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Official Journal of the European Union |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period. The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
II Non-legislative acts
REGULATIONS
25.11.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 303/1 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2019/1939
of 7 November 2019
amending Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 as regards Auxiliary Emission Strategies (AES), access to vehicle OBD information and vehicle repair and maintenance information, measurement of emissions during cold engine start periods and use of portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS) to measure particle numbers, with respect to heavy duty vehicles
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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 80/1269/EEC, 2005/55/EC and 2005/78/EC (1), and in particular Articles 4(3), 5(4), 6(2) and 12 thereof.
Whereas:
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The rules for declaring and assessing Auxiliary Emission Strategies (AES) were recently changed for light passenger and commercial vehicles by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 (2). The provisions already established in Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 (3) for heavy duty vehicles should be aligned for the sake of consistency. |
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In-service conformity testing represents one of the building blocks of the vehicle type-approval procedure and allows the performance of emission control systems to be verified throughout a vehicle’s useful life. Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 requires the tests to be performed by means of a portable emissions measurement system (PEMS), which assesses emissions under normal conditions of use. The PEMS approach is equally used to check off-cycle emissions during type-approval. |
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The emissions performance of heavy duty vehicles in the period following a cold engine start is currently not assessed as part of the type-approval demonstration test or the in-service conformity test. Following a monitoring exercise when data from type-approval and in-service conformity tests were collected and analysed, it was found that significant amounts of the total NOx emitted were excluded from the analysis as a result of not assessing the cold engine start period. In order to represent real world emissions better, the measurement procedure should therefore be revised to include measurement of pollutant emissions during the cold engine start period. |
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Particle number measurements using PEMS have been successfully implemented under the emissions type-approval rules for light passenger and commercial vehicles (4). Following a pilot study by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre in which an analysis was performed on the portable particle number equipment for heavy duty vehicles, it is considered appropriate to introduce a similar requirement in the emissions type-approval rules for heavy duty vehicles. The Commission will be obliged under Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 to keep the level of the final conformity factor for particle number emissions under review, taking into account technical progress. |
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The Commission recognises that vehicles equipped with a spark-ignition engine or a dual-fuel engine fuelled with gas from Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) may require technical adaptations to comply with the particle number conformity factor. In order to ensure a sufficient lead time to allow manufacturers of gas engines to modify their products in accordance with the requirements laid down by this Regulation, a transitional period should be permitted for compliance with the maximum allowed conformity factor for vehicles equipped with such engines. |
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The requirements introduced by this Regulation for in-service conformity testing should not apply retroactively to engines and vehicles which were type-approved before introduction of those requirements. Therefore, the amendments set out in Annexes I, II and III to this Regulation should only apply to the in-service conformity testing of new types of engine or vehicle, in other words to engines or vehicles which are type-approved in accordance with the amendments introduced by this Regulation. |
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The rules on access to vehicle OBD information and vehicle repair and maintenance information have been incorporated into Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5), which applies from 1 September 2020. Therefore, the provisions in Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 relating to access to such information should be omitted with effect from that date. |
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Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Technical Committee — Motor Vehicles, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 is amended as follows:
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Article 2 is amended as follows:
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Articles 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g and 2h are deleted; |
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Article 3 is amended as follows:
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Article 5 is amended as follows:
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Article 6 is amended as follows:
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Article 7 is amended as follows:
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Article 8 is amended as follows:
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Article 9 is amended as follows:
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Article 10 is amended as follows:
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in Article 16, paragraph 3 is deleted; |
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in Article 17a, the following paragraphs are added: ‘3. With effect from 1 January 2021, national authorities shall refuse, on grounds relating to emissions, to grant EU type-approval or national type-approval in respect of new types of vehicle or engine which do not comply with the requirements of this Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1939 (*4). By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, new types of positive-ignition engines, type 1A dual-fuel engines and type 1B dual-fuel engines (in dual-fuel mode), and vehicles equipped with such engines, shall comply with the maximum allowed conformity factor for PM number according to point 6.3 of Annex II with effect from 1 January 2023. However, as from 1 January 2021, the particle number work window conformity factor and CO2 mass window conformity factor shall be stated in the PEMS demonstration test results on the type-approval certificate for monitoring purposes. 4. With effect from 1 January 2022, national authorities shall, in the case of new vehicles which do not comply with the requirements of this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1939, consider certificates of conformity issued in respect of those vehicles to be no longer valid for the purposes of Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and shall, on grounds relating to emissions, prohibit the registration, making available on the market and entry into service of such vehicles. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, with effect from 1 January 2024, national authorities shall, in the case of new vehicles equipped with positive-ignition engines, type 1A dual-fuel engines and type 1B dual-fuel engines (in dual-fuel mode) which do not comply with the maximum allowed conformity factor for PM number according to point 6.3 of Annex II and the requirements of this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1939, consider certificates of conformity issued in respect of those vehicles to be no longer valid for the purposes of Article 48 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and shall, on grounds relating to emissions, prohibit the registration, making available on the market and entry into service of such vehicles. However, as from 1 January 2022, the particle number work window conformity factor and CO2 mass window conformity factor shall be stated in the PEMS demonstration test results on the type-approval certificate for monitoring purposes. With effect from 1 January 2022 and except in the case of replacement engines for in-service vehicles, national authorities shall on grounds relating to emissions prohibit the making available on the market and entry into service of new engines which do not comply with the requirements of this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1939. By way of derogation from the third subparagraph, with effect from 1 January 2024, and except in the case of replacement engines for in-service vehicles, national authorities shall, on grounds relating to emissions, prohibit the making available on the market and entry into service of new positive-ignition engines, new type 1A dual-fuel engines and new type 1B dual-fuel engines (in dual-fuel mode) which do not comply with the requirements of this Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1939. (*4) Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1939 of 7 November 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 as regards Auxiliary Emission Strategies (AES), access to vehicle OBD information and vehicle repair and maintenance information, measurement of emissions during cold engine start periods and use of portable emissions measurement systems (PEMS) to measure particle numbers, with respect to heavy duty vehicles (OJ L 303, 25.11.2019, p. 1)’;" |
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Annex I is amended in accordance to Annex I to this Regulation; |
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Annex II is amended in accordance to Annex II to this Regulation; |
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Annex VI is amended in accordance to Annex III to this Regulation; |
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in Annex VIII, point 5.1.2. is replaced by the following:
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in Annex X, the following point is inserted after point 2.4.1.3.:
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in Annex XI, in Appendix 1, in the model of the information document, points 2 to 2.3. are deleted; |
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in Annex XIII, the second paragraph of point 12 is replaced by the following: ‘This Appendix applies when the vehicle manufacturer requests EU type-approval of a vehicle with an approved engine with regard to emissions in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 and this Regulation.’; |
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Annex XVII is deleted. |
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.
It shall apply from 1 January 2021.
Article 1(15) shall apply from the date of entry into force.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 November 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
(1) OJ L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 1.
(2) Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 of 1 June 2017 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information, amending Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2012 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (OJ L 175, 7.7.2017, p. 1).
(3) Commission Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) and amending Annexes I and III to Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 167, 25.6.2011, p. 1).
(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ L 199, 28.7.2008, p. 1).
(5) Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151, 14.6.2018, p. 1).
ANNEX I
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 is amended as follows:
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in point 3.1., the introductory wording is replaced by the following: ‘In the case of an engine type-approved as a separate technical unit or a vehicle type-approved with regard to emissions, the engine shall bear:’; |
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point 3.4. is replaced by the following:
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Section 8 is replaced by the following:
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Appendix 4 is amended as follows:
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in Appendix 5, in Table 6a (PEMS demonstration test) under point 1.4.4. of the Addendum to an EU type-approval certificate, the rows concerning ‘Pass-fail results’ for the ‘Work window conformity factor’ and the ‘CO2 mass window conformity factor’ are replaced by the following:
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in Appendix 7, in Table 6a (PEMS demonstration test) under point 1.4.4. of the Addendum to an EU type-approval certificate, the rows concerning ‘Pass-fail results’ for the ‘Work window conformity factor’ and the ‘CO2 mass window conformity factor’ are replaced by the following:
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in Appendix 9, Table 1 and the accompanying Key are replaced by the following: ‘Table 1
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in Appendix 10, the following explanatory note is inserted:
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the following Appendix is added: ‘Appendix 11 AES Documentation Package The AES documentation package shall include the following: (A) information on all AES:
The AES documentation package shall be limited to 100 pages and shall include all the main elements to allow the approval authority to assess the AES (according to the requirements of Annex VI, appendix 2), the effectiveness of the inducement system and the anti-tampering measures. The package may be complemented with annexes and other attached documents, containing additional and complementary elements, if necessary. The manufacturer shall send a new version of the AES documentation package to the approval authority every time changes are introduced to the AES. The new version shall be limited to the changes and their effect. The new version of the AES shall be evaluated and approved by the approval authority. The AES documentation package shall be structured as follows: AES Documentation Package No YYY/OEM
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(1) “NOx OTL” monitoring requirements as set out in Table 1 of Annex X for compression ignition and dual-fuel engines and vehicles and Table 2 of Annex X for positive ignition engines and vehicles.
(2) “PM OTL” monitoring requirements as set out in Table 1 of Annex X for compression ignition and dual-fuel engines and vehicles.
(3) “CO OTL” monitoring requirements as set out in Table 2 of Annex X for positive ignition engines and vehicles.
(4) IUPR specifications are set out in Annex X. Positive Ignition engines and vehicles equipped with such engines are not subjected to IUPR.
(5) Additional provisions concerning monitoring requirements as set out in paragraph 2.3.1.2 of Annex 9A to UNECE Regulation No 49.
(6) ISC requirement set out in Appendix 1 to Annex II.
(7) For positive-ignition engines and vehicles equipped with such engines.
(8) For compression-ignition and dual-fuel engines and vehicles equipped with such engines.
(9) “Performance monitoring” requirements as set out in point 2.1.1 of Annex X.
(10) IUPR “Phase-in” requirements as set out in Section 6 of Annex X
(11) Reagent quality “phase-in” requirements as set out in point 7.1 of Annex XIII.
(12) Only applicable to positive-ignition engines and vehicles equipped with such engines.
(13) IUPR “General” requirements as set out in Section 6 of Annex X.
(14) Reagent quality “general” requirements as set out in point 7.1.1 of Annex XIII.
(15) Subject to transitional measures laid down in Article 17a.
(N/A) Not applicable.’;
ANNEX II
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 is amended as follows:
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in point 4.1. the following is inserted between the second and third paragraph: ‘In case the legally permissible maximum vehicle weight is lower than the technically permissible laden mass of the vehicle, it is permitted to use the legally permissible maximum vehicle weight to determine the vehicle payload for the test run.’; |
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point 4.6.2. is replaced by the following:
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point 6.3., including Table 2, is replaced by the following:
Table 2 Maximum allowed conformity factors for in-service conformity emission testing
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the following point is inserted after point 10.1.8.5.:
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the following point is inserted after point 10.1.9.5.:
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the following point is inserted after point 10.1.9.10.:
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the following point is inserted after point 10.1.9.19.:
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the following point is inserted after point 10.1.9.24.:
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the following point is inserted after point 10.1.10.12.:
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the following point is inserted after point 10.1.11.5.:
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the following point is inserted after point 10.1.11.9.:
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the following point is inserted after point 10.1.12.4.:
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Appendix 1 is amended as follows:
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Appendix 2 is amended as follows:
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in Appendix 3, the following points are added:
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(1) For compression-ignition engines.
(2) For positive-ignition engines.
(3) Subject to transitional measures laid down in Article 17a’;
(4) Measured or corrected to a wet basis.
(5) Gas engines only.
(6) Use the ambient temperature sensor or an intake air temperature sensor.
(7) The recorded value shall be either (a) the net brake engine torque in accordance with point 2.4.4 of this Appendix or (b) the net brake engine torque calculated from the torque values in accordance with point 2.4.4 of this Appendix.’;
(*1) Will be defined at a later stage.
ANNEX III
Annex VI to Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 is amended as follows:
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in Section 8, the following paragraph is added: ‘The methodology for the assessment of AES is described in Appendix 2 to this Annex.’; |
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in Appendix 1, the second paragraph of point 3.1. is replaced by the following: ‘The vehicle payload shall be 50-60 % of the maximum vehicle payload. A deviation from that range may be agreed with the approval authority. The reason for such a deviation shall be indicated in the test report. The additional requirements set out in Annex II shall apply.’; |
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the following Appendix is added: ‘Appendix 2 Methodology for the assessment of AES For the purposes of assessing the AES, the approval authority shall verify at least whether the requirement laid down in this Appendix are fulfilled.
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25.11.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 303/25 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1940
of 15 November 2019
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Paški sir’ (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:
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Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Croatia’s application to register the name ‘Paški sir’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2). |
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As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Paški sir’ should therefore be entered in the register, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The name ‘Paški sir’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.3. – Cheeses, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).
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, 15 November 2019.
For the Commission
On behalf of the President
Phil HOGAN
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 225, 5.7.2019, p. 33.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
DECISIONS
25.11.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 303/26 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1941
of 18 November 2019
establishing the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, in the EPA Committee set up by the Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, in connection with the adoption of the list of arbitrators
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:
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The Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part (‘the Agreement’) (1), was initialled on behalf of the Union by Council Decision 2009/152/EC (2). It has been applied on a provisional basis since 4 August 2014. |
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In accordance with Article 85(1) of the Agreement, the EPA Committee is required to establish a list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators. |
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The EPA Committee, at its next annual meeting is to adopt a decision establishing the list of individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators. |
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It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken, on behalf of the Union, in the EPA Committee as regards the adoption of the envisaged decision to the extent that that decision will be binding on the Union. |
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It is therefore appropriate that the position of the Union in the EPA Committee be based on the attached draft decision, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be taken, on behalf of the Union, in the EPA Committee set up by the Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, shall be based on the EPA Committee’s draft Decision concerning the adoption of the list of arbitrators, annexed to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision will enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 18 November 2019.
For the Council
The President
J. LEPPÄ
(2) Council Decision 2009/152/EC of 20 November 2008 on the signature and provisional application of the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part (OJ L 57, 28.2.2009, p. 1).
DRAFT
DECISION No …/2019 OF THE EPA COMMITTEE
set up by the Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part,
of …
concerning the adoption of the list of arbitrators
THE EPA COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Interim Agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, (the ‘Agreement’), signed in Brussels on 22 January 2009, and applied on a provisional basis since 4 August 2014, and in particular Article 85(1) thereof,
Whereas:
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Under the terms of the Agreement and this Decision, the Central Africa Party is composed of the Republic of Cameroon. |
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The Agreement provides that the EPA Committee is to establish a list of 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators in the settlement of disputes that may arise between the Parties, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. The list of 15 individuals who are willing and able to serve as arbitrators is hereby established in accordance with Article 85(1) of the Agreement and is set out in the Annex to this Decision.
2. The list of arbitrators referred to in paragraph 1 is established without prejudice to any special rules provided for in the Agreement or which may be decided by the EPA Committee.
Article 2
The list of arbitrators referred to in Article 1 may be amended by a decision of the EPA Committee in accordance with Article 92(4) of the Agreement.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its signature.
Done at …,
For the Republic of Cameroon
…
For the European Union
…
ANNEX
List of arbitrators (Article 85(1) of the Agreement)
Arbitrators selected by the Central Africa Party (Cameroon):
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Ms Mildred Alugu BEJUKA – Cameroon |
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Mr Jean Michel MBOCK BIUMLA – Cameroon |
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Mr Henri-Désiré MODI KOKO BEBEY – Cameroon |
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Mr David NYAMSI – Cameroon |
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Mr Sadjo OUSMANOU – Cameroon |
Arbitrators selected by the European Union:
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Mr Jacques BOURGEOIS – Belgium |
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Mr Claus-Dieter EHLERMANN – Germany |
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Mr Pieter Jan KUIJPER – Netherlands |
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Mr Giorgio SACERDOTI – Italy |
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Mr Ramon TORRENT – Spain |
Arbitrators jointly selected by the two Parties:
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Mr Thomas COTTIER – Switzerland |
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Mr Fabien GÉLINAS – Canada |
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Ms Merit E. JANOW – United States |
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Ms Anna KOUYATE – Mali |
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Mr Helge SELAND – Norway |
25.11.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 303/29 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/1942
of 22 November 2019
not approving carbendazim as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 9
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
Whereas:
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 (2) establishes a list of existing active substances to be evaluated for their possible approval for use in biocidal products. That lists includes carbendazim (EC No: 234-232-0; CAS No 10605-21-7). |
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Carbendazim has been evaluated for use in biocidal products of product-type 9, fibre, leather, rubber and polymerised materials preservatives, as described in Annex V to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), which corresponds to product-type 9 as described in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. |
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The evaluating competent authority of Germany submitted the assessment report together with its conclusions to the Commission on 2 August 2013. |
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In accordance with Article 7(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014, the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency (4) was adopted on 27 February 2019 by the Biocidal Products Committee, having regard to the conclusions of the evaluating competent authority. |
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According to that opinion, biocidal products of product-type 9 containing carbendazim may not be expected to meet the criteria laid down in Article 19(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 as the environmental scenarios evaluated identified unacceptable risks to the environment and no safe use could be identified. |
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Taking into account the opinion of the European Chemicals Agency, it is not appropriate to approve carbendazim for use in biocidal products of product-type 9, as the conditions laid down in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 are not satisfied. |
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The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal products, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Carbendazim (EC No: 234-232-0; CAS No: 10605-21-7) is not approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 9.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 22 November 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
(1) OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.
(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 of 4 August 2014 on the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances contained in biocidal products referred to in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 294, 10.10.2014, p. 1).
(3) Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1).
(4) Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) opinion on the application for approval of the active substance Carbendazim, Product type: 9, ECHA/BPC/218/2019, adopted on 27 February 2019.
RULES OF PROCEDURE
25.11.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 303/31 |
DECISION OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN SECURITIES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY
of 1 October 2019
adopting internal rules concerning restrictions of certain rights of data subjects in relation to processing of personal data in the framework of the functioning of ESMA
The Management Board
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/77/EC (2) as may be further amended, repealed or replaced, and in particular Article 71 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the EDPS of 20 June 2019 and to the EDPS Guidance on Article 25 of the new Regulation and internal rules,
After consulting the Staff Committee,
Whereas:
(1) |
ESMA carries out its activities in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 (the ‘ESMA Regulation’ and ‘ESMA’) as may be further amended, repealed or replaced. |
(2) |
ESMA processes several categories of personal data, including ‘objective’ data (such as identification data, contact data, professional data, administrative details, data received from specific sources, electronic communications and traffic data) and/or ‘subjective’ data (related to the case such as reasoning, behavioural and conduct data and data related to or brought forward in connection with the subject matter of the procedure or activity. |
(3) |
ESMA, represented by its Executive Director, acts as the data controller irrespective of further delegations of the controller role within ESMA to reflect operational responsibilities for specific personal data processing operations. |
(4) |
The personal data are stored securely in an electronic environment or on paper preventing unlawful access or transfer of data to persons who do not have a need to know. The personal data processed are retained for no longer than necessary and appropriate for the purposes for which the data are processed for the period specified in the data protection records and privacy statements of ESMA. |
(5) |
For the exercise of its missions, ESMA is bound to respect to the maximum extent possible, the fundamental rights of the data subjects, in particular those relating to the right of provision of information, access and rectification, right to erasure, restriction of processing, right of communication of a personal data breach to the data subject or confidentiality of communication as enshrined in Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. |
(6) |
However, ESMA may be obliged to restrict the information to data subjects or other data subject rights to protect, in particular, the confidentiality and effectiveness of its own investigations, the investigations and proceedings of other public authorities, as well as the rights of other persons related to its investigations or other procedures. |
(7) |
Within the framework of its administrative functioning, ESMA may conduct a number of investigations, such as administrative inquiries, disciplinary proceedings, preliminary activities related to financial fraud, investigations relating to whistleblowing or harassment cases, internal audits, data protection or ethics investigations, ICT investigations, information security investigations and activities performed in the context of security risks and incidents management. In addition, for the exercise of its missions, ESMA conducts investigations relating to its direct supervisory or enforcement functions and may conduct investigations of potential breaches of Union law as well as inquiries into a particular type of financial activity or type of product or conduct in order to assess potential threats to the integrity of financial markets or the stability of the financial system. |
(8) |
The internal rules should apply to all processing operations carried out by ESMA in the performance of the above investigations. They should also apply to processing operations carried out prior to the opening of the investigations referred to above, during these investigations and during the monitoring of the follow-up to the outcome of these investigations. It should also include assistance, coordination and/or cooperation requested from ESMA by national authorities and international organisations in the context of their own administrative investigations. |
(9) |
Before making use of the restrictions foreseen in these internal rules, ESMA should consider whether any of the exemptions laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 applies. In the cases where restrictions under these internal rules apply, ESMA has to explain why these restrictions are strictly necessary and proportionate in a democratic society and respect the essence of the fundamental rights and freedoms. |
(10) |
ESMA should monitor if the conditions that justify the restriction continue to apply and lift the restriction when they no longer apply. |
(11) |
The Controller should inform the Data Protection Officer when restricting the application of certain data subjects’ rights under this Decision, when extending such restriction and when the restriction is lifted, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Subject-matter and scope
1. This Decision lays down internal rules relating to the conditions under which ESMA in the framework of the activities set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 may restrict the application of the rights enshrined in Articles 14 to 21, and 35, as well as Article 4 thereof, following Article 25 of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. These restrictions are without prejudice to the exemptions to data subject rights provided in Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
2. Within the framework of the administrative functioning of ESMA, the restrictions foreseen in point 1 of this Article apply to the processing of personal data by ESMA for the purpose of:
(a) |
administrative inquiries and disciplinary proceedings; |
(b) |
processing irregularities in liaison with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF); |
(c) |
processing whistleblowing cases, (formal and informal) harassment cases as well as internal and external complaints; |
(d) |
internal audits, data protection or ethics investigations; |
(e) |
ICT investigations, information security investigations and activities performed in the context of security risks and incidents management, handled internally or with external involvement. |
3. Within the exercise of ESMA’s missions, the restrictions foreseen in point 1 of this Article apply to the processing of personal data by ESMA for the purpose of:
(a) |
investigations relating to ESMA’s direct supervisory and enforcement functions; |
(b) |
investigations of potential breaches of Union law under Article 17 of ESMA Regulation; and |
(c) |
inquiries into a particular type of financial activity or type of product or type of conduct in order to assess potential threats to the integrity of financial markets or the stability of the financial system under Article 22 of the ESMA Regulation. |
4. In addition, these restrictions apply to assistance, coordination and/or cooperation provided by ESMA to national securities and markets authorities, including third country authorities, and international organisations in the context of the investigations conducted for the exercise of their statutory missions.
5. The restrictions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article also apply to processing operations carried out prior to the opening of the investigations or other administrative enquiries referred to in paragraphs 2 to 4 above, during these investigations and during the monitoring of the follow-up to the outcome of these investigations.
6. This Decision applies to any category of personal data processed in the context of the activities set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 above.
7. Subject to the conditions set out in this Decision the restrictions may apply to the following rights: provision of information to data subjects, right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and communication of a personal data breach to the data subject.
Article 2
Controller in charge of investigations and applicable safeguards
1. The safeguards in place to avoid personal data breaches, leakages or unauthorised disclosure in the context of the investigations referred to in Article 1 are the following:
(a) |
Paper documents shall be kept in secured cupboards and only accessible to authorized staff; |
(b) |
All electronic data shall be managed with ESMA’s approved devices, information systems, applications and storage media resources. ESMA’s document management system applications shall be used to organise, find, share, maintain and protect ESMA’s electronic data. Authorised ESMA’s staff shall only be granted access to electronic data based on a need to know basis; |
(c) |
All persons having access to the data are bound by the obligation of confidentiality. |
2. The Controller of the processing operations is ESMA, represented by its Executive Director, who may delegate the function of the controller. Data subjects shall be informed of the delegated controller by way of the data protection records published on the website of ESMA.
3. The retention period of the personal data processed shall be no longer than necessary and appropriate for the purposes for which the data are processed. The retention period shall be specified in the data protection records and privacy statements referred to in Article 5(1).
4. Where ESMA considers to apply a restriction, the risk to the rights and freedoms of the data subject shall be weighed, in particular, against the risk to the rights and freedoms of other data subjects and the risk of cancelling the effect of ESMA’s investigations or procedures for example by destroying evidence. The risks to the rights and freedoms of the data subject concern primarily, but are not limited to, reputational risks and risks to the right of defence and the right to be heard.
Article 3
Restrictions
1. Any restriction shall only be applied by ESMA to safeguard:
(a) |
the prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security; |
(b) |
other important objectives of general public interest of the Union or of a Member State, in particular the objectives of the common foreign and security policy of the Union or an important economic or financial interest of the Union or of a Member State, including monetary, budgetary and taxation matters, public health and social security; |
(c) |
the internal security of Union institutions and bodies, including of their electronic communications networks; |
(d) |
the prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution of breaches of ethics for regulated professions; |
(e) |
a monitoring, inspection or regulatory function connected, even occasionally, to the exercise of official authority in the cases referred to in points (a) and (b); |
(f) |
the protection of the data subject or the rights and freedoms of others. |
2. As a specific application of the purposes described in paragraph 1 above, ESMA may apply restrictions in relation to personal data exchanged with Commission services or other Union institutions, bodies, agencies and offices, competent authorities of Member States or third countries or international organisations, in the following circumstances:
(a) |
where the exercise of those rights and obligations could be restricted by Commission services or other Union institutions, bodies, agencies and offices on the basis of other acts provided for in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 or in accordance with Chapter IX of that Regulation or with the founding acts of other Union institutions, bodies, agencies and offices; |
(b) |
where the exercise of those rights and obligations could be restricted by competent authorities of Member States on the basis of acts referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, or under national measures transposing Articles 13(3), 15(3) or 16(3) of Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
(c) |
where the exercise of those rights and obligations could jeopardise ESMA’s cooperation with third country or international organisations in the conduct of its tasks or of the tasks of the third country or international organisations. Before applying restrictions in the circumstances referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph, ESMA shall consult the relevant Commission services, Union institutions, bodies, agencies, offices or the competent authorities of Member States unless it is clear to ESMA that the application of a restriction is provided for by one of the acts referred to in those points. |
3. Any restriction shall be necessary and proportionate taking into account the risks to the rights and freedoms of data subjects and respect the essence of the fundamental rights and freedoms in a democratic society.
4. If the application of restriction is considered, a necessity and proportionality test shall be carried out based on the present rules. It shall be documented through an internal assessment note for accountability purposes on a case by case basis.
5. Restrictions shall be lifted as soon as the circumstances that justify them no longer apply. In particular, where it is considered that the exercise of the restricted right would no longer cancel the effect of the restriction imposed or adversely affect the rights or freedoms of other data subjects.
Article 4
Review by the Data Protection Officer
1. The Controller shall, without undue delay, inform the Data Protection Officer (’the DPO’) whenever the Controller restricts the application of data subjects’ rights, or extends the restriction, in accordance with this Decision. The Controller shall provide the DPO access to the internal note containing the assessment of the necessity and proportionality of the restriction as well as, where applicable, underlying factual and legal elements and document the date of informing the DPO.
2. The DPO may request the Controller in writing to review the application of the restrictions. The Controller shall inform the DPO in writing about the outcome of the requested review.
3. The Controller shall inform the DPO when the restriction has been lifted.
4. The Controller shall document the involvement of the DPO along the different steps of the process, starting with the date of informing the DPO.
5. The internal note, and, where applicable, underlying factual and legal elements shall be made available to the European Data Protection Supervisor on request.
Article 5
Provision of information to data subject
1. ESMA shall publish on its website data protection records that inform all data subjects of its activities involving processing of personal data, including information relating to the potential restriction of data subject rights.
2. ESMA shall individually notify all data subjects, whom it considers persons concerned by the investigation or inquiry, of the data protection record of the specific processing operations concerned, without undue delay and in a written form.
3. In duly justified cases and under the conditions stipulated in this decision, ESMA may restrict, wholly or partly, the provision of information to the data subjects referred to in paragraph 2. In this case, it shall document in an internal note the reasons for the restriction, the legal ground in accordance with Article 3 of this Decision, including an assessment of the necessity and proportionality of the restriction.
4. The restriction referred to in paragraph 3 shall continue to apply as long as the reasons justifying it remain applicable.
Where the reasons for the restriction no longer apply, ESMA shall notify the data subject concerned of the relevant data protection record and the principal reasons for the restriction. This notification can be combined with an invitation to make submission on the findings of the investigation or inquiry underway, as part of the exercise of the rights of defence of the data subject concerned. At the same time, ESMA shall inform the data subject concerned of the right of lodging a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor at any time or of seeking a judicial remedy in the Court of Justice of the European Union.
ESMA shall review the application of the restriction every six months from its adoption and at the closure of the relevant inquiry or investigation.
Article 6
Right of access by data subject
1. Further to a data subject request, ESMA may restricts, wholly or partly, the right of this data subject to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed by ESMA in the context of an investigation or inquiry referred to in Article 1 of this Decision, and where that is the case, the right of access to this data and other information referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
2. Where ESMA restricts the right of access, it shall inform the data subject concerned, in its reply to the request, of the restriction applied and of the principal reasons thereof, and of the possibility of lodging a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor or of seeking a judicial remedy in the Court of Justice of the European Union.
3. The provision of information referred to in paragraph 2 may be deferred, omitted or denied if it would cancel the effect of the restriction in accordance with Article 25(8) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. Where this is the case, ESMA shall document in an internal assessment note the reasons for the restriction, including an assessment of the necessity, proportionality of the restriction and its duration.
4. ESMA shall review the application of the restriction every six months from its adoption and at the closure of the relevant inquiry or investigation.
Article 7
Right of rectification, erasure and restriction of processing
1. Further to a data subject request, ESMA may, in the context of an investigation or inquiry referred to in Article 1 of this Decision, restricts, wholly or partly, the right of this data subject to obtain rectification of personal data related to him or her, to erase or to restrict processing of his or her personal data as provided for in Articles 18, 19 and 20 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
2. Where ESMA’s restricts the application of the right to rectification, erasure or restriction of processing referred to above, it shall take the steps set out in Articles 6(2) and 6(3) of this Decision.
3. ESMA shall review the application of the restriction every six months from its adoption and at the closure of the relevant inquiry or investigation.
Article 8
Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject
1. ESMA shall communicate a personal data breach to the data subject concerned without undue delay when the personal data breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons as provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
2. In duly justified cases and under the conditions stipulated in this decision, ESMA may restrict, wholly or partly, the provision of information to the data subjects referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. In this case, it shall document in an internal note the reasons for the restriction, the legal ground in accordance with Article 3 of this Decision, including an assessment of the necessity and proportionality of the restriction.
3. The restriction referred to in paragraph 2 shall continue to apply as long as the reasons justifying it remain applicable.
Where the reasons for the restriction no longer apply, ESMA shall communicate the personal data breach to the data subject concerned and inform the data subject of the principal reasons for the restriction. At the same time, ESMA shall inform the data subject concerned of the right of lodging a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor at any time or of seeking a judicial remedy in the Court of Justice of the European Union.
ESMA shall review the application of the restriction every six months from its adoption and at the closure of the relevant inquiry or investigation.
Article 9
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Helsinki, 1 October 2019.
For the Management Board
Steven MAIJOOR
The Chair
Corrigenda
25.11.2019 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 303/37 |
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 of 30 September 2019 laying down rules for the functioning of the information management system for official controls and its system components (the IMSOC Regulation)
( Official Journal of the European Union L 261 of 14 October 2019 )
Pages 87-93 are replaced with the following:
Section C
CHED-PP
(for plants, plant products and other objects referred to point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625)
Section D
CHED-D
(for feed and food of non-animal origin referred to in point (d) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625)