18.10.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

L 265/1

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2019/1735

of 17 October 2019

amending Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP of 23 December 2013 concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic (1),

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

Whereas:

(1)	Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 (2) gives effect to certain measures provided for in Decision 2013/798/CFSP.

(2)	Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP provides for an arms embargo against the Central African Republic and for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the Central African Republic.

(3)

On 12 September 2019, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2488 (2019), amending the exemptions to the arms embargo, including the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance or brokering services. The Council adopted Decision 2019/1737/CFSP (3) amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP to give effect to Resolution 2488 (2019).

(4)	That measure falls within the scope of the Treaty, and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.

(5)

For the implementation of this Regulation, and in order to ensure maximum legal certainty within the Union, the names of and other relevant data concerning natural and legal persons, entities and bodies whose funds and economic resources are frozen in accordance with this Regulation should be made public. Any processing of personal data must comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5).

(6)	Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 is amended as follows:

(1)

In Article 3, the following point is added:

“(d)	related to non‐lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, provided that the provision of such assistance or services has been notified at least 20 days in advance to the Sanctions Committee.”;

(2)

Article 4 is replaced by the following:

“Article 4

By way of derogation from Article 2, provided that the provision of such technical assistance or brokering services, financing or financial assistance has been approved in advance by the Sanctions Committee, the prohibitions laid down in that Article shall not apply to the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance to the sale, supply, transfer or export of goods and technology listed in the Common Military List or to any provision of related technical assistance or brokering services.”;

(3)

The following article is inserted:

“Article 19a

1. The Council, the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘High Representative’) may process personal data in order to carry out their tasks under this Regulation. These tasks include:

(a)	as regards the Council, preparing and making amendments to Annex I;

(b)	as regards the High Representative, preparing amendments to Annex I;

(c)

as regards the Commission:

(i)	adding the contents of Annex I to the electronic consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to Union financial restrictive measures and in the interactive sanctions map, both publicly available;

(ii)	processing information on the impact of measures taken under this Regulation, such as the value of frozen funds and information on authorisations granted by the competent authorities.

2. The Council, the Commission and the High Representative may process, where applicable, relevant data relating to criminal offences committed by listed natural persons, to criminal convictions of such persons or to security measures concerning such persons, only to the extent that such processing is necessary for the preparation of Annex I.

3. For the purposes of this Regulation, the Council, the Commission service listed in Annex II to this Regulation and the High Representative are designated as ‘controllers’ within the meaning of point (8) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, in order to ensure that the natural persons concerned can exercise their rights under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.”.

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, 17 October 2019.

For the Council

The President

T. TUPPURAINEN

(1) OJ L 352, 24.12.2013, p. 51.

(2) Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 of 10 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic (OJ L 70, 11.3.2014, p. 1).

(3) Council Decision (CFSP) (EU) 2019/1737 of 17 October 2019 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic (see page 7 of this Official Journal).

(4) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).

(5) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

18.10.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

L 265/4

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1736

of 10 October 2019

on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Partnership Committee established by the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, as regards the establishment of the list of individuals to serve as arbitrators in dispute-settlement proceedings

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 339(1) of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), the Partnership Committee established under Article 363 of the Agreement is to establish a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators (‘the list of arbitrators’).

(2)	In accordance with Article 385(5) of the Agreement, the Agreement has been provisionally applied since 1 June 2018.

(3)	In accordance with Article 339(1) of the Agreement, the Union and the Republic of Armenia have each proposed their candidate arbitrators and have agreed on five third-country nationals who are to serve as chairperson of an arbitration panel.

(4)	It is appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf in the Partnership Committee with regard to the establishment of the list of arbitrators.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf within the Partnership Committee established under Article 363 of the Agreement as regards the establishment of the list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators, in accordance with Article 339(1) of the Agreement, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Partnership Committee attached to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 10 October 2019.

For the Council

The President

M. LINTILÄ

DRAFT

DECISION No …/… OF THE EU-REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE

of …

on the establishment of the list of arbitrators referred to in Article 339(1) of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part

THE PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Article 339(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	In accordance with Article 339(1) of the Agreement, the Partnership Committee established under Article 363 of the Agreement is to establish a list of at least 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators (‘the list of arbitrators’).

(2)

Article 339(1) of the Agreement provides that the list of arbitrators is to be composed of three sub-lists: one sub-list for each Party and one sub-list of individuals who are not nationals of either Party and who are to serve as chairperson of the arbitration panel. Each sub-list is to include at least five individuals.

(3)	The European Union and the Republic of Armenia have each proposed five candidate arbitrators and have agreed on five third-country nationals who are to serve as chairperson of an arbitration panel. All listed individuals are willing and able to serve as arbitrators.

(4)	To ensure the proper functioning of the Agreement, in particular Chapter 13 of Title VI thereof, the list of arbitrators should be established by the Partnership Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators is hereby established pursuant to Article 339(1) of the Agreement.

The list of arbitrators is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at …,

For the Partnership Committee

The Chair

ANNEX

LIST OF ARBITRATORS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 339 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE AND ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY AND THEIR MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, OF THE OTHER PART

Arbitrators proposed by the European Union

1.	Claus-Dieter EHLERMANN

2.	Giorgio SACERDOTI

3.	Jacques BOURGEOIS

4.	Pieter Jan KUIJPER

5.	Ramon TORRENT

Arbitrators proposed by the Republic of Armenia

1.	Nora SARGSYAN

2.	Arman SARGSYAN

3.	Grigor BEKMEZYAN

4.	Levon GEVORGYAN

5.	Mushegh MANUKYAN

Chairpersons

1.	William DAVEY (USA)

2.	Helge SELAND (Norway)

3.	Maryse ROBERT (Canada)

4.	Christian HÄBERLI (Switzerland)

5.	Merit JANOW (USA)

18.10.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

L 265/7

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2019/1737

of 17 October 2019

amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1)	On 23 December 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/798/CFSP (1) concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic, implementing the arms embargo imposed by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2127 (2013).

(2)	On 12 September 2019, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2488 (2019), which extends the exemptions to the arms embargo.

(3)	A provision should be added to Decision 2013/798/CFSP specifying that the Council and the High Representative may process personal data in order to carry out their tasks under this Decision.

(4)	Decision 2013/798/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2013/798/CFSP is amended as follows:

(1)

Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

1. Article 1 shall not apply to:

(a)

the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel, and the provision of related technical assistance or financing and financial assistance, intended solely for the support of or use by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the CAR (MINUSCA), the Union missions and the French forces deployed in the CAR, as well as other UN Member States’ forces providing training and assistance as notified in advance in accordance with point (b);

(b)

the sale, supply, transfer or export of non‐lethal equipment and provision of assistance, including operational and non‐operational training to the CAR security forces, including state civilian law enforcement institutions, intended solely for support of or use in the CAR process of security sector reform (SSR), in coordination with MINUSCA, and as notified in advance to the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 57 of UNSCR 2127 (2013) (“the Committee”);

(c)

the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel brought into the CAR by Chadian or Sudanese forces solely for their use in international patrols of the tripartite force established on 23 May 2011 in Khartoum by the CAR, Chad and Sudan, to enhance security in the common border areas, in cooperation with MINUSCA, as approved in advance by the Committee;

(d)	the sale, supply, transfer or export of non‐lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, and related technical assistance or training, as notified in advance to the Committee;

(e)

the sale, supply, transfer or export of protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to the CAR by United Nations personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel, for their personal use only;

(f)

the sale, supply, transfer or export of small arms and other related equipment intended solely for use in international‐led patrols providing security in the Sangha River Tri‐national Protected Area or by armed wildlife rangers of the Chinko Project and the Bamingui‐Bangoran National Park to defend against poaching, smuggling of ivory and arms, and other activities contrary to the national laws of the CAR or the CAR’s international legal obligations, as notified in advance to the Committee;

(g)

the sale, supply, transfer or export of weapons with a calibre of 14,5 mm or less and ammunition and components specially designed for such weapons to the CAR security forces, including state civilian law enforcement institutions, where such weapons, ammunition and components are intended solely for support of or use in the CAR process of SSR, as notified in advance to the Committee;

(h)

the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and other related lethal equipment that are not listed in point (g) of Article 2(1) of this Decision to the CAR security forces, including state civilian law enforcement institutions, where such arms and equipment are intended solely for support of or use in the CAR process of SSR, as approved in advance by the Committee; or

(i)	other sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and other related materiel, or provision of assistance or personnel, as approved in advance by the Committee.

2. Member States shall notify the Committee at least 20 days in advance of the delivery of any sale, supply, transfer or export as permitted in points (d), (f) and (g) of paragraph 1.

3. Member States shall ensure that all notifications and all exemption requests to the Committee include:

(a)	the details of the manufacturer and supplier of the equipment;

(b)	a description of equipment including the type, calibre, quantity as well as serial numbers and lot numbers or the proposed date(s) when the serial numbers and lot numbers will be provided in the case of an exemption request;

(c)	the proposed date(s) and place(s) of delivery;

(d)	the mode(s) of transport and itinerary of shipments; and

(e)	the purpose of use and end user, including the intended destination unit in the CAR security forces, as well as the intended place of storage.’;

(2)

the following Article is inserted:

‘Article 2f

1. The Council and the High Representative may process personal data in order to carry out their tasks under this Decision, in particular:

(a)	as regards the Council, for preparing and making amendments to the Annex;

(b)	as regards the High Representative, for preparing amendments to the Annex.

2. The Council and the High Representative may process, where applicable, relevant data relating to criminal offences committed by listed natural persons, to criminal convictions of such persons or to security measures concerning such persons, only to the extent that such processing is necessary for the preparation of the Annex.

3. For the purposes of this Decision, the Council and the High Representative are designated as “controllers” within the meaning of point (8) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*1), in order to ensure that the natural persons concerned can exercise their rights under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.

(*1) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).’."

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 October 2019.

For the Council

The President

T. TUPPURAINEN

(1) Council Decision 2013/798/CFSP of 23 December 2013 concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic (OJ L 352, 24.12.2013, p. 51).

18.10.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

L 265/10

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/1738

of 16 October 2019

authorising the Kingdom of Denmark to conclude agreements with Greenland and the Faroe Islands respectively for transfers of funds

(notified under document C(2019) 7302)

(Only the Danish text is authentic)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on information accompanying transfers of funds and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006 (1), in particular Article 24 thereof,

Having regard to the Kingdom of Denmark’s request pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2015/847,

Whereas:

(1)	Under Commission Decision 2012/43/EU (2), Denmark was granted a derogation in respect of transfers of funds between Greenland and the Faroe Islands respectively and Denmark.

(2)	On 1 May 2019, Denmark requested the renewal of the derogation in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2015/847 for transfers of funds between Greenland and the Faroe Islands respectively and Denmark.

(3)	Member States were informed by written procedure of the Committee on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing on 19 July 2019 that the Commission considered that it had received the information necessary for appraising Denmark’s request.

(4)

Neither Greenland nor the Faroe Islands form part of the territory of the Union as determined in accordance with Article 52 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 355 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Those territories form part of the currency area of Denmark. Greenland and the Faroe Islands therefore comply with the criterion set out in point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 24(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/847.

(5)

Payment services providers in Greenland and the Faroe Islands participate directly in payment and settlement systems in Denmark, in particular Kronos and Sumclearing. They therefore comply with the criterion set out in point (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 24(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/847.

(6)

For the Union regulations to be applicable to Greenland and the Faroe Islands, Denmark should adopt specific legislation to that effect. Denmark’s adoption of Law No 325 of 30.3.2019 for the Faroe Islands and Law No 326 of 30.3.2019 for Greenland ensures that those territories have incorporated into their legal order provisions corresponding to those of Regulation (EU) 2015/847.

(7)

Therefore, Greenland and the Faroe Islands have adopted the same rules as those established under Regulation (EU) 2015/847 and require their respective payment service providers to apply them, thus fulfilling the criterion set out in point (c) of the second subparagraph of Article 24(1) of that Regulation.

(8)	It is therefore appropriate to grant to Denmark the requested derogation.

(9)	The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Kingdom of Denmark shall be authorised to conclude an agreement with Greenland and the Faroe Islands respectively, to the effect that transfers of funds between any of those territories and Denmark are treated as transfers of funds within Denmark for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2015/847.

Article 2

Decision 2012/43/EU is repealed.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.

Done at Brussels, 16 October 2019.

For the Commission

Věra JOUROVÁ

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 1.

(2) Commission Decision 2012/43/EU of 25 January 2012 authorising the Kingdom of Denmark to conclude an agreements with Greenland and the Faroe Islands for transfers of funds between France and each of these territories to be treated as transfers of funds within Denmark, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 24, 27.1.2012, p. 12).

18.10.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

L 265/12

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/1739

of 16 October 2019

establishing emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Rose Rosette Virus

(notified under document C(2019) 7328)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular the third sentence of Article 16(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Rose Rosette virus (‘the specified organism’) is a harmful organism currently not listed in Annex I or Annex II to Directive 2000/29/EC.

(2)

The specified organism and its vector Phyllocoptes fructiphilus are not known to be present in the Union territory. However, a pest risk analysis carried out by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization EPPO has demonstrated that the specified organism and its damaging effects could be of significant plant health concern to the Union, in particular for all roses’ production.

(3)

In view of that evidence, and of the ongoing spread of the specified organism, susceptible plants should be subject to specific measures when introduced into the Union from the third countries where the pest is present (Canada, India and U.S.) and should be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate.

(4)	Those specific measures should provide for the timely detection of the specified organism in the Union territory and of its vector, requirements for the introduction into the Union of the specified plants, as well as official checks at introduction of those plants into the Union.

(5)	Member States should ensure that any person having under its control plants which may be infected with the specified organism is informed about its potential presence and the measures to be taken.

(6)	Member States should carry out annual surveys for the presence of the specified organism in their territories, to ensure a more pro-active approach against the establishment and spread of that organism.

(7)

Requirements should be established for the introduction into the Union of plants, other than seeds, of Rosa spp. originating in Canada, India or the U.S. (specified plants) as well as official checks to be conducted at their introduction into the Union. Those measures are necessary to ensure an enhanced protection of the Union territory from the introduction and spread of the specified organism.

(8)	In order to allow to responsible official bodies and the professional operators to adapt to those requirements, this Decision should apply from 1 November 2019.

(9)	This Decision should be temporary and apply until 31 July 2022 to allow for its review before that time.

(10)	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

Definitions

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)	‘specified organism’ means Rose Rosette Virus;

(b)	‘specified plants’ means plants, other than seeds, of Rosa spp. originating in Canada, India or the U.S.;

(c)	‘specified vector’ means Phyllocoptes fructiphilus.

Article 2

Prohibition of introduction and movement within the Union

The introduction into and spread within the Union of the specified organism shall be prohibited.

Article 3

Detection or suspected presence of the specified organism

Member States shall ensure that any person having under its control plants which may be infected with the specified organism or its vector is immediately informed of the presence or the suspected presence of the specified organism and of its vector, of the possible consequences and risks, and of the measures to be taken.

Article 4

Surveys of the specified organism in the territories of the Member States

1. Member States shall conduct annual surveys for the presence of the specified organism and the specified vector on specified plants in their territory. Those surveys shall be carried out by the responsible official body, or under official supervision of the responsible official body.

2. Those surveys shall include sampling and testing and shall be based on sound scientific and technical principles with regard to the possibility to detect the specified organism and the specified vector.

3. Member States shall notify each year the results to the Commission and the other Member States, concerning the surveys that are carried out the previous calendar year.

Article 5

Requirements for the introduction into the Union of the specified plants

1. The specified plants shall only be introduced into the Union if the following requirements are fulfilled:

(a)	they shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, as referred to in Article 13(1)(ii) of Directive 2000/29/EC;

(b)	they shall comply, as applicable, with paragraph 2, 3 or 4, and the wording of the respective requirement shall be indicated in the phytosanitary certificate under ‘Additional Declaration’.

2. The specified plants have been grown through their entire life in an area free from the specified organism, as established by the national plant protection organisation concerned, in accordance with the relevant International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. The name of that area shall be stated in the phytosanitary certificate under ‘place of origin’.

3. The specified plants have been grown through their entire life in a place of production where neither symptoms of the specified organism nor of the specified vector have been observed during official inspections since the start of the last growing season. In addition, the following conditions have been fulfilled:

(a)	the specified plants for planting have been sampled and tested prior to export and found free from the specified organism;

(b)	the specified plants, other than plants for planting, have been inspected, and in case of symptoms, sampled and tested prior to export for the presence of the specified organism and found free from that organism.

4. Specified plants in tissue culture not originating in an area free from the specified organism, have been produced from mother plants tested and found free from the specified organism.

5. The specified plants shall only be introduced into the Union if they are handled, packaged and transported in a manner to prevent infestation by the specified vector.

Article 6

Official checks at introduction into the Union

All consignments of specified plants shall be officially checked at the point of entry into the Union or at the place of destination as provided for in accordance with Commission Directive 2004/103/EC (2).

Article 7

Compliance

Member States shall repeal or amend the measures which they have adopted to protect themselves against the introduction and spread of the specified organism in order to comply with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission of those measures.

Article 8

Date of application

This Decision shall apply from 1 November 2019.

Article 9

Date of expiration

This Decision shall apply until 31 July 2022.

Article 10

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 October 2019.

For the Commission

Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.

(2) Commission Directive 2004/103/EC of 7 October 2004 on identity and plant health checks of plants, plant products or other objects, listed in Part B of Annex V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC, which may be carried out at a place other than the point of entry into the Community or at a place close by and specifying the conditions related to these checks (OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 16).

18.10.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

L 265/16

Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726 of 15 October 2019 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2019 on account of overfishing in the previous years

(Official Journal of the European Union L 263 of 16 October 2019)

On page 5, the Annex is replaced as follows:

‘ANNEX

DEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2019 FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED

Member State	Species code	Area code	Species name	Area name	Initial quota 2018 (in kilograms)	Permitted landings 2018 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms) (1)	Total catches 2018 (quantity in kilograms)	Quota consumption related to permitted landings	Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms)	Multiplying factor (2)	Additional Multiplying factor (3) , (4)	Outstanding deductions from previous year(s) (5) (quantity in kilograms)	Deductions to apply in 2019 (quantity in kilograms)
BE	RJE	7FG.	Small-eyed ray	Union waters of 7f and 7g	14 000	15 400	19 888	129,14 %	4 488	1,00	/	/	4 488
BE	RJU	07D. (6)	Undulate ray	Union waters of 7d	2 000	969	1 394	143,86 %	425 (7)	N/A	N/A	2 617	2 617
DE	COD	3BC+24	Cod	Subdivisions 22-24	1 194 000	1 349 400	1 393 360	103,26 %	43 960	/	C (8)	/	43 960
DK	COD	3BC+24	Cod	Subdivisions 22-24	2 444 000	2 594 270	2 617 780	100,91 %	23 510	/	C (8)	/	23 510
ES	BET	ATLANT	Bigeye tuna	Atlantic Ocean	9 791 920	9 281 920	9 756 069	105,11 %	474 149	/	C (8)	/	474 149
ES	GHL	1N2AB.	Greenland halibut	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2	/	0	27 736	N/A	27 736	1,00	A	/	41 604
ES	GHL	N3LMNO	Greenland halibut	NAFO 3LMNO	4 534 000	4 496 772	4 508 020	100,25 %	11 248	/	A (8)+C (8)	/	11 248
ES	NEP	*07U16	Norway lobster	Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea 7	825 000	155 000	158 375	102,18 %	3 375	/	/	/	3 375
ES	RJU	9-C.	Undulate ray	Union waters of 9	15 000	15 000	17 067	113,78 %	2 067	1,00	/	/	2 067
ES	YFT	IOTC	Yellowfin tuna	IOTC Area of Competence	45 682 000	45 354 940	44 964 373	99,14 %	– 390 567 (9)	N/A	N/A	2 138 460	2 138 460
EE	COD	N3M.	Cod	NAFO 3M	124 000	916 170	953 232	104,05 %	37 062	/	/	/	37 062
FR	GHL	1N2AB.	Greenland halibut	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2	/	0	18 084	N/A	18 084	1,00	/	/	18 084
IE	HER	07A/MM	Herring	7a	1 826 000	1 850 311	1 979 666	106,99 %	129 355	/	/	/	129 355
IE	MAC	2CX14-	Mackerel	6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14	69 141 000	66 541 055	66 965 925	100,64 %	424 870	/	/	/	424 870
NL	POK	2C3A4	Saithe	3a and 4; Union waters of 2a	110 000	210 994	265 115	125,65 %	54 121	1,00	/	/	54 121
NL	WHG	56-14	Whiting	6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14	/	0	4 492	N/A	4 492	1,00	/	/	4 492
PL	COD	3BC+24	Cod	Subdivisions 22-24	654 000	786 200	858 164	109,15 %	71 964	/	C (8)	32 331	104 295
PT	ALF	3X14-	Alfonsinos	Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV	182 000	179 044	184 010	102,77 %	4 966	/	/	/	4 966
PT	BET	ATLANT	Bigeye tuna	Atlantic Ocean	3 717 470	4 152 470	4 405 184	106,09 %	252 714	/	C (8)	/	252 714
PT	BFT	AE45WM	Bluefin tuna	Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean	470 190	437 190	450 343	103,01 %	13 153	/	C (8)	/	13 153
PT	BUM	ATLANT	Blue marlin	Atlantic Ocean	50 440	45 428	74 337	163,64 %	28 909	1,00	A	/	43 364
PT	RJU	9-C.	Undulate ray	Union waters of 9	15 000	33 000	36 295	109,98 %	3 295	/	/	/	3 295
UK	COD	N1GL14	Cod	Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14	382 000	497 520	512 187	102,95 %	14 667	/	/	/	14 667
UK	GHL	1N2AB.	Greenland halibut	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2	25 000	22 000	24 434	111,06 %	2 434	1,00	/	/	2 434
UK	HER	4AB.	Herring	Union and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53° 30′ N	79 381 000	84 694 795	84 739 599	100,05 %	44 804	/	/	/	44 804
UK	MAC	2CX14-	Mackerel	6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14	190 143 000	186 253 028	189 644 893	101,82 %	3 391 865	/	A (8)	/	3 391 865
UK	POK	1N2AB.	Saithe	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2	182 000	459 700	463 509	100,83 %	3 809	/	/	/	3 809
UK	RHG	5B67-	Roughhead grenadier	Union and international waters of Vb, VI and VII	1 510	1 510	7 588	502,52 %	6 078	1,00	/	/	6 078
UK	WHG	56-14	Whiting	6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14	122 000	124 060	139 470	112,42 %	15 410	1,00	/	/	15 410

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(1) Quotas available to a Member State pursuant to the relevant fishing opportunities Regulations after taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22), quota transfers from 2017 to 2018 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3) and with Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

(2) As set out in Article 105(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Deduction equal to the overfishing * 1,00 shall apply in all cases of overfishing equal to, or less than, 100 tonnes.

(3) As set out in Article 105(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and provided that the extent of overfishing exceeds 10 %.

(4) Letter ‘A’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. Letter ‘C’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.

(5) Remaining quantities from previous year(s).

(6) To be deducted from RJU/7DE. (Union waters of 7d and 7e).

(7) Quantities below 1 tonne are not considered.

(8) Additional multiplying factor not applicable because the overfishing does not exceed 10 % of the permitted landings.

(9) The deduction cannot be reduced by this unused quantity as Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 is not applicable to the YFT/IOTC stock.

		ISSN 1977-0677
Official Journal of the European Union		L 265

English edition	Legislation	Volume 62 18 October 2019

Contents		II Non-legislative acts	page
		REGULATIONS
	*	Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1735 of 17 October 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic	1
		DECISIONS
	*	Council Decision (EU) 2019/1736 of 10 October 2019 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Partnership Committee established by the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, as regards the establishment of the list of individuals to serve as arbitrators in dispute-settlement proceedings	4
	*	Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1737 of 17 October 2019 amending Decision 2013/798/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic	7
	*	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1738 of 16 October 2019 authorising the Kingdom of Denmark to conclude agreements with Greenland and the Faroe Islands respectively for transfers of funds (notified under document C(2019) 7302)	10
	*	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1739 of 16 October 2019 establishing emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Rose Rosette Virus (notified under document C(2019) 7328)	12

	Corrigenda
*	Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726 of 15 October 2019 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2019 on account of overfishing in the previous years (Official Journal of the European Union L 263 of 16 October 2019)	16
*	Corrigendum to Decision 2019/1734 of the EU-Korea Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development of 30 September 2019 on a revised list of experts willing and able to serve as panellists in accordance with Article 13.15 of the Agreement [2019/…] ( Official Journal of the European Union L 264 of 17 October 2019 )	21