do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, air quality, control of State aid, oxide, pollution from ships

C 304/36

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1.12.2005

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I
of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2005/C 304/14)

Date of adoption: 26.5.2005

EFTA State: Norway

Aid No: Case 56573

Title: Scheme for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions from vessels in the Norwegian Shipping Register

Objective: The Scheme's primery objective is environmental protection, through the reduction of NOx
emissions from shipping vessels. It is intended to facilitate the financing of nitrogen oxide reducing
measures, including the purchase of new engines for vessels

Legal basis: Parliament decision nr 124 of 9 December 2003 (in case nr 2, published in the Parliament
journal (Stortingstidende) page 1046-1053, 1071-1073), proposed by The Standing Committee on Busi-
ness and Industry 3 December 2003 (Proposed decision IV of Innst.S.nr.71 (2003-2004))

Budget/Duration: NOK 500 million for loans and NOK 75 million for interest subsidies. The scheme will
run until 31 December 2005

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregister
Amendments to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, European Economic Area, agreement (EU), revision of an agreement

C 304/24

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Official Journal of the European Union

1.12.2005

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

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

(2005/C 304/10)

The Agreements amending Protocol 4 to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of
a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice signed in Brussels on 4 June 2004 and 24 September 2004
entered into force on 20 May 2005. The Agreement amending Protocol 4 to the Agreement between the
EFTA States on the establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice inserting new Articles
13 an 22 in chapter XIII of part III signed in Brussels on 4 June 2004 and the Agreement amending
Protocol 4 to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the establishment of a Surveillance Authority
and a Court of Justice of 3 December 2004 entered into force on 1 July 2005.

These Agreements and the updated consolidated version of the Agreement between the EFTA States on the
establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice have now been published on the EFTA
Secretariat's website.

They can be found through the following links:

http://secretariat.efta.int/Web/legaldocuments/ESAAndEFTACourtAgreement/Amendments

and http://secretariat.efta.int/Web/legaldocuments/ESAAndEFTACourtAgreement/Documents/
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2005 of  1 December 2005  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

2.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 316/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1965/2005

of 1 December 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 2 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 December 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 1 December 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

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
999

052
204
220
999

052
204
999

204
624
999

052
624
999

052
220
999

052
388
400
404
720
999

052
400
720
999

60,8
33,2
47,0

103,8
33,6
147,3
94,9

116,3
102,4
109,4

67,5
79,3
73,4

69,1
107,8
88,5

66,9
47,3
57,1

78,2
68,7
93,6
89,9
60,6
78,2

101,8
92,7
49,3
81,3

(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 1971/2005 of  1 December 2005  fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund

2.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 316/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1971/2005

of 1 December 2005

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed.

situation for

the cereal

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

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat to certain third countries was opened
pursuant
(EC) No
to
1059/2005 (2).

Commission

Regulation

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on
cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of
disturbance on the market for cereals (3), the Commission
may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a
maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.

For tenders notified from 25 November to 1st December 2005,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1059/2005,
the maximum refund on exportation of
common wheat shall be 5,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 December 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1968/2005 of  1 December 2005  fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

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2.12.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1968/2005

of 1 December 2005

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
the
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

situation for

the cereal

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1809/2005 (2).

the Commission, acting under

Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1839/95 (3),
the
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC)
No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction
in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC)
No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 25 November to 1st December 2005,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1809/2005, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize
imported shall be 22,95 EUR/t and be valid for a total
maximum quantity of 47 800 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 December 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 291, 5.11.2005, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2235/2005 (OJ L 256, 10.10.2005, p. 13).
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))
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: Committee on Development, European Parliament
Subjects: South Africa, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), development policy, protocol to an agreement, trade agreement (EU)

22.11.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 285 E/71

TEXTS ADOPTED

Thursday 1 December 2005

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 Euro-
pean 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))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2005)0372) (1),

— having regard to Council Decision 2005/206/EC of 28 February 2005 (2) on the signing and provisional

application of the above-mentioned Protocol,

— having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second
subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 310 and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty
(C6-0350/2005),

— having regard to Rules 75 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Development (A6-0328/2005),

1.

Gives its assent to the conclusion of the above-mentioned Protocol;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments

2.
and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of South Africa.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
(2) OJ L 68, 15.3.2005, p. 32.

P6_TA(2005)0448

Euroregions

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

The European Parliament,

— having regard to Article 87(3) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Article 158 of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying
down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (COM
(2004)0628),
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1970/2005 of  1 December 2005  fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, oats

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2.12.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1970/2005

of 1 December 2005

fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
the
in cereals (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
market

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting
of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in
the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), and in
particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005
of 2 September 2005 on a special intervention measure for oats
in Finland and Sweden for the 2005/2006 marketing year (3),

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from
third countries with the
Finland or Sweden to all

exception of Bulgaria, Norway, Romania and Switzerland
was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
be fixed.

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

(2)

(3)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 25 November to 1st December 2005,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1438/2005, the maximum refund on exportation of oats
shall be 12,50 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 December 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).

(3) OJ L 228, 3.9.2005, p. 5.
Notice of the expiry of certain countervailing measures
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Malaysia, Taiwan, anti-dumping legislation, countervailing charge, originating product, plastics

1.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 304/23

Notice of the expiry of certain countervailing measures

(2005/C 304/09)

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1), following which no request for a review was
received, the Commission gives notice that the countervailing measures mentioned below will shortly
expire.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 18(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 (2) of
6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European
Community.

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

PET
(polyethylene
terephthalate)

Malaysia
Thailand

Countervailing duty Council

Regulation

(EC) No
301,
L
(OJ
2603/2000
30.11.2000, p. 1) as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1645/2005
(OJ L 266, 11.10.2005, p. 1)

1.12.2005

(1) OJ C 52, 2.3.2005, p. 2
(2) OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77,

13.3.2004, p. 12)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4007 — Reckitt Benckiser/Boots Healthcare International) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, foodstuff, merger control, pharmaceutical product, polishing and scouring preparations

1.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 304/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4007 — Reckitt Benckiser/Boots Healthcare International)

(2005/C 304/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 25 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 Reckitt
Benckiser plc (‘Reckitt Benckiser’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Boots Healthcare International (‘BHI’, United
Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Reckitt Benckiser: manufacture and sale of household products as well as health, personal care and

food products;

— for BHI: manufacture and sale mainly of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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,
to the
under reference number COMP/M.4007 — Reckitt Benckiser/Boots Healthcare International,
following address:

European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
BE-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4054 — Koch Industries/Georgia-Pacific) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, energy-generating product, merger control, packaging, petroleum product, pulp and paper industry

C 304/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.12.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4054 — Koch Industries/Georgia-Pacific)

(2005/C 304/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 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 Koch Indus-
tries (‘Koch’, U.S.A.) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of Georgia-Pacific Corporation (‘Georgia-Pacific’, U.S.A.) by way of a public bid announced on 13
November 2005.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Koch: trading, production and marketing of energy commodities, petrochemicals, minerals and

pulp,

— for Georgia-Pacific: production and marketing of tissue paper products, building products, packaging

and paper.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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.4054 — Koch Industries/Georgia-Pacific, to the following address:

European Commission
Competition DG
Merger Registry
J-70
BE-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.