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European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2006/C 291 A/01

Notice of open competitions EPSO/AD/83-84-85/06 to constitute a reserve of Lawyer-linguists (AD7) with main languages Hungarian, Maltese and Slovak.
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2006/C 291/01

Euro exchange rates

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2006/C 291/02

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 391st meeting on 30 may 2005 concerning a Draft Decision in case COMP/A.37.507/B2 — AstraZeneca

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2006/C 291/03

Final report of the hearing officer in the case COMP/A/37.507 — AstraZeneca (pursuant to Articles 15 and 16 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of hearing officers in certain competition proceedings —  OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)

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2006/C 291/04

State aid — United Kingdom — State aid No C 39/06 (ex NN 94/05) — First Time Shareholders scheme — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty (1)

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2006/C 291/05

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2006/C 291/06

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

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2006/C 291/07

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of okoumé plywood originating in the People's Republic of China

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2006/C 291/08

Value added tax (VAT) (exempt investment gold) — List of gold coins meeting the criteria established in article 26B(a) (ii) of Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 As amended by Council Directive 98/80/EC of 12 October 1998 (Special scheme for investment gold)

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2006/C 291/09

Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ferro-silicon originating in the People's Republic of China, Egypt, Kazakhstan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Russia

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2006/C 291/10

Revision by France of a public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between Paris (Orly) and Béziers

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2006/C 291/11

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (1)

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2006/C 291/12

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections

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2006/C 291/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4415 — Motorola/Symbol) (1)

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2006/C 291/14

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4481 — Onex Corporation/Sitel Corporation) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

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2006/C 291/15

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4421 — OJSC Novolipetsk Steel/Duferco/JV)  (1)

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2006/C 291/16

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4293 — Nordic Capital Fund VI/ICA MENY)  (1)

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

2006/C 291/17

Guidelines on the effect on trade concept contained in Articles 53 and 54 of the EEA Agreement

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Standing Committee of the EFTA States

2006/C 291/18

EMAS — The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme — List of registered sites in Norway in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European Parliament and of the council of 19 March 2001

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2006/C 291/19

Amendments to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice

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2006/C 291/20

List of marketing authorisations granted by the EEA EFTA States for the second half of 2005

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Information procedure — Technical rules  (1)

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2006/C 290/03

State aid — Italy — State aid No C 42/2006 (ex NN 52/2006) — Poste Italiane — BancoPosta — Remuneration of current accounts deposited with the Treasury — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty (1)

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2006/C 290/04

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2006/C 290/05

Summary information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/2004 of 23 December 2003 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products  (1)

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2006/C 290/06

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (1)

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2006/C 290/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4376 — Dresdner Bank/Gazprombank/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

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2006/C 290/08

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (1)

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2006/C 290/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4474 — BC Partners/Techem) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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2006/C 290/10

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4398 — Veolia Cargo/RAIL LINK/JV) (1)

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2006/C 289 E/01

Common Position (EC) No 19/2006 of 24 July 2006 adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, with a view to adopting Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on international rail passengers' rights and obligations

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2006/C 289 E/02

Common Position (EC) No 20/2006 of 24 July 2006 adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, with a view to adopting Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways and Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure

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2006/C 289 E/03

Common Position (EC) No 21/2006 of 14 September 2006 adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, with a view to adopting Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community

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2006/C 289 E/04

Common Position (EC) No 22/2006 of 25 September 2006 adopted by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, with a view to adopting Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (ROME II)

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2006/C 289/02

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (1)

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2006/C 289/03

State aid — United Kingdom — State aid No C 38/2006 (ex NN 93/2005) — Fish factory improvement scheme — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty (1)

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2006/C 289/04

Notice of initiation of a review of the extension of the antidumping duty imposed on imports of bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People's Republic of China

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2006/C 289/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4478 — KKR/Goldman Sachs/Kion) (1)

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2006/C 289/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3958 — Arcadis/Dura Vermeer/Imtech/Asset Rail/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

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2006/C 289/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4427 — SHV/Mammoet) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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2006/C 289/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4401 — Basell/Münchsmünster Cracker and associated assets)  (1)

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2006/C 289/09

New composition of the European Consumer Consultative Group

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2006/C 288/01

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2006/C 288/02

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

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2006/C 288/03

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  (1)

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2006/C 288/04

Publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2006/C 288/05

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (1)

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2006/C 288/06

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (1)

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2006/C 288/07

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (1)

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2006/C 288/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4426 — SABIC/Huntsman Petrochemicals UK) (1)

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2006/C 288/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4472 — William Hill/Codere/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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2006/C 288/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4473 — MLCP/CIR/Oakwood) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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2006/C 288/11

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4466 — HTA/CDPQ/KVW/BAA Budapest Airport) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

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2006/C 288/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4446 — Arrow Electronics/In Technology) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

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2006/C 288/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4483 — Avnet/Access) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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2006/C 288/14

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4479 — News Corporation/Jamba/Ojom) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

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2006/C 288/15

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4492 — Candover/Ferretti) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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2006/C 288/16

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4408 — Tata/Corus) (1)

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2006/C 288/17

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4359 — Petroplus/ExxonMobil) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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European Ombudsman

2006/C 288/18

Annual Report 2005

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2006/C 287/01

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2006/C 287/02

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2006/C 287/03

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 1.10.2006 to 31.10.2006(Published pursuant to Article 13 or Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council)

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2006/C 287/04

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorizations in respect of medicinal products from 1.10.2006 to 31.10.2006(Decisions taken pursuant to Article 34 of Directive 2001/83/EC or Article 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC)

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2006/C 287/05

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1)

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2006/C 287/06

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council Directive 87/404/EEC of 25 June 1987 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to simple pressure vessels (1)

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2006/C 287/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4464 — Goldman Sachs/Cerberus/Harpen) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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2006/C 287/08

Guidelines on National Regional aid for 2007-2013 — National regional State aid map: Latvia

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2006/C 287/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4168 — Österreichische Post/trans-o-flex) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1)

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2006/C 287/10

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4350 — Hewlett Packard/Mercury Interactive)  (1)

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2006/C 287/11

Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC

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2006/C 286 A/01

Corrigendum to notices of open competitions EPSO/AD/53-62/06 to constitute a reserve of administrators (AD5) with Cypriot, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Polish, Slovene or Slovak citizenship in the fields of European public administration, Law, Economics and Microeconomics/Business administration (  OJ C 172 A, 25.7.2006)

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2006/C 286/01

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2006/C 286/02

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4485 — MEIF II/Techem) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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2006/C 286/03

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (1)

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2006/C 286/04

Guidelines on National Regional aid for 2007-2013 — National regional State aid map: Greece, Estonia, Lithuania

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2006/C 286/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4135 — Lactalis/Galbani) (1)

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2006/C 286/06

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

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EFTA Surveillance Authority

2006/C 286/07

Details of arrangement for the electronic transmission of State aid notifications — Article 3(6) of the Efta Surveillance Authority Decision of 14 July 2004 on the implementing provisions referred to under Article 27 in Part II of Protocol 3 to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice (hereinafter Decision 195/04/COL)

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2006/C 286/08

56th amendment of the State aid Guidelines — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision to propose appropriate measures

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Commission

2006/C 286/09

F-Juillan: operation of scheduled air services — Operation of scheduled air services between Tarbes (Lourdes-Pyrénées) and Paris (Orly) — Notice of a competitive public tender issued by France pursuant to Article 4(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 for the delegation of a public service

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Wednesday 30 November 2005

(2006/C 285 E/01)

MINUTES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

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1. Resumption of session

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2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

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3. Statements by the President

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4. Membership of committees and delegations

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5. Decisions concerning certain documents

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6. Transfers of appropriations

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7. Documents received

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8. Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

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9. Agenda

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10. Preparation for the WTO conference (debate)

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11. Human rights in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (debate)

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12. Olympic truce — Development and sport (debate)

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13. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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14. Bird flu * — Veterinary expenditure * (debate)

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15. Bird flu * — Veterinary expenditure * (continuation of debate)

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16. Compulsory licencing for pharmaceutical patents ***I (debate)

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17. Approval of the Commission (debate)

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18. Imposition of criminal penalties in the event of an infringement of Community law (debate)

10

19. Applying competition rules to maritime transport (debate)

10

20. Electronic communications (debate)

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21. Agenda for next sitting

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22. Closure of sitting

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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Thursday 1 December 2005

(2006/C 285 E/02)

MINUTES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

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1. Opening of sitting

14

2. Documents received

14

3. Common system of VAT * — VAT refunds * — VAT applied to highly labour-intensive services (debate)

14

4. Developments in Slovakia regarding police forces (debate)

15

5. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

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6. Voting time

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6. 1. Financing instrument for development cooperation and economic cooperation ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

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6. 2. EC-South Africa Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

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6. 3. Euroregions (Rule 131) (vote)

16

6. 4. Immunity of Andrzej Peczak (Rule 131) (vote)

17

6. 5. Immunity of Giovanni Claudio Fava (Rule 131) (vote)

17

6. 6. Draft amending budget No 6/2005 (Rule 131) (vote)

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6. 7. Draft amending budget No 6/2005 (Rule 131) (vote)

17

6. 8. Budgetary discipline (Rule 131) (vote)

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6. 9. Compulsory licencing for pharmaceutical patents ***I (vote)

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6. 10. Bird flu * (vote)

18

6. 11. Veterinary expenditure * (vote)

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6. 12. Widening the Eurozone * (vote)

19

6. 13. Common system of VAT * (vote)

19

6. 14. VAT refunds * (vote)

20

6. 15. European regulatory agencies (vote)

20

6. 16. Preparation for the WTO conference (vote)

20

6. 17. Human rights in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (vote)

21

6. 18. Olympic truce (vote)

21

6. 19. Development and sport (vote)

21

6. 20. Approval of the Commission (vote)

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6. 21. Applying competition rules to maritime transport

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6. 22. Electronic communications (vote)

22

6. 23. VAT applied to highly labour-intensive services (vote)

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7. Explanations of vote

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8. Corrections to votes

23

9. Membership of committees

23

10. Verification of credentials

23

11. Membership of Parliament

24

12. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

24

13. Dates for next sittings

24

14. Adjournment of session

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

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1. Financing instrument for development cooperation and economic cooperation ***I

27

2. EC-South Africa Agreement ***

27

3. Euroregions

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4. Immunity of Andrzej Peczak

28

5. Immunity of Giovanni Claudio Fava

28

6. Draft amending budget No 6/2005 of the European Union (as modified by the Council)

28

7. Draft amending budget No 6/2005

28

8. Budgetary discipline

28

9. Compulsory licensing for pharmaceutical patents ***I

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10. Bird flu *

29

11. Veterinary expenditure *

30

12. Widening the eurozone *

31

13. Common system of VAT *

31

14. VAT refunds *

31

15. European regulatory agencies

32

16. Preparation for the WTO conference

32

17. Human rights in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam

33

18. Olympic truce

34

19. Development and sport

34

20. Approval of the Commission

34

21. Applying competition rules to maritime transport

35

22. Electronic communications

35

23. VAT applied to highly labour-intensive services

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

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1. Van Hecke report A6-0242/2005 — Resolution

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2. Parish report A6-0327/2005 — Amendment 119

38

3. Parish report A6-0327/2005 — Amendment 120

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4. Parish report A6-0327/2005 — Amendment 121

41

5. Parish report A6-0327/2005 — Amendment 122

43

6. Parish report A6-0327/2005 — Amendment 123

45

7. Parish report A6-0327/2005 — Amendment 124

46

8. Becsey report A6-0324/2005 — Commission proposal

48

9. RC B6-0619/2005 — WTO Conference — Amendment 1

50

10. RC B6-0619/2005 — WTO Conference — Amendment 2

51

11. RC B6-0619/2005 — WTO Conference — Amendment 3

53

12. RC B6-0619/2005 — WTO Conference — Amendment 4

54

13. RC B6-0619/2005 — WTO Conference — Amendment 5

56

14. RC B6-0619/2005 — WTO Conference — Resolution

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15. Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou report A6-0314/2005 — Amendment 6

59

16. Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou report A6-0314/2005 — Amendment 17

61

17. Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou report A6-0314/2005 — Amendment 10

62

18. Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou report A6-0314/2005 — Amendment 19

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19. Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou report A6-0314/2005 — Amendment 12

66

20. Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou report A6-0314/2005 — Amendment 20

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21. Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou report A6-0314/2005 — Resolution

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2005)0447
EC-South Africa Agreement ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concluding the additional protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (COM(2005)0372 — C6-0350/2005 — 2005/0152(AVC))

71

P6_TA(2005)0448
Euroregions

European Parliament resolution on the role of Euroregions in the development of regional policy (2004/2257(INI))

71

P6_TA(2005)0449
Immunity of Andrzej Peczak

European Parliament decision on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Andrzej Peczak, former Member of the European Parliament (2005/2128(IMM))

74

P6_TA(2005)0450
Immunity of Giovanni Claudio Fava

European Parliament decision on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Giovanni Claudio Fava (2005/2174(IMM))

75

P6_TA(2005)0451
Draft amending budget No 6/2005 (amendment)

Draft amending budget No 6/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005, Section IV — Court of Justice — Establishment of the Civil Service Tribunal, as modified by the Council (C6-0404/2005 — 2005/2159(BUD))

75

P6_TA(2005)0452
Draft amending budget No 6/2005

European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 6/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005, Section IV — Court of Justice — Establishment of the Civil Service Tribunal, as modified by the Council (C6-0404/2005 — 2005/2159(BUD))

76

P6_TA(2005)0453
Budgetary discipline

European Parliament resolution on the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (2005/2237(INI))

77

P6_TA(2005)0454
Compulsory licensing for pharmaceutical patents ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems (COM(2004)0737 — C6-0168/2004 — 2004/0258(COD))

79

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0258

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 1 December 2005 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

79

P6_TA(2005)0455
Bird flu *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on Community measures for the control of Avian Influenza (COM(2005)0171 — C6-0195/2005 — 2005/0062(CNS))

89

P6_TA(2005)0456
Veterinary expenditure *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Council Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (COM(2005)0171 — C6-0196/2005 — 2005/0063(CNS))

115

P6_TA(2005)0457
Widening the Eurozone *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 974/98 on the introduction of the euro (COM(2005)0357 — C6-0374/2005 — 2005/0145(CNS))

118

P6_TA(2005)0458
Common system of VAT *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the length of time during which the minimum standard rate is to be applied (COM(2005)0136 — C6-0113/2005 — 2005/0051(CNS))

121

P6_TA(2005)0459
VAT refunds *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive laying down detailed rules for the refund of value added tax, provided for in Directive 77/388/EEC, to taxable persons not established in the territory of the country but established in another Member State (COM(2004)0728 — C6-0251/2005 — 2005/0807(CNS))

122

P6_TA(2005)0460
European regulatory agencies

European Parliament resolution on the draft interinstitutional agreement presented by the Commission on the operating framework for the European regulatory agencies

123

P6_TA(2005)0461
Preparation for the WTO conference

European Parliament resolution on preparations for the sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation in Hong Kong

126

P6_TA(2005)0462
Human rights

European Parliament resolution on the human rights situation in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam

129

P6_TA(2005)0463
Olympic truce

European Parliament resolution on The Olympic Truce — Turin Winter Olympics 2006

133

P6_TA(2005)0464
Development and sport

European Parliament resolution on development and sport

135

P6_TA(2005)0465
Approval of the Commission

European Parliament resolution on guidelines for the approval of the Commission (2005/2024(INI))

137

P6_TA(2005)0466
Applying competition rules to maritime transport

European Parliament resolution on the application of EC competition rules to maritime transport (2005/2033(INI))

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P6_TA(2005)0467
Electronic communications

European Parliament resolution on European electronic communications regulation and markets 2004 (2005/2052(INI))

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P6_TA(2005)0468
VAT applied to highly labour-intensive services

European Parliament resolution on the expiry of Directive 1999/85/EC concerning reduced VAT rates on labour-intensive services

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2006/C 284/01

Special Report No 9/2006 concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council together with the institutions’ replies

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Corrigenda

2006/C 283 A/01

Corrigendum to Notice of Open Competion EPSO/AD/45/06 to constitute a reserve pool from which to recruit linguistic administrators (AD5) having Irish as their main language in the field of translation (  Official Journal of the European Union C 104 A of 3 May 2006)

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Euro exchange rates

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2006/C 283/02

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (1)

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2006/C 283/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4423 — Merck/Serono) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  (1)

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2006/C 283/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4418 — Nycomed Group/Altana Pharma) (1)

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2006/C 283/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4412 — Permira Holdings/Borsodchem) (1)

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2006/C 283/06

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4267 — Deutsche Börse/Euronext) (1)

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2006/C 283/07

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  (1)

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2006/C 283/08

Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs

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2006/C 283/09

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (1)

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European Central Bank

2006/C 283/10

Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 13 November 2006 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Banco de España (ECB/2006/18)

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2006/C 282/01

Special Report No 7/2006 concerning rural development investments: do they effectively address the problems of rural areas? Together with the Commission's replies

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2006/C 282/02

Special Report No 8/2006: Growing success? The effectiveness of the European Union support for fruit and vegetable producers' operational programmes together with the Commission's replies

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2006/C 281/01

Case C-53/04: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Genova — Italy) — Cristiano Marrosu, Gianluca Sardino v Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale San Martino di Genova e Cliniche Universitarie Convenzionate (Directive 1999/70/EC — Clauses 1(b) and 5 of the framework agreement on fixed-term work — Establishment of employment relationships of indefinite duration resulting from infringement of the rules governing successive fixed-term contracts — Possible derogation in respect of employment contracts in the public sector)

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2006/C 281/02

Joined Cases C-123/04 and C-124/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 September 2006 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Oldenburg — Germany) — Industrias Nucleares do Brasil SA, Siemens AG v UBS AG (C-123/04), Texas Utilities Electric Corporation (C-124/04) (EAEC Treaty — Supplies — Property ownership — Enrichment of uranium on the territory of the Community by a national of a third State)

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2006/C 281/03

Case C-145/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 September 2006 — Kingdom of Spain v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (European Parliament — Elections — Right to vote — Commonwealth citizens residing in Gibraltar and not having citizenship of the Union)

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2006/C 281/04

Joined Cases C-158/04 and C-159/04: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Diikitiko Protodikio Ioanninon — Greece) — Alfa Vita Vassilopoulos AE, formerly Trofo Super-Markets AE v Elliniko Dimosio, Nomarkhiaki Aftodiikisi Ioanninon (C-158/04), Carrefour Marinopoulos AE v Elliniko Dimosio, Nomarkhiaki Aftodiikisi Ioanninon (C-159/04) (Free movement of goods — Article 28 EC — Quantitative restrictions — Measures having equivalent effect — Marketing of frozen bake-off products)

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2006/C 281/05

Case C-167/04 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 September 2006 — JCB Service v Commission of the European Communities, (Appeals — Cartels — Article 81 EC — Distribution agreements — Concerted practices — Notification — Form A/B — Application for exemption — Rejection — Duration of the assessment of the notification procedure — Rights of the defence — Presumption of innocence — Complaint — Infringement — General prohibition on passive sales — Limitation of the sources of supply — New pleas in law — Fines — Guidelines — Gravity of the infringement — Duration — Attenuating circumstances — Cross-appeal — Aggravating circumstances)

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2006/C 281/06

Case C-168/04: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 21 September 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Article 49 EC — Freedom to provide services — Undertaking employing workers who are not nationals of a Member State — Undertaking providing services in another Member State — EU Posting Confirmation)

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2006/C 281/07

Joined Cases C-181/04 to C-183/04: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 September 2006 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Simvoulio tis Epikratias — Greece) — Elmeka NE v Ipourgos Ikonomikon (Sixth VAT Directive — Exemptions — Article 15(4)(a), (5) and (8) — Exemption for the chartering of sea-going vessels — Scope)

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2006/C 281/08

Case C-196/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Special Commissioners, London — United Kingdom) — Cadbury Schweppes plc, Cadbury Schweppes Overseas Ltd v Commissioners of Inland Revenue (Freedom of establishment — Law on controlled foreign companies — Inclusion of the profits of controlled foreign companies in the tax base of the parent company)

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2006/C 281/09

Case C-300/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands)) — M.G. Eman, O.B. Sevinger v College van burgemeester en wethouders van Den Haag (European Parliament — Elections — Right to vote — Requirements of residence in the Netherlands for Netherlands citizens of Aruba — Citizenship of the Union)

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2006/C 281/10

Case C-310/04: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 September 2006 — Kingdom of Spain v Council of the European Union (Actions for annulment — Agriculture — Chapter 10a of Title IV of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, inserted by Article 1(20) of Regulation (EC) No 864/2004 — Amendment of the support scheme for cotton — Condition that the area is maintained at least until the boll opening — Compliance with Protocol 4 on cotton annexed to the Act of Accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Communities — Concept of production aid — Obligation to state reasons — Misuse of powers — General principles of proportionality and protection of legitimate expectations)

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2006/C 281/11

Case C-353/04: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 September 2006 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof — Germany) — Nowaco Germany GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas (Regulations (EEC) Nos 1538/91 and 3665/87 — Community Customs Code — Export refunds — Conditions for granting — Sound and fair marketable quality — Customs procedure — Export declaration — Physical check — Sample — Tolerated number of defective units — Uniform quality — Rights and obligations of the exporter and of the customs authority — Poultrymeat)

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2006/C 281/12

Case C-356/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van Koophandel te Brussel, Belgium) — Lidl Belgium GmbH & Co KG v Etablissementen Franz Colruyt NV (Directives 84/450/EEC and 97/55/EC — Misleading advertising — Comparative advertising — Conditions under which comparative advertising is permitted — Comparison of the general level of the prices charged by chains of stores — Comparison of the prices of a selection of products)

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2006/C 281/13

Case C-386/04: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof — Germany) — Centro di Musicologia Walter Stauffer v Finanzamt München für Körperschaften (Free movement of capital — Corporation tax — Exemption of rental income — Residence qualification — Charitable foundation governed by private law)

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2006/C 281/14

Joined Cases C-392/04 and C-422/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 September 2006 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht, Germany) — i-21 Germany GmbH and Arcor AG & Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Telecommunication services — Directive 97/13/EC — Article 11(1) — Fees and charges for individual licences — Article 10 EC — Primacy of Community law — Legal certainty — Final administrative decision)

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2006/C 281/15

Case C-479/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret (Denmark)) — Laserdisken ApS v Kulturministeriet (Directive 2001/29/EC — Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society — Article 4 — Distribution rights — Rule of exhaustion — Legal basis — International agreements — Competition policy — Principle of proportionality — Freedom of expression — Principle of equal treatment — Articles 151 EC and 153 EC)

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2006/C 281/16

Case C-496/04: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven — Netherlands) –J. Slob v Productschap Zuivel (Milk and milk products — Direct sales — Reference quantities — Overruns — Additional levy on milk — Obligation on producers to keep stock accounts — Article 7(1) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 — Supplementary national measures — Competence of the Member States)

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2006/C 281/17

Case C-506/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour administrative, Luxembourg) — Graham J. Wilson v Ordre des avocats du barreau de Luxembourg (Freedom of establishment — Directive 98/5/EC — Practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than that in which the qualification was obtained — Conditions for registration with the competent authority in the host Member State — Prior examination of knowledge of the languages of the host Member State — Remedy before a court or tribunal in accordance with domestic law)

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2006/C 281/18

Case C-526/04: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — France) — Laboratoires Boiron SA v Union de recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d'allocations familiales (Urssaf) de Lyon, assuming the rights and obligations of the Agence centrale des organismes de sécurité sociale (ACOSS), (State aid — Articles 87 and 88(3) CE — Tax on direct sales of medicines — Applicable to pharmaceutical laboratories rather than wholesale distributors — Prohibition on implementing a non-notified aid measure — Possibility of pleading that an aid measure is unlawful in order to obtain reimbursement of a charge — Compensation for discharging public service obligations imposed on wholesale distributors — Burden of proof in relation to overcompensation — Detailed rules laid down by national law — Prohibition on making reimbursement of a charge practically impossible or excessively difficult)

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2006/C 281/19

Case C-72/05: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht München, Germany) — Hausgemeinschaft Jörg und Stefanie Wollny v Finanzamt Landshut (Sixth VAT Directive — Article 11A(1)(c) — Use of property forming part of the assets of a business for private purposes by a taxable person — Treatment of that use as a supply of services for consideration — Determination of the taxable amount — Definition of full cost to the taxable person of providing those services)

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2006/C 281/20

Case C-82/05: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 September 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Free movement of goods — Article 28 EC — Quantitative restrictions — Measures having equivalent effect — Marketing of frozen bakery products)

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2006/C 281/21

Case C-138/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven — Netherlands ) — Stichting Zuid-Hollandse Milieufederatie v Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (Authorisation for the placing of plant protection and biocidal products on the market — Directive 91/414/EEC — Article 8 — Directive 98/8/EC — Article 16 — Power of Member States during the transitional period)

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2006/C 281/22

Case C-193/05: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 September 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Freedom of establishment — Directive 98/5/EC — Practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than that in which the qualification was obtained — Prior examination of knowledge of the languages of the host Member State — Prohibition on being a person authorised to accept service (domiciliataire) on behalf of companies — Requirement to produce each year the certificate of registration with the competent authority of the home Member State)

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2006/C 281/23

Case C-228/05: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione tributaria di primo grado di Trento — Italy) — Stradasfalti Srl v Agenzia delle Entrate — Ufficio di Trento (Sixth VAT Directive — Articles 17(7) and 29 — Right to deduct input VAT)

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2006/C 281/24

Case C-244/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Germany) — Bund Naturschutz in Bayern eV, Johann Märkl, Ludwig Neumair, Matthias Maier, Josef Hörmann, Christine Hörmann, Albert Hörmann, Maria Rimpfl, Georg Rimpfl, Eva Rimpfl, Karl Kressierer, Magdelena Kressierer, Anton Wastl, Amalie Wastl, Richard Westenthanner, Barbara Westenthanner, Angelika Graubner-Riedelsheimer, Michael Graubner, Wolfram Graubner, Sylvia Stracke, Eva Maria Thiel, Friederike Nischwitz, Georg Daller v Freistaat Bayern (Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora — Directive 92/43/EEC — Protection regime before the inclusion of a habitat in the list of sites of Community importance)

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2006/C 281/25

Case C-417/05 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 September 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Maria Dolores Fernández Gómez (Appeals — Temporary staff — Article 2(a) of the CEOS — Period completed within the Commission as a national expert on secondment — Application for annulment — Admissibility — Request under Article 90 (1) of the Staff Regulations — Definition — Measure adversely affecting an official)

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2006/C 281/26

Case C-100/06: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 September 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2003/66/EC — Energy labelling of household electric refrigerators, freezers and their combinations — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 281/27

Case C-331/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Amsterdam (Netherlands) lodged on 31 July 2006 — K.D. Chuck v Raad van bestuur van de Sociale Verzekeringsbank

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2006/C 281/28

Case C-337/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 7 August 2006 — Bayerischer Rundfunk, Deutschland Radio, Hessischer Rundfunk, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Radio Bremen, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Saarländischer Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen v GEWA, Gesellschaft für Gebäudereinigung und Wartung mbH

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2006/C 281/29

Case C-343/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Chemnitz (Germany) lodged on 8 August 2006 — Peter Funk v Stadt Chemnitz

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2006/C 281/30

Case C-345/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat im Land Niederösterreich (Austria) lodged on 10 August 2006 — Gottfried Heinrich

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2006/C 281/31

Case C-347/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale di Brescia (Italy) lodged on 17 August 2006 — ASM Brescia S.p.A. v Comune di Rodengo Saiano

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2006/C 281/32

Case C-349/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Darmstadt (Germany) lodged on 21 August 2006 — Murat Polat v Stadt Rüsselsheim

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2006/C 281/33

Case C-350/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesarbeitsgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 21 August 2006 — Gerhard Schultz-Hoff v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund

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2006/C 281/34

Case C-352/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Köln lodged on 25 August 2006 — Brigitte Bosmann v Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Familienkasse Aachen

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2006/C 281/35

Case C-353/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Flensburg (Germany) lodged on 28 August 2006 — in the Registry Office case Stefan Grunkin and Dorothee Regina Paul, other parties to the proceedings: Leonhard Matthias Grunkin-Paul and Standesamt Niebüll

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2006/C 281/36

Case C-357/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Lombardia (Italy) lodged on 30 August 2006 — Frigerio Luigi & C. S.n.c. v Comune di Triuggio

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2006/C 281/37

Case C-365/06: Action brought on 7 September 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2006/C 281/38

Case C-366/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) lodged on 8 September 2006 — DNA Verkot Oy

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2006/C 281/39

Case C-368/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Administrative Court, Lyon lodged on 8 September 2006 — CEDILAC v Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry

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2006/C 281/40

Case C-373/06 P: Appeal brought on 13 September 2006 by Thomas Faherty against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) delivered on 13 June 2006 in Joined Cases T-218/03 to T-240/03: Cathal Boyle and others v Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 281/41

Case C-379/06 P: Appeal brought on 14 September 2006 by Larry Murphy against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) delivered on 13 June 2006 in Joined Cases T-218/03 to T-240/03: Cathal Boyle and others v Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 281/42

Case C-397/06: Action brought on 22 September 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Estonia

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2006/C 281/43

Case C-407/06: Action brought on 3 October 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium

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2006/C 281/44

Case C-416/05: Order of the President of the Court of 14 July 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

2006/C 281/45

Joined Cases T-217/99, T-321/00 and T-222/01: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 13 September 2006 — Sinaga v Commission (Sugar — Poseima Programme — Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 — Sugar forecast supply balance for the Azores — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Definition of traditional shipment to the rest of the Community — Statement of reasons — Compliance with essential procedural requirements)

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2006/C 281/46

Case T-166/01: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 19 September 2006 — Lucchini SpA v Commission of the European Communities (ECSC — State aid — Environmental aid — Aid by Italy in favour of the Lucchini steel company — Refusal to authorise the proposed aid — Applicable legal framework — Eligibility of the notified investments as aid for environmental protection — Conditions governing the compatibility of aid with the common market — Statement of reasons)

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2006/C 281/47

Case T-226/01: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 13 September 2006 — CAS Succhi di Frutta SpA v Commission (Non-contractual liability — Tendering procedure — Payment in kind — Damage suffered on the market in question due to the payment in kind — Causal link)

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2006/C 281/48

Case T-210/02: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 13 September 2006 — British Aggregates v Commission (State aid — Environmental tax on aggregates in the United Kingdom — Commission Decision not to raise objections — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Person individually concerned — Selective character — Obligation to state adequate reasons — Diligent and impartial examination)

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2006/C 281/49

Case T-300/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 October 2006 — Moser Baer India v Council (Anti-subsidy investigations — Recordable compact discs originating in India — Calculation of the amount of the subsidy — Determination of injury — Causal link — Rights of the defence)

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2006/C 281/50

Case T-115/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 September 2006 — Laroche v Commission (Community officials — Career Development Review — Appraisal period 2001/2002 — Decision to close — Time-limit for challenge — Calculation)

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2006/C 281/51

Case T-119/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 September 2006 — Rossi Ferreras v Commission (Officials — Career development report — Application for annulment — Assessment period 2001-2002 — Opinion of previous immediate superior — Failure of assessor to take into account — Claim for compensation — Inadmissibility)

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2006/C 281/52

Case T-168/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 September 2006 — L & D v OHIM — Sämann (Aire Limpio) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Earlier figurative marks representing a fir tree including, in certain cases, verbal elements — Application for figurative mark containing the verbal element Aire Limpio — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2006/C 281/53

Case T-188/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 October 2006 — Freixenet v OHIM (Shape of a frosted matt black bottle) (Community trade mark — Shape of a frosted matt black bottle — Absolute ground of refusal — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Lack of distinctive character — Infringement of the rights of the defence — Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94)

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2006/C 281/54

Case T-190/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 October 2006 — Freixenet v OHIM (Shape of a frosted white bottle) (Community trade mark — Shape of a frosted white bottle — Absolute ground of refusal — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Lack of distinctive character — Infringement of the rights of the defence — Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94)

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2006/C 281/55

Case T-191/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 13 September 2006 — MIP METRO v OHIM Tesco Stores (METRO) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for a figurative mark consisting of the word mark METRO — Earlier national word mark METRO — Expiry of protection of earlier national trade mark)

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2006/C 281/56

Case T-193/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 October 2006 — Tillack v Commission (Investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) into the publication of confidential information — Suspicions of bribery and breach of professional secrecy — Communication to national judicial authorities of information relating to situations liable to lead to criminal proceedings — Search of the home and office of a journalist — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Action for damages — Causal link — Sufficiently serious breach)

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2006/C 281/57

Joined Cases T-304/04 and T-316/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 September 2006 — Italy and Wam v Commission (State aid — Loans at reduced rates intended to make it possible to become established in certain non-member countries — Effect on trade between Member States and distortion of competition — Statement of reasons)

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2006/C 281/58

Case T-6/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 September 2006 — DEF-TEC Defense Technology v OHIM — Defense Technology (FIRST DEFENSE AEROSOL PEPPER PROJECTOR) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for figurative mark FIRST DEFENSE AEROSOL PEPPER PROJECTOR — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Existence of trade mark proprietor's consent)

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2006/C 281/59

Case T-96/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 October 2006 — Monte di Massima v OHIM — Höfferle Internationale (Valle della Luna) (Community trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for figurative Community trade mark Valle della Luna — Earlier national figurative mark VALLE DE LA LUNA — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Article 15(2)(a), and Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2006/C 281/60

Case T-133/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 September 2006 — Meric v OHIM — Arbora & Ausonia (PAM-PIM'S BABY-PROP) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Earlier national figurative and word marks PAM-PAM — Application for Community word mark PAM-PIM'S BABY-PROP — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2006/C 281/61

Case T-34/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 6 September 2006 — Bayer CropScience and Others v Commission (Plant protection products — Active substance endosulfan — Reexamination of authorisation for placing products on the market — Action for failure to act — No need to adjudicate)

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2006/C 281/62

Case T-148/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 5 September 2006 — Comunidad autónoma de Madrid and Mintra v Commission (Provision of data relating to the excessive deficit procedure — Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 — European system of accounts 1995 (ESA 95) — Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 — Letter of the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) — Action for annulment — Act against which proceedings can be brought — Inadmissibility)

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2006/C 281/63

Case T-242/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 5 September 2006 — AEPI v Commission (Copyright and related rights — Proceedings for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations — Closure of procedure on a complaint submitted by an individual — Action for annulment — Inadmissibility)

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2006/C 281/64

Case T-350/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 5 September 2006 — Finland v Commission (Preliminary issues — Objection of inadmissibility — Act without binding legal effect — Own resources of the European Communities — Infringement procedure — Default interest provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 — Negotiation of an agreement on a conditional payment)

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2006/C 281/65

Case T-224/06: Action brought on 22 August 2006 — Otto v OHIM — L'Altra Moda (l'Altra Moda)

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2006/C 281/66

Case T-250/06 P: Appeal brought on 11 September 2006 by Ott and Others against the order of 30 June 2006 by the Civil Service Tribubal in Case F-87/05 Ott and Others v Commission

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2006/C 281/67

Case T-252/06 P: Appeal brought on 7 September 2006 by Beau against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal delivered on 28 June 2006 in Case F-39/05, Beau v Commission

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2006/C 281/68

Case T-253/06 P: Appeal brought on 8 September 2006 by Chassagne against the order of the Civil Service Tribunal delivered on 29 June 2006 in Case F-11/05, Chassagne v Commission

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2006/C 281/69

Case T-255/06: Action brought on 15 September 2006 — Budejovický Budvar v OHIM — Anheuser-Busch (BUD)

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2006/C 281/70

Case T-257/06: Action brought on 15 September 2006 — Budejovický Budvar v OHIM — Anheuser-Busch (word mark BUD)

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2006/C 281/71

Case T-260/06: Action brought on 15 September 2006 — Arktouros v Commission

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2006/C 281/72

Case T-263/06: Action brought on 25 September 2006 — Greece v Commission

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2006/C 281/73

Case T-267/06: Action brought on 25 September 2006 — Italian Republic v Commission

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2006/C 281/74

Case T-269/06: Action brought on 21 September 2006 — Rautaruukki v OHIM (RAUTARUUKKI)

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2006/C 281/75

Case T-282/06: Action brought on 9 October 2006– Sun Chemical Group and others v Commission

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2006/C 281/76

Case T-381/03: Order of the Court of First Instance of 27 September 2006 — Izar Construcciones Navales v Commission

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2006/C 281/77

Case T-382/03: Order of the Court of First Instance of 27 September 2006 — Izar Construcciones Navales v Commission

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2006/C 281/78

Case T-383/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 27 September 2006 — Drazdansky v OHIM — Bad Heilbrunner Naturheilmittel (VITACAN)

43

EUROPEAN UNION CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL

2006/C 281/79

Case F-82/06: Action brought on 21 July 2006 — Duyster v Commission

44

2006/C 281/80

Case F-88/06: Action brought on 28 July 2006 — Pantalis v Commission

44

2006/C 281/81

Case F-98/06: Action brought on 24 August 2006 — Lohiniva v Commission

45

2006/C 281/82

Case F-105/06: Action brought on 4 September 2006 — Lübking and Others v Commission

45

2006/C 281/83

Case F-106/06: Action brought on 1st September 2006 — Erbeznik v European Parliament

46

2006/C 281/84

Case F-109/06: Action brought on 15 September 2006 — Dittert v Commission

47

2006/C 281/85

Case F-110/06: Action brought on 15 September 2006 — Carpi Badía v Commission

48

2006/C 281/86

Case F-111/06: Action brought on 25 September 2006 — Giannopoulos v Council

48

2006/C 281/87

Case F-112/06: Action brought on 22 September 2006 — Krcová v Court of Justice

49

2006/C 281/88

Case F-113/06: Action brought on 29 September 2006 — Bouis and Others v Commission

49

2006/C 281/89

Case F-114/06: Action brought on 29 September 2006 — Liotti v Commission

50

2006/C 281/90

Case F-35/06: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 4 October 2006 — Grunheid v Commission

50

II Preparatory Acts

. . . . . .

III Notices

2006/C 281/91

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European Union  OJ C 261, 28.10.2006

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English edition

Information and Notices

Notice No

Contents

Page

I (Information)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Monday 14 November 2005

(2006/C 280 E/01)

MINUTES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

1

1. Resumption of session

1

2. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

1

3. Statement by the President

1

4. Documents received

1

5. Signature of acts adopted under codecision

5

6. Membership of Parliament

5

7. Membership of committees and delegations

5

8. Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

6

9. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

6

10. Petitions

6

11. Order of business

7

12. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

7

13. Social dimension of globalisation (debate)

8

14. Digital switchover (debate)

8

15. Secret detention centres in Europe (debate)

9

16. Banana import arrangements (debate)

9

17. Occupational Pensions Directive (debate)

9

18. Agenda for next sitting

10

19. Closure of sitting

10

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

11

Tuesday 15 November 2005

(2006/C 280 E/02)

MINUTES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

13

1. Opening of sitting

13

2. Documents received

13

3. Transfers of appropriations

15

4. Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

16

5. Northern dimension (motions for resolutions tabled)

17

6. Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report — 2004 (debate)

17

7. Legislative and work programme for 2006 (debate)

17

8. Announcement by the President

18

9. Voting time

19

9. 1. Programme for the dissemination of good practices and monitoring ICT take-up ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

19

9. 2. Public radio paging ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

19

9. 3. Common organisation of the market in seeds * (Rule 131) (vote)

19

9. 4. Common organisation of the market in hops * (Rule 131) (vote)

20

9. 5. Common organisation of the market in wine * (Rule 131) (vote)

20

9. 6. EBRD's financing of operations in Mongolia * (Rule 131) (vote)

20

9. 7. Visas for the 2006 Winter Olympic and/or Paralympic Games ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

20

9. 8. Social security schemes ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

21

9. 9. European eels (Rule 131) (vote)

21

9. 10. Privileges and immunities (Rule 131) (vote)

21

9. 11. Social dimension of globalisation (vote)

21

10. Explanations of vote

22

11. Corrections to votes

22

12. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

22

13. Membership of Parliament

22

14. REACH ***I — Adaptation to REACH ***I (debate)

23

15. European regulatory agencies (debate)

24

16. Question Time (Commission)

24

17. Enlargement II (debate)

25

18. Information to air passengers ***I (debate)

25

19. Bohunice V1 * — Decommissioning nuclear power plants (debate)

26

20. Agenda for next sitting

26

21. Closure of sitting

26

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

27

ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

29

1. Programme for the dissemination of good practices and monitoring ICT take-up ***I

29

2. Public radio paging ***I

29

3. Common organisation of the market in seeds *

30

4. Common organisation of the market in hops *

30

5. Common organisation of the market in wine *

30

6. EBRD's financing of operations in Mongolia *

30

7. Visas for the 2006 Winter Olympic and/or Paralympic Games ***I

30

8. Social security schemes ***I

30

9. European eels

31

10. Privileges and immunities

31

11. Social dimension of globalisation

31

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

34

1. Daul report A6-0299/2005 — Resolution

34

2. Brejc report A6-0308/2005 — Paragraph5/2

35

3. Brejc report A6-0308/2005 — Paragraph5/3

37

4. Brejc report A6-0308/2005 — Amendment 5

38

TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2005)0417
Programme for the dissemination of good practices and monitoring ICT take-up ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 2256/2003/EC with a view to extension of the programme in 2006 for the dissemination of good practices and monitoring of the take-up of Information and Communication Technolgies (ICTs) (COM(2005)0347 — C6-0247/2005 — 2005/0144(COD))

41

ANNEX I

DECISION No …/2005/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of … amending Decision No 2256/2003/EC with a view to extension of the programme in 2006 for the dissemination of good practices and monitoring of the take-up of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)

41

ANNEX II

45

P6_TA(2005)0418
Public radio paging ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Directive 90/544/EEC on the frequency bands designated for the coordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public radio paging in the Community (COM(2005)0361 — C6-0248/2005 — 2005/0147(COD))

45

ANNEX

DIRECTIVE 2005/…/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of … repealing Council Directive 90/544/EEC on the frequency bands designated for the coordinated introduction of pan-European land-based public radio paging in the Community

46

P6_TA(2005)0419
Common organisation of the market in seeds *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the common organisation of the market in seeds (COM(2005)0384 — C6-0285/2005 — 2005/0164(CNS))

47

P6_TA(2005)0420
Common organisation of the market in hops *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the common organisation of the market in hops (COM(2005)0386 — C6-0287/2005 — 2005/0162(CNS))

48

P6_TA(2005)0421
Common organisation of the market in wine *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (COM(2005)0395 — C6-0286/2005 — 2005/0160(CNS))

48

P6_TA(2005)0422
EBRD's financing of operations in Mongolia *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on an amendment to the Agreement Establishing the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), enabling the Bank to finance operations in Mongolia (COM(2005)0342 — C6-0280/2005 — 2005/0139(CNS))

49

P6_TA(2005)0423
Visas for the 2006 Winter Olympic and/or Paralympic Games ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to measures envisaged to facilitate the procedures for applying for and issuing visas for members of the Olympic family taking part in the 2006 Olympic and/or Paralympic Winter Games in Turin (COM(2005)0412 — C6-0275/2005 — 2005/0169(COD))

50

ANNEX

REGULATION (EC) No …/2005 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of … relating to measures envisaged to facilitate the procedures for applying for and issuing visas for members of the Olympic family taking part in the 2006 Olympic and/or Paralympic Winter Games in Turin

50

P6_TA(2005)0424
Social security schemes ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (COM(2004)0830 — C6-0002/2005 — 2004/0284(COD))

56

P6_TC1-COD(2004)0284

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 November 2005 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71

57

ANNEX

58

P6_TA(2005)0425
European eels

European Parliament resolution on the development of a Community Action Plan for the recovery of European eels (2005/2032(INI))

63

P6_TA(2005)0426
Privileges and immunities

European Parliament resolution on a possible infringement of the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities by a Member State (2005/2187(INI))

64

P6_TA(2005)0427
Social dimension of globalisation

European Parliament resolution on the social dimension of globalisation (2005/2061(INI))

65

Wednesday 16 November 2005

(2006/C 280 E/03)

MINUTES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

71

1. Opening of sitting

71

2. Documents received

71

3. Iraq after the referendum on the Constitution (debate)

71

4. Climate change — Beating global climate change (debate)

72

5. Voting time

72

5. 1. Information to air passengers ***I (vote)

73

5. 2. Bohunice V1 * (vote)

73

5. 3. Northern Dimension (vote)

73

5. 4. Digital switchover (vote)

74

5. 5. Decommissioning nuclear power plants (vote)

74

5. 6. Beating global climate change (vote)

74

6. Explanations of vote

75

7. Corrections to votes

75

8. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

75

9. Membership of political groups

75

10. Informal meeting of the European Council (debate)

75

11. Recent statements of the President of Iran, Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (debate)

76

12. Question Time (Council)

77

13. Statement by the President

78

14. Humane trapping standards ***I (debate)

78

15. Arms exports — Weapons of Mass Destruction — Defence procurement (debate)

78

16. Agenda for next sitting

79

17. Closure of sitting

79

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

80

ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

82

1. Information to air passengers ***I

82

2. Bohunice V1 *

83

3. Northern dimension

84

4. Digital switchover

85

5. Decommissioning nuclear power plants *

85

6. Beating global climate change *

86

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

89

1. De Veyrac report A6-0310/2005 — Resolution

89

2. Harms report A6-0282/2005 — Amendment 5

90

3. Harms report A6-0282/2005 — Amendment 12

92

4. RC B6-0584/2005 — Northern dimension — Resolution

94

5. Wijkman report A6-0312/2005 — Resolution

95

TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2005)0428
Information to air passengers ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the information of air transport passengers on the identity of the operating carrier and on communication of safety information by Member States (COM(2005)0048 — C6-0046/2005 — 2005/0008(COD))

98

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0008

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 November 2005 with a view to the adoption of regulation (EC) No …/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the Community and on informing air transport passengers of the identity of the operating air carrier, and repealing Article9 of Directive 2004/36/EC

98

ANNEX

COMMON CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN OPERATING BAN FOR SAFETY REASONS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL

107

P6_TA(2005)0429
Bohunice V1 *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the implementation of Protocol No 9 on the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia, as annexed to the Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (COM(2004)0624 — C6-0205/2004 — 2004/0221(CNS))

108

P6_TA(2005)0430
Northern dimension

European Parliament resolution on the future of the Northern Dimension

113

P6_TA(2005)0431
Digital switchover

European Parliament resolution on accelerating the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting

115

P6_TA(2005)0432
Decommissioning nuclear power plants

European Parliament resolution on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (2005/2027(INI))

117

P6_TA(2005)0433
Beating global climate change

European Parliament resolution on Winning the Battle Against Global Climate Change (2005/2049(INI))

120

Thursday 17 November 2005

(2006/C 280 E/04)

MINUTES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

128

1. Opening of sitting

128

2. Documents received

128

3. Defence of parliamentary immunity

130

4. Voting time

130

4. 1. REACH ***I (vote)

130

4. 2. Adaptation to REACH ***I (vote)

131

4. 3. Humane trapping standards ***I (vote)

132

4. 4. Arms exports (vote)

132

4. 5. Mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund (Rule 131) (vote)

132

4. 6. Draft Amending Budget No 7/2005 (Rule 131) (vote)

133

4. 7. Weapons of Mass Destruction (vote)

133

4. 8. Defence procurement (vote)

133

4. 9. Recent statements of the President of Iran, Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (vote)

133

5. Explanations of vote

134

6. Corrections to votes

134

7. Announcement by the President

134

8. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting