(1)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

(2)

On 8 October 2013 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to remove one entity from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.

(3)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly,

(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,

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.

(2)

The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first seven working days of October 2013, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and Argentina.

(3)

Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by 14 October 2013 can be met in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007.

(4)

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

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 (3) opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries.

(2)

The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of October 2013 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4A, 6A, 7 and 8 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2014 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested.

(3)

The applications for import rights lodged during the first seven days of October 2013 in respect of Group No 5A for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2014 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 (3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.

(2)

Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of variations in price according to origin.

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 should be amended accordingly.

(4)

Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication.

(5)

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)

Council Decision 2013/336/EU (1) increased the number of Advocates-General of the Court of Justice of the European Union increased to nine, with effect from 1 July 2013.

(2)

Mr Maciej SZPUNAR has been proposed as a candidate for appointment as an Advocate-General of the Court of Justice.

(3)

The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Mr Maciej SZPUNAR to perform the duties of Advocate-General of the Court of Justice.

(4)

In view of the partial replacement of Judges and Advocates-General which will take place on 7 October 2018, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 253 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Mr Maciej SZPUNAR should be appointed for the period until 6 October 2018,

(1)

Pursuant to Articles 5 and 7 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and following the resignation of Ms Küllike JÜRIMÄE, a judge should be appointed to the General Court for the remainder of Ms Küllike JÜRIMÄE's term of office, which runs until 31 August 2016.

(2)

Mr Lauri MADISE has been proposed for the vacant post.

(3)

The panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Mr Lauri MADISE to perform the duties of Judge of the General Court of the European Union,

(1)

The terms of office of 13 Judges of the General Court expired on 31 August 2013. New appointments should therefore be made for the period from 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2019.

(2)

It has been proposed that the term of office of Ms Irena PELIKÁNOVÁ as Judge of the General Court be renewed.

(3)

The panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given an opinion on the suitability of Ms Irena PELIKÁNOVÁ to perform the duties of Judge of the General Court,

(1)

Croatia acceded to the Union on 1 July 2013.

(2)

Accordingly, the Croatian-language versions of the references used in the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (‘the Convention’) should be moved from the EFTA-countries parts and inserted in the Union Member States parts.

(3)

Technical amendments to the Convention need also to be introduced as regards the guarantee forms listed in Appendix III, resulting from Croatia’s accession to the Union.

(4)

In order to allow the use of guarantee forms printed in accordance with the criteria in force prior to the date of accession of Croatia to the Union, a transitional period should be established during which the printed forms, with some adaptations, could continue to be used.

(5)

The Convention should therefore be amended accordingly,