# Official Journal L 64/2007

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 502 March 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2555

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 64

English edition

Legislation

Volume 502 March 2007

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| Contents | | I   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory | page |
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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Council Regulation (EC) No 219/2007 of 27 February 2007 on the establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR) | 1 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 220/2007 of 1 March 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 12 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 221/2007 of 1 March 2007 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products | 14 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 222/2007 of 1 March 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 | 18 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 223/2007 of 1 March 2007 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty | 20 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 224/2007 of 1 March 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1216/2003 as regards the economic activities covered by the labour cost index (
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| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 225/2007 of 1 March 2007 as regards the support for restructuring and conversion provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2006/2007 wine year | 25 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 226/2007 of 1 March 2007 concerning the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 (Levucell SC20 and Levucell SC10 ME) as a feed additive (
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  ) | 26 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 227/2007 of 1 March 2007 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006 | 29 |

Contents

I   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory

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REGULATIONS

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Council Regulation (EC) No 219/2007 of 27 February 2007 on the establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR)

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 220/2007 of 1 March 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 221/2007 of 1 March 2007 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products

14

Commission Regulation (EC) No 222/2007 of 1 March 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 223/2007 of 1 March 2007 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 224/2007 of 1 March 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1216/2003 as regards the economic activities covered by the labour cost index (
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 225/2007 of 1 March 2007 as regards the support for restructuring and conversion provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2006/2007 wine year

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 226/2007 of 1 March 2007 concerning the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 (Levucell SC20 and Levucell SC10 ME) as a feed additive (
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 227/2007 of 1 March 2007 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006

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| | | II   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory |
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| | | DECISIONS |
| | | Council |
| | | 2007/144/EC |
| | * | Council Decision of 27 February 2007 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 30 |
| | | 2007/145/EC |
| | * | Council Decision of 27 February 2007 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks as regards the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank | 35 |
| | | Commission |
| | | 2007/146/EC |
| | * | Commission Decision of 28 February 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the conditions for the exemption from the exit ban for intra-Community trade and as regards the demarcation of the restricted zones in Bulgaria, France, Germany, and Italy
  (notified under document number C(2007) 597)

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II   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory

DECISIONS

Council

2007/144/EC

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Council Decision of 27 February 2007 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

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2007/145/EC

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Council Decision of 27 February 2007 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks as regards the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank

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Commission

2007/146/EC

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Commission Decision of 28 February 2007 amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the conditions for the exemption from the exit ban for intra-Community trade and as regards the demarcation of the restricted zones in Bulgaria, France, Germany, and Italy
  (notified under document number C(2007) 597)

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(notified under document number C(2007) 597)

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| | | III   Acts adopted under the EU Treaty |
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| | | ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY |
| | * | Council Joint Action 2007/147/CFSP of 27 February 2007 repealing Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP on the European Union military operation in support of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the election process | 44 |

III   Acts adopted under the EU Treaty

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

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Council Joint Action 2007/147/CFSP of 27 February 2007 repealing Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP on the European Union military operation in support of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the election process

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| EN | 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.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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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.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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I Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory

REGULATIONS

| 2.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 64/1 |
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2.3.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 219/2007

of 27 February 2007

on the establishment of a Joint Undertaking to develop the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 171 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee,

Whereas:

| (1) | In order to create the single European sky, on 10 March 2004 the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation) (1), Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 on the provision of air navigation services in the single European sky (the service provision Regulation) (2), Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 on the organisation and use of the airspace in the single European sky (the airspace Regulation) (3), and Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (the interoperability Regulation) (4). |
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(1)

In order to create the single European sky, on 10 March 2004 the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky (the framework Regulation) (1), Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 on the provision of air navigation services in the single European sky (the service provision Regulation) (2), Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 on the organisation and use of the airspace in the single European sky (the airspace Regulation) (3), and Regulation (EC) No 552/2004 on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (the interoperability Regulation) (4).

| (2) | The project to modernise air traffic management in Europe, (the SESAR project), is the technological element of the single European sky. It aims by 2020 to give the Community a high-performance air traffic control infrastructure which will enable the safe and environmentally friendly development of air transport, benefiting fully from the technological advances of programmes such as Galileo. |
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(2)

The project to modernise air traffic management in Europe, (the SESAR project), is the technological element of the single European sky. It aims by 2020 to give the Community a high-performance air traffic control infrastructure which will enable the safe and environmentally friendly development of air transport, benefiting fully from the technological advances of programmes such as Galileo.

| (3) | Following the Community's accession to Eurocontrol, the Commission and Eurocontrol have signed a cooperation framework agreement for the implementation of the single European sky and for research and development activities in the field of air traffic control. |
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(3)

Following the Community's accession to Eurocontrol, the Commission and Eurocontrol have signed a cooperation framework agreement for the implementation of the single European sky and for research and development activities in the field of air traffic control.

| (4) | In accordance with the guidelines adopted by the Competitiveness Council of 7 June 2005 concerning the preparation of the future European space programme, the European Union will be responsible for ensuring the availability and continuity of operational services supporting its policies, and it will contribute to the development, deployment and operation of a European space infrastructure by concentrating on space-based applications to contribute to the achievement of its policies. |
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(4)

In accordance with the guidelines adopted by the Competitiveness Council of 7 June 2005 concerning the preparation of the future European space programme, the European Union will be responsible for ensuring the availability and continuity of operational services supporting its policies, and it will contribute to the development, deployment and operation of a European space infrastructure by concentrating on space-based applications to contribute to the achievement of its policies.

| (5) | The SESAR project aims to integrate and coordinate research and development activities which were previously undertaken in a dispersed and uncoordinated manner in the Community, including the most remote and outlying regions thereof, referred to in Article 299(2) of the Treaty. |
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(5)

The SESAR project aims to integrate and coordinate research and development activities which were previously undertaken in a dispersed and uncoordinated manner in the Community, including the most remote and outlying regions thereof, referred to in Article 299(2) of the Treaty.

| (6) | By avoiding the duplication of research and development activities, the SESAR project will not lead to an increase in the overall volume of air users' contributions to research and development efforts. |
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(6)

By avoiding the duplication of research and development activities, the SESAR project will not lead to an increase in the overall volume of air users' contributions to research and development efforts.

| (7) | The SESAR project is composed of three phases: a definition phase, a development phase and a deployment phase. |
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(7)

The SESAR project is composed of three phases: a definition phase, a development phase and a deployment phase.

| (8) | The definition phase of the SESAR project aims to define the different technological steps to be taken, the priorities in the modernisation programmes and the operational implementation plans. It is co-financed by the Community and by the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol). |
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(8)

The definition phase of the SESAR project aims to define the different technological steps to be taken, the priorities in the modernisation programmes and the operational implementation plans. It is co-financed by the Community and by the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol).

| (9) | The definition phase started in October 2005 and is carried out under the responsibility of Eurocontrol by a consortium of undertakings chosen after a public invitation to tender. It will finish in 2008 and will result in the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan. This plan will define the work programme for the implementation of the target concepts, including the different deployment strategies. |
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(9)

The definition phase started in October 2005 and is carried out under the responsibility of Eurocontrol by a consortium of undertakings chosen after a public invitation to tender. It will finish in 2008 and will result in the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan. This plan will define the work programme for the implementation of the target concepts, including the different deployment strategies.

| (10) | The definition phase will be followed by the development phase (2008-2013) which will develop new equipments, systems or standards, which will ensure a convergence towards a fully interoperable Air Traffic Management system in Europe. |
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(10)

The definition phase will be followed by the development phase (2008-2013) which will develop new equipments, systems or standards, which will ensure a convergence towards a fully interoperable Air Traffic Management system in Europe.

| (11) | The development phase will change into the deployment phase (2014-2020), which will be a large scale production and implementation of the new air traffic management infrastructure. The infrastructure should be composed of fully harmonised and interoperable components which guarantee high performance air transport activities in Europe. |
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(11)

The development phase will change into the deployment phase (2014-2020), which will be a large scale production and implementation of the new air traffic management infrastructure. The infrastructure should be composed of fully harmonised and interoperable components which guarantee high performance air transport activities in Europe.

| (12) | Taking into account the number of actors who will need to be involved in this process and the financial resources and technical expertise needed, it is vital for the rationalisation of activities to set up a legal entity capable of ensuring the management of the funds assigned to the SESAR project during its development phase. |
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(12)

Taking into account the number of actors who will need to be involved in this process and the financial resources and technical expertise needed, it is vital for the rationalisation of activities to set up a legal entity capable of ensuring the management of the funds assigned to the SESAR project during its development phase.

| (13) | It is therefore necessary to set up a Joint Undertaking under Article 171 of the Treaty in order to enable considerable progress to be made in the development of technologies relating to air traffic control systems during the development phase and prepare the deployment phase. |
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(13)

It is therefore necessary to set up a Joint Undertaking under Article 171 of the Treaty in order to enable considerable progress to be made in the development of technologies relating to air traffic control systems during the development phase and prepare the deployment phase.

| (14) | The main task of the Joint Undertaking is to manage the research, development and validation activities of the Sesar project by combining public and private sector funding provided by its members and using external technical resources and in particular by using Eurocontrol's experience and expertise. |
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(14)

The main task of the Joint Undertaking is to manage the research, development and validation activities of the Sesar project by combining public and private sector funding provided by its members and using external technical resources and in particular by using Eurocontrol's experience and expertise.

| (15) | The activities undertaken by the Joint Undertaking under the SESAR programme are mainly research and development activities. Therefore, Community funding should be paid in particular from its research and development framework programmes. Additional funding can be paid from the Trans-European Network programme in accordance to Article 4(g) of Decision 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the Trans-European transport network (5), which envisages the possibility of financing research and development activities. |
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(15)

The activities undertaken by the Joint Undertaking under the SESAR programme are mainly research and development activities. Therefore, Community funding should be paid in particular from its research and development framework programmes. Additional funding can be paid from the Trans-European Network programme in accordance to Article 4(g) of Decision 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines for the development of the Trans-European transport network (5), which envisages the possibility of financing research and development activities.

| (16) | The Community funding for the Joint Undertaking should, at this stage of the project, be limited to the development phase within the period covered by the current financial framework 2007-2013. However, this does not prejudge the possibility for the Council to review the scope, governance, funding and duration of the Joint Undertaking on the basis of the progress made in the development phase. |
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(16)

The Community funding for the Joint Undertaking should, at this stage of the project, be limited to the development phase within the period covered by the current financial framework 2007-2013. However, this does not prejudge the possibility for the Council to review the scope, governance, funding and duration of the Joint Undertaking on the basis of the progress made in the development phase.

| (17) | Substantial participation from industry is an essential element for the SESAR project. It is therefore fundamental that the public budget for the development phase of the SESAR project be supplemented by contributions from industry. |
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(17)

Substantial participation from industry is an essential element for the SESAR project. It is therefore fundamental that the public budget for the development phase of the SESAR project be supplemented by contributions from industry.

| (18) | The Joint Undertaking should be set up before the end of the definition phase so that it can follow the work of the definition phase and prepare the development phase in order to ensure the rapid implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan. |
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(18)

The Joint Undertaking should be set up before the end of the definition phase so that it can follow the work of the definition phase and prepare the development phase in order to ensure the rapid implementation of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan.

| (19) | The Council should decide on the endorsement of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan, including its transfer to the Joint Undertaking, to modernise air traffic management in Europe, and should in this context also review the financing of the SESAR project and in particular the pledges of contributions from industry to the Joint Undertaking. |
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(19)

The Council should decide on the endorsement of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan, including its transfer to the Joint Undertaking, to modernise air traffic management in Europe, and should in this context also review the financing of the SESAR project and in particular the pledges of contributions from industry to the Joint Undertaking.

| (20) | In order to facilitate communication with the founding members, the seat of the Joint Undertaking should be located in Brussels. |
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(20)

In order to facilitate communication with the founding members, the seat of the Joint Undertaking should be located in Brussels.

| (21) | The Joint Undertaking is a non-profit entity which shall devote all its resources to the management of a public research programme of European interest. Its two founding members are international organisations acting on behalf of their respective Member States. This entity should therefore be granted, as far as possible, the most extensive exemption from taxation from the hosting State. |
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(21)

The Joint Undertaking is a non-profit entity which shall devote all its resources to the management of a public research programme of European interest. Its two founding members are international organisations acting on behalf of their respective Member States. This entity should therefore be granted, as far as possible, the most extensive exemption from taxation from the hosting State.

| (22) | The Commission should be assisted by the Single Sky Committee established by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004. The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (6). |
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(22)

The Commission should be assisted by the Single Sky Committee established by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004. The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (6).

| (23) | The Commission should inform the European Parliament and the Council on a regular basis of the progress of the Joint Undertaking. This information should be done through periodic evaluations performed by the Commission and on the basis of the annual activity reports of the Joint Undertaking. |
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(23)

The Commission should inform the European Parliament and the Council on a regular basis of the progress of the Joint Undertaking. This information should be done through periodic evaluations performed by the Commission and on the basis of the annual activity reports of the Joint Undertaking.

| (24) | The rules for the organisation and operation of the Joint Undertaking should be laid down by drawing up the statutes of the Joint Undertaking as set out in the Annex. |
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(24)

The rules for the organisation and operation of the Joint Undertaking should be laid down by drawing up the statutes of the Joint Undertaking as set out in the Annex.

| (25) | As route charges are entirely borne by airspace users, the latter contribute financially to the research and development efforts in the air traffic management sector. They should therefore be given appropriate representation within the Joint Undertaking. |
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(25)

As route charges are entirely borne by airspace users, the latter contribute financially to the research and development efforts in the air traffic management sector. They should therefore be given appropriate representation within the Joint Undertaking.

| (26) | Public financing for the definition and development phases of the SESAR project is substantial and investments in a new generation of air traffic management should, to a large extent, be made by Member States, including bodies designated by Member States. Member States (of the European Union and/or of Eurocontrol) should therefore be granted access free of charge, for non-commercial purposes, to the knowledge resulting from the project and be allowed to use this knowledge for their own purposes, including for calls for public tender, |
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(26)

Public financing for the definition and development phases of the SESAR project is substantial and investments in a new generation of air traffic management should, to a large extent, be made by Member States, including bodies designated by Member States. Member States (of the European Union and/or of Eurocontrol) should therefore be granted access free of charge, for non-commercial purposes, to the knowledge resulting from the project and be allowed to use this knowledge for their own purposes, including for calls for public tender,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Establishment of a Joint Undertaking

1.   In order to manage the activities of the development phase of the project to modernise air traffic management in Europe and to enhance safety, (the SESAR project), a Joint Undertaking is hereby established, known as ‘SESAR Joint Undertaking’ (the Joint Undertaking).

2.   The Joint Undertaking shall cease to exist eight years after an endorsement by the Council of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan (the ATM Master Plan) resulting from the definition phase of the SESAR project. The Council shall decide on such endorsement acting on a proposal from the Commission.

3.   The ATM Master Plan shall be communicated to the European Parliament.

4.   The scope, governance, funding and duration of the Joint Undertaking shall, where appropriate, be reviewed by the Council on the basis of a proposal from the Commission according to the development of the project and of the ATM Master Plan, taking into account the evaluation referred to in Article 7.

5.   The aim of the Joint Undertaking shall be to ensure the modernisation of the European air traffic management system by coordinating and concentrating all relevant research and development efforts in the Community. It shall be responsible for the execution of the ATM Master Plan and in particular for carrying out the following tasks:

| — | organising and coordinating the activities of the development phase of the SESAR project, in accordance with the ATM Master Plan, resulting from the definition phase of the project managed by Eurocontrol, by combining and managing under a single structure public and private sector funding, |
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organising and coordinating the activities of the development phase of the SESAR project, in accordance with the ATM Master Plan, resulting from the definition phase of the project managed by Eurocontrol, by combining and managing under a single structure public and private sector funding,

| — | ensuring the necessary funding for the activities of the development phase of the SESAR project in accordance with the ATM Master Plan, |
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ensuring the necessary funding for the activities of the development phase of the SESAR project in accordance with the ATM Master Plan,

| — | ensuring the involvement of the stakeholders of the air traffic management sector in Europe, in particular: air navigation service providers, airspace users, professional staff associations, airports, and manufacturing industry; as well as the relevant scientific institutions or the relevant scientific community, |
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ensuring the involvement of the stakeholders of the air traffic management sector in Europe, in particular: air navigation service providers, airspace users, professional staff associations, airports, and manufacturing industry; as well as the relevant scientific institutions or the relevant scientific community,

| — | organising the technical work of research and development, validation and study, to be carried out under its authority while avoiding fragmentation of such activities, |
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organising the technical work of research and development, validation and study, to be carried out under its authority while avoiding fragmentation of such activities,

| — | ensuring the supervision of activities related to the development of common products duly identified in the ATM Master Plan and if necessary, to organise specific invitations to tender. |
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ensuring the supervision of activities related to the development of common products duly identified in the ATM Master Plan and if necessary, to organise specific invitations to tender.

6.   The Joint Undertaking shall be operational at the latest when the ATM Master Plan has been transferred to the Joint Undertaking.

7.   The seat of the Joint Undertaking shall be located in Brussels.

Article 2

Legal status

1.   The Joint Undertaking shall have legal personality. In every Member State, it shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under that State's law. It may, in particular, acquire or dispose of movable and immovable property and may be a party to legal proceedings.

2.   Member States shall take all possible measures to afford the Joint Undertaking the most extensive exemption from taxation as possible as regards to VAT and other taxes and excise duties.

Article 3

Statutes of the Joint Undertaking

The Statutes of the Joint Undertaking, as set out in the Annex hereto constitute an integral part of this Regulation and are hereby adopted.

Article 4

Sources of financing

1.   The financing of the Joint Undertaking shall come from contributions from its members, including private undertakings, in accordance with Articles 1 and 12 of the Statutes.

2.   The Community's contribution shall be paid from the budget of the research and technological development framework programme. It may in addition be paid from the budget of the Trans-European Networks framework programme.

3.   All Community financial contributions to the Joint Undertaking shall cease upon expiry of the 2007-2013 financial perspectives unless otherwise decided by the Council on the basis of a Commission proposal.

Article 5

Committee

1.   The Single Sky Committee, established by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004, (the Committee), shall be informed on a regular basis about the work of the Joint Undertaking. To this end, the Commission shall put the Sesar project as an item on the agenda of the Committee's meetings.

2.   The Commission shall adopt the Community position in the Administrative Board.

3.   However, the position of the Community in the Administrative Board as regards decisions concerning the appointment of the Executive Director, strategic financial issues or decisions taken under Article 23 of the Statutes shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(2) of this Regulation.

4.   The position of the Community in the Administrative Board as regards decisions concerning the accession of new members, the modification of the Statutes and significant modifications of the ATM Master Plan shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(3).

Article 6

Committee procedure

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee referred to in Article 5.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period referred to in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

3.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

4.   The Commission may consult the Committee on any other matter concerning the application of this Regulation.

5.   The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.

Article 7

Evaluation

Every three years from the start of the activities of the Joint Undertaking and at least one year before expiry of the term of the Joint Undertaking, the Commission shall carry out evaluations on the implementation of this Regulation, the results obtained by the Joint Undertaking and its working methods, as well as on the general financial situation of the Joint Undertaking. The Commission shall present the results of these evaluations to the European Parliament and to the Council.

Article 8

Entry into force

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

Official Journal of the European Union

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

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2007.

For the Council

The President

P. STEINBRÜCK

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(1)  
  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 10.

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(3)  
  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 20.

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(4)  
  OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 26.

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(5)  
  OJ L 228, 9.9.1996, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

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(6)  
  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

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ANNEX

STATUTES OF THE JOINT UNDERTAKING

Article 1

Members

1.   The following shall be founding members of the Joint Undertaking:

| — | the European Community, represented by the European Commission (the Commission), |
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the European Community, represented by the European Commission (the Commission),

| — | the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol), represented by its Agency. |
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the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol), represented by its Agency.

2.   The following may become members of the Joint Undertaking:

| — | the European Investment Bank, |
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the European Investment Bank,

| — | any other public or private undertaking or body including those from third countries that have concluded at least one agreement with the European Community in the field of air transport. |
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any other public or private undertaking or body including those from third countries that have concluded at least one agreement with the European Community in the field of air transport.

3.   Any request for accession shall be addressed to the Executive Director, who shall transmit it to the Administrative Board. The Administrative Board shall decide whether to authorise negotiations. If authorisation is given, the Executive Director shall negotiate the conditions of accession and submit them to the Administrative Board. These conditions shall include, in particular, provisions relating to the financial contributions and representation within the Administrative Board. The draft agreement shall be presented to the Administrative Board for approval under Article 5(1)(d).

4.   In deciding whether to authorise negotiations on accession with a public or private undertaking or body the Administrative Board shall, in particular, take account of the following criteria:

| — | documented knowledge and experience with air traffic management and/or with the manufacture of equipment and/or services for use in air traffic management, |
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documented knowledge and experience with air traffic management and/or with the manufacture of equipment and/or services for use in air traffic management,

| — | the contribution that the undertaking or body can be expected to make to the execution of the ATM Master Plan, |
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the contribution that the undertaking or body can be expected to make to the execution of the ATM Master Plan,

| — | the financial soundness of the undertaking or body, |
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the financial soundness of the undertaking or body,

| — | potential conflicts of interest. |
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potential conflicts of interest.

5.   Membership of the Joint Undertaking may not be transferred to a third party without the prior and unanimous agreement of the Administrative Board.

Article 2

Organs of the Joint Undertaking

The organs of the Joint Undertaking shall be the Administrative Board and the Executive Director.

Article 3

Composition and chairmanship of the Administrative Board

1.   The Administrative Board shall be composed of:

| (a) | a representative from each of the members of the Joint Undertaking; |
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(a)

a representative from each of the members of the Joint Undertaking;

| (b) | a representative of the military; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

a representative of the military;

| (c) | a representative of civil users of airspace, designated by their representative organisation at European level; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

a representative of civil users of airspace, designated by their representative organisation at European level;

| (d) | an air navigation service providers’ representative, designated by their representative organisation at European level; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

an air navigation service providers’ representative, designated by their representative organisation at European level;

| (e) | an equipment manufacturers’ representative, designated by their representative organisation at European level; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

an equipment manufacturers’ representative, designated by their representative organisation at European level;

| (f) | an airports’ representative, designated by their representative organisation at European level; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

an airports’ representative, designated by their representative organisation at European level;

| (g) | a representative from the bodies representing staff in the air traffic management sector, designated by their representative organisation at European level; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

a representative from the bodies representing staff in the air traffic management sector, designated by their representative organisation at European level;

| (h) | a representative of the relevant scientific institutions or the relevant scientific community, designated by their representative organisation at European level. |
| --- | --- |

(h)

a representative of the relevant scientific institutions or the relevant scientific community, designated by their representative organisation at European level.

2.   The Administrative Board shall be chaired by the representative of the Community.

Article 4

Voting in the Administrative Board

1.   The representatives referred to in points (a) and (c) of Article 3(1) shall have the right to vote.

2.   The members of the Joint Undertaking shall have a number of votes in proportion to their contribution to the funds of the Joint Undertaking. However, notwithstanding the first sentence of this paragraph, the Community and Eurocontrol shall each have not less than 25 % of the total number of votes and the airspace users’ representative referred to in point (c) of Article 3(1) shall have at least 10 % of the total number of votes.

3.   Decisions of the Administrative Board shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes cast unless otherwise provided for in these Statutes.

4.   If the votes are evenly divided, the Community shall have the casting vote.

5.   Any decision relating to the accession of new members (within the meaning of Article 1(2)), the appointment of the Executive Director, proposed amendments to these Statutes, proposals to the Commission on the duration of the Joint Undertaking, the dissolution of the Joint Undertaking or decisions taken under Article 23 shall require the positive vote of the Community’s representative on the Administrative Board.

6.   Decisions relating to the adoption of the ATM Master Plan and its modifications shall require the positive votes of the founding members. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, such decisions shall not be taken where the representatives referred to in points (c), (d), (f), and (g) of Article 3(1) are unanimously opposed.

Article 5

Responsibilities of the Administrative Board

1.   In particular, the Administrative Board shall be responsible for:

| (a) | adopting the ATM Master Plan endorsed by the Council as referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation and approving any proposal to modify it; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

adopting the ATM Master Plan endorsed by the Council as referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation and approving any proposal to modify it;

| (b) | giving guidelines and taking the decisions necessary for the implementation of the development phase of the Sesar project and exercising overall control over its implementation; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

giving guidelines and taking the decisions necessary for the implementation of the development phase of the Sesar project and exercising overall control over its implementation;

| (c) | approving the Joint Undertaking’s work programme and annual work programmes referred to in Article 16(1) as well as the annual budget, including the staff establishment plan; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

approving the Joint Undertaking’s work programme and annual work programmes referred to in Article 16(1) as well as the annual budget, including the staff establishment plan;

| (d) | authorising negotiations and deciding on the accession of new members and on the relating agreements as referred to in Article 1(3); |
| --- | --- |

(d)

authorising negotiations and deciding on the accession of new members and on the relating agreements as referred to in Article 1(3);

| (e) | supervising the execution of the agreements between members and the Joint Undertaking; |
| --- | --- |

(e)

supervising the execution of the agreements between members and the Joint Undertaking;

| (f) | appointing and dismissing the Executive Director and approving the organisation chart; |
| --- | --- |

(f)

appointing and dismissing the Executive Director and approving the organisation chart;

| (g) | deciding on the amounts and procedures for the payment of members’ financial contributions and the assessment of contributions in kind; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

deciding on the amounts and procedures for the payment of members’ financial contributions and the assessment of contributions in kind;

| (h) | adopting the financial regulations of the Joint Undertaking; |
| --- | --- |

(h)

adopting the financial regulations of the Joint Undertaking;

| (i) | approving the annual accounts and balance-sheet; |
| --- | --- |

(i)

approving the annual accounts and balance-sheet;

| (j) | adopting the annual report on the progress of the development phase of the Sesar project and its financial situation referred to in Article 16(2); |
| --- | --- |

(j)

adopting the annual report on the progress of the development phase of the Sesar project and its financial situation referred to in Article 16(2);

| (k) | deciding on proposals to the Commission on the extension and the dissolution of the Joint Undertaking; |
| --- | --- |

(k)

deciding on proposals to the Commission on the extension and the dissolution of the Joint Undertaking;

| (l) | establishing procedures for granting rights of access to tangible and intangible assets which are the property of the Joint Undertaking and the transfer of such assets; |
| --- | --- |

(l)

establishing procedures for granting rights of access to tangible and intangible assets which are the property of the Joint Undertaking and the transfer of such assets;

| (m) | laying down the rules and procedures for awarding the contracts necessary to implement the ATM Master Plan, including specific procedures for conflicts of interest; |
| --- | --- |

(m)

laying down the rules and procedures for awarding the contracts necessary to implement the ATM Master Plan, including specific procedures for conflicts of interest;

| (n) | deciding on proposals to the Commission to amend the Statutes in accordance with Article 24; |
| --- | --- |

(n)

deciding on proposals to the Commission to amend the Statutes in accordance with Article 24;

| (o) | exercising such other powers and performing such other functions, including the establishment of subsidiary bodies, as may be necessary for the purposes of the development phase of the Sesar project; |
| --- | --- |

(o)

exercising such other powers and performing such other functions, including the establishment of subsidiary bodies, as may be necessary for the purposes of the development phase of the Sesar project;

| (p) | adopting the arrangements for implementing Article 8. |
| --- | --- |

(p)

adopting the arrangements for implementing Article 8.

2.   The Administrative Board shall adopt its rules of procedure which shall ensure that its proceedings run in a smooth and efficient manner, particularly in the event of a significant expansion in membership. These rules shall also include the following provisions:

| (a) | the Administrative Board shall meet at least four times a year. Extraordinary meetings shall be convened either at the request of one-third of the members of the Administrative Board representing at least 30 % of the voting rights, at the request of the Community or of the Executive Director; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the Administrative Board shall meet at least four times a year. Extraordinary meetings shall be convened either at the request of one-third of the members of the Administrative Board representing at least 30 % of the voting rights, at the request of the Community or of the Executive Director;

| (b) | the meetings shall normally take place at the seat of the Joint Undertaking; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the meetings shall normally take place at the seat of the Joint Undertaking;

| (c) | unless otherwise decided in particular cases, the Executive Director shall participate in the meetings; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

unless otherwise decided in particular cases, the Executive Director shall participate in the meetings;

| (d) | specific procedures for identifying and avoiding conflicts of interest. |
| --- | --- |

(d)

specific procedures for identifying and avoiding conflicts of interest.

Article 6

Avoidance of conflicts of interest

1.   Members of the Joint Undertaking or of the Administrative Board and Joint Undertaking staff are not allowed to participate in the preparation, evaluation or the awarding procedures of calls for public tender, if they own or have partnership agreements with bodies who are potential candidates for calls for public tender or represent such bodies.

2.   Members of the Joint Undertaking and participants in the Administrative Board must disclose any direct or indirect personal or corporate interest in the outcome of the deliberations of the Administrative Board in relation to any matter on the agenda. This requirement also applies to the staff in relation to the tasks which are assigned to them.

3.   Based on the disclosure mentioned in paragraph 2 the Administrative Board may decide to exclude members, participants or staff from decisions or tasks where a conflict of interest is likely to occur. They will not have access to information relating to the fields deemed subject to potential conflicts of interest.

Article 7

Executive Director

1.   The Executive Director shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Joint Undertaking and is its legal representative.

2.   The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Administrative Board on a proposal from the European Commission which shall include at least three candidates.

3.   The Executive Director shall perform his duties with complete independence within the powers assigned to him.

4.   The Executive Director shall direct the execution of the Sesar project within the guidelines established by the Administrative Board to which he shall be responsible. He shall provide the Administrative Board with all information necessary for the performance of its functions.

5.   The Executive Director shall in particular:

| (a) | employ, manage and supervise the staff of the Joint Undertaking, including the staff referred to in Article 8(4); |
| --- | --- |

(a)

employ, manage and supervise the staff of the Joint Undertaking, including the staff referred to in Article 8(4);

| (b) | organise, manage and supervise the activities of the Joint Undertaking; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

organise, manage and supervise the activities of the Joint Undertaking;

| (c) | submit to the Administrative Board his proposals concerning the organisation chart; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

submit to the Administrative Board his proposals concerning the organisation chart;

| (d) | draw up and regularly update the global and the annual work programme of the Joint Undertaking, including an estimate on programme costs, and submit them to the Administrative Board; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

draw up and regularly update the global and the annual work programme of the Joint Undertaking, including an estimate on programme costs, and submit them to the Administrative Board;

| (e) | draw up, in accordance with the Financial Regulations, the draft annual budget, including the staff establishment plan, and submit them to the Administrative Board; |
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(e)

draw up, in accordance with the Financial Regulations, the draft annual budget, including the staff establishment plan, and submit them to the Administrative Board;

| (f) | ensure that the obligations of the Joint Undertaking, with regard to the contracts and agreements it concludes are met; |
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(f)

ensure that the obligations of the Joint Undertaking, with regard to the contracts and agreements it concludes are met;

| (g) | ensure that the activities of the Joint Undertaking are carried out with complete independence and without any conflicts of interest; |
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(g)

ensure that the activities of the Joint Undertaking are carried out with complete independence and without any conflicts of interest;

| (h) | draw up the annual report on the progress of the Sesar project and its financial situation, and such other reports as may be requested by the Administrative Board, and submit them to the latter; |
| --- | --- |

(h)

draw up the annual report on the progress of the Sesar project and its financial situation, and such other reports as may be requested by the Administrative Board, and submit them to the latter;

| (i) | submit the annual accounts and balance-sheet to the Administrative Board; |
| --- | --- |

(i)

submit the annual accounts and balance-sheet to the Administrative Board;

| (j) | submit to the Administrative Board any proposal involving changes in the design of the Sesar project. |
| --- | --- |

(j)

submit to the Administrative Board any proposal involving changes in the design of the Sesar project.

Article 8

Staff of the Joint Undertaking

1.   The staff complement shall be determined in the establishment plan that will be set out in the annual budget.

2.   The members of the staff of the Joint Undertaking shall have a fixed-term contract based on the conditions of employment of servants of the European Communities.

3.   All staff expenditure shall be borne by the Joint Undertaking.

4.   Any member of the Joint Undertaking may propose to the Executive Director to second members of its staff to the Joint Undertaking in accordance with the conditions provided for in the relevant agreement.

Staff seconded to the Joint Undertaking shall be included in the staff establishment plan and must act with complete independence under the supervision of the Executive Director.

Article 9

Agreements

1.   In order to carry out the tasks defined in Article 1(5) of this Regulation, the Joint Undertaking may conclude specific agreements with its members.

2.   Eurocontrol’s role and contribution shall be defined in an agreement with the Joint Undertaking. This agreement shall:

| (a) | establish the detailed arrangements for the transfer and the use of the results of the definition phase to the Joint Undertaking; |
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(a)

establish the detailed arrangements for the transfer and the use of the results of the definition phase to the Joint Undertaking;

| (b) | describe Eurocontrol’s tasks and responsibilities in the implementation of the ATM Master Plan under the authority of the Joint Undertaking, such as:






  (i) | organising research, development and validation activities in accordance with the work programme of the Joint Undertaking; |
| --- | --- | --- |

(b)

describe Eurocontrol’s tasks and responsibilities in the implementation of the ATM Master Plan under the authority of the Joint Undertaking, such as:

(i)

organising research, development and validation activities in accordance with the work programme of the Joint Undertaking;

| (ii) | coordinating the common developments for the future system under the responsibility of Eurocontrol; |
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(ii)

coordinating the common developments for the future system under the responsibility of Eurocontrol;

| (iii) | proposing, after consultation with the stakeholders referred to in Article 1(5) of this Regulation, possible amendments to the ATM Master Plan; |
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(iii)

proposing, after consultation with the stakeholders referred to in Article 1(5) of this Regulation, possible amendments to the ATM Master Plan;

| (iv) | updating convergence indicators (European convergence and implementation plan, local convergence and implementation plan); |
| --- | --- |

(iv)

updating convergence indicators (European convergence and implementation plan, local convergence and implementation plan);

| (v) | liaising with the International Civil Aviation Organisation. |
| --- | --- |

(v)

liaising with the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

3.   All agreements with members shall include appropriate provisions which shall prevent any possible conflict of interest for members in performing the tasks under the said agreements.

4.   Representatives of members of the Joint Undertaking shall not participate in deliberations of the Joint Undertaking pertaining to negotiations on the conclusion of their own agreements referred to in paragraph 1 and shall be denied access to the documentation on these deliberations.

Article 10

External contracts

1.   Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 9, the Joint Undertaking may conclude service and supply contracts with undertakings or a consortium of undertakings, in particular to carry out the tasks provided for in Article 1(5) of this Regulation.

2.   The Joint Undertaking shall ensure that the contracts referred to in paragraph 1 provide for the right of the Commission to carry out, on behalf of the Joint Undertaking, controls in order to ensure that the financial interests of the Community are protected.

3.   The contracts referred to in paragraph 1 shall include all appropriate provisions relating to the intellectual property rights referred to in Article 18 and appropriate penalty clauses. In order to avoid any conflict of interests, members involved in defining work that is subject to an invitation to tender, including their staff seconded under Article 8(4), cannot take part in carrying out this work.

Article 11

Working groups

1.   In order to carry out the tasks provided for in Article 1(5) of this Regulation, the Joint Undertaking can set up a limited number of working groups to carry out activities which are not already being carried out elsewhere. These groups shall rely on the expertise of professionals and shall work in a transparent manner.

2.   The experts who take part in the working groups shall not belong to the staff of the Joint Undertaking.

3.   The working groups shall be chaired by a representative of the Joint Undertaking.

Article 12

Financial provisions

1.   The revenue of the Joint Undertaking shall come from the sources identified in Article 4 of this Regulation.

2.   In order to start up the work of the Joint Undertaking, the founding members shall pay a minimum initial contribution of EUR 10 million within a period of one year from the establishment of the Joint Undertaking.

3.   The members referred to in the second indent of Article 1(2) shall undertake to pay a minimum initial contribution of EUR 10 million within a period of one year from when their accession to the Joint Undertaking is accepted. This amount shall be reduced to EUR five million for members that subscribe to the Joint Undertaking within 12 months of its constitution.

In the case of undertakings, subscribing individually or collectively, which may be regarded as small or medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of the Commission recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises (1), this amount shall be reduced to EUR 250 000 regardless of when they become members. New members may be offered the option of paying the initial contribution in several instalments, over a period to be agreed and established in their agreements as referred to in Article 1(3).

4.   The Administrative Board shall decide on the amounts which must be released by each member in proportion to the contributions which it has agreed to pay and shall establish the deadline by which the members must pay their contributions.

5.   Contributions in kind are possible except as regards the contributions referred to in paragraph 2. They shall be subject to an evaluation of their value and their utility for carrying out the tasks of the Joint Undertaking and shall be specified in the agreement referred to in Article 1(3).

6.   Any member of the Joint Undertaking that fails to meet its commitments concerning the contributions in kind or does not release the amount due within the prescribed time-limit shall be, for six months following the expiry of this time-limit, disqualified from voting in the Administrative Board until such time as its obligations have been met. Upon expiry of this period of six months, if the obligations have still not been met, its membership shall be revoked.

Article 13

Revenue

1.   All the revenue of the Joint Undertaking shall be applied to promoting the tasks defined in Article 1(5) of this Regulation. Subject to Article 25, no payment by way of division of any excess revenue over expenditure shall be made to the members of the Joint Undertaking.

2.   Notwithstanding the regulatory provisions applicable to the Community’s contribution, any interest yielded by the contributions paid by its members shall be considered to be revenue of the Joint Undertaking.

Article 14

Financial regulations

1.   The financial regulations of the Joint Undertaking shall be adopted by the Administrative Board.

2.   The purpose of the financial regulations is to ensure the economic and sound financial management of the Joint Undertaking.

3.   The financial regulations should respect the broad principles laid down in Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 23 December 2002 on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2), and shall in particular include the main rules on:

| (a) | the presentation and structure of the Sesar project cost estimates and the annual budget; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the presentation and structure of the Sesar project cost estimates and the annual budget;

| (b) | the implementation of the annual budget and internal financial control; |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the implementation of the annual budget and internal financial control;

| (c) | the method of payment of contributions by the members of the Joint Undertaking; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the method of payment of contributions by the members of the Joint Undertaking;

| (d) | the keeping and presentation of accounts and inventory records as well as the drawing up and presentation of the annual balance-sheet; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

the keeping and presentation of accounts and inventory records as well as the drawing up and presentation of the annual balance-sheet;

| (e) | the procedure regarding calls for tender, based on non-discrimination between the countries of the members of the Joint Undertaking and the Community character of the project, the award and the terms and conditions of contracts and orders on behalf of the Joint Undertaking. |
| --- | --- |

(e)

the procedure regarding calls for tender, based on non-discrimination between the countries of the members of the Joint Undertaking and the Community character of the project, the award and the terms and conditions of contracts and orders on behalf of the Joint Undertaking.

4.   The detailed implementing rules enabling the Commission to ensure compliance with its obligations pursuant to Article 274 of the Treaty establishing the European Community shall be set out in an agreement between the Joint Undertaking and the Commission.

Article 15

Implementation and control of the budget

1.   The financial year shall correspond to the calendar year.

2.   Before 31 March of each year, the Executive Director shall transmit to the members the cost estimates of the Sesar project as approved by the Administrative Board.

The project cost estimates shall include a forecast of annual expenditure for the following two years. Within this forecast, the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the first of those two financial years (preliminary draft budget) shall be drawn up in such detail as is necessary for the internal budgetary procedure of each member regarding its financial contributions to the Joint Undertaking. The Executive Director shall supply the members with all supplementary information needed for this purpose.

3.   The members shall forthwith communicate to the Executive Director their comments on the project cost estimates, and in particular on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the following year.

4.   Based on the approved project cost estimates, and taking into account the comments received from members, the Executive Director shall prepare the draft budget for the following year and submit it to the Administrative Board for adoption before 30 September.

5.   Within two months of the end of each financial year, the Executive Director shall submit the annual accounts and balance-sheets for the preceding year to the Court of Auditors of the European Communities. The audit executed by the Court of Auditors shall be based on records and performed on the spot.

6.   The Executive Director shall present the annual accounts and balance-sheet, together with the report of the Court of Auditors, to the Administrative Board for approval by a majority of 75 % of the votes cast. The Executive Director is entitled and, if requested by the Administrative Board, obliged to comment on the report.

7.   The Court of Auditors shall send its report to the members of the Joint Undertaking.

Article 16

Work programme and reports

1.   The Joint Undertaking shall draw up its work programme on the basis of sound management and accountability principles setting out clear deliverables and milestones. It shall consist of:

| (a) | a global work programme, divided into periods of thirty-six months; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

a global work programme, divided into periods of thirty-six months;

| (b) | annual work programmes established each year which describe the activities, timetable and costs of the Joint Undertaking over this period. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

annual work programmes established each year which describe the activities, timetable and costs of the Joint Undertaking over this period.

2.   The annual report shall show the progress of the Sesar project, in particular with regard to the timetable, costs and performance of this project.

Article 17

Protection of the financial interests of the Community

1.   The Commission shall have the right to ensure that the financial interests of the Community are protected by carrying out effective controls. Should the Commission discover any irregularities, it shall reserve the right to reduce or suspend any subsequent payment to the Joint Undertaking.

2.   The reduced or suspended amount pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be equivalent to the amount of the irregularities actually discovered by the Commission.

Article 18

Property rights

The Joint Undertaking shall own all the tangible and intangible assets created by the Joint Undertaking or transferred to it for the development phase of the Sesar project in accordance with agreements referred to in Articles 1(3) and 9, concluded by the Joint Undertaking. The Joint Undertaking may grant access rights to the knowledge resulting from the project, in particular to its members as well as Member States of the European Union and/or Eurocontrol for their own and non commercial purposes.

Article 19

Transparency and treatment of documents

The Administrative Board shall adopt rules on the treatment of documents in order to reconcile the requirements of security, commercial secrecy, and public access. These rules shall take into account, where appropriate, the principles and limits laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

Article 20

Anti-fraud measures

1.   For the purposes of combating fraud, corruption and other illegal acts, Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) (4) shall apply.

2.   The Joint Undertaking shall accede to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 25 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the Commission of the European Communities concerning internal investigations by the European Anti Fraud Office (OLAF) (5) and shall forthwith issue the appropriate provisions applicable to all employees of the Joint Undertaking.

3.   The Court of Auditors and OLAF may, if necessary, carry out on-the-spot checks among the recipients of the Joint Undertaking’s funding and the agents responsible for allocating it.

Article 21

Liability

1.   The Joint Undertaking shall be solely responsible for meeting its obligations.

2.   The contractual liability of the Joint Undertaking shall be governed by the relevant contractual provisions and the law applicable to the contract in question.

3.   Any payment by the Joint Undertaking for covering the liability referred to in paragraph 2 and the costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be considered expenditure of the Joint Undertaking.

4.   The Executive Director shall propose to the Administrative Board to take out any necessary insurance, and the Joint Undertaking shall take out such insurance as the Administrative Board may request.

Article 22

Confidentiality

The Joint Undertaking shall ensure the protection of sensitive information, the non-authorised disclosure of which could damage the interests of the contracting parties. It shall apply the principles and minimum standards of security defined and implemented by Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council’s security regulations (6).

Article 23

Transfer of tangible and intangible assets by the Joint Undertaking

Upon expiry of the period referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, the transfer by the Joint Undertaking of all or part of the tangible and intangible assets that it owns to another body shall be agreed by the Administrative Board.

Article 24

Amending the Statutes

1.   Any member of the Joint Undertaking may submit proposals for the amendment of these Statutes to the Administrative Board.

2.   If the Administrative Board agrees to such proposals by a majority of 75 % of the votes and in accordance with Article 4(5) of these Statutes, the Commission shall make a proposal in accordance with Article 5(4) of this Regulation.

Article 25

Dissolution of the Joint Undertaking

For the purpose of conducting the proceedings involved in winding up the Joint Undertaking, the Administrative Board shall appoint one or more liquidators, who shall comply with the decisions of the Administrative Board.

Article 26

Applicable law

The law of the State where the seat of the Joint Undertaking is located shall apply in any matter not covered by these Statutes.

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(1)  
  OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.

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(2)  
  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.

4

(5)  
  OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 15.

5

(6)  
  OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/952/EC (OJ L 346, 29.12.2005, p. 18).

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| 2.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 64/12 |
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2.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 64/12

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 220/2007

of 1 March 2007

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:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.

| (2) | In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation, |
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(2)

In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,

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 2 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 March 2007.

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 1 March 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

| (EUR/100 kg) |
| --- |
| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | IL | 152,4 |
| MA | 54,5 |
| TN | 148,3 |
| TR | 155,2 |
| ZZ | 127,6 |
| 0707 00 05 | MA | 96,4 |
| MK | 57,6 |
| TR | 154,5 |
| ZZ | 102,8 |
| 0709 90 70 | MA | 56,2 |
| TR | 111,8 |
| ZZ | 84,0 |
| 0709 90 80 | IL | 141,5 |
| ZZ | 141,5 |
| 0805 10 20 | CU | 36,3 |
| EG | 49,6 |
| IL | 57,1 |
| MA | 43,8 |
| TN | 48,1 |
| TR | 66,2 |
| ZZ | 50,2 |
| 0805 50 10 | EG | 63,4 |
| IL | 61,7 |
| TR | 47,1 |
| ZZ | 57,4 |
| 0808 10 80 | AR | 92,3 |
| CA | 82,5 |
| CL | 109,6 |
| CN | 94,9 |
| US | 114,4 |
| ZZ | 98,7 |
| 0808 20 50 | AR | 82,6 |
| CL | 72,2 |
| US | 90,8 |
| ZA | 89,4 |
| ZZ | 83,8 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

IL

152,4

MA

54,5

TN

148,3

TR

155,2

ZZ

127,6

0707 00 05

MA

96,4

MK

57,6

TR

154,5

ZZ

102,8

0709 90 70

MA

56,2

TR

111,8

ZZ

84,0

0709 90 80

IL

141,5

ZZ

141,5

0805 10 20

CU

36,3

EG

49,6

IL

57,1

MA

43,8

TN

48,1

TR

66,2

ZZ

50,2

0805 50 10

EG

63,4

IL

61,7

TR

47,1

ZZ

57,4

0808 10 80

AR

92,3

CA

82,5

CL

109,6

CN

94,9

US

114,4

ZZ

98,7

0808 20 50

AR

82,6

CL

72,2

US

90,8

ZA

89,4

ZZ

83,8

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(1)  Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘
  ZZ
  ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

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| 2.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 64/14 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

2.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 64/14

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 221/2007

of 1 March 2007

fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.

| (2) | Given the present situation on the market in milk and milk products, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Given the present situation on the market in milk and milk products, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.

| (3) | The second subparagraph of Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The second subparagraph of Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.

| (4) | In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic on import protection for milk powder in the Dominican Republic (2) approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC (3), a certain amount of Community milk products exported to the Dominican Republic can benefit from reduced customs duties. For this reason, export refunds granted to products exported under this scheme should be reduced by a certain percentage. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic on import protection for milk powder in the Dominican Republic (2) approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC (3), a certain amount of Community milk products exported to the Dominican Republic can benefit from reduced customs duties. For this reason, export refunds granted to products exported under this scheme should be reduced by a certain percentage.

| (5) | The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Export refunds as provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 (4).

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 March 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

1

(2)  
  OJ L 218, 6.8.1998, p. 46.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 218, 6.8.1998, p. 45.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 234, 29.8.2006, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1919/2006 (OJ L 380, 28.12.2006, p. 1).

4

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ANNEX

Export refunds on milk and milk products applicable from 2 March 2007

| Product code | Destination | Unit of measurement | Refunds |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 0401 30 31 9100 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 16,64 |
| 0401 30 31 9400 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 25,99 |
| 0401 30 31 9700 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 28,67 |
| 0401 30 39 9100 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 16,64 |
| 0401 30 39 9400 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 25,99 |
| 0401 30 39 9700 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 28,67 |
| 0401 30 91 9100 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 32,68 |
| 0401 30 99 9100 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 32,68 |
| 0401 30 99 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 48,03 |
| 0402 10 11 9000 | L20  (1) | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 10 19 9000 | L20  (1) | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 10 99 9000 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 11 9200 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 11 9300 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 11 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 11 9900 | L20  (1) | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 17 9000 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 19 9300 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 19 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 19 9900 | L20  (1) | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 91 9100 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 91 9200 | L20  (1) | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 91 9350 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 99 9100 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 99 9200 | L20  (1) | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 99 9300 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 99 9400 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 99 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 99 9600 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 21 99 9700 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 29 15 9200 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 29 15 9300 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 29 15 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 29 19 9300 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 29 19 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 29 19 9900 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 29 99 9100 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 29 99 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 91 11 9370 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 91 19 9370 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 91 31 9300 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 91 39 9300 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 91 99 9000 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 20,09 |
| 0402 99 11 9350 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 99 19 9350 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0402 99 31 9300 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 12,02 |
| 0403 90 11 9000 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0403 90 13 9200 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0403 90 13 9300 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0403 90 13 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0403 90 13 9900 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0403 90 33 9400 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0403 90 59 9310 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 16,64 |
| 0403 90 59 9340 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 24,35 |
| 0403 90 59 9370 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 24,35 |
| 0404 90 21 9120 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0404 90 21 9160 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0404 90 23 9120 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0404 90 23 9130 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0404 90 23 9140 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0404 90 23 9150 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0404 90 81 9100 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0404 90 83 9110 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0404 90 83 9130 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0404 90 83 9150 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0404 90 83 9170 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | — |
| 0405 10 11 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 88,00 |
| 0405 10 11 9700 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 89,00 |
| 0405 10 19 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 88,00 |
| 0405 10 19 9700 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 89,00 |
| 0405 10 30 9100 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 88,00 |
| 0405 10 30 9300 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 89,00 |
| 0405 10 30 9700 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 89,00 |
| 0405 10 50 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 86,64 |
| 0405 10 50 9700 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 89,00 |
| 0405 10 90 9000 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 92,28 |
| 0405 20 90 9500 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 81,41 |
| 0405 20 90 9700 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 84,66 |
| 0405 90 10 9000 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 111,06 |
| 0405 90 90 9000 | L20 | EUR/100 kg | 88,82 |
| 0406 10 20 9640 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 18,12 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 22,66 |
| 0406 10 20 9650 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 15,11 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 18,88 |
| 0406 10 20 9830 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 5,61 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 7,00 |
| 0406 10 20 9850 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 6,79 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 8,49 |
| 0406 20 90 9913 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 13,46 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 16,81 |
| 0406 20 90 9915 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 18,26 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 22,83 |
| 0406 20 90 9917 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 19,41 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 24,26 |
| 0406 20 90 9919 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 21,68 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 27,11 |
| 0406 30 31 9730 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 2,42 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 5,67 |
| 0406 30 31 9930 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 2,42 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 5,67 |
| 0406 30 31 9950 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 3,51 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 8,25 |
| 0406 30 39 9500 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 2,42 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 5,67 |
| 0406 30 39 9700 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 3,51 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 8,25 |
| 0406 30 39 9930 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 3,51 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 8,25 |
| 0406 30 39 9950 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 3,98 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 9,33 |
| 0406 40 50 9000 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 21,31 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 26,63 |
| 0406 40 90 9000 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 21,89 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 27,36 |
| 0406 90 13 9000 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 24,26 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 34,72 |
| 0406 90 15 9100 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 25,08 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 35,89 |
| 0406 90 17 9100 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 25,08 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 35,89 |
| 0406 90 21 9900 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 24,38 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 34,80 |
| 0406 90 23 9900 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 21,85 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 31,42 |
| 0406 90 25 9900 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 21,43 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 30,67 |
| 0406 90 27 9900 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 19,41 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 27,78 |
| 0406 90 32 9119 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 17,94 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 25,72 |
| 0406 90 35 9190 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 25,55 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 36,75 |
| 0406 90 35 9990 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 25,55 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 36,75 |
| 0406 90 37 9000 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 24,26 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 34,72 |
| 0406 90 61 9000 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 27,62 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 39,97 |
| 0406 90 63 9100 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 27,21 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 39,24 |
| 0406 90 63 9900 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 26,15 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 37,90 |
| 0406 90 69 9910 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 26,54 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 38,46 |
| 0406 90 73 9900 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 22,33 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 31,99 |
| 0406 90 75 9900 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 22,78 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 32,74 |
| 0406 90 76 9300 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 20,22 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 28,94 |
| 0406 90 76 9400 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 22,64 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 32,42 |
| 0406 90 76 9500 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 20,97 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 29,76 |
| 0406 90 78 9100 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 22,18 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 32,40 |
| 0406 90 78 9300 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 21,97 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 31,38 |
| 0406 90 79 9900 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 18,14 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 26,08 |
| 0406 90 81 9900 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 22,64 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 32,42 |
| 0406 90 85 9930 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 24,82 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 35,74 |
| 0406 90 85 9970 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 22,78 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 32,74 |
| 0406 90 86 9200 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 22,02 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 32,63 |
| 0406 90 86 9400 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 23,58 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 34,49 |
| 0406 90 86 9900 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 24,82 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 35,74 |
| 0406 90 87 9300 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 20,50 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 30,29 |
| 0406 90 87 9400 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 20,93 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 30,59 |
| 0406 90 87 9951 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 22,24 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 31,83 |
| 0406 90 87 9971 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 22,24 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 31,83 |
| 0406 90 87 9973 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 21,83 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 31,26 |
| 0406 90 87 9974 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 23,39 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 33,33 |
| 0406 90 87 9975 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 23,19 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 32,78 |
| 0406 90 87 9979 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 21,85 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 31,42 |
| 0406 90 88 9300 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 18,10 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 26,66 |
| 0406 90 88 9500 | L04 | EUR/100 kg | 18,66 |
| L40 | EUR/100 kg | 26,67 |
| The destinations are defined as follows:







  L20 | : | All destinations except Andorra, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla, Holy See (Vatican City State), Liechtenstein, the Communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, the Faröe Islands, the United States of America and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control. |
| L04 | : | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. |
| L40 | : | All destinations except L04 , Andorra, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Holy See (Vatican City State), the Communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, the Faröe Islands, the United States of America, Croatia, Turkey, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control. |

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Refunds

0401 30 31 9100

L20

EUR/100 kg

16,64

0401 30 31 9400

L20

EUR/100 kg

25,99

0401 30 31 9700

L20

EUR/100 kg

28,67

0401 30 39 9100

L20

EUR/100 kg

16,64

0401 30 39 9400

L20

EUR/100 kg

25,99

0401 30 39 9700

L20

EUR/100 kg

28,67

0401 30 91 9100

L20

EUR/100 kg

32,68

0401 30 99 9100

L20

EUR/100 kg

32,68

0401 30 99 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

48,03

0402 10 11 9000

L20  (1)

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 10 19 9000

L20  (1)

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 10 99 9000

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 11 9200

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 11 9300

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 11 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 11 9900

L20  (1)

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 17 9000

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 19 9300

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 19 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 19 9900

L20  (1)

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 91 9100

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 91 9200

L20  (1)

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 91 9350

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 99 9100

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 99 9200

L20  (1)

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 99 9300

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 99 9400

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 99 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 99 9600

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 21 99 9700

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 29 15 9200

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 29 15 9300

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 29 15 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 29 19 9300

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 29 19 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 29 19 9900

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 29 99 9100

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 29 99 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 91 11 9370

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 91 19 9370

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 91 31 9300

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 91 39 9300

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 91 99 9000

L20

EUR/100 kg

20,09

0402 99 11 9350

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 99 19 9350

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0402 99 31 9300

L20

EUR/100 kg

12,02

0403 90 11 9000

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0403 90 13 9200

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0403 90 13 9300

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0403 90 13 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0403 90 13 9900

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0403 90 33 9400

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0403 90 59 9310

L20

EUR/100 kg

16,64

0403 90 59 9340

L20

EUR/100 kg

24,35

0403 90 59 9370

L20

EUR/100 kg

24,35

0404 90 21 9120

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0404 90 21 9160

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0404 90 23 9120

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0404 90 23 9130

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0404 90 23 9140

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0404 90 23 9150

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0404 90 81 9100

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0404 90 83 9110

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0404 90 83 9130

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0404 90 83 9150

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0404 90 83 9170

L20

EUR/100 kg

—

0405 10 11 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

88,00

0405 10 11 9700

L20

EUR/100 kg

89,00

0405 10 19 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

88,00

0405 10 19 9700

L20

EUR/100 kg

89,00

0405 10 30 9100

L20

EUR/100 kg

88,00

0405 10 30 9300

L20

EUR/100 kg

89,00

0405 10 30 9700

L20

EUR/100 kg

89,00

0405 10 50 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

86,64

0405 10 50 9700

L20

EUR/100 kg

89,00

0405 10 90 9000

L20

EUR/100 kg

92,28

0405 20 90 9500

L20

EUR/100 kg

81,41

0405 20 90 9700

L20

EUR/100 kg

84,66

0405 90 10 9000

L20

EUR/100 kg

111,06

0405 90 90 9000

L20

EUR/100 kg

88,82

0406 10 20 9640

L04

EUR/100 kg

18,12

L40

EUR/100 kg

22,66

0406 10 20 9650

L04

EUR/100 kg

15,11

L40

EUR/100 kg

18,88

0406 10 20 9830

L04

EUR/100 kg

5,61

L40

EUR/100 kg

7,00

0406 10 20 9850

L04

EUR/100 kg

6,79

L40

EUR/100 kg

8,49

0406 20 90 9913

L04

EUR/100 kg

13,46

L40

EUR/100 kg

16,81

0406 20 90 9915

L04

EUR/100 kg

18,26

L40

EUR/100 kg

22,83

0406 20 90 9917

L04

EUR/100 kg

19,41

L40

EUR/100 kg

24,26

0406 20 90 9919

L04

EUR/100 kg

21,68

L40

EUR/100 kg

27,11

0406 30 31 9730

L04

EUR/100 kg

2,42

L40

EUR/100 kg

5,67

0406 30 31 9930

L04

EUR/100 kg

2,42

L40

EUR/100 kg

5,67

0406 30 31 9950

L04

EUR/100 kg

3,51

L40

EUR/100 kg

8,25

0406 30 39 9500

L04

EUR/100 kg

2,42

L40

EUR/100 kg

5,67

0406 30 39 9700

L04

EUR/100 kg

3,51

L40

EUR/100 kg

8,25

0406 30 39 9930

L04

EUR/100 kg

3,51

L40

EUR/100 kg

8,25

0406 30 39 9950

L04

EUR/100 kg

3,98

L40

EUR/100 kg

9,33

0406 40 50 9000

L04

EUR/100 kg

21,31

L40

EUR/100 kg

26,63

0406 40 90 9000

L04

EUR/100 kg

21,89

L40

EUR/100 kg

27,36

0406 90 13 9000

L04

EUR/100 kg

24,26

L40

EUR/100 kg

34,72

0406 90 15 9100

L04

EUR/100 kg

25,08

L40

EUR/100 kg

35,89

0406 90 17 9100

L04

EUR/100 kg

25,08

L40

EUR/100 kg

35,89

0406 90 21 9900

L04

EUR/100 kg

24,38

L40

EUR/100 kg

34,80

0406 90 23 9900

L04

EUR/100 kg

21,85

L40

EUR/100 kg

31,42

0406 90 25 9900

L04

EUR/100 kg

21,43

L40

EUR/100 kg

30,67

0406 90 27 9900

L04

EUR/100 kg

19,41

L40

EUR/100 kg

27,78

0406 90 32 9119

L04

EUR/100 kg

17,94

L40

EUR/100 kg

25,72

0406 90 35 9190

L04

EUR/100 kg

25,55

L40

EUR/100 kg

36,75

0406 90 35 9990

L04

EUR/100 kg

25,55

L40

EUR/100 kg

36,75

0406 90 37 9000

L04

EUR/100 kg

24,26

L40

EUR/100 kg

34,72

0406 90 61 9000

L04

EUR/100 kg

27,62

L40

EUR/100 kg

39,97

0406 90 63 9100

L04

EUR/100 kg

27,21

L40

EUR/100 kg

39,24

0406 90 63 9900

L04

EUR/100 kg

26,15

L40

EUR/100 kg

37,90

0406 90 69 9910

L04

EUR/100 kg

26,54

L40

EUR/100 kg

38,46

0406 90 73 9900

L04

EUR/100 kg

22,33

L40

EUR/100 kg

31,99

0406 90 75 9900

L04

EUR/100 kg

22,78

L40

EUR/100 kg

32,74

0406 90 76 9300

L04

EUR/100 kg

20,22

L40

EUR/100 kg

28,94

0406 90 76 9400

L04

EUR/100 kg

22,64

L40

EUR/100 kg

32,42

0406 90 76 9500

L04

EUR/100 kg

20,97

L40

EUR/100 kg

29,76

0406 90 78 9100

L04

EUR/100 kg

22,18

L40

EUR/100 kg

32,40

0406 90 78 9300

L04

EUR/100 kg

21,97

L40

EUR/100 kg

31,38

0406 90 79 9900

L04

EUR/100 kg

18,14

L40

EUR/100 kg

26,08

0406 90 81 9900

L04

EUR/100 kg

22,64

L40

EUR/100 kg

32,42

0406 90 85 9930

L04

EUR/100 kg

24,82

L40

EUR/100 kg

35,74

0406 90 85 9970

L04

EUR/100 kg

22,78

L40

EUR/100 kg

32,74

0406 90 86 9200

L04

EUR/100 kg

22,02

L40

EUR/100 kg

32,63

0406 90 86 9400

L04

EUR/100 kg

23,58

L40

EUR/100 kg

34,49

0406 90 86 9900

L04

EUR/100 kg

24,82

L40

EUR/100 kg

35,74

0406 90 87 9300

L04

EUR/100 kg

20,50

L40

EUR/100 kg

30,29

0406 90 87 9400

L04

EUR/100 kg

20,93

L40

EUR/100 kg

30,59

0406 90 87 9951

L04

EUR/100 kg

22,24

L40

EUR/100 kg

31,83

0406 90 87 9971

L04

EUR/100 kg

22,24

L40

EUR/100 kg

31,83

0406 90 87 9973

L04

EUR/100 kg

21,83

L40

EUR/100 kg

31,26

0406 90 87 9974

L04

EUR/100 kg

23,39

L40

EUR/100 kg

33,33

0406 90 87 9975

L04

EUR/100 kg

23,19

L40

EUR/100 kg

32,78

0406 90 87 9979

L04

EUR/100 kg

21,85

L40

EUR/100 kg

31,42

0406 90 88 9300

L04

EUR/100 kg

18,10

L40

EUR/100 kg

26,66

0406 90 88 9500

L04

EUR/100 kg

18,66

L40

EUR/100 kg

26,67

The destinations are defined as follows:

L20

:

All destinations except Andorra, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla, Holy See (Vatican City State), Liechtenstein, the Communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, the Faröe Islands, the United States of America and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.

L04

:

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

L40

:

All destinations except L04 , Andorra, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Holy See (Vatican City State), the Communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, the Faröe Islands, the United States of America, Croatia, Turkey, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.

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(1)  As for the relevant products intended for exports to Dominican Republic under the quota 2006/2007 referred to in the Decision 98/486/EC, and complying with the conditions laid down in Chapter III, Section 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006, the following rates should apply:

| (a) | products falling within CN codes 0402 10 11 9000 and 0402 10 19 9000 |
| --- | --- |

(a)

products falling within CN codes 0402 10 11 9000 and 0402 10 19 9000

0,00 EUR/100 kg

| (b) | products falling within CN codes 0402 21 11 9900 , 0402 21 19 9900 , 0402 21 91 9200 and 0402 21 99 9200 |
| --- | --- |

(b)

products falling within CN codes 0402 21 11 9900 , 0402 21 19 9900 , 0402 21 91 9200 and 0402 21 99 9200

28,00 EUR/100 kg

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| 2.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 64/18 |
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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 64/18

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 222/2007

of 1 March 2007

fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.

| (2) | Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 27 February 2007. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 27 February 2007.

| (3) | The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 27 February 2007, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 March 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

1

(2)  
  OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 128/2007 (OJ L 41, 13.2.2007, p. 6).

2

(3)  
  OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1814/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 3).

3

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ANNEX

| (EUR/100 kg) |
| --- |
| Product | Export refund Code | Maximum amount of export refund for export to the destinations referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 |
| Butter | ex ex 0405 10 19 9700 | 95,00 |
| Butteroil | ex ex 0405 90 10 9000 | 116,35 |

(EUR/100 kg)

Product

Export refund Code

Maximum amount of export refund for export to the destinations referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 581/2004

Butter

ex ex 0405 10 19 9700

95,00

Butteroil

ex ex 0405 90 10 9000

116,35

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 64/20

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 223/2007

of 1 March 2007

fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund.

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.

| (3) | In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed each month. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed each month.

| (4) | However, in the case of certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, there is a danger that, if high refund rates are fixed in advance, the commitments entered into in relation to those refunds may be jeopardised. In order to avert that danger, it is therefore necessary to take appropriate precautionary measures, but without precluding the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of specific refund rates for the advance fixing of refunds in respect of those products should enable those two objectives to be met. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

However, in the case of certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, there is a danger that, if high refund rates are fixed in advance, the commitments entered into in relation to those refunds may be jeopardised. In order to avert that danger, it is therefore necessary to take appropriate precautionary measures, but without precluding the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of specific refund rates for the advance fixing of refunds in respect of those products should enable those two objectives to be met.

| (5) | Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 provides that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account is to be taken, where appropriate, of production refunds, aids or other measures having equivalent effect applicable in all Member States in accordance with the Regulation on the common organisation of the market in the product in question to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 or to assimilated products. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 provides that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account is to be taken, where appropriate, of production refunds, aids or other measures having equivalent effect applicable in all Member States in accordance with the Regulation on the common organisation of the market in the product in question to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 or to assimilated products.

| (6) | Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides for the payment of aid for Community-produced skimmed milk processed into casein if such milk and the casein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides for the payment of aid for Community-produced skimmed milk processed into casein if such milk and the casein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions.

| (7) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter (3), lays down that butter and cream at reduced prices should be made available to industries which manufacture certain goods. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter (3), lays down that butter and cream at reduced prices should be made available to industries which manufacture certain goods.

| (8) | The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, |
| --- | --- |

(8)

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 March 2007.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN

Vice-President

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(1)  
  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

1

(2)  
  OJ L 172, 5.7.2005, p. 24. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1713/2006 (OJ L 321, 21.11.2006, p. 11).

2

(3)  
  OJ L 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).

3

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ANNEX

Rates of the refunds applicable from 2 March 2007 to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty (1)

| (EUR/100 kg) |
| --- |
| CN code | Description | Rate of refund |
| In case of advance fixing of refunds | Other |
| ex 0402 10 19 | Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a fat content not exceeding 1,5 % by weight (PG 2): | | |
| (a) | on exportation of goods of CN code 3501 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Description

Rate of refund

In case of advance fixing of refunds

Other

ex 0402 10 19

Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a fat content not exceeding 1,5 % by weight (PG 2):

(a)

on exportation of goods of CN code 3501

—

—

| (b) | on exportation of other goods |
| --- | --- |

(b)

on exportation of other goods

0,00

0,00

ex 0402 21 19

Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a fat content of 26 % by weight (PG 3):

| (a) | where goods incorporating, in the form of products assimilated to PG 3, reduced-price butter or cream obtained pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 are exported |
| --- | --- |

(a)

where goods incorporating, in the form of products assimilated to PG 3, reduced-price butter or cream obtained pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 are exported

21,22

22,35

| (b) | on exportation of other goods |
| --- | --- |

(b)

on exportation of other goods

0,00

0,00

ex 0405 10

Butter, with a fat content by weight of 82 % (PG 6):

| (a) | where goods containing reduced-price butter or cream which have been manufactured in accordance with the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 are exported |
| --- | --- |

(a)

where goods containing reduced-price butter or cream which have been manufactured in accordance with the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 are exported

66,94

70,50

| (b) | on exportation of goods of CN code 2106 90 98 containing 40 % or more by weight of milk fat |
| --- | --- |

(b)

on exportation of goods of CN code 2106 90 98 containing 40 % or more by weight of milk fat

86,47

91,08

| (c) | on exportation of other goods |
| --- | --- |

(c)

on exportation of other goods

84,50

89,00

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(1)  The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Andorra, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla, Holy See (Vatican City State), Liechtenstein, the Communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, the Faeröe Islands and the United States of America and to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation.

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| 2.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 64/23 |
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 224/2007

of 1 March 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 1216/2003 as regards the economic activities covered by the labour cost index

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 February 2003 concerning the labour cost index (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | A range of statistics, of which labour cost indices form an essential part, is relevant for monitoring wage developments and inflationary pressures emanating from the labour market. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

A range of statistics, of which labour cost indices form an essential part, is relevant for monitoring wage developments and inflationary pressures emanating from the labour market.

| (2) | The scope of the labour cost index should be extended to cover the economic activities defined by NACE Rev. 1 sections L, M, N and O. This extension means that non-market services, which account for the major share of these sections and which may have different dynamics from market services, will also be covered. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

The scope of the labour cost index should be extended to cover the economic activities defined by NACE Rev. 1 sections L, M, N and O. This extension means that non-market services, which account for the major share of these sections and which may have different dynamics from market services, will also be covered.

| (3) | The feasibility studies carried out in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 show that extending the scope of the labour cost index to include the economic activities defined by NACE Rev. 1 sections L, M, N and O is feasible and that the amount of work and the costs which the extension of the labour cost index will require is in proportion to the importance of the results and benefits. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The feasibility studies carried out in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 show that extending the scope of the labour cost index to include the economic activities defined by NACE Rev. 1 sections L, M, N and O is feasible and that the amount of work and the costs which the extension of the labour cost index will require is in proportion to the importance of the results and benefits.

| (4) | The feasibility studies also show that a flexible implementation schedule will reduce implementation costs for those Member States which do not yet collect the basic data or produce the indices covered by this extension. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The feasibility studies also show that a flexible implementation schedule will reduce implementation costs for those Member States which do not yet collect the basic data or produce the indices covered by this extension.

| (5) | Seasonal adjustment methods produce statistically reliable results only if the time series is sufficiently long. Seasonally adjusted series should therefore be produced and transmitted for the first time when four years of data are available. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Seasonal adjustment methods produce statistically reliable results only if the time series is sufficiently long. Seasonally adjusted series should therefore be produced and transmitted for the first time when four years of data are available.

| (6) | The index reference year is the year in which the average of the index is set at 100. The first index reference year is defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2003 of 7 July 2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the labour costs index (2) as the year 2000. Indices for NACE Rev. 1 sections L, M, N and O may not be available for the year 2000 and an alternative index reference should be defined. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The index reference year is the year in which the average of the index is set at 100. The first index reference year is defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2003 of 7 July 2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 450/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the labour costs index (2) as the year 2000. Indices for NACE Rev. 1 sections L, M, N and O may not be available for the year 2000 and an alternative index reference should be defined.

| (7) | Regulation (EC) No 1216/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Regulation (EC) No 1216/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (8) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee, |
| --- | --- |

(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1216/2003 is amended as follows:

| 1. | Article 4 is replaced by the following:

  ‘Article 4
  Coverage of NACE Rev. 1 sections L, M, N, and O

  1.   As regards Member States other than those referred to in paragraph 2, labour cost index data for NACE Rev. 1 sections L, M, N and O shall be produced and transmitted for the first quarter of 2007 and thereafter for each quarter.


  2.   As regards the following Member States, the data shall be produced and transmitted for the first quarter of 2009 and thereafter for each quarter: Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria, Poland and Sweden.


  3.   By way of exception to paragraphs 1 and 2, seasonally and working-day adjusted series as referred to in Article 1(2)(c) shall be produced and transmitted as soon as series covering four years of data are available’; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Article 4 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 4

Coverage of NACE Rev. 1 sections L, M, N, and O

1.   As regards Member States other than those referred to in paragraph 2, labour cost index data for NACE Rev. 1 sections L, M, N and O shall be produced and transmitted for the first quarter of 2007 and thereafter for each quarter.

2.   As regards the following Member States, the data shall be produced and transmitted for the first quarter of 2009 and thereafter for each quarter: Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria, Poland and Sweden.

3.   By way of exception to paragraphs 1 and 2, seasonally and working-day adjusted series as referred to in Article 1(2)(c) shall be produced and transmitted as soon as series covering four years of data are available’;

| 2. | Annex III is deleted; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Annex III is deleted;

| 3. | Item 6 in Annex IV is replaced by the following:






  ‘6. | The first index reference year shall be the year 2000, when the annual labour cost index equals 100. If indices for NACE sections L, M, N and O are not available for the year 2000, the first available indices shall be set at a level close to the annual average of NACE sections C to K.’ |
| --- | --- | --- |

3.

Item 6 in Annex IV is replaced by the following:

‘6.

The first index reference year shall be the year 2000, when the annual labour cost index equals 100. If indices for NACE sections L, M, N and O are not available for the year 2000, the first available indices shall be set at a level close to the annual average of NACE sections C to K.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 1 March 2007.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 69, 13.3.2003, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 37.

2

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 225/2007

of 1 March 2007

as regards the support for restructuring and conversion provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2006/2007 wine year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 80(b) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides for that in regions classified as Objective 1 in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (2), the Community contribution to the costs of restructuring and conversion is limited to 75 % of those costs. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides for that in regions classified as Objective 1 in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (2), the Community contribution to the costs of restructuring and conversion is limited to 75 % of those costs.

| (2) | Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 was repealed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (3). In accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, regions covered by Objective 1 were the regions corresponding to level II of the Nomenclature of Territorial Statistical Units (NUTS II) whose per capita GDP, measured in purchasing power parities has been less than 75 % of the Community average. In accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, such regions are eligible for funding under the Convergence objective. Some regions which have been covered by Objective 1 are not covered by the Convergence objective. |
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(2)

Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 was repealed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (3). In accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, regions covered by Objective 1 were the regions corresponding to level II of the Nomenclature of Territorial Statistical Units (NUTS II) whose per capita GDP, measured in purchasing power parities has been less than 75 % of the Community average. In accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, such regions are eligible for funding under the Convergence objective. Some regions which have been covered by Objective 1 are not covered by the Convergence objective.

| (3) | This causes specific practical problems in case of the application of restructuring and conversion plans, prepared and approved for the wine year 2006/2007, in regions that were classified as Objective 1 regions under Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 and that are no longer eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Convergence objective pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. It is difficult to differentiate, within one single financial year, between payments that are eligible for different rates of Community contribution. Therefore, it is appropriate to provide for a prolongation, for the wine year 2006/2007, of the application of Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 to Objective 1 regions. |
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(3)

This causes specific practical problems in case of the application of restructuring and conversion plans, prepared and approved for the wine year 2006/2007, in regions that were classified as Objective 1 regions under Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 and that are no longer eligible for funding from the Structural Funds under the Convergence objective pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. It is difficult to differentiate, within one single financial year, between payments that are eligible for different rates of Community contribution. Therefore, it is appropriate to provide for a prolongation, for the wine year 2006/2007, of the application of Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 to Objective 1 regions.

| (4) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine, |
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(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 shall apply for the 2006/2007 wine year to regions which are classified as Objective 1 regions in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.

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, 1 March 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

1

(2)  
  OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 173/2005 (OJ L 29, 2.2.2005, p. 3).

2

(3)  
  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1989/2006 (OJ L 411, 30.12.2006, p. 6) and as corrected by OJ L 27, 2.2.2007, p. 5.

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2.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 64/26

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 226/2007

of 1 March 2007

concerning the authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 (Levucell SC20 and Levucell SC10 ME) as a feed additive

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of that Regulation. |
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(2)

In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of the preparation set out in the Annex. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of that Regulation.

| (3) | The application concerns a new use of the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 (Levucell SC20, Levucell SC10 ME), as a feed additive for dairy goats and dairy sheep, to be classified in the additive category ‘Zootechnical additives’. |
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(3)

The application concerns a new use of the preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 (Levucell SC20, Levucell SC10 ME), as a feed additive for dairy goats and dairy sheep, to be classified in the additive category ‘Zootechnical additives’.

| (4) | The use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 was authorised without a time limit for dairy cows and cattle for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2005 (2). |
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(4)

The use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 was authorised without a time limit for dairy cows and cattle for fattening by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2005 (2).

| (5) | New data were submitted in support of an application for authorisation for dairy goats and dairy sheep. The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 15 June 2006 that Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 (Levucell SC20, Levucell SC10 ME) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. It further concluded that Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 (Levucell SC20, Levucell SC10 ME) does not present any other risk which would, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, exclude authorisation. According to that opinion, the use of the preparation does not have an adverse effect on these additional animal categories. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. |
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(5)

New data were submitted in support of an application for authorisation for dairy goats and dairy sheep. The European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) concluded in its opinion of 15 June 2006 that Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 (Levucell SC20, Levucell SC10 ME) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment. It further concluded that Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 (Levucell SC20, Levucell SC10 ME) does not present any other risk which would, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, exclude authorisation. According to that opinion, the use of the preparation does not have an adverse effect on these additional animal categories. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Community Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

| (6) | The assessment of that preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation. |
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(6)

The assessment of that preparation shows that the conditions for authorisation, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that preparation should be authorised, as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

| (7) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
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(7)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘gut flora stabilisers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 1 March 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2005 (OJ L 59, 5.3.2005, p. 8).

1

(2)  
  OJ L 195, 27.7.2005, p. 6. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1445/2006 (OJ L 271, 30.9.2006, p. 22).

2

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ANNEX

| Identification number of the additive | Name of the holder of authorisation | Additive
  (trade name) | Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method | Species or category of animal | Maximum age | Minimum content | Maximum content | Other provisions | End of period of authorisation |
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| CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % |
| Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers |
| 4b1711 | LALLEMAND SAS | Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  CNCM I-1077
  (Levucell SC20, Levucell SC10 ME) | | Additive composition: | Solid form:
  Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 of viable dried cells with a guaranteed minimal concentration of 2 × 1010 CFU/g |

Identification number of the additive

Name of the holder of authorisation

Additive

(trade name)

Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method

Species or category of animal

Maximum age

Minimum content

Maximum content

Other provisions

End of period of authorisation

CFU/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %

Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: gut flora stabilisers

4b1711

LALLEMAND SAS

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

CNCM I-1077

(Levucell SC20, Levucell SC10 ME)

Additive composition:

Solid form:

Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 of viable dried cells with a guaranteed minimal concentration of 2 × 1010 CFU/g

| | Coated form:
  Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 of viable dried cells with a guaranteed minimal concentration of 1 × 1010 CFU/g |
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Coated form:

Preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 of viable dried cells with a guaranteed minimal concentration of 1 × 1010 CFU/g

| | Characterisation of the active substance:


  Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077: 80 % of viable dried cells and 14 % of not viable cells |
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Characterisation of the active substance:

Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077: 80 % of viable dried cells and 14 % of not viable cells

| | Analytical method
   (1)

  Pour plate method and molecular identification (PCR) |
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Analytical method
   (1)

Pour plate method and molecular identification (PCR)

Dairy goats

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5 × 108

3 × 109

| 1. | In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting. |
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1.

In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting.

| 2. | In complementary feedingstuffs, do not exceed 50 °C with Levucell SC20 and 80 °C with Levucell SC10ME. |
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2.

In complementary feedingstuffs, do not exceed 50 °C with Levucell SC20 and 80 °C with Levucell SC10ME.

| 3. | Coated form, only for inclusion through a pelleted feed. |
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3.

Coated form, only for inclusion through a pelleted feed.

| 4. | Recommended dose for dairy goats and dairy sheep: 4 × 109 CFU/head/day. |
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4.

Recommended dose for dairy goats and dairy sheep: 4 × 109 CFU/head/day.

| 5. | If the product is handled or mixed in a confined atmosphere, it is recommended to use safety glasses and masks for mixing if the mixers are not equipped with exhaust systems. |
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5.

If the product is handled or mixed in a confined atmosphere, it is recommended to use safety glasses and masks for mixing if the mixers are not equipped with exhaust systems.

22 March 2017

Dairy sheep

1,2 × 109

1,2 × 109

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(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Community Reference Laboratory: www.irmm.jrc.be/html/crlfaa/

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L 64/29

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 227/2007

of 1 March 2007

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/2006 (2). |
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(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/2006 (2).

| (2) | Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof, |
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(2)

Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

| (3) | On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed. |
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(3)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.

| (4) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, |
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(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 23 February to 1 March 2007 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 March 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).

1

(2)  
  OJ L 172, 24.6.2006, p. 6.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last modified by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).

3

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II Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory

DECISIONS

Council

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 27 February 2007

appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

(2007/144/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 202 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2003/C 218/01 of 22 July 2003 on the setting up of an Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

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

Whereas the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work should be appointed for a period of three years,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period from 1 March 2007 to 28 February 2010:

I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

| Country | Members | Alternates |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | Mr Christian DENEVE | Mr Willy IMBRECHTS
  Mr Jean-Marie LAMOTTE |
| Bulgaria | Ms Vaska SEMERDJIEVA | Mr Petar HADJISTOIKOV
  Mr Atanas KOLCHAKOV |
| Czech Republic | Ms Daniela KUBÍČKOVÁ | Ms Martina KAJÁNKOVÁ
  Ms Anežka SIXTOVÁ |
| Denmark | Ms Charlotte SKJOLDAGER | Ms Tove LOFT
  Ms Annemarie KNUDSEN |
| Germany | Mr Ulrich BECKER | Mr Ulrich RIESE
  Mr Kai SCHÄFER |
| Estonia | Mr Ivar RAIK | Ms Egle KÄÄRATS
  Ms Siiri OTSMANN |
| Ireland | Mr Michael HENRY | Ms Mary DORGAN
  Mr Daniel KELLY |
| Greece | Mr Ioannis KRAPSITIS | Mr Trifonas GINALAS
  Mr Konstantinos PETINIS |
| Spain | Mr Mario GRAU-RIOS | Ms Pilar CASLA-BENITO
  Ms Yolanda PALACIO-FERRERO |
| France | Ms Mireille JARRY | Mr Robert PICCOLI
  Mr Yvan DENION |
| Italy | — | — |
| Cyprus | Mr Leandros NICOLAIDES | Mr Marios KOURTELLIS
  Mr Anastasios YIANNAKI |
| Latvia | Mr Renārs LŪSIS | Ms Inta LAGANOVSKA-DĪRIŅA
  Ms Jolanta KANČA |
| Lithuania | Mr Romas KANCEVIČIUS | Ms Laura PUPLAUSKAITE
  Mr Jonas NAUJALIS |
| Luxembourg | Mr Paul WEBER | Mr Robert HUBERTY
  Mr Carlo STEFFES |
| Hungary | — | — |
| Malta | Mr Mark GAUCI | Mr David SALIBA
  Mr Vince ATTARD |
| Netherlands | Mr R. FERINGA | Mr M.G. DEN HELD
  Mr H.C.J. GOUDSMIT |
| Austria | Ms Eva-Elisabeth SZYMANSKI | Mr Robert MURR
  Ms Gertrud BREINDL |
| Poland | Ms Danuta KORADECKA | Mr Daniel PODGÓRSKI
  Mr Dariusz PLEBAN |
| Portugal | Mr Eduardo Rafael LEANDRO | Ms Maria João MANZANO |
| Romania | Ms Livia COJOCARU | Ms Daniela MARINESCU
  Mr Dan Ion OPREA |
| Slovenia | Ms Tatjana PETRIČEK | Ms Mojca GRUNTAR ČINČ
  Mr Jože HAUKO |
| Slovakia | Ms Elena PALIKOVÁ | Mr Vladimír NÁROŽNÝ
  Mr Miloš JANOUŠEK |
| Finland | Mr Mikko HURMALAINEN | Ms Anna-Liisa SUNDQUIST
  Mr Matti LAMBERG |
| Sweden | Mr Bertil REMAEUS | Ms Anna-Lena HULTGÅRD SANCINI
  Ms Barbro KÖHLER KRANTZ |
| United Kingdom | Mr Malcolm DARVILL | Ms Elizabeth HODKINSON
  Mr Jason BATT |

Country

Members

Alternates

Belgium

Mr Christian DENEVE

Mr Willy IMBRECHTS

Mr Jean-Marie LAMOTTE

Bulgaria

Ms Vaska SEMERDJIEVA

Mr Petar HADJISTOIKOV

Mr Atanas KOLCHAKOV

Czech Republic

Ms Daniela KUBÍČKOVÁ

Ms Martina KAJÁNKOVÁ

Ms Anežka SIXTOVÁ

Denmark

Ms Charlotte SKJOLDAGER

Ms Tove LOFT

Ms Annemarie KNUDSEN

Germany

Mr Ulrich BECKER

Mr Ulrich RIESE

Mr Kai SCHÄFER

Estonia

Mr Ivar RAIK

Ms Egle KÄÄRATS

Ms Siiri OTSMANN

Ireland

Mr Michael HENRY

Ms Mary DORGAN

Mr Daniel KELLY

Greece

Mr Ioannis KRAPSITIS

Mr Trifonas GINALAS

Mr Konstantinos PETINIS

Spain

Mr Mario GRAU-RIOS

Ms Pilar CASLA-BENITO

Ms Yolanda PALACIO-FERRERO

France

Ms Mireille JARRY

Mr Robert PICCOLI

Mr Yvan DENION

Italy

—

—

Cyprus

Mr Leandros NICOLAIDES

Mr Marios KOURTELLIS

Mr Anastasios YIANNAKI

Latvia

Mr Renārs LŪSIS

Ms Inta LAGANOVSKA-DĪRIŅA

Ms Jolanta KANČA

Lithuania

Mr Romas KANCEVIČIUS

Ms Laura PUPLAUSKAITE

Mr Jonas NAUJALIS

Luxembourg

Mr Paul WEBER

Mr Robert HUBERTY

Mr Carlo STEFFES

Hungary

—

—

Malta

Mr Mark GAUCI

Mr David SALIBA

Mr Vince ATTARD

Netherlands

Mr R. FERINGA

Mr M.G. DEN HELD

Mr H.C.J. GOUDSMIT

Austria

Ms Eva-Elisabeth SZYMANSKI

Mr Robert MURR

Ms Gertrud BREINDL

Poland

Ms Danuta KORADECKA

Mr Daniel PODGÓRSKI

Mr Dariusz PLEBAN

Portugal

Mr Eduardo Rafael LEANDRO

Ms Maria João MANZANO

Romania

Ms Livia COJOCARU

Ms Daniela MARINESCU

Mr Dan Ion OPREA

Slovenia

Ms Tatjana PETRIČEK

Ms Mojca GRUNTAR ČINČ

Mr Jože HAUKO

Slovakia

Ms Elena PALIKOVÁ

Mr Vladimír NÁROŽNÝ

Mr Miloš JANOUŠEK

Finland

Mr Mikko HURMALAINEN

Ms Anna-Liisa SUNDQUIST

Mr Matti LAMBERG

Sweden

Mr Bertil REMAEUS

Ms Anna-Lena HULTGÅRD SANCINI

Ms Barbro KÖHLER KRANTZ

United Kingdom

Mr Malcolm DARVILL

Ms Elizabeth HODKINSON

Mr Jason BATT

II.   TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES

| Country | Members | Alternates |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | Mr François PHILIPS | Mr Herman FONCK
  Mr Stéphane LEPOUTRE |
| Bulgaria | Mr Ivan KOKALOV | Ms Svetlana KAROVA
  Mr Alexander ZAGOROV |
| Czech Republic | Mr Jaroslav ZAVADIL | Mr Miroslav KOSINA
  Mr Vlastimil ALTNER |
| Denmark | Ms Lone JACOBSEN | Mr Jan KAHR FREDERIKSEN
  Ms Dorete DANDANELL |
| Germany | Ms Marina SCHRÖDER | Mr Max ANGERMAIER
  Mr Herbert KELLER |
| Estonia | Mr Argo SOON | Mr Peeter ROSS
  Mr Ülo KRISTJUHAN |
| Ireland | Mr Sylvester CRONIN | Mr Fergus WHELAN
  Ms Louise O’DONNELL |
| Greece | Mr Ioannis ADMAKIS | Mr Ioannis KONSTANTINIDIS
  Mr Michalis RAMBIDIS |
| Spain | Mr Jesús GARCÍA JIMÉNEZ | Mr Tomás LÓPEZ ARIAS
  Mr Javier TORRES |
| France | Mr Gilles SEITZ | Mr Pierre-Jean COULON
  Mr Henri FOREST |
| Italy | — | — |
| Cyprus | Ms Maria THEOCHARIDOU | Mr Nicos ANDREOU
  Mr Stelios CHRISTODOULOU |
| Latvia | Mr Ziedonis ANTAPSONS | Mr Mārtiņš PUŽULS
  Ms Ija RUDZĪTE |
| Lithuania | Mr Rimantas KUMPIS | Mr Vitalis JARMONTOVIČIUS
  Mr Gediminas MOZŪRA |
| Luxembourg | Mr Claude FORGET | Mr Marcel GOEREND
  Mr Marcel MERSCH |
| Hungary | — | — |
| Malta | Mr Saviour SAMMUT | Mr Jesmond BONELLO
  Mr Anthony CASARU |
| Netherlands | Mr W. VAN VEELEN | Mr A.W. WOLTMEIJER
  Mr P.F. VAN KRUINING |
| Austria | Ms Renate CZESKLEBA | Ms Bernardette KENDLBACHER
  Ms Julia LISCHKA |
| Poland | Ms Iwona PAWLACZYK | Ms Anita NOWAKOWSKA
  Mr Andraj SZSZEPANIAK |
| Portugal | Mr Armando da COSTA FARIA | Mr Luís Filipe NASCIMENTO LOPES
  Mr Joaquim Filipe COELHAS DIONÍSIO |
| Romania | — | — |
| Slovenia | Ms Lučka BÖHM | Ms Spomenka GERŽELJ
  Ms Betka ŠIMC |
| Slovakia | Mr Peter RAMPAŠEK
  Mr Alexander TAŽÍK | Mr Bohuslav BENDÍK
  Mr Jaroslav BOBELA |
| Finland | Ms Raili PERIMÄKI | Mr Erkki AUVINEN
  Ms Paula ILVESKIVI |
| Sweden | Mr Sven BERGSTRÖM | Ms Kerstin HILDINGSSON
  Mr Börje SJÖHOLM |
| United Kingdom | Mr Hugh ROBERTSON | Ms Liz SNAPE |

Country

Members

Alternates

Belgium

Mr François PHILIPS

Mr Herman FONCK

Mr Stéphane LEPOUTRE

Bulgaria

Mr Ivan KOKALOV

Ms Svetlana KAROVA

Mr Alexander ZAGOROV

Czech Republic

Mr Jaroslav ZAVADIL

Mr Miroslav KOSINA

Mr Vlastimil ALTNER

Denmark

Ms Lone JACOBSEN

Mr Jan KAHR FREDERIKSEN

Ms Dorete DANDANELL

Germany

Ms Marina SCHRÖDER

Mr Max ANGERMAIER

Mr Herbert KELLER

Estonia

Mr Argo SOON

Mr Peeter ROSS

Mr Ülo KRISTJUHAN

Ireland

Mr Sylvester CRONIN

Mr Fergus WHELAN

Ms Louise O’DONNELL

Greece

Mr Ioannis ADMAKIS

Mr Ioannis KONSTANTINIDIS

Mr Michalis RAMBIDIS

Spain

Mr Jesús GARCÍA JIMÉNEZ

Mr Tomás LÓPEZ ARIAS

Mr Javier TORRES

France

Mr Gilles SEITZ

Mr Pierre-Jean COULON

Mr Henri FOREST

Italy

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—

Cyprus

Ms Maria THEOCHARIDOU

Mr Nicos ANDREOU

Mr Stelios CHRISTODOULOU

Latvia

Mr Ziedonis ANTAPSONS

Mr Mārtiņš PUŽULS

Ms Ija RUDZĪTE

Lithuania

Mr Rimantas KUMPIS

Mr Vitalis JARMONTOVIČIUS

Mr Gediminas MOZŪRA

Luxembourg

Mr Claude FORGET

Mr Marcel GOEREND

Mr Marcel MERSCH

Hungary

—

—

Malta

Mr Saviour SAMMUT

Mr Jesmond BONELLO

Mr Anthony CASARU

Netherlands

Mr W. VAN VEELEN

Mr A.W. WOLTMEIJER

Mr P.F. VAN KRUINING

Austria

Ms Renate CZESKLEBA

Ms Bernardette KENDLBACHER

Ms Julia LISCHKA

Poland

Ms Iwona PAWLACZYK

Ms Anita NOWAKOWSKA

Mr Andraj SZSZEPANIAK

Portugal

Mr Armando da COSTA FARIA

Mr Luís Filipe NASCIMENTO LOPES

Mr Joaquim Filipe COELHAS DIONÍSIO

Romania

—

—

Slovenia

Ms Lučka BÖHM

Ms Spomenka GERŽELJ

Ms Betka ŠIMC

Slovakia

Mr Peter RAMPAŠEK

Mr Alexander TAŽÍK

Mr Bohuslav BENDÍK

Mr Jaroslav BOBELA

Finland

Ms Raili PERIMÄKI

Mr Erkki AUVINEN

Ms Paula ILVESKIVI

Sweden

Mr Sven BERGSTRÖM

Ms Kerstin HILDINGSSON

Mr Börje SJÖHOLM

United Kingdom

Mr Hugh ROBERTSON

Ms Liz SNAPE

III.   EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES

| Country | Members | Alternates |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | Mr Kris DE MEESTER | Mr René DILLEN
  Mr André PELEGRIN |
| Bulgaria | Mr Georgi STOEV | Mr Vasil TODOROV
  Ms Denitza ILIEVA |
| Czech Republic | Mr Karel PETRŽELKA | Mr Miroslav BURIŠIN
  Ms Lidmila KLEINOVÁ |
| Denmark | Mr Thomas PHILBERT NIELSEN | Ms Anne Marie RØGE
  Mr Sven-Peter NYGAARD |
| Germany | Mr Thomas HOLTMANN | Mr Herbert BENDER
  Mr Claus Peter WEBER |
| Estonia | Ms Sirje POTISEPP | Mr Ilmar LINK
  Ms Heddi LUTTERUS |
| Ireland | Mr Kevin ENRIGHT | Mr Tony BRISCOE |
| Greece | — | — |
| Spain | Mr Pere TEIXIDÓ CAMPAS | Ms Pilar IGLESIAS VALCARCE
  Mr Francisco PÉREZ GARCÍA |
| France | Ms Nathalie BUET | Mr Franck GAMBELLI
  Mr Patrick LEVY |
| Italy | — | — |
| Cyprus | Mr Lefteris KARYDIS | Ms Christina VASILA
  Ms Lena PANAGIOTOU |
| Latvia | Mr Edgars KORČAGINS | Mr Aleksandrs GRIGORJEVS
  Ms Kristine DOLGIHA |
| Lithuania | Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS | Mr Giedrius MAŽŪNAITIS
  Mr Edmundas JANKEVIČIUS |
| Luxembourg | Mr Robert KANZ | Mr Pierre BLAISE
  Mr Fernand ENGELS |
| Hungary | — | — |
| Malta | Mr John SCICLUNA | Mr Joe DELIA
  Ms Charlene MINTOFF |
| Netherlands | Mr J.J.H. KONING | Mr W.M.J.M. VAN MIERLO
  Mr G.O.H. MEIJER |
| Austria | Ms Christa SCHWENG | Mr Heinrich BRAUNER
  Ms Pia-Maria ROSNER-SCHEIBENGRAF |
| Poland | Mr Jacek MĘCINA | Mr Michał KAMIŃSKI
  Mr Zbigniew ŻUREK |
| Portugal | Mr José Henrique da COSTA TAVARES | Mr Marcelino PENA COSTA
  Mr Luís Miguel CORREIA MIRA |
| Romania | — | — |
| Slovenia | Mr Igor ANTAUER | Ms Nina GLOBOČNIK
  Ms Slavi PIRŠ |
| Slovakia | Mr Jozef ORIHEL | Mr Juraj UHEREK
  Mr Boris MICHÁLIK |
| Finland | Mr Jyrki HOLLMÉN | Mr Rauno TOIVONEN
  Ms Katja LEPPÄNEN |
| Sweden | Mr Eric JANNERFELDT | Mr Bodil MELLBLOM
  Mr Ned CARTER |
| United Kingdom | Ms Janet Lynne ASHERSON | Mr Keith SEXTON
  Mr Gerry DUFFY |

Country

Members

Alternates

Belgium

Mr Kris DE MEESTER

Mr René DILLEN

Mr André PELEGRIN

Bulgaria

Mr Georgi STOEV

Mr Vasil TODOROV

Ms Denitza ILIEVA

Czech Republic

Mr Karel PETRŽELKA

Mr Miroslav BURIŠIN

Ms Lidmila KLEINOVÁ

Denmark

Mr Thomas PHILBERT NIELSEN

Ms Anne Marie RØGE

Mr Sven-Peter NYGAARD

Germany

Mr Thomas HOLTMANN

Mr Herbert BENDER

Mr Claus Peter WEBER

Estonia

Ms Sirje POTISEPP

Mr Ilmar LINK

Ms Heddi LUTTERUS

Ireland

Mr Kevin ENRIGHT

Mr Tony BRISCOE

Greece

—

—

Spain

Mr Pere TEIXIDÓ CAMPAS

Ms Pilar IGLESIAS VALCARCE

Mr Francisco PÉREZ GARCÍA

France

Ms Nathalie BUET

Mr Franck GAMBELLI

Mr Patrick LEVY

Italy

—

—

Cyprus

Mr Lefteris KARYDIS

Ms Christina VASILA

Ms Lena PANAGIOTOU

Latvia

Mr Edgars KORČAGINS

Mr Aleksandrs GRIGORJEVS

Ms Kristine DOLGIHA

Lithuania

Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS

Mr Giedrius MAŽŪNAITIS

Mr Edmundas JANKEVIČIUS

Luxembourg

Mr Robert KANZ

Mr Pierre BLAISE

Mr Fernand ENGELS

Hungary

—

—

Malta

Mr John SCICLUNA

Mr Joe DELIA

Ms Charlene MINTOFF

Netherlands

Mr J.J.H. KONING

Mr W.M.J.M. VAN MIERLO

Mr G.O.H. MEIJER

Austria

Ms Christa SCHWENG

Mr Heinrich BRAUNER

Ms Pia-Maria ROSNER-SCHEIBENGRAF

Poland

Mr Jacek MĘCINA

Mr Michał KAMIŃSKI

Mr Zbigniew ŻUREK

Portugal

Mr José Henrique da COSTA TAVARES

Mr Marcelino PENA COSTA

Mr Luís Miguel CORREIA MIRA

Romania

—

—

Slovenia

Mr Igor ANTAUER

Ms Nina GLOBOČNIK

Ms Slavi PIRŠ

Slovakia

Mr Jozef ORIHEL

Mr Juraj UHEREK

Mr Boris MICHÁLIK

Finland

Mr Jyrki HOLLMÉN

Mr Rauno TOIVONEN

Ms Katja LEPPÄNEN

Sweden

Mr Eric JANNERFELDT

Mr Bodil MELLBLOM

Mr Ned CARTER

United Kingdom

Ms Janet Lynne ASHERSON

Mr Keith SEXTON

Mr Gerry DUFFY

Article 2

The Council shall appoint the members not yet nominated at a later date.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published for information in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2007.

For the Council

The President

P. STEINBRÜCK

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(1)  
  OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1.

1

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| 2.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 64/35 |
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2.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 64/35

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 27 February 2007

amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks as regards the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank

(2007/145/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,

Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2006/29 of the European Central Bank of 21 December 2006 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (1),

Whereas:

| (1) | The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.

| (2) | Pursuant to Article 37(1) of the Federal Act on the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, the General Meeting of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) must elect two auditors and two alternate auditors each year. The alternate auditors will be mandated only in the event that the auditors are not able to perform the audit. |
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(2)

Pursuant to Article 37(1) of the Federal Act on the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, the General Meeting of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) must elect two auditors and two alternate auditors each year. The alternate auditors will be mandated only in the event that the auditors are not able to perform the audit.

| (3) | On 14 March 2006 the Council of the European Union, having regard to Recommendation ECB/2006/1 of 1 February 2006 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (2), approved KPMG Alpen-Treuhand GmbH and TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH as joint external auditors, and Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH and BDO Auxilia Treuhand GmbH as joint alternate auditors for the financial year 2006 (3). |
| --- | --- |

(3)

On 14 March 2006 the Council of the European Union, having regard to Recommendation ECB/2006/1 of 1 February 2006 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (2), approved KPMG Alpen-Treuhand GmbH and TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH as joint external auditors, and Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH and BDO Auxilia Treuhand GmbH as joint alternate auditors for the financial year 2006 (3).

| (4) | On 8 September 2006 the OeNB informed the ECB that at the OeNB's General Meeting in May 2006, KPMG Alpen-Treuhand GmbH did not obtain the majority of votes necessary to be selected and, that as a consequence thereof, the second ranked auditor, TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH, was appointed first auditor. The first ranked alternate auditor, Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH, was appointed second auditor and the second ranked alternate auditor, BDO Auxilia Treuhand GmbH, was appointed as the sole alternate auditor. To appoint the necessary second alternate auditor, the OeNB conducted a restricted procurement procedure, selected Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH and invited the ECB to recommend it to the Council of the European Union for approval. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

On 8 September 2006 the OeNB informed the ECB that at the OeNB's General Meeting in May 2006, KPMG Alpen-Treuhand GmbH did not obtain the majority of votes necessary to be selected and, that as a consequence thereof, the second ranked auditor, TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH, was appointed first auditor. The first ranked alternate auditor, Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH, was appointed second auditor and the second ranked alternate auditor, BDO Auxilia Treuhand GmbH, was appointed as the sole alternate auditor. To appoint the necessary second alternate auditor, the OeNB conducted a restricted procurement procedure, selected Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH and invited the ECB to recommend it to the Council of the European Union for approval.

| (5) | The approval of the Council of the European Union is necessary to appoint Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH as the second external auditor and Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH as the second alternate external auditor of the OeNB. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

The approval of the Council of the European Union is necessary to appoint Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH as the second external auditor and Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH as the second alternate external auditor of the OeNB.

| (6) | The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that the mandate of the external auditors should be renewed on a yearly basis, not exceeding a total term of five years. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that the mandate of the external auditors should be renewed on a yearly basis, not exceeding a total term of five years.

| (7) | It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (4) accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(7)

It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (4) accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 1(9) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘9.   TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH and Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH are hereby approved jointly as the external auditors of the OeNB for the financial year 2006.

BDO Auxilia Treuhand GmbH and Ernst & Young Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH are hereby approved jointly as the alternate external auditors of the OeNB for the financial year 2006.

This mandate may be renewed on a yearly basis, not exceeding a total term of five years, ending with the financial year 2010 at the latest’.

Article 2

This Decision shall be notified to the European Central Bank.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2007.

For the Council

The President

P. STEINBRÜCK

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(1)  
  OJ C 5, 10.1.2007, p. 1.

1

(2)  
  OJ C 34, 10.2.2006, p. 30.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 79, 16.3.2006, p. 25.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/97/EC (OJ L 42, 14.2.2007, p. 24).

4

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Commission

| 2.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 64/37 |
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2.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 64/37

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 February 2007

amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the conditions for the exemption from the exit ban for intra-Community trade and as regards the demarcation of the restricted zones in Bulgaria, France, Germany, and Italy

(notified under document number C(2007) 597)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/146/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular Article 8(3) and Articles 11 and 12 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control rules and measures to combat bluetongue in the Community, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones and a ban on animals leaving those zones. |
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(1)

Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control rules and measures to combat bluetongue in the Community, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones and a ban on animals leaving those zones.

| (2) | Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones (2) provides for the demarcation of the global geographic areas where protection and surveillance zones (the restricted zones) are to be established by the Member States in relation to bluetongue. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones (2) provides for the demarcation of the global geographic areas where protection and surveillance zones (the restricted zones) are to be established by the Member States in relation to bluetongue.

| (3) | Intra-Community trade in ova and embryos complying with the conditions set out in Annex II.C.1 to Decision 2005/393/EC should not require the prior movement approval of the Member State of destination, as no post-collection testing for bluetongue is required, according to the risk assessment carried out by the International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS) and in line with the recommendations of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) as regards that disease. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Intra-Community trade in ova and embryos complying with the conditions set out in Annex II.C.1 to Decision 2005/393/EC should not require the prior movement approval of the Member State of destination, as no post-collection testing for bluetongue is required, according to the risk assessment carried out by the International Embryo Transfer Society (IETS) and in line with the recommendations of the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) as regards that disease.

| (4) | Intra-Community trade in ova and embryos complying with the conditions set out in Annex II.C.2 to Decision 2005/393/EC should not require the prior movement approval of the Member State of destination, as post-collection testing verifies beyond doubt the absence of the disease in the donor animal. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Intra-Community trade in ova and embryos complying with the conditions set out in Annex II.C.2 to Decision 2005/393/EC should not require the prior movement approval of the Member State of destination, as post-collection testing verifies beyond doubt the absence of the disease in the donor animal.

| (5) | On 20 December 2006 France requested the Commission to adapt the demarcation of the restricted zone in France due to the cessation of the vector’s activity in the affected area. |
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(5)

On 20 December 2006 France requested the Commission to adapt the demarcation of the restricted zone in France due to the cessation of the vector’s activity in the affected area.

| (6) | By Decision 2006/762/EC (3), the Commission adopted certain protective measures against bluetongue in Bulgaria to avoid the spread of the disease from the affected area of the administrative district of Burgas in relation to the import into the Community of susceptible animals. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

By Decision 2006/762/EC (3), the Commission adopted certain protective measures against bluetongue in Bulgaria to avoid the spread of the disease from the affected area of the administrative district of Burgas in relation to the import into the Community of susceptible animals.

| (7) | Consequently, Bulgaria being a Member State since 1 January 2007, the affected area should now be included in Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC. |
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(7)

Consequently, Bulgaria being a Member State since 1 January 2007, the affected area should now be included in Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC.

| (8) | On 9 January 2007 Germany informed the Commission of new outbreaks of bluetongue in Hessen and Lower Saxony. In view of those findings, it is appropriate to amend the demarcation of the restricted zone in Germany. |
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(8)

On 9 January 2007 Germany informed the Commission of new outbreaks of bluetongue in Hessen and Lower Saxony. In view of those findings, it is appropriate to amend the demarcation of the restricted zone in Germany.

| (9) | On 10 January 2007, Italy presented a report to the Standing Committee for the Food Chain and Animal Health which concludes that the surveillance system in place in Italy has proved that no seroconversion has occurred in the Region of Marche, since April 2005. |
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(9)

On 10 January 2007, Italy presented a report to the Standing Committee for the Food Chain and Animal Health which concludes that the surveillance system in place in Italy has proved that no seroconversion has occurred in the Region of Marche, since April 2005.

| (10) | Consequently, that region should be considered free of bluetongue and, on the basis of the substantiated request submitted by Italy, deleted from the Italian regions listed under Zone B in Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC. |
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(10)

Consequently, that region should be considered free of bluetongue and, on the basis of the substantiated request submitted by Italy, deleted from the Italian regions listed under Zone B in Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC.

| (11) | Decision 2005/393/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(11)

Decision 2005/393/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (12) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
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(12)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2005/393/EC is amended as follows:

| 1. | In Article 5(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:






  ‘(b) | except in the case of frozen semen and of ova and embryos, the Member State of destination gives its approval prior to the movement.’ |
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1.

In Article 5(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b)

except in the case of frozen semen and of ova and embryos, the Member State of destination gives its approval prior to the movement.’

| 2. | Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. |
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2.

Annex I is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 February 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).

1

(2)  
  OJ L 130, 24.5.2005, p. 22. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/101/EC (OJ L 43, 15.2.2007, p. 40).

2

(3)  
  OJ L 311, 10.11.2006, p. 56.

3

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ANNEX

Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC is amended as follows:

| (1) | The following Zone H is added:

  ‘Zone H
  Bulgaria






  — | Administrative district of Burgas.’ |
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(1)

The following Zone H is added:

‘Zone H

Bulgaria

—

Administrative district of Burgas.’

| (2) | The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) which relates to France is replaced by the following:

  ‘France






  — | Département de l’Aube: arrondissement de Bar-sur-Aube et cantons de Arcis-sur-Aube, de Chapelle-Saint-Luc, de Mery-sur-Seine, de Piney, de Ramerupt, de Troyes (1er, 2ème, 3ème, 4ème, 5ème et 7ème cantons), |
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(2)

The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) which relates to France is replaced by the following:

‘France

—

Département de l’Aube: arrondissement de Bar-sur-Aube et cantons de Arcis-sur-Aube, de Chapelle-Saint-Luc, de Mery-sur-Seine, de Piney, de Ramerupt, de Troyes (1er, 2ème, 3ème, 4ème, 5ème et 7ème cantons),

| — | Département des Ardennes, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département des Ardennes,

| — | Département de l’Aisne, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département de l’Aisne,

| — | Département de la Marne, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département de la Marne,

| — | Département de la Haute-Marne: arrondissement de Saint-Dizier et cantons de Andelot-Blancheville, de Bourmont, de Chaumont-Nord, de Chaumont-Sud, de Clefmont, de Juzennecourt, de Saint-Blin, de Vignory, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département de la Haute-Marne: arrondissement de Saint-Dizier et cantons de Andelot-Blancheville, de Bourmont, de Chaumont-Nord, de Chaumont-Sud, de Clefmont, de Juzennecourt, de Saint-Blin, de Vignory,

| — | Département de la Meurthe-et-Moselle, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département de la Meurthe-et-Moselle,

| — | Département de la Meuse, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département de la Meuse,

| — | Département de la Moselle, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département de la Moselle,

| — | Département du Nord, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département du Nord,

| — | Département de l’Oise: arrondissements de Clermont, de Compiègne et cantons de Beauvais-Nord-Est, de Beauvais-Nord-Ouest, de Beauvais-Sud-Ouest, de Betz, de Crépy-en-Valois, de Crèvecoeur-le-Grand, de Formerie, de Grandvilliers, de Marseille-en-Beauvaisis, de Nanteuil-le-Haudouin, de Nivillers, de Pont Sainte Maxence, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département de l’Oise: arrondissements de Clermont, de Compiègne et cantons de Beauvais-Nord-Est, de Beauvais-Nord-Ouest, de Beauvais-Sud-Ouest, de Betz, de Crépy-en-Valois, de Crèvecoeur-le-Grand, de Formerie, de Grandvilliers, de Marseille-en-Beauvaisis, de Nanteuil-le-Haudouin, de Nivillers, de Pont Sainte Maxence,

| — | Département du Pas-de-Calais, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département du Pas-de-Calais,

| — | Département du Bas-Rhin: arrondissements de Haguenau, de Molsheim, de Saverne, de Strasbourg-campagne, de Strasbourg-ville, de Wissembourg et canton de Obernai, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département du Bas-Rhin: arrondissements de Haguenau, de Molsheim, de Saverne, de Strasbourg-campagne, de Strasbourg-ville, de Wissembourg et canton de Obernai,

| — | Département de Seine-Maritime: cantons de Aumale, de Blangy-sur-Bresle, de Eu, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département de Seine-Maritime: cantons de Aumale, de Blangy-sur-Bresle, de Eu,

| — | Département de Seine-et-Marne: cantons de Ferté-sous-Jouarre, de Lizy-sur-Ourcq, de Rebais, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département de Seine-et-Marne: cantons de Ferté-sous-Jouarre, de Lizy-sur-Ourcq, de Rebais,

| — | Département de la Somme, |
| --- | --- |

—

Département de la Somme,

| — | Département des Vosges: cantons de Bulgnéville, de Charmes, de Châtenois, de Coussey, de Mirecourt, de Neufchâteau, de Raon-l’étape, de Senones, de Vittel.’ |
| --- | --- |

—

Département des Vosges: cantons de Bulgnéville, de Charmes, de Châtenois, de Coussey, de Mirecourt, de Neufchâteau, de Raon-l’étape, de Senones, de Vittel.’

| (3) | The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) which relates to Germany is replaced by the following:

  ‘Germany
  Baden-Württemberg
  Stadtkreis Baden-Baden
  Im Landkreis Enzkreis: Birkenfeld, Eisingen, Illingen, Ispringen, Kämpfelbach, Keltern, Kieselbronn, Knittlingen, Königsbach-Stein, Maulbronn, Mühlacker, Neuenbürg, Neulingen, Ölbronn-Dürrn, Ötisheim, Remchingen, Sternenfels, Straubenhardt
  Stadtkreis Heidelberg
  Stadtkreis Heilbronn
  Im Landkreis Heilbronn: Bad Friedrichshall, Bad Rappenau, Bad Wimpfen, Brackenheim, Cleebronn, Eberstadt, Eppingen, Erlenbach, Gemmingen, Güglingen, Gundelsheim, Hardthausen am Kocher, Ittlingen, Jagsthausen, Kirchardt, Langenbrettach, Leingarten, Möckmühl, Massenbachhausen, Neckarsulm, Neudenau, Neuenstadt am Kocher, Nordheim, Oedheim, Offenau, Pfaffenhofen, Roigheim, Schwaigern, Siegelsbach, Untereisesheim, Widdern, Zaberfeld
  Im Hohenlohekreis: Dörzbach, Forchtenberg, Ingelfingen, Krautheim, Öhringen, Schöntal, Weißbach, Zweiflingen
  Landkreis Karlsruhe
  Stadtkreis Karlsruhe
  Im Landkreis Ludwigsburg: Sachsenheim
  Stadtkreis Mannheim
  Im Main-Tauber-Kreis: Ahorn, Assamstadt, Bad Mergentheim, Boxberg, Freudenberg, Großrinderfeld, Grünsfeld, Igersheim, Königheim, Külsheim, Lauda-Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, Weikersheim, Werbach, Wertheim, Wittighausen
  Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
  Im Ortenaukreis: Achern, Appenweier, Kappelrodeck, Kehl, Lauf, Neuried, Oberkirch, Offenburg, Renchen, Rheinau, Sasbach, Sasbachwalden, Schutterwald, Willstätt
  Stadtkreis Pforzheim
  Landkreis Rastatt
  Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
  Bayern
  Landkreis und Stadt Aschaffenburg
  Landkreis Bad Kissingen
  Im Landkreis Kitzingen: Albertshofen, Biebelried, Bruchbrunn, Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Mainstockheim, Marktsteft, Nordheim am Main, Schwarzach am Main, Sommerach, Sulzfeld am Main, Volkach
  Landkreis Main-Spessart
  Landkreis Miltenberg
  Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld
  Im Landkreis Schweinfurt: Bergrheinfeld, Dittelbrunn, Euerbach, Frankenwinheim, Geldersheim, Gochsheim, Grafenrheinfeld, Grettstadt, Kolitzheim, Niederwerrn, Poppenhausen, Röthlein, Schonungen, Schwanfeld, Schwebheim, Sennfeld, Stadtlauringen, Sulzheim, Üchtelhausen, Waigolshausen, Wasserlosen, Werneck, Wipfeld
  Stadt Schweinfurt
  Landkreis Würzburg ohne die Gemeinden Aub und Bieberehren
  Stadt Würzburg
  Brandenburg
  Im Landkreis Prignitz: Besandten, Eldenburg, Wootz
  Freie Hansestadt Bremen
  Gesamtes Landesgebiet
  Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg
  Gesamtes Landesgebiet
  Hessen
  Gesamtes Landesgebiet
  Mecklenburg-Vorpommen
  Im Landkreis Ludwigslust: Belsch, Bengerstorf, Besitz, Stadt Boizenburg, Brahlstorf, Dersenow, Stadt Dömitz, Gresse, Greven, Gallin, Grebs-Niendorf, Karenz, Leussow, Stadt Lübtheen, Malk Göhren, Malliß, Neu Gülze, Neu Kaliß, Nostorf, Pritzier, Redefin, Schwanheide, Teldau, Tessin/Bzbg., Vellahn, Vielank, Warlitz
  Niedersachsen
  Gesamtes Landesgebiet
  Nordrhein-Westfalen
  Gesamtes Landesgebiet
  Rheinland-Pfalz
  Gesamtes Landesgebiet
  Saarland
  Gesamtes Landesgebiet
  Sachsen-Anhalt
  Landkreis Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
  Landkreis Aschersleben-Staßfurt
  Im Landkreis Bernburg: Güsten
  Landkreis Bördekreis
  Landkreis Halberstadt
  Im Landkreis Jerichower Land: Hohenwarte, Lostau
  Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg
  Im Kreis Mansfelder Land: Abberode, Ahlsdorf, Alterode, Annarode, Arnstedt, Benndorf, Biesenrode, Bräunrode, Braunschwende, Friesdorf, Gorenzen, Greifenhagen, Großörner, Harkerode, Hergisdorf, Hermerode, Hettstedt, Klostermansfeld, Mansfeld, Möllendorf, Molmerswende, Piskaborn, Quenstedt, Ritterode, Ritzgerode, Siebigerode, Stangerode, Sylda, Ulzigerode, Vatterode, Walbeck, Welbsleben, Wiederstedt, Wippra
  Landkreis Ohre-Kreis
  Landkreis Quedlinburg
  Im Landkreis Sangerhausen: Bennungen, Berga, Beyernaumburg, Blankenheim, Breitenbach, Breitenstein, Breitungen, Brücken (Helme), Dietersdorf, Drebsdorf, Edersleben, Emseloh, Gonna, Grillenberg, Großleinungen, Hackpfüffel, Hainrode, Hayn (Harz), Horla, Kelbra (Kyffhäuser), Kleinleinungen, Lengefeld, Martinsrieth, Morungen, Niederröblingen (Helme), Nienstedt, Oberröblingen, Obersdorf, Pölsfeld, Questenberg, Riestedt, Riethnordhausen, Roßla, Rotha, Rottleberode, Sangerhausen, Schwenda, Stolberg (Harz), Tilleda (Kyffhäuser), Uftrungen, Wallhausen, Wettelrode, Wickerode, Wolfsberg
  Im Landkreis Schönebeck: Atzendorf, Biere, Eickendorf, Förderstedt, Löbnitz(Bode), Schönebeck(Elbe), Welsleben
  Im Landkreis Stendal: Aulosen, Badingen, Ballerstedt, Berkau, Bismark (Altmark), Boock, Bretsch, Büste, Dobberkau, Flessau, Gagel, Garlipp, Gladigau, Gollensdorf, Grassau, Groß Garz, Heiligenfelde, Hohenwulsch, Holzhausen, Insel, Käthen, Kläden, Könnigde, Kossebau, Kremkau, Krevese, Lückstedt, Lüderitz, Meßdorf, Möringen, Nahrstedt, Pollitz, Querstedt, Rochau, Rossau, Schäplitz, Schernebeck, Schinne, Schorstedt, Staats, Steinfeld, Tangerhütte, Uchtdorf, Uchtspringe, Vinzelberg, Volgfelde, Wanzer, Windberge, Wittenmoor
  Landkreis Wernigerode
  Schleswig-Holstein
  Im Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg: Alt Mölln, Aumühle, Bälau, Basedow, Basthorst, Besenthal, Börnsen, Borstorf, Breitenfelde, Bröthen, Brunstorf, Buchhorst, Büchen, Dahmker, Dalldorf, Dassendorf, Elmenhorst, Escheburg, Fitzen, Fuhlenhagen, Geesthacht, Göttin, Grabau, Grambek, Groß Pampau, Grove, Gudow, Gülzow, Güster, Hamfelde, Hamwarde, Havekost, Hohenhorn, Hornbek, Juliusburg, Kankelau, Kasseburg, Klein Pampau, Koberg, Köthel, Kollow, Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf, Krüzen, Krukow, Kuddewörde, Langenlehsten, Lanze, Lauenburg/Elbe, Lehmrade, Linau, Lütau, Möhnsen, Mölln, Mühlenrade, Müssen, Niendorf/Stecknitz, Poggensee, Roseburg, Forstgutsbezirk Sachsenwald, Sahms, Schnakenbek, Schönberg, Schretstaken, Schulendorf, Schwarzenbek, Siebeneichen, Sirksfelde, Talkau, Tramm, Walksfelde, Wangelau, Wentorf bei Hamburg, Wentorf (Amt Sandesneben), Wiershop, Witzeeze, Wohltorf, Woltersdorf, Worth
  Im Kreis Pinneberg: Appen, Barmstedt, Bevern, Bilsen, Bönningstedt, Bokholt-Hanredder, Borstel-Hohenraden, Bullenkuhlen, Ellerbek, Ellerhoop, Elmshorn, Groß Nordende, Halstenbek, Haselau, Haseldorf, Hasloh, Heede, Heidgraben, Heist, Hemdingen, Hetlingen, Holm, Klein Nordende, Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Kölln-Reisiek, Kummerfeld, Seester, Moorrege, Neuendeich, Pinneberg, Prisdorf, Quickborn, Raa-Besenbek, Rellingen, Schenefeld, Seester, Seestermühe, Seeth-Ekholt, Tangstedt, Tornesch, Uetersen, Wedel
  Im Kreis Segeberg: Alveslohe, Ellerau, Henstedt-Ulzburg, Norderstedt
  Im Kreis Steinburg: Altenmoor, Borsfleth, Engelbrechtsche Wildnis, Glückstadt, Herzhorn, Horst (Holstein), Kiebitzreihe, Kollmar, Neuendorf b. Elmshorn, Sommerland
  Im Kreis Stormarn: Ahrensburg, Ammersbek, Bargteheide, Barsbuettel, Braak, Brunsbek, Delingsdorf, Glinde, Grande, Groenwohld, Grossensee, Grosshansdorf, Hamfelde, Hammoor, Hohenfelde, Hoisdorf, Jersbek, Koethel, Luetjensee, Oststeinbek, Rausdorf, Reinbek, Siek, Stapelfeld, Steinburg, Tangstedt, Todendorf, Trittau, Witzhave
  Thüringen
  Landkreis Eichsfeld
  Stadt Eisenach
  Stadt Erfurt
  Landkreis Gotha
  Im Landkreis Hildburghausen: Eichenberg, Grub, Haina, Henfstedt, Marisfeld, Mendhausen, Oberstadt, Schmeheim, Themar, Westenfeld
  Im Ilmkreis: Angelroda, Arnstadt, Elgersburg, Frankenhain, Gehlberg, Geraberg, Geschwenda, Gossel, Graefenroda, Ichtershausen, Liebenstein, Plaue, Wachsenburggemeinde
  Im Kyffhäuserkreis: Abtsbessingen, Artern/Unstrut, Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser, Badra, Bellstedt, Bendeleben, Borxleben, Bretleben, Clingen, Ebeleben, Esperstedt, Etzleben, Freienbessingen, Göllingen, Gorsleben, Greußen, Großenehrich, Günserode, Hachelbich, Helbedündorf, Heldrungen, Holzsußra, Ichstedt, Niederbösa, Oberbösa, Oldisleben, Ringleben, Rockstedt, Rottleben, Schernberg, Seega, Sondershausen, Steinthaleben, Thüringenhausen, Topfstedt, Trebra, Voigtstedt, Wasserthaleben, Westgreußen, Wolferschwenda
  Landkreis Nordhausen
  Im Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen: Altersbach, Aschenhausen, Bauerbach, Behrungen, Belrieth, Benshausen, Berkach, Bermbach, Bibra, Birx, Breitungen/Werra, Brotterode, Christes, Dillstädt, Einhausen, Ellingshausen, Erbenhausen, Fambach, Floh-Seligenthal, Frankenheim/Rhön, Friedelshausen, Henneberg, Herpf, Heßles, Hümpfershausen, Jüchsen, Kaltensundheim, Kaltenwestheim, Kleinschmalkalden, Kühndorf, Leutersdorf, Mehmels, Meiningen, Melpers, Metzels, Neubrunn, Nordheim, Oberhof, Oberkatz, Obermaßfeld-Grimmenthal, Oberschönau, Oberweid, Oepfershausen, Queienfeld, Rentwertshausen, Rhönblick, Rippershausen, Ritschenhausen, Rohr, Rosa, Roßdorf, Rotterode, Schmalkalden, Schwallungen, Schwarza, Schwickershausen, Springstille, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Stepfershausen, Sülzfeld, Trusetal, Unterkatz, Untermaßfeld, Unterschönau, Unterweid, Utendorf, Vachdorf, Viernau, Wahns, Wallbach, Walldorf, Wasungen, Wernshausen, Wölfershausen, Wolfmannshausen, Zella-Mehlis
  Im Landkreis Sömmerda: Alperstedt, Andisleben, Bilzingsleben, Büchel, Elxleben, Frömmstedt, Gangloffsömmern, Gebesee, Griefstedt, Großrudestedt, Günstedt, Haßleben, Henschleben, Herrnschwende, Kannawurf, Kindelbrück, Nöda, Riethgen, Riethnordhausen, Ringleben, Schloßvippach, Schwerstedt, Sömmerda, Straußfurt, Udestedt, Walschleben, Weißensee, Werningshausen, Witterda, Wundersleben
  Stadt Suhl
  Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
  Wartburgkreis’ |
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(3)

The list of restricted zones in Zone F (serotype 8) which relates to Germany is replaced by the following:

‘Germany

Baden-Württemberg

Stadtkreis Baden-Baden

Im Landkreis Enzkreis: Birkenfeld, Eisingen, Illingen, Ispringen, Kämpfelbach, Keltern, Kieselbronn, Knittlingen, Königsbach-Stein, Maulbronn, Mühlacker, Neuenbürg, Neulingen, Ölbronn-Dürrn, Ötisheim, Remchingen, Sternenfels, Straubenhardt

Stadtkreis Heidelberg

Stadtkreis Heilbronn

Im Landkreis Heilbronn: Bad Friedrichshall, Bad Rappenau, Bad Wimpfen, Brackenheim, Cleebronn, Eberstadt, Eppingen, Erlenbach, Gemmingen, Güglingen, Gundelsheim, Hardthausen am Kocher, Ittlingen, Jagsthausen, Kirchardt, Langenbrettach, Leingarten, Möckmühl, Massenbachhausen, Neckarsulm, Neudenau, Neuenstadt am Kocher, Nordheim, Oedheim, Offenau, Pfaffenhofen, Roigheim, Schwaigern, Siegelsbach, Untereisesheim, Widdern, Zaberfeld

Im Hohenlohekreis: Dörzbach, Forchtenberg, Ingelfingen, Krautheim, Öhringen, Schöntal, Weißbach, Zweiflingen

Landkreis Karlsruhe

Stadtkreis Karlsruhe

Im Landkreis Ludwigsburg: Sachsenheim

Stadtkreis Mannheim

Im Main-Tauber-Kreis: Ahorn, Assamstadt, Bad Mergentheim, Boxberg, Freudenberg, Großrinderfeld, Grünsfeld, Igersheim, Königheim, Külsheim, Lauda-Königshofen, Tauberbischofsheim, Weikersheim, Werbach, Wertheim, Wittighausen

Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

Im Ortenaukreis: Achern, Appenweier, Kappelrodeck, Kehl, Lauf, Neuried, Oberkirch, Offenburg, Renchen, Rheinau, Sasbach, Sasbachwalden, Schutterwald, Willstätt

Stadtkreis Pforzheim

Landkreis Rastatt

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Bayern

Landkreis und Stadt Aschaffenburg

Landkreis Bad Kissingen

Im Landkreis Kitzingen: Albertshofen, Biebelried, Bruchbrunn, Dettelbach, Kitzingen, Mainstockheim, Marktsteft, Nordheim am Main, Schwarzach am Main, Sommerach, Sulzfeld am Main, Volkach

Landkreis Main-Spessart

Landkreis Miltenberg

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Im Landkreis Schweinfurt: Bergrheinfeld, Dittelbrunn, Euerbach, Frankenwinheim, Geldersheim, Gochsheim, Grafenrheinfeld, Grettstadt, Kolitzheim, Niederwerrn, Poppenhausen, Röthlein, Schonungen, Schwanfeld, Schwebheim, Sennfeld, Stadtlauringen, Sulzheim, Üchtelhausen, Waigolshausen, Wasserlosen, Werneck, Wipfeld

Stadt Schweinfurt

Landkreis Würzburg ohne die Gemeinden Aub und Bieberehren

Stadt Würzburg

Brandenburg

Im Landkreis Prignitz: Besandten, Eldenburg, Wootz

Freie Hansestadt Bremen

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Hessen

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Mecklenburg-Vorpommen

Im Landkreis Ludwigslust: Belsch, Bengerstorf, Besitz, Stadt Boizenburg, Brahlstorf, Dersenow, Stadt Dömitz, Gresse, Greven, Gallin, Grebs-Niendorf, Karenz, Leussow, Stadt Lübtheen, Malk Göhren, Malliß, Neu Gülze, Neu Kaliß, Nostorf, Pritzier, Redefin, Schwanheide, Teldau, Tessin/Bzbg., Vellahn, Vielank, Warlitz

Niedersachsen

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Nordrhein-Westfalen

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Rheinland-Pfalz

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Saarland

Gesamtes Landesgebiet

Sachsen-Anhalt

Landkreis Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

Landkreis Aschersleben-Staßfurt

Im Landkreis Bernburg: Güsten

Landkreis Bördekreis

Landkreis Halberstadt

Im Landkreis Jerichower Land: Hohenwarte, Lostau

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

Im Kreis Mansfelder Land: Abberode, Ahlsdorf, Alterode, Annarode, Arnstedt, Benndorf, Biesenrode, Bräunrode, Braunschwende, Friesdorf, Gorenzen, Greifenhagen, Großörner, Harkerode, Hergisdorf, Hermerode, Hettstedt, Klostermansfeld, Mansfeld, Möllendorf, Molmerswende, Piskaborn, Quenstedt, Ritterode, Ritzgerode, Siebigerode, Stangerode, Sylda, Ulzigerode, Vatterode, Walbeck, Welbsleben, Wiederstedt, Wippra

Landkreis Ohre-Kreis

Landkreis Quedlinburg

Im Landkreis Sangerhausen: Bennungen, Berga, Beyernaumburg, Blankenheim, Breitenbach, Breitenstein, Breitungen, Brücken (Helme), Dietersdorf, Drebsdorf, Edersleben, Emseloh, Gonna, Grillenberg, Großleinungen, Hackpfüffel, Hainrode, Hayn (Harz), Horla, Kelbra (Kyffhäuser), Kleinleinungen, Lengefeld, Martinsrieth, Morungen, Niederröblingen (Helme), Nienstedt, Oberröblingen, Obersdorf, Pölsfeld, Questenberg, Riestedt, Riethnordhausen, Roßla, Rotha, Rottleberode, Sangerhausen, Schwenda, Stolberg (Harz), Tilleda (Kyffhäuser), Uftrungen, Wallhausen, Wettelrode, Wickerode, Wolfsberg

Im Landkreis Schönebeck: Atzendorf, Biere, Eickendorf, Förderstedt, Löbnitz(Bode), Schönebeck(Elbe), Welsleben

Im Landkreis Stendal: Aulosen, Badingen, Ballerstedt, Berkau, Bismark (Altmark), Boock, Bretsch, Büste, Dobberkau, Flessau, Gagel, Garlipp, Gladigau, Gollensdorf, Grassau, Groß Garz, Heiligenfelde, Hohenwulsch, Holzhausen, Insel, Käthen, Kläden, Könnigde, Kossebau, Kremkau, Krevese, Lückstedt, Lüderitz, Meßdorf, Möringen, Nahrstedt, Pollitz, Querstedt, Rochau, Rossau, Schäplitz, Schernebeck, Schinne, Schorstedt, Staats, Steinfeld, Tangerhütte, Uchtdorf, Uchtspringe, Vinzelberg, Volgfelde, Wanzer, Windberge, Wittenmoor

Landkreis Wernigerode

Schleswig-Holstein

Im Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg: Alt Mölln, Aumühle, Bälau, Basedow, Basthorst, Besenthal, Börnsen, Borstorf, Breitenfelde, Bröthen, Brunstorf, Buchhorst, Büchen, Dahmker, Dalldorf, Dassendorf, Elmenhorst, Escheburg, Fitzen, Fuhlenhagen, Geesthacht, Göttin, Grabau, Grambek, Groß Pampau, Grove, Gudow, Gülzow, Güster, Hamfelde, Hamwarde, Havekost, Hohenhorn, Hornbek, Juliusburg, Kankelau, Kasseburg, Klein Pampau, Koberg, Köthel, Kollow, Kröppelshagen-Fahrendorf, Krüzen, Krukow, Kuddewörde, Langenlehsten, Lanze, Lauenburg/Elbe, Lehmrade, Linau, Lütau, Möhnsen, Mölln, Mühlenrade, Müssen, Niendorf/Stecknitz, Poggensee, Roseburg, Forstgutsbezirk Sachsenwald, Sahms, Schnakenbek, Schönberg, Schretstaken, Schulendorf, Schwarzenbek, Siebeneichen, Sirksfelde, Talkau, Tramm, Walksfelde, Wangelau, Wentorf bei Hamburg, Wentorf (Amt Sandesneben), Wiershop, Witzeeze, Wohltorf, Woltersdorf, Worth

Im Kreis Pinneberg: Appen, Barmstedt, Bevern, Bilsen, Bönningstedt, Bokholt-Hanredder, Borstel-Hohenraden, Bullenkuhlen, Ellerbek, Ellerhoop, Elmshorn, Groß Nordende, Halstenbek, Haselau, Haseldorf, Hasloh, Heede, Heidgraben, Heist, Hemdingen, Hetlingen, Holm, Klein Nordende, Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Kölln-Reisiek, Kummerfeld, Seester, Moorrege, Neuendeich, Pinneberg, Prisdorf, Quickborn, Raa-Besenbek, Rellingen, Schenefeld, Seester, Seestermühe, Seeth-Ekholt, Tangstedt, Tornesch, Uetersen, Wedel

Im Kreis Segeberg: Alveslohe, Ellerau, Henstedt-Ulzburg, Norderstedt

Im Kreis Steinburg: Altenmoor, Borsfleth, Engelbrechtsche Wildnis, Glückstadt, Herzhorn, Horst (Holstein), Kiebitzreihe, Kollmar, Neuendorf b. Elmshorn, Sommerland

Im Kreis Stormarn: Ahrensburg, Ammersbek, Bargteheide, Barsbuettel, Braak, Brunsbek, Delingsdorf, Glinde, Grande, Groenwohld, Grossensee, Grosshansdorf, Hamfelde, Hammoor, Hohenfelde, Hoisdorf, Jersbek, Koethel, Luetjensee, Oststeinbek, Rausdorf, Reinbek, Siek, Stapelfeld, Steinburg, Tangstedt, Todendorf, Trittau, Witzhave

Thüringen

Landkreis Eichsfeld

Stadt Eisenach

Stadt Erfurt

Landkreis Gotha

Im Landkreis Hildburghausen: Eichenberg, Grub, Haina, Henfstedt, Marisfeld, Mendhausen, Oberstadt, Schmeheim, Themar, Westenfeld

Im Ilmkreis: Angelroda, Arnstadt, Elgersburg, Frankenhain, Gehlberg, Geraberg, Geschwenda, Gossel, Graefenroda, Ichtershausen, Liebenstein, Plaue, Wachsenburggemeinde

Im Kyffhäuserkreis: Abtsbessingen, Artern/Unstrut, Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser, Badra, Bellstedt, Bendeleben, Borxleben, Bretleben, Clingen, Ebeleben, Esperstedt, Etzleben, Freienbessingen, Göllingen, Gorsleben, Greußen, Großenehrich, Günserode, Hachelbich, Helbedündorf, Heldrungen, Holzsußra, Ichstedt, Niederbösa, Oberbösa, Oldisleben, Ringleben, Rockstedt, Rottleben, Schernberg, Seega, Sondershausen, Steinthaleben, Thüringenhausen, Topfstedt, Trebra, Voigtstedt, Wasserthaleben, Westgreußen, Wolferschwenda

Landkreis Nordhausen

Im Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen: Altersbach, Aschenhausen, Bauerbach, Behrungen, Belrieth, Benshausen, Berkach, Bermbach, Bibra, Birx, Breitungen/Werra, Brotterode, Christes, Dillstädt, Einhausen, Ellingshausen, Erbenhausen, Fambach, Floh-Seligenthal, Frankenheim/Rhön, Friedelshausen, Henneberg, Herpf, Heßles, Hümpfershausen, Jüchsen, Kaltensundheim, Kaltenwestheim, Kleinschmalkalden, Kühndorf, Leutersdorf, Mehmels, Meiningen, Melpers, Metzels, Neubrunn, Nordheim, Oberhof, Oberkatz, Obermaßfeld-Grimmenthal, Oberschönau, Oberweid, Oepfershausen, Queienfeld, Rentwertshausen, Rhönblick, Rippershausen, Ritschenhausen, Rohr, Rosa, Roßdorf, Rotterode, Schmalkalden, Schwallungen, Schwarza, Schwickershausen, Springstille, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Stepfershausen, Sülzfeld, Trusetal, Unterkatz, Untermaßfeld, Unterschönau, Unterweid, Utendorf, Vachdorf, Viernau, Wahns, Wallbach, Walldorf, Wasungen, Wernshausen, Wölfershausen, Wolfmannshausen, Zella-Mehlis

Im Landkreis Sömmerda: Alperstedt, Andisleben, Bilzingsleben, Büchel, Elxleben, Frömmstedt, Gangloffsömmern, Gebesee, Griefstedt, Großrudestedt, Günstedt, Haßleben, Henschleben, Herrnschwende, Kannawurf, Kindelbrück, Nöda, Riethgen, Riethnordhausen, Ringleben, Schloßvippach, Schwerstedt, Sömmerda, Straußfurt, Udestedt, Walschleben, Weißensee, Werningshausen, Witterda, Wundersleben

Stadt Suhl

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

Wartburgkreis’

| (4) | The list of restricted zones in Zone B (serotype 2) is replaced by the following:

  ‘Zone B (serotype 2)
  Italy







  Abruzzo | : | L’Aquila with the exception of all municipalities belonging to the local health unit of Avezzano-Sulmona |
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| Lazio | : | Rieti, Roma, Viterbo |
| Toscana | : | Grosseto |
| Umbria | : | Terni and Perugia’ |

(4)

The list of restricted zones in Zone B (serotype 2) is replaced by the following:

‘Zone B (serotype 2)

Italy

Abruzzo

:

L’Aquila with the exception of all municipalities belonging to the local health unit of Avezzano-Sulmona

Lazio

:

Rieti, Roma, Viterbo

Toscana

:

Grosseto

Umbria

:

Terni and Perugia’

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III Acts adopted under the EU Treaty

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

| 2.3.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 64/44 |
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2.3.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 64/44

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COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2007/147/CFSP

of 27 February 2007

repealing Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP on the European Union military operation in support of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the election process

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 27 April 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP (1) on the European Union military operation in support of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the election process (Operation EUFOR RD Congo). |
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(1)

On 27 April 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP (1) on the European Union military operation in support of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the election process (Operation EUFOR RD Congo).

| (2) | The military operation was launched on 12 June 2006 by Council Decision 2006/412/CFSP (2) and ended on 30 November 2006 as set out in Article 15(2) of Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP. Subsequently all forces have been redeployed from the area of operations. |
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(2)

The military operation was launched on 12 June 2006 by Council Decision 2006/412/CFSP (2) and ended on 30 November 2006 as set out in Article 15(2) of Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP. Subsequently all forces have been redeployed from the area of operations.

| (3) | Council Decision 2004/197/CFSP of 23 February 2004 establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations having military or defence implications (3) (Athena) determines the procedures for the audit and presentation of the accounts of an operation. |
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(3)

Council Decision 2004/197/CFSP of 23 February 2004 establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations having military or defence implications (3) (Athena) determines the procedures for the audit and presentation of the accounts of an operation.

| (4) | In accordance with Article 15(3) thereof, Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP should be repealed, |
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(4)

In accordance with Article 15(3) thereof, Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP is hereby repealed. This shall not affect the procedures foreseen in Decision 2004/197/CFSP regarding the audit and presentation of the accounts of the operation.

Article 2

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Article 3

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2007.

For the Council

The President

P. STEINBRÜCK

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(1)  
  OJ L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 98.

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(2)  
  OJ L 163, 15.6.2006, p. 16.

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(3)  
  OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 68. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/91/CFSP (OJ L 41, 13.2.2007, p. 11).

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