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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 160/33

COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 June 2008

releasing Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom from certain obligations to apply Council Directive 66/401/EEC in respect of Galega orientalis Lam.

(notified under document number C(2008) 2664)

(Only the Bulgarian, Slovakian and English texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/462/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), and in particular Article 23a thereof,

Having regard to the requests submitted by Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom,

Whereas:

(1) Under Directive 66/401/EEC the Commission may, subject to certain conditions, release a Member State from obligations for the marketing of fodder plant seed set out in that Directive.

(2) Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom have applied for release from their obligations in respect of Galega orientalis Lam.

(3) The seed of that species is not normally reproduced or marketed in Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom. In addition, the growing of Galega orientalis Lam. is of minimum economic importance in the abovementioned countries.

(4) As long as those conditions remain, the relevant Member States should be released from the obligation to apply the provision of Directive 66/401/EEC to the material in question.

(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Bulgaria, Slovakia and the United Kingdom are released from the obligation to apply Directive 66/401/EEC, with the exception of Article 14(1), to the species Galega orientalis Lam.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Slovakia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 16 June 2008. For the Commission Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2007/72/EC (OJ L 329, 14.12.2007, p. 37).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 178/43

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 June 2008

amending Decision 2007/716/EC as regards certain establishments in the meat and milk sectors in Bulgaria

(notified under document number C(2008) 2931)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/552/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 Article 42 thereof,

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(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2007/716/EC of 30 October 2007 laying down transitional measures (2) for structural requirements of certain establishments in the meat and milk sectors in Bulgaria provided for in Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council. As long as those establishments are in transition, products originating from those establishments should only be placed on the domestic market or used for further processing in Bulgarian establishments in transition.

(2) Decision 2007/716/EC has been amended by Commission Decisions 2008/290/EC (3) and 2008/330/EC.

(3) According to an official declaration from the Bulgarian competent authority certain establishments in the meat and milk sectors have ceased their activities or have completed their upgrading process and are now in full compliance with Community legislation. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from the list of establishments in transition.

(4) The Annex to Decision 2007/716/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 establishments listed in the Annex to this Decision are deleted from the Annex to Decision 2007/716/EC.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 June 2008. For the Commission Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 33, as corrected by OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 12).

(2) OJ L 289, 7.11.2007, p. 14. Decision as last amended by Decision 2008/330/EC (OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 94).

(3) OJ L 96, 9.4.2008, p. 35.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 215/3

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 July 2008

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

(2008/657/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 German 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 member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Gerold WUCHERPFENNIG. An alternate member’s seat becomes vacant following the appointment of Mr Klaus ZEH as a member of the Committee of the Regions,

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 member: — Mr Klaus ZEH, Minister für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten und Chef der Staatskanzlei, Mitglied des Thüringer Landtags (change of mandate), and

(b) as alternate member: — Mr Fritz SCHRÖTER, Mitglied des Thüringer Landtags.

Article 2

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

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

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 240/5

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 August 2008

amending Appendix B of Annex VII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania as regards certain establishments in the meat, poultry meat, fish and milk and milk products sectors in Romania

(notified under document number C(2008) 4144)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/720/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 Annex VII, Chapter 5, Section B, Subsection I, paragraph (e) thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (1) and 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 (2) provide for certain structural requirements for establishments falling within the scope of those Regulations.

(2) Annex VII, Chapter 5, Section B, Subsection I, paragraph (a) to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania provides that certain structural requirements laid down in those Regulations are not to apply to the establishments in Romania listed in Appendix B of Annex VII to the Act of Accession until 31 December 2009, subject to certain conditions.

(3) As long as those establishments are in transition, products originating from those establishments should only be placed on the domestic market or used for further processing in Romanian establishments in transition.

(4) Appendix B of Annex VII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania has been amended by Commission Decisions 2007/23/EC (3), 2007/710/EC (4) and 2008/465/EC (5).

(5) In Romania, certain establishments in the meat, poultry meat, fish and milk and milk products sectors have completed their upgrading process and are now in full compliance with Community legislation. In addition, certain establishments have ceased their activities. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from the list of establishments in transition.

(6) Appendix B of Annex VII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania 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

The establishments listed in the Annex to this Decision are deleted from Appendix B of Annex VII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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

(1) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55. Corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22.

(3) OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 9.

(4) OJ L 288, 6.11.2007, p. 35.

(5) OJ L 161, 20.6.2008, p. 36.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/13

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 August 2008

amending Decision 2005/59/EC as regards areas where the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of feral pigs against classical swine fever are to be implemented in Slovakia

(notified under document number C(2008) 4428)

(Only the Slovak text is authentic)

(2008/686/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) and Article 20(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2005/59/EC (2) approved plans submitted by Slovakia on 31 August 2004 for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs in the areas of that Member State set out in the Annex to that Decision.

(2) Slovakia has now informed the Commission about the recent evolution of classical swine fever in feral pigs in that Member State. In the light of the epidemiological information available, the measures set out in the plan for the eradication of classical swine fever in feral pigs and the emergency vaccination of such pigs need to be extended to include the whole districts of Rimavská Sobota, Nové Zámky, Levice and Komárno.

(3) For the sake of transparency of Community legislation, the Annex to Decision 2005/59/EC should be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

(4) Decision 2005/59/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 2005/59/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Slovak Republic.

Done at Brussels, 20 August 2008. For the Commission Androulla VASSILIOU 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 24, 27.1.2005, p. 46. Decision as last amended by Decision 2008/88/EC (OJ L 28, 1.2.2008, p. 34).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 271/45

COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 October 2008

amending Decision 2006/588/EC allocating the amounts resulting from the modulation provided for in Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 to the Member States for the years 2006 to 2012

(notified under document number C(2008) 5534)

(2008/789/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 10(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2006/410/EC (2) sets the amounts which, as a result of applying the reductions in direct payments provided for in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 for the years 2006 to 2012, are available to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the financial years 2007 to 2013.

(2) The amounts resulting from application of the modulation and set by Decision 2006/410/EC were amended by Commission Decision 2008/787/EC (3). That amendment affects the amounts corresponding to the years 2008 to 2012. The reasons for the amendment were the increase in direct payments resulting from the reform in the fruit and vegetables and wine sectors, and the reduction, resulting from the review provided for in Article 12(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, of the national ceilings set in Annex II to that Regulation. The amounts resulting from the modulation provided for in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 for the years 2006 to 2012 should also be amended.

(3) Commission Decision 2006/588/EC (4) should be amended accordingly.

(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2006/588/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 October 2008. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 163, 15.6.2006, p. 10.

(3) See page 41 of this Official Journal.

(4) OJ L 240, 2.9.2006, p. 6.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 266/14

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 October 2008

amending Decision 2007/365/EC on emergency measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Community of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier)

(notified under document number C(2008) 5550)

(2008/776/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular the fourth sentence of Article 16(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 2007/365/EC (2) requires Member States to adopt measures to protect themselves against the introduction and spread of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (the specified organism). In addition, Member States are to conduct official annual surveys for the presence of the specified organism or evidence of infection by the specified organism on plants of specific Palmae species in their territory.

(2) The official annual surveys carried out in 2007 by the Member States show that the specified organism also infected plants of Palmae species which are not defined as susceptible plants in Decision 2007/365/EC. It is appropriate that the emergency measures provided for in Decision 2007/365/EC apply also to those plants.

(3) The results of the emergency measures laid down in Decision 2007/365/EC were assessed by the Standing Committee on Plant Health in April 2008. It was concluded that the list of susceptible plants should be updated.

(4) Decision 2007/365/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 Plant Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Decision 2007/365/EC, point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) “susceptible plants” means plants, other than fruit and seeds, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm of Areca catechu, Arenga pinnata, Borassus flabellifer, Brahea armata, Butia capitata, Calamus merillii, Caryota maxima, Caryota cumingii, Chamaerops humilis, Cocos nucifera, Corypha gebanga, Corypha elata, Elaeis guineensis, Livistona australis, Livistona decipiens, Metroxylon sagu, Oreodoxa regia, Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix theophrasti, Phoenix sylvestris, Sabal umbraculifera, Trachycarpus fortunei and Washingtonia spp.;’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

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

(1) OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 139, 31.5.2007, p. 24.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 283/46

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 October 2008

amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain administrative regions of Poland are officially free of enzootic bovine leucosis

(notified under document number C(2008) 5987)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/816/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 Annex D(I)(E) thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Annex D to Directive 64/432/EEC provides that a Member State or part of a Member State may, as regards bovine herds, be considered officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive.

(2) The lists of regions of Member States declared free of enzootic bovine leukosis are set out in Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (2).

(3) Poland has now submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards 29 administrative regions (powiaty) within the superior administrative units (Voivodships) of Mazowieckie, Podlaskie and Warminsko-mazurskie in order that those regions may be considered officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of Poland.

(4) Following the evaluation of that documentation, those regions (powiaty) in Poland should be recognised as officially enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free regions of that Member State.

(5) Decision 2003/467/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 III to Decision 2003/467/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 October 2008. For the Commission Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.

(2) OJ L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 74.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 264/6

COUNCIL DECISION

of 13 October 2008

appointing a Belgian member of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

(2008/C 264/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (1), and in particular Articles 26 and 27 thereof,

Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,

Whereas:

(1) By its Decision of 25 September 2008 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period from 25 September 2008 to 24 September 2010, with the exception of certain members including a Belgian member in the category of representatives of workers' organisations.

(2) The Belgian Government has put forward a candidate for the vacant seat,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers for the period expiring on 24 September 2010:

REPRESENTATIVES OF WORKERS' ORGANISATIONS

Country: Belgium

Member: Mr Sakis DIMITRAKOPOULOS

Done at Luxembourg, 13 October 2008. For the Council The President B. KOUCHNER

(1) OJ L 257, 18.10.1968, p. 2.

(2) OJ C 253, 4.10.2008, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 301/12

COUNCIL DECISION

of 4 November 2008

appointing an Italian member of the Committee of the Regions

(2008/846/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 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 member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mr Fabio GAVA,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

Ms Maria Luisa COPPOLA, Consigliere regionale — Assessore, Regione Veneto.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 4 November 2008. For the Council The President C. LAGARDE

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

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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

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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

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Duke University (DUKE), North Carolina, USA’