# Official Journal L 194/2007

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 5026 July 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2555

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 194

English edition

Legislation

Volume 5026 July 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 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 879/2007 of 25 July 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 1 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 880/2007 of 25 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas and tariff ceilings in the cereals sector as regards a Community tariff quota for certain preparations of a kind used in animal feeding falling within CN code 230990 | 3 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 881/2007 of 25 July 2007 setting the allocation coefficient for issuing of licences applied for from 9 to 20 July 2007 to import sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements | 5 |

Contents

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

page

REGULATIONS

Commission Regulation (EC) No 879/2007 of 25 July 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

1

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 880/2007 of 25 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas and tariff ceilings in the cereals sector as regards a Community tariff quota for certain preparations of a kind used in animal feeding falling within CN code 230990

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 881/2007 of 25 July 2007 setting the allocation coefficient for issuing of licences applied for from 9 to 20 July 2007 to import sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements

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| | | II   Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory |
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| | | DECISIONS |
| | | Commission |
| | | 2007/527/EC |
| | * | Commission Decision of 25 July 2007 authorising Bulgaria and Romania to derogate from Council Directive 1999/105/EC on the marketing of forest reproductive material with regard to the stocks accumulated from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2006
  (notified under document number C(2007) 3541) | 9 |

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

DECISIONS

Commission

2007/527/EC

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Commission Decision of 25 July 2007 authorising Bulgaria and Romania to derogate from Council Directive 1999/105/EC on the marketing of forest reproductive material with regard to the stocks accumulated from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2006
  (notified under document number C(2007) 3541)

(notified under document number C(2007) 3541)

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| | | III   Acts adopted under the EU Treaty |
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| | | ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY |
| | * | Council Joint Action 2007/528/CFSP of 23 July 2007 in support of the convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects, in the framework of the European Security Strategy | 11 |

III   Acts adopted under the EU Treaty

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

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Council Joint Action 2007/528/CFSP of 23 July 2007 in support of the convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects, in the framework of the European Security Strategy

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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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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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REGULATIONS

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 879/2007

of 25 July 2007

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:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.

| (2) | In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation, |
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(2)

In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,

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 26 July 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2007.

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 756/2007 (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 41).

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ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 25 July 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

| (EUR/100 kg) |
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| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | TR | 90,5 |
| ZZ | 90,5 |
| 0707 00 05 | TR | 95,7 |
| ZZ | 95,7 |
| 0709 90 70 | TR | 87,5 |
| ZZ | 87,5 |
| 0805 50 10 | AR | 64,0 |
| UY | 64,7 |
| ZA | 66,7 |
| ZZ | 65,1 |
| 0806 10 10 | BR | 161,0 |
| EG | 159,8 |
| MA | 217,2 |
| TR | 174,0 |
| ZZ | 178,0 |
| 0808 10 80 | AR | 87,8 |
| BR | 90,0 |
| CA | 101,7 |
| CL | 94,2 |
| CN | 79,1 |
| NZ | 102,0 |
| US | 105,8 |
| UY | 36,3 |
| ZA | 102,6 |
| ZZ | 88,8 |
| 0808 20 50 | AR | 60,7 |
| CL | 80,0 |
| NZ | 119,1 |
| TR | 140,9 |
| ZA | 105,6 |
| ZZ | 101,3 |
| 0809 10 00 | TR | 174,2 |
| ZZ | 174,2 |
| 0809 20 95 | CA | 324,1 |
| TR | 288,1 |
| US | 300,1 |
| ZZ | 304,1 |
| 0809 30 10, 0809 30 90 | TR | 151,5 |
| ZZ | 151,5 |
| 0809 40 05 | IL | 73,7 |
| ZZ | 73,7 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

TR

90,5

ZZ

90,5

0707 00 05

TR

95,7

ZZ

95,7

0709 90 70

TR

87,5

ZZ

87,5

0805 50 10

AR

64,0

UY

64,7

ZA

66,7

ZZ

65,1

0806 10 10

BR

161,0

EG

159,8

MA

217,2

TR

174,0

ZZ

178,0

0808 10 80

AR

87,8

BR

90,0

CA

101,7

CL

94,2

CN

79,1

NZ

102,0

US

105,8

UY

36,3

ZA

102,6

ZZ

88,8

0808 20 50

AR

60,7

CL

80,0

NZ

119,1

TR

140,9

ZA

105,6

ZZ

101,3

0809 10 00

TR

174,2

ZZ

174,2

0809 20 95

CA

324,1

TR

288,1

US

300,1

ZZ

304,1

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

TR

151,5

ZZ

151,5

0809 40 05

IL

73,7

ZZ

73,7

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(1)  Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 880/2007

of 25 July 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas and tariff ceilings in the cereals sector as regards a Community tariff quota for certain preparations of a kind used in animal feeding falling within CN code 2309 90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 2007/444/EC of 22 February 2007 on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on the conclusion of GATT Article XXIV:6 Negotiations (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EC) No 733/2007 of 22 February 2007 concerning the implementation of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on the conclusion of GATT Article XXIV:6 Negotiations, amending and supplementing Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3), provides, per calendar year, for a tariff quota for the import of certain preparations of a kind used in animal feeding falling within CN code 2309 90 at a customs duty of 7 % ad valorem. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 733/2007 of 22 February 2007 concerning the implementation of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on the conclusion of GATT Article XXIV:6 Negotiations, amending and supplementing Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3), provides, per calendar year, for a tariff quota for the import of certain preparations of a kind used in animal feeding falling within CN code 2309 90 at a customs duty of 7 % ad valorem.

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4), brings together the management rules applicable to tariff quotas to be used in the chronological order of the dates of the customs declarations and to the monitoring of imports under a preferential regime. To harmonise the management of this new tariff quota with that of similar quotas, its management should be incorporated into the relevant provision. |
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(2)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4), brings together the management rules applicable to tariff quotas to be used in the chronological order of the dates of the customs declarations and to the monitoring of imports under a preferential regime. To harmonise the management of this new tariff quota with that of similar quotas, its management should be incorporated into the relevant provision.

| (3) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 (5) should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 (5) should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (4) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, |
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(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following line is hereby added to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001:

| ‘09.0070 | 2309 90 31
  2309 90 41
  2309 90 51
  2309 90 95
  2309 90 99 | Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding | 2 700 | 7 % ad valorem | All third countries (erga omnes)’ |
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‘09.0070

2309 90 31

2309 90 41

2309 90 51

2309 90 95

2309 90 99

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

2 700

7 % ad valorem

All third countries (erga omnes)’

Article 2

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

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 July 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission

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(1)  OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 53.

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(2)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 735/2007 (OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 6).

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(3)  OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 1.

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(4)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 214/2007 (OJ L 62, 1.3.2007, p. 6).

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(5)  OJ L 287, 31.10.2001, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1996/2006 (OJ L 398, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 881/2007

of 25 July 2007

setting the allocation coefficient for issuing of licences applied for from 9 to 20 July 2007 to import sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements

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 markets in the sugar sector (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for importing and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Applications for import licences were submitted to the competent authority during the period from 9 to 20 July 2007, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 or Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006 of 13 December 2006 laying down transitional measures in the sugar sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (3) for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for serial number 09.4346 (2006 to 2007). |
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(1)

Applications for import licences were submitted to the competent authority during the period from 9 to 20 July 2007, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 or Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006 of 13 December 2006 laying down transitional measures in the sugar sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (3) for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for serial number 09.4346 (2006 to 2007).

| (2) | In these circumstances, the Commission should fix an allocation coefficient in order to issue licences in proportion to the quantity available and inform the Member States that the set limit has been reached, |
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(2)

In these circumstances, the Commission should fix an allocation coefficient in order to issue licences in proportion to the quantity available and inform the Member States that the set limit has been reached,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Licences shall be issued within the quantitative limits set in the Annex to this Regulation in respect of applications for import licences submitted from 9 to 20 July 2007, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 or Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006.

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, 25 July 2007.

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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(2)  OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2006/2006 (OJ L 379, 28.12.2006, p. 95).

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(3)  OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 8.

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ANNEX

ACP-India Preferential Sugar

Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

2006/2007 marketing year

| Serial No | Country | Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted | Limit |
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| 09.4331 | Barbados | 100 | |
| 09.4332 | Belize | 100 | |
| 09.4333 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4334 | Republic of the Congo | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4335 | Fiji | 100 | |
| 09.4336 | Guyana | 100 | |
| 09.4337 | India | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4338 | Jamaica | 100 | |
| 09.4339 | Kenya | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4340 | Madagascar | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4341 | Malawi | 100 | |
| 09.4342 | Mauritius | 100 | |
| 09.4343 | Mozambique | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4344 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | |
| 09.4345 | Suriname | — | |
| 09.4346 | Swaziland | 100 | Reached |
| 09.4347 | Tanzania | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4348 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4349 | Uganda | — | |
| 09.4350 | Zambia | 100 | |
| 09.4351 | Zimbabwe | 100 | |

Serial No

Country

Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted

Limit

09.4331

Barbados

100

09.4332

Belize

100

09.4333

Côte d’Ivoire

0

Reached

09.4334

Republic of the Congo

0

Reached

09.4335

Fiji

100

09.4336

Guyana

100

09.4337

India

0

Reached

09.4338

Jamaica

100

09.4339

Kenya

0

Reached

09.4340

Madagascar

0

Reached

09.4341

Malawi

100

09.4342

Mauritius

100

09.4343

Mozambique

0

Reached

09.4344

Saint Kitts and Nevis

—

09.4345

Suriname

—

09.4346

Swaziland

100

Reached

09.4347

Tanzania

0

Reached

09.4348

Trinidad and Tobago

0

Reached

09.4349

Uganda

—

09.4350

Zambia

100

09.4351

Zimbabwe

100

ACP-India Preferential Sugar

Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

2007/2008 marketing year

| Serial No | Country | Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted | Limit |
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| 09.4331 | Barbados | 100 | |
| 09.4332 | Belize | 100 | |
| 09.4333 | Côte d’Ivoire | 100 | |
| 09.4334 | Republic of the Congo | 100 | |
| 09.4335 | Fiji | 100 | |
| 09.4336 | Guyana | 100 | |
| 09.4337 | India | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4338 | Jamaica | 100 | |
| 09.4339 | Kenya | 100 | |
| 09.4340 | Madagascar | 100 | |
| 09.4341 | Malawi | 100 | |
| 09.4342 | Mauritius | 100 | |
| 09.4343 | Mozambique | 100 | |
| 09.4344 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | |
| 09.4345 | Suriname | — | |
| 09.4346 | Swaziland | 100 | |
| 09.4347 | Tanzania | 100 | |
| 09.4348 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100 | |
| 09.4349 | Uganda | — | |
| 09.4350 | Zambia | 100 | |
| 09.4351 | Zimbabwe | 100 | |

Serial No

Country

Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted

Limit

09.4331

Barbados

100

09.4332

Belize

100

09.4333

Côte d’Ivoire

100

09.4334

Republic of the Congo

100

09.4335

Fiji

100

09.4336

Guyana

100

09.4337

India

0

Reached

09.4338

Jamaica

100

09.4339

Kenya

100

09.4340

Madagascar

100

09.4341

Malawi

100

09.4342

Mauritius

100

09.4343

Mozambique

100

09.4344

Saint Kitts and Nevis

—

09.4345

Suriname

—

09.4346

Swaziland

100

09.4347

Tanzania

100

09.4348

Trinidad and Tobago

100

09.4349

Uganda

—

09.4350

Zambia

100

09.4351

Zimbabwe

100

Complementary Sugar

Title V of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

2006/2007 marketing year

| Serial No | Country | Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09.4315 | India | 100 | |
| 09.4316 | ACP Protocol signatory countries | 100 | |

Serial No

Country

Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted

Limit

09.4315

India

100

09.4316

ACP Protocol signatory countries

100

CXL Concessions Sugar

Title VI of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

2006/2007 marketing year

| Serial No | Country | Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09.4317 | Australia | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4318 | Brazil | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4319 | Cuba | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4320 | Other third countries | 0 | Reached |

Serial No

Country

Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted

Limit

09.4317

Australia

0

Reached

09.4318

Brazil

0

Reached

09.4319

Cuba

0

Reached

09.4320

Other third countries

0

Reached

Balkans sugar

Title VII of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

2006/2007 marketing year

| Serial No | Country | Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09.4324 | Albania | 100 | |
| 09.4325 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4326 | Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo | 100 | |
| 09.4327 | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 100 | |
| 09.4328 | Croatia | 100 | |

Serial No

Country

Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted

Limit

09.4324

Albania

100

09.4325

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0

Reached

09.4326

Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo

100

09.4327

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

100

09.4328

Croatia

100

Exceptional import sugar and industrial import sugar

Title VIII of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006

2006/2007 Marketing year

| Serial No | Type | Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09.4380 | Exceptional | — | |
| 09.4390 | Industrial | 100 | |

Serial No

Type

Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted

Limit

09.4380

Exceptional

—

09.4390

Industrial

100

Import of sugar under the transitional tariff quotas opened for Bulgaria and Romania

Chapter 1 Section 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006

2006/2007 marketing year

| Order No | Type | Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09.4365 | Bulgaria | 0 | Reached |
| 09.4366 | Romania | 0 | Reached |

Order No

Type

Week of 9.7.2007-20.7.2007: % of requested quantity to be granted

Limit

09.4365

Bulgaria

0

Reached

09.4366

Romania

0

Reached

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DECISIONS

Commission

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 July 2007

authorising Bulgaria and Romania to derogate from Council Directive 1999/105/EC on the marketing of forest reproductive material with regard to the stocks accumulated from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2006

(notified under document number C(2007) 3541)

(2007/527/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to Article 42 of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, the Commission may adopt transitional measures if these transitional measures are necessary to facilitate the transition from the existing regime in the new Member States to that resulting from the application of the Community veterinary and phytosanitary rules. Those rules include the rules in respect of marketing of forest reproductive material. |
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(1)

Pursuant to Article 42 of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, the Commission may adopt transitional measures if these transitional measures are necessary to facilitate the transition from the existing regime in the new Member States to that resulting from the application of the Community veterinary and phytosanitary rules. Those rules include the rules in respect of marketing of forest reproductive material.

| (2) | Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (1) provides that forest reproductive material may be marketed only if the requirements of Article 6(1) and (3) of that Directive are met. |
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(2)

Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (1) provides that forest reproductive material may be marketed only if the requirements of Article 6(1) and (3) of that Directive are met.

| (3) | Directive 1999/105/EC allows to market until exhaustion stocks of forest reproductive material accumulated before 1 January 2003. |
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(3)

Directive 1999/105/EC allows to market until exhaustion stocks of forest reproductive material accumulated before 1 January 2003.

| (4) | Bulgaria and Romania have informed the Commission and the other Member States of the existence of stocks of forest reproductive material produced in their territories from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2006. Marketing of such material would not be permitted unless a derogation from the provisions of Directive 1999/105/EC is granted. |
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(4)

Bulgaria and Romania have informed the Commission and the other Member States of the existence of stocks of forest reproductive material produced in their territories from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2006. Marketing of such material would not be permitted unless a derogation from the provisions of Directive 1999/105/EC is granted.

| (5) | In order to enable those countries to market stocks of reproductive material produced from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2006, they should be allowed to market in their territories until 31 December 2009 reproductive material which was produced during the above period in accordance with their national provisions as applicable at the time of production. |
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(5)

In order to enable those countries to market stocks of reproductive material produced from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2006, they should be allowed to market in their territories until 31 December 2009 reproductive material which was produced during the above period in accordance with their national provisions as applicable at the time of production.

| (6) | Labels or accompanying documents should indicate that such material may only be marketed in the Member State where it was produced. |
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(6)

Labels or accompanying documents should indicate that such material may only be marketed in the Member State where it was produced.

| (7) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry, |
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(7)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 6(1) and (3) of Directive 1999/105/EC, Bulgaria and Romania are authorised to market until 31 December 2009 forest reproductive material produced in their territories from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2006 which was not produced in accordance with the provisions of that Directive provided that it complies with their national provisions as applicable at the time of production.

Such forest reproductive material shall only be marketed in the territory of the Member State of production.

The label or document, official or otherwise, which is affixed to or accompanies such forest reproductive material, shall clearly indicate that it is intended to be marketed exclusively in the territory of that Member State.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU

Member of the Commission

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III Acts adopted under the EU Treaty

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE V OF THE EU TREATY

| 26.7.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 194/11 |
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26.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 194/11

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COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2007/528/CFSP

of 23 July 2007

in support of the convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects, in the framework of the European Security Strategy

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 14 and Article 2(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | On 12 December 2003, the European Council adopted a European Security Strategy which calls for an international order based on effective multilateralism. In a world of global threats, global markets and global media, the security and prosperity of the EU increasingly depend on an effective multilateral system. The development of a stronger international society, well functioning international institutions and a rule-based international order is an objective of the EU. |
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(1)

On 12 December 2003, the European Council adopted a European Security Strategy which calls for an international order based on effective multilateralism. In a world of global threats, global markets and global media, the security and prosperity of the EU increasingly depend on an effective multilateral system. The development of a stronger international society, well functioning international institutions and a rule-based international order is an objective of the EU.

| (2) | The European Security Strategy acknowledges the United Nations Charter as the fundamental framework for international relations. Strengthening the United Nations, equipping it to fulfil its responsibilities and to act effectively, is a European priority. |
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(2)

The European Security Strategy acknowledges the United Nations Charter as the fundamental framework for international relations. Strengthening the United Nations, equipping it to fulfil its responsibilities and to act effectively, is a European priority.

| (3) | The 1980 United Nations convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects, concluded at Geneva on 10 October 1980, as amended on 21 December 2001, is also known as the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (hereinafter ‘CCW’) and it regulates the use in armed conflict of certain conventional arms deemed to cause excessive suffering to combatants or indiscriminate harm to civilian populations. The CCW is based upon the principle of international law that the right of the parties to an armed conflict to choose methods or means of warfare is not unlimited, and on the principle that prohibits the use in armed conflicts of weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering. |
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(3)

The 1980 United Nations convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects, concluded at Geneva on 10 October 1980, as amended on 21 December 2001, is also known as the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (hereinafter ‘CCW’) and it regulates the use in armed conflict of certain conventional arms deemed to cause excessive suffering to combatants or indiscriminate harm to civilian populations. The CCW is based upon the principle of international law that the right of the parties to an armed conflict to choose methods or means of warfare is not unlimited, and on the principle that prohibits the use in armed conflicts of weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering.

| (4) | On 6 December 2006, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the CCW in which it calls upon all States that have not yet done so to take all measures to become parties, as soon as possible, to the CCW and the Protocols annexed thereto, as amended, with a view to achieving the widest possible adherence to those instruments at an early date, and so as to ultimately achieve their universality. |
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(4)

On 6 December 2006, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the CCW in which it calls upon all States that have not yet done so to take all measures to become parties, as soon as possible, to the CCW and the Protocols annexed thereto, as amended, with a view to achieving the widest possible adherence to those instruments at an early date, and so as to ultimately achieve their universality.

| (5) | The most recent of the Protocols annexed to the CCW, Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War was adopted on 28 November 2003 by the Meeting of the States Parties to the CCW (Protocol V). The Protocol V, which is the first multilaterally negotiated instrument to deal with the problem of unexploded and abandoned ordnance, is intended to eradicate the daily threat that such legacies of wars pose to populations in need for development and to humanitarian aid workers operating in the field to help them. Since its adoption, 32 States have thus far notified the UN Secretary-General, as depositary of the CCW, of their consent to be bound by Protocol V. Pursuant to Article 5 paragraph 3 of the CCW, Protocol V entered into force on 12 November 2006. The entry into force of Protocol V demonstrates that the CCW has the potential of being a dynamic instrument responsive to advancements in weapons technology and developments in the nature and conduct of armed conflict. |
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(5)

The most recent of the Protocols annexed to the CCW, Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War was adopted on 28 November 2003 by the Meeting of the States Parties to the CCW (Protocol V). The Protocol V, which is the first multilaterally negotiated instrument to deal with the problem of unexploded and abandoned ordnance, is intended to eradicate the daily threat that such legacies of wars pose to populations in need for development and to humanitarian aid workers operating in the field to help them. Since its adoption, 32 States have thus far notified the UN Secretary-General, as depositary of the CCW, of their consent to be bound by Protocol V. Pursuant to Article 5 paragraph 3 of the CCW, Protocol V entered into force on 12 November 2006. The entry into force of Protocol V demonstrates that the CCW has the potential of being a dynamic instrument responsive to advancements in weapons technology and developments in the nature and conduct of armed conflict.

| (6) | Despite great progress towards universal adherence, almost half of the UN Member States have not yet ratified or otherwise acceded to the CCW and its annexed Protocols. The rate of adherence remains low in Africa, Asia, in particular South-East Asia, and the Middle East. However, half of the States not yet Party to the CCW are affected by mines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW). Universalisation of the CCW and all its annexed Protocols will remain a priority objective among States Parties in the period from 2006 to 2011. |
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(6)

Despite great progress towards universal adherence, almost half of the UN Member States have not yet ratified or otherwise acceded to the CCW and its annexed Protocols. The rate of adherence remains low in Africa, Asia, in particular South-East Asia, and the Middle East. However, half of the States not yet Party to the CCW are affected by mines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW). Universalisation of the CCW and all its annexed Protocols will remain a priority objective among States Parties in the period from 2006 to 2011.

| (7) | The third Review Conference of the States Parties of the CCW, held in Geneva from 7 to 17 November 2006 adopted a Plan of Action to Promote the Universality of the CCW, which sets the goals of strengthening the implementation of the CCW and its annexed Protocols, promoting universalisation and enhanced cooperation among States Parties, as well as a Sponsorship Programme. |
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(7)

The third Review Conference of the States Parties of the CCW, held in Geneva from 7 to 17 November 2006 adopted a Plan of Action to Promote the Universality of the CCW, which sets the goals of strengthening the implementation of the CCW and its annexed Protocols, promoting universalisation and enhanced cooperation among States Parties, as well as a Sponsorship Programme.

| (8) | The Plan of Action to Promote the Universality of the CCW identifies the important role to be played by the Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament of the UN, as well as by regional organisations as appropriate, in coordinating regional actions in accordance with the characteristics of each region, mostly in those where acceptance of the CCW remains low. |
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(8)

The Plan of Action to Promote the Universality of the CCW identifies the important role to be played by the Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament of the UN, as well as by regional organisations as appropriate, in coordinating regional actions in accordance with the characteristics of each region, mostly in those where acceptance of the CCW remains low.

| (9) | The Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement, concluded between the European Community, on the one hand, and the UN, on the other hand, sets out a framework for the UN and the Community, in order to enhance their cooperation, including programmatic partnership, |
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(9)

The Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement, concluded between the European Community, on the one hand, and the UN, on the other hand, sets out a framework for the UN and the Community, in order to enhance their cooperation, including programmatic partnership,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

1.   For the purpose of supporting the Plan of Action to Promote Universality of the CCW adopted by the States Parties to the CCW at the third Review Conference, the European Union shall support the CCW, with the following objectives:

| (i) | promotion of the universality of the CCW and its annexed protocols; |
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(i)

promotion of the universality of the CCW and its annexed protocols;

| (ii) | support to the implementation of the CCW by States Parties. |
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(ii)

support to the implementation of the CCW by States Parties.

2.   For achieving the objectives referred to in paragraph 1, the EU will undertake the following measures:

| (a) | organisation of an opening workshop, up to seven regional seminars and a closing meeting, aiming at increasing the membership of the CCW, including publications in all UN official languages and any other language if required; |
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(a)

organisation of an opening workshop, up to seven regional seminars and a closing meeting, aiming at increasing the membership of the CCW, including publications in all UN official languages and any other language if required;

| (b) | a financial contribution to the Sponsorship Programme, adopted at the third Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW. |
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(b)

a financial contribution to the Sponsorship Programme, adopted at the third Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW.

A detailed description of the measures referred to in paragraph 2 is set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

1.   The Presidency, assisted by the Secretary-General/High Representative (SG/HR), shall be responsible for the implementation of this Joint Action. The Commission shall be fully associated.

2.   The technical implementation of the measures referred to in Article 1(2) shall be carried out by:

| (a) | the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UN-ODA), for the opening workshop, the closing meeting, the regional seminars and the publications; |
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(a)

the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UN-ODA), for the opening workshop, the closing meeting, the regional seminars and the publications;

| (b) | the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), for the contribution to the Sponsorship Programme, in accordance with the Decision of third Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW. |
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(b)

the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), for the contribution to the Sponsorship Programme, in accordance with the Decision of third Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW.

Both of them shall perform their tasks under the control of the SG/HR, assisting the Presidency. For this purpose the SG/HR shall enter into the necessary arrangements with the UN-ODA and the GICHD.

3.   The Presidency, the SG/HR and the Commission shall keep each other regularly informed about the implementation of this Joint Action, in conformity with their respective competences.

Article 3

1.   The financial reference amount for the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 1(2) shall be EUR 828 000 to be funded from the 2007 general budget of the European Communities.

2.   The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the Community procedures and rules applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.

3.   The Commission shall supervise the proper management of the expenditure referred to in paragraph 2, which shall take the form of a grant. For this purpose, the Commission shall conclude financing agreements with the UN-ODA and the GICHD. The financing agreements shall stipulate that the UN-ODA and the GICHD are to ensure visibility of the EU contribution, appropriate to its size.

4.   The Commission shall endeavour to conclude the financing agreements referred to in paragraph 3 as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Joint Action. It shall inform the Council of any difficulties in that process and of the date of conclusion of the financing agreements.

Article 4

The Presidency, assisted by the SG/HR, shall report to the Council on the implementation of this Joint Action on the basis of bi-monthly reports prepared by the UN-ODA and the GICHD. These reports will form the basis for the evaluation carried out by the Council. The Commission shall be fully associated. It shall report on the financial aspects of the implementation of this Joint Action.

Article 5

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

It shall expire 18 months after the date of conclusion of the last of the two financing agreements referred to in Article 3(3) or 12 months after the date of its adoption if no financing agreement has been concluded within that period.

Article 6

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2007.

For the Council

The President

L. AMADO

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ANNEX

1.   Objective

The overall objective of this Joint Action is to support the universalisation of the CCW by promoting the accession to the CCW by States not Party to it and to enhance the implementation of the CCW.

EU assistance to the CCW will be focused on the areas identified by the Plan of Action to Promote Universality of the CCW and the Sponsorship Programme adopted by the third Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW, held in Geneva from 7 to 17 November 2006.

2.   Project

Purpose of the project

To increase membership of the CCW through regional and sub-regional workshops and to strengthen the implementation of the CCW and its annexed Protocols through a contribution to the Sponsorship Programme.

The aim of the opening workshop and of regional seminars will be to encourage greater membership of the CCW and to prepare for national implementation of the CCW in those regions. The workshop and the seminars will aim at explaining the benefits and consequences of acceding to the CCW and to understand the needs of the States not Party to the CCW.

The regional seminars will also serve as forums to discuss disarmament and non-proliferation issues, including SALW: ammunition, brokering and marking and tracing. They will also look into some specific principles of International Humanitarian Law.

Through a contribution to Sponsorship Programme, the EU will be supporting, inter alia, Signatory States and States not yet Parties to the CCW and its annexed Protocols to benefit from an opportunity to participate in the CCW activities and to acquire an acquaintance with the work related to the CCW. The EU will support all the operational purposes defined in the Sponsorship Programme.

Results of the project

| (i) | increased membership of the CCW in all geographical regions (Central Asia, West and East Africa, Horn of Africa, Great Lakes Region and South Africa; South-East Asia, Middle East and the Mediterranean, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands); |
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(i)

increased membership of the CCW in all geographical regions (Central Asia, West and East Africa, Horn of Africa, Great Lakes Region and South Africa; South-East Asia, Middle East and the Mediterranean, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands);

| (ii) | strengthened implementation of the CCW and its annexed Protocols; |
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(ii)

strengthened implementation of the CCW and its annexed Protocols;

| (iii) | strengthened regional networking, involving sub-regional organisations and networks in areas relevant to the CCW; |
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(iii)

strengthened regional networking, involving sub-regional organisations and networks in areas relevant to the CCW;

| (iv) | a publication containing the results of all the workshops, the presentations made, lessons learned and recommendations on the way forward to be published in UN official languages and in other languages as required. |
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(iv)

a publication containing the results of all the workshops, the presentations made, lessons learned and recommendations on the way forward to be published in UN official languages and in other languages as required.

Description of the project

The project provides for the organisation of one opening workshop in New York, up to seven regional workshops and a closing meeting in Geneva, the publication of materials and a contribution to the Sponsorship Programme.

(i)   Opening workshop

An opening workshop will be held in New York for all States not Parties to the CCW, and in particular those States subject to recent demarches by the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union (1). Experts, including from EU Institutions, from Member States and from the International Red Cross Committee(‘ICRC’) will present the CCW legal framework and the benefits and consequences of acceding to the CCW. This workshop will aim at raising awareness in target States about the CCW as well as about this Joint Action and the regional seminars that will be organised in this context. It will also provide the EU with useful channels of communication.

Estimated cost for the opening workshop and the closing meeting — EUR 22 184.

(ii)   Regional Seminars

AFRICA

| (a) | Seminar on the CCW for Signatory States and States not Parties in East and West Africa to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Kenya, Mauritania, Nigeria (2), São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan and Tanzania, will be invited.
  Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to take part in the seminar on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.
  Estimated cost — EUR 106 036 |
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(a)

Seminar on the CCW for Signatory States and States not Parties in East and West Africa to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Kenya, Mauritania, Nigeria (2), São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan and Tanzania, will be invited.

Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to take part in the seminar on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.

Estimated cost — EUR 106 036

| (b) | Seminar on the CCW for States not Parties in the Horn of Africa, the Great Lakes Region and South Africa to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, will be invited.
  Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.
  Estimated cost — EUR 61 685 |
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(b)

Seminar on the CCW for States not Parties in the Horn of Africa, the Great Lakes Region and South Africa to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, will be invited.

Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.

Estimated cost — EUR 61 685

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

| (c) | Seminar on the CCW for States not Parties in Latin America and the Caribbean to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago will be invited.
  Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions, on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.
  Estimated cost — EUR 55 769 |
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(c)

Seminar on the CCW for States not Parties in Latin America and the Caribbean to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago will be invited.

Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions, on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.

Estimated cost — EUR 55 769

PACIFIC ISLANDS

| (d) | Seminar on the CCW for States not Parties in the Pacific Islands to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu will be invited.
  Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.
  Estimated cost — EUR 129 781 (3) |
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(d)

Seminar on the CCW for States not Parties in the Pacific Islands to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu will be invited.

Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.

Estimated cost — EUR 129 781 (3)

CENTRAL ASIA

| (e) | Seminar on the CCW for Signatory States and States not Parties in Central Asia to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Afghanistan (4), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will be invited.
  Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions, on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.
  Estimated cost — EUR 72 174 |
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(e)

Seminar on the CCW for Signatory States and States not Parties in Central Asia to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Afghanistan (4), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will be invited.

Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions, on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.

Estimated cost — EUR 72 174

SOUTH-EAST ASIA

| (f) | Seminar on the CCW for Signatory States and States not Parties in South-East Asia to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam (5) will be invited.
  Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process. |
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(f)

Seminar on the CCW for Signatory States and States not Parties in South-East Asia to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam (5) will be invited.

Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.

MIDDLE-EAST AND THE MEDITERRANEAN

| (g) | Seminar on the CCW for Signatory States and States not Parties in the Middle East and the Mediterranean to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt (6), Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates and Yemen will be invited.
  Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions, on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.
  Estimated cost — EUR 47 677 |
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(g)

Seminar on the CCW for Signatory States and States not Parties in the Middle East and the Mediterranean to bring about participation by decision-makers and regional organisations. Representatives from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt (6), Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates and Yemen will be invited.

Several speakers, including from the ICRC, will brief the participants on the CCW legal framework and on the importance of acceding to the CCW. One or two States Party to the CCW in this region would also be invited to make interventions, on the basis of their relevance and interest in the universalisation process.

Estimated cost — EUR 47 677

(iii)   Closing meeting

Once the above described seminars had taken place, a closing meeting will be held in Geneva to draw lessons learned and define specific ways of support for States ready to ratify the CCW. Participants will be the EU Presidency and EU institutions as well as UN-ODA, including the CCW Secretariat as appropriate, UNIDIR, ICRC and GICHD experts.

(iv)   Publications

A booklet containing the work and the results of all the opening and regional workshops and the lessons learned from them will be prepared and published in UN official languages and in other languages as required. This booklet will contain recommendations on the way forward. The expertise and efforts made by the IRCC in this area will be particularly highlighted.

Estimated cost — EUR 29 851

(v)   Support to the Sponsorship Programme

The EU will contribute to the Sponsorship Programme adopted by the third Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW.

The EU contribution to the Sponsorship Programme will support the basic goals of that Programme, which are:

| — | to strengthen the implementation of the CCW and its annexed Protocols, |
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to strengthen the implementation of the CCW and its annexed Protocols,

| — | to promote universal observance of the norms and principles enshrined on the CCW and its annexed Protocols, |
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to promote universal observance of the norms and principles enshrined on the CCW and its annexed Protocols,

| — | to support the universalisation of the CCW and its annexed Protocols, |
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to support the universalisation of the CCW and its annexed Protocols,

| — | to enhance the cooperation, the exchange of information and the consultations among the States Parties on issues related to the CCW and its annexed Protocols. |
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to enhance the cooperation, the exchange of information and the consultations among the States Parties on issues related to the CCW and its annexed Protocols.

The Sponsorship Programme might allow to provide advice and technical assistance on the implementation of the CCW to interested States upon request (Sponsorship Programme 4 (iv)).

At the third Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW, the technical management of the Sponsorship Programme was entrusted to the GICHD.

Estimated cost — EUR 250 000

3.   Duration

The total estimated duration for the implementation of this Joint Action is 18 months.

4.   Beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of universality-related activity are States not Party to the CCW (both Signatory States and non-Signatory States).

The beneficiaries of the contribution to the Sponsorship Programme are States Parties and not-Parties to the CCW in accordance with the basic goals of that Programme as defined above. Priority attention will be given to ERW affected States.

5.   Implementing entity

The Presidency, assisted by the SG/HR, is responsible for the political implementation and supervision of the Joint Action. The Presidency shall entrust the technical implementation to:

| — | the UN-ODA, for the opening workshop, the closing meeting, the regional seminars and the publications.
  The regional workshops could be organised with the support of the Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament of the UN. In carrying out its activities, the UN-ODA shall cooperate, as appropriate, with local missions of Member States and the Commission. The expertise of the ICRC, the CCW Secretariat and UNIDIR will be used for all the foreseen activities. The opening workshop and the closing meeting will be organised by the HR’s PR in close cooperation with the Presidency, |
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the UN-ODA, for the opening workshop, the closing meeting, the regional seminars and the publications.

The regional workshops could be organised with the support of the Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament of the UN. In carrying out its activities, the UN-ODA shall cooperate, as appropriate, with local missions of Member States and the Commission. The expertise of the ICRC, the CCW Secretariat and UNIDIR will be used for all the foreseen activities. The opening workshop and the closing meeting will be organised by the HR’s PR in close cooperation with the Presidency,

| — | the GICHD, in accordance with the Decision of the third Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW, for the contribution to the Sponsorship Programme. The EU will be represented by the Presidency, assisted by the SG/HR, at the informal steering committee provided for by the Decision of the third Review Conference, on the establishment of a Sponsorship Programme. The respective roles of the informal steering committee and of the GICHD will be defined in accordance with the Decision of the third Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW. |
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the GICHD, in accordance with the Decision of the third Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW, for the contribution to the Sponsorship Programme. The EU will be represented by the Presidency, assisted by the SG/HR, at the informal steering committee provided for by the Decision of the third Review Conference, on the establishment of a Sponsorship Programme. The respective roles of the informal steering committee and of the GICHD will be defined in accordance with the Decision of the third Review Conference of the States Parties to the CCW.

6.   Estimated required means

The EU contribution will cover 100 % of the implementation of the projects as described in this Annex. The estimated costs are as follows:

| EUR |
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| — | Opening workshop and closing meeting |

EUR

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Opening workshop and closing meeting

22 184

Regional seminars

East and West Africa

106 036

Horn of Africa, Great Lakes and South Africa

61 685

Latin America and the Caribbean

55 769

Pacific Islands and South East Asia

129 781

Central Asia

72 174

Middle East and the Mediterranean

47 677

| — | Publications |
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Publications

29 851

Administrative expenses

36 671

Contingencies

16 082

| — | Support to the Sponsorship Programme |
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Support to the Sponsorship Programme

250 000

TOTAL COST

828 000

7.   Financial reference amount to cover the cost of the projects

The total cost of the projects is EUR 828 000.

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(1)  Group 1: Non-signatories, affected by ERW: Angola, Azerbaijan, Burundi, Chad, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen and Zambia. Group 2: Signatories, affected by ERW: Afghanistan, Sudan, Vietnam. Group 3: Signatories not (heavily) affected by ERW: Egypt, Iceland and Nigeria. Group 4: Other States (± 65) as appropriate.

(2)  State Signatory to the CCW.

(3)  Estimated cost for a combined Pacific Islands and South East Asia Seminar.

(4)  State Signatory to the CCW.

(5)  State Signatory to the CCW.

(6)  State Signatory to the CCW.

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