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COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 February 2014
appointing a member of the Court of Auditors
(2014/111/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 term of office of Mr Harald NOACK expires on 28 February 2014.
(2)
A new appointment should therefore be made,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Mr Klaus-Heiner LEHNE is hereby appointed member of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 March 2014 to 29 February 2020.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 24 February 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 434/2014
of 11 April 2014
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Noisette de Cervione - Nuciola di Cervioni (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, France's application to register the name ‘Noisette de Cervione - Nuciola di Cervioni’ 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 ‘Noisette de Cervione - Nuciola di Cervioni’ 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, 11 April 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 863/2014
of 7 August 2014
amending Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 and (EC) No 1138/2007 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of the feed additive benzoic acid (VevoVitall)
(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 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Emerald Kalama Chemical BV has submitted an application in accordance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 proposing to change the name of the holder of the authorisation as regards Commission Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 (2) and (EC) No 1138/2007 (3).
(2)
The applicant claims that, following a commercial agreement between Emerald Kalama Chemical BV and DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, the latter owns the marketing rights for the feed additive benzoic acid with effect from 15 April 2014. The applicant has submitted documents supporting its claim.
(3)
The proposed change of the terms of the authorisation is purely administrative in nature and does not entail a fresh assessment of the additive concerned. The European Food Safety Authority was informed of the application.
(4)
To allow that feed additive to be marketed under the name of DSM Nutritional Products Ltd it is necessary to change the terms of the authorisations.
(5)
Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 and (EC) No 1138/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the amendments made by this Regulation to Regulations (EC) No 1730/2006 and (EC) No 1138/2007, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period during which existing stocks may be used up.
(7)
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
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1730/2006
In the second column of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1730/2006, the words ‘Emerald Kalama Chemical BV’ are replaced by ‘DSM Nutritional Products Ltd’.
Article 2
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1138/2007
In the second column of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1138/2007, the words ‘Emerald Kalama Chemical BV’ are replaced by ‘DSM Nutritional Products Ltd’.
Article 3
Transitional measures
Existing stocks of the additive which have been produced and labelled before 28 August 2014 in accordance with the rules applicable before that date may continue to be placed on the market and used until they are exhausted.
Article 4
Entry into force
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 August 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 November 2012
on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Food Assistance Convention
(2012/738/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 214(4) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1)
The Union is a Party to the Food Aid Convention 1999 (1) (‘FAC 1999’), which expires on 1 July 2012.
(2)
In accordance with Council Decision 2012/511/EU (2), the Food Assistance Convention (‘the Convention’) was signed on 23 July 2012, subject to its conclusion.
(3)
It is in the interest of the Union to be a Party to the Convention as the latter would help to achieve the humanitarian aid objectives referred to in Article 214(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(4)
The Convention should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Food Assistance Convention (‘the Convention’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The Commission shall decide on the annual commitment to be made on behalf of the Union in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention and shall inform the Secretariat of the Committee thereof.
Article 3
The Commission shall provide annual reports and participate in information sharing on behalf of the Union in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention.
Article 4
The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the deposit of the instrument of approval provided for in Article 12 of the Convention, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Convention (3).
Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 13 November 2012.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1346/2013
of 12 December 2013
establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue marlin in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Spain
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, 12 December 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1211/2014
of 12 November 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, 12 November 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 422/2013
of 7 May 2013
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Fin Gras / Fin Gras du Mézenc (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)
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).
(2)
Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, France’s application to register the name ‘Fin Gras’ / ‘Fin Gras du Mézenc’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3).
(3)
As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name 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, 7 May 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 979/2014
of 16 September 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2)
The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 September 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 698/2013
of 19 July 2013
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
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)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a nomenclature of goods, hereinafter referred to as the Combined Nomenclature, which is set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
(2)
The judgment of the Court of Justice of 17 December 2009 in Joined Cases C-410/08 to C-412/08 (‘Swiss Caps’) presented a new paradigm for the classification of ‘food supplements’.
(3)
On the one hand, paragraph 29 of this judgment states that ‘the intended use of an article may constitute an objective criterion for the classification if it is inherent to the article’. On the other hand, paragraph 32 states that the presentation in capsules is ‘a decisive factor which reveals their function as a food supplement, since it determines the dosage of the edible preparations, the way in which they are absorbed and the place where they are supposed to become active’.
(4)
Consequently, pursuant to the Court's ruling, products that are used as food supplements to maintain general health or well-being and that are presented in capsules are classified under heading 2106 as ‘food preparations not elsewhere specified or included’.
(5)
However, tariff classification problems could occur in case of the classification of products with the same composition, the same purpose, containing a measured dose, but presented in tablets, pastilles or pills.
(6)
Therefore, in order to ensure a consistent interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the classification of food preparations presented in measures doses, such as capsules, tablets, pastilles and pills and which are intended for use as food supplements, should take into account the criteria developed in Joined Cases C-410/08 to C-412/08 (‘Swiss Caps’).
(7)
Consequently, a new Additional Note should be inserted in Chapter 21 of the Combined Nomenclature to ensure a uniform interpretation throughout the territory of the Union.
(8)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Chapter 21 of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, the following Additional Note 5 is inserted:
‘5.
Other food preparations presented in measured doses, such as, capsules, tablets, pastilles and pills, and which are intended for use as food supplements are to be classified under heading 2106, unless elsewhere specified or included.’
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 July 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 538/2013
of 11 June 2013
laying down transitional measures for certain import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for trade in agricultural products between the Union as constituted on 30 June 2013 and Croatia
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
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 41 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Before 1 July 2013, trade in certain agricultural products between the Union and Croatia is subject to the presentation of an import or export licence. From 1 July 2013, those licences can no longer be used for such trade.
(2)
Certain licences and advance-fixing certificates which will be still valid after 30 June 2013 will not have been used at all or will have been used only partially. Commitments entered into in connection with those licences and certificates must be fulfilled failing which the security lodged would be forfeited. Given that such commitments can no longer be fulfilled after the accession of Croatia, it appears necessary to lay down, with effect from the date of that accession, a transitional measure providing for the release of the securities lodged.
(3)
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
At the request of the interested parties, the securities lodged for the issuing of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates, shall be released, under the following conditions:
(a)
the exporting country or the receiving country indicated on the licences or advance-fixing certificates is Croatia. Where the indication exporting country or receiving country is not obligatory on the licence or advance-fixing certificate, the operator shall prove to the satisfaction of the competent authority that the exporting country or the receiving country is Croatia;
(b)
the validity of the licences or advance-fixing certificates does not expire before 1 July 2013;
(c)
the licences or advance-fixing certificates will have been used only partially or not at all by 1 July 2013.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 June 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 22 October 2014
correcting the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/461/EU on a temporary derogation from Council Decision 2013/755/EU, as regards the rules of origin for prepared and preserved shrimps and prawns from Greenland
(2014/736/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (Overseas Association Decision) (1), and in particular Article 16 of Annex VI thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
In all the language versions of Commission Implementing Decision 2014/461/EU (2), part of the Order Number indicated in the table in the Annex to that Decision for the goods covered by the derogation from Decision 2013/755/EU was omitted. The complete Order Number should be 09.0691.
(2)
Operators in the Union cannot claim the benefit of the tariff quota without the exact Order Number entered in Box 39 of the Single Administrative Document referred to in Article 205(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (3) in combination with the corresponding tariff treatment code in Box 36.
(3)
Implementing Decision 2014/461/EU entered into force on 15 July 2014 but applied retroactively from 1 January 2014. This Decision should therefore also apply retroactively from 1 January 2014.
(4)
In order to avoid unnecessary economic consequences for operators, it is necessary to ensure an imminent entry into force so that operators in the Union can claim the benefit of the tariff quota within the shortest delay.
(5)
Implementing Decision 2014/461/EU should therefore be corrected accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In the table in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/461/EU, the Order Number ‘09.xxxx’ is replaced by ‘09.0691’.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
Done at Brussels, 22 October 2014.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 352/2014
of 3 April 2014
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Queso de Murcia (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)
By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ’Queso de Murcia’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1097/2002 (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, 3 April 2014.