The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning amendments to Annex III, limited exclusively to taking into account changes in taxonomy.
1.The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
2.It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out consultations with experts, including Member States' experts, before adopting those delegated acts.
[X13. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(5), 5(2), 5(4), 14(3), 16(2), 18(3), 20(3), 29, 31(5), 32(2), 37(5), 39, 41(3), 42(6), 47(1), 48(3), 53(2), 54(3), 55(2), 58(2), 63, 64(4), 67, 68(2), 68(3), 70(3), 72(2), 73(3), 74(4), 76(5), 77(2), 87(3), 94(3), 97(2), 101(3), 106(1), 109(2), 118(1), 118(2), 119(1), 122(1), 122(2), 125(2), 131(1), 132(2), 135, 136(2), 137(2), 138(3), 139(4), 140, 144(1), 146(1), 147, 149(4), 151(3), 154(1), 156(1), 160(1), 160(2),161(6), 162(3), 162(4), 163(5), 164(2), 165(3), 166(3), 167(5), 168(3), 169(5), 176(4), 181(2), 185(5), 189(1), 192(2), 197(3), 200(3), 201(3), 202(3), 203(2), 204(3), 205(2), 211(1), 213(1), 214, 216(4), 218(3), 221(1), 222(3), 223(6), 224(3), 228(1), 230(3), 234(2), 237(4), 239(2), 240(2), 241(2), 242(2), 245(3), 246(3), 249(3), 252(1), 254, 263, 271(2), 272(2), 279(2), and 280(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 20 April 2016 .]
The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
4.The delegation of power referred to in paragraph 3 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
5.As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
6.A delegated act adopted pursuant to the provisions listed in paragraph 3 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
7.The Commission shall allow a period of at least six months to elapse between the adoption of the respective initial delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(5), 14(3), 16(2), 20(3), 122(2), 164(2) and 228(1) and the date on which they start to apply.
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X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Official Journal of the European Union L 84 of 31 March 2016).
1.Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of a delegated act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure.
2.Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 264(6). In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or by the Council.
1.The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed established by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
3.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, in conjunction with Article 5 thereof, shall apply.
4.The Commission shall allow a period of at least six months to elapse between the adoption of the respective initial implementing acts referred to in Articles 25(3), 120, and 228(2), when those implementing acts relate to the implementation of Article 117, and the date on which they start to apply.
1.Member States shall apply Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) to the processing of personal data carried out in the Member States pursuant to this Regulation.
2.Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) shall apply to the processing of personal data carried out by the Commission pursuant to this Regulation.
Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).
Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).