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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 336/20

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2017/2348

of 12 December 2017

establishing a prohibition of fishing for haddock in areas VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Belgium

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 Union 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) 2017/127 (2) lays down quotas for 2017.

(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 2017.

(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 2017 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.

Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 December 2017. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, João AGUIAR MACHADO Director-General Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

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

(2) Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2017, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 343/56

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/2419

of 21 December 2017

establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import rights lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine

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), and in particular Article 188(1) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Ukraine.

(2) The quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2017 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018 exceed 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, calculated in accordance with Article 6(3) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3).

(3) In order to ensure efficient management of the measure, 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 quantities covered by the applications for import rights lodged under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2018 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out 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, 21 December 2017. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Jerzy PLEWA Director-General Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2078 of 18 November 2015 opening and providing for the administration of Union import tariff quotas for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 63).

(3) 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 (OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/17

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2017/2364

of 18 December 2017

amending Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the application thresholds for the procedures for the award of contracts

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 17(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) By Decision 2014/115/EU (2), the Council approved the Protocol amending the Agreement on Government Procurement (‘the Agreement’) (3) concluded in the framework of the World Trade Organisation. The Agreement is a plurilateral instrument and its purpose is to mutually open government procurement markets among its parties. It applies to any procurement contract with a value that reaches or exceeds the amounts (‘thresholds’) set in it and expressed as special drawing rights.

(2) One of the objectives of Directive 2014/25/EU is to allow the contracting entities which apply that Directive to comply at the same time with the obligations laid down in the Agreement. To achieve that, the thresholds laid down by that Directive for public contracts which are also covered by the Agreement should be aligned in order to ensure that they correspond to the euro equivalents, rounded down to the nearest thousand, of the thresholds set out in the Agreement.

(3) For reasons of coherence, it is appropriate to align also the thresholds laid down in Directive 2014/25/EU which are not covered by the Agreement.

(4) Directive 2014/25/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 15 of Directive 2014/25/EU is amended as follows:

(1) in point (a), the amount ‘EUR 418 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 443 000’;

(2) in point (b), the amount ‘EUR 5 225 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 548 000’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2018.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 December 2017. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1) OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243.

(2) Council Decision 2014/115/EU of 2 December 2013 on the conclusion of the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement (OJ L 68, 7.3.2014, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 68, 7.3.2014, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 29/10

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/181

of 27 January 2017

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 Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (1), and in particular Article 57(4) and Article 58(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (2), 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 34(9) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. 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 34(9) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 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, 27 January 2017. For the Commission On behalf of the President Stephen QUEST Director-General Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union

(1) OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1.

(2) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/26

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/119

of 13 January 2017

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Speck Alto Adige/Südtiroler Markenspeck/Südtiroler Speck (PGI)]

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Speck Alto Adige’/‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’/‘Südtiroler Speck’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2) as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1364/2011 (3).

(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.

(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Speck Alto Adige’/‘Südtiroler Markenspeck’/‘Südtiroler Speck’ (PGI) are hereby approved.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 13 January 2017. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Phil HOGAN Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1364/2011 of 19 December 2011 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Speck Alto Adige/Südtiroler Markenspeck/Südtiroler Speck (PGI)] (OJ L 341, 22.12.2011, p. 25).

(4) OJ C 334, 10.9.2016, p. 9.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 38/36

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/255

of 8 February 2017

entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Lucques du Languedoc (PDO))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, France's application to register the name ‘Lucques du Languedoc’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Lucques du Languedoc’ should therefore be entered in the register,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name ‘Lucques du Languedoc’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.

The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).

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, 8 February 2017. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Phil HOGAN Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 374, 13.10.2016, p. 7.

(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/15

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/597

of 15 March 2017

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Estepa (PDO))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Estepa’, registered under Commission Regulation (EU) No 900/2010 (2).

(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.

(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Estepa’ (PDO) are hereby approved.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 March 2017. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Phil HOGAN Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 900/2010 of 8 October 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Estepa (PDO)) (OJ L 266, 9.10.2010, p. 52).

(3) OJ C 453, 3.12.2016, p. 14.
A pair of buckles to be used as a locking mechanism for safety seat belts. Each buckle consists of a metal locking mechanism, a plastic housing, a textile strap, metal connecting elements, and an electric sensor which generates an audio signal when the vehicle safety seat belts are supposed to be, but are not, coupled. In the total composition of the product by weight, carbon steel represents 56 %, plastics 21 %, textiles 13 % and other materials 10 %. It is an element of a seat belt assembly used, for example, for seats of a motor vehicle. See image (*1).

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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 120/7

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/794

of 10 May 2017

approving silicon dioxide Kieselguhr as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in articular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 (2) establishes a list of existing active substances to be evaluated for their possible approval for use in biocidal products. That list includes silicon dioxide Kieselguhr.

(2) Silicon dioxide Kieselguhr has been evaluated for use in products of product-type 18, insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods, as described in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.

(3) France was designated as evaluating competent authority and submitted the assessment report together with its recommendations on 18 December 2015.

(4) In accordance with Article 7(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency was formulated on 11 October 2016 by the Biocidal Products Committee, having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating competent authority.

(5) According to that opinion, biocidal products of product-type 18 containing silicon dioxide Kieselguhr may be expected to satisfy the criteria of Article 19(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, provided that certain specifications and conditions concerning their use are complied with.

(6) It is therefore appropriate to approve silicon dioxide Kieselguhr for use in biocidal products of product-type 18, subject to compliance with certain specifications and conditions.

(7) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is approved in order to permit interested parties to take the preparatory measures necessary to meet the new requirements.

(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Silicon dioxide Kieselguhr is approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.

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, 10 May 2017. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1) OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 294, 10.10.2014, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 128/9

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/854

of 18 May 2017

conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Darnibole’ (PDO)

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), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the United Kingdom's application to register the name ‘Darnibole’ was examined by the Commission and subsequently published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2) No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(3) In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Darnibole’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of the Regulation.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name ‘Darnibole’ (PDO) is hereby protected.

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, 18 May 2017. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude JUNCKER

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2) OJ C 457, 8.12.2016, p. 3.
A product in the form of a fine, white, odourless powder consisting of microspheres (particle size < 10 μm) with a density of approximately 2,1-2,5 g/cm3. The microspheres consist of nepheline or nepheline syenite that has been heated to make the material more ellipse-shaped and to round off the rough edges. As a result of this process, the nepheline or nepheline syenite forms a glassy surface. Nepheline and nepheline syenite are sodium potassium aluminosilicates. The product is used as an additive for paints, coatings and films in order to reduce volatile organic compound levels, increase filler loadings, improve hardness, and add burnish, scrub and abrasion resistance.

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