3.10.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

L 258/1

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1770

of 29 September 2015

approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Laguiole (PDO))

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(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 ‘Laguiole’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2) as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 782/2008 (3).

(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 (4) 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Laguiole’ (PDO) are hereby approved.

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, 29 September 2015.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 782/2008 of 5 August 2008 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Laguiole (PDO)) (OJ L 209, 6.8.2008, p. 3).

(4) OJ C 156, 12.5.2015, p. 10.

3.10.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

L 258/3

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1771

of 2 October 2015

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 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (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, 2 October 2015.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(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
0702 00 00	AL	44,1
	MA	239,0
	MK	46,1
	TR	81,2
	XS	39,0
	ZZ	89,9
0707 00 05	AL	46,1
	MK	41,5
	TR	122,2
	ZZ	69,9
0709 93 10	TR	147,7
0709 93 10	ZZ	147,7
0805 50 10	AR	138,1
	BO	134,3
	CL	177,6
	TR	75,3
	UY	117,7
	ZA	145,1
	ZZ	131,4
0806 10 10	BR	257,8
	EG	178,0
	MK	32,3
	TR	142,7
	ZA	128,8
	ZZ	147,9
0808 10 80	BR	35,7
	CL	122,9
	NZ	137,5
	US	136,3
	ZA	143,0
	ZZ	115,1
0808 30 90	AR	132,2
	CL	148,3
	TR	127,2
	XS	95,8
	ZZ	125,9

(1) Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

3.10.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

L 258/5

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2015/1772

of 28 September 2015

concerning the transition by EUNAVFOR MED to the second phase of the operation, as laid down in point (b)(i) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) (EUNAVFOR MED/2/2015)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 of 18 May 2015 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The EUNAVFOR MED Operation Commander has indicated that the operation has fulfilled all military objectives of the first phase related to the collection of information and intelligence, and has proposed that the operation should move to the second phase, as laid down in point (b)(i) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778.

(2)	The Council concluded, at its meeting on 14 September 2015, that all the conditions have been met for EUNAVFOR MED to move to the second phase of the operation, as laid down in point (b)(i) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778.

(3)	The transition to the second phase of the operation should take place on 7 October 2015.

(4)

Transition to subsequent phases of EUNAVFOR MED, including the phase laid down in point (b)(ii) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778, will be subject to a further assessment by the Council as to whether the conditions for that transition have been met, taking into account any applicable UN Security Council Resolution and consent by the coastal States concerned, and the decision by the Political and Security Committee on when to make the transition, in accordance with Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 and Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/972 (2) launching the operation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) shall, with effect from 7 October 2015, move to the second phase of the operation, as laid down in point (b)(i) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778.

Article 2

The adapted Rules of Engagement for the second phase of the operation as laid down in point (b)(i) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 are hereby approved.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 28 September 2015.

For the Political and Security Committee

The Chairperson

W. STEVENS

(1) OJ L 122, 19.5.2015, p. 31.

(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/972 of 22 June 2015 launching the European Union military operation in the southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) (OJ L 157, 23.6.2015, p. 51).

3.10.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

L 258/7

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/1773

of 1 October 2015

on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement (Energy Statistics)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 338(1), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)	The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.

(2)	Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement.

(3)	Commission Regulation (EU) No 431/2014 (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(4)	Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)	The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be adopted, on behalf of the Union, within the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 1 October 2015.

For the Council

The President

E. SCHNEIDER

(1) OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6.

(2) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3.

(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 431/2014 of 24 April 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy statistics, as regards the implementation of annual statistics on energy consumption in households (OJ L 131, 1.5.2014, p. 1).

DRAFT

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No .../2015

of …

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Commission Regulation (EU) No 431/2014 of 24 April 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy statistics, as regards the implementation of annual statistics on energy consumption in households (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.

(2)	Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The text of point 26a (Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XXI is replaced by the following:

‘ 32008 R 1099: Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics (OJ L 304, 14.11.2008, p. 1), as amended by:

—	32013 R 0147: Commission Regulation (EU) No 147/2013 of 13 February 2013 (OJ L 50, 22.2.2013, p. 1),

—	32014 R 0431: Commission Regulation (EU) No 431/2014 of 24 April 2014 (OJ L 131, 1.5.2014, p. 1).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:

(a)	Liechtenstein is exempted from collecting the data required by this Regulation, except for data of imports and exports of the various energy products and the production of electricity for the Annual Energy Statistics (Annex B).

(b)

Iceland is exempted from reporting the aggregates defined in Annex B relating to the detailed energy consumption breakdown by type of end-use (space heating, space cooling, water heating, cooking, lighting and electrical appliances, other end uses) of the Residential sector as it is defined in Section 2.3 of Annex A.’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EU) No 431/2014 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on …, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels,

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

The Secretaries

to the EEA Joint Committee

(1) OJ L 131, 1.5.2014, p. 1.

(*1) [No constitutional requirements indicated.] [Constitutional requirements indicated.]

3.10.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

L 258/10

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/1774

of 1 October 2015

appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

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 Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1)	On 26 January, on 5 February and on 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.

(2)	An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Emilio DEL RÍO SANZ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed as alternate member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:

—	Dña Begoña MARTÍNEZ ARREGUI, Consejera de Presidencia, Relaciones Institucionales y Acción Exterior del Gobierno de la Rioja.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 1 October 2015.

For the Council

The President

E. SCHNEIDER

(1) OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42.

(2) OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25.

(3) OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70

3.10.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

L 258/11

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 361/2014 of 9 April 2014 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 as regards documents for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 2121/98

( Official Journal of the European Union L 107 of 10 April 2014 )

On page 43, Annex I shall read as follows:

‘ANNEX I

Text of image

’

On pages 47 to 49, Annex III shall read as follows:

‘ANNEX III

Cover page

(Format DIN A4 uncoated paper)

To be worded in the official language(s) or one of the official languages of the carrier's Member State of establishment

APPLICATION (1) :

TO START A REGULAR SERVICE ☐

TO START A SPECIAL REGULAR SERVICE (2) ☐

TO RENEW AN AUTHORISATION FOR A SERVICE (3) ☐

TO ALTER THE CONDITIONS OF AN AUTHORISED SERVICE (3) ☐

carried out by coach and bus between Member States in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009

to: …

(Competent authority)

1. Name and first name or trade name and address, telephone, fax and/or e-mail of the applicant and, where appropriate, of the managing carrier in the case of an association (pool):

…

2. Service(s) carried out (1)

by an undertaking ☐

as a member of an association (pool) ☐

as a subcontractor ☐

3. Names and addresses of the

carrier, associated carrier(s), or subcontractor(s) (4) (5)

3.1 …tel. …

3.2 …tel. …

3.3 …tel. …

3.4 …tel. …

(Second page of the application for authorisation or for renewal of authorisation)

4. In the case of a special regular service

4.1 Category of passengers: …

5. Duration of authorisation requested or date on which the service ends:

…

6. Principal route of service (underline passenger pick-up points):

…

7. Period of operation:

…

8. Frequency (daily, weekly, etc.):

…

9. Fares: … Annex attached

10. Enclose a driving schedule to permit verification of compliance with the Union legislation on driving and rest periods

11. Number of authorisations or of copies of authorisations requested (6):

…

12. Any additional information:

…

13.	…	…
	(Place and date)	(Signature of applicant)

(Third page of the application for authorisation or for renewal of authorisation)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The following is attached to the application, as appropriate:

(a)	the timetable;

(b)	fare scales;

(c)	a certified true copy of the Community licence for the international carriage of passengers by road for hire or reward provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009;

(d)	information concerning the type and volume of the service that the applicant plans to provide in the case of a new service, or that has been provided in the case of renewal of an authorisation;

(e)	a map on an appropriate scale on which are marked the route and the stopping points at which passengers are to be taken up or set down;

(f)	a driving schedule to permit verification of compliance with the Union legislation on driving and rest periods.

Applicants shall provide any additional information in support of their application which they consider relevant or which is requested by the issuing authority.

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 the following services are subject to authorisation:

(a)

regular services, services which provide for the carriage of passengers at specified intervals along specified routes, passengers being picked up and set down at predetermined stopping points. Regular services shall be open to all, subject, where appropriate, to compulsory reservation. The regular nature of the service shall not be affected by any adjustment to the service operating conditions;

(b)

special regular services not covered by a contract between the organiser and the carrier. Services, by whomsoever organised, which provide for the carriage of specified categories of passengers to the exclusion of other passengers shall be deemed to be regular services. Such services are called “special regular services” and include:

(i)	the carriage of workers between home and work;

(ii)	the carriage of school pupils and students to and from the educational institution.

The fact that a special service may be varied according to the needs of users shall not affect its classification as a special regular service.

The application shall be made to the competent authority of the Member State from which the service departs, namely one of the service termini.

The maximum period of validity of the authorisation is five years.’

(1) Tick or complete as appropriate.

(2) Special regular services not covered by a contract between the organiser and the carrier.

(3) In the context of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009.

(4) Indicate in each case whether a member of an association or a subcontractor is concerned.

(5) Attach list if applicable.

(6) The attention of the applicant is drawn to the fact that, since the authorisation has to be kept on board the vehicle, the number of authorisations which the applicant must have should correspond to the number of vehicles needed for carrying out the service requested at the same time.

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Official Journal of the European Union		L 258

English edition	Legislation	Volume 58 3 October 2015

Contents		II Non-legislative acts	page
		REGULATIONS
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1770 of 29 September 2015 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Laguiole (PDO))	1
		Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1771 of 2 October 2015 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables	3
		DECISIONS
	*	Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2015/1772 of 28 September 2015 concerning the transition by EUNAVFOR MED to the second phase of the operation, as laid down in point (b)(i) of Article 2(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/778 on a European Union military operation in the Southern Central Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED) (EUNAVFOR MED/2/2015)	5
	*	Council Decision (EU) 2015/1773 of 1 October 2015 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement (Energy Statistics)	7
	*	Council Decision (EU) 2015/1774 of 1 October 2015 appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions	10

		Corrigenda
	*	Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 361/2014 of 9 April 2014 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 as regards documents for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 2121/98 ( OJ L 107, 10.4.2014 )	11