coastalcph/lex_glue huggingface dataset:
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 21 December 2011
authorising the placing on the market of a novel chewing gum base as a novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document C(2011) 9680)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2011/882/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 10 October 2007 the company Revolymer Ltd made a request to the competent authorities of the Netherlands to place a novel chewing gum base on the market as a novel food ingredient.
(2)
On 23 April 2009 the competent food assessment body of the Netherlands issued its initial assessment report. In that report it came to the conclusion that the novel chewing gum base can safely be used as a food ingredient.
(3)
The Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to all Member States on 30 April 2009.
(4)
Within the 60-day period laid down in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 reasoned objections to the marketing of the product were raised in accordance with that provision.
(5)
Therefore the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was consulted on 2 July 2010.
(6)
On 25 March 2011, EFSA in the ‘Scientific Opinion on the safety of a “novel chewing gum base (REV-7)” as a novel food ingredient’ (2) came to the conclusion that the novel chewing gum base was safe at the proposed conditions of use and the proposed levels of intake.
(7)
The novel chewing gum base complies with the criteria laid down in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
(8)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The novel chewing gum base as specified in the Annex may be placed on the market in the Union as a novel food ingredient for the use in chewing gums up to a maximum of 8 %.
Article 2
The designation of the novel chewing gum base authorised by this Decision on the labelling of the foodstuff containing it shall be ‘gum base (1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-homopolymer, maleated, esters with polyethylene glycol mono-Me ether)’.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Revolymer Ltd, 1 Newtech Square, Deeside Industrial Park, Deeside, Flintshire CH5 2NT, United Kingdom.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 576/2012
of 28 June 2012
on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 for frozen meat of bovine animals
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 Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 of 19 May 2008 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (3) opens an import tariff quota for beef and veal products.
(2)
The applications for import rights lodged for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 relate to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quantities for which import right applications covered by the quota with the serial number 09.4003 have been lodged for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 under Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 30,632325 %.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 June 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 June 2012.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1130/2010
of 30 November 2010
establishing a prohibition of fishing for Greenland halibut in EU waters of IIa and IV; EU and international waters of Vb and VI 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 53/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (2), lays down quotas for 2010.
(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 2010.
(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 2010 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, 30 November 2010.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 November 2010
on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Slovakia
(2010/682/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), in particular Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA (2), in particular Article 20 and Chapter 4 of the Annex thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
According to the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the legal effects of the acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union adopted prior to the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon are preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of the Treaties.
(2)
Accordingly, Article 25 of Decision 2008/615/JHA is applicable and the Council must unanimously decide whether the Member States have implemented the provisions of Chapter 6 of that Decision.
(3)
Article 20 of Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that decisions referred to in Article 25(2) of Decision 2008/615/JHA are to be taken on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire. With respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Chapter 2 of Decision 2008/615/JHA, the evaluation report is to be based on an evaluation visit and a pilot run.
(4)
According to Chapter 4, point 1.1, of the Annex to Decision 2008/616/JHA, the questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Group concerns each of the automated data exchanges and has to be answered by a Member State as soon as it believes it fulfils the prerequisites for sharing data in the relevant data category.
(5)
Slovakia has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on dactyloscopic data exchange.
(6)
A successful pilot run has been carried out by Slovakia with Austria.
(7)
An evaluation visit has taken place in Slovakia and a report on the evaluation visit has been produced by the Austrian/German evaluation team and forwarded to the relevant Council Working Group.
(8)
An overall evaluation report, summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning dactyloscopic data exchange has been presented to the Council,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the purposes of automated searching of dactyloscopic data, Slovakia has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection of Chapter 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA and is entitled to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Article 9 of that Decision as from the date of the entry into force of this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 8 November 2010.
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 348/2011
of 8 April 2011
implementing Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire (1), and in particular Article 11a(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 12 April 2005, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.
(2)
In view of the developments in Côte d’Ivoire, the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 should be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The entities listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be deleted from the list set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005.
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, 8 April 2011.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 571/2010
of 29 June 2010
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 Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 June 2010.
EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 December 2011
appointing a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
(2011/897/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 283(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.2 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation of the Council of the European Union (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (3),
Whereas:
(1)
By letter dated 10 November 2011, the President of the European Central Bank, Mr Mario DRAGHI announced the decision of Mr Lorenzo BINI SMAGHI to resign from his position on the Executive Board with effect from the end of 31 December 2011. It is therefore necessary to appoint a new member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank.
(2)
The European Council wishes to appoint Mr Benoît COEURÉ who, in its view, fulfils all the requirements set out in Article 283(2) of the Treaty,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Mr Benoît COEURÉ is hereby appointed a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years as from 1 January 2012.
Article 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 2011.
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 December 2010
on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2010/023 ES/Lear from Spain)
(2010/812/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 28 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2), and in particular Article 12(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
(2)
The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.
(3)
The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.
(4)
Spain submitted an application on 23 July 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the enterprise Lear and supplemented it with additional information on 10 August 2010. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 382 200.
(5)
The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Spain,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 382 200 in commitment and payment appropriations.
Article 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Strasbourg, 15 December 2010.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1213/2011
of 23 November 2011
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:
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,
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 hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 November 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 7 August 2012
amending Implementing Decision 2012/262/EU amending Decision 2008/589/EC establishing a specific control and inspection programme related to the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea
(2012/468/EU)
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, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 95 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Decision 2008/589/EC (2) established a specific control and inspection programme applicable for a period of four years to ensure the harmonised implementation of the multiannual plan set up by Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 (3) for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks.
(2)
To address the clerical error occurred during the adoption procedure of Commission Implementing Decision 2012/262/EU (4) and consequently to bring that Decision in conformity with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, the text ‘or likely to be engaged’ should be deleted from paragraph 3 of Article 1 of that Decision.
(3)
Implementing Decision 2012/262/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Decision have been established in concert with the Member States concerned.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Implementing Decision 2012/262/EU is replaced by the following:
‘3. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
“Article 2
Scope
‘3.1. The specific control and inspection programme shall cover control and inspection of:
(a)
fishing activities by vessels referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 and by fishing vessels of all length engaged in the catch of salmon;
(b)
all related activities including the landing, weighing, marketing, transport and storage of fishery products and the recording of landing and sales.
2. The specific control and inspection programme shall apply for five years.” ’
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 7 August 2012.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 674/2012
of 23 July 2012
amending Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste to certain non-OECD countries
(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 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (1), and in particular Article 37 thereof,
After consultation of the countries concerned,
Whereas:
(1)
Annex IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 has been amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 664/2011 of 11 July 2011 (2) on shipments of waste to include certain mixtures of wastes. Consequently, pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, the Commission has sent a written request to each country to which the OECD Decision (3) does not apply, seeking confirmation in writing that those mixtures of wastes, the export of which is not prohibited under Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, may be exported from the European Union for recovery in that country and requesting an indication as to which control procedure, if any, would be followed in the country of destination. The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 of 29 November 2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements of wastes does not apply (4) should therefore be amended to take into account the replies received.
(2)
The Commission has also received further information from several countries relating to other wastes listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 should therefore be amended to take this into account,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the fourteenth 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, 23 July 2012.
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/158/CFSP
of 19 March 2012
amending Decision 2011/173/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 21 March 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/173/CFSP (1).
(2)
On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/173/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 22 March 2013.
(3)
Decision 2011/173/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 6 of Decision 2011/173/CFSP, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
"This Decision shall apply until 22 March 2013.".
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 March 2012.