11.6.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

L 146/2

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/854

of 8 June 2018

conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Cairanne’ (PDO)

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), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘Cairanne’ sent by France and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2)	No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.

(3)	In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Cairanne’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.

(4)	The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The name ‘Cairanne’ (PDO) is hereby protected.

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, 8 June 2018.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

(2) OJ C 8, 11.1.2018, p. 5.

11.6.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

L 146/3

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/855

of 8 June 2018

amending for the 286th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(5) thereof,

Whereas:

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

(2)	On 5 June 2018, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend one entry in the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 8 June 2018.

For the Commission,

On behalf of the President,

Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

(1) OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.

ANNEX

Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:

The identifying data for the following entry under the heading ‘Legal persons, groups and entities’ is amended as follows:

‘Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (alias (a) the Victory Front; (b) Jabhat al-Nusrah; (c) Jabhet al-Nusra; (d) Al-Nusrah Front; (e) Al-Nusra Front; (f) Ansar al-Mujahideen Network); (g) Levantine Mujahideen on the Battlefields of Jihad; (h) Jabhat Fath al Sham; (i) Jabhat Fath al-Sham; (j) Jabhat Fatah al-Sham; (k) Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham; (l) Fatah al-Sham Front; (m) Fateh al-Sham Front); (n) Conquest of the Levant Front; (o) The Front for the Liberation of al Sham; (p) Front for the Conquest of Syria/the Levant; (q) Front for the Liberation of the Levant; (r) Front for the Conquest of Syria. Other information: (a) Operates in Syrian Arab Republic (b) Iraq; (c) Previously listed between 30 May 2013 and 13 May 2014 as an aka of Al-Qaida in Iraq. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 14.5.2014.’ is replaced by the following:

‘Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (alias (a) Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS); (b) Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham; (c) Hayat Tahrir al-Sham; (d) Assembly for the Liberation of Syria; (e) Assembly for the Liberation of the Levant; (f) Liberation of al-Sham Commission; (g) Liberation of the Levant Organisation Tahrir al-Sham; (h) Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at; (i) the Victory Front; (j) Jabhat al-Nusrah; (k) Jabhet al-Nusra; (l) Al-Nusrah Front; (m) Al-Nusra Front; (n) Ansar al-Mujahideen Network; (o) Levantine Mujahideen on the Battlefields of Jihad; (p) Jabhat Fath al Sham; (q) Jabhat Fath al-Sham; (r) Jabhat Fatah al-Sham; (s) Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham; (t) Fatah al-Sham Front; (u) Fateh al-Sham Front; (v) Conquest of the Levant Front; (w) The Front for the Liberation of al Sham; (x) Front for the Conquest of Syria/the Levant; (y) Front for the Liberation of the Levant; (z) Front for the Conquest of Syria. Other information: (a) Operates in Syrian Arab Republic; (b) Iraq; (c) Previously listed between 30 May 2013 and 13 May 2014 as an aka of Al-Qaida in Iraq. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 14.5.2014.’

11.6.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

L 146/5

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2018/856

of 8 June 2018

amending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (*1) (EULEX KOSOVO)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28, Article 42(4) and Article 43(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)	On 4 February 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP (1).

(2)	On 14 June 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/947 (2), which amended Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP extending the mandate of EULEX KOSOVO until 14 June 2018.

(3)	On 8 June 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/973 (3), amending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP providing a financial reference amount until 14 June 2018.

(4)	Following the Strategic Review of the Mission, the Political and Security Committee recommended that the mandate of EULEX KOSOVO be amended and extended until 14 June 2020.

(5)	It is necessary to provide for a new financial reference amount for the implementation of the mandate of EULEX KOSOVO until 14 June 2020.

(6)	Nothing in this Decision is to be understood as prejudicing the independence and the autonomy of the judges and prosecutors.

(7)

Due to the special character of the activities of EULEX KOSOVO in support of the relocated judicial proceedings within a Member State, it is appropriate to identify the amount envisaged to cover the support to the relocated judicial proceedings within a Member State and to provide for the implementation of that part of the budget through a grant.

(8)	Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.

(9)	EULEX KOSOVO will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

(1)

Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

Mission Statement

EULEX KOSOVO shall support selected Kosovo rule of law institutions on their path towards increased effectiveness, sustainability, multi-ethnicity and accountability, free from political interference and in full compliance with international human rights standards and best European practices — through monitoring activities and limited executive functions as set out in Articles 3 and 3a — with the aim of handing over remaining tasks to other long-term EU instruments and phasing out residual executive functions.’;

(2)

Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

Tasks

In order to fulfil the Mission Statement set out in Article 2, EULEX KOSOVO shall:

(a)

monitor selected cases and trials in Kosovo's criminal and civil justice institutions, in close coordination with other EU actors, while respecting the independence of the judiciary, and facilitate contacts and monitor relevant meetings within regional cooperation on cases concerning war crimes, corruption and serious and organised crime;

(b)	provide operational support to the EU-facilitated Dialogue, as necessary;

(c)	monitor, mentor and advise the Kosovo Correctional Service;

(d)

retain certain limited executive responsibilities in the areas of forensic medicine and police, including security operations and a residual Witness Protection Programme and the responsibility to ensure the maintenance and promotion of public order and security including, as necessary, through reversing or annulling operational decisions taken by the competent Kosovo authorities;

(e)	ensure that all its activities respect international standards concerning human rights and gender mainstreaming; and

(f)	cooperate with relevant EU agencies, judicial and law enforcement authorities of Member States and third States in the execution of its mandate.’;

(3)

in Article 16(1), the last subparagraph is replaced by the following:

‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure of EULEX KOSOVO from 15 June 2018 until 14 June 2020 shall be EUR 169 805 000.

Out of the amount referred to in the fourteenth subparagraph, the amount intended to cover the expenditure of EULEX KOSOVO for the implementation of its mandate in Kosovo shall be EUR 83 555 000 and the amount intended to cover the support to the relocated judicial proceedings within a Member State shall be EUR 86 250 000.

The Commission shall sign a grant agreement with a registrar acting on behalf of a registry in charge of the administration of the relocated judicial proceedings for the amount of EUR 86 250 000. The rules on grants provided for in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*2) shall apply to this grant agreement.

The financial reference amount for the subsequent period for EULEX KOSOVO shall be decided by the Council.

(*2) Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).’;"

(4)	in Article 20(2), the first sentence is replaced by the following: ‘It shall expire on 14 June 2020.’.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 8 June 2018.

For the Council

The President

I. MOSKOVSKI

(*1) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 (1999) and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

(1) Council Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP of 4 February 2008 on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX KOSOVO) (OJ L 42, 16.2.2008, p. 92).

(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/947 of 14 June 2016 amending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX KOSOVO) (OJ L 157, 15.6.2016, p. 26).

(3) Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/973 of 8 June 2017 amending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX KOSOVO) (OJ L 146, 9.6.2017, p. 141).

		ISSN 1977-0677
Official Journal of the European Union		L 146

English edition	Legislation	Volume 61 11 June 2018

Contents		II Non-legislative acts	page
		INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
	*	Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on the protection of geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs	1
	*	Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and Iceland concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products	1
		REGULATIONS
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/854 of 8 June 2018 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name Cairanne (PDO)	2
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/855 of 8 June 2018 amending for the 286th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations	3
		DECISIONS
	*	Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/856 of 8 June 2018 amending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX KOSOVO) ( *1 )	5

		Corrigenda
	*	Corrigendum to Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC ( OJ L 257, 28.8.2014 )	8