26.8.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 223/1

(1)

Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Pomme du Limousin’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 503/2007 (2).

(2)

Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union  (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.

(3)

As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,

26.8.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 223/3

(1)

Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (2) fixes the amount of bluefin tuna which may be fished in 2015 in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea by European Union fishing vessels and traps.

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 (3) requires Member States to inform the Commission of the individual quota allocated to their vessels over 24 metres. For catching vessels less than 24 metres and for traps, Member States need to inform the Commission at least of the quota allocated to producer organisations or groups of vessels fishing with similar gear.

(3)

The common fisheries policy is designed to ensure the long-term viability of the fisheries sector through sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources based on the precautionary approach.

(4)

In accordance with Article 36, paragraph 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, where, on the basis of information provided by Member States and other information in its possession, the Commission finds that fishing opportunities available to the European Union, a Member State or group of Member States are deemed to have been exhausted for one or more gears or fleets, the Commission shall inform the Member State(s) concerned thereof and shall prohibit fishing activities for the respective area, gear, stock, group of stocks or fleet involved in those specific fishing activities.

(5)

The information in the Commission's possession indicates that the fishing opportunities for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and the Mediterranean Sea allocated to purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in Croatia, France, Italy, Malta and Spain have been exhausted.

(6)

On 10 and 24 June 2015, Croatia informed the Commission that it had stopped the fishing activities of its nine purse seine vessels active in the 2015 bluefin tuna fishery: as of 10 June for four vessels, as of 20 June for two vessels and as of 24 June 2015 for three vessels, resulting in the prohibition of all the activities as of 24 June 2015 at 24:00.

(7)

On 1, 4 and 9 June 2015, France informed the Commission that it had stopped the fishing activities of its 17 purse seine vessels active in the 2015 bluefin tuna fishery: as of 1 June for 12 vessels, as of 4 June for three vessels and as of 9 June for two vessels, resulting in the prohibition of all the activities as of 9 June 2015 at 10:02.

(8)

On 30 May, and 1 and 10 June 2015, Italy informed the Commission that it had stopped the fishing activities of its 12 purse seine vessels active in the 2015 bluefin tuna fishery: as of 30 May for four vessels, as of 1 June for seven vessels and as of 10 June for the remaining vessel, resulting in the prohibition of all the activities as of 10 June 2015 at 11:21.

(9)

On the 3 July 2015, Malta informed the Commission that it had stopped the fishing activities of its purse seine vessel active in the 2015 bluefin tuna fishery as of 10 June 2015 at 8:00.

(10)

On 28 May, 1 June and 1 July 2015, Spain informed the Commission that it had stopped the fishing activities of its six purse seine vessels active in the 2015 bluefin tuna fishery: as of 28 May for one vessel, as of 1 June for four vessels and as of 8 June for the remaining vessel, resulting in the prohibition of all the activities as of 8 June 2015 at 15:00.

(11)

Without prejudice to the actions by Croatia, France, Italy, Malta and Spain mentioned above, it is necessary that the Commission confirms the prohibition of fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W and the Mediterranean Sea by purse seiners flying the flag of or registered in the EU Member States concerned as of 24 June 2015 at 24:00 at the latest for Croatia, as of 9 June 2015 at 10:02 at the latest for France, as of 10 June 2015 at 11:21 at the latest for Italy, as of 10 June 2015 at 8:00 for Malta and as of 8 June 2015 at 15:00 at the latest for Spain,

26.8.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 223/6

(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 the preparation of benzoic acid, thymol, eugenol and piperine. 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 the preparation of benzoic acid, thymol, eugenol and piperine as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying, to be classified in the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’.

(4)

The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinions of 7 March 2012 (2) and 28 October 2014 (3) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of benzoic acid, thymol, eugenol and piperine does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that it has a potential to improve feed to gain ratio in chickens for fattening. It also considered that this conclusion could be extended to chickens reared for laying. Since the mode of action can be assumed to be the same in all poultry species, this conclusion can be extrapolated to include the minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying. 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 the preparation of benzoic acid, thymol, eugenol and piperine shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

(6)

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

26.8.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 223/10

(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,