ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
(2)

The subject matter of the procedure was the Cannes Extension Agreement, an agreement among the 18 companies (13 of which are copyright collecting societies managing mechanical copyright in music and five major music publishers, members of these collecting societies) concerning the relations between them in the management of mechanical copyright of music licensed to record companies for the reproduction of sound recordings on physical carriers. In its preliminary assessment, the Commission expressed concerns under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and 53 of the EEA Agreement about two clauses of the Cannes Extension Agreement. The first was a clause that provided that before granting a rebate to a record company in the context of a Central Licensing Agreement, a collecting society needed the written consent of ‘the relevant member’. The second was a clause that provided that collecting societies may never enter either the music publishing or the record production markets. The Commission’s competition concerns were that the first clause could have the effect of making it very difficult or even impossible for collecting societies to grant rebates to record companies and that the second clause could prevent potential competition by collecting societies in the music publishing and record production markets.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 346/29

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUPT/2/2007

of 18 December 2007

concerning the appointment of the Head of the European Union Planning Team (EUPT Kosovo)

(2007/888/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 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,

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2007/778/CFSP of 29 November 2007 amending and extending Joint Action 2006/304/CFSP 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 (2),

Whereas:

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).

The Secretary-General/High Representative has proposed the appointment of Roy REEVE,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Roy REEVE 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 1 January 2008.

It shall apply until 31 March 2008.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2007. For the Political and Security Committee The President C. DURRANT PAIS

(1) OJ L 112, 26.4.2006, p. 19.

(2) OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 68.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 106/24

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2008/260/EC of 18 March 2008 granting certain parties an exemption from the extension to certain bicycle parts of the anti-dumping duty on bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, last maintained and amended by Regulation (EC) No 1095/2005, and lifting the suspension of the payment of the anti-dumping duty extended to certain bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China granted to certain parties pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97

( Official Journal of the European Union L 81 of 20 March 2008 )

On page 80, Article 5:

for:

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

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 244/34

Corrigendum to the Commission Decision 2008/721/EC of 5 August 2008 setting up an advisory structure of Scientific Committees and experts in the field of consumer safety, public health and the environment and repealing Decision 2004/210/EC

( Official Journal of the European Union L 241 of 10 September 2008 )

In the title of the Decision, both on the cover and on page 21, and in the concluding formula on page 27:

for:

‘5 August 2008’,

read:

‘5 September 2008’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 13/29

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 December 2007

amending Decision 2004/452/EC laying down a list of bodies whose researchers may access confidential data for scientific purposes

(notified under document number C(2007) 6554)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/52/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community statistics (1), and in particular Article 20(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 of 17 May 2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, concerning access to confidential data for scientific purposes (2) establishes, for the purpose of enabling statistical conclusions to be drawn for scientific purposes, the conditions under which access to confidential data transmitted to the Community authority may be granted and the rules of cooperation between the Community and national authorities in order to facilitate such access.

(2) Commission Decision 2004/452/EC (3) has laid down a list of bodies whose researchers may access confidential data for scientific purposes.

(3) The Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego, USA, has to be regarded as a body fulfilling the required conditions and should therefore be added to the list of agencies, organisations and institutions referred to in Article 3(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 831/2002.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statistical Confidentiality,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2004/452/EC is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007. For the Commission Joaquín ALMUNIA Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 133, 18.5.2002, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1000/2007 (OJ L 226, 30.8.2007, p. 7).

(3) OJ L 156, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as corrected by OJ L 202, 7.6.2004, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2007/678/EC (OJ L 280, 24.10.2007, p. 22).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 51/21

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 February 2008

amending Decision 2007/683/EC approving the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs in certain areas of Hungary

(notified under document number C(2008) 675)

(Only the Hungarian text is authentic)

(2008/159/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (1), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2007/683/EC (2) was adopted as one of a number of measures to combat classical swine fever.

(2) Slovakia has informed the Commission about the recent evolution of that disease in feral pigs in certain areas bordering Hungary.

(3) Hungary has informed the Commission that in the light of the epidemiological situation, the measures set out in the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs need to be extended to certain areas of the Pest County in Hungary.

(4) Decision 2007/683/EC 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 Annex to Decision 2007/683/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Hungary.

Done at Brussels, 22 February 2008. For the Commission Markos KYPRIANOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 2007/729/EC (OJ L 294, 13.11.2007, p. 26).

(2) OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 27.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 59/17

COUNCIL DECISION

of 28 February 2008

appointing an Italian alternate member to the Committee of the Regions

(2008/183/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 Italian 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) A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the mandate of Mr CONDORELLI,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Mr Giovanni SPERANZA, Sindaco del Comune di Lamezia Terme, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current 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, 28 February 2008. For the Council The President A. VIZJAK

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
‘ANNEX

BODIES WHOSE RESEARCHERS MAY ACCESS CONFIDENTIAL DATA FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES

European Central Bank

Spanish Central Bank

Italian Central Bank

University of Cornell (New York State, United States of America)

Department of Political Science, Baruch College, New York City University (New York State, United States of America)

German Central Bank

Employment Analysis Unit, Directorate General for Employment, social affairs and equal opportunities of the European Commission

University of Tel. Aviv (Israel)

World Bank

Center of Health and Wellbeing (CHW) of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, New Jersey, United States of America

The University of Chicago (UofC), Illinois, United States of America

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Family and Labour Studies Division of Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Econometrics and Statistical Support to Antifraud (ESAF) Unit, Directorate General Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

Support to the European Research Area (SERA) Unit, Directorate General Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

Canada Research Chair of the School of Social Science in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies at York University, Ontario, Canada

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, USA

Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego, USA

Directorate for Research, Studies and Statistics (Direction de l’Animation de la Recherche, des Études et des Statistiques — DARES) in the Ministry of Labour, Labour Relations and Solidarity, Paris, France

The Research Foundation of State University of New York (RFSUNY), Albany, USA

Finnish Centre for Pensions (Eläketurvakeskus — ETK), Finland’
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 105/5

COUNCIL DECISION

of 7 April 2008

appointing ten Polish members and fifteen Polish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions

(2008/302/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 Polish 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) Ten members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr BOCHEŃSKI, Mr CIACH, Mr CZARSKI, Mr CZERNECKI, Mr MAKAREWICZ, Mr RAKOCZY, Ms RONOWICZ, Mr RYŃSKI, Mr SEPIOŁ and Mr TEODORCZYK. Fourteen alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr ACHRAMOWICZ, Mr FOGLER, Mr GRZESIEK, Mr KARALUS, Ms KEMPIŃSKA, Mr KRZYWICKI, Mr KRZYŻEWSKI, Mr KUBAT, Mr NAWARA, Mr OLSZEWSKI, Mr OSOWSKI, Mr PRUSZKOWSKI, Mr SŁOWIŃSKI and Mr TRAMŚ. One alternate member’s seat becomes vacant following the appointment of Mr WRONA as a 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: — Adam JARUBAS, marszałek województwa świętokrzyskiego, — Lech JAWORSKI, radny m.st. Warszawy, — Marek NAWARA, marszałek województwa małopolskiego (change of mandate), — Jacek PROTAS, marszałek województwa warmińsko-mazurskiego, — Józef SEBESTA, marszałek województwa opolskiego, — Stanisław SZWABSKI, przewodniczący Rady Miasta Gdyni, — Krzysztof SZYMAŃSKI, marszałek województwa lubuskiego, — Marek TRAMŚ, radny powiatu polkowickiego (change of mandate), — Ludwik WĘGRZYN, radny powiatu bocheńskiego (change of mandate), — Tadeusz WRONA, prezydent Częstochowy (change of mandate), and

(b) as alternate members: — Adam BANASZAK, radny Sejmiku Województwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego, — Jan BRONŚ, burmistrz Oleśnicy, — Lech DYMARSKI, przewodniczący Sejmiku Województwa Wielkopolskiego, — Jan DZIUBIŃSKI, prezydent Tarnobrzega, — Robert GODEK, starosta powiatu strzyżowskiego, — Michał KARALUS, radny powiatu pleszewskiego (change of mandate), — Marzena KEMPIŃSKA, radna powiatu świeckiego (change of mandate), — Józef KOTYŚ, radny Sejmiku Województwa Opolskiego, — Tadeusz KOWALCZYK, przewodniczący Sejmiku Województwa Świętokrzyskiego, — Andrzej MATUSIEWICZ, przewdoniczący Sejmiku Województwa Podkarpackiego, — Norbert OBRYCKI, marszałek województwa zachodniopomorskiego, — Ewa PANASIUK, radna Sejmiku Województwa Lubelskiego, — Czesław SOBIERAJSKI, radny Sejmiku Województwa Śląskiego, — Robert SOSZYŃSKI, przewodniczący Sejmiku Wojweództwa Mazowieckiego, — Tadeusz TRUSKOLASKI, prezydent Białegostoku.

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 expert advice of the group has been valuable, in particular with regard to the Commission on-going initiatives in the field of company law and corporate governance, notably a European Private Company Statute and simplification of company law foreseen in the Commission Legislative and Work Programme 2008 (1) as well as evaluation of the application of existing legislation in the field of corporate governance and company law. In order to ensure continuity and assist with the successful completion of those projects the mandate of the group should be extended until June 2009.
2)

Point 2(a) is replaced by the following: ‘a) Susceptible plants shall be treated as follows: i) susceptible plants grown in places of production where no symptoms of PWN have been observed, or in their immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation and found free from signs or symptoms of PWN during official inspections, shall be accompanied by the said plant passport when moved from the place of production; ii) susceptible plants grown in places of production where symptoms of PWN have been observed, or in their immediate vicinity, since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation or identified as infested by PWN shall not be moved from the place of production and shall be destroyed by burning; iii) susceptible plants grown in places, such as forests, public or private gardens, which are either identified as infested by PWN, or showing any symptoms of poor health or situated in salvage areas, shall: — if identified in the period 1 November — 1 April, be felled within that period, or — if identified in the period 2 April — 31 October, be felled immediately, and — be tested for the presence of PWN in all cases where such susceptible plants are located in the part of demarcated areas designated as buffer zones in accordance with Article 5. If the presence is confirmed, the infested plants and all susceptible plants in a zone within a radius of at least 50 m around the infested plants and in any case within a radius covering at least 10 susceptible plants, shall be destroyed (focus zone). All susceptible plants in a zone within a radius of at least 50 m around the focus zone shall be officially inspected every two months for a period of at least one year after the infested plants have been removed (safety zone). If another presence of PWN in the vicinity is confirmed during that period, the demarcated area shall be modified in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 5;’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 131/6

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 May 2008

appointing a new member of the Commission of the European Communities

(2008/380/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 128 thereof,

Whereas:

In a letter dated 7 May 2008, followed by a letter dated 8 May 2008, Mr Franco FRATTINI resigned from his post as a member of the Commission. He should be replaced for the remainder of his term of office,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Mr Antonio TAJANI is hereby appointed a member of the Commission for the period from 9 May 2008 to 31 October 2009.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on 9 May 2008.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 157/108

COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 June 2008

amending Decision 2008/155/EC as regards certain embryo collection and production teams in Australia, Canada and the United States

(notified under document number C(2008) 2466)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/449/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 2008/155/EC of 14 February 2008 establishing a list of embryo collection and production teams in third countries approved for imports of bovine embryos into the Community (2) provides that Member States are to import embryos from third countries only if they have been collected, processed and stored by embryo collection and production teams listed in the Annex to that Decision.

(2) Australia has requested to delete one embryo collection team from the list as regards entries for that country.

(3) Canada and the United States have requested that amendments be made to the entries for those countries on that list as regards certain embryo collection teams.

(4) Canada and the United States 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.

(5) Decision 2008/155/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

The Annex to Decision 2008/155/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 June 2008. For the Commission Androulla VASSILIOU 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 50, 23.2.2008, p. 51.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 153/36

COUNCIL DECISION

of 9 June 2008

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

(2008/436/EC)

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’ 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) A members’ seat on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of the Employees’ representatives has become vacant as a result of the resignation of Mr Gregor MIKLIC,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The following person is 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 SLOVENIA Mr Marjan URBANČ Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia

Done at Luxembourg, 9 June 2008. For the Council The President M. COTMAN

(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.