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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 948/2006

of 27 June 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 28 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2006.

For the Commission

J. L. 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 27 June 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 949/2006

of 27 June 2006         

amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1) and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Additional Note 7 to Chapter 2 of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2658/87 is replaced by the following:

                  ‘For the purposes of subheadings 0210 11 to 0210 93, the terms “meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine”, means meat and edible meat offal deeply and homogeneously impregnated with salt in all parts and having a total salt content by weight of 1,2 % or more, provided that it is the salting which ensures the long-term preservation. For the purposes of subheading 0210 99 the terms “meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine” mean meat and edible meat offal deeply and homogeneously impregnated with salt in all parts and having a total salt content by weight of 1,2 % or more.’               

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 1223/2002 is repealed with effect from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 June 2006. It shall have neither retroactive effect nor provide interpretative guidance on a retroactive basis.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2006.

For the Commission

László KOVÁCS            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 838/2006 (OJ L 154, 8.6.2006, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 68, 11.3.1994, p. 15.

(3)OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 5.

(4)OJ L 179, 9.7.2002, p. 8.

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            COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2006/58/EC

of 27 June 2006         

amending Council Directive 2002/38/EC as regards the period of application of the value added tax arrangements applicable to radio and television broadcasting services and certain electronically supplied services

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/38/EC of 7 May 2002 amending and amending temporarily Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the value added tax arrangements applicable to radio and television broadcasting services and certain electronically supplied services (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Article 4 of Directive 2002/38/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 4

Article 1 shall apply until 31 December 2006’.

Article 2

1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 1 July 2006. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

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. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.

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 day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2006.

For the Council

The President

J. PRÖLL            

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(1)OJ L 128, 15.5.2002, p. 41.

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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 27 June 2006         

amending Decision 2006/148/EC on introducing preventive vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and related provisions for movements in France

(notified under document number C(2006) 2875)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2006/438/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza and repealing Directive 92/40/EEC (1), and in particular Article 57(2) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The first subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Decision 2006/148/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The plan for preventive vaccination, providing for vaccination until 30 June 2006, against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, submitted by France to the Commission on 21 February 2006, and its amendment of 20 April 2006, is approved (the preventive vaccination plan).’

Article 2

Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16.

(2)OJ L 55, 25.2.2006, p. 51.

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Acts adopted under Title V of the Treaty on European Union

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            COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2006/439/CFSP

of 27 June 2006         

regarding a further contribution of the European Union to the conflict settlement process in Georgia/South Ossetia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

1.   The European Union shall contribute to strengthening the conflict settlement process in South Ossetia.

2.   For this purpose, the European Union shall provide a contribution to the OSCE to finance meetings of the JCC and other mechanisms within the JCC framework, to provide for organisation of conferences under the aegis of the JCC as well as to provide for certain costs for the running of the two Secretariats for one year.

Article 2

The Presidency, assisted by the Secretary-General of the Council/High Representative for the CFSP, shall be responsible for the implementation of this Joint Action, with a view to the fulfilment of its objectives as set out in Article 1.

Article 3

1.   Disbursement of financial aid provided under this Joint Action shall be conditional upon the holding of regular meetings of the JCC and the other mechanisms in the JCC framework within 12 months of the starting date of the financing agreement to be concluded between the Commission and the OSCE Mission to Georgia. Both the Georgian and South Ossetian sides should make demonstrable efforts to achieve real political progress towards a lasting and peaceful settlement of their differences.

2.   The Commission shall be entrusted with the task of controlling and evaluating the implementation of the EU's financial contribution, in particular with regard to the conditions set out in paragraph 1. To that end, the Commission shall conclude a financing agreement with the OSCE Mission to Georgia on the use of the EU contribution, which shall take the form of a grant. The Commission shall also ensure the correct use of the grant for the purposes set out in Article 1(2).

3.   The OSCE Mission to Georgia shall be responsible for reimbursing mission expenses, for the organisation of conferences under the aegis of the JCC, and for the correct purchase and handing over of the equipment. The financing agreement will stipulate that the OSCE Mission to Georgia shall ensure visibility of the EU contribution to the project and shall provide the Commission with regular reports on its implementation.

4.   The Commission, in close cooperation with the EUSR for South Caucasus, shall liaise closely with the OSCE Mission to Georgia in order to monitor and evaluate the impact of the EU contribution.

5.   The Commission shall report in writing on the implementation of this Joint Action to the Council, under the responsibility of the Presidency, assisted by the Secretary General of the Council/High Representative for the CFSP. This report will in particular be based on regular reports to be provided by the OSCE Mission to Georgia, as stipulated in paragraph 3.

Article 4

1.   The financial reference amount for the EU contribution referred to in Article 1(2) shall be EUR 140 000.

2.   The management of the expenditure financed by the amount specified in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the European Community procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Union, with the exception that any pre-financing shall not remain the property of the European Community.

3.   Expenditure shall be eligible as of 1 July 2006.

Article 5

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

It shall apply from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.

2.   This Joint Action shall be reviewed 10 months after entering into force. To that end, the EUSR for the South Caucasus, in association with the Commission, shall assess the need for further support to the settlement process in Georgia/South Ossetia and make recommendations to the Council, as appropriate.

Article 6

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

Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2006.

For the Council

The President

J. PRÖLL            

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(1)OJ L 189, 21.7.2005, p. 69.

(2)OJ L 49, 21.2.2006, p. 14.

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