(1)

On 18 May 2006, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 which concerns restrictive measures in respect of Belarus.

(2)

The Council considers that one person should be added to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006.

(3)

The Council also considers that eight persons should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006.

(4)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 (2) lays down, inter alia, the obligations of Member States regarding the transmission of data on vessel characteristics and activity from their national registers to the Commission.

(2)

In order to ensure accurate and efficient information transfer of those fleet data, it is appropriate to update Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 as regards the country codes, the codes for fishing gear and the fleet segmentation codes to be used for the transmission of such data.

(3)

It is necessary to provide for a table of the country codes in order to facilitate the transmission of data pursuant to Articles 6 and 8 of the Regulation (EC) No 26/2004.

(4)

Following accession of Croatia, it is necessary to update Table 3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 concerning the codes for fishing gear by inserting a code for ‘harpoon’, which is used in the Croatian fleet as main or second gear.

(5)

Table 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 should be updated by inserting certain fleet segment codes for outermost regions since Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2004 (3), which provided for those codes, has exhausted its effects following the repeal of Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 (4). For the sake of clarity, it is also appropriate to add new fleet segmentation codes for Mayotte.

(6)

Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

(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)

On 25 August 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/518/CFSP (1) appointing Mr Philippe Lefort as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia.

(2)

On 2 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/353/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the EUSR until 30 June 2014.

(3)

On 20 January 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/22/CFSP (3) providing the EUSR with a financial reference amount of EUR 1 040 000 for the period 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2014.

(4)

Following the resignation of Mr Philippe LEFORT on 31 January 2014, Mr Herbert SALBER should be appointed as the new EUSR for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia for the period until 28 February 2015.

(5)

The EUSR will implement the mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,

(1)

in Article 1 the following paragraph is added:

‘Mr Herbert SALBER is hereby appointed as EUSR for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia for the period until 28 February 2015. The Council may decide that the mandate of the EUSR be terminated earlier, based on an assessment by the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and a proposal from the HR.’;

(2)

in Article 5, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

(3)

in Article 14, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

(1)

On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP which imposes restrictive measures against Belarus.

(2)

The Council considers that one person should be added to the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP.

(3)

The Council also considers that eight persons should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP.

(4)

The Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

(1)

Commission Decision 92/260/EEC (2) lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification requirements for the temporary admission into the Union of registered horses for a period of less than 90 days from third countries assigned to specific sanitary groups as set out in Annex I thereto. Annex II to that Decision sets out specimen animal health certificates which must accompany the animals arriving from third countries assigned to the corresponding sanitary groups. That Decision provides amongst others for guarantees that uncastrated male horses older than 180 days do not pose a risk as regards equine viral arteritis.

(2)

Commission Decision 2004/211/EC (3) establishes a list of third countries and parts of territories thereof from which Member States are to authorise the temporary admission of registered horses, the re-entry of registered horses after temporary export and the imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production and sets out the conditions for the importation of equidae from third countries.

(3)

Registered horses participating in at least one of the eight competition disciplines of the World Equestrian Games from 23 August to 7 September 2014 in Normandy in France, will be under the veterinary supervision of the competent authorities of France and the organising Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI).

(4)

About a thousand horses will be presented during the Games in seven venues. The competitions in the FEI disciplines will take place in Caen, in Le Pin National Stud in the Orne region and in Sartilly in the Manche region. However there will be other events not involving FEI-registered horses in Deauville, Caen and Saint-Lô.

(5)

Certain male registered horses, which have qualified for participation in those high-level equestrian events may not comply with the requirements as regards equine viral arteritis laid down in Decisions 92/260/EEC and 2004/211/EC. However, the likelihood of those horses being used for breeding during the competition and the preceding acclimatisation period is negligible. It is therefore appropriate to provide for a derogation from those requirements for uncastrated male registered horses temporarily admitted to participate in those sporting events. This Decision should set out the animal health and veterinary certification requirements to exclude the risk of spreading equine viral arteritis through breeding or semen collection.

(6)

Commission Decision 2004/292/EC (4) created a single electronic database (‘Traces’) for monitoring the movement of animals within the Union and from third countries, as well as providing all the reference data relating to trade in such goods. That system is the most suitable instrument to ensure that uncastrated male registered horses temporarily admitted under specific conditions as regards equine viral arteritis leave the Union within a period of less than 90 days following their entry and without delay following the end of the equestrian events in which they participated. Traces should therefore be used for traceability of those registered horses temporarily admitted to participate in those sporting events.

(7)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 (5) introduced a document for the declaration of, and veterinary checks on, animals from third countries entering the European Union.

(8)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 (6) provides a format for the identification of the consignment which allows to establish a link to animal health documents which accompanied the animal to the border inspection post at the point of entry into the European Union.

(9)

Commission Decision 2009/821/EC (7) provides details of a communication network connecting veterinary units in Member States in order to follow up movements of, for example, temporarily admitted registered horses.

(10)

The common veterinary entry document issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 282/2004 in conjunction with certification for the movement of such horses from the Member State of first destination to other Member States (‘onward certification’), is the most suitable instrument to ensure that uncastrated male registered horses temporarily admitted under specific conditions as regards equine viral arteritis leave the European Union within a period of less than 90 days following their entry and without delay following the end of the equestrian events in which they participated.

(11)

However, because the onward certification in Section VII of the specimen health certificate in accordance with Decision 92/260/EEC is not implemented in Traces, it is necessary to connect this onward certification through the common veterinary entry document with a health attestation in accordance with Annex II to Directive 2009/156/EC which should be notified to the place of destination and in the format prescribed by Regulation (EC) No 599/2004.

(12)

With a view to the importance of the event, the importance of the region as a horse breeding area and the limited number of well-known individual horses entering the European Union under the specific conditions provided for in this Decision, the additional administrative procedures appear to be appropriate.

(13)

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

(a)

accompanied by a valid identification document, issued or recognised by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI);

(b)

intended to participate in at least one of the eight FEI competition disciplines represented in the World Equestrian Games in Normandy in France from 23 August to 7 September 2014;

(c)

in compliance with the conditions set out in Article 2 of this Decision.

(a)

are only admitted to the venues if their movements from the Member State of first destination indicated in the CVED to France is documented as provided for in Article 3(2);

(b)

leave the European Union without delay following the end of the event.

(1)

Directive 64/432/EEC applies to trade within the Union in bovine animals and swine. It lays down the conditions whereby a Member State or region of a Member State may be declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as regards bovine herds.

(2)

Annex III to Commission Decision 2003/467/EC (2) lists the Member States and regions thereof which are declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis -free.

(3)

Estonia has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the conditions for the officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status laid down in Directive 64/432/EEC for its whole territory.

(4)

Following the evaluation of the documentation submitted by Estonia, that Member-State should be declared officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free.

(5)

Annex III to Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6)

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

(1)

Directive 2002/60/EC introduces the minimum Union measures for the control of African swine fever, including those to be applied in case of confirmation of the presence of African swine fever in feral pigs.

(2)

At the beginning of 2014 Lithuania and Poland confirmed the presence of African swine fever in feral pigs at the border with Belarus and they have adopted disease control measures as provided for in Directive 2002/60/EC. In order to establish appropriate control measures and to prevent disease spread, a Union list of high risk areas has been established in the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU (2). Parts I and II of that Annex list the areas in Lithuania and Poland where the eradication plans are to be implemented.

(3)

In the light of the epidemiological situation and in accordance with Directive 2002/60/EC Lithuania and Poland submitted to the Commission the plans for the eradication of African swine fever in the concerned areas of those Member States.

(4)

The plans submitted by Lithuania and Poland have been examined by the Commission and found to comply with Directive 2002/60/EC.

(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,