8.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/1

(1)

The purpose of Article 19 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations, as last amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), is to enable the institutions of the Union to take the necessary measures to settle their disputes concerning the 2011 and 2012 adjustments of remuneration and pensions and the 2011 adjustment of the rate of contribution to the pension scheme so as to comply with a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, taking due account of the legitimate expectation of staff that the Council is to decide each year on the adjustment of the rate of contribution to the pension scheme.

(2)

As a part of a global approach to settle the disputes and in order to comply with the judgment of the Court of Justice of 19 November 2013 in Case C-63/12 (3), Commission v Council, the European Parliament and the Council have adopted Regulations (EU) No 422/2014 (4) and (EU) No 423/2014 (5), adjusting the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union with effect from 1 July 2011 and from 1 July 2012. Those adjustments require the respective retroactive adjustment of the rate of contribution to the pension scheme for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013.

(3)

In accordance with Article 13(3) of Annex XII to the Staff Regulations, Eurostat submitted reports on the 2011, 2012 and 2013 actuarial assessments of the pension scheme updating the parameters referred to in that Annex. Taking into account those assessments and having due consideration to Article 4(6) of Annex XII to the Staff Regulations, the rate of contribution required to maintain an actuarial balance of the pension scheme is 11 % from 1 July 2011, 10 % from 1 July 2012 and 10,9 % from 1 July 2013.

(4)

In the interests of the actuarial balance of the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union, the rate of contribution should therefore be retroactively adjusted to 11 % of the basic salary from 1 July 2011, 10 % of the basic salary from 1 July 2012 and 10,9 % of the basic salary from 1 July 2013,

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11 %, with effect from 1 July 2011,

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10 %, with effect from 1 July 2012,

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10,9 %, with effect from 1 July 2013.

8.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/3

(1)

On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

(2)

By its judgments of 3 July 2014 in Cases T-155/13, T-157/13 and T-181/13 (2), the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include Babak Zanjani, Sorinet Commercial Trust Bankers, and Sharif University of Technology, respectively, on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

(3)

Babak Zanjani, Sorinet Commercial Trust Bankers, and Sharif University of Technology should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons.

(4)

The Council considers that the reasons for the listing of one entity as set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be amended.

(5)

The identifying information in relation to four entities on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be amended.

(6)

Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be amended accordingly,

8.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/7

(1)

Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2) lays down quotas for 2014.

(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.

(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,

8.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/9

(1)

Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2), lays down quotas for 2014.

(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.

(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,

8.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/11

(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,

8.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/14

(1)

Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 (2) states that the import duty on products covered by CN codes 1001 11 00, 1001 19 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 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating 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 referred to in that paragraph.

(3)

Under Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the import price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation 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 8 November 2014 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force.

(5)

Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,

8.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/17

(1)

On 28 January 2014, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2134 (2014) authorising the European Union to deploy an operation in the Central African Republic (CAR).

(2)

On 10 February 2014 the Council adopted Decision 2014/73/CFSP (1) stating that a European Union military operation in the Central African Republic (EUFOR RCA) should end no later than six months after having reached Full Operational Capability.

(3)

On 10 September 2014, the Interim President of the CAR sent a letter to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) asking to extend EUFOR RCA.

(4)

It is necessary to provide for a smooth transition from EUFOR RCA to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), as established by UNSC Resolution 2149 (2014), until MINUSCA can assume full responsibility for security in the Bangui area.

(5)

On 21 October 2014 the UNSC adopted Resolution 2181 (2014) authorising the extension of EUFOR RCA until 15 March 2015.

(6)

Decision 2014/73/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

(1)

in Article 1(1) the words ‘within four to six months’ are replaced by the words ‘within nine months’.

(2)

Article 10(2) is replaced by the following:

‘2.   The financial reference amount for the common costs of EUFOR RCA for the period until 15 December 2014 shall be EUR 25,9 million. The financial reference amount for the common costs of EUFOR RCA for the period from 16 December 2014 until 15 March 2015 shall be EUR 5,7 million.

The percentage of the reference amount referred to in Article 25(1) of Decision 2011/871/CFSP for the period until 15 December 2014 shall be 50 %. The percentage of the reference amount referred to in Article 25(1) of Decision 2011/871/CFSP for the period from 16 December 2014 until 15 March 2015 shall be 0 %.’

(3)

Article 12(2) is replaced by the following:

‘2.   EUFOR RCA shall end on 15 March 2015.’

8.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/19

(1)

On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

(2)

By its judgment of 4 June 2014 in Case T-67/12 (2), the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include Sina Bank on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

(3)

Sina Bank should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons.

(4)

By its judgments of 3 July 2014 in Cases T-155/13, T-157/13 and T-181/13 (3), the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include Babak Zanjani, Sorinet Commercial Trust Bankers, and Sharif University of Technology, respectively, on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

(5)

Babak Zanjani, Sorinet Commercial Trust Bankers, and Sharif University of Technology should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of a new statement of reasons.

(6)

Following the judgment of 28 November 2013 of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-280/12 P (4), Fereydoun Mahmoudian and Fulmen are not included on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

(7)

Therefore, there are no longer grounds for keeping one entity on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

(8)

The identifying information in relation to three entities on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be amended.

(9)

Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be amended accordingly,

8.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/24

(1)

Council Regulation (EU) No 1259/2012 (2) fixes the allocation among Member States of the fishing opportunities obtained under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

(2)

Article 1(1)(h) stipulates that the fishing opportunities in Category 8 ‘Non-freezer pelagic vessels’ may in case of non-utilisation be transferred to Category 7 ‘Pelagic freezer trawler’ according to the method of allocation of that category.

(3)

On 28 August 2014, Ireland confirmed to the Commission that it will not make full use of the fishing opportunities allocated to it in Category 8.

(4)

All the conditions for reallocation of non-utilised fishing opportunities laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 in combination with the provisions of Article 1(1)(h) of Regulation (EU) No 1259/2012 are fulfilled,

8.11.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 325/26

(1)

Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease in birds, including poultry. Infections with avian influenza viruses in domestic poultry cause two main forms of that disease that are distinguished by their virulence. The low pathogenic form generally only causes mild symptoms, while the highly pathogenic form results in very high mortality rates in most poultry species. That disease may have a severe impact on the profitability of poultry farming.

(2)

Avian influenza is mainly found in birds, but under certain circumstances infections can also occur in humans even though the risk is generally very low.

(3)

In the event of an outbreak of avian influenza, there is a risk that the disease agent might spread to other holdings where poultry or other captive birds are kept. As a result it may spread from one Member State to other Member States or to third countries through trade in live birds or their products.

(4)

Council Directive 2005/94/EC (3) sets out certain preventive measures relating to the surveillance and the early detection of avian influenza and the minimum control measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak of that disease in poultry or other captive birds. That Directive provides for the establishment of protection and surveillance zones in the event of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

(5)

Germany notified the Commission of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of subtype H5N8 in a holding on its territory where poultry or other captive birds are kept and it immediately took the measures required pursuant to Directive 2005/94/EC, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones.

(6)

The Commission has examined those measures in collaboration with Germany, and it is satisfied that the borders of the protection and surveillance zones, established by the competent authority in that Member State, are at a sufficient distance to the actual holding where the outbreak was confirmed.

(7)

In order to prevent any unnecessary disturbance to trade within the Union and to avoid unjustified barriers to trade being imposed by third countries, it is necessary to rapidly define the protection and surveillance zones established in Germany at Union level in collaboration with that Member State.

(8)

Accordingly, pending the next meeting of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, the protection and surveillance zones in Germany, where the animal health control measures as laid down in Directive 2005/94/EC are applied, should be defined in the Annex to this Decision and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.

(9)

This Decision is to be reviewed at the next meeting of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,