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2007/451/EC: Council Decision of  30 May 2007 approving the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Community, Ukraine, cooperation agreement (EU), iron and steel product, ratification of an agreement, trading operation

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Official Journal of the European Union

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II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 May 2007

approving the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government
of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products

(2007/451/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(4)

(5)

Council Decision of 13 November 2006 (2) authorised the
Commission to open negotiations with a view to renew-
ing the agreements on trade in certain steel products con-
cluded between the European Community, of the one part,
and Ukraine, of the other part.

Following that Decision, a new Agreement, covering the
period up to 31 December 2007 and the following years,
has been negotiated between the Parties.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States and
Ukraine (1), entered into force on 1 March 1998.

Trade in certain steel products is governed by Title III of
that Agreement, with the exception of Article 14 thereof,
and by the provisions of an agreement on quantitative
arrangements.

For the years 1995 to 2001, trade in certain steel prod-
ucts was the subject of agreements between the Parties,
and in 2002, 2003 and up to 19 November 2004 of spe-
cific arrangements. A further Agreement was concluded
on 19 November 2004 covering the period up to
31 December 2004. Thereafter, an Agreement was con-
cluded covering the period 2005 and 2006.

(6)

The Agreement should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1.
The Agreement between the European Community and the
Government of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products is
hereby approved.

2.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

(1) OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3.

(2) 14134/06 and 14135/06.

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The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agree-
ment in order to bind the Community.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2007.

For the Council
The President
F. MÜNTEFERING
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4572 — Vinnolit/Ineos CV Specialty PVC Business) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, plastics, raw material

30.5.2007

EN

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4572 — Vinnolit/Ineos CV Specialty PVC Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 119/07)

1.
On 21 May 2007, 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 Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG (‘Vinnolit’, Germany), controlled by Advent International Corp. (‘Advent’,
USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of part of INEOS
Vinyls Ltd. (INEOS CV Specialty PVC Business) by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Vinnolit: production and sale of commodity, specialty PVC (paste, extender, specialty emulsion and

suspension), VCM and related intermediates;

— for INEOS CV Specialty PVC Business: production and sale of PVC (paste and specialty emulsion), VCM

and related intermediates.

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.4572 — Vinnolit/Ineos CV Specialty PVC Business, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 590/2007 of 30 May 2007 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes)
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export restriction, fruit vegetable

31.5.2007

EN

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 590/2007

of 30 May 2007

on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

tomatoes will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will
prejudice the proper working of
refund
scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.

the export

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of
28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market
in fruit and vegetables (1),

(3)

To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences
for tomatoes after 30 May 2007 should be rejected until
the end of the current export period,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/2007 (3) fixes the
indicative quantities for which system B export licences
may be issued.

(1)

(2)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

for

system B export

tomatoes
licences
Applications
submitted pursuant
to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
134/2007, export declarations for which are accepted after
30 May and before 1 July 2007, are hereby rejected.

for

light of

In the
to the
Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative
quantities laid down for the current export period for

information available

the

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 May 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003,
p. 64).

(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 548/2007 (OJ L 130, 22.5.2007, p. 3).

(3) OJ L 42, 14.2.2007, p. 16, as corrected by OJ L 52, 21.2.2007,

p. 12.
Council Decision of 30 May 2007 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU office or agency, appointment of staff, gender equality

C 128/2

EN

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9.6.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 May 2007

appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Institute
for Gender Equality

(2007/C 128/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 of 20 December 2006 on establishing a European
Institute for Gender Equality, and in particular Article 10 thereof;

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender
Equality should be appointed for a period of three years.

Eighteen Members States (Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Italy,
Cyprus,
Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, Luxembourg, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and
Sweden) submitted to the Council lists of candidates,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of the Euro-
pean Institute for Gender Equality for the period from 1 June 2007 to 31 May 2010:

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

Country

Members

Alternates

Belgium

Mr Michel PASTEEL

Ms Frédérique FASTRE

Czech Republic

Ms Kateřina PŘÍHODOVÁ

Ms Dagmar ZELENKOVÁ

Denmark

Germany

Ireland

Greece

Ms. Vibeke ABEL

Mr Jesper BRASK FISCHER

Ms Eva WELSKOP-DEFFAA

Ms Renate AUGSTEIN

Ms Pauline MOREAU

—

Ms Stamatina Amalia SARRI

Ms Konstantina NANI

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Country

Members

Alternates

Spain

France

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Sweden

Ms Luz RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ

Ms Cecilia PAYNO DE ORIVE

Ms Brigitte GRESY

Mr Dominique THIERRY

Ms Bianca BECCALLI

Ms Alfonsina RINALDI

Ms Elpiniki KOUTOUROUSSI

Mr Nelson K. NEOCLEUS

Ms Gundega RUPENHEITE

Mr Kristaps PETERMANIS

Ms Vanda JURSENIENE

Mr Alfredas NAZAROVAS

Ms Maddy MULHEIMS-HINKEL

Mr Serge ALLEGREZZA

Ms Judit CSOBA

Mr Miklós HADAS

Ms Monika KSIENIEWICZ

Mr Cezary GAWLAS

Ms Maria do CÉU CUNHA REGO

Mr Pedro DELGADO ALVES

Ms Maruša GORTNAR

Mr Matjaž DEBELAK

Ms Marianne LAXEN

Mr Lars WITTENMARK

The Council shall appoint the alternate member representing Ireland at a later date.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2007.

For the Council

The President

F. MÜNTEFERING
2007/470/EC: Council Decision of 30 May 2007 on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on certain aspects of air services
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Community, Kyrgyzstan, agreement (EU), air safety, air transport, fuel tax, signature of an agreement, transport licence, transportation tariff

L 179/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.7.2007

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

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 May 2007

on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and
the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on certain aspects of air services

(2007/470/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 80(2)
with the first sentence of
300(2) thereof,

establishing the European
in conjunction
the first subparagraph of Article

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Council authorised the Commission on 5 June 2003
to open negotiations with third countries on the repla-
in existing bilateral
cement of
agreements with a Community agreement.

certain provisions

The Commission has negotiated on behalf of
the
Community an Agreement with the Kyrgyz Republic
on certain aspects of air services in accordance with
the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the
Council Decision authorising the Commission to open
negotiations with third countries on the replacement of
certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a
Community agreement.

(3)

Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the
Agreement negotiated by the Commission should be
signed and provisionally applied,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

signing of

The
European
Community and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on

the Agreement between the

certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of
the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the
conclusion of the said Agreement.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of
the Community, subject to its conclusion.

Article 3

Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied
provisionally from the first day of the month following the
date on which the Parties have notified each other of
the
completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose.

Article 4

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to make the
notification provided in Article 9(2) of the Agreement.

Done at Brussels, 30 May 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. MÜNTEFERING
Commission Regulation (EC) No 588/2007 of 30 May 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 on detailed rules for the granting of private storage aid for Grana padano, Parmigiano-Reggiano and Provolone cheeses
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid to agriculture, hard cheese, private stock, storage premium

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31.5.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 588/2007

of 30 May 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 on detailed rules for the granting of private storage aid for
Grana padano, Parmigiano-Reggiano and Provolone cheeses

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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 Article 10(b)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

for Grana

Article 6(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
2659/94 (2) lays down the amounts of private storage
aid
and
the financial resources
Provolone cheeses.
available,
in storage costs and the
market price forecasts, need to be reflected in the total
amount of aid. At the same time it does not seem appro-
priate to differentiate the component of the aid.

padano,
In view of

Parmigiano-Reggiano

the development

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

Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 is replaced by the
following:

The amount of private storage aid for cheese shall be as

‘1.
follows:

— EUR 0,48 per tonne per day of storage for Grana Padano,

— EUR 0,56 per tonne per day of storage for Parmigiano-

Reggiano,

— EUR 0,40 per tonne per day of storage for Provolone.’

Article 2

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 should be
accordingly.

amended

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, 30 May 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(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 284, 1.11.1994, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 735/2006 (OJ L 129, 17.5.2006, p. 9).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 584/2007 of 30 May 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

31.5.2007

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I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 584/2007

of 30 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 31 May 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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).

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to Commission Regulation of 30 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
ZA
ZZ

AR
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CL
CN
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

TR
US
ZZ

38,7
107,0
72,9

151,2
113,7
132,5

109,1
109,1

43,9
42,8
46,4
79,3
53,1

39,5
66,7
53,1

84,5
75,8
76,9
71,2
109,2
124,6
46,9
95,0
85,5

497,4
269,7
383,6

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

30.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 119/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 May 2007

(2007/C 119/01)

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

1,3509

RON

Romanian leu

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,27

34,029

1,7879

1,6473

1,4614

10,5625

1,8539

2,0634

KRW South Korean won

1 253,16

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

9,6161

10,334

7,309

11 908,18

4,5856

62,276

34,901

44,492

164,23

7,4501

0,6798

9,2555

1,6504

83,46

8,099

1,9558

0,5832

28,288

15,6466

249,4

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

3,816

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 119/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.5.2007

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 May 2007

(2007/C 119/02)

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

1,3453

RON

Romanian leu

163,71

7,4518

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67853

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,2697

33,975

1,7826

1,6413

1,4541

10,52

1,8509

2,0547

KRW South Korean won

1 249,51

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

9,5594

10,2848

7,3125

11 761,96

4,5572

61,843

34,831

44,171

9,2032

1,6525

83,3

8,0951

1,9558

0,5832

28,325

15,6466

249,83

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

3,812

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.