# Official Journal L 263/2006

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 4923 September 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2555

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 263

English edition

Legislation

Volume 4923 September 2006

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| Contents | | I   Acts whose publication is obligatory | page |
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| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1401/2006 of 22 September 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 1 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1402/2006 of 22 September 2006 establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in ICES zone IV (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands | 3 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1403/2006 of 22 September 2006 establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in ICES zone VIIIa, b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium | 5 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1404/2006 of 22 September 2006 establishing a prohibition of fishing for plaice in ICES zone IIIa Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands | 7 |
| | * | Commission Directive 2006/76/EC of 22 September 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the specification of the active substance chlorothalonil (
  1
  ) | 9 |

Contents

I   Acts whose publication is obligatory

page

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1401/2006 of 22 September 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

1

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1402/2006 of 22 September 2006 establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in ICES zone IV (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

3

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1403/2006 of 22 September 2006 establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in ICES zone VIIIa, b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium

5

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1404/2006 of 22 September 2006 establishing a prohibition of fishing for plaice in ICES zone IIIa Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

7

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Commission Directive 2006/76/EC of 22 September 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the specification of the active substance chlorothalonil (
  1
  )

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| | | II   Acts whose publication is not obligatory |
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| | | Commission |
| | * | Commission Decision of 20 September 2006 setting up the High Level Group on Multilingualism | 12 |
| | * | Commission Decision of 20 September 2006 amending Decisions 2005/723/EC and 2005/873/EC on the Community’s financial contribution for programmes for the eradication and monitoring of certain TSEs in the Member States for the year 2006
  (notified under document number C(2006) 4150) | 14 |

II   Acts whose publication is not obligatory

Commission

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Commission Decision of 20 September 2006 setting up the High Level Group on Multilingualism

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Commission Decision of 20 September 2006 amending Decisions 2005/723/EC and 2005/873/EC on the Community’s financial contribution for programmes for the eradication and monitoring of certain TSEs in the Member States for the year 2006
  (notified under document number C(2006) 4150)

(notified under document number C(2006) 4150)

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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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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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I Acts whose publication is obligatory

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1401/2006

of 22 September 2006

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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

Whereas:

| (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 23 September 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 September 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

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ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 22 September 2006 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 | 052 | 70,3 |
| 096 | 23,6 |
| 999 | 47,0 |
| 0707 00 05 | 052 | 72,0 |
| 999 | 72,0 |
| 0709 90 70 | 052 | 89,5 |
| 999 | 89,5 |
| 0805 50 10 | 052 | 68,5 |
| 388 | 59,8 |
| 524 | 54,9 |
| 528 | 56,1 |
| 999 | 59,8 |
| 0806 10 10 | 052 | 72,4 |
| 400 | 151,9 |
| 624 | 137,1 |
| 999 | 120,5 |
| 0808 10 80 | 388 | 92,6 |
| 400 | 95,6 |
| 508 | 82,4 |
| 512 | 89,3 |
| 528 | 74,1 |
| 720 | 90,3 |
| 800 | 166,5 |
| 804 | 90,4 |
| 999 | 97,7 |
| 0808 20 50 | 052 | 110,5 |
| 388 | 92,1 |
| 720 | 74,4 |
| 999 | 92,3 |
| 0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90 | 052 | 122,9 |
| 999 | 122,9 |
| 0809 40 05 | 052 | 110,1 |
| 066 | 78,8 |
| 098 | 29,3 |
| 624 | 134,8 |
| 999 | 88,3 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

052

70,3

096

23,6

999

47,0

0707 00 05

052

72,0

999

72,0

0709 90 70

052

89,5

999

89,5

0805 50 10

052

68,5

388

59,8

524

54,9

528

56,1

999

59,8

0806 10 10

052

72,4

400

151,9

624

137,1

999

120,5

0808 10 80

388

92,6

400

95,6

508

82,4

512

89,3

528

74,1

720

90,3

800

166,5

804

90,4

999

97,7

0808 20 50

052

110,5

388

92,1

720

74,4

999

92,3

0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90

052

122,9

999

122,9

0809 40 05

052

110,1

066

78,8

098

29,3

624

134,8

999

88,3

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

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1402/2006

of 22 September 2006

establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in ICES zone IV (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006. |
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(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006.

| (3) | It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing, |
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(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.

Article 3

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, 22 September 2006.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST

Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

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(1)  
  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

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(2)  
  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).

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(3)  
  OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2006 (OJ L 230, 24.8.2006, p. 4).

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ANNEX

| No | 29 |
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| Member State | The Netherlands |
| Stock | ANF/04-N. |
| Species | Anglerfish (Lophiidae) |
| Zone | IV (Norwegian waters) |
| Date | 19 August 2006 |

No

29

Member State

The Netherlands

Stock

ANF/04-N.

Species

Anglerfish (Lophiidae)

Zone

IV (Norwegian waters)

Date

19 August 2006

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1403/2006

of 22 September 2006

establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in ICES zone VIIIa, b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006. |
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(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006.

| (3) | It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing, |
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(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.

Article 3

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, 22 September 2006.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST

Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

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(1)  
  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

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(2)  
  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).

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(3)  
  OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2006 (OJ L 230, 24.8.2006, p. 4).

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ANNEX

| No | 31 |
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| Member State | Belgium |
| Stock | SOL/8AB. |
| Species | Common sole (Solea solea) |
| Zone | VIIIa, b |
| Date | 9 September 2006 |

No

31

Member State

Belgium

Stock

SOL/8AB.

Species

Common sole (Solea solea)

Zone

VIIIa, b

Date

9 September 2006

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1404/2006

of 22 September 2006

establishing a prohibition of fishing for plaice in ICES zone IIIa Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006.

| (2) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006. |
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(2)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006.

| (3) | It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing, |
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(3)

It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.

Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 22 September 2006.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST

Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

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(1)  
  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

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(2)  
  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).

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(3)  
  OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2006 (OJ L 230, 24.8.2006, p. 4).

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ANNEX

| No | 30 |
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| Member State | The Netherlands |
| Stock | PLE/03AN. |
| Species | Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) |
| Zone | IIIa Skagerrak |
| Date | 5 August 2006 |

No

30

Member State

The Netherlands

Stock

PLE/03AN.

Species

Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

Zone

IIIa Skagerrak

Date

5 August 2006

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/76/EC

of 22 September 2006

amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the specification of the active substance chlorothalonil

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the second indent of the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | After a review in which the Netherlands acted as Rapporteur Member State, Commission Directive 2005/53/EC (2) added the active substance chlorothalonil to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Directive 2005/53/EC provides for maximum levels for certain impurities. Following the Commission’s usual practice, these levels were based on specifications drafted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations as regards the purity and levels of impurities contained in active substances, and in particular a publication of February 2005. Those specifications set a maximum level for hexachlorobenzene of 0,01 g/kg active substance. However, the FAO has issued a further set of specifications for chlorothalonil (3), which became available in December 2005, after the adoption of Directive 2005/53/EC. These specifications completed and formally repealed the specifications of February 2005 that were taken into consideration when that Directive was adopted. The new specifications set a maximum level for hexachlorobenzene of 0,04 g/kg active substance. |
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(1)

After a review in which the Netherlands acted as Rapporteur Member State, Commission Directive 2005/53/EC (2) added the active substance chlorothalonil to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Directive 2005/53/EC provides for maximum levels for certain impurities. Following the Commission’s usual practice, these levels were based on specifications drafted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations as regards the purity and levels of impurities contained in active substances, and in particular a publication of February 2005. Those specifications set a maximum level for hexachlorobenzene of 0,01 g/kg active substance. However, the FAO has issued a further set of specifications for chlorothalonil (3), which became available in December 2005, after the adoption of Directive 2005/53/EC. These specifications completed and formally repealed the specifications of February 2005 that were taken into consideration when that Directive was adopted. The new specifications set a maximum level for hexachlorobenzene of 0,04 g/kg active substance.

| (2) | Although the Community is entitled to set its own level of protection for public health, animal health and the environment, it has been examined whether the purity levels laid down by Directive 2005/53/EC could be adjusted to reflect the new FAO specifications. |
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(2)

Although the Community is entitled to set its own level of protection for public health, animal health and the environment, it has been examined whether the purity levels laid down by Directive 2005/53/EC could be adjusted to reflect the new FAO specifications.

| (3) | The Netherlands, after carrying out an ad hoc toxicological and ecotoxicological assessment, reached the conclusion that such a modification does not generate risks in addition to those already taken into account when chlorothalonil was added to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. This conclusion was communicated to the other Member States, which agreed. In the light of this conclusion, and of the special circumstances of this case, the Commission considers that it is justified to modify the specification for chlorothalonil. |
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(3)

The Netherlands, after carrying out an ad hoc toxicological and ecotoxicological assessment, reached the conclusion that such a modification does not generate risks in addition to those already taken into account when chlorothalonil was added to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. This conclusion was communicated to the other Member States, which agreed. In the light of this conclusion, and of the special circumstances of this case, the Commission considers that it is justified to modify the specification for chlorothalonil.

| (4) | Since Directive 2005/53/EC requires Member States to apply its Article 2 from 1 September 2006, the amended specification for chlorothalonil should also apply from this date, without prejudice to the other deadlines laid down by Article 3 of Directive 2005/53/EC. As a consequence, this Directive should enter into force as quickly as possible. |
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(4)

Since Directive 2005/53/EC requires Member States to apply its Article 2 from 1 September 2006, the amended specification for chlorothalonil should also apply from this date, without prejudice to the other deadlines laid down by Article 3 of Directive 2005/53/EC. As a consequence, this Directive should enter into force as quickly as possible.

| (5) | It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly. |
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(5)

It is therefore appropriate to amend Directive 91/414/EEC accordingly.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
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(6)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

Member States shall adopt and publish by 31 August 2006 at the latest the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

They shall apply those provisions from 1 September 2006.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

Article 3

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

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 September 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/75/EC (OJ L 248, 12.9.2006, p. 3).

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(2)  
  OJ L 241, 17.9.2005, p. 51.

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(3)  FAO Specifications and Evaluations for Agricultural Pesticides — Chlorothalonil (Tetrachloroisophtalonitrile) (December 2005).

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ANNEX

In Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC, row 102 is replaced by the following:

| No | Common Name, Identification Numbers | IUPAC Name | Purity (1) | Entry into force | Expiration of inclusion | Specific provisions |
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| ‘102 | Chlorothalonil
  CAS No 1897-45-6
  CIPAC No 288 | Tetrachloroisophthalonitrile | 985 g/kg






  — | Hexachlorobenzene: not more than 0,04 g/kg |

No

Common Name, Identification Numbers

IUPAC Name

Purity (1)

Entry into force

Expiration of inclusion

Specific provisions

‘102

Chlorothalonil

CAS No 1897-45-6

CIPAC No 288

Tetrachloroisophthalonitrile

985 g/kg

—

Hexachlorobenzene: not more than 0,04 g/kg

| — | Decachlorobiphenyl: not more than 0,03 g/kg |
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—

Decachlorobiphenyl: not more than 0,03 g/kg

1 March 2006

28 February 2016

PART A

Only uses as fungicide may be authorised.

PART B

For the implementation of the uniform principles of Annex VI, the conclusions of the review report on chlorothalonil, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 15 February 2005 shall be taken into account.

In this overall assessment Members States must pay particular attention to the protection of:

| — | aquatic organisms, |
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—

aquatic organisms,

| — | groundwater, in particular with regards to the active substance and its metabolites R417888 and R611965 (SDS46851), when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climate conditions. |
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—

groundwater, in particular with regards to the active substance and its metabolites R417888 and R611965 (SDS46851), when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climate conditions.

Conditions of use should include risk mitigation measures, where appropriate.’

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(1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 September 2006

setting up the High Level Group on Multilingualism

(2006/644/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 149(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community assigned the Community the task of developing the European dimension in education, particularly through the teaching and dissemination of the languages of the Member States. |
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(1)

Article 149(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community assigned the Community the task of developing the European dimension in education, particularly through the teaching and dissemination of the languages of the Member States.

| (2) | With a view to developing a new strategy for multilingualism, in accordance with the Communication from the Commission entitled ‘A new framework strategy for multilingualism’ (1), the Commission may need to call upon the expertise of specialists in an advisory body. |
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(2)

With a view to developing a new strategy for multilingualism, in accordance with the Communication from the Commission entitled ‘A new framework strategy for multilingualism’ (1), the Commission may need to call upon the expertise of specialists in an advisory body.

| (3) | It is therefore necessary to set up a group of experts in the field of multilingualism and to define its tasks and its structure. |
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(3)

It is therefore necessary to set up a group of experts in the field of multilingualism and to define its tasks and its structure.

| (4) | The group should help to provide support and advice in developing initiatives, as well as fresh impetus and ideas for a comprehensive approach to multilingualism in the European Union. |
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(4)

The group should help to provide support and advice in developing initiatives, as well as fresh impetus and ideas for a comprehensive approach to multilingualism in the European Union.

| (5) | The group should be composed of eight to twelve members. |
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(5)

The group should be composed of eight to twelve members.

| (6) | Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be provided for, without prejudice to the Commission’s rules on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (2). |
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(6)

Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be provided for, without prejudice to the Commission’s rules on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (2).

| (7) | Personal data relating to members of the group should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3), |
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(7)

Personal data relating to members of the group should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The High Level Group on Multilingualism

The High Level Group on Multilingualism, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’, is hereby set up.

Article 2

Task

The group’s task shall be to bring about an exchange of ideas, experience and good practice in the field of multilingualism and to make recommendations to the Commission for actions in this domain.

Article 3

Consultation

1.   The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to multilingualism.

2.   The Chairperson of the group may advise the Commission that it is desirable to consult the Group on a specific question.

Article 4

Composition — Appointment

1.   The group shall be composed of eight to twelve members.

2.   The members of the group shall be appointed by the Commission from specialists with competence in multilingualism.

3.   The members shall be appointed in a personal capacity and shall advise the Commission independently of any outside influence.

4.   Members of the group shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced or their mandate is renewed.

5.   Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the group’s deliberations, who resign or who do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 3 of this Article or Article 287 of the Treaty may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office.

6.   Members appointed in a personal capacity shall each year sign an undertaking to act in the public interest and a declaration indicating the absence or existence of any interest which may undermine their objectivity.

7.   The names of members appointed individually shall be published on the Internet site of DG EAC. The names of members shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 (4).

Article 5

Operation

1.   The group shall be chaired by the member of the Commission responsible for multilingualism.

2.   In agreement with the Commission, sub-groups may be set up to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the group. Such groups shall be dissolved as soon as their mandates are fulfilled.

3.   The Commission’s representative may ask experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the group’s or sub-group’s deliberations if this is useful and/or necessary.

4.   Information obtained by participating in the deliberations of a group or sub-group may not be divulged if, in the opinion of the Commission, that information relates to confidential matters.

5.   The group and its sub-groups shall normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by it. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the group and its sub-groups.

6.   The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission.

7.   The Commission may publish [on the Internet], in the original language of the document concerned, any summary, conclusion, or partial conclusion or working document of the group.

Article 6

Meeting expenses

The Commission shall reimburse travel and, where appropriate, subsistence expenses for members, experts and observers in connection with the group’s activities in accordance with the Commission’s rules on the compensation of external experts.

The members, experts and observers shall not be remunerated for the services they render.

Meeting expenses are reimbursed within the limits of the annual budget allocated to the group by the responsible Commission services.

Article 7

Entry into force

The Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2006.

For the Commission

Ján FIGEĽ

Member of the Commission

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(1)  COM(2005) 596 final.

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(2)  
  OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/548/EC, Euratom (OJ L 215, 5.8.2006, p. 38).

2

(3)  
  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

3

(4)  In duly substantiated cases, exemptions may be made to the rule governing publication of the names of members.

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| 23.9.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 263/14 |
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23.9.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 263/14

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 September 2006

amending Decisions 2005/723/EC and 2005/873/EC on the Community’s financial contribution for programmes for the eradication and monitoring of certain TSEs in the Member States for the year 2006

(notified under document number C(2006) 4150)

(2006/645/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 24(5) and (6) and Article 32 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (2), includes rules for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in bovine, ovine and capine animals. That Regulation provides for an extension of the monitoring of sheep. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (2), includes rules for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in bovine, ovine and capine animals. That Regulation provides for an extension of the monitoring of sheep.

| (2) | Commission Decision 2005/723/EC of 14 October 2005 on programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for the prevention of zoonoses, which qualify for a Community financial contribution in 2006 (3) sets out the list of such programmes, as well as the proposed rate and amount of the financial contribution by the Community for each programme. |
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(2)

Commission Decision 2005/723/EC of 14 October 2005 on programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for the prevention of zoonoses, which qualify for a Community financial contribution in 2006 (3) sets out the list of such programmes, as well as the proposed rate and amount of the financial contribution by the Community for each programme.

| (3) | Commission Decision 2005/873/EC of 30 November 2005 approving programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for the prevention of zoonoses presented by the Member States for the year 2006 (4) sets out the financial contribution by the Community for the programmes by the Member States for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. |
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(3)

Commission Decision 2005/873/EC of 30 November 2005 approving programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases, of certain TSEs, and for the prevention of zoonoses presented by the Member States for the year 2006 (4) sets out the financial contribution by the Community for the programmes by the Member States for the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

| (4) | On 8 March 2006, a panel of experts on TSEs in small ruminants, chaired by the Community reference laboratory for TSEs, confirmed that the presence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in those animals cannot be excluded following the results of the second stage of discriminatory testing of brain samples of two sheep from France and one sheep from Cyprus. Further testing is necessary to exclude the presence of BSE in such animals. |
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(4)

On 8 March 2006, a panel of experts on TSEs in small ruminants, chaired by the Community reference laboratory for TSEs, confirmed that the presence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in those animals cannot be excluded following the results of the second stage of discriminatory testing of brain samples of two sheep from France and one sheep from Cyprus. Further testing is necessary to exclude the presence of BSE in such animals.

| (5) | In the light of the importance of an effective implementation of the increased monitoring to assess the prevalence of BSE in ovine animals, it is appropriate to increase the amount per test to be reimbursed to the Member States by the Community up to a maximum amount of EUR 30 per rapid test performed in ovine animals, in line with the cost per rapid test performed in caprine animals. |
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(5)

In the light of the importance of an effective implementation of the increased monitoring to assess the prevalence of BSE in ovine animals, it is appropriate to increase the amount per test to be reimbursed to the Member States by the Community up to a maximum amount of EUR 30 per rapid test performed in ovine animals, in line with the cost per rapid test performed in caprine animals.

| (6) | Following the detection of its first case of BSE in Sweden, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 increased the testing levels in bovine animals in that Member State. It is therefore appropriate to increase the level of the Community's financial contribution for programmes for the monitoring of TSEs in Sweden, as provided for in Decisions 2005/723/EC and 2005/873/EC. |
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(6)

Following the detection of its first case of BSE in Sweden, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 increased the testing levels in bovine animals in that Member State. It is therefore appropriate to increase the level of the Community's financial contribution for programmes for the monitoring of TSEs in Sweden, as provided for in Decisions 2005/723/EC and 2005/873/EC.

| (7) | Decisions 2005/723/EC and 2005/873/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(7)

Decisions 2005/723/EC and 2005/873/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (8) | 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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(8)

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

Annex III to Decision 2005/723/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

In Chapter XI of Decision 2005/873/EC, Article 11(2) and (3) are replaced by the following:

‘2.   The financial contribution by the Community shall be at the rate of 100 % of the eligible costs to be incurred by each Member State referred to in paragraph 1 for the implementation of those programmes and shall not exceed:

| (a) | EUR 3 375 000 for Belgium; |
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(a)

EUR 3 375 000 for Belgium;

| (b) | EUR 1 640 000 for the Czech Republic; |
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(b)

EUR 1 640 000 for the Czech Republic;

| (c) | EUR 2 380 000 for Denmark; |
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(c)

EUR 2 380 000 for Denmark;

| (d) | EUR 15 155 000 for Germany; |
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(d)

EUR 15 155 000 for Germany;

| (e) | EUR 285 000 for Estonia; |
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(e)

EUR 285 000 for Estonia;

| (f) | EUR 1 625 000 for Greece; |
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(f)

EUR 1 625 000 for Greece;

| (g) | EUR 9 945 000 for Spain; |
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(g)

EUR 9 945 000 for Spain;

| (h) | EUR 25 760 000 for France; |
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(h)

EUR 25 760 000 for France;

| (i) | EUR 6 695 000 for Ireland; |
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(i)

EUR 6 695 000 for Ireland;

| (j) | EUR 9 045 000 for Italy; |
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(j)

EUR 9 045 000 for Italy;

| (k) | EUR 565 000 for Cyprus; |
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(k)

EUR 565 000 for Cyprus;

| (l) | EUR 355 000 for Latvia; |
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(l)

EUR 355 000 for Latvia;

| (m) | EUR 770 000 for Lithuania; |
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(m)

EUR 770 000 for Lithuania;

| (n) | EUR 140 000 for Luxembourg; |
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(n)

EUR 140 000 for Luxembourg;

| (o) | EUR 1 415 000 for Hungary; |
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(o)

EUR 1 415 000 for Hungary;

| (p) | EUR 35 000 for Malta; |
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(p)

EUR 35 000 for Malta;

| (q) | EUR 5 515 000 for the Netherlands; |
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(q)

EUR 5 515 000 for the Netherlands;

| (r) | EUR 2 230 000 for Austria; |
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(r)

EUR 2 230 000 for Austria;

| (s) | EUR 3 800 000 for Poland; |
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(s)

EUR 3 800 000 for Poland;

| (t) | EUR 2 205 000 for Portugal; |
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(t)

EUR 2 205 000 for Portugal;

| (u) | EUR 410 000 for Slovenia; |
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(u)

EUR 410 000 for Slovenia;

| (v) | EUR 845 000 for Slovakia; |
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(v)

EUR 845 000 for Slovakia;

| (w) | EUR 1 020 000 for Finland; |
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(w)

EUR 1 020 000 for Finland;

| (x) | EUR 1 440 000 for Sweden; |
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(x)

EUR 1 440 000 for Sweden;

| (y) | EUR 7 700 000 for the United Kingdom. |
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(y)

EUR 7 700 000 for the United Kingdom.

3.   The financial contribution by the Community of the programmes referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be for the tests performed and the maximum amount shall not exceed:

| (a) | EUR 7 per test, for tests carried out in bovine animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; |
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(a)

EUR 7 per test, for tests carried out in bovine animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

| (b) | EUR 30 per test, for tests carried out in ovine and caprine animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; |
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(b)

EUR 30 per test, for tests carried out in ovine and caprine animals referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

| (c) | EUR 145 per test, for primary molecular discriminatory tests in ovine and caprine animals carried out as referred to in Annex X, Chapter C, point 3.2(c)(i) to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;’ |
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(c)

EUR 145 per test, for primary molecular discriminatory tests in ovine and caprine animals carried out as referred to in Annex X, Chapter C, point 3.2(c)(i) to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;’

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/53/EC (OJ L 29, 2.2.2006, p. 37).

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(2)  
  OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1041/2006 (OJ L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 10).

2

(3)  
  OJ L 272, 18.10.2005, p. 18.

3

(4)  
  OJ L 322, 9.12.2005, p. 21.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX III

LIST OF PROGRAMMES FOR THE MONITORING OF TSEs (ARTICLE 3(1))

Rate and maximum amount of the community financial contribution

| Disease | Member State | Rate rapid tests and discriminatory tests performed
  (%) | Maximum amount
  (EUR) |
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| TSEs | Belgium | 100 | 3 375 000 |
| Czech Republic | 100 | 1 640 000 |
| Denmark | 100 | 2 380 000 |
| Germany | 100 | 15 155 000 |
| Estonia | 100 | 285 000 |
| Greece | 100 | 1 625 000 |
| Spain | 100 | 9 945 000 |
| France | 100 | 25 760 000 |
| Ireland | 100 | 6 695 000 |
| Italy | 100 | 9 045 000 |
| Cyprus | 100 | 565 000 |
| Latvia | 100 | 355 000 |
| Lithuania | 100 | 770 000 |
| Luxembourg | 100 | 140 000 |
| Hungary | 100 | 1 415 000 |
| Malta | 100 | 35 000 |
| Netherlands | 100 | 5 515 000 |
| Austria | 100 | 2 230 000 |
| Poland | 100 | 3 800 000 |
| Portugal | 100 | 2 205 000 |
| Slovenia | 100 | 410 000 |
| Slovakia | 100 | 845 000 |
| Finland | 100 | 1 020 000 |
| Sweden | 100 | 1 440 000 |
| United Kingdom | 100 | 7 700 000 |
| Total | 104 350 000 ’ |

Disease

Member State

Rate rapid tests and discriminatory tests performed

(%)

Maximum amount

(EUR)

TSEs

Belgium

100

3 375 000

Czech Republic

100

1 640 000

Denmark

100

2 380 000

Germany

100

15 155 000

Estonia

100

285 000

Greece

100

1 625 000

Spain

100

9 945 000

France

100

25 760 000

Ireland

100

6 695 000

Italy

100

9 045 000

Cyprus

100

565 000

Latvia

100

355 000

Lithuania

100

770 000

Luxembourg

100

140 000

Hungary

100

1 415 000

Malta

100

35 000

Netherlands

100

5 515 000

Austria

100

2 230 000

Poland

100

3 800 000

Portugal

100

2 205 000

Slovenia

100

410 000

Slovakia

100

845 000

Finland

100

1 020 000

Sweden

100

1 440 000

United Kingdom

100

7 700 000

Total

104 350 000 ’

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