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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1254/2006

of 21 August 2006         

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 August 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 August 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

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ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 21 August 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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(1)  Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘            999            ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1255/2006

of 21 August 2006         

amending Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1), and in particular Article 3(2) and Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 is amended as follows:

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 July 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 August 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24).

(3)OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 15.

(4)OJ L 124, 11.5.2006, p. 13.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

0 % COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTY

Chicken

Turkey

‘ANNEX II

APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94

Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development

Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures

Poultrymeat sector

‘ANNEX III

APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94

Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development

Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures

Poultrymeat sector

Member State:

‘ANNEX IV

APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EC) No 1431/94

Commission of the European Communities — DG Agriculture and Rural Development

Unit D.2 — Implementation of market measures

Poultrymeat sector

NOTIFICATION CONCERNING ACTUAL IMPORTS

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1256/2006

of 21 August 2006         

amending Regulation (EC) No 1010/2006 on certain exceptional market support measures in the eggs and poultry sector in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 14(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (2), and in particular point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 14(1) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I to VII to Regulation (EC) No 1010/2006 are hereby replaced by the text set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 August 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006.

(3)OJ L 180, 4.7.2006, p. 3.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Maximum number of eggs for hatching, by Member State

‘ANNEX II

Maximum number of eggs for hatching processed, by Member State

‘ANNEX III

Maximum number of chicks, by Member State

‘ANNEX IV

Maximum number of breeding birds slaughtered, by Member State

‘ANNEX V

Maximum number of m2 and weeks, by Member State

‘ANNEX VI

Maximum number of birds, by Member State

‘ANNEX VII

Maximum number of “ready-to-lay pullets” by Member State

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1257/2006

of 21 August 2006         

approving amendments to the specification for a protected geographical indication listed in the register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications (Nocciola di Giffoni) (PGI)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The specification for the geographical indication ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

A summary of the main points of the specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 21 August 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 16.

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ANNEX I

The specification for the geographical indication ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’ (Italy) is amended as follows:

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ANNEX II

SUMMARY

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006

                  ‘NOCCIOLA DI GIFFONI’               

(EC No: IT/117/1538/29.4.2004)

PDO (..) PGI (X)

This summary has been drawn up for information only. For full details, interested parties are invited to consult the full version of the product specification obtainable from the national authorities indicated in section 1 or from the European Commission (1).

1.   Responsible department in the Member State: 

2.   Group: 

3.   Type of product: Class 1.6 — Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed.

4.   Specification: (summary of requirements under Article 4(2))

4.1.   Name: ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’

4.2.   Description: The indication ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’ refers only to the fruit of biotypes corresponding to the hazelnut cultivar ‘Tonda di Giffoni’, which is produced in the geographical area defined in point 4.3.

At the time of release for consumption, the ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’ must display the following features:

4.3.   Geographical area: The production area comprises part of the province of Salerno, encompassing the following municipalities in full: Giffoni Valle Piana, Giffoni Sei Casali, San Cipriano Piacentino, Fisciano, Calvanico, Castiglione del Genovesi, Montecorvino Rovella; and parts of the following municipalities: Baronissi, Montecorvino Pugliano, Olevano sul Tusciano, San Mango Piemonte, Acerno.

4.4.   Proof of origin: Hazel groves eligible for ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’ production are entered in a register kept by the supervisory body, a copy of which is lodged with the municipalities located within the geographical area.

Proof of origin is also provided through the keeping of production registers and the declaration in due time of the quantities produced.

4.5.   Method of production: The environmental conditions for cultivating hazels intended for ‘Nocciola di Giffoni’ production must be the traditional conditions of the region, i.e. they must be able to give the product its specific quality characteristics.

The planting distance and the training and pruning methods must be those in general use; plants must not exceed a density of 660 per hectare and must be trained to a multi-stem shrub system or be pruned to an open-centre or shrub shape.

Y-shape and hedge-shape pruning systems are also allowed, provided that the specific quality characteristics are maintained and the number of plants per hectare does not exceed 1 000.

The maximum authorised yield is 40 quintals per hectare of specialised production.

4.6.   Link: The requirements for the ‘Nicciola di Giffoni’ relate to the environment and natural and human factors specific to the production area. In particular, the ‘Nicciola di Giffoni’ is cultivated in a local biotope favouring the characteristics of the plant in conjunction with climate factors peculiar to the defined area, which is located in hazel-growing districts of Campania. This is a conducive environment for growing the ‘Tonda di Giffoni’ variety since the soil, which is volcanic in nature and origin, offers the best conditions from a fertility point of view.

4.7.   Inspection body: 

4.8.   Labelling: The ‘Nicciola di Giffoni’ must be marketed in sacks in the case of the product in the shell, and in sacks or boxes in the case of the shelled product.

In all cases the wording ‘Nicciola di Giffoni’ and ‘Protected Geographical Indication’ and the relevant graphic symbol must appear on the packaging.

4.9.   National requirements: —

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(1)              European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agricultural Product Quality Policy, B-1049 Brussels.

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Commission

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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 18 August 2006         

appointing members of the Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits to Chemical Agents for a new term of office

(2006/573/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to Commission Decision 95/320/EC of 12 July 1995 setting up a Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits to Chemical Agents (1), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’, and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the list of candidates submitted by the Member States,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Commission appoints the following members of the Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits to Chemical Agents for the term of office from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2009:

Done at Brussels, 18 August 2006.

For the Commission

Vladimír ŠPIDLA            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 188, 9.8.1995, p. 14. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/275/EC (OJ L 101, 11.4.2006, p. 4).

(2)OJ C 245, 11.10.2002, p. 5.

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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 18 August 2006         

amending Decision 2005/734/EC as regards certain additional risk mitigating measures against the spread of avian influenza

(notified under document number C(2006) 3702)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/574/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2005/734/EC is amended as follows:

Article 2

Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 August 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

(2)OJ L 274, 20.10.2005, p. 105. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/405/EC (OJ L 158, 10.6.2006, p. 14).

(3)OJ L 274, 20.10.2005, p. 95.

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