do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2008/43/EC: Council Decision of 20 December 2007 appointing a Lithuanian member and a Lithuanian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Lithuania, appointment of staff

L 11/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.1.2008

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 December 2007

appointing a Lithuanian member and a Lithuanian alternate member of the Committee of the
Regions

(2008/43/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Lithuanian Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and
alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25
January 2010 (1).

A seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the end of the
mandate of Mr Gediminas PAVIRŽIS. A seat as an alternate member has fallen vacant following the
resignation of Mr Edmundas ČESNA,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term
of office, which ends on 25 January 2010:

(a) as a member:

Mr Gediminas PAVIRŽIS, member of the council of Vilnius district municipality (change of mandate),

and

(b) as an alternate member:

Mr Andrius KUPČINSKAS, mayor of Kaunas city municipality.

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. NUNES CORREIA

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
2008/82/EC: Decision No 1/2007 of the EC-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council of 20 December 2007 amending Protocol 2 (on steel products) of the EC-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Agreement
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: Association Council
Subjects: North Macedonia, association agreement (EU), customs inspection, import, iron and steel product, originating product

L 25/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.1.2008

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

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

DECISION No 1/2007 OF THE EC-THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 20 December 2007

amending Protocol 2 (on steel products) of the EC-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Stabilisation and Association Agreement

(2008/82/EC)

THE STABILISATION AND ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

(4)

Having regard to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
between the European Communities and their Member States,
of
the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, of the other part,

Consequently, there is no longer a need for a double-
the
checking system, without quantitative limits,
import into the Community of steel products originating
in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

for

(5)

Protocol 2 should therefore be amended accordingly,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 7 of Protocol 2 to the Stabilisation and Asso-
ciation Agreement establishes a double-checking system,
without quantitative limits,
into the
Community of steel products originating in the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

the import

for

Significant progress has been made in the necessary
restructuring and conversion programme for the steel
industry in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

The need for an administrative procedure for the rapid
provision of information on the trend in trade flows in
order to increase transparency and to avoid possible
diversion of trade has disappeared.

Sole Article

Article 7 of Protocol 2 to the Stabilisation and Association
Agreement, and Annex I to the said Protocol 2, shall be deleted.

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2008.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.

For the Stabilisation and Association Council
The President
Antonio MILOŠOSKI
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4801 — OEP/Schoeller/SAS) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, investment transaction, merger control, packaging, processing industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 310/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.12.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4801 — OEP/Schoeller/SAS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 310/03)

On 16 November 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 Regu-
lation (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 32007M4801. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4823 — Yara/Praxair/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical fertiliser, chemical product, disclosure of information, economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

20.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 310/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4878 — Continental/Siemens VDO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 310/01)

On 29 November 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 Regu-
lation (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 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 32007M4878. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4823 — Yara/Praxair/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 310/02)

On 28 November 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 Regu-
lation (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 32007M4823. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
2007/882/EC: Council Decision of 20 December 2007 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank of Cyprus
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cyprus, accountant, central bank, self-employed person

29.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 346/19

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 December 2007

amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as
regards the external auditors of the Central Bank of Cyprus

(2007/882/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European
System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank
annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
and in particular to Article 27,1 thereof,

Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2007/12 of
the
European Central Bank of 15 November 2007 to the Council
of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central
Bank of Cyprus (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of
the national central banks of the Eurosystem are audited
by independent external auditors recommended by the
ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council
of the European Union.

Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2007/503/EC
of 10 July 2007 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the
Treaty on the adoption by Cyprus of the single currency
on 1 January 2008 (2), Cyprus now fulfils the necessary
conditions for the adoption of the euro and the dero-
gation in favour of Cyprus referred to in Article 4 of the
2003 Act of Accession should be abrogated with effect
from 1 January 2008.

Pursuant
to Section 60(1)(a) of Law 34(I) of 2007
amending the Central Bank of Cyprus Laws of 2002
and 2003, which enters into force on 1 January 2008,
the annual financial statements of the Central Bank of
Cyprus are audited in accordance with Article 27 of the
ESCB Statute.

(4)

(5)

Following the abrogation of the derogation for Cyprus,
the Governing Council of the ECB recommended that the
Council approve Pricewaterhouse Coopers Limited as the
external auditors of the Bank of Cyprus for the financial
years 2008 to 2012.

It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the
Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council
Decision 1999/70/EC (3) accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following paragraph shall be added to Article 1 of Decision
1999/70/EC:

‘14.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited is hereby approved
as the external auditors of the Central Bank of Cyprus for
the financial years 2008 to 2012.’

Article 2

This Decision shall be communicated to the ECB.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. NUNES CORREIA

(1) OJ C 277, 20.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 186, 18.7.2007, p. 29.

(3) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. Decision as last amended by Decision

2007/145/EC (OJ L 64, 2.3.2007, p. 35).
2007/883/EC: Council Decision of 20 December 2007 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Malta, accountant, central bank, self-employed person

L 346/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.12.2007

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 December 2007

amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as
regards the external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta

(2007/883/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European
System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,
annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
and in particular to Article 27(1) thereof,

the
Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2007/17 of
European Central Bank of 29 November 2007 to the Council
of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central
Bank of Malta (1),

(4)

(5)

Following the abrogation of the derogation for Malta, the
Governing Council of the ECB recommended that the
Council approve PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst &
Young as the external auditors of the Bank of Malta
for the financial year 2008.

It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the
Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council
Decision 1999/70/EC (3) accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Whereas:

The following paragraph shall be added to Article 1 of Decision
1999/70/EC:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of
the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be
audited by independent external auditors recommended
by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by
the Council of the European Union.

Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2007/504/EC
of 10 July 2007 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the
Treaty on the adoption by Malta of the single currency
on 1 January 2008 (2), Malta now fulfils the necessary
conditions for the adoption of the euro and the dero-
gation in favour of Malta referred to in Article 4 of the
2003 Act of Accession should be abrogated with effect
from 1 January 2008.

Pursuant to Article 20 of the amended Central Bank of
Malta Act, which enters into force on 1 January 2008,
the annual financial statements of the Central Bank of
Malta are audited in accordance with Article 27 of the
ESCB Statute.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

‘15.
hereby approved as
Central Bank of Malta for the financial year 2008.’

and Ernst & Young are
the

the joint external auditors of

Article 2

This Decision shall be communicated to the European Central
Bank.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. NUNES CORREIA

(1) OJ C 304, 15.12.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 186, 18.7.2007, p. 32.

(3) OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69. Decision as last amended by Decision

2007/145/EC (OJ L 64, 2.3.2007, p. 35).
2008/44/EC: Council Decision of 20 December 2007 appointing a Greek member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Greece, appointment of staff

15.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 11/7

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 December 2007

appointing a Greek member of the Committee of the Regions

(2008/44/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Greek Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 24 January 2006,
the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members
and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to
25 January 2010 (1).

A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of
Ms Fofi GENNIMATA,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following is hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as a member for the remainder of the
current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

Ms Evangelia SCHINARAKI-ILIAKI, prefect of the city of Heraklion in Crete.

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. NUNES CORREIA

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
2008/79/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 20 December 2007 amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, administrative procedure, judicial proceedings, operation of the Institutions

L 24/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.1.2008

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

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 December 2007

amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice

(2008/79/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

refer to the expedited and accelerated procedures laid down in
the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice,

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article
245 thereof,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 160 thereof,

Article 1

The following Article shall be inserted after Article 23 of the
Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice:

Having regard to the request of
11 July 2007,

the Court of

Justice of

‘Article 23a

Having
20 November 2007,

regard to the opinion of

the Commission of

The Rules of Procedure may provide for an expedited or
accelerated procedure and, for references for a preliminary
ruling relating to the area of freedom, security and justice, an
urgent procedure.

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament of
29 November 2007,

Whereas:

Those procedures may provide, in respect of the submission
of statements of case or written observations, for a shorter
period than that provided for by Article 23, and, in dero-
gation from the fourth paragraph of Article 20, for the case
to be determined without a submission from the Advocate
General.

Provision should be made to allow derogations from certain
provisions of
the Court of
the Protocol on the Statute of
Justice with regard to the procedure governing urgent references
for a preliminary ruling concerning the area of freedom, security
and justice, and it is appropriate, for the sake of good order,
the provision authorising such derogations should also
that

In addition, the urgent procedure may provide for restriction
of the parties and other interested persons mentioned in
Article 23, authorised to submit statements of case or
written observations and,
in cases of extreme urgency, for
the written stage of the procedure to be omitted.’

29.1.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 24/43

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.

For the Council
The President

F. NUNES CORREIA
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1553/2007 of 20 December 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

21.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 337/89

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1553/2007

of 20 December 2007

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph
and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 of 27 July
2007 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2007/08
marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial
invi-
tations to tender.

in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on
20 December 2007, it is appropriate to fix a maximum
export refund for that partial invitation to tender.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the partial
invitation to tender ending on 20 December
2007, the maximum export refund for the product referred
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 shall be
35,810 EUR/100 kg.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
and following an examination of the tenders submitted

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
L 283,
Commission Regulation
27.10.2007, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 will be replaced
by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as
from 1 October 2008.

(EC) No 1260/2007 (OJ

(2) OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by
L 289,

(EC) No 1298/2007 (OJ

Commission Regulation
7.11.2007, p. 3).
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: European Community, Mozambique
Subjects: Mozambique, agreement (EU), catch area, catch quota, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing rights, interim agreement (EU), sea fishing

17.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 331/33

in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Fisheries Partnership
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique

AGREEMENT

A. Letter from the Government of Mozambique

Sir,

Referring to the Fisheries Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Repub-
lic of Mozambique, of the other part, initialled on 21 December 2006, including the Protocol, Annex and
Appendices thereto, setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution for the period
from 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2011, I have the honour to inform you that the Government of
Mozambique is willing to apply the abovementioned Agreement provisionally from 1 January 2007 pend-
ing its entry into force in accordance with Article 17 thereof, provided that the European Community is
prepared to do likewise.

This is on the understanding that the first instalment of the financial contribution, laid down by Article 2
of the Protocol, must be paid by 31 October 2007.

I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the European Community to such a provi-
sional application.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of Mozambique

L 331/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.12.2007

B.

Letter from the European Community

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date which reads as follows:

‘Referring to the Fisheries Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the
Republic of Mozambique, of the other part, initialled on 21 December 2006, including the Protocol,
Annex and Appendices thereto, setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution
for the period from 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2011, I have the honour to inform you that
the Government of Mozambique is willing to apply the abovementioned Agreement provisionally
from 1 January 2007 pending its entry into force in accordance with Article 17 thereof, provided that
the European Community is prepared to do likewise.

This is on the understanding that the first instalment of the financial contribution, laid down by
Article 2 of the Protocol, must be paid by 31 October 2007.

I should be obliged if you would confirm the European Community’s agreement to such provisional
application.’

I am pleased to confirm the agreement of the European Community to a provisional application.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the European Community