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I Acts whose publication is obligatory

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1103/2006

of 18 July 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 19 July 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 July 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 18 July 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 1104/2006

of 18 July 2006         

amending Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, concerning access to confidential data for scientific purposes

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community Statistics (1) and in particular Article 17(2) and Article 20(1) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 is amended as follows:

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 18 July 2006.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as 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 133, 18.5.2002, p. 7.

(3)OJ L 63, 12.3.1999, p. 6. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1105/2006

of 18 July 2006         

fixing the aid for dried fodder for the 2005/06 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1786/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in dried fodder (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The aid for dried fodder for the 2005/06 marketing year shall be as laid down in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that 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, 18 July 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 114. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 456/2006 (OJ L 82, 21.3.2006, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 61, 8.3.2005, p. 4. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 432/2006 (OJ L 79, 16.3.2006, p. 12).

(3)OJ L 79, 7.4.1995, p. 5. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 382/2005.

(4)OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 953/2006 (OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 1).

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ANNEX

Aid for dried fodder

2005/06 marketing year

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1106/2006

of 18 July 2006         

fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 July 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 July 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

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(1)OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing applicable from 19 July 2006 (1)

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(1)  The amounts set out in this Annex are not applicable with effect from 1 February 2005 pursuant to Council Decision 2005/45/EC of 22 December 2004 concerning the conclusion and application of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 as regards the provisions applicable to processed agricultural products (OJ L 23, 26.1.2005, p. 17).

(1)  This amount is applicable to raw sugar with a yield of 92 %. Where the yield for exported raw sugar differs from 92 % the refund amount applicable shall be multiplied, for each exporting operation concerned, by a conversion factor obtained by dividing by 92 the yield of the raw sugar exported, calculated in accordance with paragraph 3 of Point III of the Annex I of Regulation (EC) 318/2006.

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II Acts whose publication is not obligatory

Commission

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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 14 July 2006         

requiring Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters

(notified under documents number C(2006) 1887 and number C(2006) 1887 COR)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/498/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the purposes of this Decision:

Article 2

1.   Member States shall ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market as of 10 months from the date of notification of this Decision.

2.   As of the same date referred to in paragraph 1 above, Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters.

Article 3

1.   As of 10 months from the date of notification of this Decision, Member States shall require the following from producers, as a condition for placing lighters on the market:

2.   As of 10 months from the date of notification of this Decision, Member States shall require distributors to keep and provide without delay to the competent authorities on request the documentation necessary to identify any person from whom they have been supplied with the lighters they place on the market, in order to ensure traceability of the producer of the lighters throughout the supply chain.

3.   Lighters for which producers and distributors do not provide the documentation mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 above within the deadline fixed by the competent authorities, shall be withdrawn from the market.

Article 4

1.   Reports of a child-resistance test referred to in Article 3 shall include in particular:

2.   Reports of a child-resistance test referred to in Article 3 shall be established by either:

For information purposes, a list of the bodies referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above will be published and updated as necessary by the Commission.

Article 5

The prohibition referred to in Article 13(3) of Directive 2001/95/EC shall not apply.

Article 6

1.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision within four months from the date of notification of this Decision and publish those measures. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

2.   This Decision shall be applicable until 12 months from the date of notification of this Decision.

3.   On the basis of the experience acquired and progress made in view of a permanent measure, the Commission shall decide whether to prolong for additional periods the validity of this Decision, whether the Decision, in particular Articles 1(1), 1(3) and 4, should be amended and whether the suspension in Article 5 should be lifted. In particular, for Article 1(3), the Commission shall decide whether other international standards or national rules or standards or other technical specifications, in particular specifications concerning alternative methods or criteria to establish child-resistance of lighters, may be recognised as being equivalent to the child-resistance requirement established by this Decision. The decisions referred to in this paragraph shall be taken in accordance with Article 15(2) of Directive 2001/95/EC.

4.   Within the framework of activities referred to in Article 10 of Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety the Commission will, in advance of the deadline for the implementation of this Decision by the Member States, establish guidelines with the aim of facilitating the practical application of the Decision.

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 July 2006.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4.

(2)OJ C 100, 24.4.2004, p. 20.

(3)OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 12.

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Acts adopted under Title V of the Treaty on European Union

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            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION MONUC SPT/1/2006

of 30 May 2006         

on the acceptance of third States’ contributions to the European Union military operation in support of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the election process

(2006/499/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular third subparagraph of Article 25 thereof,

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP of 27 April 2006 on the European Union military operation in support of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the election process (1) (Operation EUFOR RD Congo), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Third States’ contributions

Following the Force Generation and Manning Conferences, the contribution from Turkey shall be accepted for the EU military operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in support of MONUC during the election process.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2006.

For the Political and Security Committee

The Chairperson

F.J. KUGLITSCH            

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

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