Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2319
This regulation updates the Union authorisation for the biocidal product “ARIEL chlorine Professional System 5 chlorine bleach for white wash” to include additional trade names, such as “Ariel Professional S5 White Wash Stainbuster,” ensuring it can be legally marketed under all listed names across the Union. Other information in the summary of the biocidal product characteristics remains unchanged, except for minor editorial and layout updates.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2320
This regulation amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/633 to reflect a change in the name of an Indonesian company, PT. Miwon Indonesia, now PT. Daesang Ingredients Indonesia. It ensures that the company continues to benefit from the same anti-dumping duty rate under its new name and TARIC additional code B962.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2349
This regulation classifies a “swim spa” – a combination of a hydromassage apparatus and a swimming pool – under CN code 9506 99 90, which pertains to swimming pools. This classification is crucial for customs authorities and importers for determining the applicable tariffs and trade measures. A three-month grace period is given for previously issued binding tariff information that might conflict with this new classification.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2351
This regulation imposes a definitive safeguard measure on imports of certain ferro-alloying elements into the European Union, including tariff-rate quotas (TRQs). Imports within the specified quota volumes will be subject to a lower or no duty and imports exceeding the TRQs will face a variable duty, calculated as the difference between the established price threshold. It is intended to protect EU ferro-alloy producers from increased imports, while ensuring supply to downstream industries. Imports from Kenya and Ukraine are excluded from this measure.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2312
This regulation provides insurance and reinsurance companies with technical information, including risk-free interest rate term structures, fundamental spreads, and volatility adjustments, needed to calculate their technical provisions and basic own funds for regulatory reporting under the Solvency II Directive. It applies to reporting reference dates from September 30, 2025, to December 30, 2025.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2316
This regulation extends the approval periods for several active substances used in plant protection products, allowing for the completion of risk assessments by EFSA and subsequent decisions regarding renewal. Examples include extending the approval for Triclopyr to 31 March 2027 and Difenoconazole to 31 January 2028.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2313
This regulation renews the approval of gibberellic acid as a low-risk active substance used in plant protection products within the European Union. It extends the approval period until December 31, 2040, with specific conditions for use, including measures to protect non-target terrestrial plants.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2314
This regulation imposes a provisional anti-dumping duty of 122,8 % on imports of phosphorous acid originating in the People’s Republic of China.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2342
This regulation establishes a fisheries closure for redfish in international waters of zones 1 and 2 for vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union. This means that any redfish caught in these areas by these vessels after this date cannot be kept on board, moved, transferred to another vessel, or brought to shore.
Review of each of legal acts published today:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2319 of 18 November 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/527 as regards administrative changes to the Union authorisation for the single biocidal product ARIEL chlorine Professional System 5 chlorine bleach for white wash
This is a description of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2319, which amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/527.
The main purpose of this regulation is to update the Union authorisation for the biocidal product “ARIEL chlorine Professional System 5 chlorine bleach for white wash” due to an administrative change. The change involves the addition of trade names for the product. The Commission agrees with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) that the proposed change is administrative and that the conditions for authorisation are still met. The regulation replaces the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/527 in its entirety to include the updated summary of biocidal product characteristics, incorporating the new trade names and minor editorial changes.
The structure of the act is straightforward. It consists of two articles and an annex. Article 1 stipulates that the annex to the previous regulation (EU) 2022/527 is replaced by the text in the new regulation’s annex. Article 2 states that the regulation comes into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The annex provides the updated summary of product characteristics for the biocidal product. The main change from the previous version is the inclusion of additional trade names for the product, such as “Ariel Professional S5 White Wash Stainbuster” and its translations in other languages. Other information in the summary of the biocidal product characteristics remains unchanged, except for minor editorial and layout updates.
The most important provision for users is the updated list of trade names in Section 1.1 of the Annex. This ensures that the product can be legally marketed under all the listed names across the Union. Additionally, the detailed instructions for use, risk mitigation measures, and storage conditions outlined in Sections 4 and 5 of the Annex are crucial for ensuring the safe and effective use of the biocidal product.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2320 of 18 November 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/633 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of monosodium glutamate originating in the People’s Republic of China and in Indonesia following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
This Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2320 amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/633, which imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of monosodium glutamate (MSG) from China and Indonesia. The amendment concerns a change of name of an Indonesian company, PT. Miwon Indonesia, which is subject to an individual anti-dumping duty rate. The regulation ensures that the company, now named PT. Daesang Ingredients Indonesia, continues to benefit from the same anti-dumping duty rate under its new name.
The regulation consists of a preamble outlining the background and reasoning for the amendment, followed by two articles. Article 1 modifies Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/633 by replacing the company’s old name with its new name and clarifies that the TARIC additional code B962 applies to the company under its new name as of January 7, 2025. It also provides for the repayment or remission of any definitive duties paid in excess of the anti-dumping duty rate if the products were manufactured by PT. Daesang Ingredients Indonesia. Article 2 states that the regulation will enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The most important provision is Article 1, which ensures the continuity of the anti-dumping duty rate for PT. Daesang Ingredients Indonesia (formerly PT. Miwon Indonesia) under the TARIC additional code B962. This guarantees that the company is not adversely affected by a purely administrative change and that importers can continue to apply the correct duty rate.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2349 of 14 November 2025 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
This is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2349 concerning the classification of a specific type of goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN). The regulation classifies a “swim spa” – a combination of a hydromassage apparatus and a swimming pool – under CN code 9506 99 90, which pertains to swimming pools. It clarifies the reasoning behind this classification based on the General Rules for the Interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. The regulation also addresses the validity of previously issued binding tariff information that might conflict with this new classification.
The regulation consists of three articles and an annex. Article 1 stipulates the classification of the goods described in the annex. Article 2 allows for a three-month grace period during which binding tariff information inconsistent with the regulation can still be invoked. Article 3 specifies the date of entry into force. The annex contains a table with the description of the goods, the assigned CN code, and the reasons for the classification. There are no direct changes to previous versions, as this is a new implementing regulation addressing a specific classification issue.
The most important provision is the classification of the swim spa under CN code 9506 99 90. This classification is based on the determination that the article functions simultaneously as a hydromassage apparatus and a swimming pool, with neither function being dominant in defining its essential character. Consequently, it is classified under the heading that appears last in numerical order, which is that of a swimming pool. This classification is crucial for customs authorities and importers for determining the applicable tariffs and trade measures.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2351 of 18 November 2025 imposing a definitive safeguard measure with regard to imports of certain ferro-alloying elements
Here’s a breakdown of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2351:
**1. Essence of the Act:**
This regulation imposes a definitive safeguard measure on imports of certain ferro-alloying elements into the European Union. This action is taken because a surge in imports of these elements is causing or threatening to cause serious injury to EU producers. The regulation introduces tariff-rate quotas (TRQs), allowing a certain volume of imports at a specified duty rate, while imports exceeding those quotas will be subject to an out-of-quota duty. The goal is to protect the EU ferro-alloy industry while ensuring a continued supply for downstream industries.
**2. Structure and Main Provisions:**
* **Initiation and Investigation (Section 1):** Details the background, including the initiation of the safeguard investigation following requests from Member States, the collection of data through questionnaires, and verification visits to Union producers.
* **Product Scope (Section 2):** Initially, the investigation covered silicon and manganese-based alloys. However, the final measure focuses on certain ferro-alloys, excluding silicon and calcium-silicon due to factors like decreasing imports and lack of Union production, respectively.
* **Union Producers (Section 3):** Identifies the Union producers of like or directly competing products and their support for the safeguard measure.
* **Increase in Imports (Section 4):** Analyzes the increase in imports of the product concerned, noting a 17% overall increase between 2019-2024, with adjustments made to exclude imports from Ukraine.
* **Unforeseen Developments (Section 5):** Attributes the increase in imports to unforeseen developments such as global overcapacity, trade-restrictive practices in third countries, and tariff increases in the US.
* **Obligations Under GATT (Section 6):** States that the EU’s obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) constrain its ability to prevent or remedy injury from increased imports.
* **Serious Injury (Section 7):** Assesses the situation of Union producers, highlighting decreases in production, sales, market share, and profitability, leading to the conclusion of serious injury.
* **Causation (Section 8):** Establishes a causal link between the increased imports and the serious injury suffered by Union producers, considering and dismissing other potential factors.
* **Union Interest (Section 9):** Concludes that adopting a safeguard measure is in the Union’s interest, balancing the interests of producers, importers, and users.
* **Exclusions (Section 10):** Excludes certain developing countries and Ukraine from the scope of the measure, in accordance with relevant regulations and international obligations.
* **Bilateral Agreements (Section 11):** Ensures the measure’s compatibility with the Union’s obligations under bilateral or regional trade agreements, including the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA).
* **Measure Details (Section 12):** Sets out the specifics of the safeguard measure, including the use of tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) per product type and an out-of-quota variable duty. It also addresses the interplay with existing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures.
* **Final Considerations (Section 13):** Addresses issues such as reimbursement following court judgments and the urgency of the regulation’s entry into force.
**3. Main Provisions for Practical Use:**
* **Tariff-Rate Quotas (TRQs):** Imports within the specified quota volumes (Annex III) will be subject to a lower or no duty. Businesses need to monitor these quotas closely.
* **Out-of-Quota Duty:** Imports exceeding the TRQs will face a variable duty, calculated as the difference between the established price threshold (Annex II) and the actual import price.
* **Country-Specific Allocations:** Some TRQs are allocated to specific countries (Annex III), while a residual quota is available to all other supplying countries.
* **Exclusions:** Note that imports from Kenya and Ukraine are excluded from this measure (Article 6).
* **Review Clause:** The Commission will review the measures periodically, particularly if there are issues with the availability of ferro-alloys or unsustainable price increases for downstream users (Article 7). The first review investigation will be initiated no later than one year after the entry into force of the measures.
* **Developing Countries:** Imports from certain developing countries are excluded from the safeguard measure, unless their import share exceeds 3% (Article 5, Annex I).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2312 of 17 November 2025 laying down technical information for the calculation of technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting with reference dates from 30 September 2025 until 30 December 2025 in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance
Okay, here’s a breakdown of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2312:
This regulation provides specific technical information that insurance and reinsurance companies must use to calculate their technical provisions and basic own funds. These calculations are essential for regulatory reporting under the Solvency II Directive (2009/138/EC). The regulation ensures that these calculations are based on consistent and up-to-date market data.
**Structure and Key Provisions:**
* **Article 1:** This article mandates that insurance and reinsurance undertakings use the technical information detailed in the regulation when calculating technical provisions and basic own funds for reporting reference dates from September 30, 2025, to December 30, 2025. It specifies that the technical information includes:
* Relevant risk-free interest rate term structures (Annex I)
* Fundamental spreads for calculating the matching adjustment (Annex II)
* Volatility adjustments for relevant national insurance markets (Annex III)
* **Article 2:** This article states the regulation comes into force the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and applies from September 30, 2025.
**Annexes:**
* **Annex I:** Sets out the relevant risk-free interest rate term structures for various currencies. These rates are crucial for calculating the best estimate of technical provisions, without any matching adjustment or volatility adjustment.
* **Annex II:** Details the fundamental spreads for calculating the matching adjustment. These spreads are expressed in basis points and do not include any increases as per Article 77c(1)(c) of Directive 2009/138/EC. The spreads are provided for exposures to central governments/central banks and financial institutions, broken down by credit quality step and currency.
* **Annex III:** Specifies the volatility adjustments for the relevant risk-free interest rate term structure for each national insurance market and currency.
**Main Importance for Use:**
The core function of this regulation is to provide the precise numbers that insurance and reinsurance firms need for their Solvency II calculations during the specified reporting period. Without this regulation, firms would lack the harmonized technical inputs necessary for consistent and comparable reporting, which is a key goal of the Solvency II framework. The annexes are the most important part, as they contain the specific interest rates, spreads, and adjustments that must be used.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2316 of 17 November 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances aluminium silicate, difenoconazole, diflufenican, disodium phosphonate, extract from tea tree, flurochloridone, indolylbutyric acid, maltodextrin, phosphane, plant oils/clove oil, plant oils/spear mint oil, potassium phosphonates and triclopyr
This Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2316 amends Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, focusing on extending the approval periods for several active substances used in plant protection products. The extensions are necessary to allow the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Commission to finalize the risk assessments and subsequent decisions regarding the renewal of these substances. This regulation ensures that plant protection products containing these substances can remain on the market while the renewal process is completed.
The regulation is structured with a preamble that outlines the reasons and justifications for the amendments, followed by two articles and an annex. Article 1 states that the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this regulation. Article 2 specifies that the regulation will come into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and that it is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. The Annex lists the specific amendments to the expiration dates of the active substances. Compared to previous regulations, this act provides further extensions for the approval periods of the listed active substances, building upon earlier extensions granted in regulations such as (EU) 2020/2007, (EU) 2023/918, (EU) 2023/1446, (EU) 2023/2592, (EU) 2024/324 and (EU) 2024/2221.
The most important provisions for practical use are the revised expiration dates for each active substance, as detailed in the Annex. Specifically:
* **Triclopyr:** Approval extended to 31 March 2027.
* **Difenoconazole:** Approval extended to 31 January 2028.
* **Diflufenican:** Approval extended to 31 August 2027.
* **Aluminium silicate:** Approval extended to 31 March 2027.
* **Extract from tea tree:** Approval extended to 15 December 2027.
* **Plant oils/clove oil:** Approval extended to 30 June 2028.
* **Plant oils/spear mint oil:** Approval extended to 15 January 2028.
* **Indolylbutyric acid:** Approval extended to 31 January 2028.
* **Flurochloridone:** Approval extended to 31 October 2027.
* **Phosphane:** Approval extended to 15 March 2027.
* **Potassium phosphonates:** Approval extended to 31 July 2029.
* **Maltodextrin:** Approval extended to 28 February 2027.
* **Disodium phosphonate:** Approval extended to 31 July 2029.
These extensions allow stakeholders to continue using plant protection products containing these active substances, while awaiting the final decisions on their renewal.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2313 of 17 November 2025 renewing the approval of the active substance gibberellic acid as a low-risk active substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011
This is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2313, which renews the approval of gibberellic acid as a low-risk active substance used in plant protection products within the European Union. It confirms that gibberellic acid meets the safety criteria outlined in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and extends its approval period. The regulation also amends Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 to reflect this renewal.
The regulation consists of three articles and two annexes. Article 1 states the renewal of approval of gibberellic acid. Article 2 describes amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011. Article 3 defines the date of entry into force and application of the regulation. Annex I provides details on the renewed approval, including the substance’s identification, purity standards, approval date, expiration date, and specific provisions for implementation. Annex II amends Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 by deleting the old entry for Gibberellic acid from Part A and adding a new entry to Part D, reflecting the updated conditions and provisions. Compared to previous versions, this regulation extends the approval period for gibberellic acid and updates the conditions for its use, based on the latest scientific assessments.
The most important provisions for users are the extended approval period until December 31, 2040, and the specific conditions for use, which include measures to protect non-target terrestrial plants in the off-crop area. Member States must ensure that the implementation of plant protection products containing gibberellic acid includes appropriate risk mitigation measures to minimize environmental impact. The regulation also specifies purity standards for the active substance, including limits on the presence of fumonisin impurities.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2314 of 17 November 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of phosphorous acid originating in the People’s Republic of China
This is a description of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2314, which imposes a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of phosphorous acid originating in the People’s Republic of China. The regulation aims to protect the Union industry from the injurious effects of dumped imports. It establishes a provisional anti-dumping duty rate of 122,8 % applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price of phosphorous acid originating in China.
The regulation is structured as follows:
* **Section 1 (Procedure):** Details the initiation of the investigation, registration of imports, identification of interested parties, and sampling methods used. It also addresses instances where the Commission applied Article 18 of the basic Regulation due to non-cooperation from certain exporting producers.
* **Section 2 (Product Under Investigation, Product Concerned and Like Product):** Defines the scope of the investigation, specifying the product under investigation (phosphorous acid), the product concerned (phosphorous acid originating in the PRC), and the like product (phosphorous acid produced and sold in the Union).
* **Section 3 (Dumping):** Explains the procedure for determining normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation, including the existence of significant distortions in the PRC. It also discusses the selection of Brazil as a representative country and the sources used to establish undistorted costs.
* **Section 4 (Injury):** Defines the Union industry and Union production, determines the relevant Union market, and assesses Union consumption. It also examines the volume, market share, and prices of imports from the country concerned, as well as the economic situation of the Union industry.
* **Section 5 (Causation):** Analyzes whether the dumped imports from the country concerned caused material injury to the Union industry, considering other potential factors such as the increase of costs of raw materials, imports from third countries, and the export performance of the Union industry.
* **Section 6 (Level of Measures):** Determines the amount of duty necessary to eliminate the injury suffered by the Union industry, considering raw material distortions and Union interest under Article 7(2b) of the basic Regulation.
* **Section 7 (Union Interest):** Examines whether it is in the Union interest to impose measures, considering the interests of the Union industry, importers, and users.
* **Section 8 (Provisional Anti-Dumping Measures):** Specifies the provisional anti-dumping duty rate to be imposed on imports of phosphorous acid originating in the PRC.
* **Section 9 (Registration):** Discontinues the registration of imports established in accordance with a previous regulation.
* **Section 10 (Information at Provisional Stage):** Addresses comments submitted by interested parties regarding the accuracy of calculations.
* **Section 11 (Final Provisions):** Invites interested parties to submit written comments and/or request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings.
The main provisions of the act that may be the most important for its use are:
* **Article 1:** Imposes a provisional anti-dumping duty of 122,8 % on imports of phosphorous acid originating in the People’s Republic of China.
* **Article 2:** Sets deadlines for interested parties to submit written comments and request hearings with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings.
* **Article 3:** Directs customs authorities to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with a previous regulation.
Compared to previous versions, this regulation introduces a provisional anti-dumping duty, marking a new measure to address the issue of dumped imports of phosphorous acid from China. It also references and discontinues a previous implementing regulation (EU) 2025/1334 regarding the registration of these imports.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/2342 of 13 November 2025 establishing a fisheries closure for redfish in international waters of 1 and 2 for vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union
This Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/2342 establishes a fisheries closure for redfish in international waters of zones 1 and 2 for vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union. The regulation is based on the fact that the fishing quota allocated to the European Union for this stock of redfish has been exhausted. As a result, the regulation prohibits fishing activities for this stock by EU-flagged vessels.
The regulation consists of three articles and an annex. Article 1 states that the fishing quota allocated for 2025 to the European Union for the redfish stock in question is deemed exhausted from the date set out in the Annex. Article 2 prohibits fishing activities for the specified redfish stock by EU vessels operating under the “others” quota, specifically forbidding retaining on board, relocating, transhipping, or landing fish from that stock caught after the date in the Annex. Article 3 stipulates that the regulation comes into force the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Annex specifies the closing date for the redfish fishery as 22 October 2025.
The most important provision is Article 2, which explicitly prohibits specific fishing activities related to the redfish stock in international waters of 1 and 2 for EU-flagged vessels after 22 October 2025. This means that any redfish caught in these areas by these vessels after this date cannot be kept on board, moved, transferred to another vessel, or brought to shore.
