do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
1. European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2005 (C6-0391/2006 - 2006/2158(DEC))
Date: 2007-04-24
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: European Environment Agency, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

C 74 E/208

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

20.3.2008

Tuesday 24 April 2007

P6_TA(2007)0117

Discharge 2005: European Environment Agency

1.
European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the
budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2005 (C6-0391/2006 —
2006/2158(DEC))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Environment Agency for the financial year

2005 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Environ-

ment Agency for the financial year 2005, together with the Agency's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),

— 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 1210/90 of 7 May 1990 on the establishment of the
European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation net-
work (4), and in particular Article 13 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 (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 the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0103/2007),

Grants the executive director of the European Environment Agency discharge for the implementation

1.
of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2005;

2.

Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

3.
Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to
the executive director of the European Environment Agency, the Council, the Commission and the Court of
Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

(1) OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 36.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390,

30.12.2006, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 120, 11.5.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1641/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003,

p. 1).

(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4665 — The Apollo Group/Claire's Stores) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, cosmetic product, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, merger control, retail trade

24.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 89/43

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4665 — The Apollo Group/Claire's Stores)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 89/14)

1.
On 17 April 2007, 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 The Apollo Group
(‘Apollo’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking Claire's Stores, Inc (‘Claire's’, USA), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Apollo: portfolio investments;

— for Claire's: retail sale of costume jewellery; fashion accessories and colour cosmetics, mainly in the USA.

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. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the Notice.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4665 — The Apollo Group/Claire's Stores, 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.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 448/2007 of 24 April 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

25.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 107/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 448/2007

of 24 April 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 25 April 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 April 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).

L 107/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.4.2007

to Commission Regulation of 24 April 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

0709 90 80

0805 10 20

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MA
TN
TR
ZZ

JO
MA
TR
ZZ

MA
TR
ZZ

EG
ZZ

CU
EG
IL
MA
TN
ZZ

AR
IL
TR
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
ZA
ZZ

68,5
139,0
140,2
115,9

171,8
46,9
134,0
117,6

35,8
109,1
72,5

242,2
242,2

40,0
42,2
67,9
49,3
53,8
50,6

37,2
55,4
42,8
45,1

83,2
78,8
105,7
85,5
91,7
125,0
132,6
59,9
93,1
95,5

77,9
99,2
36,6
85,1
74,7

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4564 — Bridgestone/Bandag) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, pneumatic tyre

C 89/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.4.2007

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4564 — Bridgestone/Bandag)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 89/13)

On 17 April 2007 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc (‘Bridgestone’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation control of Bandag Incorporated (‘Bandag’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Bridgestone: manufacture of tyres for motor vehicles, distribution of tyres and tyres service centres;

— Bandag: manufacture of retreading materials and equipment for motor vehicle tyres, tyre retreading and

servicing.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4564 — Bridgestone/Bandag 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.
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections
Date: 2007-04-24
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, carriage of goods, control of State aid, peripheral region, regional aid

C 266/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.11.2007

NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of
Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2007/C 266/04)

Date of adoption:

24 April 2007

EFTA State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Budget/Duration:

Norway

61274

Regional direct transport aid scheme

The objective of the scheme is to offset competitive disadvantages resulting from
extra transport costs for firms located in peripheral areas and within sparsely popu-
lated regions and thus situated long distances away from their markets.

The legal basis for the scheme can be found in the State aid guidelines on National
regional aid 2007-2013, National guidelines for regional transport aid (‘Nasjonale
retningslinjer for regional transportstøtte (Ytre rammeverk)’) and in the State budget
for 2007 (St.prp. nr. 1 (2006-2007) Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet).

The annual budget of the scheme will not exceed NOK 70 million (approximately
EUR 9 million). The duration of
the scheme is from 1 January 2007 until
31 December 2013.

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found
at:

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry
1. European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2005 (C6-0394/2006 - 2006/2161(DEC))
Date: 2007-04-24
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: European Medicines Agency, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

20.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 74 E/227

Tuesday 24 April 2007

P6_TA(2007)0120

Discharge 2005: European Medicines Agency

1.
European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the
the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2005 (C6-0394/2006 —
budget of

2006/2161(DEC))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year

2005 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Medicines

Agency for the financial year 2005, together with the Agency's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),

— 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 Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal
products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (4), and in par-
ticular Article 68 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 (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 the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0099/2007),

Grants the executive director of the European Medicines Agency discharge for the implementation of

1.
the Agency's budget for the financial year 2005;

2.

Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to
3.
the executive director of the European Medicines Agency, the Council, the Commission and the Court of
Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

(1) OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 4.
(2) OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390,

30.12.2006, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 (OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 1).
(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.
1. European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2005 (C6-0395/2006 - 2006/2162(DEC))
Date: 2007-04-24
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: Eurojust, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

20.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 74 E/233

Tuesday 24 April 2007

P6_TA(2007)0121

Discharge 2005: Eurojust

1.
European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the
budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2005 (C6-0395/2006 — 2006/2162(DEC))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2005 (1),

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

year 2005, together with Eurojust's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),

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

lar 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 (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 (A6-0120/2007),

Grants the administrative director of Eurojust discharge for the implementation of Eurojust's budget

1.
for the financial year 2005;

2.

Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

3.
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
arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

(1) OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 34.
(2) OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 67.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390,

30.12.2006, 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.
EC-Malaysia Agreement on certain aspects of air services *
Date: 2007-04-24
Institutions: Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: EU relations, Malaysia, agreement (EU), air transport, common transport policy, ratification of an agreement

20.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 74 E/157

TEXTS ADOPTED

Tuesday 24 April 2007

P6_TA(2007)0103

EC-Malaysia Agreement on certain aspects of air services *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 April 2007 on the proposal for a Council decision
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of
Malaysia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2006)0619 — C6-0004/2007 — 2006/0202(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2006)0619) (1),

— having regard to Articles 80(2) 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 (C6-0004/2007),

— having regard to Rules 51, 83(7) and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0093/2007),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Agreement;

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

2.
and parliaments of the Member States and the Government of Malaysia.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2007)0104

Europol staff salaries and allowances *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 April 2007 on the initiative by the Republic of
Finland with a view to the adoption of a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and
allowances applicable to Europol staff (16333/2006 — C6-0047/2007 — 2007/0801(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the initiative of the Republic of Finland (16333/2006) (1),

— having regard to the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the Staff Regulations applicable to

Europol employees (2), and in particular Article 44 thereof,

(1) OJ C 41, 24.2.2007, p. 3.
(2) OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p. 23.
1. European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2005 (C6-0399/2006 - 2006/2166(DEC))
Date: 2007-04-24
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: European Food Safety Authority, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

C 74 E/256

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

20.3.2008

Tuesday 24 April 2007

P6_TA(2007)0125

Discharge 2005: European Food Safety Authority

1.
European Parliament decision of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the
budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2005 (C6-0399/2006 —
2006/2166(DEC))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year

2005 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Food

Safety Authority for the financial year 2005, together with the Authority's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),

— 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 (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002
laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety
Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (4), and in particular Article 44 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 (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 the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0112/2007),

Grants the executive director of the European Food Safety Authority discharge for the implementation

1.
of the Authority's budget for the financial year 2005;

2.

Sets out its observations in the resolution below;

3.
Instructs its President to forward this decision and the resolution that forms an integral part of it to
the executive director of the European Food Safety Authority, the Council, the Commission and the Court of
Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

(1) OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 22.
(2) OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 42.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390,

30.12.2006, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 575/2006 (OJ L 100,

8.4.2006, p. 3).

(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.