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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 887/2013
of 11 July 2013
replacing Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens’ initiative
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 provides that the organisers of a proposed citizens’ initiative are required to register it with the Commission, providing the information set out in Annex II to that Regulation.
(2)
The information in Annex II needs to be modified in order to facilitate the verification by the Commission that the criteria for registration set out in point (a) of Article 4(2) are fulfilled, ensure an appropriate administrative handling of the registration requests and facilitate communication between the organisers and the Commission throughout the citizens’ initiative procedure.
(3)
Six Member States requested modifications in the data required in the forms set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011.
(4)
The Commission is empowered to amend Annexes II and III to the Regulation in accordance with Article 290 TFEU. As regards Annex III, the Commission should take into account information forwarded to it by Member States.
(5)
Several organisers of initiatives registered with the Commission are currently collecting statements of support in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011; it is necessary to allow them to equally use the forms as set out in Annex II to this Regulation and their previous versions,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 is amended as follows:
(a)
Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;
(b)
Annex III is replaced by the text set out in Annex II 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.
Forms complying with Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 in the version in force prior to the entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be used for the collection of statements of support from signatories for proposed citizens’ initiatives which have been registered in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 July 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/129
of 26 January 2015
amending Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC as regards the recognition of Cyprus as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis)
(notified under document C(2015) 172)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals (1), and in particular Section II of Chapter 1 of Annex A thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 91/68/EEC defines the animal health conditions governing trade in the Union in ovine and caprine animals. It lays down the conditions whereby Member States or regions thereof may be recognised as being officially brucellosis-free.
(2)
Annex I to Commission Decision 93/52/EEC (2) lists the Member States which are recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) in accordance with Directive 91/68/EEC.
(3)
Cyprus has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions laid down in point 1(b) in Section II of Chapter 1 of Annex A to Directive 91/68/EEC to be recognised as officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis) for its whole territory.
(4)
Following an evaluation of the documentation submitted by Cyprus, that Member State should be recognised as being officially free of brucellosis (B. melitensis).
(5)
Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex I to Decision 93/52/EEC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 January 2015.
COUNCIL DECISION 2013/134/CFSP
of 18 March 2013
amending Decision 2011/173/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 21 March 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/173/CFSP (1).
(2)
On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/173/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 22 March 2014.
(3)
Decision 2011/173/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 6 of Decision 2011/173/CFSP, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘This Decision shall apply until 22 March 2014.’.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 18 March 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 387/2014
of 14 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, 14 April 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 443/2013
of 7 May 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, 7 May 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 145/2013
of 19 February 2013
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (1), and in particular Article 11(a) and (b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the persons covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions relating to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed.
(2)
Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (2) identifies the natural and legal persons to whom restrictions are to apply as provided for in Article 5 of that Decision, and Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 gives effect to that Decision to the extent that action at Union level is required.
(3)
On 18 February 2013, the Council decided to remove certain entries from the list of persons and entities to whom the restrictions should apply. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should be amended to ensure consistency with that Council Decision.
(4)
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should be updated on the basis of the information most recently provided by Member States regarding the identification of competent authorities.
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is amended as follows:
(1)
Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
(2)
Annex III is amended in accordance with Annex II 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, 19 February 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1139/2014
of 27 October 2014
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on artichokes, courgettes, oranges, clementines, mandarins and satsumas, lemons, apples and pears
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 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 183(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 (2) provides for the surveillance of the imports of the products listed in Annex XVIII thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (3).
(2)
For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2011, 2012 and 2013, the trigger levels for additional duties should be adjusted from 1 November 2014 for artichokes, clementines, mandarins and satsumas, from 1 December 2014 for oranges and from 1 January 2015 for courgettes, lemons, apples and pears.
(3)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly. For reasons of readability, Annex XVIII to this Regulation should be replaced in its entirety.
(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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Annex XVIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, the trigger levels for additional duties on artichokes, courgettes, oranges, clementines, mandarins and satsumas, lemons, apples and pears shall be replaced by the trigger levels in the corresponding column of this Annex as 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, 27 October 2014.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 107/2013
of 5 February 2013
amending Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum levels for melamine in canned pet food
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable substances in animal feed (1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2002/32/EC provides that the use of products intended for animal feed which contain levels of undesirable substances exceeding the maximum levels laid down in Annex I to that Directive is prohibited.
(2)
Information has been provided that melamine is used in the coating of cans containing pet food and can migrate into that pet food. Cans with the same coating are used for the canning of food and in accordance with the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) a scientific opinion on melamine in food and feed (2), a specific migration limit (SML) of 2,5 mg/kg for the canned food as such has been established by Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (3) as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1282/2011 (4).
(3)
The Codex Alimentarius Commission has established maximum levels for melamine in feed and food (5) which are to apply to feed as sold, while the maximum levels established in Directive 2002/32/EC concern feed with a moisture content of 12 %.
(4)
Recently provided information has demonstrated that melamine can migrate in wet pet food from the can coating at a level above 2,5 mg/kg relative to a feed with a moisture content of 12 % but below the SML of 2,5 mg/kg in the wet pet food. In the light of this development in scientific and technical knowledge, it is appropriate to establish the maximum level of 2,5 mg/kg for melamine for canned wet pet food on a ‘as sold’ basis and this in line with what is foreseen for canned food.
(5)
Directive 2002/32/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Directive 2002/32/EC is 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, 5 February 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1403/2013
of 19 December 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Liquirizia di Calabria (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)
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Liquirizia di Calabria’, registered under Commission Regulation (EU) No 1072/2011 (2).
(2)
Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3), as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3)
As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 972/2014
of 11 September 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 September 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 20 March 2014
amending Decision 2006/593/EC as regards additional allocations from the European Social Fund to certain Member States in the framework of the Regional competitiveness and employment objective
(notified under document C(2014) 1708)
(2014/159/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions for the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (1), and in particular Article 18(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2006/593/EC (2), as amended by Commission Decision 2010/476/EU (3), fixed an indicative allocation by Member State of the commitment appropriations for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective for the period 2007 to 2013.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 was amended by Regulation (EU) No 1298/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) with a view to address the specific problems of unemployment, in particular youth unemployment, and poverty and social exclusion in those countries by adding a total envelope of EUR 125 513 290, in 2004 prices, under the European Social Fund.
(3)
Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 1083/2006 as amended modifies the resources available for the Regional competitiveness and employment objective in order to increase the European Social Fund allocations of France, Italy and Spain by EUR 111 553 522 in 2013.
(4)
The indicative amounts of the commitment appropriations for the regions eligible to benefit from Structural Funds under the Regional competitiveness and employment objective should be revised for those Member States.
(5)
Decision 2006/593/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex I to Decision 2006/593/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 March 2014.