coastalcph/lex_glue huggingface dataset:
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 March 2014
on equivalences between categories of driving licences
(notified under document C(2014) 1625)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/209/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 13 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2006/126/EC provides that all driving licences issued by Member States, should be mutually recognised, including those issued before the date of application of the principle of mutual recognition.
(2)
The principle of mutual recognition of driving licences entails full recognition of all entitlements which have been granted to a licence holder in accordance with national provisions in force at the time.
(3)
Directive 2006/126/EC provides that the Member States should establish equivalences between the categories of driving licences issued before the implementation of that Directive and those defined in Article 4 thereof. Those equivalences should have the agreement of the Commission in a legally binding form.
(4)
Following the accession of Croatia to the Union, it is necessary to include driving licences issued by this country in the tables of equivalences established by Commission Decision 2013/21/EU (2).
(5)
Since the adoption of Decision 2013/21/EU, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Sweden have notified corrections to the equivalences thereby authorised.
(6)
Decision 2013/21/EU should therefore be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
This Decision shall apply to all valid driving licences issued by the Member States which are in circulation.
Article 2
Tables of equivalences between categories of driving licences, which have been issued in Member States before the implementation of Directive 2006/126/EC and the harmonised categories of driving licences as defined in Article 4 of Directive 2006/126/EC are set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3
1. Categories of driving licences which have been issued prior to the implementation of Directive 2006/126/EC entitle the holder to drive vehicles of the corresponding categories as described in the Annex without exchange of the driving licence. Certain restrictions may apply and are stated for the relevant entitlement in the Annex to this Decision.
2. On exchange of a driving licence to an EU model driving licence as described in Annex I to Directive 2006/126/EC the equivalent entitlements shall be granted as described in the Annex to this Decision.
3. Codes which indicate the restriction of corresponding entitlements are harmonised EU codes as specified in Annex I to Directive 2006/126/EC.
4. The principle of mutual recognition as stated in Article 2(1) of Directive 2006/126/EC does not apply to national categories of driving licences.
Article 4
Decision 2013/21/EU is repealed with effect from the date of entry into force of this Decision.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 March 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1115/2014
of 21 October 2014
concerning the authorisation of a preparation of fumonisin esterase produced by Komagataella pastoris (DSM 26643) as a feed additive for pigs
(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 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.
(2)
In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of a preparation of fumonisin esterase produced by Komagataella pastoris (DSM 26643). That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3)
That application concerns the authorisation of a preparation of fumonisin esterase produced by Komagataella pastoris (DSM 26643)as a feed additive for pigs, to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’.
(4)
The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) in its opinion of 8 April 2014 (2) concluded that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of fumonisin esterase produced by Komagataella pastoris (DSM 26643) does not have adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. It also concluded that it has the capacity to biotransform fumonisins to less toxic compounds in contaminated feed for pigs. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(5)
The assessment of the preparation of a fumonisin esterase produced by Komagataella pastoris (DSM 26643) shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘substances for the reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 October 2014.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/559
of 9 April 2015
amending Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment (1), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
For the purposes of Directive 96/98/EC, the international conventions and testing standards should apply in their up-to-date versions.
(2)
A number of amendments to the international conventions and applicable testing standards have entered into force since the adoption of the last amending act to Directive 96/98/EC. Those amendments should be incorporated into Directive 96/98/EC.
(3)
During the same period, the International Maritime Organisation and the European standardisation organisations have also adopted standards, including detailed testing standards, for a number of items of equipment which are listed in Annex A.2 to Directive 96/98/EC or which, albeit not listed, are considered relevant for the purpose of that Directive. Therefore such items of equipment should be included in Annex A.1 or transferred from Annex A.2 to Annex A.1, as appropriate.
(4)
Directive 96/98/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
It is reasonable to allow equipment newly subject to harmonised requirements under this Directive and manufactured before the expiry of the time limit for the implementation of this Directive to be placed on the market and on board a Community ship during a transitional period.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex A to Directive 96/98/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Equipment listed in column 1 of Annex A.1 as having been transferred from Annex A.2 which was manufactured before 30 April 2016 in conformity with procedures for type-approval already in force before that date within the territory of a Member State, may continue to be placed on the market and on board a Community ship until 30 April 2018.
Article 3
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 April 2016 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 30 April 2016.
When Member States adopt those provisions, 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 4
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 5
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 April 2015.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/115
of 26 January 2015
determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2015 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 for poultrymeat originating in Israel
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 188(2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Israel.
(2)
The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2014 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2015 are less than those available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined, and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod.
(3)
In order to ensure the efficiency of the measure, 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 quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1384/2007, to be added to the subperiod from 1 April to 30 June 2015, are 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, 26 January 2015.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 385/2014
of 3 April 2014
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Elbe-Saale Hopfen (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, Germany's application to register the name ‘Elbe-Saale Hopfen’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).
(2)
As no objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Elbe-Saale Hopfen’ should 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, 3 April 2014.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1107/2014
of 16 October 2014
establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in Union and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN by vessels flying the flag of France
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, 16 October 2014.
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/549
of 7 April 2015
implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (1), and in particular Article 46(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.
(2)
By its judgment of 22 January 2015 in Joined Cases T-420/11 and T-56/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled Council Decisions 2011/299/CFSP (2) and 2011/783/CFSP (3) in so far as they include the following entities on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012: Ocean Capital Administration GmbH, First Ocean Administration GmbH, First Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Second Ocean Administration GmbH, Second Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Third Ocean Administration GmbH, Third Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Fourth Ocean Administration GmbH, Fourth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Fifth Ocean Administration GmbH, Fifth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Sixth Ocean Administration GmbH, Sixth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Seventh Ocean Administration GmbH, Seventh Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Eighth Ocean Administration GmbH, Eighth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Ninth Ocean Administration GmbH, Ninth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Tenth Ocean Administration GmbH, Tenth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Eleventh Ocean Administration GmbH, Eleventh Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Twelfth Ocean Administration GmbH, Twelfth Ocean GmbH & Co. KG, Thirteenth Ocean Administration GmbH, Fourteenth Ocean Administration GmbH, Fifteenth Ocean Administration GmbH, Sixteenth Ocean Administration GmbH, Kerman Shipping Co. Ltd, Woking Shipping Investments Ltd, Shere Shipping Co. Ltd, Tongham Shipping Co. Ltd, Uppercourt Shipping Co. Ltd, Vobster Shipping Co. Ltd, Lancelin Shipping Co. Ltd, IRISL Maritime Training Institute, Kheibar Co. and Kish Shipping Line Manning Co.
(3)
On the basis of a new statement of reasons, 32 of those entities should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.
(4)
By its judgment of 22 January 2015 in Case T-176/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled Council Decision 2012/35/CFSP (4) to include Bank Tejarat on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.
(5)
Bank Tejarat should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons.
(6)
Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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 April 2015.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 296/2014
of 20 March 2014
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Neufchâtel (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 France’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Neufchâtel’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (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, 20 March 2014.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 893/2013
of 16 September 2013
establishing a prohibition of fishing for mackerel in areas IIIa and IVbc by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
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, 16 September 2013.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 1 July 2013
appointing the Croatian members of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2013/343/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Croatia, and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Government of the Republic of Croatia,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).
(2)
Following the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, the European Economic and Social Committee should be enlarged by the appointment of nine members to be chosen from among representatives of organisations of employers, of the employed and of other parties representative of civil society, notably in socio-economic, civic, professional and cultural areas,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following persons are hereby appointed as members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 1 July 2013 to 20 September 2015:
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Mr Davor MAJETIĆ, Director General HUP (Croatian Employers Association)
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Ms Dragica MARTINOVIĆ DŽAMONJA, Director, Representative Office in Brussels, Croatian Chamber of Economy
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Ms Violeta JELIĆ, General Secretary of the Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts
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Ms Marija HANŽEVAČKI, General Secretary, Independent Trade Unions of Croatia
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Ms Anica MILIĆEVIĆ-PEZELJ, Executive Secretary, UATUC (Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia)
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Mr Vilim RIBIĆ, President of the Great Council of Independent Union of Research and Higher Education Employees of Croatia
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Ms Lidija PAVIĆ-ROGOŠIĆ, Director, ODRAZ - Sustainable Community Development
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Ms Marina ŠKRABALO, Senior advisor, GONG (Citizens Supervising Voting in an organized manner)
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Mr Toni VIDAN, Coordinator of the Energy and Climate programme of Zelena akcija/ FoE Croatia.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 1 July 2013.