27.1.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/1

(1)

Protocol 10 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 76/2009 of 30 June 2009 (2), with a view to inserting a new Chapter IIa on customs security measures.

(2)

Article 9b of Protocol 10 provides that, in bilateral trade between the Contracting Parties, the application of customs security measures shall be waived, provided that there is an equivalent level of customs security on their respective territories.

(3)

Article 9f of Protocol 10 also provides that the EEA Joint Committee shall define the rules allowing the Contracting Parties to ensure the monitoring of the implementation of Chapter IIa of that Protocol and to verify whether the provisions of Chapter IIa of and Annexes I and II to that Protocol are complied with,

27.1.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/5

(1)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.

(2)

The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

27.1.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/7

(1)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 opened and provided for the administration of certain import tariff quotas for rice and broken rice, broken down by country of origin and split into several subperiods in accordance with Annex I to that Implementing Regulation.

(2)

January is the first subperiod for the quotas provided for under Article 1(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011.

(3)

The notifications sent in accordance with point (a) of Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011 show that, for the quotas with order number 09.4154 — 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 — 09.4118 — 09.4119 — 09.4166, the applications lodged in the first 10 working days of January 2012 under Article 4(1) of that Implementing Regulation cover a quantity greater than that available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantity requested under the quotas concerned.

(4)

Those notifications also show that, for the quotas with order number 09.4127 — 09.4128 — 09.4148 — 09.4149 — 09.4150 — 09.4152 — 09.4153, the applications lodged in the first 10 working days of January 2012 under Article 4(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) no 1273/2011 cover a quantity less than that available.

(5)

The total quantity available for the following subperiod should also be fixed for the quotas with order number 09.4127 — 09.4128 — 09.4148 — 09.4149 — 09.4150 — 09.4152 — 09.4153 — 09.4154 — 09.4112 — 09.4116 — 09.4117 — 09.4118 — 09.4119 — 09.4166, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1273/2011.

(6)

In order to ensure sound management of the procedure of issuing import licences, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,

27.1.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/11

(1)

On 16 March 2009, the Council adopted Decision 2009/249/EC (2) appointing Mr Johnny ÅKERHOLM as the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board for a period of three years from 23 March 2009.

(2)

It is therefore necessary to appoint a new Chairperson to take office upon expiry of the term of office which began on 23 March 2009.

(3)

According to Article 3(3) in Decision No 235/2008/EC, the chairperson shall not be a current member of either a National Statistical Office or the Commission,

27.1.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/12

(1)

Launched in December 2006, Denmark in April 2011 completed its application for derogation under Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006 for the transfers of funds between Denmark and Greenland and between Denmark and the Faroe Islands.

(2)

In accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006, transfers of funds between Denmark and Greenland and between Denmark and the Faroe Islands have been provisionally treated as transfers of funds within Denmark since December 2006.

(3)

Member States were informed on 27 April 2011 that the Commission considered that it had received the information necessary for appraising the requests made by Denmark.

(4)

Neither Greenland nor the Faroe Islands form part of the territory of the European Union as determined in accordance with Article 52 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and Article 355 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) but form part of the currency area of Denmark. Greenland and the Faroe Islands therefore comply with the criterion set out in Article 17(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006.

(5)

Payment services providers in Greenland and the Faroe Islands participate directly in payment and settlement systems in Denmark, namely either Kronos or Sumclearing. They therefore comply with the criterion set out in Article 17(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006.

(6)

Both Greenland and the Faroe Islands have incorporated in their legal orders provisions corresponding to those of Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006, in particular, for Greenland through Act No 399 of 21 April 2010 on the information on the payer accompanying transfers of funds and Act No 6 of 19 May 2010 on the information on the payer accompanying transfers of funds, and for the Faroe Islands through Act No 467 of 17 June 2008 on the information on the payer accompanying transfers of funds, with amendments in Act No 579 of 1 June 2010.

(7)

Greenland and the Faroe Islands have issued legislation which contributes to the building of a sound anti-money laundering regime. In Greenland, this legislation consists particularly of the Royal Decree No 1034 of 30 August 2010 on Measures to Prevent Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism and the Act No 5 of 19 May 2010 on Measures to Prevent Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism. In the Faroe Islands, the anti-money laundering legislation comprises particularly the Royal Decree No 79 of 29 January 2010 on Measures to Prevent Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism and the Act on Measures to Prevent Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, Act No 56 of 9 June 2008 with amendments of 26 May 2010.

(8)

Greenland and the Faroe Islands have in place appropriate legislation to impose financial penalties vis-à-vis entities or persons listed by the United Nations or the European Union.

(9)

Therefore, both Greenland and the Faroe Islands have adopted the same rules as those established under Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006 and require their respective payment services providers to apply them, thus fulfilling the criterion set out in Article 17(1)(c) of that Regulation.

(10)

It is therefore appropriate to grant to Denmark the requested derogation.

(11)

The agreements to be concluded between Denmark and Greenland should make provision to ensure compliance with Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (2) and in particular Articles 25 and 26.

(12)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing,

27.1.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/14

(1)

Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC detail specific requirements for veterinary checks on each consignment of live animals and products of animal origin coming from a third country and destined to the Union in a Union approved border inspection post (BIP).

(2)

Article 13 of Directive 91/496/EEC permits special rules for checks to be carried out on live animals imported for slaughter and intended for local consumption and of breeding or production animals, for use in remote parts of Member States. These rules require that plans describing the nature of the checks to be carried out have to be submitted to the Commission. These plans must specify the checks carried out to prevent animals introduced into the remote regions concerned or products derived from those animals being dispatched under any circumstances to other parts of Union territory.

(3)

Article 18 of Directive 97/78/EC permits special rules for checks to be carried out on products of animal origin imported for local use in remote parts of, amongst others, the French Republic. These rules require that plans describing the nature of the checks to be carried out have to be submitted to the Commission. These plans must specify the checks carried out to prevent products of animal origin being introduced into the remote regions concerned being dispatched under any circumstances to other parts of Union territory.

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 of 22 January 2004 laying down procedures for veterinary checks at Community border inspection posts on products imported from third countries (3) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 of 18 February 2004 introducing a document for the declaration of, and veterinary checks on, animals from third countries entering the Community (4) are detailing the procedures for notification of and the veterinary checks on products of animal origin and live animals and the Common Veterinary Entry Documents (CVEDs), which have to be used to document the results of the veterinary checks on such consignments.

(5)

The French authorities have submitted respective plans to the Commission for certain entry points located in the French overseas departments Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana.

(6)

The French plans demonstrate that all consignments of live animals or products of animal origin are required be presented for import at designated entry points in the departments, where they are subject to veterinary checks. The plans demonstrate that when implemented the dispatch of consignments into other parts of Union territory, which do not comply with the requirements of relevant Union legislation, is effectively prevented. This is achieved by the stamping on the CVEDs of live animals or products of animal origin approved for import into the departments that they are restricted for use only in the territory of the relevant department. Importers are informed that it is not possible to dispatch these live animals, products derived from them, or products of animal origin to other parts of Union territory and the competent authorities of the French overseas departments monitor this requirement when approving intra-trade certificates.

(7)

The French plans detail as well the infrastructure of the facilities with sufficient large premises allowing for hygienic sampling and the equipment necessary to carry out the veterinary checks required to verify that Union public and animal health requirements for live animals and products of animal origin are being met. In addition, there are premises and cold stores for storage of consignments sampled, detained or inspected in place and additionally, for live animals, appropriate facilities to house them pending the results of any checks carried out.

(8)

The French plans detail that sufficient numbers of veterinary and technical staff are available to carry out the veterinary checks as provided for by Articles 4 of Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC and in accordance with provisions set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 and in Regulation (EC) No 282/2004.

(9)

While in general veterinary checks have to be carried out on all consignments of products of animal origin, Article 10 of Directive 97/78/EC allows for the reduction of the frequency of physical checks on certain products of animal origin, which are listed together with the relevant frequency for physical checks in Annexes I and II to Commission Decision 94/360/EC of 20 May 1994 on the reduced frequency of physical checks of consignments of certain products to be implemented from third countries, under Council Directive 90/675/EEC (5). To be consistent with the veterinary checks at Union borders, these reduced frequencies may be applied for the veterinary consignments destined to the three French overseas departments.

(10)

The Union’s Trade Control and Expert System (Traces) set up by Commission Decision 2004/292/EC of 30 March 2004 on the introduction of the Traces system (6) provides that Member States are to introduce and start using Traces in particular for consignments of live animals and products of animal origin coming from non-Union countries.

(11)

The use of the Traces system for imports of live animals and products of animal origin requires the issue of a CVED for each consignment presented for introduction. These documents should be used to ensure that such imported consignments of live animals, or products of animal origin are not dispatched to other parts of the Union territory and are for local use only.

(12)

The entry points in the French overseas departments Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana should thus be identified and the requirements for their operation should be specified in this Decision.

(13)

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

(1)

notify the competent authority responsible for the entry point before the physical arrival of the consignment of products using the first part of the CVED in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 and using the Traces system in accordance with Article 3 of Decision 2004/292/EC;

(2)

give one working day’s notice to the competent authority where live animals are to be presented specifying the number, nature and estimated time of arrival and using the first part of the CVED in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 and using the Traces system in accordance with Article 3 of Decision 2004/292/EC;

(3)

keep a register approved by the competent authority showing the quantities of products or animals imported and the name and address of the purchaser(s);

(4)

inform the purchaser(s) that the products derived from the animals or products of animal origin imported are for local consumption only and for breeding and production animals they must not be dispatched under any circumstances to other territories of the Union;

(5)

inform the purchaser(s) that, in the case of resale, the purchaser(s) must inform the new purchaser(s) where the latter is a commercial operator that the products are for local consumption only and for breeding and production animals they must not under any circumstances be dispatched to other parts of the Union territory.