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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/533
of 30 March 2015
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, 30 March 2015.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/352
of 2 March 2015
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2)
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3)
Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4)
It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Article 2
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 March 2015.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 937/2014
of 22 August 2014
establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in areas VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of Ireland
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 August 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 December 2013
amending the Council's Rules of Procedure
(2013/746/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Council's Rules of Procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1)
The first and fourth subparagraphs of Article 3(3) of Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, provide that, until 31 October 2014, when an act is to be adopted by the Council by a qualified majority, and if a member of the Council so requests, it must be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the Union.
(2)
That percentage is calculated according to the population figures set out in Article 1 of Annex III to the Council's Rules of Procedure (the ‘Rules of Procedure’).
(3)
Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure provides that, with effect from 1 January each year, the Council, in accordance with the data available to the Statistical Office of the European Union on 30 September of the preceding year, must amend the figures set out in Article 1 of that Annex.
(4)
The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 October 2014,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 1 of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
For the purposes of implementing Article 16(5) of the TEU and Article 3(3) and (4) of Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions, the total population of each Member State for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 October 2014 shall be as follows:
Member State
Population
(× 1 000)
Germany
80 523,7
France
65 633,2
United Kingdom
63 730,1
Italy
59 685,2
Spain
46 704,3
Poland
38 533,3
Romania
20 057,5
Netherlands
16 779,6
Belgium
11 161,6
Greece
11 062,5
Czech Republic
10 516,1
Portugal
10 487,3
Hungary
9 908,8
Sweden
9 555,9
Austria
8 451,9
Bulgaria
7 284,6
Denmark
5 602,6
Finland
5 426,7
Slovakia
5 410,8
Ireland
4 591,1
Croatia
4 262,1
Lithuania
2 971,9
Slovenia
2 058,8
Latvia
2 023,8
Estonia
1 324,8
Cyprus
865,9
Luxembourg
537,0
Malta
421,4
Total
505 572,5
Threshold (62 %)
313 455,0’.
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, 10 December 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 105/2013
of 4 February 2013
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation of dimethylglycine sodium salt
(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)
Taminco N.V. has submitted an application under Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 proposing to change the name of the holder of the authorisation as regards Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 (2) concerning the 10 year authorisation of dimethylglycine sodium salt, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘other zootechnical additives’.
(2)
The applicant claims that it transformed its legal form into a private limited liability company with effect from 1 October 2012. The applicant has submitted relevant data supporting its request.
(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 the applicant to exploit its marketing rights under the name of Taminco BVBA it is necessary to change the terms of the authorisation.
(5)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the amendment made by this Regulation to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011, 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 the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In column 2 of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 371/2011 the words ‘Taminco N.V.’ are replaced by ‘Taminco BVBA’.
Article 2
Existing stocks of the additive which are in conformity with the provisions applying before the date of entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be placed on the market and used until they are exhausted.
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, 4 February 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 341/2014
of 1 April 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2)
The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 April 2014.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 June 2013
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Canada on customs cooperation with respect to matters related to supply chain security
(2014/941/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4) first subparagraph, 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 and Canada should expand their customs cooperation to cover matters of supply chain security and related risk management with a view to increasing end-to-end supply chain security and at the same time facilitating legitimate trade.
(2)
In accordance with Council Decision 2012/643/EU (1), the Agreement between the European Union and Canada on customs cooperation with respect to matters related to supply chain security (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 4 March 2013, subject to its conclusion.
(3)
The position to be adopted by the Union within the EU-Canada Joint Customs Cooperation Committee (JCCC), when called upon to adopt acts having legal effects, should be decided in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Where necessary, other positions to be taken by the Union within the JCCC should be established by the Council in accordance with Article 16 of the Treaty on European Union.
(4)
The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Union and Canada on customs cooperation with respect to matters related to supply chain security (the ‘Agreement’) 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 designate the person empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the notification provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement (2).
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 27 June 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/430
of 13 March 2015
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, 13 March 2015.
DECISION No 1359/2013/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 17 December 2013
amending Directive 2003/87/EC clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1)
Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) does not specify how volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned are to be distributed over the trading period.
(2)
For the purposes of legal certainty and market predictability, it should be clarified that, in order to ensure the orderly functioning of the market, the Commission is able in exceptional circumstances to adapt the auction timetable pursuant to Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
(3)
Directive 2003/87/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In the first subparagraph of Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC the following sentences are added:
‘Where an assessment shows for the individual industrial sectors that no significant impact on sectors or subsectors exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage is to be expected, the Commission may, in exceptional circumstances, adapt the timetable for the period referred to in Article 13(1) beginning on 1 January 2013 so as to ensure the orderly functioning of the market. The Commission shall make no more than one such adaptation for a maximum number of 900 million allowances.’.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 242/2013
of 18 March 2013
amending for the 189th 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), 7(1)(b) 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 12 March 2013 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to remove one natural person from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply after considering the de-listing request submitted by this person and the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1904(2009).
(3)
Latvia requested that the address details concerning its competent authorities should be amended.
(4)
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:
(1)
Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
(2)
Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 March 2013.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 July 2014
appointing four Irish members and four Irish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2014/515/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 Irish 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. On 20 September 2011, by Council Decision 2011/649/EU (3), Mr Des HURLEY was appointed as member and Ms Catherine YORE was appointed as alternate member until 25 January 2015.
(2)
Four members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Gerry BREEN, Ms Constance HANNIFFY, Mr Des HURLEY and Mr Brian MEANEY.
(3)
Two alternate members' seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Barney STEELE and Ms Catherine YORE.
(4)
Two alternate members' seats will become vacant following the appointment of Ms Maria BYRNE and Ms Mary FREEHILL as members 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 members:
-
Ms Maria BYRNE, Councillor, Limerick City and County Council
-
Mr Eamon DOOLEY, Councillor, Offaly County Council
-
Ms Mary FREEHILL, Councillor, Dublin City Council
-
Mr Neale RICHMOND, Councillor, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council;
and
(b)
as alternate members:
-
Ms Deirdre FORDE, Councillor, Cork County Council
-
Mr Clifford KELLY, Councillor, Cavan County Council
-
Mr Michael MURPHY, Councillor, Tipperary County Council
-
Mr William PATON, Councillor, Carlow County Council.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 30 July 2014.