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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 33/4

COMMISSION DECISION

of 5 February 2007

amending Decision 2006/415/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza of the subtype H5N1 in poultry in the United Kingdom

(notified under document number C(2007) 404)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/83/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 prevent the spread of the avian influenza into the disease-free parts of the Community through the movement of birds as well as products thereof.

(2) The United Kingdom has notified an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in poultry on its territory and has taken the appropriate measures in the framework of Decision 2006/415/EC, including the establishment of Areas A and B as provided for in Article 4 of that Decision.

(3) The Commission is satisfied that the boundaries of Areas A and B established by the competent authority of the United Kingdom are at a sufficient distance to the actual location of the outbreak. Areas A and B in the United Kingdom can therefore be confirmed and the duration of that regionalisation fixed.

(4) It is therefore necessary to amend Decision 2006/415/EC 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, 5 February 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 (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 amended by Decision 2007/79/EC (OJ L 26, 2.2.2007, p. 5).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 17/20

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 January 2007

appointing three Danish members and five Danish alternate members to the Committee of the Regions

(2007/38/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 Danish 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) Three members' seats on the Committee of the Regions will become vacant following the resignations of Ms Vibeke STORM RASMUSSEN, Mr Johannes FLENSTED-JENSEN and Mr Lars ABEL. Four alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions will become vacant following the resignations of Mr Kristian EBBENSGAARD, Mr Søren ERIKSEN, Mr Jan BOYE and Ms Bente NIELSEN. The resignations take effect on 1 January 2007. One seat as alternate member of the Committee of the Regions will become vacant following the appointment of Ms Mona HEIBERG as a member of that Committee,

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 Henrik RINGBÆK MADSEN, Regionsrådsmedlem, in place of Ms Vibeke STORM RASMUSSEN, — Mr Karsten UNO PETERSEN, Regionsrådsmedlem, in place of Mr Johannes FLENSTED-JENSEN, — Ms Mona HEIBERG, Borgerrepræsentant, Københavns Kommune, in place of Mr Lars ABEL;

(b) as alternate members: — Ms Lykke DEBOIS, Regionsrådsmedlem, in place of Mr Kristian EBBENSGAARD, — Mr Bent LARSEN, Regionsrådsmedlem, in place of Mr Søren ERIKSEN, — Ms Tove LARSEN, Formand for sammenlægningsudvalget, Aabenraa Kommune, in place of Ms Bente NIELSEN, — Mr Erik NIELSEN, Borgmester, Rødovre Kommune, in place of Mr Jan BOYE, and — Mr Søren SALLING, Regionsrådsmedlem, in place of Ms Mona HEIBERG.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 2007.

Done at Brussels, 22 January 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 42/23

COUNCIL DECISION

of 12 February 2007

appointing a Spanish member of the Committee of the Regions

(2007/96/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 Spanish 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 a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the mandate of Mr Pasqual MARAGALL i MIRA,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr José MONTILLA AGUILERA, Presidente de la Generalitat de Cataluña, is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Pasqual MARAGALL i MIRA for the remainder of his 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, 12 February 2007. For the Council The President F.-W. STEINMEIER

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

During inspection missions carried out in the United Kingdom by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) in 2006, evidence was repeatedly received that raw milk not complying with the hygiene requirements was placed on the market and dispatched to an approved food establishment preparing dairy products intended for human consumption. Since the first on-site visit, the Commission had repeatedly informed the United Kingdom (UK) authorities of its concerns as to the risks to human health of the practice in question and had on several occasions discussed with them the technical issues linked to its assessment of the situation.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/36

COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 March 2007

appointing a Netherlands alternate member to the Committee of the Regions

(2007/181/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 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) An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the resignation of Ms P.C. KRIKKE,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following person is hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as an alternate member for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

Mr B. VERKERK, burgemeester van Delft

replacing Ms P.C. KRIKKE.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 19 March 2007. For the Council The President Horst SEEHOFER

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
(6)

Based on data provided by the Commission (Eurostat) in accordance with Article 8g(1) of Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 following the notification by France before 1 October 2006 and on the Commission services' autumn 2006 forecast, the following conclusions are warranted: — the general government deficit, after rising from 3,2 % of GDP in 2002 to 4,2 % of GDP in 2003, was reduced to 3,7 % of GDP in 2004 and further to 2,9 % of GDP in 2005, which is below the 3 % of GDP deficit reference value, — over the period 2004 to 2005, the structural adjustment (namely, the improvement in the cyclically adjusted balance net of one-off and other temporary measures) reached 1 percentage point of GDP: 0,4 % in 2004 and 0,6 % in 2005. Indeed, although the reduction in the headline deficit in 2005 below the 3 % Treaty reference value benefited from substantial one-off revenues and higher-than-expected tax revenues, the deficit reduction was also driven by a better expenditure control at the State and health-care sector levels. In particular, the annual increase in spending in the health-care sector was drastically reduced compared to previous years as the measures decided as part of the 2004 health-care reform are bearing fruit, — for 2006, the Commission services' autumn 2006 forecast projects the deficit as being reduced further to 2,7 % of GDP, better than the target set in the January 2006 update of the stability programme (2,9 %). The deficit reduction is expected to be driven by a further fall of the annual spending growth rate in the health-care sector and the continuous expenditure control at State level which is expected to meet its target of zero volume expenditure growth. The recourse to one-offs would be limited to 1/4 % of GDP. The autumn forecast projects for 2007 a further decline in the deficit to 2,6 % of GDP (with a recourse to one-offs limited to 0,05 % of GDP) and 2,2 % of GDP in 2008 (on a no-policy change basis and without one-offs). This indicates that the deficit-to-GDP ratio has been brought below the 3 % of GDP ceiling in a credible and sustainable manner. The improvement in the structural balance (the cyclically adjusted balance net of one-offs) is estimated at 0,5 %, 0,3 % and 0,6 % of GDP in 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. This also has to be seen against the progress needed towards the medium-term objective (MTO) of a balanced structural position as set by the French authorities, — after rising from 58,2 % of GDP in 2002 to 66,6 % of GDP in 2005, breaching the 60 % of GDP Treaty reference value in 2003, the debt-to-GDP ratio decreased to 65,4 % of GDP in the second quarter of 2006. According to the Commission services' autumn 2006 forecast, the general government gross debt is expected to fall further to 64,7 % of GDP in 2006 and around 63 % of GDP by 2008 (on a no-policy change basis).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 95/53

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 April 2007

on the inventory of wine production potential presented by Bulgaria under Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999

(notified under document number C(2007) 1469)

(Only the Bulgarian text is authentic)

(2007/223/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 23(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) As a prior condition for access to the increase in planting rights and support for restructuring and conversion, Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides for the compilation of an inventory of wine production potential by the Member State concerned. The inventory must contain the information required by Article 16 of that Regulation.

(2) Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 of 31 May 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential (2) details how the information contained in the inventory is to be presented.

(3) By letters dated 10 and 17 January 2007, Bulgaria sent the Commission the information referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 and Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000. Examination of this information shows that Bulgaria has compiled the inventory.

(4) This Decision does not entail recognition by the Commission of the accuracy of the information contained in the inventory or of the compatibility of the legislation referred to in the inventory with Community law. It is without prejudice to any future Commission Decision on these points.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Commission notes that Bulgaria has compiled the inventory of wine production potential in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria.

Done at Brussels, 4 April 2007. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 143, 16.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1460/2006 (OJ L 272, 3.10.2006, p. 9).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 103/49

COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 April 2007

amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America

(notified under document number C(2007) 1582)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/237/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), and in particular Article 8(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 92/452/EEC of 30 July 1992 establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community (2) provides that Member States are only to import embryos from third countries where they have been collected, processed and stored by embryo collection teams listed in that Decision.

(2) Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America have requested that amendments be made to the entries for those countries on those lists as regards certain embryo collection and production teams.

(3) Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America have provided guarantees regarding compliance with the appropriate rules set out in Directive 89/556/EEC and the embryo collection teams concerned have been officially approved for exports to the Community by the veterinary services of those countries.

(4) Decision 92/452/EEC 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 Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 April 2007. For the Commission Markos KYPRIANOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2006/60/EC (OJ L 31, 3.2.2006, p. 24).

(2) OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/122/EC (OJ L 52, 21.2.2007, p. 8).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 111/5

COUNCIL DECISION

of 8 May 2007

appointing members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the Field of Architecture

(2007/C 111/04)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of 2005, and in particular Article 51(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 85/385/EEC of 10 June 1985 setting up an Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the Field of Architecture (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,

Whereas Article 3 of the above Decision provides that the Committee shall consist of three experts from each Member State and one alternate for each of those experts; whereas Article 4 of the same Decision provides that the term of office of those experts and alternates shall be three years, and may end before expiry of the period of three years by virtue of the resignation or death of the member or his replacement by another person; in that event, the appointment of a new member is for the remainder of the term of office;

Whereas by its Decision of 9 March 2006 (2) the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the Field of Architecture for a period of three years as from the date of the Decision;

Whereas experts from Bulgaria and Romania must be appointed until the end of the mandate of the members serving at the time of their accession and a list of candidates has been submitted by each of those Member States;

Whereas the Governments of two other Member States have each submitted a list of candidates with a view to the appointment or replacement of members and alternate members,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The following shall be appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Education and Training in the Field of Architecture from the date of this Decision until 9 March 2009:

A. Experts from the practising profession

Country Members Alternates Bulgaria Mr Petko YOVCHEV Mr Boiko STOLINCHEV France Mr Philippe-Charles DUBOIS Ms Nicole ROUX-LOUPIAC Romania Prof. Emil Barbu POPESCU Mr Vlad GAIVORONSCHI

B. Experts from universities or equivalent teaching institutions in the field of architecture

Country Members Alternates Bulgaria Prof. Dr. Vesselina Russeva TROEVA Prof. Dr. Yordan RADEV France Mr Jean-Pierre BOBENRIETHER Mr Jean-Michel KNOP Romania Prof. Stefan SCAFA UDRISTE Prof. Virgil ONOFREI

C. Experts from the competent authorities of the Member States

Country Members Alternates Bulgaria Ms Ivana RADONOVA Ms Zara DOBREVA France Ms Laurence CASSEGRAIN Ms Claudie VIATTE Ireland Mr Chris O'GRADY Romania Prof. Sanda Marina BADULESCU Ms Oana Mihaela SALOMIA

Done at Brussels, 8 May 2007. For the Council The President P. STEINBRÜCK

(1) OJ L 223, 21.8.1985, p. 26.

(2) OJ C 68, 21.3.2006, p. 6.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 116/62

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 April 2007

fixing for the marketing year 2007/2008 the amounts of the aid for diversification and the additional aid for diversification to be granted under the temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry of the Community

(notified under document number C(2007) 1717)

(Only the Spanish, Czech, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish and Finnish texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/278/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 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 March 2007, 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 2007/2008 marketing year in the Member State concerned, as provided for in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 968/2006,

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 2007/2008 marketing year, are set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Hungary, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Finland.

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2007. 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.