006.
(3)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is hereby amended in accordance with 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.
Done at Brussels, 29 May 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1111/2013
of 5 November 2013
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Lietuviškas varškės sūris (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)
Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Lithuania’s application to register the name ‘Lietuviškas varškės sūris’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).
(2)
As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Lietuviškas varškės sūris’ 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, 5 November 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 641/2013
of 24 June 2013
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 which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5)
The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,
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 issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
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, 24 June 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/222
of 12 February 2015
excluding ICES Subdivisions 27 and 28.2 from certain fishing effort limitations for 2015, pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 establishing a multiannual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 779/97 (1), and in particular Article 29(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Provisions for setting fishing effort limitations for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea are set out in Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007.
(2)
On the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007, Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 (2) has established fishing effort limitations for 2015 in the Baltic Sea.
(3)
According to Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007, the Commission may exclude ICES Subdivisions 27 and 28.2 from the scope of certain fishing effort limitations when the catches of cod were below a certain threshold in the last reporting period.
(4)
Taking into account the reports submitted by Member States and the advice from the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, ICES Subdivisions 27 and 28.2 should be excluded in 2015 from the scope of those fishing effort limitations.
(5)
Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 will apply from 1 January 2015. In order to ensure coherence with that Regulation, this Regulation should also apply from 1 January 2015.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The provisions of Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 shall not apply to ICES Subdivisions 27 and 28.2 in the year 2015.
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 January 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 February 2015.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 85/2013
of 31 January 2013
amending Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2012/812/CFSP of 20 December 2012 amending Common Position 2003/495/CFSP on Iraq (1),
Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
In line with United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1483 (2003), Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq (2) freezes in particular the funds and economic resources of Saddam Hussein and other senior officials of the former Iraqi regime.
(2)
In accordance with paragraph 23 of UNSC Resolution 1483 (2003), Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 allows the Member States to unfreeze such funds and economic resources for the purpose of their transfer to the Development Fund for Iraq.
(3)
On 15 December 2010, the UNSC adopted Resolution 1956 (2010) by which it decided under paragraph 5 that the full proceeds from the Development Fund for Iraq should be transferred to the Government of Iraq’s successor arrangements account or accounts and that the Development Fund for Iraq should be terminated no later than 30 June 2011.
(4)
It is appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 to permit the transfer of frozen funds, other financial assets or economic resources to the successor arrangements to the Development Fund for Iraq put in place by the Government of Iraq under the conditions set out in UNSC Resolutions 1483 (2003) and 1956 (2010).
(5)
It is also appropriate to update Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 with recent information provided by the Member States regarding the identification of competent authorities and the address for notifications to the Commission.
(6)
Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is hereby amended as follows:
(1)
Article 6(2) is replaced by the following:
‘2. In all other circumstances, funds, economic resources and proceeds of economic resources frozen pursuant to Article 4 shall only be unfrozen for the purpose of their transfer to the successor arrangements to the Development Fund for Iraq put in place by the Government of Iraq under the conditions set out in UNSC Resolutions 1483 (2003) and 1956 (2010).’;
(2)
Annex V is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 January 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 535/2014
of 20 May 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, 20 May 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/527/CFSP
of 27 September 2012
amending Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 27 September 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova (1).
(2)
In view of the progress in reaching a political settlement of the Transnistrian conflict and in restoring the free movement of persons across the administrative boundary of the Transnistrian region, the restrictive measures applying with respect to Annex I to Decision 2010/573/CFSP should be lifted.
(3)
The restrictive measures applying with respect to Annex II to Decision 2010/573/CFSP should be extended until 30 September 2013. However, in order to encourage progress in addressing the remaining problems regarding the Latin-script schools, the persons included in the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/573/CFSP should be removed from the list.
(4)
Decision 2010/573/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2010/573/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1)
Article 1 is amended as follows:
(a)
paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of the persons who are responsible for the design and implementation of the campaign of intimidation and closure against Latin-script Moldovan schools in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, as listed in the Annex.’;
(b)
paragraph 8 is replaced by the following:
‘8. In cases where pursuant to paragraphs 3, 4, 6 and 7, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through, its territory of persons listed in the Annex, the authorisation shall be limited to the purpose for which it is given and to the persons concerned thereby.’;
(2)
Article 2 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 2
The Council, acting upon a proposal by a Member State or the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall adopt modifications to the list contained in the Annex as required by relevant developments in the Republic of Moldova.’;
(3)
Article 4 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
2. This Decision shall apply until 30 September 2013. It shall be kept under constant review. It may be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’;
(4)
Annex I is deleted;
(5)
Annex II is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 27 September 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 17 November 2014
concerning the rejection of a request to cancel a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council [Jihočeská Niva (PGI)]
(notified under document C(2014) 8391)
(Only the Slovak text is authentic)
(2014/819/EU)
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 54(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The first subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 provides that, apart from in the case of requests from the producers of the product sold under the registered name, the Commission may cancel the registration of a protected geographical indication where compliance with the conditions of the specification is not ensured or where no product has been placed on the market under the protected geographical indication for at least seven years.
(2)
The Commission has examined the request to cancel the registration of the protected geographical indication ‘Jihočeská Niva’ submitted by Slovakia on 20 September 2013 and received on 27 September 2013.
(3)
This cancellation request does not fall within either of the two cases specified in the first subparagraph of Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 and does not therefore meet the conditions laid down in that Article.
(4)
In view of the foregoing, the request to cancel the protected geographical indication ‘Jihočeská Niva’ submitted by Slovakia must be rejected.
(5)
The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for agricultural product quality policy,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The request to cancel the protected geographical indication ‘Jihočeská Niva’ is rejected.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Slovak Republic.
Done at Brussels, 17 November 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 January 2014
on the conclusion of the revised Memorandum of Understanding with the United States of America Regarding the Importation of Beef from Animals Not Treated with Certain Growth-Promoting Hormones and Increased Duties Applied by the United States to Certain Products of the European Union
(2014/44/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with Council Decision 2013/523/EU (1), the revised Memorandum of Understanding with the United States of America Regarding the Importation of Beef from Animals Not Treated with Certain Growth-Promoting Hormones and Increased Duties Applied by the United States to Certain Products of the European Union (the ‘revised MoU’) was signed on 21 October 2013, subject to its conclusion at a later date.
(2)
The revised MoU should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The revised Memorandum of Understanding with the United States of America Regarding the Importation of Beef from Animals Not Treated with Certain Growth-Promoting Hormones and Increased Duties Applied by the United States to Certain Products of the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the revised MoU is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the dayof its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 2014.