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Official Journal L 402 of the European Union Volume 63 English edition Legislation 1 December 2020 Contents I Legislative acts DECISIONS ★ Council Decision (EU) 2020/1790 of 16 November 2020 authorising Portugal to apply a reduced rate of excise duty on certain alcoholic products produced in the autonomous regions of Madeira and of the Azores . 1 ★ Council Decision (EU) 2020/1791 of 16 November 2020 authorising France to apply a reduced rate of certain indirect taxes on ‘traditional’ rum produced in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion . 7 ★ Council Decision (EU) 2020/1792 of 16 November 2020 on the AIEM tax applicable in the Canary Islands . 13 ★ Council Decision (EU) 2020/1793 of 16 November 2020 amending the period of application of Decision No 940/2014/EU concerning the dock dues in the French outermost regions . 21 II Non-legislative acts REGULATIONS ★ Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1794 of 16 September 2020 amending Part I of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of in-conversion and non-organic plant reproductive material (1) . 23 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1795 of 30 November 2020 concerning the authorisation of iron chelate of lysine and glutamic acid as a feed additive for all animal species (1) . 27 (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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1796 of 30 November 2020 concerning the authorisation of L-glutamine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum NITE BP-02524 as a feed additive for all animal species (1) . 31 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1797 of 30 November 2020 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced by Escherichia coli KCCM 80159 as a feed additive for all animal species (1) . 36 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1798 of 30 November 2020 concerning the authorisation of L-lysine monohydrochloride produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum DSM 32932 and L-lysine sulphate produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum KFCC 11043 as feed additives for all animal species (1) . 39 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1799 of 30 November 2020 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of 6-phytase produced by Komagataella phaffii CGMCC 12056 as a feed additive for laying hens and other laying birds (holder of authorisation: Andrés Pintaluba S. A.) (1) . 43 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1800 of 30 November 2020 concerning the authorisation of monosodium glutamate produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80188 as a feed additive for all animal species (1) . 46 ★ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1801 of 30 November 2020 adapting the adjustment rate for direct payments pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the calendar year 2020 . 49 DECISIONS ★ Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1802 of 27 November 2020 amending the user’s guide setting out the steps needed to participate in EMAS, under Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (notified under document C(2020) 8151) (1) . 51 ★ Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1803 of 27 November 2020 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for printed paper, stationery paper, and paper carrier bag products (notified under document C(2020) 8155) (1) . 53 ★ Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1804 of 27 November 2020 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for electronic displays (notified under document C(2020) 8156) (1) . 73 ★ Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1805 of 27 November 2020 amending Decisions 2014/350/EU and (EU) 2016/1349 extending the period of validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to textile products and footwear and of the related assessment and verification requirements (notified under document C(2020) 8152) (1) . 89 (1) Text with EEA relevance. ★ Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1806 of 25 November 2020 on the approval of the use of the engine-on coasting function in passenger cars with internal combustion engines and in not off-vehicle charging hybrid electric passenger cars as an innovative technology pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Implementing Decisions 2013/128/EU, 2013/341/EU, 2013/451/EU, 2013/529/EU, 2014/128/EU, 2014/465/EU, 2014/806/EU, (EU) 2015/158, (EU) 2015/206, (EU) 2015/279, (EU) 2015/295, (EU) 2015/1132, (EU) 2015/2280, (EU) 2016/160, (EU) 2016/265, (EU) 2016/588, (EU) 2016/362, (EU) 2016/587, (EU) 2016/1721, (EU) 2016/1926, (EU) 2017/785, (EU) 2017/1402, (EU) 2018/1876, (EU) 2018/2079, (EU) 2019/313, (EU) 2019/314, (EU) 2020/728, (EU) 2020/1102, (EU) 2020/1222 (1) . 91 ★ Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1807 of 27 November 2020 concerning the extension of the action taken by the United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive permitting the making available on the market and use of the biocidal product Biobor JF in accordance with Article 55(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2020) 8158) . 138 ★ Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1808 of 30 November 2020 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698 as regards European standards for certain child care articles, children’s furniture, stationary training equipment, and the ignition propensity of cigarettes (1) . 140 ★ Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1809 of 30 November 2020 concerning certain protective measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain Member States (notified under document C(2020) 8591) (1) . 144 (1) Text with EEA relevance. 1.12.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 402/1 I (Legislative acts) DECISIONS COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/1790 of 16 November 2020 authorising Portugal to apply a reduced rate of excise duty on certain alcoholic products produced in the autonomous regions of Madeira and of the Azores THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 349 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 Parliament (1), Acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure, Whereas: (1) Council Decision No 376/2014/EU (2) authorised Portugal to apply a reduced rate of excise duty in the autonomous region of Madeira on locally produced and consumed rum and liqueurs and in the autonomous region of the Azores on locally produced and consumed liqueurs and eaux-de-vie which may be lower than the minimum rate of excise duty set by Council Directive 92/84/EEC (3), but not more than 75 % lower than the standard national excise duty on alcohol. (2) In February 2019, the Portuguese authorities asked the Commission to submit a proposal for a Council Decision extending the time limit of the authorisation set out in Decision No 376/2014/EU, under the same conditions, as well as extending the geographical scope to mainland Portugal with a more limited reduction, for another seven- year period, from 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2027. (3) The producers in the autonomous regions of Madeira and of the Azores face difficulties in accessing markets outside those regions, and the regional and local markets are the only possible outlets to sell certain alcoholic products. Those producers face additional costs because the raw materials of agricultural origin are more expensive than under normal conditions of production, due to the small size, fragmented nature and low mechanisation of agricultural holdings. In addition, output from processing of sugarcane is lower than in other outermost regions, due to the topography, climate, soil and artisanal production. Moreover, the transport to the islands of certain raw and packaging materials which are not produced locally leads to additional costs. (1) Opinion of 15 September 2020 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) Council Decision No 376/2014/EU of 12 June 2014 authorising Portugal to apply a reduced rate of excise duty in the autonomous region of Madeira on locally produced and consumed rum and liqueurs and in the autonomous region of the Azores on locally produced and consumed liqueurs and eaux-de-vie (OJ L 182, 21.6.2014, p. 1). (3) Council Directive 92/84/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p. 29). L 402/2 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 1.12.2020 (4) In the case of the Azores, the insularity is twofold since it is a group of islands which are widely spread. Transport in those remote and insular regions further increases the additional costs. The same applies to certain necessary travels and shipments to the mainland. Additional costs are also required for the storage of finished products as local consumption does not absorb all output, especially in the case of rum production. The small size of the regional market increases per unit costs, notably through the unfavourable relationship between fixed costs and output. Finally, the producers concerned also bear extra costs generally borne by the local economies, in particular increased labour and energy costs. (5) Rum production has increased as a result of increased sugarcane production. While some rum is aged or used as a base for liqueurs, the unsold quantities of rum are stored at a cost which further adds to the additional costs for producers.