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Official Journal of the European Union, L 254, 3 October 2022
Official Journal of the European Union, L 254, 3 October 2022
Official Journal of the European Union, L 254, 3 October 2022
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period. The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
II Non-legislative acts
REGULATIONS
3.10.2022 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 254/1 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1840
of 26 September 2022
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Αρνάκι Λήμνου / Arnaki Limnou’ (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:
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Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Greece’s application to register the name ‘Αρνάκι Λήμνου / Arnaki Limnou’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2). |
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As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Αρνάκι Λήμνου / Arnaki Limnou’ should therefore be entered in the register, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name ‘Αρνάκι Λήμνου / Arnaki Limnou’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.1. – Fresh meat (and offal), 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, 26 September 2022.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 229, 14.6.2022, p. 29.
(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).
3.10.2022 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 254/3 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/1841
of 30 September 2022
amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 laying down special control measures for African swine fever
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (1), and in particular Article 71(3) thereof,
Whereas:
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African swine fever is an infectious viral disease affecting kept and wild porcine animals and can have a severe impact on the concerned animal population and the profitability of farming causing disturbance to movements of consignments of those animals and products thereof within the Union and exports to third countries. |
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 (2) was adopted within the framework of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, and it lays down special disease control measures regarding African swine fever to be applied for a limited period of time by the Member States listed in Annex I thereto (the Member States concerned), in restricted zones I, II and III listed in that Annex. |
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The areas listed as restricted zones I, II and III in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 are based on the epidemiological situation of African swine fever in the Union. Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 was last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1617 (3) following changes in the epidemiological situation as regards that disease in Germany, Poland and Slovakia. |
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Any amendments to restricted zones I, II and III in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 should be based on the epidemiological situation as regards African swine fever in the areas affected by that disease and the overall epidemiological situation of African swine fever in the Member State concerned, the level of risk for the further spread of that disease, as well as scientifically based principles and criteria for geographically defining zoning due to African swine fever and the Union’s guidelines agreed with the Member States at the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed and publicly available on the Commission’s website (4). Such amendments should also take account of international standards, such as the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (5) of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) and justifications for zoning provided by the competent authorities of the Member States concerned. |
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Since the date of adoption of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1617 there has been a new outbreak of African swine fever in kept porcine animals in Lithuania. |
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In September 2022, one outbreak of African swine fever in kept porcine animals was observed in the Taurages county in Lithuania in an area currently listed as restricted zone II in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605. This new outbreak of African swine fever in kept porcine animals constitutes an increased level of risk, which should be reflected in that Annex. Accordingly, this area of Lithuania currently listed as restricted zone II in that Annex, should now be listed as restricted zone III in that Annex instead of as restricted zone II thereof and the current boundaries of restricted zone II also need to be redefined to take account of this recent outbreak. |
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Following this recent outbreak of African swine fever in kept porcine animals in Lithuania and taking into account the current epidemiological situation as regards African swine fever in the Union, zoning in this Member State has been reassessed and updated. In addition, the risk management measures in place have also been reassessed and updated. These changes should be reflected in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605. |
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In order to take account of the recent developments in the epidemiological situation of African swine fever in the Union, and in order to combat the risks associated with the spread of that disease in a proactive manner, new restricted zones of a sufficient size should be demarcated for Lithuania and duly listed as restricted II and III in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605. As the situation as regards African swine fever is very dynamic in the Union, when demarcating those new restricted zones, account has been taken of the situation in the surrounding areas. |
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Given the urgency of the epidemiological situation in the Union as regards the spread of African swine fever, it is important that the amendments to be made to Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 by this Implementing Regulation take effect as soon as possible. |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 September 2022.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 of 7 April 2021 laying down special control measures for African swine fever (OJ L 129, 15.4.2021, p. 1).
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1617 of 19 September 2022 amending Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 laying down special control measures for African swine fever (OJ L 243, 20.9.2022, p. 47).
(4) Working Document SANTE/7112/2015/Rev. 3 ‘Principles and criteria for geographically defining ASF regionalisation’. https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/animal-diseases/control-measures/asf_en
(5) OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 29th Edition, 2021. Volumes I and II ISBN 978-92-95115-40-8; https://www.woah.org/en/what-we-do/standards/codes-and-manuals/terrestrial-code-online-access/
ANNEX
Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/605 is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX I
RESTRICTED ZONES
PART I
1. Germany
The following restricted zones I in Germany:
Bundesland Brandenburg:
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Bundesland Sachsen:
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Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
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2. Estonia
The following restricted zones I in Estonia:
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Hiiu maakond. |
3. Greece
The following restricted zones I in Greece:
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in the regional unit of Drama:
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in the regional unit of Xanthi:
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in the regional unit of Rodopi:
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in the regional unit of Evros:
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in the regional unit of Serres:
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4. Latvia
The following restricted zones I in Latvia:
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Dienvidkurzemes novada, Grobiņas pagasts, Nīcas pagasta daļa uz ziemeļiem no apdzīvotas vietas Bernāti, autoceļa V1232, A11, V1222, Bārtas upes, Otaņķu pagasts, Grobiņas pilsēta, |
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Ropažu novada Stopiņu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz rietumiem no autoceļa V36, P4 un P5, Acones ielas, Dauguļupes ielas un Dauguļupītes. |
5. Lithuania
The following restricted zones I in Lithuania:
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Kalvarijos savivaldybė, |
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Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybė: Agluonėnų, Dovilų, Gargždų, Priekulės, Vėžaičių, Kretingalės ir Dauparų-Kvietinių seniūnijos, |
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Marijampolės savivaldybė išskyrus Šumskų ir Sasnavos seniūnijos, |
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Palangos miesto savivaldybė, |
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Vilkaviškio rajono savivaldybė: Bartninkų, Gražiškių, Keturvalakių, Pajevonio, Virbalio, Vištyčio seniūnijos. |
6. Hungary
The following restricted zones I in Hungary:
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Békés megye 950950, 950960, 950970, 951950, 952050, 952750, 952850, 952950, 953050, 953150, 953650, 953660, 953750, 953850, 953960, 954250, 954260, 954350, 954450, 954550, 954650, 954750, 954850, 954860, 954950, 955050, 955150, 955250, 955260, 955270, 955350, 955450, 955510, 955650, 955750, 955760, 955850, 955950, 956050, 956060, 956150 és 956160 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Bács-Kiskun megye 600150, 600850, 601550, 601650, 601660, 601750, 601850, 601950, 602050, 603250, 603750 és 603850 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Budapest 1 kódszámú, vadgazdálkodási tevékenységre nem alkalmas területe, |
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Csongrád-Csanád megye 800150, 800160, 800250, 802220, 802260, 802310 és 802450 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Fejér megye 400150, 400250, 400351, 400352, 400450, 400550, 401150, 401250, 401350, 402050, 402350, 402360, 402850, 402950, 403050, 403450, 403550, 403650, 403750, 403950, 403960, 403970, 404650, 404750, 404850, 404950, 404960, 405050, 405750, 405850, 405950, |
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406050, 406150, 406550, 406650 és 406750 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Győr-Moson-Sopron megye 100550, 100650, 100950, 101050, 101350, 101450, 101550, 101560 és 102150 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye 750150, 750160, 750260, 750350, 750450, 750460, 754450, 754550, 754560, 754570, 754650, 754750, 754950, 755050, 755150, 755250, 755350 és 755450 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Komárom-Esztergom megye 250150, 250250, 250450, 250460, 250550, 250650, 250750, 251050, 251150, 251250, 251350, 251360, 251650, 251750, 251850, 252250, kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Pest megye 571550, 572150, 572250, 572350, 572550, 572650, 572750, 572850, 572950, 573150, 573250, 573260, 573350, 573360, 573450, 573850, 573950, 573960, 574050, 574150, 574350, 574360, 574550, 574650, 574750, 574850, 574860, 574950, 575050, 575150, 575250, 575350, 575550, 575650, 575750, 575850, 575950, 576050, 576150, 576250, 576350, 576450, 576650, 576750, 576850, 576950, 577050, 577150, 577350, 577450, 577650, 577850, 577950, 578050, 578150, 578250, 578350, 578360, 578450, 578550, 578560, 578650, 578850, 578950, 579050, 579150, 579250, 579350, 579450, 579460, 579550, 579650, 579750, 580250 és 580450 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe. |
7. Poland
The following restricted zones I in Poland:
w województwie kujawsko - pomorskim:
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w województwie warmińsko-mazurskim:
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w województwie podlaskim:
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w województwie mazowieckim:
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w województwie podkarpackim:
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w województwie świętokrzyskim:
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w województwie łódzkim:
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w województwie śląskim:
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w województwie pomorskim:
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w województwie lubuskim:
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w województwie dolnośląskim:
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w województwie wielkopolskim:
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w województwie opolskim:
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w województwie zachodniopomorskim:
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w województwie małopolskim:
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8. Slovakia
The following restricted zones I in Slovakia:
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in the district of Nové Zámky, Sikenička, Pavlová, Bíňa, Kamenín, Kamenný Most, Malá nad Hronom, Belá, Ľubá, Šarkan, Gbelce, Bruty, Mužla, Obid, Štúrovo, Nána, Kamenica nad Hronom, Chľaba, Leľa, Bajtava, Salka, Malé Kosihy, |
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in the district of Veľký Krtíš, the municipalities of Ipeľské Predmostie, Veľká nad Ipľom, Hrušov, Kleňany, Sečianky, |
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in the district of Levice, the municipalities of Keť, Čata, Pohronský Ruskov, Hronovce, Želiezovce, Zalaba, Malé Ludince, Šalov, Sikenica, Pastovce, Bielovce, Ipeľský Sokolec, Lontov, Kubáňovo, Sazdice, Demandice, Dolné Semerovce, Vyškovce nad Ipľom, Preseľany nad Ipľom, Hrkovce, Tupá, Horné Semerovce, Hokovce, Slatina, Horné Turovce, Veľké Turovce, Šahy, Tešmak, Plášťovce, Ipeľské Uľany, Bátovce, Pečenice, Jabloňovce, Bohunice, Pukanec, Uhliská, |
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in the district of Krupina, the municipalities of Dudince, Terany, Hontianske Moravce, Sudince, Súdovce, Lišov, |
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the whole district of Ružomberok, |
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in the region of Turčianske Teplice, municipalties of Turček, Horná Štubňa, Čremošné, Háj, Rakša, Mošovce, |
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in the district of Martin, municipalties of Blatnica, Folkušová, Necpaly, |
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in the district of Dolný Kubín, the municipalities of Kraľovany, Žaškov, Jasenová, Vyšný Kubín, Oravská Poruba, Leštiny, Osádka, Malatiná, Chlebnice, Krivá, |
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in the district of Tvrdošín, the municipalities of Oravský Biely Potok, Habovka, Zuberec, |
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in the district of Žarnovica, the municipalities of Rudno nad Hronom, Voznica, Hodruša-Hámre, |
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the whole district of Žiar nad Hronom, except municipalities included in zone II. |
9. Italy
The following restricted zones I in Italy:
Piedmont Region:
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Liguria Region:
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Emilia-Romagna Region:
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Lombardia Region:
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Lazio Region:
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Abruzzo Region:
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PART II
1. Bulgaria
The following restricted zones II in Bulgaria:
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the whole region of Haskovo, |
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the whole region of Yambol, |
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the whole region of Stara Zagora, |
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the whole region of Pernik, |
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the whole region of Kyustendil, |
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the whole region of Plovdiv, excluding the areas in Part III, |
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the whole region of Pazardzhik, excluding the areas in Part III, |
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the whole region of Smolyan, |
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the whole region of Dobrich, |
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the whole region of Sofia city, |
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the whole region of Sofia Province, |
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the whole region of Blagoevgrad excluding the areas in Part III, |
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the whole region of Razgrad, |
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the whole region of Kardzhali, |
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the whole region of Burgas, |
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the whole region of Varna excluding the areas in Part III, |
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the whole region of Silistra, |
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the whole region of Ruse, |
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the whole region of Veliko Tarnovo, |
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the whole region of Pleven, |
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the whole region of Targovishte, |
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the whole region of Shumen, |
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the whole region of Sliven, |
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the whole region of Vidin, |
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the whole region of Gabrovo, |
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the whole region of Lovech, |
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the whole region of Montana, |
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the whole region of Vratza. |
2. Germany
The following restricted zones II in Germany:
Bundesland Brandenburg:
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Bundesland Sachsen:
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Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:
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3. Estonia
The following restricted zones II in Estonia:
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Eesti Vabariik (välja arvatud Hiiu maakond). |
4. Latvia
The following restricted zones II in Latvia:
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Aizkraukles novads, |
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Alūksnes, novada Alsviķu, Annas, Ilzenes, Jaunalūksnes, Jaunlaicenes, Kalncempju, Liepnas, Malienas, Mālupes, Mārkalnes, Pededzes, Veclaicenes, Zeltiņu, Ziemera pagasts, Jaunannas pagasta daļa uz ziemeļrietumiem no Pededzes upes, Alūksnes pilsēta, |
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Augšdaugavas novads, |
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Ādažu novads, |
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Balvu, novada Baltinavas, Bērzpils, Briežuciema, Krišjāņu, Kupravas, Lazdukalna, Lazdulejas, Medņevas, Rugāju, Susāju, Šķilbēnu, Tilžas, Vectilžas, Vecumu, Žīguru, Viļakas pilsēta, |
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Bauskas novads, |
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Cēsu novads, |
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Dienvidkurzemes novada Aizputes, Cīravas, Lažas, Durbes, Dunalkas, Tadaiķu, Vecpils, Bārtas, Sakas, Bunkas, Priekules, Gramzdas, Kalētu, Virgas, Dunikas, Vaiņodes, Gaviezes, Rucavas, Vērgales, Medzes pagasts, Nīcas pagasta daļa uz dienvidiem no apdzīvotas vietas Bernāti, autoceļa V1232, A11, V1222, Bārtas upes, Embūtes pagasta daļa uz dienvidiem no autoceļa P116, P106, autoceļa no apdzīvotas vietas Dinsdurbe, Kalvenes pagasta daļa uz rietumiem no ceļa pie Vārtājas upes līdz autoceļam A9, uz dienvidiem no autoceļa A9, uz rietumiem no autoceļa V1200, Kazdangas pagasta daļa uz rietumiem no ceļa V1200, P115, P117, V1296, Aizputes, Durbes, Pāvilostas, Priekules pilsēta, |
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Dobeles novads, |
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Gulbenes, novada Beļavas, Daukstu, Druvienas, Galgauskas, Jaungulbenes, Lejasciema, Lizuma, Līgo, Rankas, Stāmerienas, Stradu, Tirzas pagasts, Litenes pagasta daļa uz rietumiem no Pededzes upes, Gulbenes pilsēta, |
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Jelgavas novads, |
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Jēkabpils novads, |
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Krāslavas novads, |
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Kuldīgas novada Alsungas, Gudenieku, Kurmāles, Rendas, Kabiles, Vārmes, Pelču, Snēpeles, Turlavas, Raņķu, Skrundas pagasts, Laidu pagasta daļa uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa V1296, Ēdoles pagasta daļa uz rietumiem no autoceļa V1269, V1271, V1288, P119, Īvandes pagasta daļa uz dienvidiem no autoceļa P119, Rumbas pagasta daļa uz dienvidiem no autoceļa P120, Kuldīgas pilsēta, |
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Ķekavas novads, |
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Limbažu novads, |
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Līvānu novads, |
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Ludzas novads, |
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Madonas novads, |
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Mārupes novads, |
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Ogres novads, |
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Olaines novads, |
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Preiļu, novada Aglonas, Aizkalnes, Pelēču, Preiļu, Riebiņu, Rožkalnu, Saunas, Sīļukalna, Stabulnieku, Upmalas, Vārkavas pagasts, Galēnu pagasta daļa uz rietumiem no autoceļa V740, V595, Rušonas pagasta daļa uz dienvidiem no autoceļa V742, Preiļu pilsēta, |
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Rēzeknes, novada Audriņu, Bērzgales, Čornajas, Dekšāres, Dricānu, Gaigalavas, Griškānu, Ilzeskalna, Kantinieku, Kaunatas, Lendžu, Mākoņkalna, Nagļu, Nautrēnu, Ozolaines, Ozolmuižas, Pušas, Rikavas, Sakstagala, Sokolku, Stoļerovas, Stružānu, Vērēmu, Viļānu pagasts, Lūznavas pagasta daļa uz austrumiem no autoceļa A13 līdz apdzīvotai vietai Vertukšne, uz austrumiem no Vertukšnes ezera, Maltas pagasta daļa uz austrumiem no autoceļa Vertukšne – Rozentova un uz austrumiem no autoceļa P56, P57, V569, Feimaņu pagasta daļa uz dienvidiem no autoceļa V577, V742, Viļānu pilsēta, |
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Ropažu novada Garkalnes, Ropažu pagasts, Stopiņu pagasta daļa, kas atrodas uz austrumiem no autoceļa V36, P4 un P5, Acones ielas, Dauguļupes ielas un Dauguļupītes, Vangažu pilsēta, |
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Salaspils novads, |
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Saldus novads, |
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Saulkrastu novads, |
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Siguldas novads, |
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Smiltenes novads, |
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Talsu novads, |
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Tukuma novads, |
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Valkas novads, |
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Valmieras novads, |
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Varakļānu novads, |
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Ventspils novada Ances, Popes, Puzes, Tārgales, Vārves, Užavas, Usmas, Jūrkalnes pagasts, Ugāles pagasta daļa uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa V1347, uz austrumiem no autoceļa P123, Ziru pagasta daļa uz rietumiem no autoceļa V1269, P108, Piltenes pagasta daļa uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa V1310, V1309, autoceļa līdz Ventas upei, Piltenes pilsēta, |
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Daugavpils valstspilsētas pašvaldība, |
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Jelgavas valstspilsētas pašvaldība, |
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Jūrmalas valstspilsētas pašvaldība, |
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Rēzeknes valstspilsētas pašvaldība. |
5. Lithuania
The following restricted zones II in Lithuania:
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Alytaus miesto savivaldybė, |
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Alytaus rajono savivaldybė, |
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Anykščių rajono savivaldybė, |
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Akmenės rajono savivaldybė, |
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Birštono savivaldybė, |
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Biržų miesto savivaldybė, |
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Biržų rajono savivaldybė, |
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Druskininkų savivaldybė, |
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Elektrėnų savivaldybė, |
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Ignalinos rajono savivaldybė, |
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Jonavos rajono savivaldybė, |
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Joniškio rajono savivaldybė, |
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Jurbarko rajono savivaldybė: Eržvilko, Juodaičių, Seredžiaus, Smalininkų ir Viešvilės seniūnijos, |
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Kaišiadorių rajono savivaldybė, |
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Kauno miesto savivaldybė, |
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Kauno rajono savivaldybė, |
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Kazlų rūdos savivaldybė: Kazlų Rūdos seniūnija, išskyrus vakarinė dalis iki kelio 2602 ir 183, Plutiškių seniūnija. |
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Kelmės rajono savivaldybė, |
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Kėdainių rajono savivaldybė, |
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Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybė: Judrėnų, Endriejavo ir Veiviržėnų seniūnijos, |
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Kupiškio rajono savivaldybė, |
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Kretingos rajono savivaldybė, |
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Lazdijų rajono savivaldybė, |
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Mažeikių rajono savivaldybė, |
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Molėtų rajono savivaldybė: Alantos, Balninkų, Čiulėnų, Inturkės, Joniškio, Luokesos, Mindūnų, Suginčių ir Videniškių seniūnijos, |
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Pagėgių savivaldybė, |
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Pakruojo rajono savivaldybė, |
— |
Panevėžio rajono savivaldybė, |
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Panevėžio miesto savivaldybė, |
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Pasvalio rajono savivaldybė, |
— |
Radviliškio rajono savivaldybė, |
— |
Rietavo savivaldybė, |
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Prienų rajono savivaldybė, |
— |
Plungės rajono savivaldybė, |
— |
Raseinių rajono savivaldybė, |
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Rokiškio rajono savivaldybė, |
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Skuodo rajono savivaldybė, |
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Šakių rajono savivaldybė: Kriūkų, Lekėčių ir Lukšių seniūnijos, |
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Šalčininkų rajono savivaldybė, |
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Šiaulių miesto savivaldybė, |
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Šiaulių rajono savivaldybė, |
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Šilutės rajono savivaldybė, |
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Širvintų rajono savivaldybė: Čiobiškio, Gelvonų, Jauniūnų, Kernavės, Musninkų ir Širvintų seniūnijos, |
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Šilalės rajono savivaldybė, |
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Švenčionių rajono savivaldybė, |
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Tauragės rajono savivaldybė, |
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Telšių rajono savivaldybė, |
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Trakų rajono savivaldybė, |
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Ukmergės rajono savivaldybė: Deltuvos, Lyduokių, Pabaisko, Pivonijos, Siesikų, Šešuolių, Taujėnų, Ukmergės miesto, Veprių, Vidiškių ir Žemaitkiemo seniūnijos, |
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Utenos rajono savivaldybė, |
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Varėnos rajono savivaldybė, |
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Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė, |
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Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė: Avižienių, Bezdonių, Buivydžių, Dūkštų, Juodšilių, Kalvelių, Lavoriškių, Maišiagalos, Marijampolio, Medininkų, Mickūnų, Nemenčinės, Nemenčinės miesto, Nemėžio, Pagirių, Riešės, Rudaminos, Rukainių, Sudervės, Sužionių, Šatrininkų ir Zujūnų seniūnijos, |
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Visagino savivaldybė, |
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Zarasų rajono savivaldybė. |
6. Hungary
The following restricted zones II in Hungary:
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Békés megye 950150, 950250, 950350, 950450, 950550, 950650, 950660, 950750, 950850, 950860, 951050, 951150, 951250, 951260, 951350, 951450, 951460, 951550, 951650, 951750, 952150, 952250, 952350, 952450, 952550, 952650, 953250, 953260, 953270, 953350, 953450, 953550, 953560, 953950, 954050, 954060, 954150, 956250, 956350, 956450, 956550, 956650 és 956750 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye valamennyi vadgazdálkodási egységének teljes területe, |
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Fejér megye 403150, 403160, 403250, 403260, 403350, 404250, 404550, 404560, 404570, 405450, 405550, 405650, 406450 és 407050 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Hajdú-Bihar megye valamennyi vadgazdálkodási egységének teljes területe, |
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Heves megye valamennyi vadgazdálkodási egységének teljes területe, |
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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye 750250, 750550, 750650, 750750, 750850, 750970, 750980, 751050, 751150, 751160, 751250, 751260, 751350, 751360, 751450, 751460, 751470, 751550, 751650, 751750, 751850, 751950, 752150, 752250, 752350, 752450, 752460, 752550, 752560, 752650, 752750, 752850, 752950, 753060, 753070, 753150, 753250, 753310, 753450, 753550, 753650, 753660, 753750, 753850, 753950, 753960, 754050, 754150, 754250, 754360, 754370, 754850, 755550, 755650 és 755750 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Komárom-Esztergom megye: 250350, 250850, 250950, 251450, 251550, 251950, 252050, 252150, 252350, 252450, 252460, 252550, 252650, 252750, 252850, 252860, 252950, 252960, 253050, 253150, 253250, 253350, 253450 és 253550 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Nógrád megye valamennyi vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Pest megye 570150, 570250, 570350, 570450, 570550, 570650, 570750, 570850, 570950, 571050, 571150, 571250, 571350, 571650, 571750, 571760, 571850, 571950, 572050, 573550, 573650, 574250, 577250, 580050 és 580150 kódszámú vadgazdálkodási egységeinek teljes területe, |
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Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megye valamennyi vadgazdálkodási egységének teljes területe. |
7. Poland
The following restricted zones II in Poland:
w województwie warmińsko-mazurskim:
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w województwie podlaskim:
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w województwie mazowieckim:
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w województwie lubelskim:
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w województwie podkarpackim:
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w województwie małopolskim:
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w województwie pomorskim:
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w województwie świętokrzyskim:
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w województwie lubuskim:
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w województwie dolnośląskim:
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w województwie wielkopolskim:
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w województwie łódzkim:
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w województwie zachodniopomorskim:
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w województwie opolskim:
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8. Slovakia
The following restricted zones II in Slovakia:
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the whole district of Gelnica except municipalities included in zone III, |
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the whole district of Poprad |
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the whole district of Spišská Nová Ves, |
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the whole district of Levoča, |
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the whole district of Kežmarok |
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in the whole district of Michalovce except municipalities included in zone III, |
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the whole district of Košice-okolie, |
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the whole district of Rožnava, |
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the whole city of Košice, |
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in the district of Sobrance: Remetské Hámre, Vyšná Rybnica, Hlivištia, Ruská Bystrá, Podhoroď, Choňkovce, Ruský Hrabovec, Inovce, Beňatina, Koňuš, |
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the whole district of Vranov nad Topľou, |
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the whole district of Humenné except municipalities included in zone III, |
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the whole district of Snina, |
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the whole district of Prešov except municipalities included in zone III, |
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the whole district of Sabinov except municipalities included in zone III, |
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the whole district of Svidník, except municipalities included in zone III, |
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the whole district of Stropkov, except municipalities included in zone III, |
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the whole district of Bardejov, |
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the whole district of Stará Ľubovňa, |
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the whole district of Revúca, |
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the whole district of Rimavská Sobota except municipalities included in zone III, |
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in the district of Veľký Krtíš, the whole municipalities not included in part I, |
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the whole district of Lučenec, |
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the whole district of Poltár, |
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the whole district of Zvolen, except municipalities included in zone III, |
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the whole district of Detva, |
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the whole district of Krupina, except municipalities included in zone I, |
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the whole district of Banska Stiavnica, |
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in the district of Žiar nad Hronom the municipalities of Hronská Dúbrava, Trnavá Hora, |
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the whole district of Banska Bystica, except municipalities included in zone III, |
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the whole district of Brezno, |
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the whole district of Liptovsky Mikuláš, |
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the whole district of Trebišov’. |
9. Italy
The following restricted zones II in Italy:
Piedmont Region:
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Liguria Region:
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Lazio Region:
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PART III
1. Bulgaria
The following restricted zones III in Bulgaria:
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in Blagoevgrad region:
|
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the Pazardzhik region:
|
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in Plovdiv region
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in Varna region:
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2. Germany
The following restricted zones III in Germany:
Bundesland Brandenburg:
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3. Italy
The following restricted zones III in Italy:
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Sardinia Region: the whole territory |
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Lazio Region: the Area of the Municipality of Rome within the administrative boundaries of the Local Heatlh Unit “ASL RM1”. |
4. Latvia
The following restricted zones III in Latvia:
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Dienvidkurzemes novada Embūtes pagasta daļa uz ziemeļiem autoceļa P116, P106, autoceļa no apdzīvotas vietas Dinsdurbe, Kalvenes pagasta daļa uz austrumiem no ceļa pie Vārtājas upes līdz autoceļam A9, uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa A9, uz austrumiem no autoceļa V1200, Kazdangas pagasta daļa uz austrumiem no ceļa V1200, P115, P117, V1296, |
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Kuldīgas novada Rudbāržu, Nīkrāces, Padures, Raņķu, Skrundas pagasts, Laidu pagasta daļa uz dienvidiem no autoceļa V1296, Ēdoles pagasta daļa uz austrumiem no autoceļa V1269, V1271, V1288, P119, Īvandes pagasta daļa uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa P119, Rumbas pagasta daļa uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa P120, Skrundas pilsēta, |
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Ventspils novada Zlēku pagasts, Ugāles pagasta daļa uz dienvidiem no autoceļa V1347, uz rietumiem no autoceļa P123, Ziru pagasta daļa uz austrumiem no autoceļa V1269, P108, Piltenes pagasta daļa uz dienvidiem no autoceļa V1310, V1309, autoceļa līdz Ventas upei, |
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Alūksnes novada Jaunannas pagasta daļa uz dienvidaustrumiem no Pededzes upes, |
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Balvu novada Kubulu, Vīksnas, Bērzkalnes, Balvu pagasts, Balvu pilsēta, |
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Gulbenes novada Litenes pagasta daļa uz austrumiem no Pededzes upes, |
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Preiļu novada Silajāņu pagasts, Galēnu pagasta daļa uz austrumiem no autoceļa V740, V595, Rušonas pagasta daļa uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa V742, |
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Rēzeknes novada Silmalas pagasts, Lūznavas pagasta daļa uz rietumiem no autoceļa A13 līdz apdzīvotai vietai Vertukšne, uz rietumiem no Vertukšnes ezera, Maltas pagasta daļa uz rietumiem no autoceļa Vertukšne – Rozentova un uz rietumiem no autoceļa P56, P57, V569, Feimaņu pagasta daļa uz ziemeļiem no autoceļa V577, V742. |
5. Lithuania
The following restricted zones III in Lithuania:
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Jurbarko rajono savivaldybė: Jurbarko miesto seniūnija, Girdžių, Jurbarkų Raudonės, Skirsnemunės, Veliuonos ir Šimkaičių seniūnijos, |
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Molėtų rajono savivaldybė: Dubingių ir Giedraičių seniūnijos, |
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Marijampolės savivaldybė: Sasnavos ir Šunskų seniūnijos, |
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Šakių rajono savivaldybė: Barzdų, Gelgaudiškio, Griškabūdžio, Kidulių, Kudirkos Naumiesčio, Sintautų, Slavikų, Sudargo, Šakių, Plokščių ir Žvirgždaičių seniūnijos. |
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Kazlų rūdos savivaldybė: Antanavos, Jankų ir Kazlų Rūdos seniūnijos: vakarinė dalis iki kelio 2602 ir 183, |
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Vilkaviškio rajono savivaldybė: Gižų, Kybartų, Klausučių, Pilviškių, Šeimenos ir Vilkaviškio miesto seniūnijos. |
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Širvintų rajono savivaldybė: Alionių ir Zibalų seniūnijos, |
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Ukmergės rajono savivaldybė: Želvos seniūnija, |
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Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė: Paberžės seniūnija. |
6. Poland
The following restricted zones III in Poland:
w województwie zachodniopomorskim:
|
w województwie warmińsko-mazurskim:
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w województwie lubelskim:
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w województwie podkarpackim:
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w województwie lubuskim:
|
w województwie wielkopolskim:
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w województwie dolnośląskim:
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w województwie świętokrzyskim:
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w województwie małopolskim:
|
7. Romania
The following restricted zones III in Romania:
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Zona orașului București, |
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Județul Constanța, |
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Județul Satu Mare, |
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Județul Tulcea, |
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Județul Bacău, |
— |
Județul Bihor, |
— |
Județul Bistrița Năsăud, |
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Județul Brăila, |
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Județul Buzău, |
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Județul Călărași, |
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Județul Dâmbovița, |
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Județul Galați, |
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Județul Giurgiu, |
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Județul Ialomița, |
— |
Județul Ilfov, |
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Județul Prahova, |
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Județul Sălaj, |
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Județul Suceava |
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Județul Vaslui, |
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Județul Vrancea, |
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Județul Teleorman, |
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Judeţul Mehedinţi, |
— |
Județul Gorj, |
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Județul Argeș, |
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Judeţul Olt, |
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Judeţul Dolj, |
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Județul Arad, |
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Județul Timiș, |
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Județul Covasna, |
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Județul Brașov, |
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Județul Botoșani, |
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Județul Vâlcea, |
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Județul Iași, |
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Județul Hunedoara, |
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Județul Alba, |
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Județul Sibiu, |
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Județul Caraș-Severin, |
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Județul Neamț, |
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Județul Harghita, |
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Județul Mureș, |
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Județul Cluj, |
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Județul Maramureş. |
8. Slovakia
The following restricted zones III in Slovakia:
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The whole district of Vranov and Topľou, |
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In the district of Humenné: Lieskovec, Myslina, Humenné, Jasenov, Brekov, Závadka, Topoľovka, Hudcovce, Ptičie, Chlmec, Porúbka, Brestov, Gruzovce, Ohradzany, Slovenská Volová, Karná, Lackovce, Kochanovce, Hažín nad Cirochou, Závada, Nižná Sitnica, Vyšná Sitnica, Rohožník, Prituľany, Ruská Poruba, Ruská Kajňa, |
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In the district of Michalovce: Strážske, Staré, Oreské, Zbudza, Voľa, Nacina Ves, Pusté Čemerné, Lesné, Rakovec nad Ondavou, Petrovce nad Laborcom, Trnava pri Laborci, Vinné, Kaluža, Klokočov, Kusín, Jovsa, Poruba pod Vihorlatom, Hojné, Lúčky,Závadka, Hažín, Zalužice, Michalovce, Krásnovce, Šamudovce, Vŕbnica, Žbince, Lastomír, Zemplínska Široká, Čečehov, Jastrabie pri Michalovciach, Iňačovce, Senné, Palín, Sliepkovce, Hatalov, Budkovce, Stretava, Stretávka, Pavlovce nad Uhom, Vysoká nad Uhom, Bajany, |
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In the district of Rimavská Sobota: Jesenské, Gortva, Hodejov, Hodejovec, Širkovce, Šimonovce, Drňa, Hostice, Gemerské Dechtáre, Jestice, Dubovec, Rimavské Janovce, Rimavská Sobota, Belín, Pavlovce, Sútor, Bottovo, Dúžava, Mojín, Konrádovce, Čierny Potok, Blhovce, Gemerček, Hajnáčka, |
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In the district of Gelnica: Hrišovce, Jaklovce, Kluknava, Margecany, Richnava, |
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In the district Of Sabinov: Daletice, |
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In the district of Prešov: Hrabkov, Krížovany, Žipov, Kvačany, Ondrašovce, Chminianske Jakubovany, Klenov, Bajerov, Bertotovce, Brežany, Bzenov, Fričovce, Hendrichovce, Hermanovce, Chmiňany, Chminianska Nová Ves, Janov, Jarovnice, Kojatice, Lažany, Mikušovce, Ovčie, Rokycany, Sedlice, Suchá Dolina, Svinia, Šindliar, Široké, Štefanovce, Víťaz, Župčany, |
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the whole district of Medzilaborce, |
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In the district of Stropkov: Havaj, Malá Poľana, Bystrá, Mikové, Varechovce, Vladiča, Staškovce, Makovce, Veľkrop, Solník, Korunková, Bukovce, Krišľovce, Jakušovce, Kolbovce, |
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In the district of Svidník: Pstruša, |
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In the district of Zvolen: Očová, Zvolen, Sliač, Veľká Lúka, Lukavica, Sielnica, Železná Breznica, Tŕnie, Turová, Kováčová, Budča, Hronská Breznica, Ostrá Lúka, Bacúrov, Breziny, Podzámčok, Michalková, Zvolenská Slatina, Lieskovec, |
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In the district of Banská Bystrica: Sebedín-Bečov, Čerín, Dúbravica, Oravce, Môlča, Horná Mičiná, Dolná Mičiná, Vlkanová, Hronsek, Badín, Horné Pršany, Malachov, Banská Bystrica, |
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The whole district of Sobrance except municipalities included in zone II. |
DECISIONS
3.10.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 254/43 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1842
of 20 September 2022
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community with regard to the incorporation of Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 of the European Parliament and of the Council on gas storage into the Energy Community acquis
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 194, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2006/500/EC of 29 May 2006 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (1),
Having regard to the Energy Community Treaty, and in particular Articles 79, 24 and 25 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The European Union is a Party to the Energy Community Treaty. |
(2) |
The Energy Community Treaty was concluded by the Union by means of Decision 2006/500/EC, and entered into force on 1 July 2006. |
(3) |
One of the main tasks of the Energy Community is to organise the relations between the Parties to the Energy Community Treaty and create a legal and economic framework covering the electricity and gas sectors as defined in the Energy Community Treaty. |
(4) |
Given the importance of gas storage in ensuring the security of gas supply, and against the background of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the Union has urgently adopted a Regulation on gas storage, namely Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). It should, as a matter of urgency, be incorporated into the Energy Community acquis. |
(5) |
Under Title II of the Energy Community Treaty, the Commission has the power to propose measures concerning the extension of the Energy Community acquis. |
(6) |
The incorporation of Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 into the Energy Community acquis contributes to the objectives of the Energy Community and will benefit the Contracting Parties to the Energy Community Treaty in terms of security of energy supply. |
(7) |
It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community (the ‘Ministerial Council’) with regard to the incorporation of Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 into the Energy Community acquis. |
(8) |
The position of the Union within the Ministerial Council should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision. |
(9) |
Given the urgency of the situation related to gas storage, it is necessary to adopt this Decision without delay, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community (the ‘Ministerial Council’) shall be to approve the draft Decision of the Ministerial Council attached to this Decision.
2. Minor changes may be agreed to by the Commission, in light of comments from the Contracting Parties to the Energy Community Treaty before or during the adoption procedure of the Ministerial Council Decision, without a further decision of the Council.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 20 September 2022.
For the Council
The President
M. BEK
(1) OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 15.
(2) Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2022 amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1938 and (EC) No 715/2009 with regard to gas storage (OJ L 173, 30.6.2022, p. 17).
DRAFT
DECISION 2022/…/MC-EnC OF THE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL OF THE ENERGY COMMUNITY
of …
adapting and implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 as adapted and adopted in the Energy Community by Ministerial Council Decision 2021/15/MC-EnC, and Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 as adapted and adopted by Ministerial Council Decision 2011/02/MC-EnC, with regard to gas storage
THE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL OF THE ENERGY COMMUNITY,
Having regard to the the Energy Community Treaty, and in particular Articles 79, 24 and 25 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Contracting Parties’ commitments under Article 11 of the Energy Community Treaty (‘the Treaty’) should be brought in line with the evolution of European Union law, while taking into account the Energy Community’s own institutional framework and the specific situation of each of its Contracting Parties. |
(2) |
Given the importance of gas storage in ensuring the security of gas supply, and against the background of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, in March 2022 the Commission proposed an urgent Regulation on gas storage to ensure the European Union is prepared for the risk of an interruption to gas supplies next winter. |
(3) |
Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 2022 amending Regulations (EU) 2017/1938 and (EC) No 715/2009 with regard to gas storage was adopted at Union level under an urgent procedure and entered into force on 1 July 2022. |
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In line with Recital 35 of Regulation (EU) 2022/1032, that Regulation should, as a matter of urgency, become part of the Energy Community acquis in accordance with the Treaty. |
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Annex I to the Treaty should therefore be amended to reflect the changes made to the acquis communautaire on energy. It is also necessary to adapt Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 to the Treaty and to take the measures necessary for its implementation by the Contracting Parties. |
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The Permanent High-Level Group welcomed the proposal to incorporate Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 into the Energy Community acquis at its meeting on 7 July 2022, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Amendments to the Treaty
In Annex I ‘List of acts included in the “Acquis communautaire on energy”’ to the Treaty, point (6) is replaced by the following:
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Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010, as adapted and adopted by Ministerial Council Decision 2021/15/MC-EnC of 30 November 2021 and as adapted by Ministerial Council Decision 2022/.../MC-EnC of ..., and Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 as adapted and adopted by Ministerial Council Decision 2011/02/MC-EnC of 6 October 2011 and as adapted by Permanent High-Level Group Decision No 2018/01/PHLG-EnC of 12 January 2018 and Ministerial Council Decision 2022/.../MC-EnC of ...’. |
Article 2
Transposition and implementation deadlines
1. Each Contracting Party shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Regulations (EU) 2017/1938 and (EC) 715/2009, as adapted by this Decision, by 1 October 2022.
2. Upon transposition, the Contracting Parties shall immediately inform the Energy Community Secretariat thereof and communicate to the Energy Community Secretariat the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Decision.
Article 3
Specific adaptations to Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 as adopted in the Energy Community
Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010, as adapted and adopted by Ministerial Council Decision 2021/15/MC-EnC of 30 November 2021, shall be adapted as follows:
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in Article 2, the following points are added:
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the following Articles are inserted: ‘Article 6a Filling targets and filling trajectories 1. Subject to paragraphs 2 to 5, the Contracting Parties shall meet the following filling targets for the aggregated capacity of all underground gas storage facilities that are located on their territory and directly interconnected to a market area in their territory by 1 November each year:
For the purpose of complying with this paragraph, the Contracting Parties shall take into account the objective of safeguarding the security of gas supply in accordance with Article 1. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 and without prejudice to the obligations of other Contracting Parties to fill the underground gas storage facilities concerned, the filling target for each Contracting Party in which the underground gas storage facilities are located shall be reduced to a volume corresponding to 35 % of the average annual gas consumption over the preceding five years for that Contracting Party. 3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 and without prejudice to the obligations of other Contracting Parties to fill the underground gas storage facilities concerned, the filling target for each Contracting Party in which the underground gas storage facilities are located shall be reduced by the volume which was supplied to the EU Member States and third countries during the reference period 2016 to 2021 if the average volume supplied was more than 15 TWh per year during the gas storage withdrawal period (October – April). 4. <….> 5. A Contracting Party may partially meet the filling target by counting the LNG physically stored and available in its LNG facilities if both of the following conditions are met:
6. The Contracting Parties shall take the necessary measures to meet the intermediate targets or to ensure that they are met as follows:
7. For 2023 and the following years, each Contracting Party with underground gas storage facilities shall submit to the Energy Community Secretariat, by 15 September of the previous year, a draft filling trajectory with intermediary targets for February, May, July and September, including technical information, for the underground gas storage facilities on its territory and directly interconnected to its market area in an aggregated form. The filling trajectory and the intermediate targets shall be based on the average filling rate during the preceding five years. For Contracting Parties for which the filling target is reduced to 35 % of their average annual gas consumption pursuant to paragraph 2, the intermediate targets of the filling trajectory shall be reduced accordingly. Based on the technical information provided by each Contracting Party and taking into account the assessment of the Security of Supply Coordination Group, the Energy Community Secretariat shall adopt a decision setting the filling trajectory for each Contracting Party. That decision shall be adopted by 15 November of the preceding year, where necessary and including where a Contracting Party has submitted an updated draft filling trajectory. It shall be based on an assessment of the general security of gas supply situation and the development of gas demand and supply in the Energy Community and individual Contracting Parties, and set in a manner that safeguards the security of gas supply, while avoiding unnecessary burdens on Contracting Parties, gas market participants, storage system operators or customers and not unduly distorting competition between storage facilities located in neighbouring Contracting Parties and/or Member States. 8. Where, in any given year, a Contracting Party is not able to meet its filling target by 1 November due to the specific technical characteristics of one or more underground gas storage facilities within its territory, such as exceptionally low injection rates, it shall be allowed to meet it by 1 December. The Contracting Party shall inform the Energy Community Secretariat by 1 November, providing reasons for the delay. 9. The filling target shall not apply where and for as long as one or more Contracting Parties with underground gas storage facilities have declared a national emergency pursuant to Article 11. 10. The competent authority of each Contracting Party shall continuously monitor compliance with the filling trajectory and shall report regularly to the Security of Supply Coordination Group. If the filling level of a given Contracting Party is more than five percentage points below the level of the filling trajectory, the competent authority shall, without delay, take effective measures to increase it. The Contracting Parties shall inform the Energy Community Secretariat and the Security of Supply Coordination Group of the measures taken. 11. In the event of a substantial and sustained deviation by a Contracting Party from the filling trajectory, which compromises the meeting of the filling target, or in the event of a deviation from the filling target, the Energy Community Secretariat shall, after consulting the Security of Supply Coordination Group and the Contracting Party concerned, issue a recommendation to that Contracting Party or to the other Contracting Parties concerned regarding measures to be taken immediately. Where the deviation is not significantly reduced within one month of receipt of the Energy Community Secretariat’s recommendation, the Secretariat shall, after consulting the Security of Supply Coordination Group and the Contracting Party concerned, take a decision as a measure of last resort to require the Contracting Party concerned to take measures that effectively remedy the deviation, including, where appropriate, one or more of the measures provided for in Article 6b(1), or any other measure to ensure that the filling target pursuant to this Article is met. In deciding which measures to take pursuant to the second subparagraph, the Energy Community Secretariat shall take into account the specific situation of the Contracting Party concerned, such as the size of the underground gas storage facilities in relation to the domestic gas consumption, the importance of the underground gas storage facilities for the security of gas supply in the region and any existing LNG storage facilities. Any measures taken by the Energy Community Secretariat to address deviations from the filling trajectory or the filling target for 2022 shall take into account the short timeframe for the implementation of this Article at national level, which may have contributed to the deviation from the filling trajectory or the filling target for 2022. The Energy Community Secretariat shall ensure that the measures taken pursuant to this paragraph do not:
Article 6b Implementation of filling targets 1. The Contracting Parties shall take all necessary measures, including providing for financial incentives or compensation to market participants, to meet the filling targets set pursuant to Article 6a. When ensuring that the filling targets are met, the Contracting Parties shall prioritise, where possible, market-based measures. To the extent that any of the measures provided for in this Article are duties and powers of the national regulatory authority pursuant to Article 41 of Directive 2009/73/EC as adapted and adopted by Ministerial Council Decision 2011/02/MC-EnC, the national regulatory authorities shall be responsible for taking those measures. Measures taken pursuant to this paragraph may, in particular, include:
2. The measures taken by the Contracting Parties pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be limited to what is necessary to meet the filling trajectories and filling targets. They shall be clearly defined, transparent, proportionate, non-discriminatory and verifiable. They shall not unduly distort competition or the proper functioning of the internal market in gas or endanger the security of gas supply of other Contracting Parties or of the Energy Community. 3. The Contracting Parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure the use of the existing infrastructure at national and regional level for the benefit of the security of gas supply in an efficient way. Those measures shall under no circumstances block or restrict the cross-border use of storage facilities or LNG facilities and shall not limit cross-border transmission capacities allocated in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/459, as adapted and adopted by Permanent High Level Group Decision 2018/06/PHLG-EnC. 4. When taking measures pursuant to this Article, the Contracting Parties shall apply the energy efficiency first principle, while still achieving the objectives of their respective measures, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as adapted and adopted by Ministerial Council Decision 2021/14/MC-EnC. Article 6c Storage arrangements and burden-sharing mechanism 1. A Contracting Party without underground storage facilities shall ensure that market participants within that Contracting Party have in place arrangements with underground storage system operators or other market participants in Contracting Parties and/or Member States with underground gas storage facilities. Those arrangements shall provide for the use, by 1 November, of storage volumes corresponding to at least 15 % of the average annual gas consumption over the preceding five years of the Contracting Party without underground gas storage facilities. However, where cross-border transmission capacity or other technical limitations prevent a Contracting Party without underground gas storage facilities from fully using 15 % of those storage volumes, that Contracting Party shall store only those volumes that are technically possible. In the event that technical limitations do not allow a Contracting Party to comply with the obligation laid down in the first subparagraph, and that Contracting Party has in place an obligation to store other fuels to replace gas, the obligation laid down in the first subparagraph may exceptionally be met by an equivalent obligation to store fuels other than gas. The technical limitations and the equivalence of the measure shall be demonstrated by the Contracting Party concerned. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a Contracting Party without underground gas storage facilities may develop a burden-sharing mechanism with one or more Contracting Parties and/or Member States with underground gas storage facilities (burden-sharing mechanism). The burden-sharing mechanism shall be based on the relevant data from the latest risk assessment pursuant to Article 7 and shall take into account all of the following parameters:
Contracting Parties shall notify the burden-sharing mechanism to the Energy Community Secretariat and the Security of Supply Coordination Group by ….. [two months after the date of entry into force of this Decision]. In the absence of an agreement on a burden-sharing mechanism by that date, Contracting Parties without underground gas storage facilities shall demonstrate that they comply with paragraph 1 and shall notify the Energy Community Secretariat and the Security of Supply Coordination Group accordingly. 3. <…> 4. Contracting Parties without underground gas storage facilities may provide incentives or financial compensation to market participants or transmission system operators, as relevant, for the shortfall in revenues, or for costs incurred by them, as a result of their compliance with their storage obligations pursuant to this Article, where such a shortfall or such costs cannot be covered by revenue, in order to ensure compliance with their obligation to store gas in other Contracting Parties and/or Member States pursuant to paragraph 1 or the implementation of the burden-sharing mechanism. If the incentive or financial compensation is financed through a levy, that levy shall not be applied to cross-border interconnection points. 5. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, where a Contracting Party has underground gas storage facilities located on its territory and the aggregated capacity of those facilities is larger than the annual gas consumption of that Contracting Party, the Contracting Parties without underground gas storage facilities that have access to those facilities shall either:
If the Contracting Party without underground gas storage facilities can demonstrate that storage capacity equivalent to the volume covered by the obligation under point (a) of the first subparagraph has been booked, paragraph 1 shall apply. The obligation under this paragraph shall be limited to 15 % of the average annual gas consumption over the preceding five years in the Contracting Party concerned. 6. <…> Article 6d Monitoring and enforcement 1. Storage system operators shall report the filling level to the competent authority in each Contracting Party where the underground gas storage facilities concerned are located and, if applicable, to an entity designated by that Contracting Party (the “designated entity”) as follows:
2. The competent authority and, if applicable, the designated entity of each Contracting Party shall monitor the filling levels of the underground gas storage facilities on their territory at the end of each month and report the results to the Energy Community Secretariat without undue delay. The Energy Community Secretariat may, where appropriate, invite the Energy Community Regulatory Board to assist with such monitoring. 3. Based on the information provided by the competent authority and, if applicable, the designated entity of each Contracting Party, the Energy Community Secretariat shall report regularly to the Security of Supply Coordination Group. 4. The Security of Supply Coordination Group shall assist the Energy Community Secretariat in the monitoring of the filling trajectories and the filling targets, and shall develop guidance for the Energy Community Secretariat on adequate measures to ensure compliance in the event that Contracting Parties deviate from the filling trajectories or do not meet the filling targets. 5. The Contracting Parties shall take the necessary measures to meet the filling trajectories and the filling targets and to enforce upon market participants the storage obligations which are required to meet them, including by imposing sufficiently deterrent sanctions and fines on those market participants. The Contracting Parties shall inform the Energy Community Secretariat without delay of the enforcement measures taken pursuant to this paragraph. 6. Where commercially sensitive information is to be exchanged, the Energy Community Secretariat may convene meetings of the Security of Supply Coordination Group that are restricted to the Contracting Parties and the Energy Community Secretariat. 7. Any information exchanged shall be limited to that which is necessary for the purpose of monitoring compliance with this Regulation. The Energy Community Secretariat, the national regulatory authorities and the Contracting Parties shall preserve the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information received for the purposes of carrying out their obligations.”; |
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Article 7 is adapted as follows:
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the following Article is inserted: ‘Article 17a Reporting 1. By 1 June 2023 and annually thereafter, the Energy Community Secretariat shall submit reports to the Ministerial Council, containing:
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in Article 20, the following paragraph is added: ‘4. Articles 6a to 6d shall not apply to Montenegro, Kosovo* or Georgia for as long as they are not directly interconnected to the gas interconnected system of any other Contracting Parties.’; |
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in Article 22, the following paragraph is added: ‘Article 2, points (27) to (31), Articles 6a to 6d, Article 17a, Article 20(4) and Annex Ia shall apply until 31 December 2025.’; |
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the following Annex is inserted: ‘ANNEX Ia (*): Filling trajectory with intermediate targets and filling target for 2022 for Contracting Parties with underground gas storage facilities
For Contracting Parties falling under Article 6a(2), the pro rata intermediate target shall be calculated by multiplying the value indicated in the table by the limit of 35 % and by dividing the result by 80 %. " |
Article 4
Specific adaptations to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 as adapted and adopted in the Energy Community
Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005, as adapted and adopted by Ministerial Council Decision 2011/02/MC-EnC of 6 October 2011 and as adapted by Permanent High-Level Group Decision No 2018/01/PHLG-EnC of 12 January 2018, shall be adapted as follows:
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the following Article is inserted: ‘Article 3a Certification of storage system operators 1. Contracting Parties shall ensure that each storage system operator, including any storage system operator controlled by a transmission system operator, is certified in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Article, either by the national regulatory authority or by another competent authority designated by the Contracting Party concerned pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as adapted and adopted by Ministerial Council Decision 2021/15/MC-EnC (in either case, “certifying authority”). This Article also applies to storage system operators controlled by transmission system operators which have already been certified under the unbundling rules laid down in Articles 9, 10 and 11 of Directive 2009/73/EC, as adapted and adopted by Ministerial Council Decision 2011/02/MC-EnC. 2. The certifying authority shall issue a draft certification decision in respect of storage system operators that operate underground gas storage facilities with a capacity of over 3,5 TWh where, regardless of the number of storage system operators, total storage facilities were filled on 31 March 2021 and on 31 March 2022 at a level which, on average, was less than 30 % of their maximum capacity by ... [150 working days after the date of entry into force of this Decision] or within 150 working days of the date of receipt of a notification pursuant to paragraph 9. In respect of storage system operators as referred to in the first subparagraph, the certifying authority shall make its best efforts to issue a draft certification decision by 1 January 2023. In respect of all other storage system operators, the certifying authority shall issue a draft certification decision by ... [18 months after the date of entry into force of this Decision] or within 18 months of the date of receipt of a notification pursuant to paragraph 8 or 9. 3. In considering the risk to the security of energy supply, the certifying authority shall take into account any security of gas supply risk at national or Energy Community level as well as any mitigation of such risk, resulting, inter alia, from:
4. If the certifying authority concludes that a person who directly or indirectly controls, or exercises any right over, the storage system operator within the meaning of Article 9 of Directive 2009/73/EC as adapted and adopted by Ministerial Council Decision 2011/02/MC-EnC could endanger the security of energy supply or the essential security interests of the Energy Community or of any Contracting Party, the certifying authority shall refuse the certification. Alternatively, the certifying authority may issue a certification decision subject to conditions to ensure the sufficient mitigation of the risks which could negatively influence the filling of the underground gas storage facilities, provided that the practicability of the conditions can be fully ensured by effective implementation and monitoring. Such conditions may include, in particular, a requirement that the storage system owner or storage system operator transfer management of the storage system. 5. Where the certifying authority concludes that the gas supply risks cannot be mitigated by conditions pursuant to paragraph 4, including by requiring the storage system owner or storage system operator to transfer management of the storage system, and therefore refuses the certification, it shall:
6. The certifying authority shall notify its draft certification decision to the Energy Community Secretariat without delay, together with all relevant information. The Energy Community Secretariat shall deliver a binding opinion on the draft certification decision to the certifying authority within 25 working days of such notification. The certifying authority shall comply with the Energy Community Secretariat’s opinion. 7. The certifying authority shall issue the certification decision within 25 working days of receipt of the Energy Community Secretariat’s opinion. 8. Before a newly built underground gas storage facility is put into operation, the storage system operator shall be certified in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 7. The storage system operator shall notify the certifying authority of its intention to put the storage facility into operation. 9. Storage system operators shall notify the relevant certifying authority of any planned transaction which would require a reassessment of their compliance with the certification requirements set out in paragraphs 1 to 4. 10. Certifying authorities shall continuously monitor storage system operators as regards compliance with the certification requirements set out in paragraphs 1 to 4. They shall open a certification procedure to reassess compliance in any of the following circumstances:
11. The Contracting Parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure the continuous operation of the underground gas storage facilities on their respective territories. Those underground gas storage facilities may cease operations only where technical and safety requirements are not met or where the certifying authority concludes, after having conducted an assessment and having taken into account the opinion of the Energy Community Secretariat, that such a cessation would not weaken the security of gas supply at Energy Community or national level. Appropriate compensatory measures shall be taken, where appropriate, if cessation of operations is not allowed. 12. The Energy Community Secretariat may issue guidance on the application of this Article. 13. This Article shall not apply to parts of LNG facilities that are used for storage.’; |
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in Article 13, the following paragraph is added: ‘3. The national regulatory authority may apply a discount of up to 100 % to capacity-based transmission and distribution tariffs at entry points from, and exit points to, underground gas storage facilities and LNG facilities, unless and to the extent that such a facility which is connected to more than one transmission or distribution network is used to compete with an interconnection point. This paragraph shall apply until 31 December 2025.’. |
Article 5
Entry into force and addressees
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
This Decision is addressed to the Contracting Parties and the institutions of the Energy Community.
Done at ..., ... 2022
For the Ministerial Council
The President
3.10.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 254/56 |
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2022/1843
of 29 September 2022
authorising Sweden to apply reduced rates of excise duty to petrol, unmarked gas oil and equivalent fuels used as motor fuels, in accordance with Article 19 of Directive 2003/96/EC
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (1), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
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By letter of 6 May 2022, Sweden requested authorisation to apply reduced rates of excise duty to petrol, unmarked gas oil and equivalent fuels used as motor fuels, pursuant to Article 19 of Directive 2003/96/EC. Additional information and clarifications in support of the request were provided by the Swedish authorities on 19 and 24 May 2022. It was requested that the authorisation apply for a period of three months. |
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According to the Swedish authorities, the application of a reduced tax rate aims at mitigating the social and economic impacts of high retail prices of petrol, unmarked gas oil and equivalent fuels used as motor fuels resulting from the exceptional geopolitical situation, and directly affecting both households and companies. According to their assessment, as Sweden is a sparsely populated country and therefore highly car-dependent, the reduced rates of excise duty aim to meet the daily needs associated with the consumption of motor fuels by contributing to reduce the impact of the increase in retail prices. |
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The requested authorisation is not likely to distort competition or hinder the proper functioning of the internal market. Given its short duration and the exceptional circumstances linked to the geopolitical situation, coupled with exceptionally high prices of crude oil, the requested authorisation is considered adequate and proportionate. The authorisation strikes a balance between the specific policy objectives referred to in Article 19(1), third paragragh, of Directive 2003/96/EC, in particular the Union’s environmental policy, and the imperative emergency to ensure energy affordability for businesses and households. The tax reduction would partially offset the increased energy costs, and is not cumulative with any other type of tax reductions. |
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Sweden should therefore be authorised to apply reduced rates of excise duty to petrol, unmarked gas oil and equivalent fuels used as motor fuels, as requested. |
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Pursuant to Article 19(2) of Directive 2003/96/EC, each authorisation granted under that provision is to be strictly limited in time. However, in order not to undermine future general developments of the existing legal framework, it is appropriate to provide that, in the event that the Council, acting on the basis of Article 113 or any other relevant provision of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, introduces a modified general system for the taxation of energy products and electricity to which this authorisation would not be adapted, this authorisation should cease to apply on the day on which that modified general system becomes applicable. |
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This Decision is without prejudice to the application of Union rules regarding State aid, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Sweden is authorised to apply reduced rates of excise duty to petrol, unmarked gas oil and equivalent fuels used as motor fuels, below the relevant minimum levels of taxation referred to in Article 7 of Directive 2003/96/EC.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply until 31 January 2023.
However, in the event that the Council, acting on the basis of Article 113 or any other relevant provision of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, introduces a modified general system for the taxation of energy products and electricity to which the authorisation granted in Article 1 of this Decision would not be adapted, this Decision shall cease to apply on the day on which that modified general system becomes applicable.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Sweden.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2022.
For the Council
The President
J. SÍKELA
3.10.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 254/58 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2022/1844
of 28 September 2022
amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616 as regards harmonised standards for metallic industrial piping, portable fire extinguishers, non-destructive testing, pipe fittings, industrial valves, water-tube boilers, GRP tanks and vessels, expansion joints and valves for the refrigerating systems and heat pumps
(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 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), and in particular Article 10(6) thereof,
Whereas:
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In accordance with Article 12 of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), pressure equipment or assemblies referred to in Article 4(1) and (2) of that Directive which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, are to be presumed to be in conformity with the essential safety requirements covered by those standards or parts thereof referred to in Annex I to that Directive. |
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By letter M/071 of 1 August 1994 the Commission made a request to the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) for drawing up, in relation to the pressure equipment, the product related standards and the standards of a horizontal nature in support of Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). That Directive was replaced by Directive 2014/68/EU without changing the essential safety requirements referred to in Annex I to Directive 97/23/EC. |
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On the basis of the request M/071 and in order to reflect the state of the art, CEN revised and amended some of the existing harmonised standards. Specifically, CEN revised harmonised standards EN 3-8:2006/AC:2007, EN ISO 9712:2012 and EN 10253-2:2007 the references of which have been published by Commission Communication 2016/C 293/01 (4) which resulted in adoption of harmonised standards EN 3-8:2021, EN ISO 9712:2022 and EN 10253-2:2021, respectively, on portable fire extinguishers, non-destructive testing and pipe fittings. |
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CEN also revised the following harmonised standards on water-tube boilers the references of which have been published by Communication 2016/C 293/01: EN 12952-2:2011, EN 12952-5:2011, EN 12952-6:2011 and EN 12952-10:2002. This resulted in the adoption of, respectively, the following harmonised standards: EN 12952-2:2021, EN 12952-5:2021, EN 12952-6:2021 and EN 12952-10:2021. |
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In addition, CEN revised the following harmonised standards the references of which have been published by Communication 2016/C 293/01: EN 13121-1:2003, EN 14917:2009+A1:2012 and EN 12284:2003. This resulted in adoption of, respectively, the following harmonised standards: EN 13121-1:2021 on GRP tanks and vessels, EN 14917:2021 on expansion joints and EN ISO 21922:2021 on valves for refrigerating systems and heat pumps. |
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On the basis of the request M/071, CEN also amended the following standards on metallic industrial piping, the references of which are included in Annex I to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616 (5): EN 13480-2:2017, EN 13480-5:2017 and EN 13480-3:2017. This resulted in the adoption of, respectively, the following amendments to harmonised standards: EN 13480-2:2017/A8:2021, EN 13480-5:2017/A2:2021 and EN 13480-3:2017/A4:2021. Additionally, CEN amended the harmonised standard EN 12516-2:2014 the reference of which have been published by Communication 2016/C 293/01. This resulted in adoption of the harmonised standard EN 12516-2:2014+A1:2021. |
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The Commission together with CEN has assessed whether those standards on the pressure equipment as amended or revised by CEN comply with the request M/071. |
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The standards on the pressure equipment as amended or revised by CEN satisfy the requirements which they aim to cover and which are referred to in Annex I to Directive 2014/68/EU. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of those standards in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
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Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616 lists the references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Directive 2014/68/EU. The references of harmonised standards EN 13480-2:2017, EN 13480-5:2017 and EN 13480-3:2017 together with the amendments thereof should be included in that Annex. |
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Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616 lists the references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Directive 2014/68/EU that are withdrawn from the Official Journal of the European Union. The following harmonised standards the references of which are published by Communication 2016/C 293/01 have been replaced, revised or amended: EN 10253-2:2007, EN 12284:2003, EN 12516-2:2014, EN 12952-10:2002, EN 12952-2:2011, EN 12952-5:2011, EN 12952-6:2011, EN 13121-1:2003, EN 14917:2009+A1:2012, EN 3-8:2006/AC:2007 and EN ISO 9712:2012. The references of those standards should therefore be included in Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616. |
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It is also necessary to withdraw the references of harmonised standards EN 13480-2:2017, EN 13480-5:2017 and EN 13480-3:2017 together with any amendments thereof published by Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616, given that they have been replaced. It is therefore appropriate to delete those references from Annex I to that Implementing Decision. |
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In order to give manufacturers sufficient time to prepare for the application of the revised standards or amended standards, it is necessary to defer the withdrawal of the references of harmonised standards. |
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Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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Compliance with a harmonised standard confers a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation from the date of publication of the reference of such standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the date of its publication, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616 is amended as follows:
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Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision; |
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Annex II is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Decision. |
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Point (1) of Annex I shall apply from 3 April 2024.
Done at Brussels, 28 September 2022.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
(1) OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12.
(2) Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 164).
(3) Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 May 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment (OJ L 181, 9.7.1997, p. 1).
(4) Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under Union harmonisation legislation) (OJ C 293, 12.8.2016, p. 1).
(5) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616 of 27 September 2019 on the harmonised standards for pressure equipment drafted in support of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 250, 30.9.2019, p. 95).
ANNEX I
Annex I to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616 is amended as follows:
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entries 11, 12 and 29 are deleted; |
(2) |
the following entries 11a, 12a and 29a are inserted in the appropriate place sequentially according to the number of the entry:
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(3) |
the following entries are added:
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ANNEX II
In Annex II to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1616, the following entries are added:
‘47. |
EN 10253-2:2007 Butt-welding pipe fittings - Part 2: Non alloy and ferritic alloy steels with specific inspection requirements |
3.4.2024 |
48. |
EN 12284:2003 Refrigerating systems and heat pumps - Valves - Requirements, testing and marking |
3.4.2024 |
49. |
EN 12516-2:2014 Industrial valves - Shell design strength - Part 2: Calculation method for steel valve shells |
3.4.2024 |
50. |
EN 12952-10:2002 Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 10: Requirements for safeguards against excessive pressure |
3.4.2024 |
51. |
EN 12952-2:2011 Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 2: Materials for pressure parts of boilers and accessories |
3.4.2024 |
52. |
EN 12952-5:2011 Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 5: Workmanship and construction of pressure parts of the boiler |
3.4.2024 |
53. |
EN 12952-6:2011 Water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations - Part 6: Inspection during construction; documentation and marking of pressure parts of the boiler |
3.4.2024 |
54. |
EN 13121-1:2003 GRP tanks and vessels for use above ground - Part 1: Raw materials - Specification conditions and acceptance conditions |
3.4.2024 |
55. |
EN 14917:2009+A1:2012 Metal bellows expansion joints for pressure applications |
3.4.2024 |
56. |
EN 3-8:2006 Portable fire extinguishers - Part 8: Additional requirements to EN 3-7 for the construction, resistance to pressure and mechanical tests for extinguishers with a maximum allowable pressure equal to or lower than 30 bar EN 3-8:2006/AC:2007 |
3.4.2024 |
57. |
EN ISO 9712:2012 Non-destructive testing - Qualification and certification of NDT personnel (ISO 9712:2012) |
3.4.2024’ |