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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 311/49

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 November 2006

fixing for the marketing year 2006/2007 the amounts of the aid for diversification, the additional aid for diversification and the transitional aid, to be granted under the temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry of the Community

(notified under document number C(2006) 5306)

(Only the Spanish, German, English, Italian, Portuguese and Swedish texts are authentic)

(2006/760/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 of 20 February 2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 968/2006 of 27 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community (2), and in particular Article 13(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) By 31 October 2006, the Commission has to fix the amounts attributed to each Member State concerned for the aid for diversification provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006, the additional aid for diversification provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation and the transitional aid to certain Member States as provided for in Article 9 of that Regulation.

(2) The amounts of the aid for diversification and additional aid for diversification are calculated on the basis of the tonnes of sugar quota renounced in the 2006/2007 marketing year in the Member State concerned, as provided for in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 968/2006.

(3) The full amounts of transitional aid to Austria and Sweden should be made available to those Member States as from the 2006/2007 marketing year,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The amounts per Member State concerned of the aid for diversification and the additional aid for diversification provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 respectively, as fixed in respect of the quotas renounced in the 2006/2007 marketing year, are set out in the Annex to this Decision.

The amount of the transitional aid to Austria and Sweden provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 are set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden.

Done at Brussels, 9 November 2006. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 42.

(2) OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 32.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/26

COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 November 2006

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

(notified under document number C(2006) 5607)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/858/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) On 3 November 2006 Portugal informed the Commission that serotype 4 virus has been detected as circulating in a number of peripheral areas of restricted zone E. Consequently that zone should be extended, taking into account the data available on the ecology of the vector and the current meteorological situation.

(4) 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 zone concerned.

(5) On 6 November 2006 Germany informed the Commission of new outbreaks of bluetongue in North-Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony. In view of those findings, it is appropriate to amend the demarcation of the restricted zone in Germany and France.

(6) On 6 November 2006 Italy also informed the Commission that serotype 1 virus has been detected as circulating for the first time in Cagliari province in the Sardegna region already located in the restricted zone C. Consequently, in view of those new findings, it is appropriate to insert a new restricted zone including the affected area.

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

(8) 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, 28 November 2006. For the Commission Markos KYPRIANOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 74.

(2) OJ L 130, 24.5.2005, p. 22. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/761/EC (OJ L 311, 10.11.2006, p. 51).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/37

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 December 2006

amending Decision 2006/80/EC as regards Slovenia

(notified under document number C(2006) 5797)

(Only the Slovenian text is authentic)

(2006/883/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/102/EEC of 27 November 1992 on the identification and registration of animals (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 92/102/EEC sets out the minimum requirements for the identification and registration of animals, without prejudice to more detailed Community rules which may be established for disease eradication or control purposes.

(2) Under Article (3)1 of Directive 92/102/EEC, Member States are to ensure that the competent authority has an up-to-date list of all the holdings which keep animals covered by that Directive and are situated on their territory.

(3) Article 3(2) of Directive 92/102/EEC provides for the possibility to authorise Member States to exclude from the list of holdings required by Article 3(1) of that Directive natural persons who keep one single pig which is intended for their own use or consumption, provided that this animal is subjected to the controls laid down in that Directive before any movement.

(4) Commission Decision 2006/80/EC (2) authorises certain Member States to apply the derogation provided for in Article 3(2) of Directive 92/102/EEC as regards holdings with one single pig.

(5) Slovenia has requested the authorisation provided for in Article 3(2) of Directive 92/102/EEC as regards holdings with one single pig and has given the appropriate assurances in respect of the controls laid down in that Directive.

(6) It is therefore appropriate to authorise Slovenia to apply that derogation.

(7) Decision 2006/80/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2006/80/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Slovenia.

Done at Brussels, 5 December 2006. For the Commission Markos KYPRIANOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 32. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8).

(2) OJ L 36, 8.2.2006, p. 50.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 24/13

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 15 December 2006

amending Decision ECB/2001/15 on the issue of euro banknotes

(ECB/2006/25)

(2007/46/EC)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 106(1) thereof,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank and in particular Article 16 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In view of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union and their respective national central banks (NCBs) joining the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) on 1 January 2007, Decision ECB/2006/21 of 15 December 2006 on the national central banks’ percentage shares in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s capital (1) establishes with effect from 1 January 2007 the new weightings assigned to the each NCB that will be a member of the ESCB on 1 January 2007 in the key for subscription to the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) expanded capital.

(2) Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2006/495/EC of 11 July 2006 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Slovenia of the single currency on 1 January 2007 (2), the derogation in favour of Slovenia referred to in Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (3) is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2007.

(3) Article 1(d) of Decision ECB/2001/15 of 6 December 2001 on the issue of euro banknotes (4) defines the ‘banknote allocation key’ and refers to the Annex to that Decision, which specifies the banknote allocation key applying from 1 May 2004. Given that new capital key weightings will apply from 1 January 2007 and that Slovenia will adopt the euro on that date, Decision ECB/2001/15 needs to be amended in order to determine the banknote allocation key applying from 1 January 2007,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Amendment to Decision ECB/2001/15

Decision ECB/2001/15 is amended as follows:

1. The final sentence of Article 1(d) is replaced by the following: ‘The Annex to this Decision specifies the banknote allocation key applying from 1 January 2007.’

2. The Annex to Decision ECB/2001/15 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

Final provision

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2007.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 15 December 2006. The President of the ECB Jean-Claude TRICHET

(1) See page 1 of this Official Journal.

(2) OJ L 195, 15.7.2006, p. 25.

(3) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33.

(4) OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 52. Decision as last amended by Decision ECB/2004/9 (OJ L 205, 9.6.2004, p. 17).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 397/10

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 December 2006

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Brazil relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of accession to the European Community

(2006/963/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) On 22 March 2004 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the WTO under Article XXIV.6 of the GATT 1994, in the course of the accessions to the European Union 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.

(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Committee established by Article 133 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.

(3) The Commission has finalised negotiations for an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Brazil.

(4) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Brazil relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules 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 in the course of accession to the European Community, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2006. For the Council The President J.-E. ENESTAM
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 130/42

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUPT/1/2006

of 2 May 2006

concerning the appointment of the Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo

(2006/353/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

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

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP of 10 April 2006 on the establishment of an EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 6 of Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP provides for the Council to authorise the Political and Security Committee to take the relevant decisions in accordance with Article 25 of the Treaty, including the decision to appoint, upon a proposal by the Secretary-General/High Representative, a Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo).

(2) The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed the appointment of Mr Casper KLYNGE,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Casper KLYNGE is hereby appointed Head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo) regarding a possible EU crisis management operation in the field of rule of law and possible other areas in Kosovo.

Article 2

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

It shall apply until 31 December 2006. Done at Brussels, 2 May 2006. For the Political and Security Committee The President F. J. KUGLITSCH

(1) OJ L 112, 26.4.2006, p. 19.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/93

COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 February 2006

amending Decision 97/467/EC as regards the inclusion of one establishment in Uruguay in provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import ratite meat

(notified under document number C(2006) 233)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/65/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), and in particular Article 2(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 97/467/EC of 7 July 1997 drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of rabbit meat and farmed game meat (2) sets out provisional lists of establishments in third countries from which the Member States are authorised to import farmed game meat, rabbit meat and ratite meat.

(2) Uruguay has provided the name of one establishment producing ratite meat for which the responsible authorities certify that the establishments comply with Community rules.

(3) Accordingly, this establishment should be included in the lists set out in Decision 97/467/EC.

(4) Imports from this establishment should not be eligible for reduced physical checks pursuant to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (3).

(5) Decision 97/467/EC should therefore 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 II to Decision 97/467/EC is amended in accordance with Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 11 February 2006.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 February 2006. For the Commission Markos KYPRIANOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17. Decision 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 by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12).

(2) OJ L 199, 26.7.1997, p. 57. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/302/EC (OJ L 95, 14.4.2005, p. 62).

(3) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1).
Whole country except the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia described as follows:

Specific conditions (see footnotes in each certificate): “I” : territory where the presence of BSE in native cattle has been assessed as highly unlikely, for the purpose of exporting to the European Community animals certified according to the models of certificate BOV-X and BOV-Y. “II” : territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X. “III” : territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X. “IVa” : territory recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL)-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X. “IVb” : territory with approved holdings recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL)-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X. “V” : territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate OVI-X. “VI” : Geographical constraints: “VII” : territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM. “VIII” : territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM. “IX” : territory recognised as having an official Aujeszky’s disease-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X. “X” : only until 31.12.2006 for transit through the territory of animals for direct slaughter which are consigned from Bulgaria or Romania and destined to a Member States in lorries which have been sealed with a serially numbered seal. The seal number must be entered on the health certificate and the seal must be intact on arrival at the designated border inspection post of entry into the Community and recorded in TRACES . The certificate must be stamped at the exit point of Bulgaria or Romania by the competent veterinary authorities prior to transiting a third country with the following appropriate wording “ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THE EU FROM BULGARIA/ROMANIA (delete country as applicable) VIA THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA (delete country as applicable)”.’
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 176/111

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUJUST LEX/1/2006

of 13 June 2006

extending the mandate of the Head of Mission for the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX

(2006/449/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

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

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP of 7 March 2005 on the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX (1), and in particular Article 11(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 9(1) of Joint Action 2005/190/CFSP provides that the Council authorises the Political and Security Committee to take the relevant decisions in accordance with Article 25 of the Treaty, including the decision to appoint, upon a proposal by the Secretary-General/High Representative, a Head of Mission.

(2) On 8 March 2005, the Political and Security Committee adopted Decision EUJUST LEX 1/2005 (2) appointing Mr Stephen WHITE as Head of Mission of the Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX. That Decision expires on 30 June 2006.

(3) On 12 June 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action 2006/413/CFSP, extending the Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX, for a further period of 18 months.

(4) The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed the extension of the mandate of Mr Stephen WHITE as Head of Mission of the Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX, until the end of the Mission.

(5) The mandate of Mr Stephen WHITE as Head of Mission of the Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX, should therefore be extended until the end of the Mission,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The mandate of Mr Stephen WHITE as Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX, is hereby extended until the end of the Mission.

Article 2

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

It shall apply until the end of the European Union Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq, EUJUST LEX.

Done at Brussels, 13 June 2006. For the Political and Security Committee The President F. J. KUGLITSCH

(1) OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 37. Joint Action as amended and extended by Joint Action 2006/413/CFSP (OJ L 163, 15.6.2006, p. 17).

(2) OJ L 72, 18.3.2005, p. 29.