do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 67/2007 of 29 June 2007 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU action, competitiveness, entrepreneurship, innovation, knowledge economy, small and medium-sized enterprises

22.11.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 304/51

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 67/2007

of 29 June 2007

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside
the four freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular
Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 74/2006 of
2 June 2006 (1).

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include
Decision No 1639/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006
establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013) (2).

Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended
cooperation to take place with effect from 1 January 2007,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in paragraph 5 of Article 7 of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:

‘— 32006 D 1639: Decision No 1639/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 24 October 2006 establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme
(2007-2013) (OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p. 15).’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee
under Article 103(1) of the Agreement (*).

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2007.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President

Alan SEATTER

(1) OJ L 245, 7.9.2006, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p. 15.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 769/2007 of 29 June 2007 fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 66th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, minimum price, selling price

L 172/68

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.6.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 769/2007

of 29 June 2007

fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 66th individual invitation to tender issued under
the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

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 Article 10(c) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the
intervention agencies
market
have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender
certain quantities of butter held by them.

in butter and cream (2),

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price
shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no

award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999.

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

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

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 66th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit
tenders expired on 26 June 2007,
for
the submission of
at
butter
the minimum selling
365,20 EUR/100 kg.

price

fixed

for

is

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 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
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005,
p. 2).

(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1802/2005 (OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 3).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 771/2007 of 29 June 2007 on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 545/2007 for frozen beef intended for processing
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, food processing, frozen product, import, tariff quota

L 172/70

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.6.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 771/2007

of 29 June 2007

on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June
2008 under tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 545/2007 for frozen beef intended for
processing

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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),

The applications for import rights lodged for the period
1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 relate to quantities in
excess of those available. The extent to which import
rights may be granted should therefore be determined
and the allocation coefficient[s] to be applied to the
quantities applied for should be laid down,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006
of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the admin-
istration of
for agricultural products
managed by a system of import licences (2) and in particular
Article 7(2) thereof,

tariff quotas

import

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 545/2007 of 16 May
2007 opening and providing for the administration of an
import
intended for
processing (1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008) (3) opened
import tariff quotas for beef and veal products.

frozen beef

tariff quota

for

Article 1

Applications for import rights lodged for the period 1 July
2007 to 30 June 2008 under Regulation (EC) No 545/2007
shall be weighted by an allocation coefficient of 5,206706 % for
rights under quota 09.4057 and of 34,204866 % for rights
under quota 09.4058.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2007.

For the Commission

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

(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 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).

(3) OJ L 129, 17.5.2007, p. 14.
2007/446/EC: Commission Decision of 21 June 2007 on the participation of the Commission of the European Communities in the International Biofuels Forum
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: energy policy, international cooperation, international meeting, substitute fuel, the EU's international role

29.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 169/63

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 June 2007

on the participation of the Commission of the European Communities in the International Biofuels
Forum

(2007/446/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Whereas:

(5)

(6)

The Commission will through its participation be better
able to coordinate relevant activities including research
with those of other developed and developing nations.

The International Biofuels Forum itself does not run its
own projects and does not require financial contributions
to common budgets,

(1)

(2)

(3)

The European Community has stated goals in the energy
sector of increasing security of supply and reaching a
sustainable
including
reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its energy use
and the biofuels policy of
the European Community
pursues these two objectives.

energy production and

use,

In the context of its international cooperation with inter-
national partners, the Commission is actively engaging in
energy dialogues and other forms of cooperation on
energy issues.

Brazil has initiated the International Biofuels Forum to
promote the international market for sustainable biofuels
and to exchange experience and build closer colla-
boration on standards and codes to facilitate trade in
biofuels as well as to enhance collaboration in research.
The International Biofuels Forum will
in a first stage
comprise six participants (the governments of Brazil,
the United States,
India, China, South Africa and the
European Commission).

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Commission of
the European Communities (hereinafter
referred to as the Commission) shall participate as Member in
the International Biofuels Forum.

Article 2

The Commissioner for Energy, or his designated representative,
is empowered to sign the Declaration on the International
Biofuels Forum on behalf of the Commission and to represent
the Commission in preparation thereof.

Done at Brussels, 21 June 2007.

(4)

to Commission
The President of Brazil
President Barroso, dated 10 July 2006, has invited the
Commission to join the International Biofuels Forum.

in a letter

For the Commission

Andris PIEBALGS
Member of the Commission
2007/452/EC: Commission Decision of 29 June 2007 correcting Directive 2006/132/EC amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include procymidone as active substance (notified under document number C(2007) 3066) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: derogation from EU law, marketing standard, pesticide, pharmaceutical product, plant health legislation, plant health product

30.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 172/83

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

II

DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 June 2007

correcting Directive 2006/132/EC amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include procymidone
as active substance

(notified under document number C(2007) 3066)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/452/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991
concerning the placing of plant protection on the market (1),
and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,

Article 1
In the Annex to Directive 2006/132/EC in the column ‘Specific
provisions’, the third indent is replaced by the following:

‘— 0,75 kg active substance per hectare per application’.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Directive 2006/132/EC (2) contains an error
which must be corrected, namely a reference to grams
instead of kilograms in its Annex.

It is necessary for that correction to take effect from the
date of entry into force of Directive 2006/132/EC. This
retroactive effect does not interfere with the rights of any
individuals.

The measure provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision is

opinion

in
Standing

the

the

of

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2007.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as

last amended by

Commission Directive 2007/31/EC (OJ L 140, 1.6.2007, p. 44).

(2) OJ L 349, 12.12.2006, p. 22.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 770/2007 of 29 June 2007 on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 529/2007 for frozen meat of bovine animals
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, frozen product, import, tariff quota

30.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 172/69

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 770/2007

of 29 June 2007

on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June
2008 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 529/2007 for frozen meat of bovine
animals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(2)

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),

covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN
code 0206 29 91 (1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008) (3)
opens an import tariff quota for beef and veal products.

The applications for import rights lodged for the period
1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 relate to quantities
exceeding those available. The extent to which import
rights may be allocated should therefore be determined
and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to
the quantities applied for,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006
of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the admin-
istration of
for agricultural products
managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular
Article 7(2) thereof,

tariff quotas

import

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities for which import right applications covered by
the quota with the serial number 09.4003 have been lodged for
the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 under Regulation (EC)
No 529/2007 shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of
14,840062 %.

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/2007 of 11 May
2007 opening and providing for the administration of an
import tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 2007.

For the Commission

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

(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 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).

(3) OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 26.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 144/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.6.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 June 2007

(2007/C 144/05)

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

1,3467

RON

Romanian leu

165,61

7,4425

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67215

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,1666

33,832

1,7796

1,5918

1,4293

10,5264

1,7513

2,0649

KRW South Korean won

1 248,19

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

9,572

10,2553

7,3042

12 224,67

4,6683

62,42

34,742

42,859

9,2415

1,6544

84,1

7,952

1,9558

0,5837

28,633

15,6466

247,44

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

3,782

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4599 — RWE Power/Carbon/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Egypt, Germany, economic concentration, greenhouse gas, merger control, pollution control measures, restrictive-practice authorisation

29.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 144/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4599 — RWE Power/Carbon/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 144/04)

On 18 June 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 German and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This web
including company, case

site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions,
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4599. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 755/2007 of 29 June 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

30.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 172/39

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 755/2007

of 29 June 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:

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

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
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 30 June 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 29 June 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 172/40

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Official Journal of the European Union

30.6.2007

to Commission Regulation of 29 June 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 50 10

0808 10 80

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MA
MK
TR
ZZ

JO
TR
ZZ

IL
TR
ZZ

AR
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
CO
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

EG
TR
ZZ

TR
US
ZZ

IL
ZZ

33,7
39,3
97,2
56,7

159,1
101,8
130,5

42,1
91,3
66,7

60,4
62,1
61,3

100,5
83,9
99,5
84,6
74,3
90,0
99,9
123,7
100,6
103,2
96,0

88,7
192,3
140,5

305,5
508,6
407,1

171,7
171,7

(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’.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 428th meeting on 29 June 2007 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.784 — Wanadoo España v Telefónica — Rapporteur: United Kingdom
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: Internet, Spain, competition law, fine, restriction on competition, telecommunications industry, transmission network, wholesale trade

2.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 83/5

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its
428th meeting on 29 June 2007 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case
COMP/38.784 — Wanadoo España v Telefónica

Rapporteur: United Kingdom

(2008/C 83/04)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's proposal to impose a fine. A minority abstains.

2. The Advisory Committee agrees that the fine should be in the very serious range. A minority disagrees.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's proposal to reduce the fine under mitigating
circumstances to take account of some of Telefónica's charges being subject to sector specific regulation
by the Spanish CMT.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the final amount of fine. A minority abstains and disagrees.

5. The Advisory Committee agrees that its opinion should be published.

6. The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account all the other points raised during the

discussion.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4569 — GE/Abbott Diagnostics Division) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-06-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, goods and services, medical device, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, technology

C 144/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.6.2007

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4569 — GE/Abbott Diagnostics Division)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 144/02)

On 24 April 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 32007M4569. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4674 — KKR/Stefano Pessina/Alliance Boots)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 144/03)

On 18 June 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 32007M4674. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)