# Official Journal L 346/2007

| | ISSN 1725-2555 |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | L 346 |
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5029 December 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2555

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 346

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5029 December 2007

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| Contents | | I   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory | page |
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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Council Regulation (EC) No 1579/2007 of 20 December 2007 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2008 | 1 |
| | | DIRECTIVES |
| | * | Council Directive 2007/74/EC of 20 December 2007 on the exemption from value added tax and excise duty of goods imported by persons travelling from third countries | 6 |
| | * | Council Directive 2007/75/EC of 20 December 2007 amending Directive 2006/112/EC with regard to certain temporary provisions concerning rates of value added tax | 13 |

Contents

I   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory

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REGULATIONS

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Council Regulation (EC) No 1579/2007 of 20 December 2007 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2008

1

DIRECTIVES

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Council Directive 2007/74/EC of 20 December 2007 on the exemption from value added tax and excise duty of goods imported by persons travelling from third countries

6

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Council Directive 2007/75/EC of 20 December 2007 amending Directive 2006/112/EC with regard to certain temporary provisions concerning rates of value added tax

13

| | | II   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory |
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| | | DECISIONS |
| | | Council |
| | | 2007/880/EC |
| | * | Council Decision of 20 December 2007 authorising France to apply a reduced rate of taxation to unleaded petrol used as motor fuel and consumed in the Corsican departments in accordance with Article 19 of Directive 2003/96/EC | 15 |
| | | 2007/881/EC |
| | * | Council Decision of 20 December 2007 amending the Council’s Rules of Procedure | 17 |
| | | 2007/882/EC |
| | * | Council Decision of 20 December 2007 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank of Cyprus | 19 |
| | | 2007/883/EC |
| | * | Council Decision of 20 December 2007 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta | 20 |
| | | 2007/884/EC |
| | * | Council Decision of 20 December 2007 authorising the United Kingdom to continue to apply a measure derogating from Articles 26(1)(a), 168 and 169 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax | 21 |
| | | Commission |
| | | 2007/885/EC |
| | * | Commission Decision of 26 December 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in Germany (1) | 23 |

II   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory

DECISIONS

Council

2007/880/EC

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Council Decision of 20 December 2007 authorising France to apply a reduced rate of taxation to unleaded petrol used as motor fuel and consumed in the Corsican departments in accordance with Article 19 of Directive 2003/96/EC

15

2007/881/EC

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Council Decision of 20 December 2007 amending the Council’s Rules of Procedure

17

2007/882/EC

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Council Decision of 20 December 2007 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank of Cyprus

19

2007/883/EC

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Council Decision of 20 December 2007 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta

20

2007/884/EC

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Council Decision of 20 December 2007 authorising the United Kingdom to continue to apply a measure derogating from Articles 26(1)(a), 168 and 169 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax

21

Commission

2007/885/EC

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Commission Decision of 26 December 2007 amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in Germany (1)

23

| | | III   Acts adopted under the EU Treaty |
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| | | ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY |
| | | 2007/886/CFSP |
| | * | Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL AFGH/2/2007 of 30 November 2007 on the establishment of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN) | 26 |
| | * | Council Joint Action 2007/887/CFSP of 20 December 2007 repealing Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia | 28 |
| | | 2007/888/CFSP |
| | * | Political and Security Committee Decision EUPT/2/2007 of 18 December 2007 concerning the appointment of the Head of the European Union Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) | 29 |

III   Acts adopted under the EU Treaty

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

2007/886/CFSP

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Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL AFGH/2/2007 of 30 November 2007 on the establishment of the Committee of Contributors for the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN)

26

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Council Joint Action 2007/887/CFSP of 20 December 2007 repealing Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union missions in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Somalia

28

2007/888/CFSP

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Political and Security Committee Decision EUPT/2/2007 of 18 December 2007 concerning the appointment of the Head of the European Union Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo)

29

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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.