do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 33/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.2.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

14 February 2007

(2007/C 33/02)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

MTL

PLN

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

1,3082

RON

Romanian leu

158,55

7,4533

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,66930

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3866

34,358

1,8295

1,6734

1,5265

10,2213

1,8923

2,0106

KRW South Korean won

1 227,68

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

9,4545

10,1484

7,3570

11 862,76

4,5767

63,284

34,4030

43,572

9,1410

1,6268

88,19

8,0890

1,9558

0,5791

28,268

15,6466

253,52

3,4528

0,6967

0,4293

3,9149

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Oslo Tingrett by decision of that court of 30 January 2006 in the case of Ladbrokes Ltd. v Staten v/Kultur- og kirkedepartementet and Staten v/Landsbruks- og matdepartementet (Case E-3/06)
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: EFTA Court, Norway, application of the law, game of chance, gaming establishment, non-profit organisation, profit

15.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 33/5

V

(Announcements)

COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA COURT

Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Oslo Tingrett by decision of that court
of 30 January 2006 in the case of Ladbrokes Ltd. v Staten v/Kultur- og kirkedepartementet and Staten
v/Landsbruks- og matdepartementet

(Case E-3/06)

(2007/C 33/03)

A request has been made to the EFTA Court by decision of 30 January 2006 of Oslo Tingrett (Oslo District
Court), which was received at the Court Registry on 25 August 2006, for an Advisory Opinion in the case
of Ladbrokes Ltd. v Staten v/ Kultur- og kirkedepartementet and Staten v/ Landsbruks- og matdepartementet
on the following questions:

1. Do EEA Articles 31 and/or 36 preclude national

legislation which establishes that certain forms of
gambling can only be provided by a State-owned gambling company which channels its profits to
cultural and sports purposes?

2. Do EEA Articles 31 and/or 36 preclude national legislation which establishes that licenses to provide
horserace betting can only be granted to non-profit organizations or companies whose aim is to support
horse breeding?

3. Do EEA Articles 31 and/or 36 preclude national legislation which establishes that licenses to certain
forms of gambling can only be granted to non-profit organizations and associations with a humanitarian
or social purpose?

4. Under EEA law, is it legitimate for national legislation to emphasise that the profit from gambling should
go to humanitarian and social purposes (including sports and culture), and not to be a source of private
profit?

5. Does EEA Article 36 preclude a national statutory provision which forbids the providing and marketing

of gambling which is not permitted in Norway, but which is legally operated in another EEA State?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 146/2007 of 15 February 2007 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 as regards conditions for certain trawls for vessels operating pump aboard systems
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: conservation of fish stocks, fishing net, fishing regulations, technical regulations

16.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 46/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 146/2007

of 15 February 2007

amending Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 as regards conditions for certain trawls for vessels
operating pump aboard systems

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30
March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through
technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine
organisms (1), and in particular Article 48 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 (2) sets out
detailed rules concerning the attachment of devices to
trawls, Danish seines and similar nets.

In order to ensure the safety of the crews, supplementary
measures on technical conditions as
regards vessels
operating pump aboard systems, which do not affect
selectivity, should be implemented in 2007.

(1)

(2)

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Committee for
Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 the following
paragraph 4 is added:

‘4.
By way of derogation of the provisions laid down in
paragraph 2, it shall be permitted for vessels operating pump
aboard systems to attach a codline at a distance which is no
more than 10 m from the rear meshes of the codend, when
fishing with trawls with a mesh size of less than 70 mm.’

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
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, 15 February 2007.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2166/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5).

(2) OJ L 318, 7.12.1984, p. 23. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EEC) No 2122/89 (OJ L 203, 15.7.1989, p. 21).
2007/117/EC: Council Decision of 15 February 2007 amending the Decision of 27 March 2000 authorising the Director of Europol to enter into negotiations on agreements with third States and non-EU related bodies
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Europol, Montenegro, international negotiations, powers of the institutions (EU), third country

L 51/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.2.2007

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 15 February 2007

amending the Decision of 27 March 2000 authorising the Director of Europol to enter into
negotiations on agreements with third States and non-EU related bodies

(2007/117/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(2)

Council Decision of 27 March 2000 (5) should therefore
be amended,

Having regard to Article 42(2), Article 10(4) and Article 18 of
the Convention on the establishment of a European Police
Office (Europol Convention) (1),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Having regard to the Council Act of 3 November 1998 laying
down rules governing Europol's external relations with third
States and non-European Union related bodies (2), and in
particular Article 2 of that Act,

Having regard to the Council Act of 3 November 1998 laying
down rules governing the receipt of information by Europol
from third parties (3), and in particular Article 2 of that Act,

Having regard to the Council Act of 12 March 1999 adopting
the rules governing the transmission of personal data by
Europol to third States and third bodies (4), and in particular
Articles 2 and 3 of that Act,

Whereas:

(1)

Operational requirements and the need to combat in an
effective way organised forms of criminality through
Europol, require that Montenegro be added to the list
is
of third States with which the Director of Europol
authorised to start negotiations.

Article 2(1) of the Council Decision of 27 March 2000 under
the heading ‘Third States’, the following State shall be added to
the alphabetical list:

‘— Montenegro’.

Article 2

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

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of
its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2007.

For the Council
The President

W. SCHÄUBLE

(1) OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 2. Convention as last amended by a
Protocol amending that Convention (OJ C 2, 6.1.2004, p. 1).

(2) OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p. 19.
(3) OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p. 17.
(4) OJ C 88, 30.3.1999, p. 1. Council Act as amended by the Council

Act of 28 February 2002 (OJ C 76, 27.3.2002, p. 1).

(5) OJ C 106, 13.4.2000, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Council
Decision of 4 December 2006 (OJ C 311, 19.12.2006, p. 10).
Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2006/8/EC of 23 January 2006 amending, for the purposes of their adaptation to technical progress, Annexes II, III and V to Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations ( OJ L 19, 24.1.2006 )
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approximation of laws, carcinogenic substance, classification, labelling, packaging, toxic substance

L 43/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.2.2007

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1876/2006 of 18 December 2006 concerning the provisional
and permanent authorisation of certain additives in feedingstuffs

(Official Journal of the European Union L 360 of 19 December 2006)

On page 128 in the table in Annex I, additive No 12, column 9, ‘End of period of authorisation’:

for:

‘8.1.2010’,

read:

‘8.1.2011’;

and on page 129 in the table in Annex II, additive No 59, column 9, ‘End of period of authorisation’:

for:

‘8.1.2010’,

read:

‘8.1.2011’.

Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2006/8/EC of 23 January 2006 amending, for the purposes of their
adaptation to technical progress, Annexes II, III and V to Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the
Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations

(Official Journal of the European Union L 19 of 24 January 2006)

On page 19, under the heading: ‘8. Preparations containing substances not yet tested completely’,

for:

‘… “Caution — substance not yet tested completely”, …’

read:

‘… “Caution — substance not yet fully tested” …’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2007 of 15 February 2007 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund, third country

L 46/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.2.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 152/2007

of 15 February 2007

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common
wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006

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,

Whereas:

the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3)
thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
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
936/2006 (2).

Commission

Regulation

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from
9 to 15 February 2007 in response to the invitation to
tender for the refund for the export of common wheat issued
in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(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 172, 24.6.2006, p. 6.

(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as

last modified by

Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on readmission (8779/2006 - COM(2006)0191 - C6-0168/2006 - 2006/0064(CNS))
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Russia, agreement (EU), illegal migration, ratification of an agreement, removal, residence permit, return migration

C 287 E/510

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

29.11.2007

Thursday 15 February 2007

P6_TA(2007)0047

EC-Russia Readmission Agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the
conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on
readmission (8779/2006 — COM(2006)0191 — C6-0168/2006 — 2006/0064(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0191) (1),

— having regard to Articles 63(3)(b) and 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty,

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

consulted Parliament (C6-0168/2006),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the

opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0028/2007),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Agreement;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission, and the govern-

2.
ments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Russian Federation.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2007)0048

Member States' employment policies *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines
the Member States (COM(2006)0815 — C6-0036/2007 —
for the Employment Policies of

2006/0271(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0815) (1),

— having regard to Article 128(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0036/2007),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0008/2007),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 143/2007 of 15 February 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

16.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 46/1

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 143/2007

of 15 February 2007

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:

in
standard values for imports from third countries,
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

the standard
In compliance with the above criteria,
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 16 February 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc 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).

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to Commission Regulation of 15 February 2007 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 10 20

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

IL
MA
SN
TN
TR
ZZ

EG
MA
SN
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

IL
MA
ZZ

AR
EG
IL
MA
PK
TR
ZZ

EG
TR
ZZ

CN
TR
US
ZZ

AR
CN
US
ZA
ZZ

147,8
53,5
37,2
129,8
160,4
105,7

255,9
96,9
141,3
139,2
158,3

49,3
115,6
82,5

47,6
55,3
44,7
47,8
58,5
50,8

103,9
88,3
96,1

98,9
64,3
67,7
130,6
57,2
60,0
79,8

53,5
55,9
54,7

78,6
99,7
103,0
93,8

88,3
47,5
105,7
89,5
82,8

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 145/2007 of 15 February 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, butter oil, export refund

16.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 46/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 145/2007

of 15 February 2007

fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third sub-
paragraph of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March
2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export
refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for
a permanent tender.

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender
procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk
products (3)
the

and following an examination of

tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender,
it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the
tendering period ending on 13 February 2007.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

tender opened by Regulation (EC)
the permanent
For
tendering period ending on 13
for
No 581/2004,
February 2007,
the
the maximum amount of
products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be
as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

refund for

the

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(2) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 128/2007 (OJ L 41, 13.2.2007, p. 6).

(3) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1814/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 3).

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ANNEX

Product

Export refund Code

(EUR/100 kg)

Maximum amount of export refund for export to
the destinations referred to in the second
subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC)
No 581/2004

Butter

Butter

Butteroil

ex 0405 10 19 9500

ex 0405 10 19 9700

ex 0405 90 10 9000

—

97,00

118,35
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the exercise of voting rights by shareholders of companies having their registered office in a Member State and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2004/109/EC (COM(2005)0685 - C6-0003/2006 - 2005/0265(COD))
Date: 2007-02-15
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, head office, official market, securities, shareholder, stock exchange, stock-exchange listing

C 287 E/486

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EN

29.11.2007

Thursday 15 February 2007

TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2007)0042

Shareholders' voting rights ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council on the exercise of voting rights by shareholders of companies having their
registered office in a Member State and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market
and amending Directive 2004/109/EC (COM(2005)0685 — C6-0003/2006 — 2005/0265(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2005)0685) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 44 and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Com-

mission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0003/2006),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on

Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0024/2007),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

Asks the Commission to consult Parliament before finalising a Recommendation related to issues and

3.
topics in the context of the proposed Directive;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0265

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 February 2007 with a view to
the adoption of Directive 2007/…/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 44 and 95
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,