do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2007/463/EC: Commission Decision of 4 July 2007 amending Decision 2005/942/EC authorising Member States to take decisions under Council Directive 1999/105/EC on assurances afforded in respect of forest reproductive material produced in third countries (notified under document number C(2007) 3173)
Date: 2007-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural equipment, forest, marketing, originating product, plant propagation, seed, third country, tree

5.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 175/37

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 July 2007

amending Decision 2005/942/EC authorising Member States to take decisions under Council
reproductive material
Directive 1999/105/EC on assurances afforded in respect of

forest

produced in third countries

(notified under document number C(2007) 3173)

(2007/463/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

America. Decision 2005/942/EC should be therefore
amended accordingly.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(4)

Having regard to Council Directive 1999/105/EC of 22
December 1999 on the marketing of
reproductive
material (1), and in particular Article 19(3) thereof,

forest

Whereas:

States

Decision

2005/942/EC (2)

authorises
Commission
to take decisions under Directive
Member
1999/105/EC on assurances afforded in respect of
forest
species
reproductive material
produced in specified third countries.

specified

of

in this Decision are in
The measures provided for
accordance with
Standing
the
Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agri-
culture, Horticulture and Forestry,

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2005/942/EC is amended as set out in
the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

The scope of the current regime should be extended in so
far as the necessary assurances are afforded.

Done at Brussels, 4 July 2007.

It is appropriate to add New Zealand as authorised third
country as regards the forest reproductive material of the
Category Source identified of the species Pinus radiata and
to add that species in the case of the United States of

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) OJ L 11, 15.1.2000, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 342, 24.12.2005, p. 92. Decision as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1792/2006 (OJ L 362, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

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ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 2005/942/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following is inserted in the table between the entries for Croatia and Norway:

‘Country of origin

Species

Category

Type of basic material

New Zealand

Pinus radiata D. Don

SI

SS, St’

2. The entry in the table for the United States of America is replaced by the following:

‘Country of origin

Species

Category

Type of basic material

United States of America
(Washington, Oregon,
California)

Abies grandis Lindl.

SI, Q, T

SS, St, SO, PF

Picea sitchensis Carr.

Pinus contorta Loud

Pinus radiata D. Don

SI

SI

SI

SS, St

SS, St

SS, St

Pseudotsuga menziesii Franco

SI, Q, T

SS, St, SO, PF’
EU-25 ethyl alcohol balance for 2006 (Established on 4 July 2007 in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003)
Date: 2007-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU market, balance sheet, ethanol, exchange of information

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.8.2007

(Established on 4 July 2007 in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003)

EU-25 ethyl alcohol balance for 2006

(2007/C 192/11)

EU-25 ethyl alcohol balance (1) for 2006

(Established on 4 July 2007 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 (2))

Hectolitres of pure alcohol

1.

Initial stock

— Agricultural origin

— Non-agricultural origin

2.

Production

— Agricultural origin

— Non-agricultural origin

3.

Imports

— 0 % duty

— Reduced duty

— 100 % duty

Total resources

Exports

Internal consumption

4.

5.

6.

11 643 277

34 436 778

28 020 079

6 416 698

5 672 894

1 995 420

0

3 677 474

51 752 948

469 922

39 910 125

Agricultural origin

Non-agricultural origin

Total

Food use

Industrial use

Fuel

Other

8 398 039

7 784 181

16 735 061

1 083 202

0

5 676 054

76 004

157 584

7.

Final Stock

— Agricultural origin

— Non-agricultural origin

8 398 039

13 460 235

16 811 065

1 240 786

11 372 902

Includes only products falling within CN codes 2207 10, 2207 20, 2208 90 91 and 2208 90 99.

(1)
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 of 30 December 2003 introducing certain detailed rules for applying Council Regulation
(EC) No 670/2003 laying down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin (OJ L 346, 31.12.2003,
p. 19).

Sources: Communications from the Member States/Eurostat COMEXT.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 784/2007 of 4 July 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2007-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

5.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 175/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 784/2007

of 4 July 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 5 July 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 4 July 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 4 July 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

0808 20 50

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

MA
TR
ZZ

TR
ZZ

IL
TR
ZZ

AR
ZA
ZZ

AR
BR
CA
CL
CN
NZ
US
UY
ZA
ZZ

AR
CL
NZ
ZA
ZZ

EG
TR
ZZ

TR
US
ZZ

US
ZZ

IL
ZZ

36,7
97,2
67,0

107,1
107,1

42,1
89,1
65,6

49,8
59,5
54,7

92,0
81,4
99,5
87,8
74,2
103,7
124,1
47,3
108,2
90,9

82,9
86,1
161,9
105,6
109,1

88,7
207,1
147,9

263,6
422,9
343,3

120,3
120,3

150,7
150,7

(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.4712 — ERG/IPM/ISAB Energy Services) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, maintenance, merger control

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4.7.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4712 — ERG/IPM/ISAB Energy Services)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 150/08)

1.
On 22 June 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which ERG Power & Gas S.p.A. (‘ERG’, Italy) and
IPM Eagle LLP (‘IPM’, UK) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1) (b) of the Council Regulation, joint
control of ‘the Business Line’, consisting of certain assets and contracts currently belonging to ERG Nuove
Centrali S.p.A., an affiliate of ERG, by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for ERG: development of power plants, electricity generation, and the sale of electricity and steam;

— for IPM: electricity generation and sale of electricity;

— for the Business Line: supply of maintenance services to industrial plants.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) 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.4712 — ERG/IPM/ISAB Energy Services 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4653 — MBDA/Bayern-Chemie) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, military equipment

C 150/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.7.2007

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4653 — MBDA/Bayern-Chemie)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 150/06)

1.
On 26 June 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 undertakings BAE Systems plc (‘BAES’,
United Kingdom), European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (‘EADS’, The Netherlands)
and Finmecannica S.p.A. (‘Finmeccanica’, Italy) acting through their fully functional joint venture, the MBDA
Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the
undertaking Bayern-Chemie Gesellschaft für flugchemische Antriebe mbH (‘Bayern-Chemie’, Germany) by
way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for BAES: defence and aerospace systems,

— for EADS: aerospace, defence and related services,

— for Finmeccanica: aerospace, defence and security sectors,

— for Bayern-Chemie: supply of propulsion systems for tactical military devices.

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.4653 — MBDA/Bayern-Chemie, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4736 — Altor/Wrist Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, fuel, investment company, merger control

4.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 150/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4736 — Altor/Wrist Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 150/09)

1.
On 26th June 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Altor Fund II GP Ltd (‘Altor’, Jersey) acquires
the Wrist
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
Group A/S (‘Wrist Group’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.

the Council Regulation control of

the whole of

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Altor: private equity investment firm focused on the Nordic region,

— for Wrist Group: provision of marine fuel and shipping supplies.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
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.4736 — Altor/Wrist Group, 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 789/2007 of 4 July 2007 amending, for the eleventh time, Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Date: 2007-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: International Criminal Tribunal, Yugoslavia, economic sanctions, fight against crime, international criminal law, natural person

5.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 175/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 789/2007

of 4 July 2007

amending,
for the eleventh time, Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 imposing certain restrictive
measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004
imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective
implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (1), and in particular
Article 10(a) thereof,

Whereas:

Annex I
to Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 lists the
persons covered by the freezing of funds and economic
resources under that Regulation.

(1)

(2)

the effective implementation of

Common Position 2004/694/CFSP on further measures
in support of
the
Decision
of
mandate
2007/449/CFSP (3) of 28 June 2007 implements that
Common Position. Annex I
to Regulation (EC) No
1763/2004 should, therefore, be amended accordingly,

ICTY (2).

Council

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 is hereby amended
as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

The Commission is empowered to amend that Annex,
implementing
taking into account Council Decisions

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of 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, 4 July 2007.

For the Commission

Eneko LANDÁBURU
Director-General for External Relations

(1) OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(2) OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 52.
(3) OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 75.

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ANNEX

The following persons shall be removed from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004:

1. Tolimir, Zdravko. Date of birth: 27.11.1948.

2. Djordjevic, Vlastimir. Date of birth: 1948. Place of birth: Vladicin Han, Serbia and Montenegro. Nationality: Serbia and

Montenegro.
Communication from the Kingdom of Belgium in connection with Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2007-07-04
Institutions: Belgium
Subjects: Belgium, energy site, exchange of information, exploitation of resources, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting

4.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 150/9

Communication from the Kingdom of Belgium in connection with Directive 94/22/EC of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the
prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 150/07)

In accordance with Article 10 of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and
production of hydrocarbons (1), the Kingdom of Belgium hereby communicates to the European Commis-
sion the following list of competent authorities for applications relating to areas located within the Flemish
Region.

— All applications for licences to explore for and produce oil and gas must be submitted to the following
authority pursuant to the Decree of the Flemish Government of 23 July 1997 on the form and proce-
dure for examining applications for licences to explore for and produce oil and gas:

Vlaamse Overheid (Flemish Government)
Departement Leefmilieu, Natuur en Energie
Afdeling Land en Bodembescherming, Ondergrond, Natuurlijke Rijkdommen
Koning Albert II-laan 20, bus 20
B-1000 Brussels

— The Flemish Minister responsible for natural resources will take a decision on any such licence applica-

tions.

— Appeals against decisions taken by the Flemish Minister responsible for natural resources may be lodged

with the Flemish Government.

(1) OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 4,07 % on 1 July 2007 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

4.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 150/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

4,07 % on 1 July 2007

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 July 2007

(2007/C 150/01)

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

1,3601

RON

Romanian leu

166,63

7,4416

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67510

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,1254

33,584

1,7606

1,5902

1,4380

10,6265

1,7384

2,0722

KRW South Korean won

1 248,50

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

9,4907

10,3291

7,3105

12 261,30

4,6876

62,293

34,9360

43,258

9,2373

1,6550

84,46

7,9380

1,9558

0,5838

28,777

15,6466

245,75

3,4528

0,6962

0,4293

3,7562

(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the

interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.