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2006/580/EC: Council Decision of 12 June 2006 concerning the signing and conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part
Date: 2006-06-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Albania, European Community, interim agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement, signature of an agreement, trade agreement (EU)

1.9.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 239/1

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 12 June 2006

concerning the signing and conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters
between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part

(2006/580/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300
(2), first subparagraph, and Article 300(3), first sentence thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

the Stabilisation and
Pending the entry into force of
Association Agreement between the European Commu-
nities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Republic of Albania, of
signed in
Luxembourg on 12 June 2006, it is necessary to approve
the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters
between the European Community, of the one part, and the
Republic of Albania, of the other part.

the other part,

The commercial provisions contained in the Agreement are
of an exceptional nature, connected with the policy
implemented within the framework of the Stabilisation
and Association Process and will not constitute, for the
European Union, any precedent in the commercial policy of
the Community with regard to third countries other than
those of the Western Balkans.

(3)

The Agreement should be signed and approved,

Article 1

The Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters
1.
between the European Community, of the one part, and the
Republic of Albania, of the other part (hereinafter referred to as
the Agreement), the Annexes and Protocols annexed thereto, as
well as the Declarations attached to the Final Act are hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.

The texts referred to in paragraph 1 are attached to this

2.
Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered, on behalf of the Community, to sign
the Agreement and deposit the instrument of approval provided
for in Article 56 of the Agreement.

Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 2006.

For the Council
The President
U. PLASSNIK
2006/408/EC: Council Decision of  12 June 2006  appointing a German full member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2006-06-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, appointment of staff

L 159/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.6.2006

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 12 June 2006

appointing a German full member of the Committee of the Regions

(2006/408/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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.

A seat as a full member of the Committee of the Regions
has become vacant
following the resignation of Mr
Jochen RIEBEL,

Article 1

‘Hessen Minister for Federal and European
Mr Volker HOFF,
the Land of Hessen to the
Affaires and Commissioner of
Federation’,
the
full member of
Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Jochen RIEBEL for
the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25
January 2010.

is hereby appointed a

Article 2

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

Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 2006.

For the Council
The President

U. PLASSNIK

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
Commission Directive 2006/55/EC of  12 June 2006  amending Annex III to Council Directive 66/402/EEC as regards the maximum weight of seed lots   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, marketing standard, seed

13.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 159/13

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/55/EC

of 12 June 2006

amending Annex III to Council Directive 66/402/EEC as regards the maximum weight of seed lots

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June
1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), and in particular
Article 21a thereof,

Whereas:

for

rules

in respect of

the maximum
The international
weights
in
species,
seed lots of certain cereal
particular Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Triticum
spelta, Secale cereale, Triticosecale and Oryza sativa, Avena
sativa and Hordeum vulgare, have recently been revised.

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 31 December 2006 at
the latest. They shall
forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those
provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and
this Directive.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a
reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member
States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
texts of the main provisions of national law, which they adopt
in the field covered by this Directive.

It is appropriate to adapt the maximum weights for seed
lots of those species laid down in Community law.

Article 3

Directive 66/402/EEC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

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

in this Directive are in
The measures provided for
accordance with
Standing
the
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agri-
culture, Horticulture and Forestry,

opinion

the

of

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Done at Brussels, 12 June 2006.

Article 1

In column 2 of the table in Annex III to Directive 66/402/EEC,
‘25’ is replaced by ‘30’.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. Directive as last amended by

Directive 2004/117/EC (OJ L 14, 18.1.2005, p. 18).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 856/2006 of  12 June 2006  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2006-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

13.6.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 159/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 856/2006

of 12 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
Community,

establishing the European

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

for

Whereas:

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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 June 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 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 Regu-

lation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

L 159/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.6.2006

to Commission Regulation of 12 June 2006 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
999

052
068
999

052
999

052
388
508
528
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

052
204
999

052
068
999

78,2
33,8
56,0

70,8
47,7
59,3

96,4
96,4

51,3
63,4
52,0
48,5
53,8

93,2
111,3
82,8
85,5
85,9
45,3
108,3
93,7
102,8
89,9

278,4
61,1
169,8

357,3
95,0
226,2

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Council Decision 2006/412/CFSP of  12 June 2006  on the launching of the European Union military operation in support of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the election process (Operation EUFOR RD Congo)
Date: 2006-06-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, forces abroad, military cooperation, the EU's international role

L 163/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.6.2006

(Acts adopted under Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL DECISION 2006/412/CFSP

of 12 June 2006

on the launching of the European Union military operation in support of the United Nations
Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) during the election
process

(Operation EUFOR RD Congo)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2006/319/CFSP of 27
April 2006 on the European Union military operation in
the United Nations Organisation Mission in the
support of
Democratic Republic of
the Congo (MONUC) during the
election process (1) and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

The Secretary General of the United Nations by letter
dated 18 April 2006 confirmed the principles for the
EU military support to MONUC in response to a letter
by the Presidency dated 28 March 2006.

The DRC authorities have welcomed a possible EU
military support to MONUC during the electoral process.

On 25 April 2006, the United Nations Security Council
adopted Resolution 1671 (2006),
the
temporary deployment of a European Union force
to support MONUC during the
(EUFOR RD Congo)
period encompassing the elections in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.

authorising

The Independent Electoral Commission of the DRC has
announced that the first round of elections in the DRC
will be held on 30 July 2006.

In accordance with Article 6 of
the Protocol on the
position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on
European Union and to the Treaty establishing the
European Community, Denmark does not participate in
the elaboration and implementation of decisions and
actions of the European Union which have defence impli-

cations
financing of the operation,

and therefore does not participate

in the

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The EU military operation in the DRC in support of MONUC
during the election process (Operation EUFOR RD Congo) shall
be launched on 12 June 2006.

Article 2

The EU Operation Commander
is hereby authorised with
immediate effect to release the activation order (ACTORD) in
order to execute the deployment of the forces, prior to Transfer
of Authority following their arrival
in theatre, and start
execution of the mission.

Article 3

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

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 2006.

For the Council
The President

U. PLASSNIK

(1) OJ L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 98.
2006/707/EC: Decision No 06/EC/2006 of the Joint Committee set up under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and Japan of 12 June 2006 related to the registration of a Conformity Assessment Body under the Sectoral Annex on Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Radio Equipment
Date: 2006-06-12
Institutions: EC–Japan Joint Committee
Subjects: Japan, agreement (EU), approval, mutual recognition principle, telecommunications equipment

L 291/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.10.2006

DECISION No 06/EC/2006 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE SET UP UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON
MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND JAPAN

of 12 June 2006

related to the registration of a Conformity Assessment Body under the Sectoral Annex on
Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Radio Equipment

(2006/707/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between Japan and the European Community and
in particular Article 8(3)(a) and 9(1)(b) thereof,

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a
Sectoral Annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Conformity Assessment Body indicated below is registered under the Sectoral Annex on Telecom-
for the products and

the Agreement,

munications Terminal Equipment and Radio Equipment of
conformity assessment procedures as indicated below.

Name, acronym and contact details of the Conformity Assessment Body:
Name: Phoenix Testlab GmbH
Tel. (49) 5235 9500 24
Fax (49) 5235 9500 28
E-mail: bentje.holger@phoenix-testlab.de
Address: Königswinkel 10, 32825 Blomberg, Germany
Internet: http://www.phoenix-testlab.de
CAB Contactperson: Holger Bentje

Scope of registration in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures:
For Radio Law:
Specified radio equipment specified in Article 38-2, paragraph 1, item 1, item 2 and item 3 of the
Radio Law

2. This decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by the Co-Chairs. The decision shall be effective from the

date of the later of these signatures

Signed in Tokyo on 12 June 2006.
On behalf of Japan

Signed in Brussels on 31 May 2006.
On behalf of the European Community

Komiko ICHIKAWA

Andra KOKE