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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 175/37

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 July 2007

amending Decision 2005/942/EC authorising Member States to take decisions under Council Directive 1999/105/EC on assurances afforded in respect of forest reproductive material produced in third countries

(notified under document number C(2007) 3173)

(2007/463/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22 December 1999 on the marketing of forest reproductive material (1), and in particular Article 19(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2005/942/EC (2) authorises Member States to take decisions under Directive 1999/105/EC on assurances afforded in respect of forest reproductive material of specified species produced in specified third countries.

(2) The scope of the current regime should be extended in so far as the necessary assurances are afforded.

(3) It is appropriate to add New Zealand as authorised third country as regards the forest reproductive material of the Category Source identified of the species Pinus radiata and to add that species in the case of the United States of America. Decision 2005/942/EC should be therefore amended accordingly.

(4) 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

The Annex to Decision 2005/942/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 July 2007. For the Commission Markos KYPRIANOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 11, 15.1.2000, p. 17.

(2) OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 92. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1792/2006 (OJ L 362, 20.12.2006, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/75

COUNCIL DECISION 2007/449/CFSP

of 28 June 2007

implementing Common Position 2004/694/CFSP on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Common Position 2004/694/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof, in conjunction with the second indent of Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Whereas:

(1) Under the terms of Common Position 2004/694/CFSP, the Council adopted measures in order to freeze all funds and economic resources belonging to the natural persons listed in the Annex thereto, who had been indicted by the ICTY.

(2) Following the transfer of Mr Zdravko TOLIMIR and Mr Vlastimir DJORDJEVIC to the custody of the ICTY on 1 June 2007, their names should be removed from the list.

(3) Furthermore, reasons should be provided in relation to the individuals who remain listed.

(4) It is accordingly necessary to adapt the list set out in the Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Annex to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 3

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

Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2007. For the Council The President S. GABRIEL

(1) OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 52. Common Position as amended by Decision 2006/484/CFSP (OJ L 189, 12.7.2006, p. 25) and extended by Common Position 2006/671/CFSP (OJ L 275, 6.10.2006, p. 66).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 180/43

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 July 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

(notified under document number C(2007) 3413)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/483/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2006/415/EC of 14 June 2006 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the Community and repealing Decision 2006/135/EC (3) lays down certain protection measures to be applied in order to prevent the spread of that disease, including the establishment of areas A and B following a suspected or confirmed outbreak of the disease.

(2) Germany has notified the Commission of an outbreak of H5N1 in a backyard poultry holding on its territory and has taken the appropriate measures as provided for in Decision 2006/415/EC, including the establishment of areas A and B as provided for in Article 4 of that Decision.

(3) The Commission has examined those measures in collaboration with Germany, and is satisfied that the borders of Areas A and B established by the competent authority in that Member State are at a sufficient distance to the actual location of the outbreak. Areas A and B in Germany can therefore be confirmed and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.

(4) Decision 2006/415/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision should be reviewed at the next meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2006/415/EC is amended in accordance with the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2007. For the Commission Markos KYPRIANOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33); corrected version (OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12).

(2) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14).

(3) OJ L 164, 16.6.2006, p. 51. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/454/EC (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 87).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 200/44

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 June 2007

on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

(2007/541/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2) and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,

Whereas:

(1) The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the European Communities and their Member States on 23 April 2007.

(2) Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 23 April 2007.

(3) The Protocol should be approved,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (2).

Article 2

The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol (3). The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.

Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2007. For the Council The President S. GABRIEL For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO

(1) Opinion delivered on 7 June 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 119, 9.5.2007, p. 32.

(3) The date of entry into force of the protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 253/39

COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 September 2007

appointing an Italian member of the European Economic and Social Committee and amending Decisions 2006/524/EC, Euratom and 2006/651/EC, Euratom

(2007/622/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Italian government,

Having obtained the opinion of the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) By Decision 2006/524/EC, Euratom appointing Czech, German, Estonian, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Austrian, Slovenian and Slovak members of the European Economic and Social Committee (1), and Decision 2006/651/EC, Euratom appointing Belgian, Greek, Irish, Cypriot, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish and British members and two Italian members of the European Economic and Social Committee (2), the Council appointed the Italian members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2006 to 20 September 2010.

(2) An Italian member’s seat on the Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Paolo NICOLETTI,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Marco FELISATI is hereby appointed a member of the European Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Paolo NICOLETTI for the remainder of the latter’s term of office, which runs until 20 September 2010.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2007. For the Council The President J. SILVA

(1) OJ L 207, 28.7.2006, p. 30.

(2) OJ L 269, 28.9.2006, p. 13.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/8

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 September 2007

appointing five Hungarian members and five Hungarian alternate members to the Committee of the Regions

(2007/617/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Hungarian Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).

(2) Four members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the mandates of Mr BOR, Mr DIÓSSY, Mr FÁBIÁN and Mr KÁLI. One member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following a change in the mandate of Mr BIHARY. Three alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the mandates of Mr MÁTIS, Mr NÉMETH and Mr LITTER. Two alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the appointment of Mr NAGY and Mr GÉMESI, currently alternate members, as members,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

(a) as members: Mr Sándor NAGY, in place of Mr Imre BOR, Mr Gábor BIHARY, Representative of the Settlement, 3rd District of Budapest, in place of Mr Gábor BIHARY, member of Budapest General Assembly, Mr András SZALAY, Representative of the Settlement Veszprém, in place of Mr Zsolt FÁBIÁN, Mr György GÉMESI, in place of Mr Sándor KÁLI, Ms Erika SZŰCS, Deputy Mayor of Miskolc, in place of Mr László DIÓSSY, and

(b) as alternate members: Mr Levente MAGYAR, Member of the General Assembly of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, in place of Mr Sándor NAGY, Mr Csaba MOLNÁR, Member of the General Assembly of Győr-Moson-Sopron, in place of Mr András MÁTIS, Mr László VÉCSEY, Mayor of Szada, in place of Mr György GÉMESI, Ms Kata TÜTTŐ, Member of the General Assembly of Capital, in place of Mr Balázs NÉMETH, Ms Helga MIHÁLYI, Member of the General Assembly of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, in place of Mr Nándor LITTER.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 18 September 2007. For the Council The President R. PEREIRA

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 270/16

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 October 2007

appointing an Italian member and an Italian alternate member to the Committee of the Regions

(2007/661/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Italian Government,

Whereas:

(1) On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).

(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the mandate of Mr GUARISCHI. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the appointment as a member of Mr SCOMA,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

(a) as a member: Mr Francesco SCOMA, Deputato regionale dell’Assemblea Regionale Siciliana (change of mandate) and

(b) as an alternate member: Mr Sante ZUFFADA, Consigliere della Regione Lombardia.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2007. For the Council The President F. TEIXEIRA DOS SANTOS

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 314/20

COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 November 2007

amending Decision 2003/17/EC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/780/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (2), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/54/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of beet seed (3), and in particular Article 23(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/57/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (4), and in particular Article 20(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Council Decision 2003/17/EC (5) provides that for a limited period field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops of certain species are considered as equivalent to field inspections carried out in accordance with Community legislation and that seed of certain species produced in third countries is considered as equivalent to seed produced in accordance with Community legislation.

(2) It appears that those field inspections continue to afford the same guarantees as those carried out by the Member States. Those field inspections should therefore continue to be considered as equivalent.

(3) As Decision 2003/17/EC will expire on 31 December 2007, the period for which equivalence is recognised under that Decision should be extended. It appears desirable to limit that period to five years.

(4) Decision 2003/17/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 6 of Decision 2003/17/EC, ‘31 December 2007’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2012’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 November 2007. For the Council The President J. SILVA

(1) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/117/EC (OJ L 14, 18.1.2005, p. 18).

(2) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/55/EC (OJ L 159, 13.6.2006, p. 13).

(3) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 12. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/117/EC.

(4) OJ L 193, 20.7.2002, p. 74. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/117/EC.

(5) OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 10. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 280/2

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 November 2007

appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency

(2007/C 280/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency (1), and in particular Article 79 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 provides that the Council should appoint as Members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency one representative from each Member State.

(2) By Decision of 7 June 2007 (2) the Council appointed 27 members of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency.

(3) The Belgian Government has informed the Council of its intention to replace the Belgian representative on the Management Board and has submitted a nomination for a new representative, who should be appointed for a period which runs until 31 May 2011,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Marc LEEMANS of Belgian nationality, born on 1 October 1958, shall be appointed member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency in place of Mr Maarten ROGGEMAN for the period from 24 November 2007 to 31 May 2011.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 15 November 2007. For the Council The President M. DE LURDES RODRIGUES

(1) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1. Corrected version in OJ L 136, 29.5.2007, p. 3.

(2) OJ C 134, 16.6.2007, p. 6.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 317/75

COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 November 2007

on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

(2007/787/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1) The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (2), was signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States at Brussels on 31 October 2007.

(2) The Protocol should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community and its Member States.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (3).

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2007. For the Council The President M. LINO

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.

(2) OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3.

(3) See page 65 of this Official Journal.
3.

The following Article 5a is inserted after Article 5: ‘Article 5a Calculation and allocation of income resulting from the write-off of euro banknotes 1. Withdrawn euro banknotes shall remain part of the liability base until they are exchanged or written off, whichever event occurs first. 2. The Governing Council may decide to write off withdrawn euro banknotes, in which case it shall specify the write-off date and the total amount of the provision to be made for those withdrawn euro banknotes that are still expected to be exchanged. 3. Withdrawn euro banknotes shall be written off as follows: (a) On the write-off date, the ECB’s and the NCBs’ balance sheet items “banknotes in circulation” shall be reduced by the total amount of withdrawn euro banknotes still in circulation. For this purpose, the actual amounts of withdrawn euro banknotes that were put into circulation shall be adjusted to their pro-rata amounts calculated in accordance with the issue key, and the differences shall be settled among the ECB and the NCBs. (b) The adjusted amount of withdrawn euro banknotes shall be written off from the balance sheet item “banknotes in circulation” to the NCBs’ profit and loss accounts. (c) Each NCB shall establish a provision for withdrawn euro banknotes that are still expected to be exchanged. The provision shall be equivalent to the relevant NCB’s share in the total amount of the provision calculated using the issue key. 4. Withdrawn euro banknotes that are exchanged after the write-off date shall be recorded in the books of the NCB that has accepted them. The inflow of withdrawn euro banknotes shall be redistributed among NCBs at least once a year by applying the issue key, and the differences shall be settled between them. Each NCB shall set off the pro-rata amount against its provision or, in the event that the inflow exceeds the provision, record a corresponding expense in its profit and loss account. 5. The Governing Council shall review the total amount of the provision on an annual basis.’