do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2007/368/EC,Euratom: Decision of the representatives of the governments of the Member States of 23 May 2007 appointing a Judge to the Court of First Instance of the European Communities
Date: 2007-05-23
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of staff, member of the Court of Justice (EU)

L 139/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.5.2007

CONFERENCE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

of 23 May 2007

appointing a Judge to the Court of First Instance of the European Communities

(2007/368/EC, Euratom)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER
STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 224 thereof,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular Article 140 thereof,

Whereas:

In accordance with the provisions of the Treaties, every three
years there is a partial replacement of the members of the Court
of First Instance of the European Communities for a term of
office of six years. For the period from 1 September 2007 to
31 August 2013,
the Member States
the Governments of
should appoint a further Judge in addition to the 12 Judges
appointed on 25 April 2007,

Article 1

Mr Santiago SOLDEVILA FRAGOSO is hereby appointed Judge to
the Court of First Instance of the European Communities for the
period from 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2013.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 May 2007.

The President

W. SCHÖNFELDER
Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2007 of 23 May 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, monetary policy, pip fruit, stone fruit

24.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 132/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 555/2007

of 23 May 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

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 May 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 May 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 132/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.5.2007

to Commission Regulation of 23 May 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 50 10

0808 10 80

0809 20 95

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MA
TR
ZZ

JO
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
ZZ

AR
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CL
CN
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

TR
ZZ

39,1
112,4
75,8

151,2
118,7
135,0

106,6
106,6

35,5
56,8
45,4
45,9

59,5
67,6
63,6

86,4
78,8
84,1
92,5
114,5
120,8
72,0
88,8
92,2

658,4
658,4

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4601 — KarstadtQuelle/MyTravel) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, economic concentration, merger control, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation, travel agency

23.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4601 — KarstadtQuelle/MyTravel)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 113/01)

On 4 May 2007, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it
compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC)
No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4601. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2005/360/EC of 26/04/2005 establishing ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements for the award of the Community eco-label to lubricants ( OJ L 118, 5.5.2005 )
Date: 2007-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, disclosure of information, environmental protection, marketing, public health

23.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 131/27

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2005/360/EC of 26/04/2005 establishing ecological criteria and the related
assessment and verification requirements for the award of the Community eco-label to lubricants

(Official Journal of the European Union L 118 of 5 May 2005)

In the Annex, point 6. Technical performance:

for:

‘Hydraulic fluids shall at least meet the technical performance criteria laid down in ISO 15380, Tables 2 to 5.

Greases shall be ‘fit for purpose’.

Chain-saw oils shall at least meet the technical performance criteria laid down in the RAL-UZ 48 of the Blue Angel.

Concrete release agents and other total loss lubricants shall be fit for purpose.

Two-stroke oils shall at least meet the technical performance criteria laid down in ‘NMMA Certification for two-stroke
cycle gasoline engine lubricants’ of NMMA TC-W3.

Assessment and verification of criterion 6

The applicant shall provide the competent body with a declaration of compliance with this criterion, together with related
documentation.’;

read:

‘Hydraulic fluids shall at least meet the technical performance criteria laid down in ISO 15380, Tables 2 to 5.

Greases shall be ‘fit for purpose’.

Chain-saw oils shall at least meet the technical performance criteria laid down in the RAL-UZ 48 of the Blue Angel.

Concrete release agents and other total loss lubricants shall be fit for purpose.

Two-stroke oils for marine applications shall at least meet the technical performance criteria laid down in ‘NMMA
Certification for Two-Stroke Cycle Gasoline Engine Lubricants’ of NMMA TC-W3.

Two-stroke oils for terrestrial applications shall at least meet the EGD level of technical performance criteria laid down in
ISO 13738:2000.

Assessment and verification of criterion 6

The applicant shall provide the competent body with a declaration of compliance with this criterion, together with related
documentation.’.
Council Joint Action 2007/359/CFSP of 23 May 2007 amending and extending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)
Date: 2007-05-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Egypt, Palestine question, border control, the EU's international role

25.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 133/51

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2007/359/CFSP

of 23 May 2007

amending and extending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border
Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

1. The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 13(1):

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

On 25 November 2005 the Council adopted Joint Action
2005/889/CFSP establishing a European Union Border
Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point
(EU
BAM Rafah) (1) for a period of 12 months.

On 13 November 2006 the Council adopted Joint Action
2006/773/CFSP, amending and extending the mandate of
the mission until 24 May 2007.

On 15 and 16 May 2007, both Palestinian and Israeli
parties requested the extension of the Mission for 12
months.

On 21 May 2007, the Political and Security Committee
welcomed the request
for the extension of EU BAM
Rafah, and recommended the extension of the Mission's
mandate for 12 months.

Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP
accordingly,

should be

amended

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

‘The financial reference amount intended to cover the expen-
diture related to the mission for the period from 25 May
2007 until 24 May 2008 shall be EUR 7 000 000.’

2. The second subparagraph of Article 16 shall be replaced by

the following:

‘It shall expire on 24 May 2008.’

3. Article 17 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 17

This Joint Action shall be reviewed by 31 March 2008 at the
latest.’

Article 2

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of
adoption.

its

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 23 May 2007.

For the Council
The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER

(1) OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 28. Joint Action as amended by Joint

Action 2006/773/CFSP (OJ L 313, 14.11.2006, p. 15).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 560/2007 of 23 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector
Date: 2007-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customs regulations, export refund, extra-EU trade, viticulture

24.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 132/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 560/2007

of 23 May 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of
in
wine (1), and in particular Article 63(8) thereof,

the market

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

to Article 63(1) of Regulation (EC) No
Pursuant
1493/1999,
to the extent necessary to enable the
products listed in Article 1(2)(a) and (b) of that Regu-
lation to be exported on the basis of the prices for those
products on the world market and within the limits of
the Agreements concluded in accordance with Article
300 of the Treaty, the difference between those prices
and the prices in the Community may be covered by an
export refund.

Export refunds may be set to cover the competitive gap
exports.
between Community
Community exports to certain close destinations and to

country's

third

and

import

third countries granting Community products a prefer-
ential
treatment are currently in a particular
favourable competitive position. Therefore, refunds for
exports to those destinations should be abolished.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 (2) should
therefore be amended accordingly.

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

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 is amended in
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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, 23 May 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

(2) OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

lation (EC) No 2016/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 38).

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.5.2007

ANNEX

In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, the text under the headings ‘zone 3’ and ‘zone 4’ is replaced by the
following:

‘Zone 3: Eastern Europe and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan.

Zone 4: Western Europe
Iceland, Norway’
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 113/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.5.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 May 2007

(2007/C 113/02)

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

1,3454

RON

Romanian leu

163,47

7,4532

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,68175

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,2735

33,697

1,7755

1,6363

1,4579

10,5264

1,8462

2,0632

KRW South Korean won

1 251,69

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

9,4415

10,2986

7,3165

11 676,73

4,5569

61,720

34,8500

44,127

9,1920

1,6561

83,92

8,1325

1,9558

0,5832

28,186

15,6466

247,84

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

3,7806

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.