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16.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 79/25
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 March 2006
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Österreichische Nationalbank
(2006/212/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/2006/1 of the European Central Bank of 1 February 2006 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Österreichische Nationalbank (1),
Whereas:
(1) 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.
(2) Pursuant to Article 37(1) of the Federal Act on the Österreichische Nationalbank, the General Meeting of the Österreichische Nationalbank (ÖNB) shall elect two auditors and two alternate auditors each year. The alternate auditors will be mandated only in the event that the auditors are not able to perform the audit.
(3) The mandate of the current external auditors of the ÖNB cannot be renewed for a further term of office after the audit for the financial year 2005. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2006.
(4) The ÖNB has selected KPMG Alpen-Treuhand GmbH, TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH, Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH and BDO Auxilia Treuhand GmbH as its new external auditors in accordance with Community as well as Austrian public procurement legislation, and the ECB considers that they fulfil the necessary requirements for appointment.
(5) The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that the mandate of the external auditors should be renewed on a yearly basis, not exceeding a total term of five years.
(6) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,
Article 1(9) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:
‘9.   KPMG Alpen-Treuhand GmbH and TPA Horwath Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH are hereby approved jointly as the external auditors of the Österreichische Nationalbank (ÖNB) for the financial year 2006.
Moore Stephens Austria Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft mbH and BDO Auxilia Treuhand GmbH are hereby approved jointly as the alternate auditors of the ÖNB for the financial year 2006.
This mandate may be renewed on a yearly basis, not exceeding a total term of five years, ending with the financial year 2010 at the latest.’
This Decision shall be notified to the European Central Bank.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
8.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 343/78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1811/2006
of 7 December 2006
amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 33(2)(a) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 24 November 2006 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1733/2006 (2).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 1733/2006 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1733/2006 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 December 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 31 January 1992  approving the plan concerning infectious haemopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia presented by France  (Only the French text is authentic)  (92/102/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/495/EEC of 24 September 1990 introducing a Community financial measure with a view to the eradication of infectious haemopoietic necrosis of salmonids in the Community (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 90/495/EEC, Member States must submit a plan for assessing the rate of infection of infectious haemopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) in their territory;
Whereas by letter dated 14 June 1991, France has notified the Commission of its plan;
Whereas, after examination, the plan was found to comply with Decision 90/495/EEC, and in particular with Article 3 thereof;
Whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community as foreseen in Article 7 of Decision 90/495/EEC, are therefore met;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The plan for assessing the rate of infection of IHN and VHS within its territory, presented by France, is hereby approved.
France shall bring into force by 1 February 1992 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the plan referred to in Article 1.
The financial participation of the Community for France is fixed at 50 % of the expenditure incurred pursuant to point 5 of Article 3 of Decision 90/495/EEC.
The Community financial participation is granted upon presentation of the supporting documents.
This Decision is addressed to France.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 434/2004
of 9 March 2004
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme(3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 29,629/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 18 June 2001
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Poland concerning the participation of the Republic of Poland in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network
(2001/583/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1), in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) The European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network were established by Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90(3).
(2) The Luxembourg European Council (December 1997) made participation in the Community programmes and agencies a way of stepping up the pre-accession strategy for the central and east European countries. In the case of the agencies, the European Council's conclusions provide that "the Community agencies in which applicant countries will be able to participate will be determined on a case-by-case basis".
(3) The Helsinki European Council (December 1999) reaffirmed the inclusive nature of the accession process, which now comprises 13 candidate countries within a single framework with the candidate countries participating in the accession process on an equal footing.
(4) The Council, on 14 February 2000, authorised the Commission to conduct negotiations on the participation in the European Environment Agency of the countries applying for accession. The Commission signed the Final Act of the negotiations on 16 November 2000.
(5) The Agreement as referred to in this Decision should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Poland concerning the participation of the Republic of Poland in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network is approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is set out as an Annex to this Decision.
The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the notification provided for in Article 18 of the Agreement.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 25 July 1986
amending Decision 77/711/EEC as regards the regions in which the co-responsibility levy introduced in respect of milk and milk products is not applicable
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(86/397/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 of 17 May 1977 on a co-responsibility levy and on measures for expanding the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1338/86 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1822/77 of 5 August 1977 laying down detailed rules for the collection of the co-responsibility levy introduced in respect of milk and milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1374/86 (4), provides that this levy shall not apply to milk sold by a producer to a dairy situated in a region where, during 1976, the average daily quantitiy of milk delivered by producers was less than 10 kilograms per producer; whereas the regions which may be taken into consideration for applying the said provision are those defined in Article 4 (3) (a) of Council Directive 72/280/EEC of 31 July 1972 on the statistical surveys to be made by Member States on milk and milk products (5), as last amended by Directive 81/86/EEC (6);
Whereas the information supplied by Spain and the statistical data available to the Commission show that the abovementioned conditions for non-application of the levy are fulfilled in that Member State, within the meaning of Directive 72/280/EEC, for the region of Galicia; whereas Commission Decision 77/711/EEC (7) should be supplemented accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The Annex to Decision 77/711/EEC is hereby supplemented to include the following:
'Spain: Galicia'.
This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 March 1986.
This Decision is addressed to Spain.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2088/97 of 20 October 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2389/89 on general rules for the classification of vine varieties
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 13 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 has been amended to allow Member States to authorize new plantings on land intended for growing parent vines for scions; whereas, in order to improve health control conditions, it is necessary to enable nursery growers to be provided with greater stocks of vine varieties where these are used for the production of scions; whereas it should therefore be provided that all the varieties listed in the classification of vine varieties in a Member State must be able to be planted in that Member State as varieties which may be used for the production of scions;
Whereas Member States may classify varieties which can be used for the production of scions, because of their special characteristics, for their entire territory or merely for certain administrative units;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2389/89 (2) should be amended accordingly,
Regulation (EEC) No 2389/89 is hereby amended as follows:
(1) the following point shall be added to Article 2 (2):
'(e) "variety which can be used for the production of scions" means the wine grape variety, the table grape variety and the grape variety for special use, defined in points (a), (b) and (c), where they are cultivated for the production of vegetative vine propagation material and supply the aerial parts of the young plant.`;
(2) the following paragraph shall be added to Article 3:
'3. The varieties which can be used for the production of scions shall be classified by the Member States for all their administrative units or a part thereof, from varieties classified on their territory under Article 2 (2) (a), (b) and (c).`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.3.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 56/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 193/2011
of 28 February 2011
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the system of quality control used for Purchasing Power Parities
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 establishing common rules for the provision of basic information on Purchasing Power Parities and for their calculation and dissemination (1), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 establishes common rules for the provision of basic information on Purchasing Power Parities and for their calculation and dissemination.
(2) The minimum quality standards for the basic information to be provided by Member States, the minimum quality standards for the validation of price survey results and the reporting and assessment requirements are specified in Section 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007.
(3) It is necessary to further define the common quality criteria and the structure of the quality reports.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
The common quality criteria and the structure of the quality reports concerning Purchasing Power Parities as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 April 1996 amending Decision 92/486/EEC as regards the form of cooperation between the Animo host centre and Member States (Text with EEA relevance) (96/296/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning the veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 20 (3) thereof,
Whereas, to enable a detailed study of the various options for the structural development of the Animo network, the current system should be extended for a year, with the possibility of a further extension of one year; whereas, to this end, Commission Decision 92/486/EEC of 25 September 1992 establishing the form of cooperation between the Animo host centre and Member States (3) must be amended; as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden;
Whereas the charges applicable from 1 April 1996 must take account of the number of units linked;
Whereas the number of units linked to the network on 1 April 1996 should be used as the basis; whereas in this regard it is necessary to refer to Commission Decision 96/295/EC (4) identifying and fixing the list of Animo units;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The following Article is inserted in Decision 92/486/EEC:
'Article 2a
1. The coordination authorities provided for in Article 1 shall ensure that the contracts referred to in that Article:
- are extended for one year;
- allow for the possibility of a further extension of one year.
2. In respect of paragraph 1, the follow charges shall apply:
ECU 386 per unit (central unit, local unit, frontier inspection post) listed in Decision 96/295/EC (*).
(*) OJ No L 113, 7. 5. 1996, p. 1.`
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 April 1996.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 138/2001
of 24 January 2001
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2796/2000(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Italy has sent the Commission two applications for the registration of certain names as designations of origin or geographical indications.
(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.
(3) No statements of objection have been received by the Commission under Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of the names given in the Annex to this Regulation following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3).
(4) The names should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected designations of origin or protected geograhical indications.
(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2446/2000(5),
The names in the Annex hereto are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indications (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.