----

----

I Acts whose publication is obligatory

----

            COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1411/2006

of 25 September 2006         

amending Regulation (EC) No 817/2006 renewing the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar and repealing Regulation (EC) No 798/2004

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,

Having regard to Council Common Position 2006/318/CFSP of 27 April 2006 renewing restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 817/2006, the following paragraph shall be added:

‘3.   Article 6(2) shall not prevent financial or credit institutions in the Community from crediting frozen accounts where they receive funds transferred by third parties to the account of a listed natural or legal person, entity or body, provided that any additions to such accounts will also be frozen. The financial or credit institution shall inform the competent authorities about such transactions without delay.’.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 2 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 September 2006.

For the Council

The President

M. PEKKARINEN            

----

(1)OJ L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 77.

(2)OJ L 125, 28.4.2004, p. 4. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 817/2006 (OJ L 148, 2.6.2006. p. 1).

----

----

            COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1412/2006

of 25 September 2006         

concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Lebanon

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,

Having regard to Common Position 2006/625/CFSP concerning a prohibition on the sale or supply of arms and related matériel and on the provision of related services to entities or individuals in Lebanon in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

Article 2

It shall be prohibited:

Article 3

1.   By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of Member States as listed in the Annex may authorise, after prior written notification to the Government of Lebanon and UNIFIL, and under such conditions as they deem appropriate:

2.   By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of Member States as listed in the Annex may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate:

3.   The competent authorities of Member States may only grant the authorisations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 prior to the activity for which they are requested.

Article 4

The Commission and Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.

Article 5

The Commission shall be empowered to amend the Annex on the basis of information supplied by Member States.

Article 6

1.   Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

2.   Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.

Article 7

This Regulation shall apply:

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 25 September 2006.

For the Council

The President

M. PEKKARINEN            

----

(1)OJ L 253, 16.9.2006, p. 36.

----

ANNEX

LIST OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3

BELGIUM

Concerning freezing of funds, financing and financial assistance:

Concerning goods, technical assistance and other services:

Federal Authority in charge of sales, purchases and technical assistance by Belgian defence forces and security services, and of financial and technical services in relation to the production or delivery of weapons and military and paramilitary equipment:

Regional Authorities in charge of other export, import and transit licences for weapons, military and paramilitary equipment:

Région wallonne:

Vlaams Gewest:

CZECH REPUBLIC

DENMARK

GERMANY

Concerning financing and financial assistance:

Concerning technical assistance:

ESTONIA

Concerning supply and sale of arms and related material and provision of technical assistance:

Concerning financing and financial assistance:

GREECE

A.   Freezing of Assets

A.   Δέσμευση κεφαλαίων

B.   Import — Export restrictions

B.   Περιορισμοί εισαγωγών — εξαγωγών

SPAIN

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALY

CYPRUS

LATVIA

LITHUANIA

LUXEMBOURG

HUNGARY

Article 3

Article 4

MALTA

NETHERLANDS

AUSTRIA

POLAND

PORTUGAL

SLOVENIA

SLOVAKIA

FINLAND

SWEDEN

UNITED KINGDOM

For Gibraltar:

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

----

----

            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1413/2006

of 26 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:

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 27 September 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

----

(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).

----

ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 26 September 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

----

(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’.

----

----

            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1414/2006

of 26 September 2006         

opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of maize held by the Hungarian intervention agency

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 6 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Hungarian intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the sale on the Community market of 200 000 tonnes of maize held by it.

Article 2

The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.

However, notwithstanding that Regulation:

Article 3

Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security is set at EUR 10 per tonne.

Article 4

1.   The first partial invitation to tender shall expire at 15.00 (Brussels time) on 27 September 2006.

The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be each Wednesday at 15.00 (Brussels time).

The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall be 18 October 2006 at 15.00 (Brussels time).

2.   Tenders must be lodged with the Hungarian intervention agency at the following address:

Article 5

The Hungarian intervention agency shall send the Commission the tenders received, no later than two hours after expiry of the time limit for submitting tenders. This notification shall be made by e-mail, using the form in the Annex hereto.

Article 6

Under the procedure laid down in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, the Commission shall set the minimum selling price or decide not to award any quantities. In the event that tenders are submitted for the same lot and for a quantity larger than that available, the Commission may fix this price separately for each lot.

Where tenders are offering the minimum sale price, the Commission may fix an award coefficient for the quantities offered at the same time as it fixes the minimum sale price.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 26 September 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL            

Member of the Commission

----

(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).

(2)OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 749/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 10).

----

ANNEX

Standing invitation to tender for the resale of 200 000  tonnes of maize held by the Hungarian intervention agency

Form (*1)

(Regulation (EC) No 1414/2006)

----

(*1)  To be sent to DG AGRI (D2)

----

----

            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1415/2006

of 26 September 2006         

opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of maize held by the Slovak intervention agency

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 6 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Slovak intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the sale on the Community market of 100 000 tonnes of maize held by it.

Article 2

The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.

However, notwithstanding that Regulation:

Article 3

Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security shall be set at EUR 10 per tonne.

Article 4

1.   The first partial invitation to tender shall expire at 15.00 (Brussels time) on 27 September 2006.

The time limit for submitting tenders under subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 15.00 (Brussels time) each Wednesday thereafter.

The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall be 18 October 2006 at 15.00 (Brussels time).

2.   Tenders must be lodged with the Slovak intervention agency at the following address:

Article 5

The Slovak intervention agency shall send the Commission the tenders received, no later than two hours after expiry of the time limit for submitting tenders. This notification shall be made by e-mail, using the form in the Annex hereto.

Article 6

Under the procedure laid down in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, the Commission shall set the minimum selling price or decide not to award any quantities. In the event that tenders are submitted for the same lot and for a quantity larger than that available, the Commission may fix this price separately for each lot.

Where tenders are offering the minimum sale price, the Commission may fix an award coefficient for the quantities offered at the same time as it fixes the minimum sale price.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 26 September 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL            

Member of the Commission

----

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

(2)OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 749/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 10).

----

ANNEX

Standing invitation to tender for the resale of 100 000  tonnes of maize held by the Slovak intervention agency

Form (*1)

(Regulation (EC) No 1415/2006)

----

(*1)  To be sent to DG AGRI, Unit D.2.

----

----

            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1416/2006

of 26 September 2006         

laying down specific rules on the implementation of Article 7(2) of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine concerning the protection of US names of origin in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 2006/232/EC of 20 December 2005 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on trade in wine (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.   The US names of origin listed in the Annex may be used as names of origin for wine only to designate wines of the origin indicated by such name. The competent authorities of the Member States shall take measures to ensure that any wine not labelled in conformity with this Article is not placed on or is withdrawn from the market until it is labelled in conformity with this Article.

2.   Paragraph 1 shall not:

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 26 September 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL            

Member of the Commission

----

(1)OJ L 87, 24.3.2006, p. 1.

(2)OJ L 87, 24.3.2006, p. 2.

(3)OJ L 87, 24.3.2006, p. 75.

----

ANNEX

PART A:

PART B:

PART C:

Arkansas

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Indiana

Kentucky

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Douglas County (Alexandria Lakes)

Missouri

Mississippi

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Tennessee

Shelby County (Mississippi Delta)

Texas

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

----

----

            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1417/2006

of 26 September 2006         

amending Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market

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 Articles 10, 15 and 40 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is amended as follows:

Article 2

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

Article 1(3), (4), (5), (7) and (9) shall apply to tendering procedures for which the final date for submission of the tenders falls after 1 October 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL            

Member of the Commission

----

(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).

(2)OJ L 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1226/2006 (OJ L 222, 15.8.2006, p. 3).

----

ANNEX

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 are amended as follows:

----

----

            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1418/2006

of 26 September 2006         

amending Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 fixing the export refunds in the wine sector

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 the second subparagraph of Articles 63(3) and 64(5) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2805/95 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 September 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

----

(1)OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 291, 6.12.1995, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 45/2006 (OJ L 8, 13.1.2006, p. 35).

----

ANNEX

                     ‘ANNEX

----

II Acts whose publication is not obligatory

Commission

----

            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 22 September 2006         

laying down the technical specifications on the standards for biometric features related to the development of the Visa Information System

(notified under document number C(2006) 3699)

(Only the Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, and Hungarian versions are authentic)

(2006/648/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 2004/512/EC of 8 June 2004 establishing the Visa Information System (VIS) (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The technical specifications on the standards for biometric features related to the development of the Visa Information System are set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden.

Done at Brussels, 22 September 2006.

For the Commission

Franco FRATTINI            

Vice-President

----

(1)OJ L 213, 15.6.2004, p. 5.

(2)OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.

(3)OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.

(4)OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.

(5)OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.

(6)OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 4.

----

ANNEX

1.   Objective

This annex sets forth minimum requirements relating to standards and input formats that are to be met when capturing and transmitting data to the CS-VIS. Further specifications will be developed at a later stage when the detailed technical specifications of the future Biometric Matching System (BMS) will be defined.

2.   File and compression format

The input format of alphanumeric data and fingerprint images is compliant with the ANSI/NIST-ITL 1 — 2000 specified format. The latest interpretation of this format was developed by the Interpol AFIS Expert group in October 2005 (version 4.22b). The compression format to be used is WSQ.

3.   Devices

CS-VIS will be compatible and interoperable with live scan devices, used at the national level, which are capable of capturing and segmenting up to ten flat individual fingerprints.

3.1.   Resolution

The minimum acceptable resolution is 500 dpi with 256 grey levels.

4.   Requirements

The following requirements, for use with live scan devices, must be met.

4.1.   Quality

The CS-VIS will be developed with quality thresholds for accepting fingerprints from NS-VIS. A check on quality must be performed locally prior to sending the images to the CS-VIS, which must meet the specifications that will be defined. Fingerprint images that do not meet the quality threshold determined by the CS-VIS will be rejected. The quality threshold may be modified in time.

4.2.   Segmentation

Segmentation is the process of partitioning each multi-finger image into multiple single-finger images. Segmentation must be performed at the national level before the quality check, as quality checks can only be performed on single finger images.

The CS-VIS will be developed to accept segmented fingerprint images only.

4.3.   Sequencing

Sequencing is the process of identifying specific fingers for each flat fingerprint image to ensure proper identification and sequence. The CS-VIS will be developed to store the order of transmitted segmented and sequenced fingerprint images.

----

----

            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 25 September 2006         

on the renewal of the Community stocks of live attenuated vaccine against classical swine fever

(notified under document number C(2006) 4197)

(2006/649/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 6(2) and Article 8(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (2), and in particular Article 18(2) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.   The Community shall purchase as soon as possible 1 000 000 doses of live attenuated classical swine fever vaccine.

2.   The Community shall make arrangements for the storage and distribution of the vaccine referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 2

The maximum cost of the measures referred to in Article 1 shall not exceed EUR 350 000.

Article 3

The measures provided for in Article 1(2) shall be carried out by the Commission in cooperation with the suppliers designated by call for tender.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 September 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU            

Member of the Commission

----

(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).

(2)OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

----

----

            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 25 September 2006         

amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

(notified under document number C(2006) 4227)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/650/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) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 September 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU            

Member of the Commission

----

(1)OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.

(2)OJ L 130, 24.5.2005, p. 22. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/633/EC (OJ L 258, 21.9.2006, p. 7).

----

ANNEX

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

----

Corrigenda

----

Corrigendum to Decision No 1/2006 of the EC-Turkey Customs Cooperation Committee of 26 September 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Decision No 1/95 of the EC-Turkey Association Council (2006/646/EC)

(Official Journal of the European Union L 265 of 26 September 2006)

On the cover page, on page 18 in the title, and on page 32, in the concluding formula:

for:

               ‘               26 September 2006               ’            

read:

               ‘               26 July 2006               ’.

----