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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 788/2006

of 24 May 2006

fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 10th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies may sell by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and may grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 25 of that Regulation lays down that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further laid down that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure. The amount of the processing security as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 should be fixed accordingly.

(2) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 10th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the amount of the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter and the amount the processing security, as referred to in Articles 25 and 28 of that Regulation respectively, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 May 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 May 2006. For the Commission J. L. DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 137/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 780/2006

of 24 May 2006

amending Annex VI to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the second indent of Article 13 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 5(8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, limitative lists of the ingredients and substances referred to in paragraph 3(c) and (d) and paragraph 5a(d) and (e) of that Article shall be established in Sections A and B of Annex VI to that Regulation. The conditions of use of these ingredients and substances may be specified.

(2) Further to the introduction of rules for organic production of livestock and livestock products in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, it is necessary to adapt those lists in order to include substances used in the processing of products intended for human consumption which contain ingredients from animal origin.

(3) It is also necessary to define additives that may be used for the preparation of fruit wines other than wines covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2).

(4) Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 December 2007.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 May 2006. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 699/2006 (OJ L 121, 6.5.2006, p. 36).

(2) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 147/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 812/2006

of 31 May 2006

fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 30 June 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the fifth indent of Article 7(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regulation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on chemically pure fructose covered by CN code 1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty and are used in the manufacture of certain products of the chemical industry.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards granting the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry (2) provides that these refunds shall be determined according to the refund fixed for white sugar.

(3) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each month.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be equal to 21,564 EUR/100 kg net for the period from 1 to 30 June 2006.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 31 May 2006. For the Commission J. L. DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16).

(2) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 63.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 144/18

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 803/2006

of 30 May 2006

derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 on certain detailed implementing rules concerning the keeping of accounts for the purpose of determining the incomes of agricultural holdings

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of the Council of 15 June 1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 (2) stipulates that from the 2005 accounting year onwards the liaison agency shall forward all the farm returns to the Commission not later than 12 months after the end of the accounting year in question.

(2) It is appropriate, as an exceptional measure for the accounting year 2005, to give Belgium a longer period for data delivery in order to allow that Member State to complete the renewal of the IT system used for processing the accountancy data collected for the purpose of determining the incomes of agricultural holdings.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Community Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83, for the accounting year 2005, the liaison agency in Belgium shall forward the farm returns not later than 18 months after the end of the accounting year.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 May 2006. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 109, 23.6.1965, p. 1859/65. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 660/2004 (OJ L 104, 8.4.2004, p. 97).

(2) OJ L 190, 14.7.1983, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1192/2005 (OJ L 194, 26.7.2005, p. 3).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/42

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 824/2006

of 1 June 2006

amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 27(5)(a) and (15) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 19 May 2006 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 754/2006 (2).

(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 754/2006 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 754/2006 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 June 2006. For the Commission Günter VERHEUGEN Vice-President

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16).

(2) OJ L 132, 19.5.2006, p. 15.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 156/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 845/2006

of 8 June 2006

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 28th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1) and in particular the second indent of Article 27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 of 15 July 2005 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for the 2005/2006 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.

(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 28th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 the maximum amount of the export refund shall be 31,159 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 June 2006. For the Commission J. L. DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16).

(2) OJ L 185, 16.7.2005, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 163/8

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 869/2006

of 14 June 2006

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire (1), and in particular Article 11(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 lists the natural and legal persons and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

(2) On 30 May 2006, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of natural persons to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 June 2006. For the Commission Eneko LANDÁBURU Director-General of External Relations

(1) OJ L 95, 14.4.2005, p. 1. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC) No 250/2006 (OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 24).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/24

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 902/2006

of 19 June 2006

determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2006 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 July to 30 September 2006 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector (1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the third quarter of 2006 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2. For the period 1 October to 31 December 2006, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 June 2006. For the Commission J. L. DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 208, 19.8.2003, p. 3. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 341/2005 (OJ L 53, 26.2.2005, p. 28).

ANNEX I Order No Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the period 1 July to 30 September 2006 09.4038 100 09.4039 100 09.4071 — 09.4072 — 09.4073 — 09.4074 100
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 916/2006

of 21 June 2006

determining the extent to which applications for import rights lodged in respect of the quota for frozen meat of bovine animals, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 704/2006, can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 704/2006 of 8 May 2006 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007) (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 704/2006 fixes at 53 000 tonnes the quantity of the quota in respect of which Community importers can lodge an application for import rights based on the quantities of beef falling under CN code 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 or 0206 29 91 imported by him/her or on his/her account under the relevant customs provisions, between 1 May 2005 and 30 April 2006. As the import rights applied for exceed the available quantity referred to in Article 1, a reduction coefficient should be fixed in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 704/2006,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Each application for import rights lodged in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 704/2006 shall be accepted at a rate of 13,474095 % of the import rights applied for.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 June 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 June 2006. For the Commission J. L. DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1899/2004 (OJ L 328, 31.10.2004, p. 67).

(2) OJ L 122, 9.5.2006, p. 8.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 172/1

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 934/2006

of 23 June 2006

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.

(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 June 2006. For the Commission J. L. DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 173/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 946/2006

of 23 June 2006

establishing a prohibition of fishing for sprat in ICES zone IIIb, c, d (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Germany

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 52/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2006 (3), lays down quotas for 2006.

(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006.

(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.

Article 3

Entry into force

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 June 2006. For the Commission Jörgen HOLMQUIST Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p 59.

(2) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 184.