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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 268/40

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2007/559/EC of 2 August 2007 amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain administrative regions of Poland are officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis

( Official Journal of the European Union L 212 of 14 August 2007 )

On page 21, in the Annex to Decision 2007/559/EC, in the entry for Poland, the entry concerning the Voivodship Śląskie:

for:

‘— Voivodship Śląskie Powiaty: Będziński, Bielski, Bielsko Biała, Bytom, Chorzów, Cieszyński, Częstochowski, Częstochowa, Dąbrowa, Gliwicki, Gliwice, Jastrzębie Zdrój, Jaworzno, Katowice, Kłobucki, Lubliniecki, Mikołowski, Mysłowice, Myszkowski, Piekary Śląskie, Pszczyński, Raciborski, Ruda Śląska, Rybnicki, Rybnik, Siemianowice, Sosnowiec, Świętochłowice, Tarnogórski, Tychy, Tyski, Wodzisławski, Zabrze, Zawierciański, Żory, Żywiecki.’,

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 1/5

COUNCIL DECISION

of 1 January 2007

appointing members of the Court of Auditors

(2007/2/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 247(1), (2) and (3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 160b(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Article 47 thereof,

Having regard to the Opinions of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

In accordance with Article 47 of the said Act of Accession, the Court of Auditors should be enlarged by the appointment of two additional members for a term of office of six years,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members of the Court of Auditors for a period of six years with effect from the date of adoption of this Decision:

Ms Nadezhda SANDOLOVA

Mr Ovidiu ISPIR.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 2007.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 41/8

COUNCIL DECISION

of 12 February 2007

appointing two Dutch members and four Dutch alternate members to the Committee of the Regions

(2007/89/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 Netherlands Government,

Whereas:

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

(2) Two members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the mandate of Mr Fons HERTOG and the resignation of Mr Pieter VAN WOENSEL. Four alternate members' seats have become vacant following the end of the mandate of Ms Laetitia GRIFFITH, the resignation of Mr James LIDTH DE JEUDE, the end of the mandate of Mr Wim ZWAAN and the resignation of Mr Alexander SAKKERS,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the term of office still to run, namely until 25 January 2010:

(a) as members: — Mr Cor LAMERS, burgemeester van Houten, — Mr Henk KOOL, wethouder te Den Haag, to replace — Mr Fons HERTOG, — Mr Pieter VAN WOENSEL;

(b) as alternate members: — Mr Lodewijk ASSCHER, wethouder te Amsterdam, — Mr Rik DE LANGE, wethouder te Zutphen, — Ms Ellie FRANSSEN, wethouder te Voerendaal, — Ms Rinda DEN BESTEN, wethouder te Utrecht, to replace — Ms Laetitia GRIFFITH, — Mr James LIDTH DE JEUDE, — Mr Wim ZWAAN, — Mr Alexander SAKKERS.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2007. For the Council The President F.-W. STEINMEIER

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 87/11

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 March 2007

appointing a Romanian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2007/186/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 Romanian 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 seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Andrei CHILIMAN,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Petru FILIP, Mayor of Municipe Oradea, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Andrei CHILIMAN for the remainder of the latter’s term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 2007. For the Council The President W. TIEFENSEE

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 95/51

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 April 2007

amending Decision 2003/249/EC as regards the extension of the duration of temporary derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of plants of strawberry (Fragaria L.), intended for planting, other than seeds, originating in Chile

(notified under document number C(2007) 1455)

(2007/221/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Under Directive 2000/29/EC, plants of strawberry (Fragaria L.), intended for planting, other than seeds, originating in non-European countries, other than Mediterranean countries, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the continental states of the United States of America, may not in principle be introduced into the Community. However, that Directive permits derogations from that rule, provided that it is established that there is no risk of spreading harmful organisms.

(2) Commission Decision 2003/249/EC (2) authorises Member States to provide for temporary derogations from certain provisions of Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of plants of strawberry (Fragaria L.), intended for planting, other than seeds, originating in Chile.

(3) The circumstances justifying this derogation are still valid and there is no new information giving cause for revision of the specific conditions.

(4) The Member States should therefore be authorised to permit the introduction into their territory of such plants subject to specific conditions for a further limited period.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 1, second paragraph, of Decision 2003/249/EC, the following points (e) to (h) are added:

‘(e) 1 June 2007 to 30 September 2007;

(f) 1 June 2008 to 30 September 2008;

(g) 1 June 2009 to 30 September 2009;

(h) 1 June 2010 to 30 September 2010.’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2006/35/EC (OJ L 88, 25.3.2006, p. 9).

(2) OJ L 93, 10.4.2003, p. 32.
1.

Article 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 1. To qualify for entry in the main section of the herd-book of its breed an animal must: (a) be descended from parents and grandparents entered in the main section of the herd-book of that same breed; (b) be identified and registered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the Parliament and of the Council (5) and the rules adopted for its implementation; (c) have a pedigree established in accordance with the rules of that herd-book. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1(a), pure-bred animals or descendants from pure-bred animals of different breeds may be entered directly into the main section of a new herd-book during the period of establishment of a herd-book for a new breed. The period of establishment of the new breed shall be defined in the breeding programme of the breeders' organization or association, under the control and with the agreement of the competent authorities, in accordance with Decision 84/247/EEC. The new breed shall be assigned a name that cannot be confused with the name of an existing breed. 3. Whenever an animal is entered in the main section of a new herd-book, and the animal or one of its parents is already registered in another existing herd-book, reference should be documented to the name of that existing herd-book, where the animal or parent was entered first time after birth, together with the original herd-book number.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 133/44

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 May 2007

amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards restricted zones in relation to bluetongue

(notified under document number C(2007) 2091)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/357/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control rules and measures to combat bluetongue in the Community, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones and a ban on animals leaving those zones.

(2) Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones (2) provides for the demarcation of the global geographic areas where protection and surveillance zones (the restricted zones) are to be established by the Member States in relation to bluetongue.

(3) Following the notification of outbreaks of bluetongue in mid-August and early September 2006 by Belgium, Germany, France and the Netherlands, the Commission has amended several times Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the demarcation of the restricted zones concerned.

(4) Following a substantiated request submitted by Germany, it is appropriate to amend the demarcation of the restricted zone in Germany.

(5) Decision 2005/393/EC should be amended accordingly.

(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 May 2007. For the Commission Markos KYPRIANOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74. Directive as last amended by Directive 2006/104/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 352).

(2) OJ L 130, 24.5.2005, p. 22. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/227/EC (OJ L 98, 13.4.2007, p. 23).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 163/16

DECISION No 714/2007/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 20 June 2007

repealing Council Directive 68/89/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the classification of wood in the rough

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

(1) Community policies on better regulation stress the importance of the simplification of national and Community legislation as a crucial element in improving the competitiveness of undertakings and in achieving the objectives of the Lisbon Agenda.

(2) The methods of measurement and classification provided for by Directive 68/89/EEC (3) differ from the methods of measurement and classification generally and currently applied in transactions between undertakings in the forestry sector and forest-based industries and have been found not to be suitable for market needs.

(3) The methods of measurement and classification provided for by Directive 68/89/EEC are no longer necessary for the purposes of the internal market.

(4) Directive 68/89/EEC should therefore be repealed.

(5) The repeal of Directive 68/89/EEC entails that after 31 December 2008 the mark ‘EEC classified’ will no longer be available for use in marketing and that the corresponding national implementing measures have accordingly to be repealed by 31 December 2008,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Directive 68/89/EEC shall be repealed with effect from 31 December 2008.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Strasbourg, 20 June 2007. For the European Parliament The President H.-G. PÖTTERING For the Council The President G. GLOSER

(1) Opinion of 14 March 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) Opinion of the European Parliament of 13 February 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 21 May 2007.

(3) OJ L 32, 6.2.1968, p. 12.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 157/23

COUNCIL DECISION 2007/423/CFSP

of 18 June 2007

implementing Common Position 2004/293/CFSP renewing 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 2004/293/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Whereas:

(1) By Common Position 2004/293/CFSP the Council adopted measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, the territories of Member States of individuals who are engaged in activities which help persons at large continue to evade justice for crimes for which they have been indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), or who are otherwise acting in a manner which could obstruct the ICTY's effective implementation of its mandate.

(2) Following the transfer of Ante Gotovina to the custody of the ICTY, certain individuals referred to in Article 2 of the Common Position and connected with Mr Gotovina should be removed from the list. An update of the details of the remaining persons on the list is also necessary.

(3) In addition, other persons who are engaged in activities which help persons at large continue to evade justice for crimes for which they have been indicted by the ICTY, or who are otherwise acting in a manner which could obstruct the ICTY's effective implementation of its mandate, should be listed.

(4) The list contained in the Annex to Common Position 2004/293/CFSP should be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The list of persons set out in the Annex to Common Position 2004/293/CFSP shall be replaced by the list set out in 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, 18 June 2007. For the Council The President F.-W. STEINMEIER

(1) OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 65. Council Common Position as last amended by Common Position 2007/150/CFSP (OJ L 66, 6.3.2007, p. 21).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 172/83

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 June 2007

correcting Directive 2006/132/EC amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include procymidone as active substance

(notified under document number C(2007) 3066)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/452/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection on the market (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Directive 2006/132/EC (2) contains an error which must be corrected, namely a reference to grams instead of kilograms in its Annex.

(2) It is necessary for that correction to take effect from the date of entry into force of Directive 2006/132/EC. This retroactive effect does not interfere with the rights of any individuals.

(3) The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Directive 2006/132/EC in the column ‘Specific provisions’, the third indent is replaced by the following:

‘— 0,75 kg active substance per hectare per application’.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2007. For the Commission Markos KYPRIANOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2007/31/EC (OJ L 140, 1.6.2007, p. 44).

(2) OJ L 349, 12.12.2006, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 186/35

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 January 2007

on the State aid: investment in an on-site environmental sugar beet cleaning method (demonstration project)

(notified under document number C(2007) 121)

(Only the German text is authentic)

(2007/505/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 88(2) thereof,

Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to the provision(s) cited above (1),

Whereas:

I. THE PROCEDURE

(1) By letter of 6 May 1998, received on 11 May 1998, the German authorities notified the above mentioned aid pursuant to Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty. Additional information was provided by letters of 22 September 1998, 5 May 1999 and 19 August 1999, received on 28 September 1998, 7 May 1999 and 24 August 1999, respectively.

(2) By letter No SG(99) D/8600 of 27 October 1999, the Commission opened the formal investigation procedure pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty. Germany subsequently expressed comments by letter of 15 March 2000. No comments from interested parties were received by the Commission. The German authorities sent the Commission additional information by letter of 16 August 2006.

(3) By letter of 16 August 2006, Germany informed the Commission that it was withdrawing the notified measure. In reply to a question from the Commission, Germany has also confirmed that the investment aid has not been paid.

II. CONCLUSION

(4) Up to the date on which it received the notification from Germany, the Commission had not taken any formal decision on the notification in question. In these circumstances, it accepts the withdrawal of the notification within the meaning of Article 8(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (2).

(5) The formal investigation procedure should therefore be closed pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 as it is now superfluous,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The formal investigation procedure regarding the investment aid of DEM 348 930 for the cleaning and filtering system for the Nordkristall GmbH sugar factory in Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is hereby closed pursuant to Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2007. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ C 359, 11.12.1999, p. 27.

(2) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 201/13

COUNCIL DECISION

of 23 July 2007

on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union

(2007/544/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the Act of Accession of 2003, and in particular to 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 Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States on 24 April 2007 at Luxembourg.

(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 Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic 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 (2).

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2007. For the Council The President L. AMADO

(1) Assent of the European Parliament of 10 July 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 118, 8.5.2007, p. 8.