do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2006/822/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 27 April 2006 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2004
Date: 2006-04-27
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Eurofound, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

6.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 340/69

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 27 April 2006

on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the
Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2004

(2006/822/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living

and Working Conditions for the financial year 2004 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the European Foundation for
the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2004, together with the
Foundation's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 14 March 2006 (5972/2006 — C6-0093/2006),

— having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (3), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Article 185 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European
Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (4), and in particular Article 16
thereof,

— having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the
framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European
Communities (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

— having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0093/2006),

1.

2.

3.

Grants discharge to the Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and
Working Conditions for the implementation of the Foundation's budget for the financial year 2004;

Sets out its comments in the resolution below;

Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to
the Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,
the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors and to have them published in the Official
Journal of the European Union (L series).

The President

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

(1) OJ C 269, 28.10.2005, p. 40.
(2) OJ C 332, 28.12.2005, p. 82.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 139, 30.5.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1111/2005 (OJ L 184, 15.7.2005,

p. 1).

(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1261/2005 (OJ L 201,

2.8.2005, p. 3).
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (14343/2005 - C6-0023/2006 - 2005/0137(AVC))
Date: 2006-04-27
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: accession to an agreement, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing regulations, international convention, law of the sea

C 296 E/104

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

6.12.2006

Thursday 27 April 2006

P6_TA(2006)0150

Convention on the strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commis-
sion ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion,
on behalf of the European Community, of the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-Ameri-
can Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of
America and the Republic of Costa Rica (14343/2005 — C6-0023/2006 — 2005/0137(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (14343/2005) (1),

— having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second
subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 37 and the first sentence of Article 300(2), first subpara-
graph of the EC Treaty (C6-0023/2006),

— having regard to Rules 75 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0070/2006),

1.

Gives its assent to conclusion of the Convention;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments

2.
and parliaments of the Member States, the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0151

Unesco Convention *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion
the Diversity of Cultural
of

the Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of

Expressions (5067/2006 — COM(2005)0678 — C6-0025/2006 — 2005/0268(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0678) (1),

— having regard to the Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural

Expressions, adopted at the General Conference of Unesco in Paris on 20 October 2005,

— having regard to Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and Articles 89, 133, 151,181 and 181a of the

EC Treaty,

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0025/2006),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
2006/834/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 27 April 2006 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2004
Date: 2006-04-27
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

L 340/102

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.12.2006

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 27 April 2006

on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the bodies of
the European Union for the financial year 2004

(2006/834/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European

Union for the financial year 2004 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of the Translation Centre for the

bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2004, together with the Centre's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 14 March 2006 (5972/2006 — C6-0093/2006),

— having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (3), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Article 185 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 of 28 November 1994 setting up a Translation

Centre for the bodies of the European Union (4), and in particular Article 14 thereof,

— having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the
framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European
Communities (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

— having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0100/2006),

1.

2.

3.

Grants discharge to the Director of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for
the implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2004;

Sets out its comments in the resolution below;

Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to
the Director of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union, the Council, the
Commission and the Court of Auditors and to have them published in the Official Journal of the Euro-
pean Union (L series).

The President

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

(1) OJ C 269, 28.10.2005, p. 25.
(2) OJ C 332, 28.12.2005, p. 53.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 314, 7.12.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1645/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003,

p. 13).

(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1261/2005 (OJ L 201,

2.8.2005, p. 3).
2006/838/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 27 April 2006 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2004
Date: 2006-04-27
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Eurojust, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

L 340/112

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.12.2006

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 27 April 2006

on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2004

(2006/838/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2004 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year

2004, together with Eurojust's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 14 March 2006 (5972/2006 — C6-0093/2006),

— having regard to the EC Treaty, in particular Article 276 thereof, and the EU Treaty, in particular

Article 41 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (3), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Article 185 thereof,

— having regard to Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view

to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (4), and in particular Article 36 thereof,

— having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the
framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European
Communities (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

— having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee

on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0092/2006),

1.

2.

3.

Grants discharge to the Administrative Director of Eurojust for the implementation of Eurojust's
budget for the financial year 2004;

Sets out its comments in the resolution below;

Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to
the Administrative Director of Eurojust, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors and
to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

The President

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

(1) OJ C 269, 28.10.2005, p. 33.
(2) OJ C 332, 28.12.2005, p. 68.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision 2003/659/JHA (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 44).
(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1261/2005 (OJ L 201,

2.8.2005, p. 3).
2006/326/EC: Council Decision of  27 April 2006  concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters
Date: 2006-04-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, agreement (EU), civil law, commercial law, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU

5.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 120/23

COUNCIL DECISION

of 27 April 2006

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom
of Denmark on the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters

(2006/326/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

establishing the European
Having regard to the Treaty
Community,
in
and in particular Article 61(c)
conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph
of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3)
thereof,

thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(4)

(5)

In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the
position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed
to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty estab-
lishing the European Community, the United Kingdom
and Ireland are taking part in the adoption and appli-
cation of this Decision.

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on
the position of Denmark, Denmark is not taking part in
the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or
subject to its application.

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

(6)

The Agreement should be approved,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on
the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on
European Union and the Treaty
the
European Community, Denmark is not bound by the
provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000
of 29 May 2000 on the service in the Member States
of
in civil or
commercial matters (2), nor subject to their application.

judicial and extrajudicial documents

establishing

The Commission has negotiated an Agreement between
the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark
extending to Denmark the provisions of Regulation (EC)
No 1348/2000.

The Agreement was signed, on behalf of the European
Community, on 19 October 2005, subject to its possible
conclusion at a later date,
in accordance with Council
Decision 2005/794/EC of 20 September 2005 (3).

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Community and the
Kingdom of Denmark on the service of judicial and extrajudicial
documents in civil or commercial matters is hereby approved
on behalf of the Community.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to make the notification provided for in
Article 10(2) of the Agreement.

Done at Luxembourg, 27 April 2006.

For the Council
The President

L. PROKOP

(1) Opinion delivered on 23 March 2006 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 160, 30.6.2000, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 300, 17.11.2005, p. 53.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 652/2006 of  27 April 2006  fixing production refunds on cereals
Date: 2006-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, production refund

L 115/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.4.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 652/2006

of 27 April 2006

fixing production refunds on cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of
29 September 2003, on the common organisation of
the
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,

(2)

(3)

The production refunds fixed in this Regulation should
be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to
Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact
amount to be paid.

The Management Committee
for Cereals has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
chairman,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June
1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No
1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals
and rice sectors respectively (2) lays down the conditions
for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating
the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation.
The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary
for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may
be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes
significantly.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refund per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of
Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at:

(a) EUR/tonne 18,08 for starch from maize, wheat, barley and

oats;

(b) EUR/tonne 25,62 for potato starch.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 April 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 April 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1548/2004 (OJ L 280, 31.8.2004, p. 11).
2006/816/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 27 April 2006 on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004, Section VIIIA — European Ombudsman
Date: 2006-04-27
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Ombudsman, budgetary discharge, financial year, general budget (EU), implementation of the budget

L 340/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.12.2006

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 27 April 2006

on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year
2004, Section VIIIA — European Ombudsman

(2006/816/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

— having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004 (1),

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2004,

Volume III (N6-0027/2005 — C6-0364/2005),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' annual report for the financial year 2004, accompanied by the

replies of the institutions audited (2),

— having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and
regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of
the EC Treaty (3),

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 14 March 2006 (5971/2006 — C6-0092/2006),

— having regard to Articles 272(10), 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (4), and in particular Arti-
cles 50, 86, 145, 146 and 147 thereof,

— having regard to the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the

European Communities (5),

— having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A6-0116/2006),

1.

2.

3.

Grants the European Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the
financial year 2004;

Sets out its comments in the resolution below;

Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to
the Council, the Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic
and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Ombudsman and the European
Data Protection Supervisor and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Union
(L series).

The President

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

The Secretary-General

Julian PRIESTLEY

(1) OJ L 53, 23.2.2004.
(2) OJ C 301, 30.11.2005, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 301, 30.11.2005, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 654/2006 of  27 April 2006  fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
Date: 2006-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

L 115/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.4.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 654/2006

of 27 April 2006

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed.

situation for

the cereal

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat to certain third countries was opened
pursuant
(EC) No
to
1059/2005 (2).

Commission

Regulation

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on
cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of
disturbance on the market for cereals (3), the Commission
may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a
maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.

For tenders notified from 21 to 27 April 2006, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005,
the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be
5,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 April 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 April 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).