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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 312/2012
of 9 January 2012
amending Council Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 temporarily suspending autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 of 25 October 2010 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 temporarily suspended customs duties on the imports of certain industrial products into the Azores and Madeira. The goods for agricultural, commercial or industrial use to which the suspension applies are set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 973/2010. The raw materials, parts and components used for agricultural purposes, industrial transformation or maintenance for which the suspension applies are set out in Annex II to that Regulation. Those goods are listed in the Annexes using the codes of the Combined Nomenclature applicable for 2009 as set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1031/2008 (2).
(2)
The Combined Nomenclature has been replaced by Commission Regulation (EU) No 861/2010 of 5 October 2010 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) and by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 of 27 September 2011 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (4). As a consequence of those amendments, certain technical adaptations to the CN codes listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 should be made.
(3)
Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4)
As certain amendments to the CN codes apply from 1 January 2011, the corresponding amendments to Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 should apply from that date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 is amended as follows:
(1)
Annex I is amended as follows:
(a)
the CN codes listed in column 1 are replaced by the CN codes listed in column 2;
1
2
CN codes
CN codes
7612 90 98
7612 90 90
8442 50 23
8442 50 20
8442 50 29
8442 50 20
8451 21 90
8451 21 00
8465 99 90
8465 99 00
8504 32 80
8504 32 00
8515 80 91
8515 80 90
9017 30 10
9017 30 00
(b)
the CN codes listed in column 1 are replaced by the CN codes listed in column 2;
1
2
CN codes
CN codes
7321 81 90
7321 81 00
7323 93 90
7323 93 00
7326 20 80
7326 20 00
9008 10 00
9008 50 00
(2)
in Annex II CN code 7323 99 99 is replaced by CN code 7323 99 00.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
However, Article 1(1)(a) shall apply from 1 January 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 January 2012.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1172/2011
of 16 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 17 November 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 November 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1248/2011
of 29 November 2011
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 which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of 3 months, continue to be invoked by the holder, pursuant to Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(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 issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of 3 months pursuant to Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 November 2011.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 801/2010
of 13 September 2010
implementing Article 10(3) of Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the flag State criteria
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on port State control (1), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Flag State performance is one of the generic parameters determining the risk profile of ships.
(2)
In order to assess the risk profile of a ship, the detention rate within the Union and within the region covered by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on port State control (Paris MoU) should be taken into account.
(3)
It is necessary to build upon the expertise acquired through the application of the Paris MoU with regard to the methodology to be used for assessing flag State performance.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Categorization of flag States based on the detention rates
1. With a view to establishing flag State performance within the meaning of Directive 2009/16/EC, flag States shall be classified into black, grey or white lists, adopted in accordance with the Paris MoU on the basis of the total inspections and detentions over a three year period. Additionally, flag States listed in the black list shall be divided into very high, high, medium to high or medium risk depending on their detention rate. The classification shall be updated yearly.
2. Classification of a flag State into the black, grey or white list requires a minimum of thirty port state control inspections.
3. The methodology and formulas to be used to categorize the flag States shall comply with the flag State criteria as set out in the Annex.
Article 2
Flag State performance based on the IMO audit
The compliance referred to in point (c) (iii) of Part I.1 of Annex I to Directive 2009/16/EC required for ships to be considered as posing a lower risk, shall be regarded as demonstrated when the Commission receives a written confirmation from the flag State that a final audit report has been completed and where relevant, a corrective action plan submitted. Audits carried out before 17 June 2009 shall be taken into account equally.
Article 3
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 September 2010.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 1 October 2010
appointing one Italian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2010/601/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 Italian Government,
Whereas:
(1)
On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU and 2010/29/EU appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015 (1).
(2)
An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of mandate of Mr Salvatore MANGIAFICO,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following is hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as alternate member for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
-
Mr Samuele BALDINI,
Consigliere, Provincia di Firenze
Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 1 October 2010.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 675/2010
of 28 July 2010
entering a name in the register of traditional specialities guaranteed (Traditionally Farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots Pork (TSG))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 of 20 March 2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 and Article 19(3) thereof, the United Kingdom’s application to register the name ‘Traditionally Farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots Pork’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).
(2)
As no objection under Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 has been received by the Commission, this name should be entered in the register.
(3)
The application also requested protection under Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006. That protection should be granted to the name ‘Traditionally Farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots Pork’ in so far as, in the absence of objections, it could not be demonstrated that the name is used in a lawful, renowned and economically significant manner for similar agricultural products or foodstuffs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
Protection as referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 509/2006 shall apply.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 July 2010.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 902/2011
of 7 September 2011
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
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 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2010/11 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 890/2011 (4).
(2)
The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 September 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 September 2011.
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION ATALANTA/4/2011
of 2 December 2011
on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (Atalanta)
(2011/792/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast (1) (Atalanta), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to Article 6(1) of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take decisions on the appointment of the EU Force Commander.
(2)
On 5 July 2011, the PSC adopted Decision Atalanta/3/2011 (2) appointing Rear Admiral Thomas JUGEL as EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast.
(3)
The EU Operation Commander has recommended the appointment of Captain Jorge MANSO as the new EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast.
(4)
The EU Military Committee supports that recommendation.
(5)
In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol (No 22) on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Captain Jorge MANSO is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 6 December 2011.
Done at Brussels, 2 December 2011.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 196/2012
of 8 March 2012
fixing the amount of the carry-over aid and the flat-rate aid for certain fishery products for the 2012 fishing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2814/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of carry-over aid for certain fishery products (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of flat-rate aid for certain fishery products (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that aid may be granted for quantities of certain fresh products withdrawn from the market and either processed to stabilise them and stored or preserved.
(2)
The purpose of that aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers’ organisations to process or preserve products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided.
(3)
The aid level should not be such as to disturb the balance of the market for the products in question or distort competition.
(4)
The aid level should not exceed the technical and financial costs associated with the operations essential to stabilising and storage recorded in the Union during the fishing year preceding the year in question.
(5)
In order not to hinder the operation of the intervention system in the year 2012, this Regulation should apply retroactively from 1 January 2012.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 2012 fishing year, the amounts of the carry-over aid referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, and the amounts of the flat-rate aid referred to in Article 24(4) of that Regulation, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 March 2012.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 421/2010
of 17 May 2010
amending Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 as regards catch limits for capelin in Greenland waters
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009 (1), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The Union’s fishing opportunities for capelin in Greenland waters of ICES zones V and XIV are provisionally laid down in Annex IB to Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 and amount to 0 tonnes. According to Article 5(4) of that Regulation, the Commission is to fix those fishing opportunities as soon as the amount of total allowable catches (TAC) for that fishery has been established.
(2)
Under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other (2), the Union is to receive 7,7 % of the TAC for capelin in Greenland waters of ICES zones V and XIV.
(3)
The Commission received information from the Greenland authorities that the TAC has been fixed at 150 000 tonnes and that Greenland will allocate 11 550 tonnes to the Union in accordance with the share fixed under the Protocol, to be fished until 30 April 2010.
(4)
Having regard to the Agreed Record of Conclusions of fisheries consultations between the Union and Iceland for 2009 signed on 16 October 2009 and in particular the outstanding quantity of 21 624 tonnes of capelin due to Iceland from the previous fishing season, it is appropriate to transfer the fishing opportunities for capelin available to the Union for 2010 to Iceland.
(5)
Annex IB to Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
In order to avoid interruption of fishing activities, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication and apply from 1 January 2010,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Annex IB to Regulation (EU) No 53/2010, the entry concerning the species capelin in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:
‘Species
:
Capelin
Mallotus villosus
Zone
:
Greenland waters of V and XIV
(CAP/514GRN)
EU
11 550 (3)
TAC
Not relevant
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 May 2010.
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 266/2012
of 23 March 2012
implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof.
Whereas:
(1)
On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
(2)
In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria and in accordance with Council Implementing Decision 2012/172/CFSP (2) implementing Decision 2011/782/CFSP (3) concerning restrictive measures against Syria, additional persons and entities should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
(3)
In addition, the entries concerning certain persons and an entity included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The persons and entities listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall be added to the list set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
Article 2
In Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, the entries for the persons and an entity listed in Annex II to this Regulation shall be replaced by the entries as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
The 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, 23 March 2012.