In the assessment of particular restraints other factors may have to be taken into account. Among these factors can be the cumulative effect, that is, the coverage of the market by similar agreements of others, whether the agreement is ‘imposed’ (mainly one party is subject to the restrictions or obligations) or ‘agreed’ (both parties accept restrictions or obligations), the regulatory environment and behaviour that may indicate or facilitate collusion like price leadership, pre-announced price changes and discussions on the ‘right’ price, price rigidity in response to excess capacity, price discrimination ...[+++] and past collusive behaviour.

Directive 2006/122/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 amending for the 30th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC (perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS)) and Commission Directive 2006/139/EC of 20 December 2006 amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC as regards restrictions on the marketing and use of arsenic compounds for the purpose of adapting its Annex I to technical progress amending Annex I to Directive 76/769/EC were adopted shortly before Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 was adopted, in December 2006, but the restrictions concerned have not yet been included in Annex XVII to that Regulation.

Commission Directive 2005/79/EC (9) introduced the changes in the restrictions and/or specifications for substance Ref. No 35760 in section A instead of section B of Annex III to Directive 2002/72/EC and for substance Ref. No 67180 the changes were introduced in section B instead of section A of that Annex.

Commission Directive 2005/79/EC (9) introduced the changes in the restrictions and/or specifications for substance Ref. No 35760 in section A instead of section B of Annex III to Directive 2002/72/EC and for substance Ref. No 67180 the changes were introduced in section B instead of section A of that Annex.

Measures relating to the matters set out below shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure defined in Article 10 : (a) application of the combined nomenclature and the Taric concerning in particular : - the classification of goods in the nomenclatures referred to in Article 8, -explanatory notes; (b)amendments to the combined nomenclature to take account of changes in requirements relating to statistics or to commercial policy; (c)amendments to Annex II; (d)amendments to the combined nomenclature and adjustments to duties in accordance with decisions adopted by the Council or the Commission; (e)amendments to the combined nomenclature intended to adapt it to take account of technological or commercial developments or aimed at the ali ...[+++]gnment or clarification of texts; (f)amendments to the combined nomenclature resulting from changes to the harmonized system nomenclature; (g)questions relating to the application, functioning and management of the harmonized system to be discussed within the Customs Cooperation Council. 2. The provisions adopted under paragraph 1 shall not amend : - the rates of customs duties, -agricultural levies, refunds or other amounts applicable within the framework of the common agricultural policy or within that of specific schemes applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, -quantitative restrictions laid down under Community provisions, -nomenclatures adopted within the framework of the common agricultural policy.

In accordance with Article 53, the proposed amendments do not relate to the essential characteristics of the product, do not alter the link, do not include a change to the name of the product, do not affect the defined geographical area and do not represent an increase in restrictions on trade in the product or its raw materials.