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COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 December 2013
appointing a German member and a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/757/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2)
A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Martina MICHELS.
(3)
An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Frank ZIMMERMANN as member of the Committee of the Regions,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a)
as member:
-
Mr Frank ZIMMERMANN, Mitglied des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin;
and
(b)
as alternate member:
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Mr Sven RISSMANN, Mitglied des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 2013.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 246/2014
of 13 March 2014
amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards removal from the Union list of certain flavouring substances
(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 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (1), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (2), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 lays down a Union list of flavourings and source materials for use in food and their conditions of use.
(2)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 (3) has adopted the list of flavouring substances and has introduced that list in Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008.
(3)
That list may be updated in accordance with the common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application submitted by a Member State or by an interested party.
(4)
Part A of the Union list contains a number of substances for which the European Food Safety Authority has not completed the evaluation or it has requested additional scientific data to be provided for completion of the evaluation. For 19 of those substances, the persons responsible for placing the flavouring substances on the market have now withdrawn their applications. Therefore, those flavouring substances should be removed from the Union list.
(5)
Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
Pursuant to Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 flavouring substances not included in the Union list may be placed on the market as such and used in or on food until 22 October 2014. Since flavouring substances are already on the market in the Member States and in order to ensure smooth transition to a Union authorisation procedure, transitional measures have been laid down for food containing those substances in Commission Regulation (EU) No 873/2012 (4).
(7)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 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, 13 March 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 425/2013
of 7 May 2013
approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pesca di Leonforte (PGI)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 53(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‧Pesca di Leonforte‧ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 622/2010 (2).
(2)
The purpose of the application is to amend the specification by removing the maximum limit for the soluble solids content in the product description and, in the method of production, by amending the list of permitted rootstocks and the planting distance for the vase-shape pruning method.
(3)
The Commission has examined the amendments in question and decided that they are justified. Since the amendment is minor within the meaning of the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1151/2012, the Commission may approve it without following the procedure set out in Articles 50, 52 and 7 of the Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The specification for the protected geographical indication ‧Pesca di Leonforte‧ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
Annex II to this Regulation contains the Single Document setting out the main points of the specification.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following 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.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 January 2014
authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers, 2011, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention No 189)
(2014/51/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 153 in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) and Article 218(8), first subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission are promoting the ratification of international labour conventions that have been classified by the International Labour Organisation as up-to-date, as a contribution to the European Union’s effort to promote decent work for all both inside and outside the Union, of which the protection and improvement of workers’ working conditions is an important aspect.
(2)
Most of the rules under Convention No 189 concerning decent work for domestic workers, 2011, of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), hereinafter ‘the Convention’, are covered to a large extent by Union acquis in the areas of social policy, anti-discrimination, judicial cooperation in criminal matters and asylum and immigration.
(3)
The Convention’s provisions on protecting migrant domestic workers potentially affect the freedom of movement for workers - an area which falls under the Union’s exclusive competence.
(4)
As a consequence, parts of the Convention fall within the competence of the Union, and Member States may not enter into commitments in relation to these parts outside the framework of the Union’s institutions.
(5)
The European Union cannot ratify the Convention, as only States can be parties thereto.
(6)
In this situation, Member States and the Union’s institutions must cooperate in regard to the ratification of the Convention.
(7)
The Council should therefore authorise the Member States that are bound by Union law on minimum requirements in the area of working conditions to ratify the Convention in the interests of the Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Member States are hereby authorised to ratify, for the parts falling under the competence conferred upon the Union by the Treaties, the Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers, 2011, of the International Labour Organisation (Convention No 189).
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1043/2014
of 2 October 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 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),
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 October 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 75/2014
of 27 January 2014
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons impeding the peace process and breaking international law in the conflict in the Darfur region in Sudan
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005 of 18 July 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons impeding the peace process and breaking international law in the conflict in the Darfur region in Sudan (1) and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2)
On 13 March 2013, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to amend four entries on the list. Furthermore, on 4 September 2013, the Sanctions Committee of the UNSC decided to further amend one entry on the list.
(3)
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005 should therefore be updated accordingly.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1184/2005 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 January 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 December 2013
appointing five members of the Court of Auditors
(2013/772/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(2) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1)
The terms of office of Mr Gijs DE VRIES, Mr Henri GRETHEN, Mr Michel CRETIN, Mr Ioannis SARMAS and Mr David BOSTOCK are due to expire on 31 December 2013.
(2)
New appointments should therefore be made,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed members of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2019:
-
Mr Alex BRENNINKMEIJER,
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Mr Henri GRETHEN,
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Ms Danièle LAMARQUE,
-
Mr Nikolaos MILIONIS,
-
Mr Phil WYNN OWEN.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 962/2014
of 29 August 2014
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pescabivona (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Italy's application to register the name ‘Pescabivona’ 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 ‘Pescabivona’ should therefore be entered in the register,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name ‘Pescabivona’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).
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, 29 August 2014.
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 154/2013
of 18 December 2012
amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular Article 207 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 (GSP Regulation) establishes criteria for the granting of tariff preferences under the general arrangement of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP). Accordingly, a country that has been classified by the World Bank as a high or an upper-middle income country for three consecutive years should not benefit from such preferences.
(2)
The list of beneficiary countries of the general arrangement of the GSP is established in Annex II to the GSP Regulation.
(3)
The Commission has been empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 290 TFEU to review Annex II by 1 January of each year following the entry into force of the GSP Regulation as provided in its Article 5(2).
(4)
The Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran have been classified by the World Bank as upper-middle income countries in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
(5)
The Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran should be removed from the list of the beneficiary countries of a general arrangement of the GSP and Annex II to the GSP Regulation should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply as from one year after 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, 18 December 2012.
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 1040/2014
of 25 July 2014
amending Council Directive 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption to adapt its Annex I to technical progress
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2001/112/EC empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts to amend the Annexes to that Directive, with the exception of Part I of Annex I, and of Annex II, in order to bring them into line with developments in relevant international standards and in order to take into account technical progress.
(2)
Annex I to Directive 2001/112/EC relates to product names, definitions of products and characteristics. Point 3 of Part II of that Annex regulates the authorised treatments and substances. Due to the technical developments new substances for clarification of juices are now available. Those substances are plant proteins derived from either wheat, peas or potatoes, which can be an alternative to the currently authorized substance gelatine, derived from animal products.
(3)
In order to take into account this technical progress, point 3 of Part II of Annex I to Directive 2001/112/EC should be amended by incorporating those new substances,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In point 3 of Part II of Annex I to Directive 2001/112/EC, the following indent is added:
‘-
Plant proteins from wheat, peas or potatoes for clarification’
Article 2
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, 25 July 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 996/2013
of 17 October 2013
amending for the 205th 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) 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 8 October 2013 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to remove one entity from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.
(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 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 October 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 24 June 2014
on setting-up the Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CERIC-ERIC)
(2014/392/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 of 25 June 2009 on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) (1) and in particular point (a) of Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The Czech Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Austria, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Slovenia submitted an application to the Commission requesting to set-up the Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (‘CERIC-ERIC’).
(2)
The Italian Republic has been chosen by the Czech Republic, the Republic of Austria, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Slovenia as the Host Member State of CERIC-ERIC.
(3)
Each CERIC-ERIC member should contribute in kind by operating, making available and continuously upgrading one Partner Facility for a total investment value exceeding EUR 100 million and a total annual operation cost exceeding EUR 10 million.
(4)
The Italian Republic has provided a host contribution of EUR 5,5 million to the establishment and strengthening of CERIC-ERIC integrated operations, while considering further contributions to upgrade and strengthen CERIC-ERIC integration and operation, including training, technology transfer and communication.
(5)
Through the integration of national multidisciplinary analytical, synthesis and sample preparation capabilities of the Members in a unique distributed research infrastructure, CERIC-ERIC should contribute to the European Research Area.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CERIC-ERIC) is hereby established.
2. The Statutes of CERIC-ERIC are set out in the Annex. These Statutes shall be kept up to date and made publicly available on the website of CERIC-ERIC and at its statutory seat.
3. The essential elements of the Statutes of CERIC-ERIC for which amendments require approval by the Commission in accordance with Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 are provided for in Articles 1, 5, 8, 9, 18, 19, 21, 24, 26 and 27.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 24 June 2014.