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I Acts whose publication is obligatory

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1632/2006

of 3 November 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 4 November 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 November 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 3 November 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1633/2006

of 3 November 2006         

amending Regulations (EC) No 2771/1999 and (EC) No 1898/2005 as regards the entry into storage of intervention butter put on sale

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 10 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, the date ‘1 January 2006’ is replaced by the date ‘1 May 2006’.

Article 2

In Article 1(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005, the date ‘1 January 2006’ is replaced by the date ‘1 May 2006’.

Article 3

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, 3 November 2006.

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).

(2)OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1474/2006 (OJ L 275, 6.10.2006, p. 44).

(3)OJ L 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1474/2006.

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            COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/89/EC

of 3 November 2006         

adapting for the sixth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 94/55/EC of 21 November 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Annexes A and B to Directive 94/55/EC are amended as follows:

Article 2

1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 July 2007 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

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

2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 3

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

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 November 2006.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT            

Vice-President

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(1)OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 7. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/111/EC (OJ L 365, 10.12.2004, p. 25).

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            COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/90/EC

of 3 November 2006         

adapting for the seventh time to technical progress Council Directive 96/49/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

The Annex to Directive 96/49/EC is replaced by the following:

                           ‘ANNEX

Annex to the Regulation concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail (RID) — Appendix C to the Convention concerning international carriage by rail (COTIF), as applicable with effect from 1 January 2007.

The text of the amendments of the 2007 version of the RID will be published as soon as it is available in all official languages of the Community.’                     

Article 2

1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 July 2007 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

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

2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 3

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

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 November 2006.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT            

Vice-President

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(1)OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 25. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/110/EC (OJ L 365, 10.12.2004, p. 24).

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II Acts whose publication is not obligatory

Commission

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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 27 October 2006         

amending Decision 2000/147/EC implementing Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards the classification of the reaction-to-fire performance of construction products

(notified under document number C(2006) 5063)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/751/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988, on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (1) and in particular Article 20(2) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 October 2006.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN            

Vice-President

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(1)OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 12. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 50, 23.2.2000, p. 14.

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ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 2000/147/EC is amended as follows:

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(1)  For the product as a whole, excluding metallic materials, and for any external component (i.e. sheath) of the product.

(2)

(3)  For FIPEC20 Scenarios 1 and 2: d0 = No flaming droplets/particles within 1 200 s; d1 = No flaming droplets/particles persisting longer than 10 s within 1 200 s; d2 = not d0 or d1.

(4)  EN 50267-2-3: a1 = conductivity < 2,5 μS/mm and pH > 4,3; a2 = conductivity < 10 μS/mm and pH > 4,3; a3 = not a1 or a2. No declaration = No Performance Determined.

(5)  Air flow into chamber shall be set to 8 000 ± 800 l/min.

FIPEC20 Scenario 1 = prEN 50399-2-1 with mounting and fixing as below

FIPEC20 Scenario 2 = prEN 50399-2-2 with mounting and fixing as below

(6)  The smoke class declared for class B1ca cables must originate from the FIPEC20 Scen 2 test.

(7)  The smoke class declared for class B2ca, Cca, Dca cables must originate from the FIPEC20 Scen 1 test.

(8)  Measuring the hazardous properties of gases developed in the event of fire, which compromise the ability of the persons exposed to them to take effective action to accomplish escape, and not describing the toxicity of these gases.

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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 3 November 2006         

establishing the sites for the Visa Information System during the development phase

(notified under document number C(2006) 5161)

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

(2006/752/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 3 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.   During the development of the system, the central unit of the VIS shall be located in Strasbourg (France).

2.   During the development of the system the back up central unit shall be located in Sankt Johann in Pongau (Austria).

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, 3 November 2006.

For the Commission

Franco FRATTINI            

Vice-President

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(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 370, 17.12.2004, p. 78.

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

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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 3 November 2006         

terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of recordable compact discs (CD+/-R) originating in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Malaysia

(2006/753/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Communities (1) (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

1.   PROCEDURE

1.1.   Initiation

1.2.   Parties concerned by the proceeding

1.3.   Sampling

1.4.   Investigation period

1.5.   Provisional measures

1.6.   Measures in force on imports of CD-Rs from other countries

1.7.   Product concerned and like product

1.7.1.   Product concerned

1.7.2.   Like product

2.   DUMPING

3.   INJURY

3.1.   Community Production

3.1.1.   Exclusion of Community manufacturers from the definition of Community production for reasons of significant imports during or after the end of the IP

3.1.1.1.   Company A

3.1.1.2.   Company B

3.1.1.3.   Company C

3.1.2.   Exclusion of Community manufacturers from the definition of Community production for reasons of cessation of production during or after the end of the IP

3.1.2.1.   Company D

3.1.2.2.   CDA & BOC SA

3.1.3.   Other Community producers

3.2.   Definition of Community Industry

3.3.   Community consumption

3.3.1.   Preliminary remarks

3.3.1.1.   Import data

3.3.1.2.   Data on Community production

3.3.2.   Consumption

3.4.   Imports from the countries concerned

3.4.1.   Cumulative assessment of the effects of the dumped imports from the countries concerned

3.4.2.   Import volumes and market shares from the countries concerned

3.4.3.   Average prices and level of undercutting of imports from the countries concerned

3.5.   Situation of the Community Industry

4.   CAUSATION

4.1.   Preliminary remarks

4.2.   Effects of the dumped imports from the countries concerned

4.3.   Effect of other factors

4.3.1.   Imports from other third countries

4.3.1.1.   Taiwan

4.3.1.2.   India

4.3.2.   Decrease in overall consumption

4.3.3.   Special levies

4.3.4.   Royalties

4.4.   Conclusion on Causation

5.   COMMUNITY INTEREST

5.1.   Conclusion on Community interest

6.   TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of recordable compact discs (‘CD-R’) originating in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Malaysia, falling within CN code ex 8523 90 10 (CN code since 1 January 2006) is hereby terminated.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 3 November 2006.

For the Commission

Peter MANDELSON            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).

(2)OJ C 192, 6.8.2005, p. 3.

(3)OJ L 160, 18.6.2002, p. 2.

(4)OJ L 138, 5.6.2003, p. 1.

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