(1)

A manufacturer, importer or downstream user of a substance in a mixture may submit a request to the European Chemicals Agency, hereinafter ‘the Agency’, to use an alternative chemical name.

(2)

Such requests under Article 24(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 should be accompanied by a fee.

(3)

A manufacturer, importer or downstream user may submit a proposal for harmonisation of classification and labelling of a substance to the Agency, provided there is no entry in part 3 of Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 for that hazard class or differentiation.

(4)

Such proposals should be accompanied by a fee in cases laid down in Article 37(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.

(5)

The level of the fees collected by the Agency as well as the rules for payment should be determined.

(6)

The amount of the fees should take account of the work required by Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 to be carried out by the Agency and should be fixed at such a level as to ensure that the revenue derived from them when combined with other sources of the Agency’s revenue pursuant to Article 96(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) is sufficient to cover the cost of the services delivered.

(7)

In the ‘Small Business Act’ for Europe (3) the European Union has firmly placed the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs’) at the heart of the Lisbon Growth and Jobs Strategy. Specifically the Union’s capacity to build on the growth and innovation potential of SMEs will therefore be decisive for future prosperity of the Union. However, SMEs bear a disproportionate regulatory and administrative burden in comparison to larger businesses. Therefore it is appropriate to reduce the level of fees for SMEs.

(8)

It is appropriate for the identification of SMEs to follow the definitions set out in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (4).

(9)

The reduced fees for proposals for harmonised classification and labelling should be reviewed within 3 years after the entry into force of the Regulation with a view to reviewing or removing them if deemed necessary.

(10)

This Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible, since it has been possible to submit requests for use of alternative chemical names and proposals for harmonisation of classification and labelling of substances to the Agency since 20 January 2009, date of the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.

(11)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 133 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006,

(1)

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

(2)

As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,

(1)

Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Aglio di Voghiera’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2)

As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,

(1)

Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Piave’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2)

As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,

(1)

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

(2)

As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,

(1)

Article 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that producers may have one or two individual quotas, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales and quantities may be converted from one quota to the other only by the competent authority of the Member State, at the duly justified request of the producer.

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2009 of 20 May 2009 on the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of national milk quotas fixed for 2008/2009 in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (2) sets out the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ for the period from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009 for all Member States.

(3)

In accordance with Article 25(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector (3), Member States have notified the quantities which have been definitively converted at the request of the producers between individual quotas for deliveries and for direct sales.

(4)

The total national quotas for all Member States fixed in point 1 of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 72/2009 (4) were increased with effect from 1 April 2009. Member States, except Malta, which has no direct sales part of its national quota, have notified the Commission of the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of the additional quota.

(5)

It is therefore appropriate to establish the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of the national quotas applicable for the period from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 fixed in Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

(6)

Given the fact that the division between direct sales and deliveries is used as a reference basis for controls pursuant to Articles 19 to 21 of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 and for the establishment of the annual questionnaire set out in Annex I to that Regulation, it is appropriate to determine a date of expiry of this Regulation after the last possible date for these controls.

(7)

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

(1)

Given the current situation on the butter market in terms of demand and prices and the level of intervention stocks it is appropriate to open the sale of butter from intervention by a tendering procedure in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (2).

(2)

In order to better manage the sales from intervention, a date shall be fixed before which the intervention butter should have entered into storage to be available for sale.

(3)

Article 40(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 provides that it is necessary to lay down the time limits for the submission of tenders.

(4)

According to Article 45 of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 the time limit to notify all admissible tenders by the intervention agencies to the Commission should be set.

(5)

In view of increased volatility of market prices, it is appropriate to increase the amount of the tendering security, by derogation from Article 44(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009.

(6)

The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,

(1)

Given the current situation on the skimmed milk powder market in terms of demand and prices and the level of intervention stocks it is appropriate to open the sale of skimmed milk powder from intervention by a tendering procedure in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (2).

(2)

In order to better manage the sales from intervention, a date shall be fixed before which the intervention skimmed milk powder should have entered into storage to be available for sale.

(3)

Article 40(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 provides that it is necessary to lay down the time limits for the submission of tenders.

(4)

According to Article 45 of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 the time limit to notify all admissible tenders by the intervention agencies to the Commission should be set.

(5)

In view of increased volatility of market prices, it is appropriate to increase the amount of the tendering security, by derogation from Article 44(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009.

(6)

The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,

(1)

Following the adoption, on 14 August 2009, of Commission Directive 2009/106/EC (2) which amended Council Directive 2001/112/EC, Annex V of the latter Directive now contains an error in the Spanish language version, which needs to be corrected. The other language versions are not affected.

(2)

Directive 2001/112/EC should therefore be corrected accordingly.

(3)

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

(1)

Pursuant to Article 10(2) of Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC), in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of the EU BAM Rafah mission, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.

(2)

On 11 November 2008, upon a proposal by the Secretary General/High Representative, the PSC appointed by Decision EUBAM Rafah/1/2008 (2) Mr Alain FAUGERAS as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah.

(3)

On 20 May 2010, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed to the PSC that it extend the mandate of Mr Alain FAUGERAS as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah until 24 May 2011,

(1)

In order to facilitate compliance by the Member States with the requirement to submit the information concerning authorisation and registration of biocidal products set out in Article 18(1) of Directive 98/8/EC, it is appropriate to establish a standardised information system at European Union level, in the form of a Register for Biocidal Products, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Register’.

(2)

To ensure consistency of the data, the Register should be used by all the Member States to enter the information required under Article 18(1) of Directive 98/8/EC.

(3)

As the standardised information system is still under development, it is appropriate to provide for the deferred applicability of this Decision.

(4)

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