do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notification by Iceland concerning visa reciprocity
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: Iceland
Subjects: Iceland, Schengen Agreement, admission of aliens, rights of aliens, third country

8.12.2005

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C 310/1

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(Information)

COUNCIL

Notification by Iceland concerning visa reciprocity (1)

(2005/C 310/01)

I refer to my letter to you today, where I informed you that Iceland accepts the content of a Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 851/2005, amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 as regards the reciprocity mechanism,
following your notification to Iceland of the adoption by the Council of the referred act, in accordance
with Article 8(2a) of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of
Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latter's association with the implementation, applica-
tion and development of the Schengen acquis.

Please accept the following notification from Iceland.

In accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 of 2 June 2005 amending Regu-
lation (EC) No 539/2001, I wish to inform you that nationals of the Republic of Iceland are subject to a
visa requirement in the following third countries listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001:

— Australia

— Brunei Darussalam

— Nicaragua

— Panama

— Paraguay.

(1) This notification is published in conformity with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 of 2 June 2005
(OJ L 141, 4.6.2005, p. 3) amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 (OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

8.12.2005

EN

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COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

7 December 2005

(2005/C 310/03)

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

1,1710

141,68

7,4493

0,67690

9,3949

1,5401

76,04

7,9260

1,9556

0,5733

28,986

15,6466

253,45

3,4528

0,6971

0,4293

3,8384

3,6536

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

239,51

37,820

1,5898

1,5686

1,3626

9,0806

1,6585

1,9757

KRW South Korean won

1 211,52

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,3918

9,4583

7,3750

Indonesian rupiah

11 516,79

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,426

63,222

33,9380

48,384

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2008/2005 of  8 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: 2005-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

9.12.2005

EN

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2008/2005

of 8 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

invitation to tender

For tenders notified from 2 to 8 December 2005, pursuant to
the
issued in Regulation (EC) No
the maximum reduction in the duty on maize
1809/2005,
imported shall be 21,56 EUR/t and be valid for a total
maximum quantity of 1 000 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 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).
Notification by the Kingdom of Norway concerning visa reciprocity
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: Norway
Subjects: Norway, Schengen Agreement, admission of aliens, rights of aliens, third country

C 310/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.12.2005

Notification by the Kingdom of Norway concerning visa reciprocity (1)

(2005/C 310/02)

In accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 of 2 June 2005 amending Regu-
lation (EC) No 539/2001, I wish to inform you that as of today nationals of the Kingdom of Norway are
subject to a visa requirement in the following third countries listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No
539/2001:

— Australia

— Brunei (visa required for stays exceeding 14 days)

— Panama (visa issued free of charge on arrival).

(1) This notification is published in conformity with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 of 2 June 2005
(OJ L 141, 4.6.2005, p. 3) amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 (OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2010/2005 of  8 December 2005  fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

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9.12.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2010/2005

of 8 December 2005

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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

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:

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
barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005 (2).

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.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified on 2 to 8 December 2005, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005,
the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be
2,97 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 12.
(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).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4036 — TPG IV/Apax/Q-Telecommunications) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger control, mobile phone

C 310/8

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Official Journal of the European Union

8.12.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4036 — TPG IV/Apax/Q-Telecommunications)

(2005/C 310/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 1 December 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 TPG Advisors IV Inc.
(‘TPG IV’, USA) and Apax Partners Holdings Ltd (‘Apax’, UK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking Q-Telecommunications S.A. (‘Q-
Telecommunications’, Greece) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for TPG IV: private equity fund;

— for Apax: pan-European investment fund;

— for Q-Telecommunications: retail mobile telephony services in Greece.

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.4036 — TPG/Apax/Q-Telecommunications, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission communication concerning the prolongation of the Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, innovation, research and development

C 310/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.12.2005

Commission communication concerning the prolongation of the Community Framework for State
Aid for Research and Development

(2005/C 310/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The Community Framework for State Aid for Research and Development (1) will expire on 31 December
2005 (2).

On 7 June 2005, the Commission adopted the State Aid Action Plan (3), where it decided ‘to consider if the
scope of the Framework for Research and Development should be extended to cover types of aid in favour
of certain innovative activities, not already covered by existing guidelines or regulations thereby creating a
Framework for R&D and Innovation’ (4).

On 21 September 2005, the Commission adopted a ‘Communication on Innovation’. This communication
is a consultative document, inviting all interested parties to submit comments by 21 November 2005,
which will then be carefully assessed by the Commission. It follows that it will not be possible to have a
common framework for R&D and Innovation in place before the end of 2005.

Accordingly, the Commission has now decided to apply the existing R&D-framework until the entry into
force of such a document, at the most until 31 December 2006.

The Commission wants to clarify that in addition to the consultation on the ‘Communication on Innova-
tion’ mentioned above, all interested parties will also receive an opportunity to submit comments with
regard to the revision of the R&D-rules.

(1) OJ C 45 of 17.2.1996, p. 5, as amended by the Commission communication amending the Community Framework

for State Aid for Research and Development, OJ C 48 of 13.2.1998, p. 2.

(2) OJ C 111, 8.5.2002, p. 3.
(3) COM/2005/107/final.
(4) Paragraph 28 of the State Aid Action Plan.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2011/2005 of  8 December 2005  concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1438/2005
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, export refund, oats, third country

9.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 322/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2011/2005

of 8 December 2005

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats 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
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

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
cereals in Finland and Sweden for the 2005/2006 marketing
year (3),

Whereas:

Finland and Sweden to all
third countries, with the
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
not 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

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from
2 to 8 December 2005 in response to the invitation to
tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1438/2005.

Article 2

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 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 1431/2003 (OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 16).

(3) OJ L 228, 3.9.2005, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4060 — Endesa Europa/Zedo) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, exchange of information, merger control

8.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 310/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4060 — Endesa Europa/Zedo)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 310/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 30 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 Endesa Europa
S.L., belonging to the group Endesa S.A. (‘Endesa’, Spain), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Zespół Elektrowni Dolna Odra Spółka
Akcyjna in Nowe Czarnowo S.A. (‘Zedo’, Poland) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Endesa: Spanish electricity operator also active in the gas sector. Endesa is also active
in the electricity sector in other European countries, especially Portugal, France, Italy and Germany and
to limited extent in the Netherlands and Poland as well as in South America and North Africa;

— for undertaking Zedo: Polish state owned company mainly active in the electricity and district heat

markets in Poland.

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.4060 — Endesa Europa/Zedo, to the following address:

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

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2001/2005 of  8 December 2005  establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

9.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2001/2005

of 8 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 9 December 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 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 8 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 10 20

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
212
999

052
204
220
999

052
204
999

052
204
382
388
508
524
999

052
204
999

052
400
624
999

052
999

400
404
720
999

052
400
404
720
999

58,7
47,4
90,9
65,7

114,6
44,7
147,3
102,2

136,3
102,4
119,4

72,7
65,0
31,4
22,0
13,2
38,5
40,5

73,9
69,7
71,8

71,2
81,1
100,9
84,4

55,8
55,8

105,2
96,0
81,7
94,3

104,1
86,0
53,2
63,1
76,6

(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’.
Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, air transport, carrier, transport licence

8.12.2005

EN

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C 310/7

Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to
Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2005/C 310/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

GREECE

Operating licences revoked

Category A: Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Permitted to carry

Decision effective
since

GEE BEE AIR

Vouliagmenis Street 602A
GR-16452 Argyroupolis

passengers, mail, cargo

21.11.2005

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.
(2) Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3983 — Polestar/Prisa/Ibersuizas/Iberian Capital/Dedalo) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, printing

C 310/16

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8.12.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3983 — Polestar/Prisa/Ibersuizas/Iberian Capital/Dedalo)

(2005/C 310/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 November 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 32005M3983. EUR-Lex is the on-

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