(1)

The additive diclazuril (Clinacox 0,5 % Premix), belonging to the group of coccidiostats and other medicinal substances, was authorised under certain conditions in accordance with Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2). Commission Regulations (EC) No 2430/1999 (3), (EC) No 418/2001 (4) and (EC) No 162/2003 (5) authorised that additive for 10 years for use for chickens for fattening, turkeys for fattening and chickens reared for laying respectively, linking the authorisation to the person responsible for putting that additive into circulation. That additive was notified as an existing product in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Since all the information required under that provision was submitted, that additive was entered into the Community Register of Feed Additives.

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the possibility of modifying the authorisation of an additive further to a request from the holder of the authorisation and an opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (the Authority). The holder of the authorisation of the additive diclazuril (Clinacox 0,5 % Premix) has submitted an application with which it proposes changing the conditions of the authorisation by introducing a maximum residue limit (MRL) as evaluated by the Authority. At the same time it provided the necessary data to support that request.

(3)

In its opinion adopted on 16 April 2008 (6), the Authority concluded that no MRLs are required for chickens and turkeys for fattening. However, in case MRLs were considered necessary, it suggested values. Because it is possible that the chickens reared for laying enter in the food chain, not separately from the other chickens, it is necessary to consider the possibility to provide MRLs also for that animal category. It also considered that applying a withdrawal period of zero days would not compromise consumer safety.

(4)

To ensure a high level of safety for the consumers and to improve the controls of the correct use of diclazuril, it is appropriate to establish MRLs as proposed by the Authority. Because there are no relevant physiological differences between the chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying it is appropriate to establish the same MRLs also for the latter category.

(5)

Commission Regulations (EC) No 2430/1999, (EC) No 418/2001 and (EC) No 162/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

(1)

In order to ensure uniform application of the TARIC referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

(2)

Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.

(3)

Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the TARIC codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3 of that table.

(4)

It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the TARIC but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

(1)

The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2008/2009 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2008 (4).

(2)

The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,

(1)

Commission Decision 2007/365/EC (2) requires Member States to adopt measures to protect themselves against the introduction and spread of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (the specified organism). In addition, Member States are to conduct official annual surveys for the presence of the specified organism or evidence of infection by the specified organism on plants of specific Palmae species in their territory.

(2)

The official annual surveys carried out in 2007 by the Member States show that the specified organism also infected plants of Palmae species which are not defined as susceptible plants in Decision 2007/365/EC. It is appropriate that the emergency measures provided for in Decision 2007/365/EC apply also to those plants.

(3)

The results of the emergency measures laid down in Decision 2007/365/EC were assessed by the Standing Committee on Plant Health in April 2008. It was concluded that the list of susceptible plants should be updated.

(4)

Decision 2007/365/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,

‘(b)

“susceptible plants” means plants, other than fruit and seeds, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm of Areca catechu, Arenga pinnata, Borassus flabellifer, Brahea armata, Butia capitata, Calamus merillii, Caryota maxima, Caryota cumingii, Chamaerops humilis, Cocos nucifera, Corypha gebanga, Corypha elata, Elaeis guineensis, Livistona australis, Livistona decipiens, Metroxylon sagu, Oreodoxa regia, Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix theophrasti, Phoenix sylvestris, Sabal umbraculifera, Trachycarpus fortunei and Washingtonia spp.;’.