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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
1.8.2007 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 200/1 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 914/2007
of 31 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 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. |
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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 1 August 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 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 Regulation (EC) No 756/2007 (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 41).
ANNEX
to Commission Regulation of 31 July 2007 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
(EUR/100 kg) |
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CN code |
Third country code (1) |
Standard import value |
0702 00 00 |
MK |
42,6 |
TR |
61,5 |
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XS |
44,3 |
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ZZ |
49,5 |
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0707 00 05 |
TR |
99,1 |
ZZ |
99,1 |
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0709 90 70 |
TR |
94,4 |
ZZ |
94,4 |
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0805 50 10 |
AR |
61,2 |
UY |
62,3 |
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ZA |
62,7 |
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ZZ |
62,1 |
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0806 10 10 |
EG |
153,1 |
MA |
147,7 |
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TR |
181,8 |
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ZZ |
160,9 |
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0808 10 80 |
AR |
86,8 |
AU |
160,4 |
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BR |
87,0 |
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CL |
90,5 |
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CN |
67,9 |
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NZ |
101,8 |
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US |
99,6 |
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ZA |
100,7 |
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ZZ |
99,3 |
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0808 20 50 |
AR |
78,6 |
CL |
79,0 |
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NZ |
154,7 |
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TR |
136,3 |
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ZA |
129,2 |
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ZZ |
115,6 |
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0809 20 95 |
CA |
361,1 |
TR |
285,7 |
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US |
303,7 |
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ZZ |
316,8 |
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0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90 |
TR |
154,9 |
ZZ |
154,9 |
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0809 40 05 |
IL |
110,5 |
ZZ |
110,5 |
(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’.
1.8.2007 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 200/3 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 915/2007
of 31 July 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 December 2002 establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation security (1), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
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The Commission is required, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002, when necessary, to adopt measures for the implementation of common basic standards for aviation security throughout the Community. Commission Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 of 4 April 2003 laying down measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security (2) was the first act laying down such measures. |
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The measures provided for by Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 on restricting liquids carried by passengers arriving on flights from third countries and transferring at Community airports should be reviewed in the light of technical developments, operational implications at airports and the impact on passengers. |
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Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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Such a review has shown that the restrictions on liquids carried by passengers arriving on flights from third countries and transferring at Community airports create certain operational difficulties at these airports and cause inconvenience to the passengers concerned. |
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Developments in screening technology should, in due course, provide solutions to these problems but, until technical solutions become available, temporary measures should be applied and reviewed in line with Regulation (EC) No 1546/2006. Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 should be amended accordingly. |
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In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002, the measures laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 were classified and were not published. The same necessarily applies to any amending act. |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Civil Aviation Security, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 3 of that Regulation shall apply as regards the confidential nature of this Annex.
Article 2
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.
Done at Brussels, 31 July 2007.
For the Commission
Jacques BARROT
Vice-President
(1) OJ L 355, 30.12.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 849/2004 (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 1; corrected by OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 3).
(2) OJ L 89, 5.4.2003, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 437/2007 (OJ L 104, 21.4.2007, p. 16).
ANNEX
In accordance with Article 1 the Annex is secret and shall not be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
1.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 200/5 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 916/2007
of 31 July 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (1), and in particular Article 19(3) thereof,
Having regard to Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol (2), and in particular the first subparagraph, second sentence of Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 (3) laid down general provisions, functional and technical specifications and operational and maintenance requirements concerning the standardised and secured registries system consisting of registries, in the form of standardised electronic databases containing common data elements, and the Community independent transaction log. |
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Due to the nature of the registries’ system’s architecture, if registries are communicating with the Community independent transaction log through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) independent transaction log it is only possible to change the routing for all registries at the same time. Any registry that would not be ready for a given deadline, should also have to stop its participation in the Community greenhouse gas emission allowance scheme if other Member States connected to the UNFCCC independent transaction log without it. Therefore, when the UNFCCC independent transaction log is operational, it should be ensured that it is linked to the Community independent transaction log and registries either when the Community independent transaction log and all registries are technically capable of such a link or when the Community considers it appropriate to link the two transaction logs. |
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It is currently foreseen that when a connection between the UNFCCC independent transaction log and the Community independent transaction log exists, registries would connect to the Community independent transaction log through the UNFCCC independent transaction log. However, interactions between the Community independent transaction log and registries would become much simpler and more flexible if registries would connect to the UNFCCC independent transaction log through the Community independent transaction log. The Central Administrator should therefore be empowered to determine the order of connections. |
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Both the Member States and the Community should ensure that their registries are connected to the UNFCCC independent transaction log at the earliest possible date and should deliver to the administrator of the UNFCCC independent transaction log the documentation required for the initialisation of their registry with that log in accordance with the functional and technical specifications for data exchange standards for registry systems under the Kyoto Protocol, elaborated pursuant to Decision 24/CP.8 of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. |
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The Community should make all necessary efforts to ensure that every Member State registry, the Community independent transaction log and the UNFCCC independent transaction log are connected to each other before 1 December 2007. |
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Registries should be enabled to ensure that entering verified emissions in the registries is possible only if the verified emissions report has been delivered to the competent authority, and after the deadline for surrendering allowances, verified emissions data should be corrected only if the decision of the competent authority also addresses the compliance status of the installation whose verified emissions are corrected. |
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Provisions should be adopted to ensure that Member States that are not able to issue AAUs due to reasons other than being determined to be ineligible to transfer and acquire ERUs and AAUs, and use CERs in accordance with the provisions of Decision 11/CMP.1 of the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC are able to continue their equal participation in the Community emissions trading scheme, which would be impeded in the period 2008 to 2012 as, unlike all other Member States, they would not be able to issue allowances that are converted from AAUs. Such equal participation should be allowed through a mechanism within the Community registry that allows operators in Member States which do not have AAUs to exchange allowances that are not converted from AAUs for allowances converted from AAUs when transferring allowances to accounts in registries of Member States which do have AAUs. An equivalent process should allow similar transfers in the opposite direction. By modifying the rules of calculating an installation's compliance status, which is the figure that registries use to express whether an operator has complied with its obligation to surrender allowances in accordance with Directive 2003/87/EC, operators should be prevented from being considered not in compliance with their obligations under Directive 2003/87/EC because of surrendering allowances for a year that is not the one preceding the current year. |
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The provision of allowances from the reserve by Member States to new entrant installations and the flow of allowances to the reserve due to the closure of installations should be represented in the national allocation plan table, thus allowing the public to have access to comprehensive and up-to-date information related to such transactions. |
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In order to ensure the capability of the Community independent transaction log to function independently in the event of a UNFCCC independent transaction log malfunction, those checks defined in the functional and technical specifications for data exchange standards for registry systems under the Kyoto Protocol, elaborated pursuant to Decision 24/CP.8 of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC that are to be carried out by the UNFCCC independent transaction log and which are currently implemented by the Community independent transaction log should be included in Community legislation |
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It is of utmost importance for a latest date to be specified for displaying information on installations' verified emissions in order to complete the annual compliance cycle. In the light of experience, the current latest date for the display of this information should be replaced by a provision ensuring that the display by the Member States and by the Commission takes place at the earliest possible moment and in a coordinated and harmonized manner. |
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As the current information displayed on the Community independent transaction log regarding the fulfilment of surrender obligations by installations as required by the provisions of Annex XVI to Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 is not always clear, in particular with regard to any changes that might happen in an installation’s compliance status after the surrender deadline, the information regarding the fulfilment of surrender obligations should be made more detailed and more specific. |
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In order to ensure an equal access to market-related information which is a fundamental requirement of a well-functioning market, the Community independent transaction log should make accessible to the public additional information items, such as information on whether an account is blocked, the fees charged by various registries, the set-aside table required under Commission Decision 2006/780/EC of 13 November 2006 on avoiding double counting of greenhouse gas emission reductions under the Community emissions trading scheme for project activities under the Kyoto Protocol pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), the share of installations that have already submitted their verified emissions, the share of allowances that never participated in any transaction between allocation and surrender. |
(13) |
Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Climate Change Committee, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 is amended as follows:
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Article 2 is amended as follows:
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In Article 3(3), the following subparagraph is added: ‘Each registry shall be capable of executing correctly all the processes concerning automatic national allocation plan table changes set out in Annex XIa from 1 February 2008.’. |
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Article 5 is amended as follows:
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Article 6(2) is replaced by the following: ‘2. From 1 February 2008 until the communication link referred to in Article 7 has been established, all processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, automatic national allocation plan table changes, and accounts shall be completed through the exchange of data via the Community independent transaction log.’. |
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Article 7 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 7 Communication link between the independent transaction logs 1. A communication link between the Community independent transaction log and the UNFCCC independent transaction log shall be considered as established when these systems are linked on the basis of a decision taken by the Central Administrator after consulting the Climate Change Committee. The Central Administrator shall establish and maintain such a link when
2. If the conditions provided for in paragraph 1 are not met, the Commission may, subject to the majority support of the Climate Change Committee, instruct the Central Administrator to establish and maintain such a link. 3. After having established the link described in 1., all processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, accounts, automatic national allocation plan table changes and Kyoto units shall be completed through the exchange of data via the UNFCCC independent transaction log and thereon to the Community independent transaction log. 4. The Commission shall evaluate and report to the Climate Change Committee on options for connecting registries, the UNFCCC independent transaction log and the Community independent transaction log different from the one described in 3.In particular it shall be considered whether all processes concerning allowances and Kyoto units shall be completed through the exchange of data via the Community independent transaction log and thereon to the UNFCCC independent transaction log and all processes concerning verified emissions, accounts and automatic national allocation plan table changes shall be completed through the exchange of data via the Community independent transaction log. 5. Each Member State shall deliver to the administrator of the UNFCCC independent transaction log and the Central Administrator the documentation required for the initialisation of each registry with the UNFCCC independent transaction log, and by 1 September 2007 each registry shall be technically prepared for the initialisation process to commence, in accordance with the functional and technical specifications for data exchange standards for registry systems under the Kyoto Protocol, elaborated pursuant to Decision 24/CP.8 of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. 6. The decisions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall, where possible be adopted at least three months prior to their implementation.’. |
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Article 10(3) is replaced by the following: ‘3. Each competent authority and registry administrator shall only perform processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, automatic national allocation plan table changes, accounts or Kyoto units where necessary to carry out their functions as competent authority or registry administrator.’. |
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Article 15(1) is replaced by the following: ‘1. Within 14 days of the entry into force of each greenhouse gas emissions permit issued to the operator of an installation where the installation has not previously been covered by such a permit or the activation of the communication link between the registry and the Community independent transaction log, whichever is the later, the competent authority, or the operator where the competent authority so requires, shall provide the registry administrator of the Member State registry with the information set out in Annex III.’. |
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In Article 17, the following paragraph 3 is added: ‘3. Where the competent authority has notified the registry administrator of the revocation or surrender of a greenhouse gas emissions permit belonging to an installation related to an account which has an entry in the relevant national allocation plan table submitted in accordance with Article 44, the registry administrator shall, prior to closing the account, propose to the Central Administrator the following changes to the national allocation plan table:
The proposal shall be submitted to, and checked and implemented automatically by the Community independent transaction log in accordance with the processes set out in Annex XIa.’. |
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Article 28 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 28 Detection of discrepancies by the Community independent transaction log 1. The Central Administrator shall ensure that the Community independent transaction log conducts the automated checks set out in Annexes VIII, IX, XI and XIa for all processes concerning allowances, verified emissions, accounts, automatic national allocation plan table changes and Kyoto units to ensure that there are no discrepancies. 2. If the automated checks referred to in paragraph 1 identify a discrepancy in a process under Annexes VIII, IX, XI and XIa, the Central Administrator shall immediately inform the registry administrator or administrators concerned by returning an automated response detailing the exact nature of the discrepancy using the response codes set out in Annexes VIII, IX, XI and XIa. Upon receiving such a response code for a process under Annex VIII, Annex IX or Annex XIa, the registry administrator of the initiating registry shall terminate that process and inform the Community independent transaction log. The Central Administrator shall not update the information contained in the Community independent transaction log. The registry administrator or administrators concerned shall immediately inform the relevant account holders that the process has been terminated.’. |
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Article 29 is amended as follows:
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Article 32 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 32 Processes Each process shall follow the complete sequence for message exchanges for that type of process as set out in Annexes VIII, IX, X, XI, and Annex XIa. Each message shall conform to the format and informational requirements described using web services description language as elaborated pursuant to the UNFCCC or the Kyoto Protocol.’. |
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Article 33 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 33 Identification codes The registry administrator shall assign to each process referred to in Annexes VIII and XIa a unique correlation identification code and to each process referred to in Annex IX a unique transaction identification code. Each such identification code shall comprise the elements set out in Annex VI.’. |
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Article 34 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 34 Finalisation of processes concerning accounts, automatic national allocation plan table changes and verified emissions When there is a communication link established between the two independent transaction logs and if all processes concerning accounts, automatic national allocation plan table changes and verified emissions are completed through the exchange of data via the UNFCCC independent transaction log, these shall be final when both independent transaction logs successfully inform the initiating registry that they have not detected any discrepancies in the proposal sent by the initiating registry. In all other cases than those referred to in the first paragraph, all processes concerning accounts, automatic national allocation plan table changes and verified emissions shall be final when the Community independent transaction log successfully informs the initiating registry that it has not detected any discrepancies in the proposal sent by the initiating registry.’. |
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The following Article 34a is inserted: ‘Article 34a Manual reversal of finalised transactions initiated in error 1. If an account holder or a registry administrator acting on behalf of the account holder unintentionally or erroneously initiated a transaction under Articles 52, 53, 58 or 62(2), it may propose to its registry administrator to carry out a manual reversal of the transaction in a written request duly signed by the authorised representative or representatives of the account holder that are able to initiate a transaction and posted within five working days of the finalisation of the transaction or the entry into force of this Regulation whichever is the later. The request shall contain a statement indicating that the transaction was initiated erroneously or unintentionally. 2. The registry administrator may notify the Central Administrator of the request and its intention to carry out a specific manual intervention in its database in order to reverse the transaction, within 30 calendar days of its decision on reversing the transaction, but not later than 60 calendar days of the finalisation of the transaction or the entry into force of this Regulation, whichever is the later. The Central Administrator shall, within 30 calendar days of its receipt of the registry administrator’s notification under the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 carry out a manual intervention in the Community independent transaction log database that is corresponding to the one specified in the notification of the registry administrator if:
3. The registry administrator may not reverse transactions pursuant to Article 52 and 53 if as a result, an operator would become non-compliant for a previous year.’. |
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Article 44(2) is replaced by the following: ‘2. A Member State shall notify each correction to its national allocation plan together with each corresponding correction in its national allocation plan table to the Commission. If the correction to the national allocation plan table is based upon the national allocation plan notified to the Commission which was not rejected under Article 9(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC or on which the Commission has accepted amendments and that correction results from improvements in data, the Commission shall instruct the Central Administrator to enter the corresponding correction into the national allocation plan table held in the Community independent transaction log. All such corrections relating to new entrants shall be made in accordance with the automatic national allocation plan table change process as set out in Annex XIa to this Regulation. All such corrections not relating to new entrants shall be made in accordance with the initialisation procedures as set out in Annex XIV to this Regulation. In all other cases, the Member State shall notify the correction to its national allocation plan to the Commission and if the Commission does not reject this correction in accordance with the procedure in Article 9(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Commission shall instruct the Central Administrator to enter the corresponding correction into the national allocation plan table held in the Community independent transaction log in accordance with the initialisation procedures set out in Annex XIV to this Regulation.’. |
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Article 46 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 46 Allocation of allowances to operators Without prejudice to Articles 44(2) and 47, by 28 February 2008 and by 28 February in each year thereafter, the registry administrator shall transfer from the Party holding account to the relevant operator holding account the proportion of the total quantity of allowances issued by any registry administrator under Article 45 which has been allocated to the corresponding installation for that year in accordance with the relevant section of the national allocation plan table. Where foreseen for an installation in the national allocation plan of the Member State, the registry administrator may transfer that proportion at a later date of each year. Allowances shall be allocated in accordance with the allowance allocation process set out in Annex IX.’. |
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Article 48 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 48 Allocation of allowances to new entrants If instructed to do so by the competent authority, the registry administrator shall transfer a proportion of allowances issued by any registry administrator under Article 45 that are in the Party holding account to the operator holding account of a new entrant in accordance with the relevant section of the national allocation plan table for that new entrant for the year in question. Allowances shall be transferred in accordance with the allowance allocation process set out in Annex IX.’. |
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The following Article 48a is inserted: ‘Article 48a Allocation of allowances following their sale by Member State If instructed to do so by the competent authority following a sale of allowances held by a Member State, the registry administrator shall transfer a quantity of allowances from the Party holding account to the person holding account or operator holding account of the buyer of allowances. Allowances transferred within the same registry shall be transferred in accordance with the “internal transfer” process set out in Annex IX. Allowances transferred from one registry to another will be transferred in accordance with the “external transfer (2008 to 2012 onwards)” process set out in Annex IX.’. |
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Article 50 is amended as follows:
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Article 51 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 51 Verified emissions of an installation 1. Upon the verification as satisfactory, in accordance with the detailed requirements established by the Member State pursuant to Annex V of Directive 2003/87/EC, of an operator's report on the emissions from an installation during a previous year, each verifier, including those competent authorities acting as verifiers shall enter or approve the entry of the annual verified emissions for that installation for that year into the section of the verified emissions table designated for that installation for that year in accordance with the verified emissions update process set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation. 2. The registry administrator may prohibit the entry of the annual verified emissions for an installation until the competent authority has received the verified emissions report submitted by operators pursuant to Article 14(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC for that installation, and enabled the registry to receive the annual verified emissions. 3. The competent authority may instruct the registry administrator to correct the annual verified emissions for an installation for a previous year to ensure compliance with the detailed requirements established by the Member State pursuant to Annex V to Directive 2003/87/EC, by entering the corrected annual verified emissions for that installation for that year into the section of the verified emissions table designated for that installation for that year in accordance with the verified emissions update process set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation. 4. If the competent authority instructs the registry administrator to correct the annual verified emissions for an installation for a previous year after the deadline specified in Article 6(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC for surrendering allowances equal to the emissions of that previous year, the Central Administrator shall only allow such a correction if it was informed of the competent authority’s decision on the new compliance status applicable to the installation as a result of the correction of the verified emissions.’. |
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Article 55 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 55 Calculation of compliance status figures Upon an entry being made into the section of the surrendered allowance table or verified emissions table designated for an installation, the registry administrator shall determine the following:
The correction factor referred to in point (b) shall be zero if the 2007 figure was greater than zero, but shall remain as the 2007 figure if the 2007 figure is less than or equal to zero.’. |
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Article 57 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 57 Entries into the verified emissions table Where, on 1 May 2006 and on 1 May of each year thereafter, no verified emissions figure has been entered into the verified emissions table for an installation for a previous year, any substitute emissions figure determined pursuant to Article 16(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC which has not been calculated as closely as possible in accordance with the detailed requirements established by the Member State pursuant to Annex V of Directive 2003/87/EC shall not be entered into the verified emissions table.’. |
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In Article 58, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘On 30 June 2006, 2007 and 2008 the registry administrator shall cancel a number of allowances, CERs, and force majeure allowances held in the Party holding account pursuant to Articles 52, 53 and 54. The number of allowances, CERs, and force majeure allowances to be cancelled shall be equal to the total number at the moment of cancellation of surrendered allowances entered in the surrendered allowance table for the periods 1 January 2005 until the moment of cancellation in 2006, from the moment of cancellation in 2006 until the moment of cancellation in 2007 and from the moment of cancellation in 2007 until the moment of cancellation in 2008.’. |
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Article 59 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 59 Cancellation and retirement of surrendered allowances for the 2008 to 2012 period and subsequent periods 1. By 30 June 2009 and 30 June of each year thereafter, the registry administrator shall cancel allowances surrendered for the 2008 to 2012 period and each subsequent five year period, by:
2. After 30 June 2013 and 30 June of the year after the end of each subsequent five-year period, the registry administrator may retire any allowances not yet allocated to operators by converting them into AAUs through removing the allowance element from the unique unit identification code of each such AAU comprising the elements set out in Annex VI in accordance with the “conversion of unallocated allowances for retirement (2008 to 2012 onwards)” process set out in Annex IX and transferring them from the Party holding account to the retirement account for the relevant period in accordance with the “retirement of unallocated allowances (2008 to 2012 onwards)” process set out in Annex IX.’. |
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In Article 60, point (a) is replaced by the following:
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In Article 61, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:
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Article 63(1) is replaced by the following: ‘1. If instructed by the relevant body of the Member State, the registry administrator shall transfer any quantity and types of Kyoto units specified by that body which have not already been retired pursuant to Article 59 from the Party holding account to the appropriate retirement account in his registry in accordance with the “retirement of Kyoto units (2008 to 2012 onwards)” process set out in Annex IX.’. |
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After Article 63, the following Chapter Va is inserted: ‘CHAPTER VA OPERATION OF REGISTRIES OF MEMBER STATES WHICH DO NOT HAVE AAUS Article 63a Operation of registries of Member States which do not have AAUs 1. Member States that are not able to issue AAUs due to reasons other than being determined to be ineligible to transfer and acquire ERUs and AAUs, and use CERs in accordance with the provisions of Decision 11/CMP.1 of the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC shall establish, operate and maintain their registries in a consolidated manner with the Community registry. Articles 3(3), 4, 6(1), 11(1), (3) and (4), 30(1), 34, 35, 36, 44(3), 45, 49(1), 59, 60, 61, 65 shall not apply to those registries. 2. From 1 January 2008, the registries operated in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be capable of executing the processes applicable to them in Annexes VIII, IX, X, XI and XIa. Article 63b Communication link between registries operated in accordance with Article 63a and the Community independent transaction log Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a shall communicate with the Community independent transaction log through a communication link established by the Community registry. The Central Administrator shall activate the communication link after the testing procedures set out in Annex XIII and the initialisation procedures set out in Annex XIV have been completed successfully and notify the administrator of the Community registry thereof. Article 63c Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: detection of discrepancies and inconsistencies by the UNFCCC independent transaction log The UNFCCC independent transaction log shall inform a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a of any discrepancy detected in a process which that registry has initiated through the administrator of the Community registry. The registry operated in accordance with Article 63a shall terminate the process and the administrator of the Community registry shall inform the UNFCCC independent transaction log thereof. The administrator of the registry operated in accordance with Article 63a, and any other registry administrators concerned shall immediately inform the relevant account holders that the process has been terminated. Article 63d Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: Finalisation of processes concerning accounts, verified emissions and automatic national allocation plan table changes When there is a communication link established between the two independent transaction logs and if processes concerning accounts, verified emissions and automatic national allocation plan table changes are directed through the UNFCCC independent transaction log, those processes shall be final when both independent transaction logs successfully inform the Community registry that they have not detected any discrepancies in the proposal initiated by the registry operated in accordance with Article 63a. In all cases different from those referred to in the first paragraph, all processes referred to in Annexes VIII and XIa shall be final when the Community independent transaction log successfully informs the Community registry that it has not detected any discrepancies in the proposal initiated by the registry operated in accordance with Article 63a. Article 63e Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: finalisation of processes concerning transactions within registries All processes referred to in Annex IX, except the external transfer process, shall be final when both independent transaction logs inform the Community registry that they have not detected any discrepancies in the proposal initiated by the registry operated in accordance with Article 63a and the Community registry has successfully sent confirmation to both independent transaction logs that the registry operated in accordance with Article 63a has updated its records in accordance with its proposal. However, prior to the communication link between the Community independent transaction log and the UNFCCC independent transaction log being established, all processes referred to in Annex IX, except the external transfer process, shall be final when the Community independent transaction log informs the Community registry that it has not detected any discrepancies in the proposal initiated by the registry operated in accordance with Article 63a and the Community registry has successfully sent confirmation to the Community independent transaction log that the registry operated in accordance with Article 63a has updated its records in accordance with its own proposal. Article 63f Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: finalisation of the external transfer process The external transfer process involving a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a shall be final when both independent transaction logs inform the acquiring registry (or the Community registry if the acquiring registry is a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a) that they have not detected any discrepancies in the proposal sent by the initiating registry (or the Community registry if the initiating registry is a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a) and the acquiring registry (or the Community registry if the acquiring registry is a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a) has successfully sent confirmation to both independent transaction logs that the acquiring registry has updated its records in accordance with the initiating registry’s proposal. However, prior to the communication link between the Community independent transaction log and the UNFCCC independent transaction log being established, the external transfer process involving a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a shall be final when the Community independent transaction log informs the acquiring registry (or the Community registry if the acquiring registry is a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a) that it has not detected any discrepancies in the proposal sent by the initiating registry (or the Community registry if the initiating registry is a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a) and the acquiring registry (or the Community registry if the acquiring registry is a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a) has successfully sent confirmation to the Community independent transaction log that it has updated its records in accordance with the initiating registry’s proposal. Article 63g Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: Authentication Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a shall be authenticated to the UNFCCC independent transaction log through the Community registry with the digital certificates issued by the Secretariat to the UNFCCC, or an entity designated by it. However, until the communication link between the Community independent transaction log and UNFCCC independent transaction log is established, they shall be authenticated to the Community independent transaction log through the Community registry using digital certificates and usernames and passwords as specified in Annex XV. The Commission, or an entity designated by it, shall act as the certification authority for all digital certificates and shall distribute the usernames and passwords. Article 63h Special provisions concerning certain obligations of registry administrators of registries operated in accordance with Article 63a The obligations provided for in Article 71 and Article 72(2) and (3) shall, as regards registry administrators of registries operated in accordance with Article 63a, be carried out by the administrator of the Community Registry. Article 63i Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: accounts 1. Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a shall contain at least two Party holding accounts created in accordance with Article 12. 2. Allowances with an initial unit type of 1 shall be held by only one of the Party holding accounts, and no Party holding account other than the one holding allowances with an initial unit type of 1 shall be permitted to participate in external transfers between registries operated in accordance with Article 63a and registries other than ones so operated. The Party holding account holding allowances with an initial unit type of 1 shall not be used for transactions other than external transfers between registries operated in accordance with Article 63a and registries other than ones so operated and shall only hold units with an initial unit type of 1. 3. The operator holding accounts created pursuant to Article 11(2) shall not hold allowances with an initial unit type of 1 at the end of a transaction. Person holding accounts in registries operated in accordance with Article 63a may not participate in external transfers between registries operated in accordance with Article 63a and registries other than ones so operated. Article 63j Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: national allocation plan table for the 2008 to 2012 period and each subsequent five-year period Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a shall, subsequent to any correction to the national allocation plan table made pursuant to Article 44(2) which occurs after allowances have been issued under Article 45 and which reduces the total quantity of allowances issued under Article 45 for the 2008 to 2012 period or subsequent five-year periods, transfer the number of allowances specified by the competent authority from the holding accounts referred to in Articles 11(2) and 63i and in which the allowances are held to the cancellation account of the Community registry for the relevant period. Article 63k Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: issue of allowances The administrator of a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a shall after the national allocation plan table has been entered into the Community independent transaction log and, subject to Article 44(2), by 28 February of the first year of the 2008 to 2012 period and by 28 February of the first year of each subsequent five-year period, issue the total quantity of allowances set out in the national allocation plan table into the Party holding account. When issuing such allowances the registry administrator shall assign a unique unit identification code to each allowance comprising the elements set out in Annex VI, whereby the initial unit type shall be 0 and the supplementary unit type shall be 4. Allowances shall be issued in accordance with the allowance issue (registries referred to in Article 63a) process set out in Annex IX. Article 63l Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: transfers of allowances between operator holding accounts in registries operated in accordance with Article 63a and other registries 1. The registries operated in accordance with Article 63a shall carry out any transfer of allowances with an initial unit type of 0 and a supplementary unit type of 4 between holding accounts, as requested by an account holder:
Article 63m Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: cancellation under Article 58 or Article 62 When carrying out a cancellation and retirement in accordance with Article 58 or a voluntary cancellation in accordance with Article 62, the administrator of a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a shall carry out the cancellation by transferring allowances as required under Article 58 or 62 into the cancellation account or the retirement account of the Community registry. Article 63n Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: cancellation and retirement of surrendered allowances and CERs for the 2008 to 2012 period and subsequent periods 1. By 30 June 2009 and on 30 June each year thereafter, the registry administrator of a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a shall cancel a number of allowances and CERs held in the Party holding account pursuant to Articles 52 and 53. The number of allowances and CERs to be cancelled shall be equal to the total number of surrendered allowances entered into the surrendered allowances table since 1 January of the first year of the relevant period until 31 May of the subsequent year and since 1 June of the preceding year until 31 May of each of the subsequent years. 2. Cancellation shall take place by transferring the allowances and CERs, with the exception of CERs resulting from projects referred to in Article 11a(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC, from the Party holding account into the retirement account of the Community Registry for the relevant period in accordance with the “retirement (registries referred to in Article 63a)” process set out in Annex IX. Article 63o Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: cancellation and replacement of allowances issued for the 2005 to 2007 period 1. On 1 May 2008, each registry administrator of a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a shall cancel and, if instructed to do so by the competent authority, replace allowances held in his registry in accordance with the allowance cancellation and replacement process set out in Annex IX by:
Article 63p Registries operated in accordance with Article 63a: cancellation and replacement of allowances issued for the 2008 to 2012 period and subsequent periods 1. On 1 May in 2013 and on 1 May in the first year of each subsequent five year period, each registry administrator of a registry operated in accordance with Article 63a shall cancel and replace allowances held in its registry in accordance with the allowance cancellation and replacement process set out in Annex IX by:
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29. |
Article 72 is amended as follows:
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30. |
Article 73(1) is replaced by the following: ‘1. The Central Administrator and each registry administrator shall store records concerning all processes and account holders set out in Annexes III, IV, VIII, IX, X, XI and XIa for 15 years or until any questions of implementation relating to them have been resolved, whichever is the later.’. |
31. |
Annexes I, II, III, VI to XIII and XVI are amended as set out in Annex I to this Regulation. |
32. |
Annex XIa is inserted as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. |
Article 2
1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. Points (1) to (4), (6) to (12), (15), (16), (17), (20), (21), and (27) to (30) of Article 1, and points (2), (3), (4), (5)(c), (e), (f), (g), (i), (6)(b), (10), (11), (13), (d)(i), (f) and (g) of Annex I and Annex II shall apply from 1 February 2008.
3. Points (24) and (26) of Article 1 and points (13)(a), (b), (c), (d)(ii), (iii) and (e) of Annex I shall apply from 1 January 2009. However, points (13)(a), (b), (c), (d)(ii), (iii) and (e) of Annex I may be applied before 1 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 July 2007.
For the Commission
Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32. Directive as amended by Directive 2004/101/EC (OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 18).
ANNEX I
Annexes I, II, III, VI to XIII and XVI to Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 are amended as follows:
1. |
Annex I is amended as follows:
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2. |
In Annex III, the following sentences are added to paragraph 1: ‘The name of the operator should be identical to name of the natural or legal person that is the holder of the relevant greenhouse gas permit. The name of the installation shall be identical to the name indicated in the relevant greenhouse gas permit.’. |
3. |
Annex VI is amended as follows:
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4. |
Annex VII is amended as follows:
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5. |
Annex VIII is amended as follows:
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6. |
Annex IX is amended as follows:
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7. |
Annex X is amended as follows:
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8. |
In Annex XI, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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9. |
Annex XII is amended as follows:
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10. |
Annex XIII is amended as follows:
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11. |
In Annex XIV, paragraph 7 is replaced with the following:
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12. |
Annex XV is amended as follows:
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13. |
Annex XVI is amended as follows:
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ANNEX II
The following Annex XIa is inserted to Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004:
‘ANNEX XIa
Processes concerning automatic national allocation plan table changes
1. |
In accordance with Articles 17(3) and 44(2), registries may propose to the Community independent transaction log to check and implement an automatic change to the national allocation plan through a process described in this Annex. |
Requirements for each process
2. |
The following message sequence for processes concerning automatic national allocation plan table changes shall apply:
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3. |
Provided that automatic national allocation plan table change processes are directed through the UNFCCC independent transaction log, a registry administrator sending a request should receive an acknowledgement of receipt from the UNFCCC independent transaction log within 60 seconds, and should receive a notification of validation from the Community independent transaction log within 24 hours. In all other cases, a registry administrator sending a request should receive an acknowledgement of receipt from the Community independent transaction log within 60 seconds, and should receive a notification of validation from the Community independent transaction log within 24 hours; |
4. |
The components and functions which are utilised during the message sequence are shown in table XIa-1 to XIa-6. The inputs of all functions have been structured to match the format and informational requirements described using web services description language, set out in the functional and technical specifications for data exchange standards for registry systems under the Kyoto Protocol, elaborated pursuant to Decision 24/CP.8 of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. An asterisk “(*)” has been used to denote the fact that an element can appear multiple times as an input.
Table XIa-1: Components and Functions for Processes concerning automatic national allocation plan table changes
Table XIa-2: NAPTableManagementWS Component
Table XIa-3: NAPTableManagementWS.AddNEInstallationtoNAP() function
Table XIa-4: NAPTableManagementWS.IncreaseAllocationtoNEInstallationinNAPIncreaseallocationtoNEInstallationinNAP() function
Table XIa-5: NAPTableManagementWS RemoveNAPallocationofclosingInstallation() function
Table XIa-6: NAPTableManagementWS receiveNapManagementOutcome () function
Table XIa-7: Processes concerning NAP Table changes
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5. |
If all the checks have been passed successfully, the Community independent transaction log automatically implements the national allocation plan table change into its database and informs the registry administrator and the Central Administrator thereof.’. |
1.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 200/40 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 917/2007
of 31 July 2007
setting, for the 2007/2008 marketing year, the minimum price to be paid to producers for unprocessed dried figs and the production aid for dried figs
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), and in particular Articles 6b(3) and 6c(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Article 3(1)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 of 29 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables (2), lays down the dates of the marketing year for dried figs. |
(2) |
Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/1999 of 19 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the characteristics of dried figs qualifying for aid under the production aid scheme (3) lays down the criteria which products must meet to benefit from the minimum price and payment of the aid. |
(3) |
The minimum price and production aid should therefore be set for the 2007/2008 marketing year in accordance with the criteria laid down respectively by Articles 6b and 6c of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96. |
(4) |
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the 2007/2008 marketing year the minimum price for unprocessed dried figs referred to in Article 6a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be EUR 1 018,38 per tonne net ex-producer’s premises.
For the 2007/2008 marketing year the production aid for dried figs referred to in Article 6a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 shall be EUR 258,57 per tonne net.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.
Done at Brussels, 31 July 2007.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p. 203).
(2) OJ L 218, 30.8.2003, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1663/2005 (OJ L 267, 12.10.2005, p. 22).
1.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 200/41 |
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 918/2007
of 31 July 2007
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 August 2007
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff. |
(2) |
Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question. |
(3) |
Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation. |
(4) |
Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 August 2007, and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
From 1 August 2007, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 July 2007.
For the Commission
Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 735/2007 (OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 6).
(2) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1816/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 5).
ANNEX I
Import duties on the products referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 applicable from 1 August 2007
CN code |
Description |
Import duties (1) (EUR/t) |
1001 10 00 |
Durum wheat, high quality |
0,00 |
medium quality |
0,00 |
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low quality |
0,00 |
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1001 90 91 |
Common wheat seed |
0,00 |
ex 1001 90 99 |
High quality common wheat, other than for sowing |
0,00 |
1002 00 00 |
Rye |
0,00 |
1005 10 90 |
Maize seed other than hybrid |
15,89 |
1005 90 00 |
Maize, other than seed (2) |
15,89 |
1007 00 90 |
Grain sorghum other than hybrids for sowing |
0,00 |
(1) For goods arriving in the Community via the Atlantic Ocean or via the Suez Canal the importer may benefit, under Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, from a reduction in the duty of:
— |
3 EUR/t, where the port of unloading is on the Mediterranean Sea, or |
— |
2 EUR/t, where the port of unloading is in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsula. |
(2) The importer may benefit from a flatrate reduction of EUR 24 per tonne where the conditions laid down in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 are met.
ANNEX II
Factors for calculating the duties laid down in Annex I
17.7.2007-30.7.2007
1. |
Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
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2. |
Averages over the reference period referred to in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96:
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(*1) Premium of 14 EUR/t incorporated (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(*2) Discount of 10 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
(*3) Discount of 30 EUR/t (Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96).
II Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory
DECISIONS
Council and Commission
1.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 200/44 |
COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 June 2007
on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
(2007/541/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2) and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3), thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the Council’s approval pursuant to Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, was signed on behalf of the European Communities and their Member States on 23 April 2007. |
(2) |
Pending its entry into force, the Protocol has been applied on a provisional basis as from 23 April 2007. |
(3) |
The Protocol should be approved, |
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision (2).
Article 2
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol (3). The President of the Commission shall simultaneously give such notification on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.
Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2007.
For the Council
The President
S. GABRIEL
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
(1) Opinion delivered on 7 June 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) OJ L 119, 9.5.2007, p. 32.
(3) The date of entry into force of the protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
Council
1.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 200/46 |
COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 July 2007
appointing four Cypriot members and four Cypriot alternate members to the Committee of the Regions
(2007/542/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 Cypriot Government,
Whereas:
(1) |
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). |
(2) |
Four members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the mandates of Mr ZAMPELAS, Mr SARIKAS, Mr IACOVOU and Mr ELENODOROU. Four alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the mandates of Ms PERICLEOUS, Mr VIOLARIS, Mr MICHAEL and Mr KALLIS, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
(a) |
as members:
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(b) |
as alternate members:
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Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 16 July 2007.
For the Council
The President
J. SILVA
1.8.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 200/47 |
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 July 2007
concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention)
(2007/543/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Having regard to the 2005 Treaty of Accession,
Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act of Accession’), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) |
The Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Europol Convention’) was signed at Brussels on 26 July 1995 and entered into force on 1 October 1998. |
(2) |
The Europol Convention was complemented by two Protocols signed on 24 July 1996 and 19 June 1997 which entered into force respectively on 29 December 1998 and 1 July 1999 (2). |
(3) |
The Europol Convention was amended by three other Protocols signed on 30 November 2000 (3), 28 November 2002 (4) and 27 November 2003 (5). The Protocols of 30 November 2000 and 28 November 2002 entered into force on 29 March 2007 whereas the Protocol of 27 November 2003 entered into force on 18 April 2007. |
(4) |
Article 3(3) of the Act of Accession provides that Bulgaria and Romania are to accede to the conventions and protocols concluded between the Member States, listed in Annex I to the Act of Accession, which comprises, inter alia, the Europol Convention and the Protocols of 24 July 1996, 19 June 1997, 30 November 2000, 28 November 2002 and 27 November 2003. They are to enter into force in relation to Bulgaria and Romania on the date determined by the Council. |
(5) |
In accordance with Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession the Council is to make all adjustments required by reason of accession to those conventions and protocols, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Europol Convention and the Protocols of 24 July 1996, 19 June 1997, 30 November 2000, 28 November 2002 and 27 November 2003 shall enter into force for Bulgaria and Romania on the first day of the first month following the date of adoption of this Decision.
Article 2
The texts of the Europol Convention and the Protocols of 24 July 1996, 19 June 1997, 30 November 2000, 28 November 2002 and 27 November 2003, drawn up in the Bulgarian and Romanian languages and annexed to this Decision, shall be authentic under the same conditions as the other texts of the Europol Convention and the said Protocols.
Article 3
This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2007.
For the Council
The President
L. AMADO
(1) Opinion of 10 July 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
(2) The Protocol of 24 July 1996 on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on the European Union on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol) (OJ C 299, 9.10.1996, p. 2) and the Protocol of 19 June 1997 drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on the European Union and Article 41(3) of the Europol Convention, on the privileges and immunities of Europol, the members of its organs, the Deputy Directors and employees of Europol (OJ C 221, 19.7.1997, p. 2).
(3) OJ C 358, 13.12.2000, p. 2.
ANNEX
Text of the Europol Convention and of the Protocols of 24 July 1996, 19 June 1997, 30 November 2000, 28 November 2002 and 27 November 2003 in the Bulgarian and Romanian languages.