do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Acceptance of the guidelines for the examination of State aid to fisheries and aquaculture
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aquaculture, control of State aid, fishing industry

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Acceptance of the guidelines for the examination of State aid to fisheries and aquaculture (1)

(2005/C 278/05)

In accordance with Article 26(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (2) the Commission announces the
following:

Pursuant to point 5.2 of the guidelines for the examination of State aid to fisheries and aquaculture (‘the
Guidelines’), Member States were asked to confirm in writing that they accept these proposals for appro-
priate measures no later than 15 November 2004.

Failure to do so by any Member State would be taken by the Commission to signify acceptance of the
proposals, unless that Member State had notified the Commission in writing of their explicit disagreement.

In letters dated 15 November 2004, 20 January 2005 and 14 June 2005, the Finnish authorities indicated
that they did not agree to amend two aid schemes in order to bring them in line with the Guidelines.
These schemes relate to fishing insurances and transport of fish. They were notified to the Commission by
letter of 27 April 1995 on the basis of Article 144(a) of the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Finland
to the European Union, and subsequently were deemed to be ‘existing’ aid within the meaning of Article
93(1) of the EC Treaty.

The Commission has not received any letters to this effect from other Member States.

The Commission must therefore assume that all Member States except Finland for the abovementioned
schemes have accepted the proposals and that all their current aid schemes were brought in line with the
Guidelines by 1 January 2005.

(1) OJ C 229, 14.9.2004, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1848/2005 of 11 November 2005 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 346th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, concentrated product, farm price support

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1848/2005

of 11 November 2005

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 346th special invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by
invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter
intended for direct consumption in the Community (2),
the intervention agencies are opening a standing invi-
tation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated
butter. Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the
light of the tenders received in response to each special
invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be
fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat
content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make
no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.

(2)

(3)

In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid
should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-
use security determined accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 346th tender under the standing invitation to tender
opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 the maximum aid and
the end-use security are fixed as follows:

— maximum aid:

— end-use security:

45,5 EUR/100 kg,

50 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2250/2004 (OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 25).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1844/2005 of 11 November 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1844/2005

of 11 November 2005

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
Community,

establishing the European

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

for

Whereas:

standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2005.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).

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to Commission Regulation of 11 November 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 50 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
204
999

052
204
999

052
204
999

204
999

052
624
999

052
388
999

052
400
508
624
720
999

388
400
404
512
720
800
804
999

052
720
999

66,1
36,8
71,6
58,2

111,0
23,8
67,4

109,5
95,7
102,6

69,6
69,6

69,6
114,3
92,0

67,2
54,9
61,1

114,0
228,0
259,4
162,5
99,7
172,7

110,4
106,5
98,6
131,2
26,7
160,7
82,0
102,3

106,4
44,3
75,4

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1850/2005 of 11 November 2005 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 29th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, intervention price, minimum price, skimmed milk powder

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1850/2005

of 11 November 2005

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 29th individual invitation to
tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c)
thereof,

shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no
award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 214/2001.

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
in
1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market
skimmed milk (2), intervention agencies have put up for
sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of
skimmed-milk powder held by them.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 29th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for
the submission of tenders expired on 8 November 2005, the
minimum selling price
fixed at
186,00 EUR/100 kg.

skimmed milk is

for

(2)

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2005.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 37, 7.2.2001, p. 100. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2250/2004 (OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 25).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

10 November 2005

(2005/C 278/01)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

MTL

PLN

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

RON

Romanian leu

1,1762

138,41

7,4593

0,67290

9,5918

1,5393

72,74

7,7370

1,9558

0,5734

29,370

15,6466

251,27

3,4528

0,6964

0,4293

4,0278

3,6290

SIT

SKK

TRY

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

NZD New Zealand dollar

SGD

Singapore dollar

239,52

38,953

1,6060

1,6041

1,3966

9,1222

1,7071

2,0015

KRW South Korean won

1 228,89

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,9473

9,5092

7,3620

Indonesian rupiah

11 735,54

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,444

64,315

33,9030

48,399

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2005/917/EC: Decision No 2/2005 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment, certificates and markings between the European Community and Australia of  11 November 2005  related to giving effect to the listing of a conformity assessment body under the Sectoral Annex on electromagnetic compatibility
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: Joint Committee
Subjects: Australia, agreement (EU), electro-magnetic equipment, harmonisation of standards, mutual recognition principle, standardisation, technical regulations

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DECISION No 2/2005 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON
MUTUAL RECOGNITION IN RELATION TO CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT, CERTIFICATES AND
MARKINGS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND AUSTRALIA

of 11 November 2005

related to giving effect to the listing of a conformity assessment body under the Sectoral Annex on
electromagnetic compatibility

(2005/917/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and Australia
and in particular Article 12,

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to giving effect to the listing of a conformity assessment
body or bodies under a Sectoral Annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The conformity assessment body in the Annex is added to the list of conformity assessment bodies in

Section II of the Sectoral Annex on electromagnetic compatibility.

2. The specific scope of

in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the
conformity assessment body indicated in the Annex has been agreed by the Parties and will be main-
tained by them.

listing,

This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are
authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall
be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.

Signed in Canberra, 11 November 2005.
On behalf of Australia

Signed in Brussels, 21 October 2005.
On behalf of the European Community

Brian PHILLIPS

Andra KOKE

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Finland conformity assessment body added to the list of conformity assessment bodies in Section II of the
Sectoral Annex on electromagnetic compatibility

ANNEX

Nordic Accredited Testing Laboratories Oy

NATLABS

PO box 677 (Koneenkatu 12)

FIN-05801 HYVINKÄÄ,

Tel. (358-20) 475 2600

Fax (358-20) 475 2719
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1849/2005 of 11 November 2005 fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 30th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention price, minimum price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1849/2005

of 11 November 2005

fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 30th individual invitation to tender issued under
the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,

award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999.

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the
market
intervention agencies
have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender
certain quantities of butter held by them.

in butter and cream (2),

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price
shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 30th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit
for the submission of tenders expired on 8 November 2005,
the minimum selling
at
258,00 EUR/100 kg.

butter

price

fixed

for

is

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2250/2004 (OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 25).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4021 — CRH/Baubedarf Lehrmann/Dieter Niederste-Hollenberg/Bauking) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, merger control, property development

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(Case COMP/M.4021 — CRH/Baubedarf Lehrmann/Dieter Niederste-Hollenberg/Bauking)

Prior notification of a concentration

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 278/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 28 October 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings CRH Deutschland
GmbH controlled by CRH plc (‘CRH’, Ireland), Baubedarf Lehrmann Holding GmbH & Co. KG (‘Baubedarf
Lehrmann’, Germany) and Mr. Dieter Niederste-Hollenberg (Germany) acquire within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Bauking AG (‘Bauking’, Germany)
by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking CRH: production and distribution of building materials;

— for undertaking Baubedarf Lehrmann: real estate property;

— for undertaking Dieter Niederste-Hollenberg: real estate property;

— for undertaking Bauking: Do-it-yourself outlets, builders merchant.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the Notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under
reference number COMP/M.4021 — CRH/Baubedarf Lehrmann/Dieter Niederste-Hollenberg/
Bauking, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
BE-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3947 — Svitzer/Wilhelmsen Offshore/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, maritime transport, merger control, provision of services

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3894 — Unicredito/HVB)

(2005/C 278/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 October 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3894. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3947 — Svitzer/Wilhelmsen Offshore/JV)

(2005/C 278/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 October 2005, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public
after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32005M3947. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4024 — Cinven/Frans Bonhomme) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4024 — Cinven/Frans Bonhomme)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 278/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 3 November 2005, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Cinven Limited
(‘Cinven’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking Frans Bonhomme SAS (‘Frans Bonhomme’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Cinven: financial investment;

— for Frans Bonhomme: wholesale of construction materials and sanitary equipment.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the Notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4024 — Cinven/Frans Bonhomme, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
BE-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.