(1)

In accordance with Article 80(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) is to apply, with respect to the procedure and the conditions for approval, to active substances for which completeness has been established in accordance with Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 of 17 January 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included into its Annex I (3). 8-hydroxyquinoline is an active substance for which completeness has been established in accordance with that Regulation.

(2)

Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (4) and (EC) No 1490/2002 (5) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the second and third stages of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish lists of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. These lists included 8-hydroxyquinoline.

(3)

For 8-hydroxyquinoline no complete dossier was submitted within the prescribed time limit. Consequently, Commission Decision 2006/797/EC of 22 November 2006 concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (6) was adopted on the non-inclusion of 8-hydroxyquinoline.

(4)

Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC the original notifier (hereinafter ‘the applicant’) submitted a new application requesting the regular procedure to be applied, as provided for in Articles 3 to 12 of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008.

(5)

The application was submitted to Spain, which had been designated rapporteur Member State by Regulation (EC) No 1490/2002. That application complies with the substantive and procedural requirements of Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008.

(6)

Spain evaluated the information submitted and prepared a draft assessment report. It communicated that report to the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) and to the Commission on 3 August 2009. The Authority communicated the draft assessment report to the other Member States and the applicant for comments and forwarded the comments received to the Commission. The Authority also made the draft assessment report available to the public. In accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 and at the request of the Commission, the Authority presented its conclusion on the risk assessment of 8-hydroxyquinoline to the Commission on 17 December 2010 (7). The draft assessment report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 15 July 2011 in the format of the Commission review report for 8-hydroxyquinoline.

(7)

It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing 8-hydroxyquinoline may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular as regards the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to approve 8-hydroxyquinoline in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.

(8)

In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is, however, necessary to include certain conditions and restrictions.

(9)

Without prejudice to the conclusion that 8-hydroxyquinoline should be approved, it is, in particular, appropriate to require further confirmatory information.

(10)

In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (8) should be amended accordingly.

(11)

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)

The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2011/12 marketing year are fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 971/2011 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 980/2011 (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)

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2)

The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3)

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4)

Austria submitted an application on 9 March 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 54 enterprises in NACE Revision 2 Division 24 (‘Manufacture of basic metals’) in the contiguous NUTS II regions of Steiermark (Styria, AT22) and Niederösterreich (Lower Austria, AT12) in Austria, and supplemented it by additional information up to 27 January 2011. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 8 284 908.

(5)

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Austria,

(1)

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2)

The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3)

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4)

Austria submitted an application on 11 March 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in the enterprise AT & S and supplemented it by additional information up to 22 February 2011. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 1 221 128.

(5)

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by Austria,

(1)

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2)

The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3)

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4)

The Netherlands submitted an application on 20 December 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 14 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 18 (Printing and reproduction of recorded media) in the NUTS II region of Noord-Brabant (NL41) in the Netherlands and supplemented it by additional information up to 7 March 2011. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 667 823.

(5)

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by the Netherlands,

(1)

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2)

The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3)

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4)

The Netherlands submitted an application on 20 December 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in nine enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 18 (‘Printing and reproduction of recorded media’) in the NUTS II region of Overijssel (NL21) in the Netherlands, and supplemented it by additional information up to 7 March 2011. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 718 140.

(5)

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by the Netherlands,

(1)

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2)

The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3)

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4)

The Netherlands submitted an application on 20 December 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 52 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 18 (‘Printing and reproduction of recorded media’) in the NUTS II regions of Zuid-Holland (NL33) and Utrecht (NL31) in the Netherlands, and supplemented it by additional information up to 3 March 2011. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 2 649 148.

(5)

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by the Netherlands,

(1)

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support for workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2)

The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3)

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4)

The Netherlands submitted an application on 20 December 2010 to mobilise the EGF in respect of redundancies in 26 enterprises operating in the NACE Revision 2 Division 18 (‘Printing and reproduction of recorded media’) in the NUTS II regions of Noord-Holland (NL32) and Flevoland (NL23) in the Netherlands and supplemented it by additional information up to 3 March 2011. This application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contributions as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006. The Commission, therefore, proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 1 849 086.

(5)

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution for the application submitted by the Netherlands,

(1)

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established to provide additional support to redundant workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.

(2)

The scope of the EGF was broadened for applications submitted from 1 May 2009 to include support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis.

(3)

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the EGF within the annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 provides that 0,35 % of the annual maximum amount can be made available each year for technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. The Commission therefore proposes to mobilise an amount of EUR 610 000.

(5)

The EGF should, therefore, be mobilised in order to provide technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission,

(1)

Pursuant to Decision 2010/330/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq (EUJUST LEX-Iraq), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.

(2)

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed the appointment of Brigadier General László HUSZÁR as Head of Mission of EUJUST LEX-Iraq as from 1 October 2011,

(1)

On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2)

Six members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Jacek CZERNIAK, Mr Konstanty DOMBROWICZ, Mr Marcin JABŁOŃSKI, Mr Witold KROCHMAL, Mr Marek NAWARA and Mr Bogusław ŚMIGIELSKI. Five alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Jan DZIUBIŃSKI, Mr Władysław HUSEJKO, Mr Tadeusz KOWALCZYK, Mr Andrzej MATUSIEWICZ and Mr Robert SOSZYŃSKI. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Pawel ADAMOWICZ as a member of the Committee of the Regions,

(a)

as members:

and

(b)

as alternate members:

(1)

On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.

(2)

Eight members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Francesc ANTICH I OLIVER, Mr Marcelino IGLESIAS RICOU, Mr Vicente ÁLVAREZ ARECES, Ms Dolores GOROSTIAGA SAIZ, Mr José María BARREDA FONTES, Mr Guillermo FERNÁNDEZ VARA, Mr Miguel SANZ SESMA and Mr Francisco CAMPS ORTIZ. Ten alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Alberto GARCÍA CERVIÑO, Ms Lucía MARTÍN DOMÍNGUEZ, Mr Juan Antonio MORALES RODRÍGUEZ, Ms Elsa CASAS CABELLO, Ms Esther MONTERRUBIO VILLAR, Mr Javier VELASCO MANCEBO, Ms Luisa ARAÚJO CHAMORRO, Mr Antonio GONZÁLEZ TEROL, Mr Alberto CATALÁN HIGUERAS and Mr Rafael RIPOLL NAVARRO,

(a)

as members:

and

(b)

as alternate members:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 lays down the general principles governing food and feed in general, and food and feed safety in particular, at Union and national level. It provides for emergency measures where it is evident that food or feed imported from a third country is likely to constitute a serious risk to human health, animal health or the environment, and that such risk cannot be contained satisfactorily by means of measures taken by the Member State(s) concerned.

(2)

Certain lots of fenugreek seeds from Egypt have been identified to be the causative agent of an outbreak in the EU, of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli bacteria (STEC), serotype O104:H4. Commission Implementing Decision 2011/402/EU of 6 July 2011 on emergency measures applicable to fenugreek seeds and certain seeds and beans imported from Egypt (2) introduced a ban on imports of products of specific tax codes listed in the Annex.

(3)

From 21 August to 25 August 2011, the Commission’s Food and Veterinary Office conducted an audit in Egypt in order to trace back the possible source of infection of the recent E. coli outbreaks (O104:H4 serotype) in the northern part of Germany and Bordeaux, France, and to evaluate the production and processing conditions of the suspect seeds.

(4)

While the findings of the audit and the actions being taken by Egypt are still under review, shortcomings were identified in the production of seeds for human consumption that may potentially be sprouted. The same shortcomings were however not present in the production sites of fresh leguminous vegetables for direct human consumption. In addition, since fresh or chilled leguminous vegetables are traded when seeds are not ripe yet, such seeds cannot be used for sprouting.

(5)

Fresh or chilled leguminous vegetables other than sprouts, imported from Egypt should no longer be considered as a food safety risk and be re-authorised for import. The emergency measures in Implementing Decision 2011/402/EU should therefore be reviewed based on this new information. The Annex to Implementing Decision 2011/402/EU should be amended accordingly.

(6)

Implementing Decision 2011/402/EU differentiates between mustard seeds for sowing and other mustard seeds under CN code 1207 50. Since these seeds represent all seeds under code CN 1207 50, the wording in Implementing Decision 2011/402/EU should be simplified. As well the sequence of the CN codes should be brought in line with the custom code nomenclature.

(7)

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