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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/57
of 15 January 2015
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2012 as regards the rules for the design of permits, certificates and other documents provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (1), and in particular Article 19(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In order to implement certain Resolutions adopted at the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (3-14 March 2013), hereinafter ‘the Convention’, certain provisions should be amended and further provisions should be added to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2012 (2).
(2)
In particular, in line with CITES Resolution Conf. 16.8, provisions should be inserted to allow for the issuing of specific certificates for musical instruments in order to simplify their non-commercial cross-border movements, and, in line with CITES Resolution Conf. 14.6, a new source code X should be established for ‘specimens taken in the marine environment not under the jurisdiction of any State’.
(3)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2012 should be amended accordingly.
(4)
As this Regulation should be used in conjunction with Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, it is important that both Regulations apply as of the same day.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2012 is amended as follows:
(1)
Article 1 is amended as follows:
(a)
the following point 5a is inserted:
‘(5a)
musical instrument certificates;’
;
(b)
point 8 is replaced by the following:
‘(8)
continuation sheets for personal ownership certificates, for travelling exhibition certificates and for musical instrument certificates;’
;
(2)
in Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. The forms on which import permits, export permits, re-export certificates, personal ownership certificates, sample collection certificates and musical instrument certificates and applications for such documents are drawn up shall conform, except as regards spaces reserved for national use, to the model set out in Annex I.’
;
(3)
the Annexes are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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, 15 January 2015.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/29
of 17 December 2014
amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Accounting Standard 19
(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 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 (2) certain international standards and interpretations that were in existence at 15 October 2008 were adopted.
(2)
On 21 November 2013, the International Accounting Standards Board published amendments to International Accounting Standard (IAS) 19 Employee Benefits entitled Defined Benefit Plans: Employee Contributions. The amendments aim to simplify and clarify the accounting for employee or third party contributions linked to defined benefit plans.
(3)
The consultation with the Technical Expert Group of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group confirms the amendments to IAS 19 meet the technical criteria for adoption set out in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Accounting Regulatory Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008, International Accounting Standard (IAS) 19 Employee benefits is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Each company shall apply the amendments referred to in Article 1, at the latest, as from the commencement date of its first financial year starting on or after 1 February 2015.
Article 3
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, 17 December 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 July 2013
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement
(2013/411/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), 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, Annex XIII thereto.
(3)
Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement contains specific provisions on all modes of transport.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 amending Regulations (EC) No 549/2004, (EC) No 550/2004, (EC) No 551/2004 and (EC) No 552/2004 in order to improve the performance and sustainability of the European aviation system (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement with certain adaptations for the EEA EFTA States.
(5)
The adaptations for the EEA EFTA States concern the applicability of the amendments inserted by Regulation (EC) No 1070/2009 in Articles 5, 11 and 13a of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 (4), Article 9a(2)(c), Article 9a(2)(i) and Article 9a(5) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 (5) and Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 (6).
(6)
Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7)
The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement 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 day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 22 July 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 218/2013
of 8 March 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cabrito Transmontano (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)
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced 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 (2).
(2)
By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Portugal’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Cabrito Transmontano’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/1996 (3).
(3)
Since the amendments in question are not minor, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4), as required by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, the amendments 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, 8 March 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 19 March 2014
authorising the placing on the market of coriander seed oil as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document C(2014) 1689)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2014/155/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 21 July 2011, the company Nestec Ltd made a request to the competent authorities of Ireland to place coriander seed oil on the market as a novel food ingredient.
(2)
On 19 October 2011, the competent food assessment body of Ireland issued its initial assessment report. In that report the Food Safety Authority of Ireland stated that it has not identified any safety concerns with the consumption of food supplements containing coriander seed oil at the proposed use levels of 600 mg/day and therefore considers that this novel ingredient meets the criteria for novel food set out in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
(3)
On 8 November 2011, the Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to the other Member States.
(4)
Reasoned objections were raised within the 60 day period laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
(5)
On 14 February 2013, the Commission consulted the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) asking it to carry out an additional assessment for coriander seed oil as food ingredient in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
(6)
On 10 October 2013, EFSA adopted a Scientific Opinion on the safety of coriander seed oil as a novel food ingredient (2), concluding that it is safe under the proposed uses and use levels.
(7)
The opinion gives sufficient grounds to establish that coriander seed oil in the proposed uses and use levels complies with the criteria laid down in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
(8)
Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) lays down requirements on food supplements. The use of coriander seed oil should be authorised without prejudice to the requirements of this legislation.
(9)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Coriander seed oil as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food ingredient to be used in food supplements with a maximum dose of 600 mg per day without prejudice to the specific provisions of Directive 2002/46/EC.
Article 2
The designation of coriander seed oil authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuffs containing it shall be ‘coriander seed oil’.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Nestec Ltd, Avenue Nestlé 55, 1800 Vevey, Switzerland.
Done at Brussels, 19 March 2014.
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION BiH/22/2014
of 4 December 2014
on the appointment of the EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and repealing Decision BiH/19/2012
(2014/898/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP of 12 July 2004 on the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 6(1) of Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take further decisions on the appointment of the EU Force Commander.
(2)
On 27 November 2012, the PSC adopted Decision BiH/19/2012 (2) appointing Major General Dieter HEIDECKER as EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(3)
The EU Operation Commander has recommended the appointment of Major General Johann LUIF as the new EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina to succeed Major General Dieter HEIDECKER.
(4)
The EU Military Committee has supported the recommendation.
(5)
Decision BiH/19/2012 should therefore be repealed.
(6)
In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications.
(7)
On 12 and 13 December 2002, the Copenhagen European Council adopted a Declaration stating that the ‘Berlin plus’ arrangements and the implementation thereof will apply only to those Member States of the Union which are also either NATO members or parties to the ‘Partnership for Peace’, and which have consequently concluded bilateral security agreements with NATO,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Major General Johann LUIF is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina as from 15 December 2014.
Article 2
Decision BiH/19/2012 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 15 December 2014.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 2014.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/245
of 16 February 2015
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the 2016 list of target secondary variables on access to services
(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 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) (1), and in particular Article 15(2)(f) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics on income and living conditions. Its purpose is to ensure that comparable and up-to-date cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion are available at national and European level.
(2)
Pursuant to Article 15(2)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures shall be adopted each year to specify the target secondary areas and variables to be included that year in the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC. Implementing measures specifying the target secondary variables and their identifiers for the 2016 module on access to services therefore need to be adopted.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The target secondary variables and identifiers for the 2016 module on access to services, part of the cross-sectional component of EU-SILC, shall be as listed in the Annex.
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 February 2015.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 636/2014
of 13 June 2014
on a model certificate for the trade of unskinned large wild game
(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 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1), and in particular Article 7(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin. It provides, inter alia, requirements for the production and placing on the market of meat from wild game. Food business operators are to ensure that such meat is placed on the market only if it is produced in compliance with Section IV of Annex III to that Regulation.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 also provides for the establishments of model certificates accompanying consignments of products of animal origin.
(3)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 633/2014 (2) amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down that unskinned large wild game may be sent to a game handling establishment in another Member State if, during transport to that game-handling establishment, it is accompanied by a certificate ensuring compliance with Section IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
(4)
In order to facilitate trade in unskinned large wild game, it is appropriate to provide a model certificate for trade between Member States.
(5)
Because unskinned bodies of large wild game may carry pathogens causing diseases in animals, the large game should not have been harvested in areas which for health reasons are subject to prohibition or restriction affecting the species involved in accordance with Union or national legislation. Trade in unskinned wild boar bodies may only take place without prejudice to Commission Implementing Decision 2013/764/EU (3).
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Consignments of unskinned large wild game dispatched to Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate in accordance with the model set out in the Annex.
The certificate shall attest that a written declaration on the examination by a trained person, when relevant, and the relevant parts of the bodies accompany the consignment in accordance with point 4 respectively of Chapter II of Section IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
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, 13 June 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 3 June 2013
authorising a laboratory in Ukraine to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines
(notified under document C(2013) 3193)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/261/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Decision 2000/258/EC designates the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA) in Nancy, France (integrated since 1 July 2010 into the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail, ANSES), as the specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
(2)
That Decision provides that the ANSES is to document the appraisal of laboratories in third countries that have applied to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
(3)
Following the unfavourable appraisal report established by the ANSES dated 3 September 2012, the authorisation granted on 30 January 2006 in accordance with Decision 2000/258/EC to the Central State Laboratory of Veterinary Medicine in Kiev has been withdrawn in accordance with Commission Decision 2010/436/EU of 9 August 2010 implementing Council Decision 2000/258/EC as regards proficiency tests for the purposes of maintaining authorisations of laboratories to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (2).
(4)
The competent authority of Ukraine has submitted an application for reapproval of the Central State Laboratory of Veterinary Medicine in Kiev which is supported by a favourable appraisal report established for that laboratory by the ANSES dated 6 March 2013.
(5)
The competent authority of Ukraine has also officially informed the Commission that the name of the laboratory has changed.
(6)
That laboratory should therefore be authorised to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In accordance with Article 3(2) of Decision 2000/258/EC, the following laboratory is authorised to perform the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets:
State Research Institute of Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary Sanitary Expertise
30, Donetskaya st.
Kiev 03151
Ukraine
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 15 June 2013.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 June 2013.