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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 959/2013
of 7 October 2013
amending Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 of 30 November 2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Community (1), and in particular Articles 5(4) and 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 (2) sets the thresholds for the economic size of agricultural holdings and the Annex to that Regulation fixes the number of returning holdings per division. By reason of the accession of Croatia, the threshold as well as the number of returning holdings for that new Member State should be fixed.
(2)
In addition, the date by which Croatia is to forward its first plan for the selection of returning holdings to the Commission needs to be laid down.
(3)
Structural change in Italy has led to a decrease in the number of the smallest holdings and in their contribution to the total output of agriculture, implying that those holdings do no longer need to be taken into account for the field of survey with a view to covering the most relevant part of the agricultural activity. In order to guarantee a more efficient representativeness of the Italian sample, the threshold for Italy should be adapted and the number of farms adjusted.
(4)
Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EU) No 1291/2009 is amended as follows:
(1)
Article 2 is amended as follows:
(a)
between the indents concerning France and Italy, the following indent is inserted:
‘-
:
Croatia
:
EUR 4 000’
(b)
the indent concerning Italy is replaced by the following:
‘-
:
Italy
:
EUR 8 000’
(2)
In the second paragraph of Article 5, the following sentence is added:
‘For the accounting year 2013 Croatia shall notify the Commission of its selection plan by 31 October 2013.’
(3)
The Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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.
For Croatia, it shall apply from the 2013 accounting year.
For Italy, it shall apply from the 2014 accounting year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 October 2013.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1327/2013
of 11 December 2013
establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO area 3LN by vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013.
(2)
According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2013.
(3)
It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2013 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 328/2014
of 26 March 2014
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Miele Varesino (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 Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Miele Varesino’ 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 ‘Miele Varesino’ 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, 26 March 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 492/2013
of 28 May 2013
amending Regulations (EC) No 533/2007, (EC) No 536/2007 and (EC) No 442/2009 as regards the quantities available for the import tariff quotas under those Regulations
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 144(1), in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulations (EC) No 533/2007 of 14 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector (2), (EC) No 536/2007 of 15 May 2007 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for poultrymeat allocated to the United States of America (3) and (EC) No 442/2009 of 27 May 2009 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the pigmeat sector (4), open tariff quotas for certain quantities of poultrymeat and pigmeat products.
(2)
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union, approved by Council Decision 2013/125/EU (5), provides for additional quantities covered by import tariff quota for poultrymeat and pigmeat products to be granted by the Union. Therefore, the quantities available for the respective Union import tariff quotas for poultrymeat and pigmeat should be adjusted.
(3)
Regulations (EC) No 533/2007, (EC) No 536/2007 and (EC) No 442/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
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 533/2007 is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 536/2007 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the quota year starting on 1 July 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 May 2013.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/123
of 22 January 2015
establishing a prohibition of fishing for mackerel in VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Germany
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, 22 January 2015.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2013/12/EU
of 13 May 2013
adapting Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency, 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)
Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) requires Member States to set indicative national energy efficiency targets, and in so doing the Member States should take into account the Union’s 2020 energy consumption.
(4)
Due to the accession of Croatia it is necessary to adapt technically the projected energy consumption figures for the Union in 2020 to reflect the consumption in 28 Member States. Projections made in 2007 showed a primary energy consumption in 2020 of 1 842 Mtoe for the 27 Member States. The same projections show a primary energy consumption in 2020 of 1 853 Mtoe for the 28 Member States including Croatia. A 20 % reduction results in 1 483 Mtoe in 2020, i.e. a reduction of 370 Mtoe as compared to projections. This technical adaptation is necessary to allow Directive 2012/27/EU to be applicable in Croatia.
(5)
Directive 2012/27/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 2012/27/EU is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
The amendments set out in the Annex to this Directive shall be without prejudice to the time limit provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 28(1) of Directive 2012/27/EU.
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1136/2014
of 24 October 2014
amending Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 as regards the transitional measures applying to procedures concerning plant protection products
(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 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 78(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 (2) repealed Commission Regulation (EU) No 544/2011 (3) and laid down new data requirements for active substances.
(2)
In order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet those new requirements, Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 sets transitional measures concerning both submission of data for applications for the approval, renewal of approval or amendment to the approval of active substances and submission of data for applications for authorisation, renewal of authorisation or amendment to the authorisation of plant protection products.
(3)
In order to allow, in certain cases, the submission of data concerning the active substances in applications for authorisation or for amendment of the authorisation of plant protection products in accordance with the data requirements in force at the time of their approval or renewal, the transitional measures as regards procedures concerning the authorisation of plant protection products should be amended. The reason for such change is to prevent the occurrence of disparities in the assessment of data generated in accordance with the new data requirements by Member States belonging to different zones and, accordingly, to preserve a uniform and harmonized approach to the assessment of those data through their evaluation at Union level.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 283/2013 is replaced by the following:
‘1. In case of applications for authorisation, as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, which concern plant protection products containing one or more active substances for which the dossiers have been submitted in compliance with Article 3 or for which the approval has not been renewed in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012 (4), Regulation (EU) No 544/2011 shall continue to apply to the submission of data concerning this(these) active substance(s).
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, 24 October 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 April 2014
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
(2014/242/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular point (a) of Article 77(2), in conjunction with point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 218(6), 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 2013/695/EU (1), the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 29 November 2013, subject to its conclusion.
(2)
The Agreement should be approved.
(3)
This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC (2); the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(4)
This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC (3); Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
(5)
In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 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 is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 14(1) of the Agreement (4).
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 385/2013
of 22 April 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 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 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, 22 April 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 222/2014
of 7 March 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, 7 March 2014.