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Official Journal L 68 of the European Union Volume 64 English edition Legislation 26 February 2021 Contents I Legislative acts REGULATIONS ★ Regulation (EU) 2021/337 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as regards the EU Recovery prospectus and targeted adjustments for financial intermediaries and Directive 2004/109/EC as regards the use of the single electronic reporting format for annual financial reports, to support the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis (1) . 1 DIRECTIVES ★ Directive (EU) 2021/338 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2021 amending Directive 2014/65/EU as regards information requirements, product governance and position limits, and Directives 2013/36/EU and (EU) 2019/878 as regards their application to investment firms, to help the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis (1) . 14 II Non-legislative acts REGULATIONS ★ Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/339 of 25 February 2021 implementing Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus . 29 ★ Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/340 of 17 December 2020 amending Delegated Regulations (EU) 2019/2013, (EU) 2019/2014, (EU) 2019/2015, (EU) 2019/2016, (EU) 2019/2017 and (EU) 2019/2018 with regard to energy labelling requirements for electronic displays, household washing machines and household washer-dryers, light sources, refrigerating appliances, household dishwashers, and refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function (1) . 62 (1) Text with EEA relevance. 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. EN The titles of all other acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. ★ Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/341 of 23 February 2021 amending Regulations (EU) 2019/424, (EU) 2019/1781, (EU) 2019/2019, (EU) 2019/2020, (EU) 2019/2021, (EU) 2019/2022, (EU) 2019/2023 and (EU) 2019/2024 with regard to ecodesign requirements for servers and data storage products, electric motors and variable speed drives, refrigerating appliances, light sources and separate control gears, electronic displays, household dishwashers, household washing machines and household washer-dryers and refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function (1) . 108 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/342 of 25 February 2021 reimposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels originating in the Kingdom of Thailand, in so far as it concerns River Kwai International Food Industry Co., Ltd, following the reopening of the interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council . 149 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/343 of 25 February 2021 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lactobacillus buchneri DSM 29026 as a feed additive for all animal species (1) . 157 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/344 of 25 February 2021 concerning the authorisation of sorbitan monolaurate as a feed additive for all animal species (1) . 160 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/345 of 25 February 2021 approving active chlorine generated from sodium chloride by electrolysis as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product types 2, 3, 4 and 5 (1) . 163 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/346 of 25 February 2021 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Lactobacillus parafarraginis DSM 32962 as a feed additive for all animal species (1) . 167 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/347 of 25 February 2021 approving active chlorine released from hypochlorous acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2, 3, 4 and 5 (1) . 170 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/348 of 25 February 2021 approving carbendazim as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 7 and 10 (1) . 174 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/349 of 25 February 2021 amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin . 179 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/350 of 25 February 2021 amending for the 318th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations . 182 DECISIONS ★ Council Decision (EU) 2021/351 of 22 February 2021 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union in the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing . 184 ★ Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/352 of 25 February 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/905 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa . 187 (1) Text with EEA relevance. ★ Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/353 of 25 February 2021 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus . 189 ★ Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/354 of 25 February 2021 postponing the expiry date of approval of propiconazole for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 (1) . 219 ★ Commission Decision (EU) 2021/355 of 25 February 2021 concerning national implementation measures for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in accordance with Article 11(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2021) 1215) (1) . 221 ACTS ADOPTED BY BODIES CREATED BY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ★ Decision No 1/2021 of the Partnership Council established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part of 23 February 2021 as regards the date on which provisional application pursuant to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement is to cease (2021/356) . 227 (1) Text with EEA relevance. 26.2.2021 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Uni on L 68/1 I (Legislative acts) REGULATIONS REGULATION (EU) 2021/337 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 February 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as regards the EU Recovery prospectus and targeted adjustments for financial intermediaries and Directive 2004/109/EC as regards the use of the single electronic reporting format for annual financial reports, to support the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1), Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2), Whereas: (1) The COVID-19 pandemic is severely affecting people, companies, healthcare systems and the economies of Member States. In its Communication of 27 May 2020 entitled ‘Europe’s moment: Repair and Prepare for the Next Generation’, the Commission stressed that liquidity and access to finance will be a continued challenge. It is therefore crucial to support the recovery from the severe economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by introducing targeted amendments to existing Union financial services law. Those amendments form a package of measures and are adopted under the label ‘Capital Markets Recovery Package’. (2) Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) lays down requirements for the drawing up, approval and distribution of the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market situated or operating within a Member State. As part of the package of measures to help issuers to recover from the economic shock resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, targeted amendments to the prospectus regime are necessary. Those amendments should enable issuers and financial intermediaries to reduce costs and free up resources for the recovery phase in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those amendments should remain in line with the overarching objectives of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 to foster fundraising through capital markets, ensure a high level of consumer and investor protection, (1) OJ C 10, 11.1.2021, p. 30. (2) Position of the European Parliament of 11 February 2021 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 15 February 2021. (3) Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC (OJ L 168, 30.6.2017, p. 12). L 68/2 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 26.2.2021 drive supervisory convergence throughout the Member States, and ensure the proper functioning of the internal market. Those amendments should also specifically take full account of the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic has affected issuers’ present situation and their future prospects. (3) The COVID-19 crisis makes Union companies, in particular small and medium-sized