(1)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 has repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (2) and lays down specific rules on producer organisations, associations of producer organisations and interbranch organisations. Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 empowers the Commission to adopt delegated and implementing acts in that respect. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the action of such organisations and associations in the new legal framework, certain rules have to be adopted.

(2)

Specific rules on certain aspects of producer cooperation already exist for the fruit and vegetables sector, the milk and milk products sector and the olive-oil and table-olives sector. In order to ensure continuity, the specific rules for these sectors should continue to apply. For those aspects of producer cooperation which are not covered by those specific rules, this Delegated Regulation should apply.

(3)

Article 155 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 provides that Member States may allow recognised producer organisations or recognised associations of producer organisations to outsource any of their activities other than production in those sectors for which outsourcing is allowed by the Commission. At present, outsourcing is provided for in the fruit and vegetables sector and the olive-oil and table-olives sector. Taking into account the economic aspects involved and the benefits that the outsourcing of certain activities can provide to producer organisations and associations of producer organisations and to their members, such outsourcing should be available to all sectors.

(4)

Rules on the recognition of transnational producer organisations, transnational associations of producer organisations and transnational interbranch organisations should be laid down as well as rules clarifying the responsibility of the Member States involved. While respecting the freedom of establishment, the recognition of transnational producer organisations and transnational associations of producer organisations should be the responsibility of the Member State in which such organisations and associations have a significant number of members or a significant volume or value of marketable production. For transnational interbranch organisations it should be for the Member State where their headquarters are established to decide on their recognition.

(5)

Rules should be laid down relating to the establishment of administrative assistance to be given in the case of transnational cooperation. Such assistance should in particular include the transfer of information that would allow the competent Member State to assess whether a transnational producer organisation, association of producer organisations or interbranch organisation complies with the terms of recognition. Such information is also necessary to allow the competent Member State to take action in case of non-compliance. At the same time, such assistance will permit the competent Member States to transfer information upon request to the Member States where members of such organisations or associations are located.

(6)

In order to ensure the proper functioning of measures under the common agricultural policy and for the purpose of monitoring, analysing and managing the market in agricultural products and ensuring a harmonised and simplified approach, the information required when notifying the decisions to allow outsourcing and to grant, refuse or withdraw the recognition of a producer organisation, association of producer organisations or interbranch organisation should be specified.

(7)

Commission Regulations (EC) No 223/2008 (3) and (EC) No 709/2008 (4) provide for rules on producer organisations, associations of producer organisations and interbranch organisations. Certain provisions of those Regulations are obsolete or have never been applied. Therefore, in order to guarantee the consistency with the new legislation on the common organisation of agricultural markets, those Regulations should be repealed,

(a)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 (5) as regards the fruit and vegetables sector;

(b)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 880/2012 (6) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 511/2012 (7) as regards the milk and milk products sector; and

(c)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 611/2014 (8) as regards the olive-oil and table-olives sector.

(a)

‘transnational producer organisation’ means any producer organisation of which the member producers' holdings are located in more than one Member State;

(b)

‘transnational association of producer organisations’ means any association of producer organisations of which the member organisations are located in more than one Member State;

(c)

‘transnational interbranch organisation’ means any interbranch organisation of which the members are engaged in production, processing or trade in the products covered by the organisation's activities in more than one Member State.

(a)

decisions to grant, refuse or withdraw recognition of producer organisations, associations of producer organisations or interbranch organisations, including the date of the decision and the names and the sectors concerned and a summary of the reasons for refusals and withdrawals of recognition;

(b)

in respect of recognised producer organisations and recognised associations of producer organisations, the value of marketable production.

(1)

Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Guijuelo’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (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,

(1)

Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Romania's application to register the name ‘Salam de Sibiu’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2)

As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Salam de Sibiu’ should therefore be entered in the register,

(1)

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 provides that the spirit drinks of the category 32 ‘Liqueur’ are produced by flavouring ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin or a distillate of agricultural origin or one or more spirit drinks or a mixture thereof, sweetened and with the addition of products of agricultural origin or foodstuffs such as cream, milk or other milk products, fruit, wine or aromatised wine. However, the basic organoleptic properties characterising this category of spirit drink do not require both the flavouring and the addition of products of agricultural origin or foodstuffs. The use of one of them is sufficient to obtain a product with the characteristics generally expected by consumers for a liqueur. The marketing under the category 32 ‘Liqueur’ of spirit drinks that are made either by flavouring ethyl alcohol or a distillate of agricultural origin or one or more spirit drinks or a mixture thereof or by adding products of agricultural origin or foodstuffs to them should therefore be allowed.

(2)

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Spirit Drinks,

(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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2460 (3) was adopted following the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in France and the establishment by the competent authority of that Member State of a large further restricted zone around the protection and surveillance zones. That further restricted zone comprises several departments or parts thereof in the south-west of France.

(2)

Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2460 also provides, inter alia, that the areas established by France as the further restricted zone, in accordance with Article 16(4) of Council Directive 2005/94/EC (4), are to include at least the areas listed as the further restricted zone in the Annex to that Implementing Decision.

(3)

Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2460 was amended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/42 (5), in order to enlarge the further restricted zone established by France taking into account further HPAI outbreaks in that Member State.

(4)

Since the date of adoption of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/42, there have been more HPAI outbreaks in France and accordingly that Member State has implemented a vigorous disease control strategy for HPAI, including a substantial extension of the areas established as the further restricted zone, where veterinary restrictions apply to movements of poultry and certain poultry products.

(5)

The Commission has examined the control measures taken by France and it is satisfied that the borders of the further restricted zone, now established by the competent authority of that Member State, in accordance with Article 16(4) of Directive 2005/94/EC, are at a sufficient distance to the actual holdings where the HPAI outbreaks have been confirmed.

(6)

In order to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union and to avoid unjustified barriers to trade being imposed by third countries, it is necessary to rapidly describe the extended further restricted zone established by France at Union level.

(7)

Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2460 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8)

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