do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Lifting by France of the public service obligations for scheduled air services between Strasbourg and Munich   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, air transport, airline, intra-EU transport, public service

C 276/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.11.2006

Lifting by France of the public service obligations for scheduled air services between Strasbourg
and Munich

(2006/C 276/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

France has decided to lift the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between Stras-
bourg and Munich as published in Official Journal of the European Communities C 85 of 9 April 2002 and
revised in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 257 of 25 October 2003.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America renewing the cooperation programme in the field of higher education and vocational education and training (COM(2006)0180 - C6-0174/2006 - 2006/0061(CNS))
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: Committee on Culture and Education, European Parliament
Subjects: United States, cooperation agreement (EU), higher education, ratification of an agreement, vocational training

C 314 E/66

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

21.12.2006

Tuesday 14 November 2006

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

consulted Parliament (C6-0255/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0338/2006),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Agreement;

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

2.
and the parliaments of the Member States and the government of Canada.

P6_TA(2006)0470

EC-USA agreement in the field of higher education and vocational training *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion
of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America renewing
the cooperation programme in the field of higher education and vocational education and training
(COM(2006)0180 — C6-0174/2006 — 2006/0061(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0180) (1),

— having regard to Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and Articles 149 and 150 of the EC Treaty,

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

consulted Parliament (C6-0174/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0339/2006),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Agreement;

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

2.
and the parliaments of the Member States and the government of the United States of America.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1677/2006 of 14 November 2006 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, as regards the date of application for import rights for the tariff quota period 1 January to 31 December 2007
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Switzerland, agricultural trade, cattle, derogation from EU law, import, import licence, live animal, tariff quota

15.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 314/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1677/2006

of 14 November 2006

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, as regards the date of application for import rights
for the tariff quota period 1 January to 31 December 2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article
32(1) thereof,

Whereas,

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 of 23
December 2005 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of an import tariff quota for live bovine animals
of a weight exceeding 160 kg and originating in Swit-
zerland provided for in the Agreement between the
European Community and the Swiss Confederation on
trade in agricultural products (2) opens, on a multi-
annual basis
from 1 January to 31
December, a duty-free tariff quota for the import of
4 600 live bovine animals originating in Switzerland.

for periods

(2)

Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005 provides
that applications for import rights are to be lodged at the
latest on 1 December preceding the annual import tariff

quota period. In view of the accession of Bulgaria and
Romania to the European Union on 1 January 2007, and
in order to enable operators of those countries to benefit
from this quota in 2007, the deadline for the submission
of applications for the import tariff quota period from 1
January 2007 to 31 December 2007 should be extended
to 8 January 2007.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article
3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2172/2005, for the import tariff
quota period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007,
applications for import rights shall be lodged at
the latest
before 13:00, Brussels time, on 8 January 2007.

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 November 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 346, 29.12.2005, p. 10.
Communication from the Commission to the Council on the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Communities {SEC(2006)1441}
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, pension scheme, regulations for civil servants, servant (EU), social-security contribution

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 14.11.2006 
COM(2006) 681 final 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 

on the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the 
European Communities 

{SEC(2006)1441} 

EN 

   EN 

 
 
 
  
 
 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 

on the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the 
European Communities 

Pursuant to Article 83a of the Staff  Regulations,  each year  the Commission shall present to 
the  Council  an  updated  version  of  the  actuarial  assessment  of  the  pension  scheme,  in 
accordance with Article 1(2) of Annex XII. Where it is shown that there is a gap of at least 
0.25 points between the rate of contribution currently applied and the rate required to maintain 
actuarial balance, the Council shall consider whether the rate should be adapted. 

Eurostat has carried out a study of the scheme in accordance with Article 13 of Annex XII to 
the Staff Regulations which sets the rate of contribution required to maintain actuarial balance 
at 10.4%. Rate of contribution in force is 10.25. Therefore the gap is of 0.15 and is below the 
threshold indicated in the Article 83a.  

Accordingly, the Commission will not present, for this year, a proposal adjusting the rate of 
contribution  to  the  pension  scheme  of  officials  and  other  servants  of  the  European 
Communities. 

EN 

2 

   EN
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (COM(2006)0233 - C6-0202/2006 - 2006/0081(CNS))
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: aquaculture, common organisation of markets, fishery product

C 314 E/76

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

21.12.2006

Tuesday 14 November 2006

P6_TA(2006)0473

Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and
aquaculture products (COM(2006)0233 — C6-0202/2006 — 2006/0081(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0233) (1),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0202/2006),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0311/2006),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if

3.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0474

Amendment to the Convention on access to information, public participation in
decision making and access to justice in environmental matters *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion,
on behalf of
the European Community, of an amendment to the Convention on access to
information, public participation in decision making and access to justice in environmental matters
(COM(2006)0338 — C6-0276/2006 — 2006/0113(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0338) (1),

— having regard to Article 175(1) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

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

consulted Parliament (C6-0276/2006),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4404 — Universal/BMG Music Publishing) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: communications industry, culture industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, music, publishing

C 276/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.11.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4404 — Universal/BMG Music Publishing)

(2006/C 276/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 3 November 2006 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Universal Music Group
Inc. (‘Universal’, USA), belonging to the group Vivendi S.A. (‘Vivendi’, France), acquires within the meaning
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking BMG Music Publishing
Group (‘BMG Music Publishing’, Germany et al.) which currently forms part of the Bertelsmann group, by
way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Vivendi: media, telecommunication, and music industry;

— for Universal: music publishing and music recording;

— for BMG Music Publishing: music publishing.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4404 — Universal/BMG Music Publishing, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4389 — WLR/BST) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, safety device, textile industry

C 276/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.11.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4389 — WLR/BST)

(2006/C 276/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 27 October 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1)
by which the undertaking WLR Recovery Fund III, L.P. (‘WLR’, United States), which controls the under-
taking Safety Components International, Inc. (‘SCI’, United States), acquires within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking BST GmbH (‘BST’, Germany) by
way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— WLR: private equity investments;

— SCI: manufacture of cut and sewn airbag cushions and other safety related products;

— BST: manufacture of flat airbag fabric, one piece woven fabric and other technical fabrics.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4389 — WLR/BST, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (COM(2006)0500 - C6-0335/2006 - 2006/0172(CNS))
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: agricultural product, aid system, common agricultural policy, farmers' income, production aid

21.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 314 E/65

TEXTS ADOPTED

Tuesday 14 November 2006

P6_TA(2006)0468

Rules for direct support schemes under the CAP and support for rural develop-
ment by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending and
correcting Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes
under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers
and amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European
(COM(2006)0500 — C6-0335/2006 —
Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

(EAFRD)

2006/0172(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0500) (1),

— having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parlia-

ment (C6-0335/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0377/2006),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if

3.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2006)0469

EC-Canada Agreement on cooperation in the fields of higher education, training
and youth *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion
of the Agreement between the European Community and the government of Canada establishing a
framework for cooperation in the fields of higher education, training and youth (COM(2006)0274
— C6-0255/2006 — 2006/0096(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0274) (1),

— having regard to Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and Articles 149 and 150 of the EC Treaty,

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
European Parliament decision on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Gabriele Albertini (2006/2099(IMM))
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Italy, Member of the European Parliament, Statute for Members of the Parliament, criminal procedure, parliamentary immunity, privilege

C 314 E/82

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

21.12.2006

Tuesday 14 November 2006

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if

3.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

P6_TA(2006)0479

Request for defence of immunity of Gabriele Albertini

European Parliament decision on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Gabriele
Albertini (2006/2099(IMM))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the request by Gabriele Albertini for defence of his immunity in connection with the
criminal proceedings brought against him before the District Court of Milan, made on 25 April 2006,
announced in plenary sitting on 27 April 2006,

— having heard Gabriele Albertini in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to Articles 9 and 10 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of
the European Communities and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election
of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,

— having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the

European Communities,

— having regard to Rules 6(3) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0378/2006),

1.

Decides to defend the immunity and privileges of Gabriele Albertini;

Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of the committee responsible, immedi-

2.
ately to the appropriate authorities of the Italian Republic.

(1) Case 101/63 Wagner v Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 195 and Case 149/85 Wybot v Faure and others [1986] ECR

2391.

P6_TA(2006)0480

Request for defence of immunity of Gabriele Albertini

European Parliament decision on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Gabriele
Albertini (2006/2122(IMM))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the request by Gabriele Albertini for defence of his immunity in connection with the
criminal proceedings brought against him before the District Court of Milan, made on 28 April 2006,
announced in plenary sitting on 15 May 2006,

— having heard Gabriele Albertini in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure,
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1680/2006 of 14 November 2006 repealing Regulation (EC) No 976/2006 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Germany
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EC Regulation, European Commission, Germany, aid system, market support, pigmeat, repeal

15.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 314/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1680/2006

of 14 November 2006

repealing Regulation (EC) No 976/2006 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in
pigmeat in Germany

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
pigmeat (1), and in particular Article 20(1) and the second
paragraph of Article 22 thereof,

(2)

(3)

In the light of the progress made on animal health, the
exceptional market support measures should be discon-
tinued. Regulation (EC) No 976/2006 should be
therefore be repealed.

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

Whereas:

(1)

The German authorities have adopted animal health
measures under Articles 9, 10 and 11 of Council
Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on
Community measures for the control of classical swine
fever (2) on account of outbreaks of classical swine fever
in certain production regions in Germany. Exceptional
support measures
in pigmeat were
adopted for Germany by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 976/2006 (3).

the market

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 976/2006 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 14 November 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 316, 1.12.2001, p. 5. Directive amended by the 2003 Act of

Accession.

(3) OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 71.