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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/18

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 140/2012

of 17 February 2012

concerning the authorisation of monensin sodium as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying (holder of authorisation Huvepharma NV Belgium)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.

(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of monensin sodium. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(3) The application concerns the authorisation of monensin sodium as a feed additive for chickens reared for laying, to be classified in the additive category ‘coccidiostats and histomonostats’.

(4) The use of monensin sodium was authorised for 10 years as a feed additive for use in chickens for fattening and turkeys up to 16 weeks by Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/2007 (2).

(5) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 15 November 2011 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use, monensin sodium does not have an adverse effect on human health, animal health or the environment, and that its use is efficacious in controlling eimeria infections. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(6) The assessment of monensin sodium shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

(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

The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘coccidiostats and histomonostats’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 17 February 2012. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.

(2) OJ L 31, 6.2.2007, p. 6.

(3) EFSA Journal 2011; 9(12):2442.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 99/19

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 301/2012

of 2 April 2012

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 three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under 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 three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.

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 April 2012. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Algirdas ŠEMETA Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 75/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 219/2012

of 14 March 2012

correcting the Romanian version of Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of 8 February 1993 laying down Community procedures for contaminants in food (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Romanian language version of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (2) contains three errors which should be corrected.

(2) Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 should therefore be corrected accordingly.

(3) 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

(Concerns only the Romanian language version.)

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 14 March 2012. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 37, 13.2.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 364, 20.12.2006, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 154/20

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 506/2012

of 14 June 2012

entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Kraški pršut (PGI))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Slovenia’s application to register the name ‘Kraški pršut’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2) Pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, a statement of objection was sent to the Commission by Italy on 29 March 2010, substantiated under Article 7(3)(a) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. In its letter dated 14 June 2010, the Commission invited the interested parties to hold appropriate consultations.

(3) An agreement, notified to the Commission on 9 November 2010, was reached between Slovenia and Italy within six months, containing amendments to the initial specification, specifically the removal of the reference to the village of Štanjel.

(4) This removal affects the defined geographical area and cannot therefore be regarded as a minor change.

(5) In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 7(5) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission should once again perform the examination referred to in Article 6(1) of that Regulation.

(6) The application for the registration of the name ‘Kraški pršut’, amended following the agreement between Slovenia and Italy, was therefore republished in the Official Journal of the European Union (3).

(7) 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, 14 June 2012. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2) OJ C 235, 30.9.2009, p. 32.

(3) OJ C 284, 28.9.2011, p. 25.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 151/5

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 491/2012

of 7 June 2012

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 three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under 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 three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.

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, 7 June 2012. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Algirdas ŠEMETA Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
(61)

This scheme cannot be considered a permissible duty drawback system or substitution drawback system within the meaning of point (1)(a)(ii) of Article 3 of the basic Regulation. It does not conform to the strict rules laid down in point (i) of Annex I, Annex II (definition and rules for drawback) and Annex III (definition and rules for substitution drawback) to the basic Regulation. An exporter is under no obligation to actually consume the goods imported free of duty in the production process and the amount of credit is not calculated in relation to actual inputs used. There is no system or procedure in place to confirm which inputs are consumed in the production process of the exported product or whether an excess payment of import duties occurred within the meaning of point (i) of Annex I and Annexes II and III to the basic Regulation. An exporter is eligible for FMS benefits regardless of whether it imports any inputs at all. In order to obtain the benefit, it is sufficient for an exporter to simply export goods without demonstrating that any input material was imported. Thus, even exporters which procure all of their inputs locally and do not import any goods which can be used as inputs are still entitled to benefit from FMS. Moreover, an exporter can use FMS duty credits in order to import capital goods although capital goods are not covered by the scope of permissible duty drawback systems, as set out in point (i) of Annex I to the basic Regulation, because they are not consumed in the production of the exported products.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 198/6

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 679/2012

of 24 July 2012

entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Squacquerone di Romagna (PDO)]

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy's application to register the name ‧Squacquerone di Romagna‧ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2) 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, 24 July 2012. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Dacian CIOLOȘ Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2) OJ C 304, 15.10.2011, p. 19.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 182/27

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 631/2012

of 12 July 2012

amending Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 on the importation of hops from third countries

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), and in particular Article 192(2) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 (2) lists the agencies in third countries which are authorised to issue the attestations accompanying hop products imported from those countries. Those attestations are recognised as equivalent to the certificate provided for in Article 117 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

(2) Argentina has communicated, for the first time, two competent agencies authorised to issue equivalent attestations. These agencies must, therefore, be added to the list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 should be amended accordingly.

(4) 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

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1295/2008 is hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 July 2012. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 45.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 223/2

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 753/2012

of 14 August 2012

entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Bovški sir (PDO))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Slovenia’s application to register the name ‘Bovški sir’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2) 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, 14 August 2012. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Andris PIEBALGS Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2) OJ C 364, 14.12.2011, p. 25.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/8

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 968/2012

of 19 October 2012

adding to the 2012-2013 fishing quota for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay the quantities withheld by France in the fishing season 2011-2012 pursuant to Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) According to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, Member States may ask the Commission, before 31 October of the year of application of a fishing quota allocated to them, to withhold a maximum of 10 % of that quota to be transferred to the following year. The Commission is to add to the relevant quota the quantity withheld.

(2) For the 2011/2012 fishing season, Council Regulation (EU) No 716/2011 (2) allocated to France a quota of 2 970 tonnes of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay.

(3) However, taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 20(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 (3), quota transfers in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and/or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (4), the quota available to France for that stock during the 2011-2012 fishing season amounted to 6 362 tonnes.

(4) At the end of that fishing season France reported catches of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for a total amount of 4 198 tonnes.

(5) France has requested pursuant to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 that part of its anchovy’s quota for the 2011-2012 fishing season be withheld and transferred to the following fishing season. Within the limits indicated by that Regulation, the quantities withheld should be added to the quota established by Council Regulation (EU) No 694/2012 (5) for the 2012-2013 fishing season.

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The fishing quota for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay allocated to France by Regulation (EU) No 694/2012 shall be increased by 636 tonnes.

Country ID Stock Id Species Zone name Final quota 2011/2012 Catches 2011/2012 % final quota Transferred quantity Initial quota 2012/2013 R. 694/2012 Revised quota 2012/2013 FRA ANE/08. Anchovy VIII (Bay of Biscay) 6 362 t 4 198 t 65,9 % 636 t 2 070 t 2 706 t

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, 19 October 2012. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 193, 23.7.2011, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(4) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 203, 31.7.2012, p. 26.