		ISSN 1725-2555
Official Journal of the European Union		L 17

English edition	Legislation	Volume 50 24 January 2007

Contents		I Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory	page
		REGULATIONS
		Commission Regulation (EC) No 50/2007 of 23 January 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables	1
		Commission Regulation (EC) No 51/2007 of 23 January 2007 on the issue of import licences for preserved mushrooms in 2007	3
		Commission Regulation (EC) No 52/2007 of 23 January 2007 determining the extent to which the applications for import licences submitted in January 2007 for certain dairy products under certain tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 can be accepted	5
	*	Commission Regulation (EC) No 53/2007 of 23 January 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 as regards the quantities covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States	8

	II Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory
	DECISIONS
	2007/35/EC
*	Council Decision of 22 January 2007 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement	13
	Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement	14
	2007/36/EC
*	Council Decision of 22 January 2007 on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement	15
	Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement	16
	2007/37/EC
*	Council Decision of 22 January 2007 on the signing and the provisional application of a bilateral Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products	17
	Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine, represented by the Government of Ukraine, concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products	18
	2007/38/EC
*	Council Decision of 22 January 2007 appointing three Danish members and five Danish alternate members to the Committee of the Regions	20
	2007/39/EC
*	Council Decision of 22 January 2007 appointing a Luxembourg member and a Luxembourg alternate member of the Committee of the Regions	21

	III Acts adopted under the EU Treaty
	ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE VI OF THE EU TREATY
*	Council Joint Action 2007/40/CFSP of 22 January 2007 amending Joint Action 2002/921/CFSP extending the mandate of the European Union Monitoring Mission	22

		Corrigenda
	*	Corrigendum to Council Joint Action 2006/773/CFSP of 13 November 2006 amending and extending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) ( OJ L 313, 14.11.2006 )	23

EN	Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period. The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

I Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory

REGULATIONS

24.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/1

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 50/2007

of 23 January 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 establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the 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 Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 January 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 Regulation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 23 January 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

(EUR/100 kg)
CN code	Third country code (1)	Standard import value
0702 00 00	MA	76,3
	TN	139,0
	TR	177,7
	ZZ	131,0
0707 00 05	MA	67,8
	TR	165,8
	ZZ	116,8
0709 90 70	MA	83,5
	TR	132,4
	ZZ	108,0
0709 90 80	EG	35,2
0709 90 80	ZZ	35,2
0805 10 20	EG	53,3
	IL	49,1
	MA	53,4
	TN	54,2
	TR	58,3
	ZZ	53,7
0805 20 10	MA	75,8
	TR	49,1
	ZZ	62,5
0805 20 30 , 0805 20 50 , 0805 20 70 , 0805 20 90	EG	77,2
	IL	67,0
	MA	60,3
	TR	65,8
	ZZ	67,6
0805 50 10	EG	63,1
	TR	48,4
	ZZ	55,8
0808 10 80	CA	96,5
	CN	75,5
	US	124,8
	ZZ	98,9
0808 20 50	US	100,3
	ZA	99,8
	ZZ	100,1

(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’.

24.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 51/2007

of 23 January 2007

on the issue of import licences for preserved mushrooms in 2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products (1),

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

Whereas:

(1)

The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and/or by new importers between 2 and 8 January 2007 pursuant to Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006 of 22 December 2006 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for preserved mushrooms imported from third countries (3) exceed the quantities available for products originating in China and other third countries.

(2)	It is therefore necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission no later than 16 January 2007 can be met,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for import licences lodged pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006 between 2 and 8 January 2007 and sent to the Commission by 16 January 2007 shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 23 January 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 386/2004 (OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 25).

(2) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

(3) OJ L 368, 23.12.2006, p. 91.

ANNEX

Origin of products

Percentage allocations

China

Third countries other than China

—	Traditional importers (Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006)

49,125046 %

100 %

—	New importers (Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1979/2006)

6,714974 %

—

‘—’

No application for a licence has been sent to the Commission.

24.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 52/2007

of 23 January 2007

determining the extent to which the applications for import licences submitted in January 2007 for certain dairy products under certain tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas (2), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,

Whereas:

Applications lodged from 1 to 10 January 2007 for certain quotas referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 concern quantities greater than those available; therefore, the allocation factors should be fixed for the quantities applied for,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be applied to the quantities for which import licences have been sought for the period from 1 to 10 January 2007 in respect of products falling within the quotas referred to in parts I.A, and parts I.C, I.D, I.E, I.F and I.H, of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 January 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 January 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 Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1984/2006 (OJ L 387, 29.12.2006, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

ANNEX I.A

Quota number	Allocation coefficient
09.4590	1,0000
09.4599	—
09.4591	—
09.4592	—
09.4593	—
09.4594	1,0000
09.4595	0,0108
09.4596	1,0000

ANNEX I.C

Products originating in ACP countries

Quota number	Quantity (t)
09.4026	—
09.4027	—

ANNEX I.D

Products originating in Turkey

Quota number	Quantity (t)
09.4101	—

ANNEX I.Ε

Products originating from South Africa

Quota number	Quantity (t)
09.4151	—

ANNEX I.F

Products originating from Switzerland

Quota number	Allocation coefficient
09.4155	1,0000
09.4156	1,0000

ANNEX I.H

Products originating in Norway

Quota number	Allocation coefficient
09.4179	1,0000

24.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/8

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 53/2007

of 23 January 2007

amending Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 as regards the quantities covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 (2) opened standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.

(2)

In view of the situation on the Community markets for common wheat and of the changes in demand for cereals in various regions in recent weeks, new quantities of cereals held in intervention should be made available in some Member States. The intervention agencies in the Member States concerned should therefore be authorised to increase the quantities of common wheat put out to tender by 500 000 tonnes in Germany.

(3)	Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 should be amended accordingly.

(4)	The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 23 January 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 276, 7.10.2006, p. 58. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1963/2006 (OJ L 408, 30.12.2006, p. 12).

ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

LIST OF INVITATIONS TO TENDER

Member State

Quantities made available for sale on the Community market

(tonnes)

Intervention Agency

Name, address and contact details

Common wheat

Barley

Maize

Rye

БЪЛГАРИЯ

—

State Fund Agriculture

136, Tsar Boris III Blvd.

1618 Sofia — Bulgaria

Tel.: (+359 2) 81 87 202

Fax: (+359 2) 81 87 267

E-mail: dfz@dfz.bg

Web site: www.mzgar.government.bg

Belgique/België

51 859

6 340

—

Bureau d'intervention et de restitution belge,

Rue de Trèves 82

B-1040 Bruxelles

Telephone: (32-2) 287 24 78

Fax: (32-2) 287 25 24

e-mail: webmaster@birb.be

Web site: www.birb.be

Česká republika

—

Statní zemědělský intervenční fond

Odbor rostlinných komodit

Ve Smečkách 33

CZ-110 00 Praha 1

Tel.: (420) 222 87 16 67 – 222 87 14 03

Fax: (420) 296 80 64 04

E-mail: dagmar.hejrovska@szif.cz

Web site: www.szif.cz

Danmark

174 021

28 830

—

Direktoratet for Fødevare og Erhverv

Nyropsgade 30

DK-1780 København

Tel: (45) 33 95 88 07

Fax: (45) 33 95 80 34

e-mail: mij@dffe.dk og pah@dffe.dk

Web site: www.dffe.dk

Deutschland

1 350 000

767 343

—

336 565

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung

Deichmanns Aue 29

D-53179 Bonn

Tel.: (49-228) 6845-3704

Fax 1: (49-228) 6845-3985

Fax 2: (49-228) 6845-3276

E-mail: pflanzlErzeugnisse@ble.de

Web site: www.ble.de

Eesti

—

Põllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni

Amet Narva mnt. 3,

EE-51009 Tartu

Tel: (372) 737 12 00

Fax: (372) 737 12 01

e-mail: pria@pria.ee

Web site: www.pria.ee

Elláda

—

Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aid (OPEKEPE)

241, Acharnon str.,

GR-104 46 Athens

Tel: (30-210) 212 4787 & 4754

Fax: (30-210) 212 4791

E-mail: ax17u073@minagric.gr

Web site: www.opekepe.gr

España

—

S. Gral. Intervención de Mercados (FEGA)

C/Almagro 33 — 28010 Madrid — España

Tel: (34-91) 3474765

Fax: (34-91) 3474838

E-mail: sgintervencion@fega.mapa.es

Web site: www.fega.es

France

318 778

—

Office national interprofessionnel des grandes cultures (ONIGC)

21, avenue Bosquet

F-75326 Paris Cedex 07

Tel. (33-1) 44 18 22 29 et 23 37

Fax: (33-1) 44 18 20 08 et 20 80

E-mail: f.abeasis@onigc.fr

Web site: www.onigc.fr

Ireland

—

Intervention Operations, OFI, Subsidies & Storage Division, Department of Agriculture & Food

Johnstown Castle Estate, County Wexford

Tel. (353) 53 91 63400

Fax (353) 53 91 42843

Website: www.agriculture.gov.ie

Italia

—

Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura — AGEA

Via Torino, 45,

I-00184 Roma

Telephone: (39) 06 49 49 97 55

Fax: (39) 06 49 49 97 61

E-mail: d.spampinato@agea.gov.it

Web site: www.enterisi.it

Kypros/Kibris

—

Latvija

27 020

—

Lauku atbalsta dienests

Republikas laukums 2,

LV-1981 Rīga,

Tel: (371) 702 78 93

Fax: (371) 702 78 92

E-mail: lad@lad.gov.lv

Web site: www.lad.gov.lv

Lietuva

25 787

—

The Lithuanian Agricultural and Food Products Market Regulation Agency

L. Stuokos-Guceviciaus Str. 9-12,

Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel: (370-5) 268 50 49

Fax: (370-5) 268 50 61

E-mail: info@litfood.lt

Web site: www.litfood.lt

Luxembourg

—

Office des licences

21, rue Philippe II,

Boîte postale 113

L-2011 Luxembourg

Tel: (352) 478 23 70

Fax: (352) 46 61 38

Telex: 2 537 AGRIM LU

Magyarország

350 000

900 000

—

Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal

Soroksári út. 22-24

H-1095 Budapest

Tel: (36) 1 219 45 76

Fax: (36) 1 219 89 05

E-mail: ertekesites@mvh.gov.hu

Web site: www.mvh.gov.hu

Malta

—

Nederland

—

Dienst Regelingen Roermond

Postbus 965,

6040 AZ Roermond

Nederland

Tel: (31) 475 35 54 86

Fax: (31) 475 31 89 39

E-mail: p.a.c.m.van.de.lindeloof@minlnv.nl

Web site: www9.minlnv.nl

Österreich

22 461

—

AMA (Agrarmarkt Austria)

Dresdnerstraße 70

A-1200 Wien

Tel:

(43-1) 33 15 12 58

(43-1) 33 15 13 28

Fax:

(43-1) 33 15 14 624

(43-1) 33 15 144 69

E-mail: referat10@ama.gv.at

Web site: www.ama.at/intervention

Polska

44 440

41 927

—

Agencja Rynku Rolnego

Biuro Produktów Roślinnych

Nowy Świat 6/12

PL-00-400 Warszawa

Tel.: (48) 22 661 78 10

Fax: (48) 22 661 78 26

e-mail: cereals-intervention@arr.gov.pl

Web site: www.arr.gov.pl

Portugal

—

Instituto Nacional de Intervenção e Garantia Agrícola (INGA)

R. Castilho, n.o 45-51,

1269-163 Lisboa

Tel:

(351) 21 751 85 00

(351) 21 384 60 00

Fax:

(351) 21 384 61 70

E-mail:

inga@inga.min-agricultura.pt

edalberto.santana@inga.min-agricultura.pt

Web site: www.inga.min-agricultura.pt

România

—

Agenția de Plăți și Intervenție pentru Agricultură

Bdul Carol I, nr. 17, sector 2

București 030161

România

Tel: (40-21) 305 48 02; (40-21) 305 48 42

Fax: (40-21) 305 48 03

Web site: www.apia.org.ro

Slovenija

—

Agencija Republike Slovenije za kmetijske trge in razvoj podeželja

Dunajska 160,

SI-1000 Ljubljana

Tel: (386-1) 580 76 52

Fax: (386-1) 478 92 00

E-mail: aktrp@gov.si

Web site: www.arsktrp.gov.si

Slovensko

227 699

—

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra

Oddelenie obilnín a škrobu

Dobrovičova 12

815 26 Bratislava

Slovenská republika

Tel.: (421-2) 58 24 32 71

Fax: (421-2) 53 41 26 65

E-mail: jvargova@apa.sk

Web site: www.apa.sk

Suomi/Finland

30 000

75 000

—

Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö (MMM)

Interventioyksikkö – Intervention Unit

Malminkatu 16, Helsinki

PL 30

FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto

Tel: (358-9) 16001

Fax:	(358-9) 1605 2772 (358-9) 1605 2778

E-mail: intervention.unit@mmm.fi

Web site: www.mmm.fi

Sverige

172 272

58 004

—

Statens Jordbruksverk

SE-55182 Jönköping

Tel: (46) 36 15 50 00

Fax: (46) 36 19 05 46

E-mail: jordbruksverket@sjv.se

Web site: www.sjv.se

United Kingdom

—

24 825

—

Rural Payment Agency

Lancaster House

Hampshire Court

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE4 7YH

Tel: (44) 191 226 5882

Fax: (44) 191 226 5824

E-mail: cerealsintervention@rpa.gsi.gov.uk

Website: www.rpa.gov.uk

Note:“—” means no intervention stock of this cereal in this Member State.’

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

DECISIONS

24.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/13

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 January 2007

on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement

(2007/35/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

On 13 March 2006 the Council authorised the Commission to enter into negotiations with the Republic of Azerbaijan to amend the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the PCA), so as to ensure that the principles which apply to trade in other goods are also extended formally to trade in textile products. These negotiations have been successfully concluded.

(2)	The Protocol amending the PCA should be concluded by the European Community,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2007.

For the Council

The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER

PROTOCOL

to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN,

of the other part,

Whereas:

(1)	The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the PCA) entered into force on 1 July 1999.

(2)	Negotiations have taken place to ensure that the principles in the PCA which apply to trade in other goods are also extended formally to trade in textile products.

(3)	Appropriate amendments to the PCA should be adopted,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, is hereby amended as follows:

1.	in Article 12 the reference to Article 17 is deleted;

2.	Article 17 is deleted.

Article 2

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the PCA.

Article 3

This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date of signature.

Article 4

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in each of the official languages of the contracting parties, each of these texts being equally authentic.

24.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/15

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 January 2007

on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement

(2007/36/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

On 13 March 2006 the Council authorised the Commission to enter into negotiations with the Republic of Kazakhstan to amend the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the PCA), so as to ensure that the principles which apply to trade in other goods are also extended formally to trade in textile products. These negotiations have been successfully concluded.

(2)	The Protocol amending the PCA should be concluded by the Community,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2007.

For the Council

The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER

PROTOCOL

to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, extending the provisions of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, taking account of the expiry of the bilateral textiles Agreement

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY,

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN,

of the other part,

Whereas:

(1)	The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the PCA) entered into force on 1 July 1999.

(2)	Negotiations have taken place to ensure that the principles in the PCA which apply to trade in other goods are also extended formally to trade in textile products.

(3)	Appropriate amendments to the PCA should be adopted,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part, (hereinafter referred to as the PCA) is hereby amended as follows:

1.	in Article 11 the reference to Article 16 is deleted;

2.	Article 16 is deleted.

Article 2

This Protocol shall form an integral part of the PCA.

Article 3

This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date of signature.

Article 4

This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in each of the official languages of the contracting parties, each of these texts being equally authentic.

24.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/17

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 January 2007

on the signing and the provisional application of a bilateral Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products

(2007/37/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)	The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement on trade in textile products with Ukraine.

(2)	This bilateral Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis as of 1 January 2007, pending the completion of procedures required for its conclusion, subject to the reciprocal provisional application by Ukraine.

(3)	The proposed agreement should be signed on behalf of the Community,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Subject to a possible conclusion at a later date, the President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign on behalf of the European Community the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products.

Article 2

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached hereto. The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2007, pending the completion of procedures required for its conclusion and subject to a reciprocal provisional application by Ukraine.

Article 3

The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93, of 12 October 1993, on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1), adopt the measures foreseen in point 6 of the Exchange of Letters signed on 19 December 2000 (2), consisting of reinstating the quota regime applicable during the year 2000 in case of non-application by Ukraine of the tariff rates described in paragraph 2.2 of the Exchange of Letters referred to in Article 1 of this Decision.

Article 4

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

It shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2007.

For the Council

The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/2006 (OJ L 7, 12.1.2006, p. 8).

(2) OJ L 16, 18.1.2001, p. 3.

AGREEMENT

in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine, represented by the Government of Ukraine, concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products

A. Letter from the European Community

Sir,

1.	I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products initialled on 5 May 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters signed on 9 March 2005 (hereafter referred to as the Agreement).

According to Article 20(1), the Agreement shall only apply until 31 December 2006. The European Community proposes to extend the duration of the Agreement, subject to the following amendments and conditions:

2.1.

The text of Article 20(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose. It shall be applicable until 31 December 2007. Thereafter, the application of all the provisions of this Agreement shall be extended automatically for a period of one more year up to 31 December 2008, unless either Party notifies the other at least six months before 31 December 2007 that it does not agree with this extension.’

2.2.	The tariff rates applied by Ukraine to exports of EC origin of products of HS chapters 50 to 63 will not exceed the final rates agreed in Appendix 7 of the Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine signed on 19 December 2000.

3.	Should Ukraine become a Member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) before the date of the expiry of the Agreement, the agreements and rules of the WTO shall be applied from the date of Ukraine’s accession to the WTO.

I should be obliged if you could kindly confirm the acceptance of your Government of the foregoing. Should this be the case, this agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which the Parties have notified each other that the legal procedures necessary to this end have been completed. In the meantime, it shall be applied provisionally from 1 January 2007 on the condition of reciprocity.

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

B. Letter from the Government of Ukraine

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of … which reads as follows:

‘Sir,

1.	I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products initialled on 5 May 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters signed on 9 March 2005 (hereafter referred to as the Agreement).

2.1.

The text of Article 20(1) shall be replaced by the following:

“This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose. It shall be applicable until 31 December 2007. Thereafter, the application of all the provisions of this Agreement shall be extended automatically for a period of one more year up to 31 December 2008, unless either Party notifies the other at least six months before 31 December 2007 that it does not agree with this extension.”

2.2.	The tariff rates applied by Ukraine to exports of EC origin of products of HS chapters 50 to 63 will not exceed the final rates agreed in Appendix 7 of the Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine signed on 19 December 2000.

3.	Should Ukraine become a Member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) before the date of the expiry of the Agreement, the agreements and rules of the WTO shall be applied from the date of Ukraine's accession to the WTO.

I have the honour to confirm that the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of Ukraine and that your letter and this letter constitute an Agreement in accordance with your proposal.

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

24.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/20

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 January 2007

appointing three Danish members and five Danish alternate members to the Committee of the Regions

(2007/38/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 Danish Government,

Whereas:

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

(2)

Three members' seats on the Committee of the Regions will become vacant following the resignations of Ms Vibeke STORM RASMUSSEN, Mr Johannes FLENSTED-JENSEN and Mr Lars ABEL. Four alternate members' seats on the Committee of the Regions will become vacant following the resignations of Mr Kristian EBBENSGAARD, Mr Søren ERIKSEN, Mr Jan BOYE and Ms Bente NIELSEN. The resignations take effect on 1 January 2007. One seat as alternate member of the Committee of the Regions will become vacant following the appointment of Ms Mona HEIBERG as a member of that Committee,

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 runs until 25 January 2010:

(a)

as members:

—	Mr Henrik RINGBÆK MADSEN, Regionsrådsmedlem, in place of Ms Vibeke STORM RASMUSSEN,

—	Mr Karsten UNO PETERSEN, Regionsrådsmedlem, in place of Mr Johannes FLENSTED-JENSEN,

—	Ms Mona HEIBERG, Borgerrepræsentant, Københavns Kommune, in place of Mr Lars ABEL;

(b)

as alternate members:

—	Ms Lykke DEBOIS, Regionsrådsmedlem, in place of Mr Kristian EBBENSGAARD,

—	Mr Bent LARSEN, Regionsrådsmedlem, in place of Mr Søren ERIKSEN,

—	Ms Tove LARSEN, Formand for sammenlægningsudvalget, Aabenraa Kommune, in place of Ms Bente NIELSEN,

—	Mr Erik NIELSEN, Borgmester, Rødovre Kommune, in place of Mr Jan BOYE, and

—	Mr Søren SALLING, Regionsrådsmedlem, in place of Ms Mona HEIBERG.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 2007.

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2007.

For the Council

The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.

24.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/21

COUNCIL DECISION

of 22 January 2007

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

(2007/39/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 Luxembourg Government,

Whereas:

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

(2)	A seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Etienne SCHNEIDER. A seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Aly MAY,

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, namely until 25 January 2010:

(a)

as a member:

—	Mr Marc SCHAEFER, Membre du Conseil communal de la commune de Vianden, to replace Mr Etienne SCHNEIDER;

(b)

as an alternate member:

—	Mr Gusty GRAAS, Membre du Conseil communal de la commune de Bettembourg, to replace Mr Aly MAY.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2007.

For the Council

The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER

(1) OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.

III Acts adopted under the EU Treaty

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE VI OF THE EU TREATY

24.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/22

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2007/40/CFSP

of 22 January 2007

amending Joint Action 2002/921/CFSP extending the mandate of the European Union Monitoring Mission

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

On 26 November 2002, the Council adopted Joint Action 2002/921/CFSP (1) extending the mandate of the European Union Monitoring Mission (hereinafter referred to as the EUMM). Article 5(1) of that Joint Action foresees the appointment of the Head of Mission of the EUMM by the Council for a period of one year, renewable for up to three years.

(2)	On 21 November 2005, the Council adopted Decision 2005/808/CFSP (2) extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the EUMM until 31 December 2006.

(3)	On 30 November 2006, the Council adopted Joint Action 2006/867/CFSP amending and extending the mandate of the EUMM until 31 December 2007.

(4)	It is necessary to amend Joint Action 2002/921/CFSP in order to allow for the extension of the mandate of the Head of Mission of the EUMM,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Article 1

The first subparagraph of Article 5(1) of Joint Action 2002/921/CFSP shall be replaced by the following:

‘1. The Head of Mission shall be appointed by the Council on the basis of proposals submitted by the Secretary-General/High Representative. He/she shall ensure the day-to-day management of the EUMM operations.’

Article 2

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 22 January 2007.

For the Council

The President

F.-W. STEINMEIER

(1) OJ L 321, 26.11.2002, p. 51. Joint Action as last amended by Joint Action 2006/867/CFSP (OJ L 335, 1.12.2006, p. 48).

(2) OJ L 303, 22.11.2005, p. 62.

Corrigenda

24.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 17/23

Corrigendum to Council Joint Action 2006/773/CFSP of 13 November 2006 amending and extending Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah)

( Official Journal of the European Union L 313 of 14 November 2006 )

Page 15, point 2 of Article 1

For:

‘2.	Article 13(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mission shall be EUR 1 696 659 for 2005 and EUR 5 903 341 for the period from 1 January 2006 until 24 May 2007.’;’

Read:

‘2.	Article 13(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure for the period from 25 November 2005 until 24 May 2007 related to the mission shall be EUR 7 600 000.’;’