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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 940/2014
of 2 September 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, 2 September 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 583/2014
of 28 May 2014
amending for the 214th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a), 7a(1) and 7a(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2)
On 22 May 2014 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to add one entity to its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. On 29 April 2014, the Sanctions Committee of the UNSC decided to remove one person from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Furthermore, on 14 May 2014, the Sanctions Committee of the UNSC decided to amend two entries on the list resulting in the creation of an additional entry.
(3)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 May 2014.
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUPOL RD CONGO/1/2013
of 8 October 2013
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo)
(2013/511/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 Decision 2010/576/CFSP of 23 September 2010 on the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Decision 2010/576/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee ('PSC') is authorised, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of EUPOL RD Congo. This authorisation includes the power to appoint a Head of Mission, upon a proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy ('High Representative').
(2)
On 8 October 2010, following a proposal by the High Representative, the PSC, pursuant to Decision EUPOL RD Congo/1/2010 (2), appointed Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo with effect from 1 October 2010.
(3)
On 16 September 2011, following a proposal by the High Representative, the PSC, pursuant to Decision EUPOL RD Congo/1/2011 (3), extended the mandate of Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo until 30 September 2012.
(4)
On 25 September 2012, following a proposal by the High Representative, the PSC, pursuant to Decision EUPOL RD Congo/1/2012 (4), extended the mandate of Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo until 30 September 2013.
(5)
On 23 September 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/467/CFSP (5) extending the duration of EUPOL RD Congo until 30 September 2014.
(6)
On 10 September 2013, the High Representative proposed the extension of the mandate of Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo until 30 September 2014.
(7)
Since the current mandate of Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of EUPOL RD Congo expired on 30 September 2013, this Decision should apply from 1 October 2013,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The mandate of Chief Superintendent Jean-Paul RIKIR as Head of Mission of the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo) is hereby extended until 30 September 2014.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 October 2013.
Done at Brussels, 8 October 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 18 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 Zlatá Niva (PGI))
(notified under document C(2014) 8425)
(Only the Slovak text is authentic)
(2014/818/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 Zlatá 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 Zlatá 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 Zlatá Niva’ is rejected.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Slovak Republic.
Done at Brussels, 18 November 2014.
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION 2014/730/CFSP
of 20 October 2014
implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (1) and in particular Article 30(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP.
(2)
In view of the gravity of the situation, 16 persons and two entities should be added to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.
(3)
The information relating to three persons and one entity set out in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP should also be updated.
(4)
Following the judgment of 3 July 2014 of the General Court in Case T-203/12 (2), Mohamad Nedal Alchaar v Council, Dr Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.
(5)
Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as set out 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 Luxembourg, 20 October 2014.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2013/21/EU
of 13 May 2013
adapting Council Directive 67/548/EEC and Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in the field of environment, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 50 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 50 of the Act of Accession of Croatia, where acts of the institutions adopted prior to accession require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in that Act of Accession or in the Annexes thereto, the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall, to this end, adopt the necessary acts, if the original act was not adopted by the Commission.
(2)
The Final Act of the Conference which drew up and adopted the Treaty of Accession of Croatia indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt those adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.
(3)
Directives 67/548/EEC (1) and 1999/45/EC (2) should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC are amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of Croatia to the Union at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of Croatia to the Union.
When Member States adopt those measures, 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 subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 May 2013.
COUNCIL DECISION 2014/22/CFSP
of 20 January 2014
amending Decision 2013/353/CFSP 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 28, Article 31(2) and Article 33 thereof,
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 and providing a financial reference amount until 31 December 2013.
(3)
A new financial reference amount covering the period from 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2014 should be provided,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 5 of Decision 2013/353/CFSP is amended as follows:
(a)
in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added:
‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR for the period from 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2014 shall be EUR 1 040 000.’;
(b)
in paragraph 2, the first sentence is replaced by the following:
‘The expenditure financed by the amount set out in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be eligible as from 1 July 2013’.
Article 2
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
It shall apply as of 1 January 2014.
Done at Brussels, 20 January 2014.
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1169/2012
of 10 December 2012
implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 542/2012
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 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 25 June 2012, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) No 542/2012 (2) implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001, establishing an updated list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies.
(2)
The Council has provided all the persons, groups and entities for which it was practically possible with statements of reasons explaining why they were listed in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 542/2012.
(3)
By way of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union, the Council informed the persons, groups and entities listed in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 542/2012 that it had decided to keep them on the list. The Council also informed the persons, groups and entities concerned that it was possible to request a statement of the Council’s reasons for putting them on the list, where one had not already been communicated to them. In the case of certain person and groups, an amended statement of reasons was made available.
(4)
The Council has carried out a complete review of the list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies, as required by Article 2(3) of that Regulation. When doing so it took account of observations submitted to the Council by those concerned.
(5)
The Council has concluded that the persons, groups and entities listed in the Annex to this Regulation have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (3), that a decision has been taken with respect to them by a competent authority within the meaning of Article 1(4) of that Common Position, and that they should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.
(6)
The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies should be updated accordingly and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 542/2012 should be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list provided for in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 is replaced by the list set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 542/2012 is hereby repealed.
Article 3
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, 10 December 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/23
of 5 January 2015
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, 5 January 2015.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 389/2014
of 15 April 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, 15 April 2014.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/133
of 23 January 2015
establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in areas IV, VIId and Union waters of IIa by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
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 43/2014 (2), lays down quotas for 2014.
(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 2014.
(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 2014 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, 23 January 2015.