(1)

On the basis of experience from the monitoring of CO2 emissions from new passenger cars in 2010 and 2011, Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 was amended to simplify the collection of the relevant data and to provide manufacturers with the means to efficiently verify those data.

(2)

In order to provide for a coherent approach in the monitoring of CO2 emissions, it is appropriate to align Commission Regulation (EU) No 1014/2010 of 10 November 2010 on monitoring and reporting of data on the registration of new passenger cars pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) with the amendments made to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009.

(3)

Regulation (EU) No 1014/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,

(1)

in Article 3, paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

(2)

Article 5 is replaced by the following:

(3)

Article 7 is replaced by the following:

(4)

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 1014/2010 are replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

(1)

Experience from the monitoring of CO2 emissions from new passenger cars in 2010 and 2011 shows that the accurate calculation of the average specific emissions and the specific emissions targets is only possible on the basis of the detailed data referred to in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009. It is therefore appropriate to adjust the aggregated data specified in the first table set out in Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 to include only those data that are strictly necessary for the implementation of that Regulation.

(2)

In order to improve the quality and accuracy of the monitoring of CO2 emissions from passenger cars, it is however necessary to specify further some of the required data parameters and add other parameters that have until now been monitored on a voluntary basis.

(3)

The inclusion of the type-approval number as a data parameter to be monitored and reported can improve the means for manufacturers to verify the provisional calculations of their average specific emissions and specific emissions targets and, as a consequence, ensure improved accuracy in the final dataset.

(4)

Passenger cars that are approved nationally in small series in accordance with Article 23 of Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (2) or cars individually approved in accordance with Article 24 of that Directive are not taken into account for the calculation of the average specific emissions of a manufacturer. It is however important to monitor the number of those vehicles in a consistent way in order to assess any potential impact on the monitoring process and the attainment of the Union’s average CO2 emissions target. The aggregate numbers of those registrations should therefore be provided on an annual basis.

(5)

It should also be ensured that the monitoring of CO2 emissions from passenger cars is aligned with that for light commercial vehicles under Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 setting emission performance standards for light commercial vehicles as part of the Union’s integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (3) by including as mandatory monitoring parameters also the engine capacity and the electric energy consumption, in addition to the type-approval number. Moreover, where the certificate of conformity is not used as the primary data source and data is taken, inter alia, from type-approval documents, it should be clarified that the data in those cases should be consistent with the data provided in the certificates of conformity.

(6)

In order to ensure that those amendments can be taken into account for the monitoring of the data in 2013, it is appropriate to provide for an entry into force not later than the seventh day following that of the publication of this act in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(7)

Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee,

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 (2) lays down certain specific requirements and rules, inter alia, on the keeping of accounts and declarations of expenditure and revenue by the paying agencies, and the reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005.

(2)

Article 26(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 provides that the Commission is to make intermediate payments within 45 days of registering the declaration of expenditure for which the requirements laid down in paragraph 3 of that Article are complied with.

(3)

In accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2006, the Commission may interrupt the time limit for payment laid down in Article 26(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 for all or part of the amount for which payment is claimed until the submission of the declaration of expenditure for the following period, where the Commission has requested further information from the Member State relating in particular to disagreements, differences of interpretation or inconsistencies relating to a declaration of expenditure.

(4)

In order to ensure that Union funds are used in accordance with the applicable rules, Article 59(6) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3) provides for the Commission to interrupt payment deadlines or suspend payments in accordance with the sector-specific rules.

(5)

According to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, the Commission is to check that management and control systems exist and function properly in the Member States and to reduce or suspend intermediate payments, in particular where those systems fail. In addition, according to Articles 27 and 27a of that Regulation, the Commission may reduce or suspend intermediate payments where a Member State fails to provide it with satisfactory additional information when requested.

(6)

In order to protect the Union’s financial interests as regards the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, it is appropriate to extend the number of cases provided for in Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2006, in which the deadline for intermediary payments may be interrupted, in order to also cover situations where the information provided to the Commission suggests the presence of irregularities linked to a payment request or deficiencies in the functioning of the management and control system in a Member State.

(7)

Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8)

The Committee on the Agricultural Funds has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

(1)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.

(2)

The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

(1)

Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.

(2)

Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, in order to calculate the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.

(3)

Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 19 00, 1001 11 00, ex 1001 91 20 (common wheat seed), ex 1001 99 00 (high quality common wheat other than for sowing), 1002 10 00, 1002 90 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00, 1007 10 90 and 1007 90 00 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.

(4)

Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 May 2013 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.

(5)

Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,

(1)

Commission Decision 2010/221/EU of 15 April 2010 approving national measures for limiting the impact of certain diseases in aquaculture animals and wild aquatic animals in accordance with Article 43 of Council Directive 2006/88/EC (2) allows certain Member States to apply restrictions on consignments of aquatic animals that are placed on the market or imported, in order to prevent the introduction of certain diseases into their territory.

(2)

Member States can apply such restrictions provided that they have either demonstrated that their territory, or certain demarcated areas of their territory, are free of such diseases or that they have established an eradication programme to obtain such freedom.

(3)

The restrictions related to ostreid herpesvirus 1 μνar (OsHV-1 μνar) provided for in Decision 2010/221/EU are intended to apply only until 30 April 2013. OsHV-1 μνar is an emerging disease with many uncertainties and the surveillance programmes approved by this Decision have not yet been fully evaluated. Therefore, the period of time that Member States can put in place specific restrictions related to this disease should be prolonged for another year.

(4)

Decision 2010/221/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,