Official Journal L 322 of the European Union ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Volume 61 English edition Legislation 18 December 2018 Contents II Non-legislative acts INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ★ Council Decision (EU) 2018/2003 of 20 September 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on certain aspects of air services .................... 1 Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on certain aspects of air services ........................................................................................................ 3 REGULATIONS ★ Council Regulation (EU) 2018/2004 of 17 December 2018 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya .......................................... 12 ★ Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/2005 of 17 December 2018 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (1) ........................................................................................... 14 DECISIONS ★ Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/2006 of 11 December 2018 amending Implementing Decision 2009/1008/EU authorising the Republic of Latvia to extend the application of a measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax ................................................................................... 20 ★ Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/2007 of 17 December 2018 amending Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast ............... 22 (1) Text with EEA relevance. (Continued overleaf) 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. EN ★ Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/2008 of 17 December 2018 amending and extending Decision 2014/219/CFSP on the European Union CSDP Mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) ................ 24 ★ Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/2009 of 17 December 2018 amending and extending Decision 2013/233/CFSP on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) ..................................................................................................... 25 ★ Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/2010 of 17 December 2018 in support of countering illicit pro- liferation and trafficking of small arms, light weapons (SALW) and ammunition and their impact in Latin America and the Caribbean in the framework of the EU Strategy against Illicit Firearms, Small Arms & Light Weapons and their Ammunition ‘Securing Arms, Protecting Citizens’ ........................................................................................................................ 27 ★ Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/2011 of 17 December 2018 in support of gender mainstreamed policies, programmes and actions in the fight against small arms trafficking and misuse, in line with the Women, Peace and Security agenda ..................................................................... 38 ★ Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/2012 of 17 December 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya ......................... 51 ★ Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/2013 of 14 December 2018 on the identifi- cation of 1,7,7-trimethyl-3-(phenylmethylene)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one (3-benzylidene camphor) as a substance of very high concern pursuant to Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) ................................... 53 ★ Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/2014 of 14 December 2018 amending Annex I to Decision 2010/221/EU as regards the list of areas in Ireland free of Ostreid herpesvirus 1 μvar (OsHV-1 μVar) (notified under document C(2018) 8618) (1) .............................. 55 ★ Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/2015 of 17 December 2018 amending the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States (notified under document C(2018) 8998) (1) ............................................................................................................. 57 (1) Text with EEA relevance. 18.12.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 322/1 II (Non-legislative acts) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/2003 of 20 September 2016 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on certain aspects of air services THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) By its Decision of 5 June 2003, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with an agreement at Union level. (2) On behalf of the Union, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on certain aspects of air services (‘the Agreement’). The negotiations were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 10 February 2016. (3) The objective of the Agreement is to bring bilateral air services agreements between ten Member States and the Republic of the Philippines in line with Union law. (4) The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion at a later date. (5) In order to bring about the benefits of the Agreement as soon as possible, it should be applied on a provisional basis, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on certain aspects of air services is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. Article 2 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion. L 322/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 18.12.2018 Article 3 Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from the first day of the month following the date on which the parties have notified each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose (1). Article 4 The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 8(2) of the Agreement. Article 5 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 20 September 2016. For the Council The President I. KORČOK (1) The date from which the Agreement will be provisionally applied will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council. 18.12.2018 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 322/3 AGREEMENT between the European Union and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on certain aspects of air services THE EUROPEAN UNION of the one part, and THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Philippines’) of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’) NOTING that bilateral air service agreements have been concluded between some Member States of the European Union and the Philippines containing provisions contrary to the law of the European Union, NOTING that the European Union has exclusive competence with respect to several aspects that may be included in bilateral air service agreements between Member States of the European Union and third countries, NOTING that under the law of the European Union Union air carriers established in a Member State of the European Union have the right to non-discriminatory access to air routes between the Member States of the European Union and third countries, HAVING REGARD to the agreements between the European Union and certain third countries providing for the possibility for the nationals of such third countries to acquire ownership in air carriers licensed in accordance with the law of the European Union, RECOGNISING that certain provisions of the bilateral air service agreements between Member States of the European Union and the Philippines, which are contrary to the law of the European Union, must be brought into conformity with it in order to establish a sound legal basis for air services between the European Union and the Philippines and to preserve the continuity of such air services, NOTING that under the law of the European Union air carriers may not, in principle, conclude agreements which may affect trade between Member States of the European Union and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of