6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 April 2014

on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

(2014/517/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217, in conjunction with Article 218(5) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8), thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

On 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Union and its Member States and the Republic of Croatia, with the Republic of Serbia in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (‘the Protocol’).

(2)	Those negotiations were successfully completed and the Protocol was initialled on 10 December 2013.

(3)	The Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union and its Member States, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

(4)	The conclusion of the Protocol is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community.

(5)	The Protocol should be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing on behalf of the Union and its Member States of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union and its Member States.

Article 3

The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis, in accordance with its Article 14, as from the first day of the second month following the date of its signature, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2014.

For the Council

The President

C. ASHTON

6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/3

PROTOCOL

to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

IRELAND,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

HUNGARY,

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

ROMANIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

Contracting Parties to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Member States’, and

THE EUROPEAN UNION and THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,

hereinafter referred to as ‘the European Union’,

of the one part, and

the Republic of Serbia, hereinafter referred to as ‘Serbia’

of the other part,

Having regard to the accession of the Republic of Croatia (hereinafter referred to as ‘Croatia’) to the European Union on 1 July 2013,

Whereas:

(1)	The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the SAA’), was signed in Luxemburg on 29 April 2008 and entered into force on 1 September 2013.

(2)	The Treaty concerning the Accession of Croatia to the European Union was signed in Brussels on 9 December 2011.

(3)	Croatia acceded to the European Union on 1 July 2013.

(4)	Pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Act of Accession of Croatia, the accession of Croatia to the SAA is to be agreed by the conclusion of a protocol to the SAA.

(5)	Consultations pursuant to Article 39(3) of the SAA have taken place so as to ensure that account is taken of the mutual interests of the European Union and Serbia stated in that Agreement,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I

Contracting Parties

Article 1

Croatia shall be Party to the SAA and shall respectively adopt and take note, in the same manner as the other Member States of the European Union, of the texts of the SAA, as well as of the Joint Declarations, and the Unilateral Declarations annexed to the Final Act signed on the same date.

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TEXT OF THE SAA INCLUDING ITS ANNEXES AND PROTOCOLS

SECTION II

Agricultural products

Article 2

European union concessions on agricultural products

In Article 26 of the SAA, paragraph (4) shall be replaced by the following:

‘4. From the date of entry into force of the Protocol to this Agreement to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union (hereinafter “the Protocol to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union”), the European Union shall apply duty-free access on imports into the European Union for products originating in Serbia of headings 1701 and 1702 of the Combined Nomenclature, within the limit of an annual tariff quota of 181 000 tonnes (net weight).’

Article 3

Serbian concessions on agricultural products

1. In Article 27 of the SAA, the following paragraph shall be added:

‘3. From the date of entry into force of the Protocol to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union, Serbia shall apply the custom duties applicable on imports of certain agricultural products originating in the European Union within the quantities indicated, listed in Annex IIIe.’

2. The text of Annex I to this Protocol shall be added as Annex IIIe to the SAA.

Article 4

European union concessions on fishery products

1. In Article 29 of the SAA, the following paragraph shall be added:

‘3. From the date of entry into force of the Protocol to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union, the European Union shall increase by 26 tonnes the volume of the annual tariff quota for imports of carp in Annex IV.’

2. In article 29 of the SAA, the following paragraph shall be added:

‘4. From the date of entry into force of the Protocol to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union, the European Union shall open a tariff quota for imports of products of HS sub-heading 1604 duty free within an annual limit of 15 tonnes. Imports outside the quota limits shall be at a duty rate of 70 % of MFN duty.’

Article 5

Serbian concessions on fishery products

In Article 30 of the SAA, the following paragraph shall be added:

‘3. From the date of entry into force of the Protocol to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union, Serbia shall open a tariff quota for imports of live carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus) of the CN code 0301 93 00 at a duty rate of 10 % within an annual limit of 20 tonnes. Imports outside the quota limits shall be at a duty rate of 60 % of MFN duty.’

Article 6

Serbian concessions on processed agricultural products

The text of Annex II to this Protocol shall be added as Annex III to Protocol 1 to the SAA.

Article 7

Wine and spirit drinks protocol

Point 1 of Annex I to Protocol 2 to the SAA shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex III to this Protocol.

SECTION III

Rules of origin

Article 8

Annex IV to Protocol 3 to the SAA shall be replaced by the text set out in Annex IV to this Protocol.

SECTION IV

Transitional provisions

Article 9

Proof of origin and administrative cooperation

1. Proofs of origin properly issued by either Serbia or Croatia in the framework of preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between them shall be accepted in the respective countries, provided that:

(a)	the acquisition of such origin confers preferential tariff treatment on the basis of the preferential tariff measures contained in the SAA;

(b)	the proof of origin and the transport documents were issued no later than the day before the date of accession of Croatia;

(c)	the proof of origin is submitted to the customs authorities within the period of four months from the date of accession of Croatia.

Where goods were declared for importation in either Serbia or Croatia, prior to the date of accession of Croatia, under preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between Serbia and Croatia at that time, proof of origin issued retrospectively under those agreements or arrangements may also be accepted provided that it is submitted to the customs authorities within a period of four months from the date of accession of Croatia.

2. Serbia and Croatia are authorised to retain the authorisations with which the status of ‘approved exporters’ has been granted in the framework of preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements applied between them, provided that:

(a)	such a provision is also provided for in the agreement concluded prior to the date of Croatia's accession between Serbia and the European Union; and

(b)	the approved exporters apply the rules of origin in force under that agreement.

Those authorisations shall be replaced, no later than one year after the date of accession of Croatia, by new authorisations issued under the conditions of the SAA.

3. Requests for subsequent verification of proof of origin issued under the preferential agreements or autonomous arrangements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be accepted by the competent customs authorities of either Serbia or Croatia for a period of three years after the issue of the proof of origin concerned and may be made by those authorities for a period of three years after acceptance of the proof of origin submitted to those authorities in support of an import declaration.

Article 10

Goods in transit

1. The provisions of the SAA may be applied to goods exported from either Serbia to Croatia or from Croatia to Serbia, which comply with the provisions of Protocol 3 to the SAA and that on the date of accession of Croatia are either en route or in temporary storage, in a customs warehouse or in a free zone in Serbia or in Croatia.

2. Preferential treatment may be granted in cases referred to in paragraph 1, subject to the submission to the customs authorities of the importing country, within four months from the date of accession of Croatia, of a proof of origin issued retrospectively by the customs authorities of the exporting country.

Article 11

Quotas in the first year of application of the protocol

In the first year of provisional application of this Protocol, the volumes of the new tariff quotas and the increases in the volumes of existing tariff quotas shall be calculated as a pro rata of the basic annual volumes, taking into account the part of the year elapsed before the date of the application of this Protocol.

SECTION V

General and final provisions

Article 12

This Protocol and the Annexes thereto shall form an integral part of the SAA.

Article 13

1. This Protocol shall be approved by the European Union and its Member States and by Serbia in accordance with their own procedures.

2. The Parties shall notify each other of the completion of the corresponding procedures referred to in paragraph 1. The instruments of approval shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

Article 14

1. This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the first month following the date of the deposit of the last instrument of approval.

2. If not all the instruments of approval of this Protocol have been deposited before the first day of the second month following the date of signature, this Protocol shall apply provisionally. The date of provisional application shall be the first day of the second month following the date of signature.

Article 15

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and Serbian languages, each of those texts being equally authentic.

Article 16

The text of the SAA, including the Annexes and Protocols which form an integral part thereof, and the Final Act together with the declarations annexed thereto, shall be drawn up in the Croatian language, and those texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall approve those texts.

Съставено в Брюксел на двадесет и пети юни две хиляди и четиринадесета година.

Hecho en Bruselas, el veinticinco de junio de dos mil catorce.

V Bruselu dne dvacátého pátého června dva tisíce čtrnáct.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den femogtyvende juni to tusind og fjorten.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am fünfundzwanzigsten Juni zweitausendvierzehn.

Kahe tuhande neljateistkümnenda aasta juunikuu kahekümne viiendal päeval Brüsselis.

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις είκοσι πέντε Ιουνίου δύο χιλιάδες δεκατέσσερα.

Done at Brussels on thetwenty-fifth day of June in the year two thousand and fourteen.

Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt-cinq juin deux mille quatorze.

Sastavljeno u Bruxellesu dvadeset petog lipnja dvije tisuće četrnaeste.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì venticinque giugno duemilaquattordici.

Briselē, divi tūkstoši četrpadsmitā gada divdesmit piektajā jūnijā.

Priimta du tūkstančiai keturioliktų metų birželio dvidešimt penktą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizennegyedik év június havának huszonötödik napján.

Magħmul fi Brussell, fil-ħamsa u għoxrin jum ta’ Ġunju tas-sena elfejn u erbatax.

Gedaan te Brussel, de vijfentwintigste juni tweeduizend veertien.

Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia dwudziestego piątego czerwca roku dwa tysiące czternastego.

Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e cinco de junho de dois mil e catorze.

Întocmit la Bruxelles la douăzeci și cinci iunie două mii paisprezece.

V Bruseli dvadsiateho piateho júna dvetisícštrnásť.

V Bruslju, dne petindvajsetega junija leta dva tisoč štirinajst.

Tehty Brysselissä kahdentenakymmenentenäviidentenä päivänä kesäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattaneljätoista.

Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugofemte juni tjugohundrafjorton.

Сачињено у Бриселу, двадесет петог јуна две хиљаде четрнаесте године.

За държавите-членки

Por los Estados miembros

Za členské státy

For medlemsstaterne

Für die Mitgliedstaaten

Liikmesriikide nimel

Για τα κράτη μέλη

For the Member States

Pour les États membres

Za države članice

Per gli Stati membri

Dalībvalstu vārdā

Valstybių narių vardu

A tagállamok részéről

Għall-Istati Membri

Voor de lidstaten

W imieniu państw Członkowskich

Pelos Estados-Membros

Pentru statele membre

Za členské štáty

Za države članice

Jäsenvaltioiden puolesta

För medlemsstaterna

За државе чланице

За Европейския съюз

Рог la Unión Europea

Za Evropskou unii

For Den Europæiske Union

Für die Europäische Union

Euroopa Liidu nimel

Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση

For the European Union

Pour l'Union européenne

Za Europsku uniju

Per l'Unione europea

Eiropas Savienības vārdā –

Europos Sąjungos vardu

Az Európai Unió részéről

Għall-Unjoni Ewropea

Voor de Europese Unie

W imieniu Unii Europejskiej

Pela União Europeia

Pentru Uniunea Europeană

Za Európsku úniu

Za Evropsko unijo

Euroopan unionin puolesta

För Europeiska unionen

За ЕвпАпску унију

За Република Сърбия

Por la República de Serbia

Za Republiku Srbsko

For Republikken Serbien

Für die Republik Serbien

Serbia Vabariigi nimel

Για τη Δημοκρατία της Σερβίας

For the Republic of Serbia

Pour la République de Serbie

Per la Repubblica di Serbia

Serbijas Republikas vārdā

Serbijos Respublikos vardu

A Szerb Köztársaság részéről

Għar-Repubblika tas-Serbja

Voor de Republiek Servië

W imieniu Republiki Serbskiej

Pela República da Sérvia

Pentru Republica Serbia

Za Srbskú republiku

Za Republiko Srbijo

Serbian tasavallan puolesta

För Republiken Serbien

За Републику Србију

ANNEX I

‘ANNEX IIIe

SERBIAN TARIFF CONCESSIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Referred to in Article 27(3)

Custom duties (ad valorem and/or specific duties) for the products listed in this Annex will be applied within the quantities indicated for each product in this Annex from the date of entry into force of the Protocol to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

CN Code (2013)

Description

Annual quantity

(in tonnes)

Rate of in-quota duty

(% of MFN)

0103

Live swine:

200

0 %

–

Other:

0103 92

– –	Weighing 50 kg or more:

– – –

Domestic species:

0103 92 11

– – – –

Sows having farrowed at least once, of a weight of not less than 160 kg

0103 92 19

– – – –

Other

0206

Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen:

200

0 %

–	Of swine, frozen:

0206 41 00

– –

Livers

0206 49 00

– –

Other

0402

Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

5 %

0402 10

–	In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1,5 %:

– –	Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

0402 10 11

– – –

In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2,5 kg

0402 10 19

– – –

Other

– –

Other:

0402 10 99

– – –

Other

–	In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1,5 %:

0402 21

– –	Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

– – –

Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 27 %:

0402 21 11

– – – –

In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2,5 kg

0402 21 18

– – – –

Other

0406

Cheese and curd:

0 %

0406 10

–	Fresh (unripened or uncured) cheese, including whey cheese, and curd:

0406 10 20

– –	Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 %

0406 10 80

– –

Other

0406 30

–	Processed cheese, not grated or powdered:

0406 30 10

– –	In the manufacture of which no cheeses other than Emmentaler, Gruyère and Appenzell have been used and which may contain, as an addition, Glarus herb cheese (known as Schabziger); put up for retail sale, of a fat content by weight in the dry matter not exceeding 56 %

– –

Other:

– – –

Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 36 % and of a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter:

0406 30 31

– – – –

Not exceeding 48 %

0406 30 39

– – – –

Exceeding 48 %

0406 30 90

– – –

Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 36 %

0406 90

–	Other cheese:

– –

Other:

0406 90 13

– – –

Emmentaler

0406 90 15

– – –

Gruyère, Sbrinz

0406 90 17

– – –

Bergkäse, Appenzell

0406 90 18

– – –

Fromage fribourgeois, Vacherin Mont d'Or and Tête de Moine

0406 90 19

– – –

Glarus herb cheese (known as Schabziger) made from skimmed milk and mixed with finely ground herbs

0406 90 21

– – –

Cheddar

0406 90 23

– – –

Edam

0406 90 25

– – –

Tilsit

0406 90 27

– – –

Butterkäse

0406 90 29

– – –

Kashkaval

0406 90 32

– – –

Feta

0406 90 37

– – –

Finlandia

0406 90 39

– – –

Jarlsberg

– – –

Other:

0406 90 50

– – – –

Cheese of sheep's milk or buffalo milk in containers containing brine, or in sheepskin or goatskin bottles

– – – –

Other:

– – – – –

Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 40 % and a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter:

– – – – – –

Not exceeding 47 %:

0406 90 61

– – – – – – –

Grana Padano, Parmigiano Reggiano

0406 90 63

– – – – – – –

Fiore Sardo, Pecorino

0406 90 69

– – – – – – –

Other

– – – – – –

Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 %:

0406 90 73

– – – – – – –

Provolone

0406 90 75

– – – – – – –

Asiago, Caciocavallo, Montasio, Ragusano

0406 90 76

– – – – – – –

Danbo, Fontal, Fontina, Fynbo, Havarti, Maribo, Samsø

0406 90 78

– – – – – – –

Gouda

0406 90 79

– – – – – – –

Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Nectaire, Saint-Paulin, Taleggio

0406 90 81

– – – – – – –

Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby, Monterey

0406 90 82

– – – – – – –

Camembert

0406 90 84

– – – – – – –

Brie

– – – – – – –

Other cheese, of a water content, by weight, in the non-fatty matter:

0406 90 86

– – – – – – – –

Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 52 %

0406 90 87

– – – – – – – –

Exceeding 52 % but not exceeding 62 %

0406 90 88

– – – – – – – –

Exceeding 62 % but not exceeding 72 %

0406 90 93

– – – – – –

Exceeding 72 %

0406 90 99

– – – – –

Other

0701

Potatoes, fresh or chilled:

165

0 %

0701 90

–

Other:

– –

Other:

0701 90 90

– – –

Other

0710

Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen:

0 %

–	Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled:

0710 21 00

– –	Peas (Pisum sativum)

1001

Wheat and meslin:

300

0 %

–

Other:

1001 99 00

– –

Other

1005

Maize (corn):

270

0 %

1005 10

–

Seed:

– –

Hybrid:

1005 10 15

– – –

Simple hybrids

1005 10 18

– – –

Other:

ex 1005 10 18

– – – –

Double and top cross hybrid maize seed

1512

Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified:

5 %

–	Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof:

1512 19

– –

Other:

1512 19 90

– – –

Other

1602

Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood:

150

0 %

1602 10 00

–	Homogenised preparations

–

Of swine:

1602 41

– –	Hams and cuts thereof

1602 42

– –	Shoulders and cuts thereof

1602 49

– –	Other, including mixtures

1602 50

–	Of bovine animals

1701

Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form:

20 %

–	Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter:

1701 12

– –	Beet sugar:

1701 12 90

– – –

Other

1701 14

– –	Other cane sugar:

1701 14 90

– – –

Other

–

Other:

1701 91 00

– –	Containing added flavouring or colouring matter

1701 99

– –

Other:

1701 99 10

– – –

White sugar

1701 99 90

– – –

Other

2009

Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

0 %

–	Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable:

2009 89

– –

Other:

– – –

Of a Brix value not exceeding 67:

– – – –

Other:

– – – – –

Other:

– – – – – –

Not containing added sugar:

2009 89 96

– – – – – – –

Cherry juice

2401

Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse:

0 %’

2401 10

–	Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped:

2401 10 35

– –	Light air-cured tobacco

2401 10 60

– –	Sun-cured oriental type tobacco

2401 10 85

– –	Flue-cured tobacco

2401 20

–	Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped:

2401 20 35

– –	Light air-cured tobacco

2401 20 60

– –	Sun-cured oriental type tobacco

2401 20 85

– –	Flue-cured tobacco

2401 20 95

– –

Other

2401 30 00

–	Tobacco refuse

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX III TO PROTOCOL 1

TARIFF QUOTAS APPLICABLE TO GOODS ORIGINATING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ON IMPORT INTO SERBIA

Referred to in Article 25

CN code (2013)

Description

Annual quantity

(in tonnes)

Rate of in-quota duty

0403

Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa:

190

0 %

0403 10

–

Yogurt:

– –	Not flavoured nor containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa:

– – –

Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight:

0403 10 11

– – – –

Not exceeding 3 %

0403 10 13

– – – –

Exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 6 %

0403 90

–

Other:

– –	Flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa:

– – –

Other, of a milkfat content, by weight:

0403 90 91

– – – –

Not exceeding 3 %

0403 90 93

– – – –

Exceeding 3 % but not exceeding 6 %

2207

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength:

1 180

0 %

2207 10 00

–	Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher

2402

Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes:

1 600

10 %

15 %’

2402 20

–	Cigarettes containing tobacco:

2402 20 90

– –

Other

ANNEX III

‘1.

Imports into the European Union of the following wines referred to in Article 2 of this Protocol shall be subject to the concessions set out below:

CN code

Description

(in accordance with Article 2 (1)(b) of Protocol 2)

applicable duty

annual quantity (hl)

special provisions

ex 2204 10

ex 2204 21

Quality sparkling wine

Wine of fresh grapes

exemption

55 000

(1)

ex 2204 29

Wine of fresh grapes

exemption

12 300

(1)

(1) Consultations at the request of one of the Parties may be held to adapt the quotas by transferring quantities from the quota applying to position ex 2204 29 to the quota applying to positions ex 2204 10 and ex 2204 21.’

ANNEX IV

‘ANNEX IV TO PROTOCOL 3

TEXT OF THE INVOICE DECLARATION

The invoice declaration, the text of which is given below, must be made out in accordance with the footnotes. However, the footnotes do not have to be reproduced.

Bulgarian version

Износителят на продуктите, обхванати от този документ (митническо разрешение № … (1)) декларира, че освен където ясно е отбелязано друго, тези продукти са с … (2) преференциален произход.

Spanish version

El exportador de los productos incluidos en el presente documento (autorización aduanera no … (1)) declara que, salvo indicación en sentido contrario, estos productos gozan de un origen preferencial … (2).

Czech version

Vývozce výrobků uvedených v tomto dokumentu (číslo povolení … (1)) prohlašuje, že kromě zřetelně označených mají tyto výrobky preferenční původ v … (2).

Danish version

Eksportøren af varer, der er omfattet af nærværende dokument, (toldmyndighedernes tilladelse nr. … (1)), erklærer, at varerne, medmindre andet tydeligt er angivet, har præferenceoprindelse i … (2).

German version

Der Ausführer (Ermächtigter Ausführer; Bewilligungs-Nr. … (1)) der Waren, auf die sich dieses Handelspapier bezieht, erklärt, dass diese Waren, soweit nicht anderes angegeben ist, präferenzbegünstigte … (2) Ursprungswaren sind.

Estonian version

Käesoleva dokumendiga hõlmatud toodete eksportija (tolli kinnitus nr. … (1)) deklareerib, et need tooted on … (2) sooduspäritoluga, välja arvatud juhul, kui on selgelt näidatud teisiti.

Greek version

Ο εξαγωγέας των προϊόντων που καλύπτονται από το παρόν έγγραφο (άδεια τελωνείου υπ'αριθ. … (1)) δηλώνει ότι, εκτός εάν δηλώνεται σαφώς άλλως, τα προϊόντα αυτά είναι προτιμησιακής καταγωγής … (2).

English version

The exporter of the products covered by this document (customs authorisation No … (1)) declares that, except where otherwise clearly indicated, these products are of … (2) preferential origin.

French version

L'exportateur des produits couverts par le présent document (autorisation douanière no … (1)) déclare que, sauf indication claire du contraire, ces produits ont l'origine préférentielle … (2).

Croatian version

Izvoznik proizvoda obuhvaćenih ovom ispravom (carinsko ovlaštenje br. … (1)) izjavljuje da su, osim ako je drukčije izričito navedeno, ovi proizvodi … (2) preferencijalnog podrijetla.

Italian version

L'esportatore delle merci contemplate nel presente documento (autorizzazione doganale n. … (1)) dichiara che, salvo indicazione contraria, le merci sono di origine preferenziale … (2).

Latvian version

To produktu eksportētājs, kuri ietverti šajā dokumentā (muitas atļauja Nr. … (1)), deklarē, ka, izņemot tur, kur ir citādi skaidri noteikts, šiem produktiem ir preferenciāla izcelsme … (2).

Lithuanian version

Šiame dokumente išvardytų produktų eksportuotojas (muitinės liudijimo Nr. … (1)) deklaruoja, kad, jeigu kitaip nenurodyta, tai yra … (2) preferencinės kilmės produktai.

Hungarian version

A jelen okmányban szereplő áruk exportőre (vámfelhatalmazási szám: … (1)) kijelentem, hogy egyértelmű eltérő jelzés hiányában az áruk preferenciális … (2) származásúak.

Maltese version

L-esportatur tal-prodotti koperti b'dan id-dokument (awtorizzazzjoni tad-dwana nru. … (1)) jiddikjara li, ħlief fejn indikat b'mod ċar li mhux hekk, dawn il-prodotti huma ta' oriġini preferenzjali … (2).

Dutch version

De exporteur van de goederen waarop dit document van toepassing is (douanevergunning nr. … (1)), verklaart dat, behoudens uitdrukkelijke andersluidende vermelding, deze goederen van preferentiële … oorsprong zijn (2).

Polish version

Eksporter produktów objętych tym dokumentem (upoważnienie władz celnych nr … (1)) deklaruje, że z wyjątkiem gdzie jest to wyraźnie określone, produkty te mają … (2) preferencyjne pochodzenie.

Portuguese version

O abaixo assinado, exportador dos produtos abrangidos pelo presente documento (autorização aduaneira n.o … (1)), declara que, salvo indicação expressa em contrário, estes produtos são de origem preferencial … (2).

Romanian version

Exportatorul produselor ce fac obiectul acestui document (autorizația vamală nr. … (1)) declară că, exceptând cazul în care în mod expres este indicat altfel, aceste produse sunt de origine preferențială … (2).

Slovak version

Vývozca výrobkov uvedených v tomto dokumente (číslo povolenia … (1)) vyhlasuje, že okrem zreteľne označených, majú tieto výrobky preferenčný pôvod v … (2).

Slovenian version

Izvoznik blaga, zajetega s tem dokumentom (pooblastilo carinskih organov št. … (1)) izjavlja, da, razen če ni drugače jasno navedeno, ima to blago preferencialno … (2) poreklo.

Finnish version

Tässä asiakirjassa mainittujen tuotteiden viejä (tullin lupa n:o … (1)) ilmoittaa, että nämä tuotteet ovat, ellei toisin ole selvästi merkitty, etuuskohteluun oikeutettuja … alkuperätuotteita (2).

Swedish version

Exportören av de varor som omfattas av detta dokument (tullmyndighetens tillstånd nr. … (1)) försäkrar att dessa varor, om inte annat tydligt markerats, har förmånsberättigande … ursprung (2).

Serbian Versions

Извозник производа обухваћених овом исправом (царинско овлашћење бр … (1)) изјављује да су, осим ако је то другачије изричито наведено, ови производи … (2) преференцијалног порекла.

Izvoznik proizvoda obuhvaćenih ovom ispravom (carinsko ovlašćenje br … (1)) izjavljuje da su, osim ako je drugačije izričito navedeno, ovi proizvodi … (2) preferencijalnog porekla.

(3)

(Place and date)

(4)

(Signature of the exporter. In addition, the name of the person signing the declaration has to be indicated in clear script.)

(1) When the invoice declaration is made out by an approved exporter, the authorization number of the approved exporter must be entered in this space. When the invoice declaration is not made out by an approved exporter, the words in brackets shall be omitted or the space left blank.

(2) Origin of products to be indicated. When the invoice declaration relates, in whole or in part, to products originating in Ceuta and Melilla, the exporter must clearly indicate them in the document on which the declaration is made out by means of the symbol “CM”.

(3) These indications may be omitted if the information is contained on the document itself.

(4) In cases where the exporter is not required to sign, the exemption of signature also implies the exemption of the name of the signatory.’

6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/20

COUNCIL DECISION

of 14 April 2014

approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

(2014/518/Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

On 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Serbia in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (‘the Protocol’).

(2)	Those negotiations were successfully completed and the Protocol initialled on 10 December 2013.

(3)	The conclusion, by the Commission, of the Protocol should be approved as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community.

(4)	The signature and conclusion of the Protocol is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the Union and its Member States,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The conclusion by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union is hereby approved.

The text of the Protocol is attached to the Decision on its signature.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 14 April 2014.

For the Council

The President

C. ASHTON

6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/21

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 851/2014

of 23 July 2014

amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Lithuania

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 140(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank,

Whereas:

(1)	Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 of 31 December 1998 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro (1) determines those conversion rates as from 1 January 1999.

(2)	According to Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession, Lithuania is a Member State with a derogation as defined in Article 139(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

(3)	Pursuant to Council Decision 2014/509/EU of 23 July 2014 on the adoption by Lithuania of the euro on 1 January 2015 (2), Lithuania fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation of Lithuania is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2015.

(4)	The introduction of the euro in Lithuania requires the adoption of the conversion rate between the euro and the Lithuanian litas. This conversion rate should be set at 3,45280 litas per 1 euro, which corresponds to the current central rate of the litas in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II).

(5)	Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2866/98, the following line is inserted between the conversion rates applicable to the Latvian lats and the Luxembourg franc:

‘= 3,45280 Lithuanian litas’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2015.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2014.

For the Council

The President

S. GOZI

(1) OJ L 359, 31.12.1998, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 228, 31.7.2014, p. 29.

6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/22

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 852/2014

of 5 August 2014

concerning the authorisation of L-methionine as a feed additive for all animal species

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.

(2)	In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 an application was submitted for the authorisation of L-methionine as a feed additive. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(3)	That application concerns the authorisation of L-methionine produced by Escherichia coli (KCCM 11252P and KCCM 11340P) as a feed additive for all animal species, to be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’.

(4)

The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 8 October 2013 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, L-methionine produced by Escherichia coli (KCCM 11252P and KCCM 11340P) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment and that it may be considered efficacious source of the amino acid L-methionine for all animal species. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

(5)	The assessment of that substance shows that the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that substance should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

(6)

The Authority expressed in its opinion concerns over the safety of L-methionine for the target species when administered via water for drinking. However, no maximum content for L-methionine is proposed by the Authority. Thus, it is in the case of administration of L-methionine via drinking water appropriate to instruct the user to consider all different methionine sources in order to achieve an optimal supply with the essential amino acids without affecting the performance of the animals.

(7)	The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The substance specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and analogues’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 August 2014.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.

(2) EFSA Journal 2013; 11(10):3428.

ANNEX

Identification number of the additive

Name of the holder of authorisation

Additive

Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method.

Species or category of animal

Maximum age

Minimum content

Maximum content

Other provisions

End of period of authorisation

mg/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %

Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: amino acids, their salts and analogues

3c305

—

L-methionine

Additive composition

L-methionine with a purity of at least 98,5 %

Characterisation of the active substance

L-methionine ((2S)-2-amino-4-(methylthio) butanoic acid) produced by fermentation with Escherichia coli (KCCM 11252P and KCCM 11340P)

Chemical formula: C5H11NO2S

CAS number: 63-68-3

Analytical method (1)

For the identification of L-methionine in the feed additive: infrared absorption and optical rotation — FCC monographs methods.

For the quantification of methionine in the feed additive and premixtures containing more than 10 % of methionine: ion exchange chromatography coupled with post-column derivatisation and photometric or fluorescence detection (HPLC-VIS/FD) — ISO/DIS 17180.

For the determination of methionine in premixtures containing less than 10 % of methionine, compound feed, feed materials and water: ion exchange chromatography coupled with post-column derivatisation and photometric detection (HPLC/VIS) — Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 (2) (Annex III, F).

All species

—

1.	L-methionine can be also used via water for drinking.

2.	Declarations to be made on the labelling of the additive and premixtures: ‘If the additive is administered via water for drinking, excess protein should be avoided.’

Where voluntary declaration of the additive is made on the labelling of feed materials and compound feed, the following shall be included:

—	name and identification number of the additive,

—	added amount of the additive.

26 August 2024

(1) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports

(2) OJ L 54, 26.2.2009, p. 1.

6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/25

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 853/2014

of 5 August 2014

repealing Regulation (EC) No 1151/2009 imposing special conditions governing the import of sunflower oil originating in or consigned from Ukraine

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Following detection of high levels of mineral paraffin in sunflower oil from Ukraine, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1151/2009 (2) imposes since 1 January 2010 special conditions governing the import of sunflower oil originating in or consigned from Ukraine. On the basis of that Regulation, a systematic certification is to be done by an authorised representative of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, confirming that shipments of sunflower oil exported to the European Union have been sampled and analysed and do not contain more than 50 mg/kg mineral paraffin. An additional random sampling by the competent authorities of the Member States upon import in the Union further ensures that the consignment does not contain more than 50 mg/kg mineral paraffin.

(2)	As no non-compliant samples have been reported by the competent authorities of the Member States since the entry into force of that Regulation, it is appropriate to repeal those special conditions.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1151/2009 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 August 2014.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

(1) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1151/2009 of 27 November 2009 imposing special conditions governing the import of sunflower oil originating in or consigned from Ukraine due to contamination by mineral oil and repealing Decision 2008/433/EC, (OJ L 313, 28.11.2009, p. 36).

6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/26

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 854/2014

of 5 August 2014

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 August 2014.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.

ANNEX

Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

(EUR/100 kg)
CN code	Third country code (1)	Standard import value
0707 00 05	TR	81,4
0707 00 05	ZZ	81,4
0709 93 10	TR	93,0
0709 93 10	ZZ	93,0
0805 50 10	AR	107,0
	CL	125,6
	TR	75,0
	UY	142,7
	ZA	119,5
	ZZ	114,0
0806 10 10	BR	172,5
	CL	187,7
	EG	207,4
	MA	170,9
	MX	246,6
	TR	162,3
	ZZ	191,2
0808 10 80	AR	228,0
	BR	118,0
	CL	116,2
	CN	120,8
	NZ	121,3
	US	156,0
	ZA	138,1
	ZZ	142,6
0808 30 90	AR	195,5
	CL	154,3
	TR	191,6
	ZA	89,4
	ZZ	157,7
0809 29 00	CA	324,1
	TR	410,7
	US	324,1
	ZZ	353,0
0809 30	MK	58,0
	TR	138,9
	ZZ	98,5
0809 40 05	BA	42,0
	MK	88,1
	ZA	206,8
	ZZ	112,3

(1) Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/28

COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 July 2014

appointing a German member of the European Economic and Social Committee

(2014/519/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the GermanGovernment,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)	On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).

(2)	A member's seaton the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Michaela ROSENBERGER,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Mr Peter SCHMIDT, Geschäftsführer der Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten, Region Allgäu, is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2014.

For the Council

The President

S. GOZI

(1) OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.

6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/29

COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 July 2014

appointing a Belgian member of the Committee of the Regions

(2014/520/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,

Whereas:

(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)	A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed as member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

—	Mr Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ, Präsident des Parlamentes der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2014.

For the Council

The President

S. GOZI

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.

6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/30

COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 July 2014

appointing two Croatian members and four Croatian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2014/521/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the CroatianGovernment,

Whereas:

(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)

Following the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, the Committee of the Regions should be enlarged by the appointment of nine members and nine alternate members representing regional and local bodies in Croatia. On 1 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/342/EU (3) appointing eight Croatian members and nine Croatian alternate members until 25 January 2015. A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has therefore remained vacant since the adoption of Decision 2013/342/EU.

(3)	A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Ivan JAKOVČIĆ.

(4)	Four alternate members' seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Miroslav ČAČIJA, Ms Blanka GLAVICA-JEČMENICA, Mr Andrija RUDIĆ and Ms Ivana POSAVEC KRIVEC.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

as members:

—	Mr Valter FLEGO, Prefect of Istra County

—	Mr Željko TURK, Mayor of the City of Zaprešić.

and

as alternate members:

—	Mr Ivan VUČIĆ, Prefect of Karlovac County

—	Mr Alojz TOMAŠEVIĆ, Prefect of Požega-Slavonia County

—	Ms Jasna PETEK, Deputy Prefect of Krapina-Zagorje County

—	Mr Damir DEKANIĆ, Mayor of Municipality of Andrijaševci.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2014.

For the Council

The President

S. GOZI

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 183, 2.7.2013, p. 8.

6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/32

COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 July 2014

appointing a Danish member and two Danish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2014/522/EU)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the DanishGovernment,

Whereas:

(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. On 3 June 2010, by Council Decision 2010/312/EU (3), Ms Bente LAURIDSEN was appointed as alternate member until 25 January 2015. On 11 February 2014, by Council Decision 2014/79/EU (4), Mr Bent HANSEN was appointed as member and Mr Carl HOLST was appointed as alternate member until 25 January 2015.

(2)	A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Bent HANSEN.

(3)	Two alternate members' seats have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Carl HOLST and Ms Bente LAURIDSEN.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:

as member:

—	Mr Jess V. LAURSEN, Chairman of North Denmark Region

and

as alternate members:

—	Ms Jane STRANGE NIELSEN, Regional Councillor in Region Zealand

—	Mr Henrik QVIST, Regional Councillor in Central Denmark Region.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2014.

For the Council

The President

S. GOZI

(1) OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.

(3) OJ L 140, 8.6.2010, p. 27.

(4) OJ L 44, 14.2.2014, p. 48.

6.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

L 233/33

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 4 August 2014

amending Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entry for Kuwait in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which the importation into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species is authorised

(notified under document C(2014) 5440)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/523/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), and in particular Article 17(3)(a) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae (2), and in particular Article 12(1) and (4), the introductory phrase of Article 19 and points (a) and (b) of Article 19 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Directive 2009/156/EC lays down animal health conditions for the importation into the Union of live equidae. It provides, amongst others, that imports of equidae into the Union are only authorised from third countries which have been free for six months from glanders.

(2)

Commission Decision 2004/211/EC (3) establishes a list of third countries and parts of territories thereof from which Member States are to authorise the temporary admission of registered horses, the re-entry of registered horses after temporary export and the imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production and sets out the conditions for the importation of equidae from third countries.

(3)

Following the detection of glanders in Kuwait in 2010 the Commission, by adopting Commission Decision 2010/776/EU (4), suspended the importation of registered horses from Kuwait. Kuwait has now submitted information demonstrating that the disease was successfully eradicated and that since the last case was confirmed on 19 December 2010 ongoing surveillance in the entire equine population has not revealed new cases.

(4)

Because more than six months have elapsed after the last case of glanders in Kuwait, it is appropriate to authorise the temporary admission, re-entry after temporary export and imports of registered horses from that country. Therefore, the entry for Kuwait in Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC should be amended accordingly.

(5)	Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6)	The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC the entry for Kuwait is replaced by the following:

‘KW

Kuwait

KW-0

Whole country

—

—’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 August 2014.

For the Commission

Tonio BORG

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.

(2) OJ L 192, 23.7.2010, p. 1.

(3) Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 January 2004 establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species, and amending Decisions 93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC (OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1).

(4) Commission Decision 2010/776/EU of 15 December 2010 amending Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entries for Brazil, Kuwait and Syria in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which the introduction into the European Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species are authorised (OJ L 332, 16.12.2010, p. 38).

		ISSN 1977-0677
Official Journal of the European Union		L 233

English edition	Legislation	Volume 57 6 August 2014

Contents		II Non-legislative acts	page
		INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
		2014/517/EU
	*	Council Decision of 14 April 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union	1
		Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union	3
		2014/518/Euratom
	*	Council Decision of 14 April 2014 approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union	20
		REGULATIONS
	*	Council Regulation (EU) No 851/2014 of 23 July 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Lithuania	21
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 852/2014 of 5 August 2014 concerning the authorisation of L-methionine as a feed additive for all animal species ( 1 )	22
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 853/2014 of 5 August 2014 repealing Regulation (EC) No 1151/2009 imposing special conditions governing the import of sunflower oil originating in or consigned from Ukraine ( 1 )	25
		Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 854/2014 of 5 August 2014 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables	26
		DECISIONS
		2014/519/EU
	*	Council Decision of 30 July 2014 appointing a German member of the European Economic and Social Committee	28
		2014/520/EU
	*	Council Decision of 30 July 2014 appointing a Belgian member of the Committee of the Regions	29
		2014/521/EU
	*	Council Decision of 30 July 2014 appointing two Croatian members and four Croatian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions	30
		2014/522/EU
	*	Council Decision of 30 July 2014 appointing a Danish member and two Danish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions	32
		2014/523/EU
	*	Commission Implementing Decision of 4 August 2014 amending Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC as regards the entry for Kuwait in the list of third countries and parts thereof from which the importation into the Union of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species is authorised (notified under document C(2014) 5440) ( 1 )	33