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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 60/27

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 February 2008

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia on certain aspects of air services

(2008/193/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2), in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2), and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Whereas:

(1) By a decision of 5 June 2003 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.

(2) On behalf of the Community the Commission has negotiated an agreement with the Republic of Croatia on certain aspects of air services in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the decision of 5 June 2003.

(3) This Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision 2006/370/EC (2).

(4) This Agreement should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia on certain aspects of air services is approved on behalf of the Community.

Article 2

The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person empowered to make the notification provided in Article 8(1) of the Agreement.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2008. For the Council The President D. RUPEL

(1) Opinion of 27 September 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 136, 24.5.2006, p. 31.
7.

in Chapter 3, the following points shall be inserted at the end of the existing text: 3.2. When a competent authority takes enforcement measures related to an alert, it shall, pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004, notify these measures to the Commission and to all the other competent authorities designated by Member States as being the authorities responsible for the enforcement of the legislation that is subject to the infringement. It shall provide, with the enforcement measures taken, the following information: (a) the details of the competent authority which has taken the measures; (b) the name of the seller or supplier; (c) the name of the product or service; (d) the classification code; (e) the advertising or sales medium involved; (f) the legal basis; (g) the type of intra-Community infringement; (h) the estimated number of consumers likely to be harmed and the estimated financial detriment. 3.3. When a competent authority receives a request for mutual assistance related to an alert, it shall notify the request, identifying the type of request, to the Commission and to all the other competent authorities designated by Member States as being the authorities responsible for the enforcement of the legislation that is subject to the infringement. It shall provide with the request received, the following information: (a) the details of the competent authority requesting mutual assistance; (b) the name of the seller or supplier, if available; (c) the name of the product or service; (d) the classification code; (e) the advertising or sales medium involved; (f) the legal basis; (g) the type of intra-Community infringement; (h) the estimated number of consumers likely to be harmed and the estimated financial detriment.’;
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 75/10

COUNCIL DECISION

of 17 March 2008

of appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

(2008/C 75/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to the lists of nominees submitted to the Council by the Commission as regards the employees' and employers' representatives,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decision of 18 September 2006 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2006 to 17 September 2009.

(2) Three members' seats on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Employees' representatives have become vacant as a result of the resignation of Ms Mar Rodrigues Torres, Mr Jeff Maes and Mr Jean-Claude Quentin.

(3) Three members' seats on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Employers' representatives have become vacant as a result of the resignation of Mr George Pantelides, Mr Samo Hribar-Milic and Mr Anthony Thompson,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The following persons are hereby appointed member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 17 September 2009:

I. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES' ORGANISATIONS

Spain Ms Luz Blanca COSIO ALMEIRA UGT Spain Belgium Ms Mieke DE RAEDEMAECKER FGTB France Mr Stéphane LARDY Force Ouvrière

II. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS' ORGANISATIONS

Cyprus Mr Michael PILIKOS Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB) Slovenia Mr Anze HIRSL Employers' Association of Slovenia (ZDS) United Kingdom Mr Richard WAINER Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

Done at Brussels, 17 March 2008. For the Council The President I. JARC

(1) OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2051/2004 (OJ L 355, 1.12.2004, p. 1).

(2) OJ C 240, 5.10.2006, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 107/30

COUNCIL DECISION

of 7 April 2008

appointing seven UK members and seven UK alternate members to the Committee of the Regions

(2008/310/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 of the Government of the United Kingdom,

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) Seven members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Ms ASHTON, Mr BODFISH, Ms Olive BROWN, Ms COLEMAN, Ms BUTLER, Mr McCONNELL and Ms OLDFATHER. Five alternate members' seats have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr ANGELL, Mr FOOTE-WOOD, Ms KAGAN, Ms DAVIES and Mr LYON. One alternate member's seat has become vacant following the resignation of Mr LOCHHEAD. One alternate member's seat becomes vacant following Mr MALCOLM's appointment as member,

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: — Linda GILLHAM, Member of Runnymede Borough Council, — Dave WILCOX, Member of Derbyshire County Council, — Iain MALCOLM, Member of South Tyneside Council (change of mandate), — Doris ANSARI, Member of Cornwall County Council, — Christine CHAPMAN, Member of the National Assembly of Wales, — Keith BROWN, Member of the Scottish Parliament, — Irene OLDFATHER, Member of the Scottish Parliament; and

(b) as alternate members: — Kathy POLLARD, Member of Suffolk County Council, — Doreen HUDDART, Member of Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council, — Feryat DEMIRCI, Member of London Borough of Hackney, — Cindy HUGHES, Member of Darlington Borough Council, — Nerys EVANS, Member of the National Assembly of Wales, — Allison McINNES, Member of the Scottish Parliament, — Ted BROCKLEBANK, Member of the Scottish Parliament.

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 7 April 2008. For the Council The President R. ŽERJAV

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
2.

the following Article 3a is inserted: ‘Article 3a Suspension of the recognition of provinces in a region recognised as free 1. Italy shall ensure that where an outbreak of swine vesicular disease occurs in a province in a region recognised as free from swine vesicular disease, the recognition of that province as free from vesicular swine fever is immediately suspended unless the origin of the infection is clearly established as a secondary outbreak and the epidemiological enquiry carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 92/119/EEC as regards the outbreak has demonstrated that there is a negligible risk of further spread of that disease. 2. The measures provided for in Articles 7, 8 and 9 shall apply to the province referred to in paragraph 1. 3. Italy may once more recognise the province referred to in paragraph 1 as free from swine vesicular disease if the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) all holdings located in the province shall have been submitted on two occasions at an interval of 28 to 40 days, to a sampling for serological testing on a number of pigs sufficient to detect a prevalence of swine vesicular disease of 5 % with a confidence interval of 95 %, and the results have been negative; (b) the measures in the protection and surveillance zones established around outbreaks of swine vesicular disease in the province are no longer applied in accordance with point 7(3) and (4) and point 8(3)(b) of Annex II to Directive 92/119/EEC; (c) the results of the epidemiological enquiry carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 92/119/EEC as regards outbreaks of swine vesicular disease have not demonstrated any risk for further spread of that disease. 4. Italy shall immediately communicate to the Commission and the other Member States any measures taken pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 and publish those measures. The suspension referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed six months.’;
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 114/97

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 April 2008

amending the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria

(notified under document number C(2008) 1572)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/331/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 the first subparagraph of paragraph (f) of Section B of Chapter 4 of Annex VI thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Bulgaria has been granted transitional periods by the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania for compliance by certain milk processing establishments with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1).

(2) The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession has been amended by Commission Decisions 2007/26/EC (2), 2007/689/EC (3) and 2008/209/EC (4).

(3) Bulgaria has provided guarantees that one milk processing establishment will be delivered only with compliant raw milk. This establishment should therefore be deleted from Chapter II of the Appendix to Annex VI.

(4) The Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) 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

The establishment listed in the Annex to this Decision is deleted from Chapter II of the Appendix to Annex VI to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2008. For the Commission Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1243/2007 (OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 8).

(2) OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 35.

(3) OJ L 282, 26.10.2007, p. 60.

(4) OJ L 65, 8.3.2008, p. 18.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 136/9

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 January 2008

amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications of lead and cadmium

(notified under document number C(2008) 268)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/385/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 2002/95/EC requires the Commission to evaluate certain hazardous substances prohibited pursuant to Article 4(1) of that Directive.

(2) Certain materials and components containing lead and cadmium should be exempted from the prohibition, since the use of these hazardous substances in those specific materials and components is still unavoidable. The substitution for cadmium alloys in transducers is not yet feasible. Mercury-free flat panel lamps without lead are not available yet and no feasible substitutes for lead oxide are available for argon and krypton laser tubes.

(3) Directive 2002/95/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4) Pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2002/95/EC, the Commission has consulted the relevant parties.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Directive 2002/95/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, 24 January 2008. For the Commission Stavros DIMAS Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2006/692/EC (OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 50).

(2) OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 9.
(10)

In 2005 a Guianese business started an activity involving the recovery of rice husk residues for use in the manufacture of a product similar to peat (fuel, litter). This new activity would not be economically viable unless peat produced outside French Guyana (heading 2703 according to the classification of the Common Customs Tariff nomenclature) were subject to differential taxation in French Guyana. According to the information submitted by the French authorities, although this is a product made from agricultural waste, the processing costs are such that it cannot compete with peat imported into French Guyana, even if transport costs are taken into account. According to the French authorities, the production costs of this product are considerably higher than those for peat due to the very small size of the Guianese business that has developed it (six employees) and the quasi-craft industry nature of this activity, whereas peat is produced industrially in Europe. Moreover there is no local peat production in Guyana. Even taking into account the transport costs of peat imported from Europe, the cost price of the product made from rice husks remains more than 20 % higher than that of imported peat. Without special measures, the activity carried out by this Guianese business would not, therefore, be economically viable, hence the need to restore its competitiveness. In order to compensate for the handicap suffered by this new local production competing with peat, heading 2703 should, in respect of French Guyana, be included in part B of the Annex to Decision 2004/162/EC, which sets out the list of local products eligible for a tax differential of 20 percentage points in comparison to products not produced in the French overseas departments. Although it is limited to peat, this differential will make it possible to maintain the activity related to the production of the new local fuel, which will be taxed at the rate to which peat produced locally would be subject if such production existed.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 163/34

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 June 2008

amending Decision 2008/185/EC to include the departments of Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan and Nord, France, in the list of regions free of Aujeszky’s disease

(notified under document number C(2008) 2387)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/476/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Articles 9(2) and 10(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 64/432/EEC lays down rules applicable to intra-Community trade in certain animals. Article 9 of that Directive provides for compulsory national programmes for certain contagious disease, including Aujeszky’s disease, to be submitted to the Commission for approval. In addition, Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC provides for Member States to submit documentation to the Commission concerning the status of those diseases in their territory.

(2) Commission Decision 2008/185/EC of 21 February 2008 on additional guarantees in intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky’s disease and criteria to provide information on this disease (2) contains a list of Member States or regions thereof free of Aujeszky’s disease and where vaccination is prohibited in Annex I thereto. Annex II to Decision 2008/185/EC contains a list of Member States or regions thereof where disease control programme for that disease are in place.

(3) A programme for the eradication of Aujeszky’s disease has been implemented in France for several years and the departments of Côtes-d’Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan and Nord are listed as regions where an approved Aujeszky’s disease control programme is in place.

(4) France has submitted supporting documentation to the Commission as regards the Aujeszky’s disease-free status of the departments of Côtes-d’Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan and Nord demonstrating that the disease has been eradicated from those departments.

(5) The Commission has examined the documentation submitted by France and found it to comply with Article 10(1) of Directive 64/432/EEC. Accordingly, those departments should be included in the list in Annex I to Decision 2008/185/EC.

(6) Decision 2008/185/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7) 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

Annexes I and II to Decision 2008/185/EC are replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 June 2008. For the Commission Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).

(2) OJ L 59, 4.3.2008, p. 19.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 183/36

COUNCIL DECISION

of 8 July 2008

appointing a Latvian member and a Latvian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2008/573/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 Latvian 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 of a member has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mr Edgars ZALĀNS. A seat of an alternate member becomes vacant following the appointment of Ms Indra RASSA as a member of the Committee of the Regions,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

(a) as a member: — Ms Indra RASSA, Chairwoman of Saldus District Municipality and Chairwoman of Nīgrandes Local Municipality, and

(b) as an alternate member: — Mr Janis RAŠČEVSKIS, Chairman of Jēkabpils District Municipality and Chairman of Saukas Local Municipality.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2008. For the Council The President C. LAGARDE

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 190/1

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 July 2008

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

(2008/C 190/01)

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 Danish Government has informed the Council of its intention to replace the Danish 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 Per NYLYKKE, of Danish nationality, born on 19 January 1965, shall be appointed member of the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency in place of Mr Helge ANDREASEN for the period from 30 July 2008 to 31 May 2011.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2008. For the Council The President B. HORTEFEUX

(1) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 134, 16.6.2007, p. 6.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/37

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 July 2008

appointing a Finnish member of the Economic and Social Committee

(2008/647/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 Decision 2006/651/EC, Euratom (1),

Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Finnish Government,

Having obtained the opinion of the Commission,

Whereas:

A member’s seat on the Economic and Social Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Eero LEHTI,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Thomas PALMGREN, Manager of International Relations, Suomen Yrittäjät (Federation of Finnish Enterprises), is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the 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, 15 July 2008. For the Council The President M. BARNIER

(1) OJ L 269, 28.9.2006, p. 13. Decision as amended by Decision 2007/622/EC, Euratom (OJ L 253, 28.9.2007, p. 39).